Klangkarussell and Lana Del Rey vs Cedric Gervais :wub: :wub:

(30) Fuse ODG-Azonto

 

Not much to like, I guess Wyclef Jean played a big part of the record

 

This is not a song.

About politics

This is not a song about sex

 

I'm still feeling Summertime Sadness. Not fond of Young and Beautiful remix yet.

Late reaction I know but BIZARRE to see Lucy Spraggan so high, she's had no support at all for this re-release and I can't believe there was still leftover hype for 'Last Night' from over a year ago. Not too bad a song but I preferred 'Lighthouse'.

 

Hooray for Jessie hurtling downwards so far. Hopefully out of the top 40 within 3/4 more weeks.

"I Won't Give Up" :wub: :cheer:

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14 Jason Mraz - I Won't Give Up [D]

 

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Chart Run 2012: 16-15-15-17-16-13-16-18-22-23-30-38-48-46-52-52-55-58-69-54-58-68-xx(6 wks)-23-11-24-41-58-67-20-42-70 [32 wks]

 

Chart Run: 55-xx(16 wks)-59-xx(7 wks)-14 [3 wks]

 

Release date: 11-03-2012

Format: download only single

Label: Atlantic Records

 

Video here:

 

Biography

Jason Mraz hails from Mechanicsville, Virginia, where the singer/songwriter grew up amidst the sounds of the Dave Matthews Band and local roots musicians the Agents of Good Roots. However, it was Mraz's interest and participation in musical theater that served as his first introduction to music. Following high school, he moved to New York to attend the American Musical and Dramatic Academy, but dropped out a year later when he took up the guitar and began to focus on songwriting. Nonetheless, Mraz's training as a vocalist would later show itself on his debut album, which was marked by the pure clarity and range of his tenor range.

 

After busking around New York, Mraz eventually returned to Virginia; in 1999, however, he made his way out West and settled in San Diego, California, having been drawn to the city's coffeehouse scene and historical support of singer/songwriters, most notably Jewel. Mraz began playing shows and soon landed a weekly residency at the local hot spot Java Joe's, which had previously played host to Jewel during the early stages of her career. He also formed a duo with drummer Noel "Toca" Rivera, who accompanied Mraz's acoustic material by banging the djembe. Together, the musicians honed a live show that featured as much comedic banter as actual music.

 

Over the next two years, Mraz's following expanded outside of the San Diego limits and began to encompass Los Angeles, garnering the attention of record labels. Mraz signed to Elektra Records in early 2002 and returned to Virginia to write and record his debut album, a project that saw him working with producer John Alagía (the Dave Matthews Band, John Mayer) and his high school heroes, the Agents of Good Roots, who became his backing band. The resulting effort, Waiting for My Rocket to Come, was released that same November, blending Mraz's early influences with elements of country, roots rock, and coffeehouse folk. The buoyant first single "Remedy [i Won't Worry]," which Mraz had co-written with pop hitmakers the Matrix, proved to be a big hit, and Mraz headed out on the road to support it. One of those shows, an October 2003 date at the Eagles Ballroom in Milwaukee, was later documented on Mraz's summer 2004 live release Tonight, Not Again. The album tided his fans over until July 2005, when the songwriter returned with the sophomore studio effort Mr. A-Z. Mraz's popularity reached a new high in 2008 with the release of We Sing, We Dance, We Steal Things, which peaked at number three and spawned his first chart-topping single, "I'm Yours." The concert album, Jason Mraz's Beautiful Mess: Live on Earth, arrived in 2009, followed by his fourth studio album, Love Is a Four Letter Word, in 2012. - iTunes

 

Chart history (Year peak title):

 

2008 11 I'm Yours -1-

2012 11 I Won't Give Up -1-

'I Won't Give Up' :wub:

Time to sleep now :zzz:

Can this PLEASE be the last time this utter dirge comes back to pollute the chart? Still the single most boring song ever recorded.

