Cher Lloyd - Swagger Jagger

I've been aware of who Cher Lloyd is when she first auditioned for The X Factor. She blew the audience and the judges away with her rendition of "Turn My Swag On", which also split the people at home, some liked her, some hated her. She ended up coming 4th in the show, and now she's back with a new track, which again has split the audience, but with the amount of controversy about the song, she might actually nail the charts, weirder things have happened.

This is her first single from her forth-coming album due to be released on the 7th November 2011 (1 week before Rebecca Ferguson releases her new album. Rebecca came 2nd in the competition). I also went to The X Factor Live Tour in February, and everyone there did really good, their vocals were perfect (except for Wagner), and for this opinion I am going to do my best not to be biased, just because I've seen her live doesn't mean everyone should like her. Although she was good live.

This is a song that hits back at the haters, and the paparazzi. Yes, this is ANOTHER song that talks about the paparazzi, how many times has Britney done that? And I guarantee there will be more in the future. Cher sings about people should stop saying things about her, and leave her alone, she is doing what she wants, and she is loving the songs she's singing, so why should it matter to anyone else? But to be honest, she's the one who's putting herself in the media's eye, especially since she seems to have a new look every month, first she was normal Cher Lloyd on The X Factor; then she went Rihanna-ish, with red curled hair; then a bit Cheryl Cole-ish as she is in the music video; and now she's shaved some of her hair off as people saw at T4 on the Beach, people have said it's a bit Jedward-ish. I wonder who she will follow next month.......

The music video, looks a bit cheap to be honest, maybe they used the budget on Cher's jacket...... Anyway, there is a lot of computer changes that were made to this which may also be a reason why this video has got more than double the amount of dislikes than likes on YouTube. And even though she was obviously given some choreography, it doesn't stand out and it looks like she's just standing there doing a few dance moves. However, it's not all bad, you get to see some other people dance, doing some moves such as a back flip, and standing on their heads. The video has a good feel to it, and will probably interest children especially with the amount of bright colours that appears.

So is it as bad as Rebecca Black's "Friday"? Well I don't think it is, I think people are just saying that as a joke, but we'll see won't we, if it doesn't make the charts then it's definitely worse. Anyway, I think this whistle bits in the song reminds me of another song DJ Alligator's "Blow My Whistle B****", and there are various other songs that are similar to "Swagger Jagger", it basically just sounds like a mash-up of lots of different songs.

Overall I prefer the song over the music video, which kind of explains my rating, I hope Cher Lloyd's next single will be better than this one, well depending on how well this does in the chart. To be honest I think I've been as fair as I can be, and I really don't think I've been biased, I hope you agree with my rating.
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Christina Milian - Am To PM

I was watching the music channels this morning and in less than half an hour, the same music channel played this video twice. I remember watching it back in 2001, and I was just happy to watch it once as I haven't seen it in ages, and then after a few bits of flicking, I ended up watching the channel again, as nothing good was on, after a Billie Piper classic, this was shown for the second time, I was quite surprised, and it just confirmed that this should be the next video I post on here.

This is Christina Milian's first ever single, released from her self titled first album. She has gone on to release 5 more solo singles, and has been a big hit here in the UK, although no sign of a No.1 yet. She is a worldwide artist, and has had a number of acting roles, some of them I have watched. However, as much as I like her music, I do not own one album or single by her, but if her new single is catchy I might add her songs to my wish list, as she was a big part of my childhood, and I really do remember singing along to her songs, which kind of explains why I know the complete lyrics to this songs. Who ever said people can't remember stuff? I think the brain just stores information, and when it is needed it opens the safety catch allowing the information to come out easily.

Anyway, the song is about having fun, doing what you want, and being able to stay up all night. It does remind me of an old version of Rihanna's "Don't Stop The Music". As the meaning is similar although, the songs are very different, but they were both hits in their day. To be honest, I don't know how people can be up "From Am to Pm", I don't think I could do it, but I've never had an all-nighter yet, but I'm going to have to experience it too. I imagine you are extremely tired for the days to come. [EDIT: Allnighters are easy now].

The music video is a joy to watch and has a comedic effect. I love the start, how she is hiding from, presumably, her parents and on her way to sneak out, so she can go out clubbing. the dog is funny, however it looks like she's done this quite a few times, as she already has a dog biscuit.

I like how they attempt to make it modern, with the use of some gadgets, that are probably still expensive as of now. But furthermore, I love that it exposes how good of a dancer she is. Obviously she has all three: singing, dancing and acting, most US singers are able to do exactly this, but not many pull it off, and it is extremely difficult here in the UK as we prefer someone being something, rather than many things, but hopefully things will change sometime soon.

