After a week’s hiatus following the technical problems that afflicted Fingertips HQ, Natasha Rampley returns with her run down of the chart…
Finally the weather is back on form and summer music has returned to the top of the charts! Throwing last week’s number one from its spot is Katy Perry with Snoop Dog and her song “California Girls”. The song is pure summer. The tune is upbeat in a perfection of pop and Perry’s voice is easy on the ears.
New in this week are Eminem and Rihanna. Yes, Rihanna and Eminem. They’ve teamed up for the amazing song that is “Love The Way You Lie” which is in at number seven this week. This song, while in theory it shouldn’t, works so well. Rihanna’s voice and Eminem’s rapping blend together flawlessly, resulting in a marvellous piece of music. I adore this song and is my song pegged to climb next week.
Also new this week, and less wondrous than “Love the way you lie” is Diddy and Dirty Money with “Hello Good Morning” in at 22 this week. I tried my hardest to sit through this one but I had to give up around the two minute mark. To give it credit, the song does start of well but after that initial good section it just begins to sound repetitive and thus becomes extremely dull on the ears.
Following up from a long sought after hope of mine, chart wise, Lady Gaga is nearly out of the top 40 with “Telephone” this week. She’s hit the bottom spot of 40 after 31 weeks in the chart. Anyone who’s read this column previously will know I was never a fan of this song so I’m glad to see this drop.
A drop I’m not so glad about is Train’s “Hey Soul Sister”. This song is both lovely and summery, so it confuses me that it’s dropping a few places each week. This week it’s dropped four more places to 32. I really wish this song would have a random and sudden burst of climbing chart wise next week.
Also down this week is Tinie Tempah with “Frisky” which is down four spots to number nine. I’m in two minds about this song. I’ll admit it’s actually quite catchy but, as with “Pass Out”, is has some ridiculous lyrics – for example ‘would you risk it for a chocolate biscuit?’ Last time I checked I wasn’t Scooby Doo so no, I wouldn’t. Stupid lyrics let this one down for me.
Finally in this week’s climbers we have Pixie Lott’s “Turn it up”, down eight to 21. It’s a shame because this is a feel good song with a catchy, summery beat. Perhaps next week we’ll see summery songs like this and “Hey Soul Sister” make a comeback?
Speaking of comebacks from big drops, after several weeks of confusing me B.o.B and Hayley Williams’ phenomenal song “Airplanes” has made up for previous chart drops and climbed up 13 places to sit at a comfortable number 12. And all I can say in response is finally. This song deserves to be in the top half of the chart, if not the very top, so I’m thrilled about this.
I’m less thrilled about the inevitable Lady Gaga “Alejandro” climb. The song is up another two this week to number eight. I still strongly dislike this song and would love nothing more than to see it drop, but I’m resigned to the fact that it won’t.
Slightly lower down the chart but climbing a hefty 12 places to reach it is “Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)” by Shakira, at 27 this week. I’ve been bemoaning this song’s low chart position for weeks and it looks like it’s finally starting to climb up the charts. The song is easy to get stuck in your head and find yourself singing it at random times, which could explain this climb. Whatever the reason, I’m chuffed about it.
Also making me happy, but with less of a climb, is Fyfe Dangerfield’s version of “Always a Woman”. This lovely version of the song is up three to 33 after having spent several weeks dropping. Fyfe’s voice charms its way into your head and relaxes you straight from the first note of this cover. Bliss. Keep climbing Fyfe!
So that’s it for this week and here’s hoping that next week more summer songs shall litter the top half of our chart. It is summer after all!
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