I Won't Give Up :heart:

 

I actually really like this song aside from the part where he strings like 15 sentences together in like 30 seconds. :lol:

DIE Mraz! :manson: :arrr:

Where is the mega manson? It's needed for this coming back to the charts, again :drama:

Jason Mraz's 99th week in the top 75, with only 2 singles. Only AC/DC have more without ever making the Top 10.

Has there ever been a more recent shining example of a two hit wonder than Jason Mraz? :o I seriously don't know which of I'm Yours or I Won't Give Up are better known these days, they must be fairly close in sales now?

 

Unlike some, I really like this, its a bit overplayed and overused but it still feels refreshing.

Edited October 6, 201312 yr by Chez Wombat

13 (from 10) Ellie Goulding - Burn [D]

 

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Chart Run: 1-1-1-2-3-8-10-13 [8 wks]

 

Release date: 11-08-2013

Format: download only single

Label: Polydor Ltd. (UK)

 

Sales: 400k+

 

Video here:

 

Biography

Ellie Goulding is a British vocalist whose music finds the balance between electro-pop and indie folk. Born in Hereford, England, she later moved to the country's east coast to study drama at the University of Kent. Goulding had developed a love for folk music as a teenager, and her time at University also exposed her to electronica. After two years, she took a break from her studies and moved to West London, where she pursued a career as an alternative singer/songwriter and befriended producers like Starsmith and Frankmusik, who gave her songs an electro-pop twist. In 2009, Goulding began building an audience via the internet, where early tracks like "Starry Eyed" and a cover of Sam Sparro's "Black & Gold" were posted on taste-making MP3 blogs such as Discodust. Goulding soon graduated from the blogosphere to print media, gaining praise from mainstream publications like The Guardian and fielding offers from record labels. She ultimately signed a major-label deal with Polydor Records and began making preparations to release her debut album. In the meantime, she penned songs for Diana Vickers, Gabriella Climi, and others.

 

During the final weeks of 2009, Goulding topped the BBC's "Sound of 2010," a poll conducted by British music critics and industry insiders to identify new talent. Building on that momentum, she released Lights — a sparkling debut album that splashed Goulding's vocal flutter across a landscape of acoustic and synthesized instruments — in March 2010. Lights topped the U.K. charts during its first week and spun off a Top Five single, "Starry Eyed," which also charted well in Ireland and New Zealand. Later that year, the album was re-released as Bright Lights, featuring seven new recordings (including a cover of Elton John's "Your Song," which peaked at number two). In 2012, Goulding returned with her sophomore album, Halcyon, which showcased an even more sonically adventurous, electro-pop-infused sound. In 2013, a deluxe reissue featuring ten extra songs was released, entitled Halcyon Days, it acted as supplement to the original release. ~ Andrew Leahey & Jason Birchmeier, Rovi / iTunes

 

Chart history (Year peak title):

 

2009 53 Under The Sheets -1-

2010 04 Starry Eyed -2-

2010 26 Guns And Horses -3-

2010 19 The Writer -4-

2010 12 Wonderman (Tinie Tempah Feat. Ellie Goulding)

2010 02 Your Song -5-

2011 49 Lights -6-

2012 05 Anything Could Happen -1-

2012 33 Figure 8 -2-

2013 13 Explosions -3-

2013 04 I Need Your Love (Calvin Harris Feat. Ellie Goulding) -4-

2013 01 Burn -5-

 

Album Discussion Here

Lorde is prounounced Lord? I've been pronouncing it like Lord-ay, oops. :lol:

 

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Burn :wub:

Has there ever been a more recent shining example of a two hit wonder than Jason Mraz? :o I seriously don't know which of I'm Yours or I Won't Give Up are better known these days, they must be fairly close in sales now?

 

The other recent example of course is Christina Perri.

 

"I Won't Give Up" :wub: :cheer:

It's nice to see SOMEONE cheering for the ballads :cheer:

'Burn' still sounds nice. I wonder what Miss Goulding is going to push for the next single?