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Poll: Do you still think Lorde will be a one-hit wonder
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Originally posted by DripDrip
Both have a huge debut single after coming from no where
Both have/had/will have a strong second single
Both had a song bigger then themselves
Both are international 
Take away all the subjective mumbo jumbo, and you basically have the same formula. Lorde only best Carly on the album scale, but even then 3/4 is still enough for the comparisons.
Either way Lorde still has a lot to prove, until Team is a solid top ten hit, that last more more then a couple weeks she'll still be a one hit wonder, no matter what people think the song will do. |
Ok just ignore the fact people are interested in Lorde as an artist.  That may be subjective but just because its subjective doesn't mean it doesn't hold any truth. Also people show a lot more interest in her other songs on her album while the same can not be said about Carly.
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If she's gonna stick around she better become a nicer person. I'm not here for the female Kanye.
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Originally posted by Beatfreak
If she's gonna stick around she better become a nicer person. I'm not here for the female Kanye.
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Except the things she says holds some truth to them and its her opinion. The things Kanye West says are just absurd half the time, or at least from what I read. Kanye seems to me to just be saying outlandish things to get publicity and attention 
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LOL NO. When Team touchs the Top 10, it will quickly go to #1 for 3 months 
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Originally posted by Ichinaru19
Ok just ignore the fact people are interested in Lorde as an artist. That may be subjective but just because its subjective doesn't mean it doesn't hold any truth. Also people show a lot more interest in her other songs on her album while the same can not be said about Carly. |
I'm just not getting how you can gauge that when the two's albums were released at completely different times relative to their respective hits' peaks. Imagine if Pure Heroine hadn't been released for another month and a half from now. Do you really think its numbers would have been as impressive?
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She's more of a Robin Thicke, whereas Carly actually had a second hit.
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Originally posted by Sazare
I'm just not getting how you can gauge that when the two's albums were released at completely different times relative to their respective hits' peaks. Imagine if Pure Heroine hadn't been released for another month and a half from now. Do you really think its numbers would have been as impressive?
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It won't but it would still do better if it underwent the same conditions as Kiss did most likely. Do you think people are more interested in Carly as an artist more than Lorde?
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Originally posted by Ichinaru19
Ok just ignore the fact people are interested in Lorde as an artist. That may be subjective but just because its subjective doesn't mean it doesn't hold any truth. Also people show a lot more interest in her other songs on her album while the same can not be said about Carly. |
Both of them had the equal amount of ATRL fan fare though, people were raving about Kiss on here and talking about how Curiosity and Tiny Little Bows should be a single. If people generally showed any interest in her other songs, why is only Team the only song that is on iTunes selling, and even at 33?
She's still just the girl that sings Royals.
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Originally posted by Ichinaru19
It won't but it would still do better if it underwent the same conditions as Kiss did most likely. Do you think people are more interested in Carly as an artist more than Lorde?
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I think, had everything been equal between the two in terms of promo, release dates, etc., they'd be on a lot more equal footing. Lorde would probably still be doing a bit better if only because the GP tends to be more inclined to buy albums from perceived "alternative" artists than from through-and-through pop artists, but the differences in overall sales would be a lot smaller.
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She is the definition of a one hit wonder. So yeah, I still think so.
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Originally posted by DripDrip
Both of them had the equal amount of ATRL fan fare though, people were raving about Kiss on here and talking about how Curiosity and Tiny Little Bows should be a single. If people generally showed any interest in her other songs, why is only Team the only song that is on iTunes selling, and even at 33?
She's still just the girl that sings Royals.
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"people on here" key words  . And take a look at Spotify  Lorde's album is in the Top 3 the last time I checked and she has multiple songs in the Top 100.
