March 7, 20214 yr Oh wow !!! Hopefully they playlist a track I'm going to imagine it will be 'Need Someone'. I finally listened to 'I'm Like This' and now I'm really craving a deluxe with that and (of course ATT & DWBM) but also 'Smoke Rings'. They're all ATLEAST 9/10s.
March 8, 20214 yr She got a promo slot on this morning and performed lush life. I can’t AS IF. :wacko:
March 8, 20214 yr Author iTunes albums 08. Poster Girl 28. So Good ! 65. Lush Life 169. Never Forget You 188. Symphony 288. Look What You've Done 389. Lush Life 407. Lush Life 749. Talk About Love 1270. Need Someone 1278. Poster Girl 1379. Girls Like
March 8, 20214 yr I mean at least it's boosted the album nicely but seriously 'Lush Life' did not need that slot. If she started with 'Lush Life' and then mixed it with one of the new songs It would have made much more sense. <_<
March 8, 20214 yr I'm not feeling massively enthused about this album but 'Love Me Land' is my favourite Zara song these days so I'm glad that this era provided that. The rest of my top 3 would be... 'Don't Worry Bout Me' and 'All The Time' so I'm also disappointed that they didn't make the cut - I wish more filler moments could be switched out for those. 'Look What You've Done' and 'Need Someone' are also keepers at least - I was pleasantly surprised by the production and general vibe of the latter, has a dreamy Tame Impala quality to it. I think I'll give the title track more of a chance too because on paper it seems exactly up my street but just wasn't clicking for whatever reason.
March 8, 20214 yr I'm not feeling massively enthused about this album but 'Love Me Land' is my favourite Zara song these days so I'm glad that this era provided that. Honestly, Love Me Land is the first song where I felt Zara finally started to find her own groove and sound - most of the other songs she's done sound like "Oh, that's very Rihanna etc"; with "Love Me Land" I can't imagine any other artist doing the song and that's a good thing. I mean, I'm harsh on her, but that's mostly because Swedish media is so littered with her continuous brain farts (Zara, you don't need to share every thought in your head), plus I want more if I'm gonna stan. I had a quick listen to the album but most of it didn't really stand up to LLM. Edited March 8, 20214 yr by tommie
March 8, 20214 yr It wasn't her decision and she is apparently really annoyed by the decision to perform LL :( It really annoys me when the label/broadcaster decide they want them to promote an older song.
March 8, 20214 yr Author Yeh apparently she was forced to perform lush life and that’s why she looked like she hated every minute! 10 in mids with a project debut of 19! :(
March 8, 20214 yr Forced and forced... tv shows decide what they want a performer to sing as they don't want people to tune out. Her latest singles have bombed so I assume they wouldn't book her unless she did something popular. It sucks, but not unusual.
March 8, 20214 yr The thing is... it SHOULD be unusual. I don't get the point of even asking someone in the middle of a brand new campaign to perform a song that's 6 years old. Don't want them to promote their new material, why bother asking them to perform and not get someone else who has a currently popular song about? It just makes no sense to me and it really sucks and makes it so hard for someone to get past that "sophomore slump". At least compromise and ask for a medley that included that older song or better yet, ask her to perform a song that was actually a HIT from the album. She could've performed 'Ruin My Life'. It just makes a mockery of the artist who wants their new work to be heard. How are they expected to do that if they're asked to perform a song that's not relevant to that campaign? Tbh, I wouldn't be surprised or blame her if she never promotes here again.
March 8, 20214 yr The thing is... it SHOULD be unusual. I don't get the point of even asking someone in the middle of a brand new campaign to perform a song that's 6 years old. Don't want them to promote their new material, why bother asking them to perform and not get someone else who has a currently popular song about? It just makes no sense to me and it really sucks and makes it so hard for someone to get past that "sophomore slump". You need to remember that they don't give a crap about Zara's album campaign - all they care about is keeping the viewer tuned. And I guess Talk About Love wasn't going to cut it. But yeah, Zara's team could've tried to compromise and gotten her to perform a medley. Bad negotiating on their part I guess. Edited March 8, 20214 yr by tommie
March 8, 20214 yr Coming here to say that this album is so so good!!! I low key hated the singles (Talk About Love + WOW) and think they're the two worst on the album! All The Time + Don't Worry Bout Me deserved. My current fave is I Need Love, reminds me of 'Only Love' by Katy Perry with a bit more oomph to it :wub:
March 9, 20214 yr I just realized that 'Right Here' KIND OF references 'All The Time'. Right Here: "I'm wearing that perfume you bought me in June. All The Time was released in June and has the lyric: "Everyone's been wearing your perfume".
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