This weeks top 40 round up by our very own Natasha Rampley.
Another week has brought us another number one. This time round it’s David Guetta with Fergie, Calvin Harris and Chris Willis. On first listen to this I wasn’t overly fussed but as the week’s gone on I have found myself listening to it more and more, and enjoying it. A decent number one, even if it is a grower.
Joining our number one in the new entry category this week is Miley Cyrus with “Can’t be tamed” which has entered the chart at number 13. I find myself really liking this song. For all critics say about Miley Cyrus she does make a good pop song, as this proves. A potential climber for next week.
Also new this week is a previous number one artist B.o.B, this time joined by Paramore’s Hayley Williams. Their song “Airplanes” has gone in at 23 this week, something I’m quite disappointed by. This song is, in a word, amazing. Williams’ powerful vocals make the chorus beautiful and B.o.B is a talented rapper. Combine the talent of these two and the brilliant lyrics and the result is a song that deserves to be much higher in the chart, so why isn’t it? Sort it out for next week please.
Finally in the new entries this week is the Eurovision song contest winner Lena and “Satellite”. Many people are comparing her to a hybrid of Kate Nash and Lily Allen due to the accent she sings in, regardless of these comparisons Lena has a good voice and this song is catchy to the maximum. I’m a little bit surprised that this charted so low but maybe things will change for the song next week?
Climbing this week, as I expected really, is Lady Gaga’s Alejandro up 12 places this week to 28. I’m not surprised about this really, as practically everything Gaga touches turns to chart gold, although I can’t say I’m pleased. I dislike this song; it mostly bores me to be quite honest. A lot of Gaga songs are starting to sound similar to me so I either need a break or a radically different song from her.
On a slightly more cheerful note, Aggro Santos and Kimberly Wyatt are up three spots back to number five this week. I’ve raved about this song enough in posts previous for regular readers to know that I’m a big fan of this song, so obviously it hanging about in the top five is absolutely fine with me.
Ke$ha is also up three places this week, resting at 15 with “Your Love is My Drug”. Last week I admitted I sort of liked this song, but this week it’s gone further. I’ve become hooked on this song; the chorus is just too catchy! I can’t escape it being stuck in my head because after just one listen it’s in their going round and round. But I don’t really mind.
Another song I don’t really mind comes into this week’s faller category. The song I’m speaking about is Iyaz’s “Solo” which has dropped seven places to number 10 this week. The only good thing about this song is the Janet Jackson “Again” sampling, but that doesn’t save the song. Despite the summer vibe in the music the song bores me, it’s bland and at times Iyaz comes across as rather whiney. Keep on dropping.
Also leaving me particularly happy about its fall this week is Kelis’ “Acapella” which is down 10 places to 32 this week. I loathe this song, as I’ve rambled on about in previous posts, so I’m glad it’s continuing to drop places. Perhaps next week it won’t be in the chart? That’d be nice.
Finally, and less gleefully, I must report that Fyfe Dangerfield is down five places to 20 this week. With his cover of “She’s Always a Woman” I’d hoped he’d be languishing around the top ten for a long period of time. This version is beautiful. Simply done and with real emotion in the singing, Fyfe has done well with this song so perhaps maybe it’s just this song’s time to slowly descend. I’d rather it wasn’t.
So, next week I’d like to see all evidence of Kelis’ “Acapella” removed from the chart and B.o.B with Hayley Williams breaking into the top ten – or even better the top five – with their song “Airplanes”. Hop to it music buyers, hop to it!