ALSO:
8. Royals
32. Teams
170. Lorde - Tennis Court
346. Lorde - Glory and Gore
545. Lorde - 400 Lux
850. Lorde - Everybody Wants To Rule the World
885. Lorde - Buzzcut Season
922. Lorde - The Love Club
964. Lorde - White Teeth Teens
985. Lorde - Royals
1096. Lorde - Ribs
1160. Lorde - A World Alone
Bye 
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Originally posted by Sazare
Kiss was the most acclaimed pop album of 2012. But nice try, I guess.
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On what planet??? I love Carly and that album, but that's not true at all, in any context.
As for Lorde, Team broke the Top 40 this week, so she's officially not a one hit wonder anymore. And Team will go Top 10. Bookmark me.
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Originally posted by ClarksonSlays
On what planet??? I love Carly and that album, but that's not true at all, in any context. |
I already covered this:
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Originally posted by Sazare
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 Taylor doesn't count because she's still technically country.
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Originally posted by ClarksonSlays
As for Lorde, Team broke the Top 40 this week, so she's officially not a one hit wonder anymore.
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Actually, according to these (incredibly well thought out and thorough) rules for "one-hit wonderdom" as proposed by Chris Molanphy of The Village Voice, Lorde could still be considered a one-hit wonder after "Team" hit the Top 40, as it's still within six months of "Royals" hitting the Top 10. Only once "Team" reaches the Top 10 will she officially be free of that label. I mean, it probably will go Top 10, but let's not get ahead of ourselves.
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No, Team and Tennis Court will more than likely smash. I used to think she would but  Anyway I still don't use her personality.
Then again, who knows.
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Originally posted by Sazare
I think, had everything been equal between the two in terms of promo, release dates, etc., they'd be on a lot more equal footing. Lorde would probably still be doing a bit better if only because the GP tends to be more inclined to buy albums from perceived "alternative" artists than from through-and-through pop artists, but the differences in overall sales would be a lot smaller.
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Nah, Carly is a singles artist and not an albums artist Pretty sure not many people would be interested in her as an artist when her type of music is already readily available by many other aritsts.
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Originally posted by Shakira Stan
She is the definition of a one hit wonder. So yeah, I still think so.
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Actually Gotye is the definition of a one hit wonder
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Originally posted by stereo.love
She's more of a Robin Thicke, whereas Carly actually had a second hit.
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Carly had a 2nd hit?  Must be talking about outside the US...
Robin Thicke has also had another hit, so he's not a one hit wonder...
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Originally posted by Ichinaru19
Nah, Carly is a singles artist and not an albums artist Pretty sure not many people would be interested in her as an artist when her type of music is already readily available by many other aritsts. |
Once again, I don't know how you're gauging that when Carly's album sales were severely affected by its release schedule.
And no one in mainstream pop is making bubblegum anymore. Even the main Disney girls have moved on to club-ready electronic or urban music. Carly's closest adjacents are Cher Lloyd and Bridgit Mendler, and really neither of them struck it big enough for the GP to reject Carly's music as too much like everyone else's.
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Originally posted by Mezter
Carly had a 2nd hit? Must be talking about outside the US...
Robin Thicke has also had another hit, so he's not a one hit wonder... |
"Good Time," her song with Owl City and which was released as a joint single from both their albums, went Top 10 in the US. And yes, it did become a hit because of Carly. It's not like the GP was hankering for another song from Owl City. 
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Originally posted by Sazare
Once again, I don't know how you're gauging that when Carly's album sales were severely affected by its release schedule.
And no one in mainstream pop is making bubblegum anymore. Even the main Disney girls have moved on to club-ready electronic or urban music. Carly's closest adjacents are Cher Lloyd and Bridgit Mendler, and really neither of them struck it big enough for the GP to reject Carly's music as too much like everyone else's. |
I'm gauging it by the way people reacted to her music. Shes that "Call Me Maybe" girl.
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Originally posted by Ichinaru19
I'm gauging it by the way people reacted to her music. Shes that "Call Me Maybe" girl.
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And Lorde is still "that 'Royals' girl." 
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She might get a couple more hits from this album on the hype of Royals alone but like I said before she won't make it past album #1.
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