July 12, 20205 yr Author #4 - Clean Bandit & Jess Glynne 'Real Love' (Avg. 7.875) High Scores: (11 - Electroboy, Josh! 10 - Cameron, Riser) Low Scores: (2.5 - smidsey101) qdo_-U4PEsk Not quite the CLEAN sweep some were hoping for! This was a very comfortable 3rd place for so long before being pipped in the last couple days! This was the second time Clean Bandit and Jess had collaborated, hoping to recreate the success again after CB had a little wobble. There was lots of hype around this at the time and it did disappoint slightly upon release as comparisons were being drawn to Rather Be which many artists would kill to have a song become that successful. I think as time has passed this has shown to be a strong song in its own right and it’s another euphoric, care-free moment from Jess. I think the lyrics are a bit weak and the chorus is not particularly thought provoking but it’s been produced very well and Jess’ vocals suit the Clean Bandit production really well.
July 12, 20205 yr I feel like 'Hold My Hand' is genuinely a much better song than 'Real Love', but it's just all the overplay since then that's probably tainted it for most people. But I appreciate 'Real Love' wasn't just a copy of 'Rather Be' like it easily could've been. Edited July 12, 20205 yr by Tawdry Hepburn
July 12, 20205 yr Love all these in the top 5. Alarm and Real Love were both brill at the time and still sound as fresh now
July 12, 20205 yr 'Ciao Adios' in the top 3 :frankie: 'Real Love' doesn't feel as memorable to me as most of Clean Bandit's other big hits (not to say it's worse than the others, it's miles better than 'Symphony' and 'Solo' and on basically the same level as 'Rockabye' for me, it just doesn't feel as distinct probably because they have another better song together).
July 12, 20205 yr 'Ciao Adios' in the top 3 :frankie: Let's not pretend there was a great deal of competition.
July 12, 20205 yr Author #3 - Anne-Marie 'Ciao Adios' (Avg. 7.906) High Scores: (11 - Cameron, JosephStyles 10 - UltraBeKind, Davidson, Josh!, Klaus, Calum, MrAndrewMan, Dexton, Scene) Low Scores: (1 - Bre) qqob4D3BoZc Ciao Adios Bre is DONE. The bop that solidified that Anne-Marie wasn’t playing any games here. This is a melodic song that brings slight Latin/Ace of Base vibes to a modern 2017 production. This does follow a very similar lyrical theme to Alarm about the break-up of a relationship thanks to the boyfriend being unfaithful and Anne-Marie deciding to not put up with their sh*t any longer. This was one of my favourite songs at the time and after her material thus far, she was looking to be one of the UK’s next big popstars, a star is born! I wouldn’t have predicted this top three to begin, however I can see this is a very Buzzjack friendly song and one of the few that I think we can admit is a certified bop regardless of our feelings towards the artist.
July 12, 20205 yr So Anne-Marie is the winner when it comes to solo songs. :o I guess but is that how the winner is decided? Anne Marie seems to have higher individual songs whereas as Jess has more posters in her ‘team’ suggesting she’s favoured overall.
July 12, 20205 yr Would me lowering my score to a 0 for 'Ciao Adios' have been enough to knock it down to #4? If so I retroactively lower my score to 0 because it only got a 1 from me because I didn't want to give an excessive number of 0s :coffee: I will give it to her that it's probably her catchiest song but catchiness isn't always a good thing. 'Rather Be' to win pls xo I do like both of the top 2 but 'Rockabye' has always been a little overrated.
