Thread. This Is The Pop Music Thread... The Elusive Chanteuse

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Mr Ice Cream Glove: Apr 22, 2007

Update

https://mobile.twitter.com/people/status/1021861519372570627

# ? Jul 24, 2018 22:10

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# ? Apr 23, 2024 22:04

Badger of Basra: Jul 26, 2007

Not the kind of pop music this thread usually talks about, but I'm excited:

https://twitter.com/cher/status/1022216433474961409

# ? Jul 27, 2018 23:32

Superrodan: Nov 27, 2007

So Cher is going to release an ABBA cover album?

# ? Jul 27, 2018 23:37

Badger of Basra: Jul 26, 2007

Superrodan posted:

So Cher is going to release an ABBA cover album?

Yeah. She's in the new Mamma Mia that just came out so I guess she decided she wanted to do more.

# ? Jul 27, 2018 23:51

Escobarbarian: Jun 18, 2004; Grimey Drawer

reputation is still a good album

# ? Jul 28, 2018 10:10

Pinterest Mom: Jun 9, 2009

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICiyddrnqdw&t=280s

:swoon:

# ? Jul 30, 2018 20:51

Superrodan: Nov 27, 2007

Pinterest Mom posted:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICiyddrnqdw&t=280s

Yeah, it's pretty legit. I haven't been keeping up with Robyn but I hope there's more of this coming soon.

# ? Jul 30, 2018 23:38

DC Murderverse: Nov 10, 2016; "Tell that to Zod's snapped neck!"

Ness Nite is a person that people should be listening to.

also holy poo poo Sky Ferreira covered Voices Carry and it sounds perfect.

# ? Jul 31, 2018 02:25

the truth: Dec 16, 2007

Badger of Basra posted:

Not the kind of pop music this thread usually talks about, but I'm excited:

https://twitter.com/cher/status/1022216433474961409

#10 better be Take A Chance On Me

# ? Jul 31, 2018 03:15

DC Murderverse: Nov 10, 2016; "Tell that to Zod's snapped neck!"

it should be noted that she also sings Fernando with Andy Garcia(!) on the actual Mamma Mia 2 Soundtrack.

Also everyone who likes pop music and/or ABBA should really watch Mamma Mia 2, it's pretty great and a really fun movie to watch drunk with friends

# ? Jul 31, 2018 04:06

Wheat Loaf: Feb 13, 2012; by FactsAreUseless

Who is the biggest pop star in the world right now?

# ? Aug 1, 2018 13:37

Truther Vandross: Jun 17, 2008

Wheat Loaf posted:

Who is the biggest pop star in the world right now?

Taylor Swift imo

# ? Aug 1, 2018 19:29

DC Murderverse: Nov 10, 2016; "Tell that to Zod's snapped neck!"

Wheat Loaf posted:

Who is the biggest pop star in the world right now?

Drake

# ? Aug 2, 2018 03:15

interpunct: Aug 2, 2006; Bad girls think that you're being a boob punch

Only posting this because of Mitski being all :allears:

over Carly Rae Jepsen

# ? Aug 2, 2018 06:01

exquisite tea: Apr 21, 2007; Carly shook her glass, willing the ice to melt. "You still haven't told me what the mission is."

She leaned forward. "We are going to assassinate the bad men of Hollywood."

I just want someone to look at me the way Mitski look at Carly.

# ? Aug 2, 2018 06:50

QuickbreathFinisher: Sep 28, 2008; by reading this post you have agreed to form a gay socialist micronation.
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interpunct posted:

Only posting this because of Mitski being all over Carly Rae Jepsen

The energy of this...... Thank you

# ? Aug 2, 2018 07:08

DC Murderverse: Nov 10, 2016; "Tell that to Zod's snapped neck!"

exquisite tea posted:

I just want someone to look at me the way Mitski look at Carly.

I want Carly to look at me that way and then whisper into my ear "my album is coming in the fall"

# ? Aug 2, 2018 21:54

Athletic Footjob: Sep 24, 2005; Grimey Drawer

DC Murderverse posted:

I want Carly to look at me that way and then whisper into my ear "my album is coming in the fall"

It saddens me that the first part is more likely to happen than the second.

# ? Aug 3, 2018 16:16

Khagan: Aug 8, 2012; Words cannot describe just how terrible Vietnamese are.

https://youtu.be/4w9Zs_OfEgs

# ? Aug 3, 2018 20:43

Spiteski: Aug 27, 2013

Khagan posted:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4w9Zs_OfEgs

This is pretty good. I need more CHVRCHES at all times.

