Nina West

This series has been a bit of a mixed bag for me, the Hong Kong episode was awful, but the rest of the episodes have gotten better. Also in anyone else in ❤️ with Conor

Really like that Amy Studt track 'Misfit' it's catchy, defiant and fun & deserved to be a much bigger hit. Her album 'False Smiles' was pretty good also & had some solid tracks such as 'Just A Little Girl', 'Under The Thumb', 'Ladder In My Tights', 'If Only', 'Beautiful Lie', 'Happy Now' & 'Going Out of My Mind'. Dunno why the label thought her cover of 'All I Wanna Do' was gonna be a hit as it really killed her momentum and led to her being dropped. They should have just went with 'Ladder In My Tights' as a single as it was already planned & it could have easily been another hit for her.

Just for fun here's a reminder of how many songs are left from each era = theaudience - 0/4 Read My Lips - 3/5 Shoot From The Hip - 0/2 Trip The Light Fantastic - 2/4 Make A Scene - 2/6 Wanderlust - 0/4 Familia - 0/4 The Song Diaries/Kitchen Disco - 0/2 Hana - 1/4 Perimenopop - 1/6 Collaborations - 1/4 As you can see there has been some big changes here compared to last time. 4 eras have dropped out with 'Shoot From The Hip', 'Wanderlust', 'Familia' & 'Greatest Hits' are all out of the running with none of them making the final 10. 'Read My Lips' is still holding strong with 3 left. 'Trip The Light Fantastic' still has half left with 2 (all of which has made the top 20 here). 'Make A Scene' still has 2 but has lost 4. 'Hana' & 'Perimenopop' are hanging on in there with 1 song left from each era.

Here's a quick re-cap of the results from 11-20 Crying at the Discoteque - 8.281 Today the Sun's On Us - 8.093 If I Can't Dance - 8.062 Music Gets The Best of Me - 8.031 Mixed Up World - 7.937 Not Giving Up On Love - 7.933 Young Blood - 7.812 Come With Us - 7.7 I Won't Change You - 7.625 Wild Forever - 7.6 Here's what's to feature in the top 10 (in chronological order) Groovejet (If This Ain't Love) Take Me Home Murder on the Dancefloor Get Over You Catch You Me and My Imagination Heartbreak (Made Me a Dancer) Bittersweet Hypnotized Freedom of the Night

You wore a tie like Richard Gere #11. Crying at the Discoteque - 8.291 Highest Scores: 10: (Viper, Scene. Liam.k.,Jester), Lowest Scores: 5: (Nina West) At the #11 spot is Sophie's cover of 'Crying at the Discoteque', which was originally sung by Swedish band Alcazar back in 2000. Sophie released her version in September 2020 as the lead single to promote her greatest hits album 'Songs from the Kitchen Disco' which also included a number of other cover versions of songs by artists such as New Order, Pulp as well as 'My Favourite Things' from The Sound of Music. The music video was directed by Sophie Muller and was filmed in a day in seven London music venues: Bush Hall, Apollo Theatre, St Moritz, Clapham Grand, Heaven, Omeara, and the O2. In the video Sophie performed the song in empty rooms, raising awareness of the effect of the Pandemic. Sophie does do a great job with his cover and the song does fit well within the sentimental and nostalgic tone of her discography, but to me the song stayed way too close to the original for it to fully stand out on its own. Obviously you voters disagreed with me as I was the one who gave it the lowest score.

Its an uptempo dance pop disco sound

#11 will be coming later & then there will be another results re-cap. Any guesses on what #11 will be?

Don't mind that Sugababes one, it's a fun & chaotic bop that's very much of its time. Not quite a standout moment for them, but far, far from being their worst

You'd be surprised

Craig David - All The Way

Stereophonics - Maybe Tomorrow

So you need to fear the bad to see the good #12. Today The Sun's On Us - 8.093 Highest Scores: 10: (...readyforit), Lowest Scores: 6: (Jade) At the #12 spot is the stunning 'Today The Sun's On Us', which managed to outrank the #13 song by 0.5 points. Released in August 2007 as the 3rd and ultimately final single from Sophie's 3rd studio album 'Trip The Light Fantastic'. It was written by Sophie herself, Steve Robson, and Nina Woodford and produced by Jeremy Wheatley and Brio Taliaferro. Upon release the song gained generally positive reviews, with most appreciating the lyrics and overall tone of the song. But was a commercial failure by only managing to to peak at #64 on the UK singles chart. To date the song is Sophie's 18th best selling single in the UK. Always thought that the #64 chart peak that it got was rather harsh, but considering the previous single didn't perform well & releasing a ballad is always a risky choice. This is a warm melodic guitar pop ballad that takes a totally different direction when compared to her earlier releases, which is what probably caught many off-guard at the time. Sure it runs at a slower pace and doesn't quite catch your attention like her uptempo numbers do, its a strong track and makes of a intimate yet interesting impression on you. Maybe releasing this as the 4th single would have been a better move instead. As it stands it's still a firm standout in her discography.

Those vocals aren't entirely hers, a singer called Natasha Ramos recorded the demo version of this track and for the official Jennifer Lopez song, they kept Ramo's vocals on the chorus and ab-libs. Apparently JLO has made a career out of stealing other peoples vocals for her songs.