July 12, 20205 yr I still hear "shower the horse I'm done". An equine hygiene anthem. I’ve never heard that but now I don’t think I’ll hear anything else instead :lol:
July 12, 20205 yr Author #2 - Clean Bandit feat. Anne-Marie & Sean Paul 'Rockabye' (Avg. 8.765) High Scores: (11 - Frenchie, Klumzee 10 - divathinmuffin, Nina West, Davidson, JosephStyles, Jonjo, Bjork, Liam, Klaus, Dexton, Leww) Low Scores: (1 - smidsey101) papuvlVeZg8 So it’s come down to the Clean Bandit features! Just missing out in 2nd place, although they were never particularly close at any point in the rate, it’s Rockabye which also features Sean de Paul! My choice for the 11 points! This song is a little contentious as it was written by Ina Wroldsen about her love for her child and was blocked by Clean Bandit’s label from actually featuring, presumably due to not being a big enough name. Instead Anne-Marie was shipped in to sing guest vocals and as far as I’m aware she is childless so it could be seen as a little disingenuous. Instead Ina released ‘Favela’ which is more than similar in sound and lyrical theme yet didn’t have the same impact. This is full on Ace of Base and strays quite far from Clean Bandit’s usual wheelhouse with only some rudimentary strings thrown in at the beginning and end of this tropical-house/Latin-pop blend to remind us they actually took part on this track. This is one of the best pop songs written in recent times in my eyes, it’s got hooks galore, brilliant melody, fantastic ad-libs and guest verse from Sean Paul which do not sound ridiculous in context and actually has some deep lyrical content for a pop song. It’s summery, tropical sound perfectly juxtaposed it’s Winter release and stood out immensely on the radio. This also made became a Christmas #1 in the UK and was the first non X-Factor or charity related song to do this since Mad World back in 2003! 9 weeks atop the UK charts helped this to become one of the longest running #1 singles of the 2010’s. which means our number #1 is... ... ... ... ... ... ... #1 - Clean Bandit feat. Jess Glynne 'Rather Be' (Avg. 9.046) High Scores: (11 - divathinmuffin, Nina West, T-Boy, Davidson, Jonjo, Liam, Dan-G, Klaus, vibe 10 - Frenchie, NickF1, George.keh, Klumzee, Chapman, LL Jord 7) Low Scores: (2.5 - smidsey101) m-M1AtrxztU And here we have it, Buzzjack’s #1 Jess Glynne or Anne-Marie song is ‘Rather Be’. Congratulations Jess! I can’t say this was a surprise or ever in doubt considering it racked up 9 11’s and only 5 posters ranked this below an 8. This sounded so unique when it came out and we’d never had a chart hit that combined classical and electro sounds into a pop song the way Clean Bandit were doing. Both artists were relatively unknown at the time of release but soon became household names thanks to their consistent hit rates. I think the song is excellently crafted with a big singalong chorus and can appeal to just about everybody without ever sounding like it was trying to, that’s the mark of a brilliant pop song. Did anyone else think Jess Glynne was the Asian girl who Clean Bandit were stalking in the video? :lol: This has been certified 4x platinum (sold over 2,400,000 units) and joins a very elite group of songs to achieve this record. It also landed in #2 of the 2014 UK charts behind Pharrell’s Happy and won a Grammy for ‘Best Dance Recording’ in 2015. I think overexposure has killed this song off slightly as it was everywhere for a good couple of years, I seem to remember it featuring in an M&S food advert for a while but this hasn’t damped Buzzjack and the world’s adoration for this song. Jess Glynne was an essential part of this song providing a memorable vocal and showing of her abilities to the world on the first time out and has achieved the well-deserved accolade of winning this rate! I have not pre-prepared a full results table, but bare with as I write this up!
July 12, 20205 yr Author Would me lowering my score to a 0 for 'Ciao Adios' have been enough to knock it down to #4? If so I retroactively lower my score to 0 because it only got a 1 from me because I didn't want to give an excessive number of 0s :coffee: Just tried this, it brings it to the exact same average as Real Love (7.875) so a -1 would have been necessary to knock it from the top three!
July 12, 20205 yr So glad Rather Be won, such a classic. Very well written and well produced and Jess’ vocals really got my attention. She might lack personality but she’s a talented girl.
July 12, 20205 yr A predictable winner, I don't really mind Rather Be but I prefer many Clean Bandit songs over it, including Rockabye. So pleased Ciao Adios made the top 3, I didn't see that coming! :o Thanks for hosting this Klum, been brilliant to follow :D
July 12, 20205 yr Just tried this, it brings it to the exact same average as Real Love (7.875) so a -1 would have been necessary to knock it from the top three! That makes me feel better then x (much as I dislike it it's definitely not -1 worthy when 'Birthday' and 'Perfect To Me' exist) Jess taking the W :cheer: predictable but good winner, my 2nd favourite song on the list overall after 'Don't Be So Hard On Yourself'. (Also I definitely did think Jess Glynne was Asian for a little while because of the 'Rather Be' video lmao) Thanks for running this Klum, has been good fun xx
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