The Dave Aude remix fits nicely right in with the rest of her sound right now, despite the average lyrics.
Unless Wake Up is remixed to the point of being unrecognizable, there really is no reason that, Fly, or So Yesterday should make it anywhere near a radio show setlist.
She needs to set a vibe that will appeal to radio listeners of the current generation, not one that simply caters to her old fanbase. That was the mistake she, her team, and her label made initially when releasing the standard edition of CTS.
The Dave Aude remix fits nicely right in with the rest of her sound right now, despite the average lyrics.
Unless Wake Up is remixed to the point of being unrecognizable, there really is no reason that, Fly, or So Yesterday should make it anywhere near a radio show setlist.
She needs to set a vibe that will appeal to radio listeners of the current generation, not one that simply caters to her old fanbase. That was the mistake she, her team, and her label made initially when releasing the standard edition of CTS.
It's time for her to grow up y'all.
Wake Up's problem isn't the production. It's the lyrics. So you can put the CTS Dave Aude remix into the setlist to replace it and you still have a song that has average juvenile lyrics.
I think So Yesterday is very nostalgic for people and Fly is very uplifting so I don't care if they stay either.
But I completely agree that she needs more adult music. Until she's ready to perform new songs though, I wouldn't throw so many old ones out. Unless they just throw in some Dignity tracks.
By the way, I'm listening to the CTS remix now and I think it gets a little too fast for her to perform live. Even if she lip-synced it would be painfully obvious and she would get dragged. It gets especially fast during the "gotta get it while our hearts are young" line. I think the conversation about the remix may be pointless though because I asked Dave on Twitter if we would ever get to hear it and he said he had heard nothing about a release. Hilary failing to even mention it having a place on the album makes me think they are distancing her from it.
Wake Up's problem isn't the production. It's the lyrics. So you can put the CTS Dave Aude remix into the setlist to replace it and you still have a song that has average juvenile lyrics.
I think So Yesterday is very nostalgic for people and Fly is very uplifting so I don't care if they stay either.
But I completely agree that she needs more adult music. Until she's ready to perform new songs though, I wouldn't throw so many old ones out. Unless they just throw in some Dignity tracks.
By the way, I'm listening to the CTS remix now and I think it gets a little too fast for her to perform live. Even if she lip-synced it would be painfully obvious and she would get dragged. It gets especially fast during the "gotta get it while our hearts are young" line. I think the conversation about the remix may be pointless though because I asked Dave on Twitter if we would ever get to hear it and he said he had heard nothing about a release. Hilary failing to even mention it having a place on the album makes me think they are distancing her from it.
Avery said it best when he called Wake Up cheesy, bubblegum pop. That's exactly what it is. Listen to Fly and then Wake Up right after, it's like she pulled a case of Benjamin Button and went from an artist showing growth to a preschool toddler making up their own nursery rhyme, on a Tuesday afternoon, after several cans of Pepsi. It's fun and nostalgic for her own concerts but not for a radio concert where she's supposed to make an impression.
I agree with you that the CTS remix is pretty fast and Hilary doesn't have the lung support for it, but I just don't see what other song she could sing unless it was a Dignity track. Actually, I'd love No Work, All Play so H could serve vocals, but that certainly wouldn't happen.
Avery said it best when he called Wake Up cheesy, bubblegum pop. That's exactly what it is. Listen to Fly and then Wake Up right after, it's like she pulled a case of Benjamin Button and went from an artist showing growth to a preschool toddler making up their own nursery rhyme, on a Tuesday afternoon, after several cans of Pepsi. It's fun and nostalgic for her own concerts but not for a radio concert where she's supposed to make an impression.
I agree with you that the CTS remix is pretty fast and Hilary doesn't have the lung support for it, but I just don't see what other song she could sing unless it was a Dignity track. Actually, I'd love No Work, All Play so H could serve vocals, but that certainly wouldn't happen.
Fly to Wake Up does seem like a regression when you listen to those two back to back. But if you listen to Weird or Haters then Wake Up doesn't seem so bad. I mean the lyrics were literally:
"Don't you think it's weird!!! Weirder than weird?!!!" If they are trying to mature her sound they should just throw in some new tracks. Get people interested in the album. It can't be that far away anymore.
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does she even acknowledge that song?
Not really but I think it has more to do with the events surrounding the release of Best Of.