Politicize my own endeavours #13. If I Can't Dance - 8.062 Highest Scores: 10: (Nina West, Paddington James, Scene), Lowest Scores: 6/6.5: (HarryGarfield, dandy) At #13 is perhaps the greatest single that never was 'If I Can't Dance', which was scheduled to be released as the 4th single from Sophie's 3rd studio album 'Trip The Light Fantastic' and was even confirmed by the artist herself, however, a full release didn't materialise. Sophie performed the song live for the first time in July 2007 on the BBC1 show 'Dance X'. Around this time she was unsure if she wanted to release it, due to the popularity of 'Love Is Here' amongst fans, where they urged her to release that instead. She then announced that both will get released with 'ICD' as single #4 and 'LIH' as single #5, but in January 2008 she made a shock announcement that the album era had ended and soon after plans for a 'Greatest Hits' were also in the works for late 2008, but they were scrapped also. The song was also included on the soundtrack to the 2007 film St Trinian's and received mostly positive reviews from music critics. It was a very close battle between this and the #12 song, but at the very last minute this track lost the battle by 0.5 points, but still a solid result for a non-single wildcard in this rate. A firm standout moment on the brilliant album and this would have served as a perfect follow-up to the excellent previous 3 tracks. If 'Love Is Here' followed this, then it would have been the most perfect album cycle ever. The production by Xenonania is fabulous with its jerky rhythms, synthpop beats and catchy chorus. A major lost opportunity for a smash hit here that could have easily turned the album round after the previous 2 singles were criminally ignored. But alas we'll never know what could have happened. This is Sophie's greatest single that never was and its a damn shame.

You gave Music Gets The Best of Me - 9 Mixed Up World - 8

There will be another entry later tonight, possibly The next 2 entries were literally neck and neck with each other throughout the rate & the next one out only lost out by 0.5 points.

The Lumidee track and the Girls Aloud ones are fine, but neither are classics to me, they feel very much of their time.

If someone held you with a gun You know I'd make you number one #14. Music Gets The Best of Me - 8.031 Highest Scores: 10: (Jessie Where), Lowest Scores: 6: (Jade, dandy) At #14 and reaching the same position as it on the charts, 'Music Gets The Best of Me', released in November 2002 as the 4th and final single from Sophie's debut album 'Read My Lips'. The song was written by Sophie herself, Gregg Alexander and Matt Rowe, and was one of the two new tracks that appeared on the re-release of the album in 2002, along with previous single 'Get Over You'. Upon its release it was released during a very busy chart week with new releases from the likes of Westlife, Shania Twain, Missy Elliot & Dannii Minogue, and ended up peaking at #14 on the UK singles chart. Elsewhere it managed top 20 peaks in Italy, Romania & Hungary, as well as top 40 peaks in Ireland, New Zealand and Australia. The track had 2 music videos when it was released and received a radio edit before its official release, although many prefer the original album version for its fuller sound. A vibrant and breezy little pop track that felt expertly moulded for commercial radio. This song wasn't one of my faves from the album upon it's release despite being the obvious 4th single choice, I'm not sure it always felt a little slight when compared to the previous singles. But over the years I have learned to appreciate it more with its quirky charm, gentle yet catchy melodies and fun little crescendos in the production. Perhaps the summery vibe came a bit too late in the year for it to have more of an impact, but considering the album had already gome double platinum by this point, it was always gonna face the law of diminishing returns.

Time for another

I have a voice inside my head it says turn to the left #15. Mixed Up World - 7.937 Highest Scores: 10: (Josh, Scene), Lowest Scores: 3.5: (dandy) At #15 is 'Mixed Up World', released in October 2003 as the lead single from Sophie's 2nd studio album 'Shoot From The Hip'. The song was written by Gregg Alexander, Matt Rowe & Sophie herself, and like the rest of the album it took a slightly darker tone when compared to the material on her first album and Sophie later revealed that this was partly influenced by the Iraq war, leaving her feeling powerless, trying to find joy in a world that suddenly seemed heavy and cynical. Upon release it received mixed reviews and peaked at #7 on the UK singles chart, becoming her 5th UK top 10 hit. Elsewhere it charted in several other countries and hit #3 in Denmark and top 40 peaks in Hungary, Ireland & Australia. The song is a solid and classy little synth pop number that makes a credible attempt at tying together the established commerciality of Sophie's song writing style and vocal delivery. Laced with playful brass and fun swirling effects, providing an engaging and energetic pop sound. It took me a while to fully enjoy this little gem for what it is and it does mark a solid companion piece to her previous album. The last of the 'Shoot From The Hip' era to feature here which makes this the 3rd era to drop out here. Such a shame we only got 2 singles from this album, I know it was down to her pregnancy, but there could have been a 3rd single pushed out at the very least which may have been able to save the album. 'Another Day' would have been my choice for single #3.

'I'll Never Love Again' & '911' will be getting my votes for this round.

Welcome Buzzjack to Round 4 of Lady Gaga's Least Fave Single Poll. 21 votes were cast and after a pretty tight battle the latest song to bow out is The Dead Dance which gained 5 votes and is Gaga's most recent release and I think its safe to say that this won't go down as a Lady Gaga classic. 13 other songs got votes in the last round. 'You And I', 'Do What U Want', 'I'll Never Love Again' each gained 2 votes each, while 'Judas', 'Applause', 'G.U.Y', 'Perfect Illusion', Million Reasons', 'Stupid Love', '911;, 'Die With A Smile', 'Bloody Mary' & 'Disease' each gained 1 vote each. For Round 4 there will be a Double Elimination, so just pick 2 of your least fave singles from the 28 left and the 2 with the most will be voted out by the next round, which will be on 21/03/2026. Results: 29th. The Dead Dance - 5/23% 30th. Joanne - 5/31% 31st. Eh, Eh (Nothing Else I Can Say) - 6/13% 32nd. Hold My Hand - 7/15% 33rd. Til It Happens To You - 16/35%

The Bravery - An Honest Mistake

Jack Peñate - Torn On The Platform

Went for 'Oxygen' such a stunning and underrated ballad that was easily one of the best tracks from an otherwise uneven 'Forever' album.