Slide is innovative? Sounds 100% like a Frank Ocean song, like any song he's released in the last 5 years, Calvin's input seems to be 0. And besides, even if Slide is something different, then he's gone and released 3 almost-identical songs in a row (Slide, Heatstroke and Rollin)

'Slide' not impacting? Again, it seems if people are judging impact solely on chart performance. Which should never be the case for music that isn't pop. 'Slide' is one of the biggest impacting songs amongst people I've witnessed this year.

 

Even if I wasn't such an ardent fan of R&B and the artists he is working with, I'd still be applauding Calvin Harris for releasing songs so different from his previous output. 'This Is What You Came For' was a huge hit, but didn't exactly scream innovation did it.

 

Isn't this part of the point, that people aren't used to Calvin Harris music not being pop?

Slide is innovative? Sounds 100% like a Frank Ocean song, like any song he's released in the last 5 years, Calvin's input seems to be 0. And besides, even if Slide is something different, then he's gone and released 3 almost-identical songs in a row (Slide, Heatstroke and Rollin)

 

Slide is different to the rest of Frank Ocean's music, he never normally releases anything that upbeat and pop-leaning (take 'Blonde' for example). And three songs in a similar genre is a drop in the ocean compared to dance-pop he has been releasing this whole decade.

I legitimately haven't heard Slide anywhere in public. I work in a school and I haven't even heard or seen one kid reference it or play it on whatever device they happen to have.

Slide sounds 100% old school frank ocean

Not like Blonde but more like

Nostalgia or Channel orange

Slide isn't exactly smashing is it. Idek if it's still top 40.

 

It's purely because is recent output is trash

It was #30 yesterday. Honestly I think it will go on to outsell My Way, it's stabilising better for sure despite a slower start.

 

I don't like Calvin's new stuff at all so far but equally I got bored of the same old dance stuff so I'm at least applauding him for doing something different. Now let's hope the quality picks up soon :heehee:

'Slide' sounding like Frank material is such a reach, other than it having his voice and lyrics on it.

 

Calvin can obviously make generic EDM bangers in his sleep, maybe he isn't bothered about the charts right now? Blogs, Pitchfork etc are all covering this music positively (hasn't happened in years), and people who weren't interested in him before now are.

7. Harry Styles - Sign of the Times

25. Harry Styles - Sign of the Times

 

#3 combined

I took a U-turn on my opinion of Calvin's recent output and am now really enjoying it and can't wait for the album (which is coming, after all)

Lucie Jones up to 36

My top 3 Eurovision - Belgium, Norway, Bulgaria :wub:

Molly up to 27

Molly up to 27

Think you're stuck in 2014 m8 x

21. Lucie Jones - Never Give Up On You [united Kingdom] [141, 778]

28. Blanche - City Lights [belgium]

44. SunStroke Project - Hey Mamma [Moldova]

48. Robin Bengtsson - I Can't Go On [sweden]

55. Ilinca - Yodel It! [Romania] [112, 165]

66. Salvador Sobral - Amar pesos Dois [Portugal]

76. Nathan Trent - Running on Air [Austria]

79. Kristian Kostov - Beautiful Mess [bulgaria]

89. Joust - Grab the Moment [Norway]

110. OG3NE - Lights and Shadows [Netherlands]

134. Jacques Houdek - My Friend [Croatia]

139. Francesco Gabbana - Occidentali's Karma [italy] [1465]

148. Isaiah - Don't Come Easy [Australia]

227. Doha - Skeletons [Azerbaijan]

245. Hovig - Gravity [Cyprus]

271. Demy - This Is Love [Greece]

287. Joci Pápai - Origo [Hungary] [348]

317. ONUKA - Vidlik [interval]

323. Imri - I Feel Alive [israel]

349. Anja Nissen - Where I Am [Denmark]

379. Levina - Perfect Life [Germany]

396. Artsvik - Fly With Me [Armenia] [748]

497. O.Torvald - Time [ukraine]

527. Alma - Requiem [France] [749]

606. Naviband - Historyja Majho žyccia [belarus]

651. Manel Navarro - Do It For Your Lover [spain] [842]

984. Kasha Moś - Flashlight [Poland]

Lucie up to 20.

 

26. Rag'n'Bone Man - Human

182. David Guetta ft. Sia - Titanium

 

Thanks to the plagiarism on Eurovision :lol:

Nice to see Belgium being the highest behind the UK. Should have been the winner

24. Blanche - City Lights

Lucie up to 20.

 

26. Rag'n'Bone Man - Human

182. David Guetta ft. Sia - Titanium

 

Thanks to the plagiarism on Eurovision :lol:

 

Where is Shine by Years & Years from Italy's entry!?

Where is Shine by Years & Years from Italy's entry!?

Not top 1000 :magic:

'Slide' sounding like Frank material is such a reach, other than it having his voice and lyrics on it.

 

Calvin can obviously make generic EDM bangers in his sleep, maybe he isn't bothered about the charts right now? Blogs, Pitchfork etc are all covering this music positively (hasn't happened in years), and people who weren't interested in him before now are.

Ha, yeah 'Slide' really doesn't sound like the rest of Frank's stuff at all, that's a ridiculous claim.

 

This era is what Calvin needs. He could easily be bringing out more 'This Is What You Came For'/'My Way's but he's due a change in sound. Even if people aren't totallly bored of that sound yet I feel like they will be soon. His popularity was already waning slightly so it's good to show some progression.