Why don't we just bring it down to the basic fact that Wake Up is good and Chasing the Sun is awful? When it comes down to it, more people will be bopping to the former while the latter might actually put a handful of people into a deep coma during its 2.5 minute run-time.
All artists have songs from their past that sounds juvenile, but they perform them because it's a throwback to their debut years and the fans still love them. People aren't going to hold it against her, because they don't for any other artist.
Though like never stop said, they could probably just toss in a new song to build up some extra hype.
Why don't we just bring it down to the basic fact that Wake Up is good and Chasing the Sun is awful? When it comes down to it, more people will be bopping to the former while the latter might actually put a handful of people into a deep coma during its 2.5 minute run-time.
All artists have songs from their past that sounds juvenile, but they perform them because it's a throwback to their debut years and the fans still love them. People aren't going to hold it against her, because they don't for any other artist.
Though like never stop said, they could probably just toss in a new song to build up some extra hype.
So...thanks a lot you guys but all of this talk of Chasing The Sun (Dave Aude Remix) has me revisiting the audio from the Marquee premiere. And now I have the remix version stuck in my head and I realize that I want the full version.
Would you want the Chasing The Sun Remix as a bonus track or even on a separate remix cd ala Dignity's? I still don't think it belongs on a set list but I would like to have the remix.
So...thanks a lot you guys but all of this talk of Chasing The Sun (Dave Aude Remix) has me revisiting the audio from the Marquee premiere. And now I have the remix version stuck in my head and I realize that I want the full version.
Would you want the Chasing The Sun Remix as a bonus track or even on a separate remix cd ala Dignity's? I still don't think it belongs on a set list but I would like to have the remix.
The face I pulled when I realized that was Perez next to her. Honestly the remix does nothing for me, but I guess she should throw it in as a b-side to a single or as a bonus track on some remix EP for her fans. Maybe having a radio edit would change my opinion too.
On a related note, could anyone find me the original video of the clip used at the very start (the first fifteen seconds) of this?
The face I pulled when I realized that was Perez next to her. Honestly the remix does nothing for me, but I guess she should throw it in as a b-side to a single or as a bonus track on some remix EP for her fans. Maybe having a radio edit would change my opinion too.
On a related note, could anyone find me the original video of the clip used at the very start (the first fifteen seconds) of this?
So...thanks a lot you guys but all of this talk of Chasing The Sun (Dave Aude Remix) has me revisiting the audio from the Marquee premiere. And now I have the remix version stuck in my head and I realize that I want the full version.
Would you want the Chasing The Sun Remix as a bonus track or even on a separate remix cd ala Dignity's? I still don't think it belongs on a set list but I would like to have the remix.
Well seeing Carly Rae getting 17 tracks on her album regardless of 2 flop songs gives me hope that Hil might end up putting that many on hers, but only if we get a handful would I allow the remix to make the cut as a bonus track.
Something like this would be great:
14 tracks on the Standard
17 on the Deluxe
19 if we get a Target Edition
19 + CTS (Dave Aude Remix) = 20 on the Japanese Edition
I'm gonna be very disappointed if we get a 10-12 track LP.
I wish Younger was a Netflix release. I really get what they say about it being the kind of show you need to binge watch. It feels like a continuous story and the ending of each episode never actually seems like a clean break if that makes sense.
I wish Younger was a Netflix release. I really get what they say about it being the kind of show you need to binge watch. It feels like a continuous story and the ending of each episode never actually seems like a clean break if that makes sense.
I get what you mean. The episodes are so short that the first 3 felt like they were a part of the pilot to me. Every time the show ends it feels like an awkward cut off. It definitely is a show meant to be binge watched.
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Well seeing Carly Rae getting 17 tracks on her album regardless of 2 flop songs gives me hope that Hil might end up putting that many on hers, but only if we get a handful would I allow the remix to make the cut as a bonus track.
Something like this would be great:
14 tracks on the Standard
17 on the Deluxe
19 if we get a Target Edition
19 + CTS (Dave Aude Remix) = 20 on the Japanese Edition
I'm gonna be very disappointed if we get a 10-12 track LP.
I think we will get around 14 on the standard. I agree though, CTS remix should only get a slot if there are plenty of other tracks.
"Younger" will most likely not get renewed for a 2nd season. Last night's episode's ratings were tragic to say the least. A rerun of "Newlyweds" had more viewers tuning in.
Still trying to figure out whether or not Younger being simulcast on Nick is a good or bad thing. I mean it got almost DOUBLE the ratings on Nick than it did on TVLand