# ? Aug 3, 2018 22:16

the truth: Dec 16, 2007

Dua Lipa is fantastic live. My husband has been into her for a while, but tonight she got a new fan.

# ? Aug 4, 2018 08:57

exquisite tea: Apr 21, 2007; Carly shook her glass, willing the ice to melt. "You still haven't told me what the mission is."

She leaned forward. "We are going to assassinate the bad men of Hollywood."

QuickbreathFinisher posted:

The energy of this...... Thank you

Someone uploaded the full perfomance. Carlski is my new favorite ship.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWnywubpREU

CRJ with a sword at Lollapalooza.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_dtLZcIOwc

# ? Aug 6, 2018 08:59

^burtle: Jul 17, 2001; God of Boomin'

After being initially bored by Love is Dead, it has definitely grown on me over the last few months, including a hot stretch of driving 94 through Indiana and Michigan where I couldn't get enough of Never Say Die.

# ? Aug 9, 2018 16:51

angrygodofjebus: Aug 25, 2005; Drink it up and hunker down

^burtle posted:

After being initially bored by Love is Dead, it has definitely grown on me over the last few months, including a hot stretch of driving 94 through Indiana and Michigan where I couldn't get enough of Never Say Die.

They're now ending their encores with Never Say Die and it is super good live.

# ? Aug 9, 2018 19:00

Escobarbarian: Jun 18, 2004; Grimey Drawer

I�m mainly posting this because of the cool-rear end video but I quite like the song too

https://youtu.be/evUe46ua8Ao

# ? Aug 13, 2018 23:35

nomapple: Apr 27, 2012

I dunno if it's a bit too minimalist/experimental for this thread, but Tirzah- Devotion is a really beautiful debut that I've been enjoying a lot. The production is deceptively deep and the whole record is just really warm and emotive.

# ? Aug 14, 2018 10:55

DC Murderverse: Nov 10, 2016; "Tell that to Zod's snapped neck!"

i heard the new Twenty One Pilots and i had the realization that they're basically Linkin Park as far as being a super-successful rock band who regularly integrates rap into their songs

i think if i were 14 right now they would be my favorite band, just like LP was when i was actually 14

# ? Aug 15, 2018 06:15

Escobarbarian: Jun 18, 2004; Grimey Drawer

the new 1975 song is Very Good

# ? Aug 16, 2018 12:57

Wheat Loaf: Feb 13, 2012; by FactsAreUseless

RIP Aretha Franklin.

# ? Aug 16, 2018 22:12

GeekyManatee: Jul 12, 2011

Ariana Grande's new album just dropped. Halfway into it and it's solid. "Sweetener" is catchy as hell.

https://arianagrande.lnk.to/sweetener

# ? Aug 17, 2018 05:28

Mr Ice Cream Glove: Apr 22, 2007

GeekyManatee posted:

Ariana Grande's new album just dropped. Halfway into it and it's solid. "Sweetener" is catchy as hell.

https://arianagrande.lnk.to/sweetener

Really digging Breathing as well

# ? Aug 17, 2018 12:52

nomapple: Apr 27, 2012

breathin is a total jam and definitely my early favourite.

# ? Aug 17, 2018 13:34

The Modern Leper: Dec 25, 2008; You must be a masochist

DC Murderverse posted:

i heard the new Twenty One Pilots and i had the realization that they're basically Linkin Park as far as being a super-successful rock band who regularly integrates rap into their songs

i think if i were 14 right now they would be my favorite band, just like LP was when i was actually 14

https://www.stereogum.com/2009909/korn-follow-the-leader-turns-20-trl/franchises/the-week-in-pop/

Off-topic to the thread, but relevant to this thought: this writer links 21 Pilots (and many SoundCloud rappers) to the legacy of Korn.

# ? Aug 17, 2018 14:39

Sudbina: Mar 17, 2009

https://twitter.com/AvrilLavigne/status/1030935142674522112

Avril Lavigne is hinting at something happening next month.

# ? Aug 19, 2018 21:45

The Modern Leper: Dec 25, 2008; You must be a masochist

Sudbina posted:

https://twitter.com/AvrilLavigne/status/1030935142674522112

Avril Lavigne is hinting at something happening next month.

Is it the Blue Angel granting her wish and making her a real girl?