I definitely like the "REMIX" part of the song, it interests a different style of dance with a slightly different beat to the song, which could have potentially helped the track climb to No.3 in the charts all the way back in 2001, as it was different, and it still is.

The ending works really well, and I'm glad they decided to include it, as they could have just left it alone which would have dropped my rating, along with whoever else rates music videos, as you can't not finish a narrative story-line. However apart from the blurryness. which even appears on the Music channels, I can't fault this music video, apart from it being old, but it has been 10 years.
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Rihanna - Don't Stop The Music

This is definitely my favourite Rihanna song, whenever I hear it, I HAVE to sing a long to it, and I feel upset that she never managed to get this song to number one, and although it charted at number four in the UK which is at least in the top five but it definitely deserve number one in my opinion. Her real name is Robyn Rihanna Fenty. And since I know all the lyrics off by heart, just shows how many times I've played it. This song ended up on so many different compilation albums at the time, and whenever the adverts came up they would always show a part of this video. And I was surprised that this song appeared on so many, but it did suggest how much people liked this song.

"Don't Stop The Music" was released as her third single from her third Album: "Good Girl Gone Bad". It is a Dance/club song that would've have been played extensively in the clubs in my area (however I was too young to go to a club back then, but now I'm old enough and they still play this song). It is definitely catchy and I don't think there's anyone out there, who wouldn't dance to this song when they hear it, although some people will not as they don't want to embarrass themselves. This just shows Rihanna's diversity, as she could possibly sing any song ever written, and it would still work (okay maybe she should keep away from screamo, but apart from that...)

The song tells a little bit of a story about how Rihanna goes clubbing and meets this guy who she wants to take away, and she likes how he dances and she doesn't want the music to stop. It's a simple storyline, and I think the people behind the music video did good, as there really is little to go on.

I love the start of the video when they walk in the shop and they go behind the counter, to the club. I especially like it when Rihanna turns around and goes "shush" to the little kid. Which is kind of cute. I like how they all seem to be clapping in time to the music, which must have been difficult to record.

The guy Rihanna is dancing with is kind of a nutter (and no I'm not just jealous, he really is crazy). But it kind of works with the way Rihanna is reacting. Furthermore, the editing is fast paced, which is to reflect the song, however it is a little over the top at some times and difficult to follow. Occasionally you can tell that some bits are repeated, and many music videos tend to do this, but sometimes it annoys me, why can't they follow a simple narrative story?

When I first saw this music video, I must have been about 14, and I couldn't stop watching this video on the music channels, I would always go through all the channels to see if this song was on there, wishing that it would be when I flick over. I learned the lyrics quickly and I tried copying some of the dance moves, like the bit when she flicks her finger, in a gesture to come here. And I always had to try and get it at the same time. I loved this song then, and to be honest I still do. The music video, does it some justice, but it could have been better, and as I've said before, if you have a good music video, you will get a good charting position. I hope Rihanna releases another Dance/Club hit, that is just as good as this one, sometime soon, would definitely like to go clubbing when that happens. But will she ever come back to this style of music? Was it just a trial run? We'll just have to wait and find out.

Rihanna - California King Bed

Rihanna, real name Robyn Rihanna Fenty, has quickly became a world-renouned artist. This song is her forth single release from her fifth album: "Loud".

The music video reflects the song. Which seems to be about being in a relationship, and feeling really far away from the person you love.

The music video has this GIANT bed, which is a direct link with the song, and it also shows that Rihanna is a good actress, as the song was not written by her, but maybe she can relate to it and therefore was able to show a really great music video.
The one thing that does annoy me about this video is that one piece of Rihanna's hair that is clearly in the wrong place. I reckon it was re-shot after she lay in the grass, but I just want to move it out of her way everytime I see this video. :)

I really like the guitar solos. I don't know why, but I've gained a thing for guitar solos, probably "Orianthi"'s influence, but who knows. I just think it relates perfectly with the song and suits it. Could this show a change in music with having more guitarists play solos in songs? I sure hope so.

This video has over 35 million views, and it definitely will get loads more the longer it stays in the chart. A lot of people likethis video, and also like the song especially as it Rihanna puts emotion into the song and shows her vocal ability off.

Rihanna has sung many different songs from R'n'B to dance/club anthems, she even featured on a song with Slash (from Guns 'n' Roses) so she can literally sing ANYTHING, it will be interesting to see what the next few years brings along :)
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