Parallel Reality

I find 'Air Balloon' rather quite charming. 'Hard Out Here' peaked way too low however.

I really wish Pixie released 'Heart Cry' instead of 'Nasty' as a lead single. I do like 'Nasty' but 'Heart Cry' is fantastic IMO.

I've never been able to get into HLWILY... 'Goodness Gracious' however :wub:

To be fair to her, they probably, indeed, aren't playing it because it is her. 'Picking Up The Pieces' only got B-listed by Radio 1 and then all subsequent singles got snubbed - Maybe they just consider her as a Radio 2 artist now. Which should be a crime in itself if she's missing out on the bigger radio stations, I've got a feeling if someone else sung this track, even in a similar way it would have got more support. That's just the way it goes I guess. :(

I am rather excited for this, I loved all her singles, and most of 'English Rain'. 'Home' is sublime so I'm looking forward to seeing what she's going to come up with this time around! :wub:

To be fair, 'Burn' and 'How Long Will I Love You' may be more "sell out" and generic, but IMO 'Goodness Gracious' is very Ellie, and although isn't perhaps as personal and as deep as the tracks on the original Halcyon release, it sounds relatively fresh in the chart at the moment. I think Ellie's distinguishing feature is actually her voice - And because it's distinctive people will always be able to identify with it. I think it's important to have a good balance between slower songs/covers, massive (maybe slightly generic) anthems, personal tracks and then tracks that fit her niché (and even better if these overlap), and I think she's demonstrating very well that she is capable of all four, which is why I think she's become so popular. Like others mention she's now catering for casual listeners as well as her fanbase, and as long as she still has the 'very Ellie' tracks on her albums, I can't complain! I think her third album will really dictate which direction she is going to go in. I hope it's not the Jessie J route (though I did love 'Thunder'). I think her image has changed slightly, but I don't think that is a bad thing at all.

So Ellie sang this recently on Graham Norton. Although I am a big Ellie fan, her life performances can be a bit hit and miss IMO but this was definitely more hit than miss! dDGIW-89GA0

Really enjoying 'Let Go For Tonight' :wub:

I'm not convinced it's a good idea. I enjoy the UK chart as it's based on sales only - what people like enough to buy. I think, had streaming been included, novelty hits like "The Fox" etc would be far bigger than what they were (although I did like 'The Fox'), I don't think it gives an accurate representation of popularity - interest and curiosity don't always mean people like the track enough to buy it; just to see what it's about. How long will it be before airplay gets included too? It's going to make it increasingly difficult for acts who aren't able to actively promote and are more independent to get respectable places in the chart IMO - it all seems to be going far too corporately based, to benefit the big companies and labels - which I think is going the wrong way personally. Also, I don't like how, say, if someone bought a CD album, and then streamed a song from the album online just out of convenience, it would count, when listening to a track from the CD wouldn't, when in theory it's a similar thing.

Ahh, I was just going to post this cover here, then I saw you beat me to it! I agree, it's absolutely incredible. She's incredible!!

Pleased XO is now doing quite well! Still loving 'Drunk In Love' too. Glad 'Crying For No Reason' is still doing so well. Here is Katy B covering 'Drunk In Love' in a mash-up with 'Vulnerable'. DKIf5C5xshU

Now I've heard 'Once Upon A Dream' I can say I really love it!! I was never THAT keen on 'Young and Beautiful'. I need 'Ultraviolence' in my life NOW.

I'm not a massive fan of 'Stay The Night', it kinda pales in comparison of 'Spectrum' and 'Clarity' IMO, which is a shame as I like both artists.

'Shot Me Down' is just strange and slightly surreal. I have no other words. :lol:

'Crying For No Reason' really is sublime. Glad that 'Little Red' got to #1, which is where 'On A Mission' should have debuted too.

"It's STILL in the top 10" :lol: Because three weeks is such a long time, Jameela! I'm glad this track isn't hanging around so far, I found 'Fall Down' better!

I can't imagine Rihanna on this track now I've heard it so many times with Ke$ha's vocals!

'Dark Horse' is surprisingly refreshing, especially following her two previous singles. The chorus is so catchy. I am glad the other Katy is still above this at the moment, although I suspect she won't be for too much longer.

'Riptide'!! :wub: Seriously go good, really liking the chart today. This is probably my second favourite behind 'Team' by Lorde at the moment.

Still loving 'Hey Brother' and I wish it had been a #1 at some point.

I really like 'Demons', four flawless singles from 'Night Visions' so far. I can't help thinking they should have swapped 'On Top of The World' and 'Demons' around though. Such a good album!

'Drunk In Love' is growing on me a lot now, I might even prefer it slightly more than 'XO' now. :o

'Counting Stars' just won't get old for me, still not bored of it yet.

'TEAM'!!!! :wub: :wub: My favourite song at the moment!! I love it so much. "We live in cities... You'll never see on screen; not very pretty..." ^_^

My friend watched the video to "Adore You" and said "how big is the bed she's in?" :lol: I actually quite like the song, more so than 'We Can't Stop' but it's nowhere near as good as 'Wrecking Ball', though it doesn't sound very commercial - perhaps that's why it's not doing so well.