Posted July 3, 201114 yr Demi Lovato's new single Skyscraper is out on July 14th, according to Amazon! http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51N0OtEH+5L._SL500_AA280_.jpg Written by Toby Gad (If I Were A Boy, Big Girls Don't Cry) - I expect it to be a departure from her usual pop/rock (she has stated this album will have more of an R&B influence). Can't wait to hear it! :w00t:
July 7, 201114 yr Author "Skies are crying, I am watching," she whispers in the first verse. "Catching teardrops in my hands." Strangely befitting, she sounds vulnerable, almost broken, over a bare, piano-only backdrop. As the second verse resounds ("As the smoke clears, I awaken,") she's already regained most of her confidence and composure as the beat picks up, yet there's still a hint of fragility in her voice, which diminishes as the song goes on. Until we reach the finale, that is; the final chorus. The chorus in "Skyscraper" is arguably the best thing about the song. The creme de la creme, if you will. Heartbreaking yet optimistic, catchy yet powerful in substance, it stays with you for all the right reasons. "You can take everything I have, you can break everything I am, like I'm made of glass, like I'm made of paper," she dares us. "Go on and try to bring me down, I will be rising from the ground," she then proclaims. "Like a skyscraper, like a skyscraper." The final rendition, however, is all the more mesmerizing. Openly weeping by the end of the song, it gives Lovato the edge to transform from Disney princess into fully-fledged, true musician. First review! Sounds amazing, really can't wait to hear it :wub:
July 8, 201114 yr That review has made me more confident with this new album - it sounds like it won't be an R&B sound like has been said, thankfully.
July 8, 201114 yr Author Very good review! Where we can here the song? Nowhere yet - it's released on July 14 so then at the latest. Hopefully it leaks before though!
July 8, 201114 yr It's first play is Tuesday on Ryan Seacrest. Why their releasing it on a Thursday boggles me?
July 12, 201114 yr Author Premiered :D dPs1G2RgH1o Absolutely love it, it's so beautiful! :wub: Edited July 12, 201114 yr by Liаm
July 12, 201114 yr Well there's giving it your all and then there's THAT. Is there a single word she doesn't oversing to the max? The melody is great, but with her oversinging everything and breathing like she's being strangled I can't love it as much as I want to.
July 12, 201114 yr Oh, is the video Liam posted pitched a little? Listened in full without noticing, but still loved it. Sounds different to the audio sample on wikipedia though. I agree that maybe she is oversinging it a bit, but I'm loving it anyway. edit: Not certain on the pitching issue yet, the version I've downloaded is the same :unsure: Listening to Ryan Seacrest now, the YT video posted isn't exactly like the official version. What I'm hearing now is certainly a bit different. Edited July 12, 201114 yr by Jáhq
July 12, 201114 yr This is such a beautiful song, the lyrics are great. I agree that she may be oversinging at some points, but I think that adds to the effect of the song.
July 12, 201114 yr Jordin Sparks seems to confirm on twitter that she has background vocals on this :o Not that we can really tell. & maybe it was already know and I just wasn't aware.
July 12, 201114 yr For Demi - this is quite restrained! I love powerful vocals anyway, and girl's got some pipes.
July 12, 201114 yr I so want this to be available on UK iTunes, I need to download it - it could possibly be on of my favourite songs of all time :o It is just so beautiful and emotional! It's like when I saw the video of Diana Vickers singing on Little Voice - beautiful and powerful :) You may think I'm going over the top here - but seriously this song is stunning. I'm so glad it is #1 on US iTunes :) Edited July 12, 201114 yr by RC741
July 12, 201114 yr I hope it can stay at #1 on US iTunes for a while, that should give it a certain top 10 on the Hot 100. :D
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