More dirge from Example 😫

Boring number 1. A pretty unserious artist taking himself way too seriously and riding on the success of his previous no.1 .

"Stay Awake" is boring and forgettable - "Changed The Way You Kiss Me" is so much better and catchier for me. Not in the top 20 for me this.

Oops I’m waay behind.

“Loca People” is rather a one off #1 - would have been a bit higher in mine.

“Changed The Way You Kiss Me” isn’t bad but less interesting than some of his earlier singles. I also prefer the follow up.

“The Lazy Song” is fairly dull and not really up to Bruno’s usual standard.

“Wherever You Are” was written by classical composer Paul Mealor who also did a piece for William and Kate’s wedding. I do rather like it too actually - think your placing for it is pretty fair.

On 22/06/2026 at 22:45, jimwatts said:

I really like 'Kickstarts', and Example's other singles from the previous album were quite breezy too, but despite a hardened dance production on his first #1 it didn't have the same appeal for me - if anything I also prefer his next #1, elastoplast mention notwithstanding. (There's another two songs I'm a little surprised haven't appeared yet, but have even more scope for ironic appreciation.)

'Swagger Jagger' was one of those two songs - The X Factor excessively promoting her as an edgy talent was perhaps one sign the show was losing its touch, and this debut single was heavy on the cringe, but ironically that's key to its appeal for me and I have to admire its, erm, swagger I guess. 'Dub On The Track' from the same album got points from me when it came up in Bop Idol for a similar reason.

'All About Tonight' is another that flatters to deceive - a mish-mash of lyrical clichés about post-break up and dancing in the clurrrb, but the chorus has some spirit.

As aforementioned, 'Stay Awake' is perhaps my preferred of the Example #1s, although the elastoplast mention does stick in the mind more than it probably should. That's three of the one-week blockers of 'Moves Like Jagger' gone, and another of them might be the other of those two songs I mentioned at the end of my quote.