# ? Aug 20, 2018 02:48

the truth: Dec 16, 2007

That�s not Avril. That�s not even Melissa. Who is this new girl?

# ? Aug 21, 2018 03:21

Sir Lemming: Jan 27, 2009; It's a piece of JUNK!

I can't tell if this is double-triple-ironic or just straight-faced Rock Music Critic wankery, but either way it's hilarious and only makes me like Weezer's cover of Africa more.

http://www.realclearlife.com/music/weezers-africa-worst-pop-recording-time/

Rock is dead, and that's fine. It's been around for like 70 years, how much more rock music do you need?

# ? Aug 21, 2018 14:57

Wheat Loaf: Feb 13, 2012; by FactsAreUseless

I see Madonna seems to have left people a bit annoyed after she gave a five-minute speech at the VMAs in tribute to Aretha Franklin but mostly talked about herself.

# ? Aug 21, 2018 17:19

Mr Ice Cream Glove: Apr 22, 2007

Wheat Loaf posted:

I see Madonna seems to have left people a bit annoyed after she gave a five-minute speech at the VMAs in tribute to Aretha Franklin but mostly talked about herself.

Yup

quote:

Aretha Franklin changed the course of my life,” began Madonna. “I left Detroit when I was 18. Thirty-five dollars in my pocket. My dream was to make it as a professional dancer. After years of struggling and being broke, I decided to go to auditions for musical theater. I heard the pay was better. I had no training or dreams ever ever becoming a singer, but I went for it.”

“I got cut, and rejected from every audition. Not tall enough. Not blend-in enough, not 12-octave-range enough, not pretty enough, not enough, enough. And then one day, a French disco sensation was looking for backup singers and dancers for his world tour. I thought, ‘Why not? I could go back to getting robbed, held at gunpoint, and being mistaken for a prostitute in my third floor walk-up that was also a crack house.‘ That’s right, I’m a rebel heart.“

“So I showed up to the audition, and two very large French record producers sat in the empty theater, daring me to be amazing. The dance audition went well. Then they asked me if I had sheet music and a song prepared. I panicked. I had overlooked this important part of the audition process. I had to think fast. My next meal was on the line. Fortunately, one of my favorite albums was Lady Soul by Aretha Franklin. I blurted out, ‘You make me feel!’ Silence. ‘You make me feel like a natural woman!’

Two French guys nodded at me. Isaid, “You know, by Aretha Franklin.” Again, mm-hmm. They looked over at the pianist. He shook his head. Idon’t need sheet music, I said, Iknow every word. I know the song by heart, I will sing it a capella. Icould see that they didn’t take meseriously, and why should they? Some skinny-rear end white girl is going to come up here and belt out a song by one of the greatest soul singers who ever lived? A capella? I said,‘Bitch, I’m Madonna.’ No, I didn’t. Ididn’t say that. Because I wasn’t Madonna yet. I don’t know who Iwas.”

“I don’t know I said. I don’t know what came over me. I walked to the edge of the pitch black stage, and started singing. When I was finished and drenched in nerve sweat. You know what that is, right nerve sweat? They said, ‘We will call you one day, maybe soon.’ Weeks went by and no phone call. Finally, the phone rang, it was one of the producers, saying. ‘We don’t think you are right for this job.’ I’m like, ‘Motherfucker, why are you calling me?’ He replied, ‘We think you have great potential. You are rough around the edges, but there is good rawness. We want to bring you to Paris and make you a star. Well, we will put you in a studio, with the great Giorgio Moroder.’ And I had no idea who that was, and I wanted to live in Paris and I wanted to eat some food.”

So, that was the beginning of my journey as a singer. I left for Paris, but I came back a few months later. Because I had not earned the life Iwas living. It felt wrong. They were good people, but I wanted to write my own songs and be a musician, not a puppet. I needed to go home and learn to play guitar, and that’s exactly what I did. And the rest is history.”

So. You are probably all wondering why I am telling you this story. There is a connection, because none of this would have happened, could have happened, without our lady of soul. She lead me to where I am today. And I know she influenced so many people in this house tonight. In this room tonight. And I want to thank you, Aretha, for empowering all of us. R-E-S-P-E-C-T. Long live the queen.”

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# ? Apr 23, 2024 22:04

Wheat Loaf: Feb 13, 2012; by FactsAreUseless

Mr Ice Cream Glove posted:

Yup

Haha.

# ? Aug 21, 2018 17:59

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