Fall Out Boy has never made my blog before, I can actually imagine all your shocked faces! They were introduced to me by Tink09 and Miss Moirae, who couldn't believe I had never heard of them (at the time). They're currently on a hiatus due to the band wanting to explore different musical projects that they couldn't do with Fall Out Boy. The band consisted of Patrick Stump, Pete Wentz, Andy Hurley and Joe Trohman. Will they get back together? Who knows...? But one thing is for sure, their music will never stop being liked and listened to.
"Sugar We're Going Down" was written by Pete Wentz and Patrick Stump. It charted at number 8 in both the UK and US charts, which is surprisingly high, due to the genre of the song, however it does beg to question whether this music video helped with the sales.
The music video is both narrative and performance, which always makes a good music video, And the fact that there is a strong message about bullying and how people react to it and the reasons why bullying goes on.
The band performing is hilarious to watch, you have Patrick Stump being pretty serious, and you know that he believes in the song, then you have Pete Wentz doing stupid stuff that always makes me laugh, I just can't help it.
The ending for the storyline is surprising, although it does give a reason to why the father is so against them getting together. But this is what confuses me, as it's a bit like Shrek 2 and I have never understood why they have a vendetta against a certain someone because they are similar, maybe it's because they want better for their daughter, but I still don't think it's a good enough reason.
Overall a great song that charted surprisingly high, the music video has everything we need and more, I just can't help feeling sorry for the guy with the antlers, and then laughing lots at Pete Wentz, I just can't win can I? Anyhow this is a perfect music video so how could I not give it this rating?
LMFAO has finally made my blog, this is the first time I have reviewed one of their music videos, I very much doubt it will be one of the last.They are a 2 piece band who go by the names of Redfoo (Stefan Gordy) and SkyBlu (Skyler Gordy). This song was played a lot last night and since then it has been stuck in my head. The song features Lil Jon, real name Jonathan Smith. Both these artists have recently become well known, and this song in particular should be released in the UK, as they have been playing it a lot, and I'm sure it would definitely chart.
"Shots" was written by Jonathan Smith, Skyler Gordy, Stefan Gordy and Eric Delatorre. It's extremely catchy and you definitely can't help but sing a long to it (just like I am doing just right now), it has never had a proper release in the UK, although there is definitely a lot of hype around it and I can guarantee you'll definitely hear it sometime during a week.
This music video is definitely imaginative, and I can't help but laugh at some of the suggested imitations that is going on. However there isn't much of a storyline leaving us a little disappointed, although you can not help but laugh at LMFAO.
I like how they have used the wide range of people, as when you do stay at a hotel there is usually a lot of different people and I can't help but reference it as they could've have gotten away with just young people, but that isn't the case here.
My favourite part of this video has to be when the words "Later That Night..." comes up and you do expect something surprising, but their only clubbing and you're definitely like "few!".
Overall a great catchy song that gets everyone singing a long to. It's music video, on the surface, looks boring and simple, however when looking a lot more closely you realise that a lot of thought has definitely gone into this video and you can't help but appreciate all they have managed to do. So taking everything into consideration I believe this rating definitely goes with this video!
Kids In Glass Houses have been in my head for the last week, purely because I started uni on Saturday, hence the title of the song. They are from Wales and are a five-piece rock band consisting of Aled Phillips, Iain Mahanty, Philip Jenkins, Joel Fisher and Andrew Shay. I saw them live with Tink09 and Hollagram Star, but we were unaware of who they were at the time, they were supporting Paramore in 2008 and even greeted people in the line.
"Saturday" was written by the band, it paints the picture of being unsure of what is going on, and it's quite clever because it makes us unsure of what's happening too. Occasionally we might realise that 2 people are together, but then something is sung to make us think otherwise, and yet we are still confused towards the end. And this is exactly what we want.
This video takes place in many different eras, it is also both narrative and performance based. I like the idea as an overall factor especially since they portray the eras quite well, which makes us more intrigued. I also like the clothing, and the lyrics of the song matches perfectly at times, and I can't help but laugh.
I also like how it advances as we get near the end, and also the fact that the girl plucks up the courage to give him her number (had she been listening to Carly Rae Jepsen's "Call Me Maybe"?). It shows how much has changed and how. I also love the ending, it's slightly unexpected but you can't help but realise it was meant to be.
But does it relate to the song? Now that is a big question... It does and it doesn't, but it also depends how certain people interpret the song, me personally, all last week, I was thinking about uni and how the song would fit, and yes I did come up with this whole new idea for a video, but after going into more detail, it's made me think of different things. This may relate to some people's ideas, however others may think it's a misconception. At the end of the day, it depends on who you are and what you are currently going through, and in that case it just shows how great a song this is.
Overall a great song that I cannot fault, as for the music video... Well it wasn't what I pictured, but then again it may suit someone else's. However, taking it all into account, it must have been difficult to make, and there is probably a lot of out-takes as they look liken they had a lot of fun. So I'm stuck between two ratings, but since I was obsessed with the song last week, I'm going to choose the higher rating of the 2.
I've been looking forward to this new release as it was frequently announced that No Doubt's song "Settle Down" was going to be released this week, however it has now been pushed back to the 24th and so now I had a difficult decision on who's music video to review, but as this song is climbing up the charts I might as well review the most popular release this week.
Example, real name Elliot Gleave, has appeared on my blog a number of times, he is one musician who is going to be around for a very long time. He has had a number one with "Changed The Way You Kiss Me" and "Stay Awake". He has also achieved a 5* rating from me for his song "Natural Disaster" that featured Laidback Luke, will he get more 5*'s in the future... Well we'll have to wait and see!
"Say Nothing" was written by Elliot Gleave, John McDaid and Dragan Roganović. It is another club song that will definitely get remixed a lot, I also think I heard it last night while I was out clubbing. I think it works well and after just one play of it, it has embedded itself right into my head, I cannot stop singing to myself. Will it reach the number one spot, currently held by The Script Featuring Will.I.Am "Hall Of Fame"? It's definitely going to be a hard one.
This music video looks low budget, and it has definitely been done a few times, there is no narrative, only that something has happened and that they "don't have to say nothing". But I just feel like I'm watching so many other music videos as this has been done way too many times, and it kind of makes you question the director's thinking and his imagination.
There are some aspects that are always good in this type of video, and that's that the actors are so strongly emotional you really understand what the song is for and so it is relatable, but the music channels would definitely get boring if they only played videos like this.
Overall a great song, that becomes catchy immediately, but as for the music video it's more or less a copy of other music videos that have been around for the last 10 years. There's nothing new to this either, and so it does make this quite boring. But I'm giving it the benefit of the doubt, and it is obtaining this rating.
Amelia Lily came third in last year's X Factor. And she releases this song this week, which is already climbing the charts. So this song will wrap up my X Factor Special. She was a favourite on the eighth series of The X Factor and it looks like she is going to have an amazing career in the future. The series also gave us a few artists so far, these are: Little Mix (winners), Marcus Collins (second), Amelia Lily (third), Misha B (fourth), Janet Devlin (fifth), Craig Colton (sixth), Kitty Brucknell (seventh) and 2 Shoes (joint thirteenth).
"You Bring Me Joy" is an upbeat track that is extremely catchy and will definitely get to number one. You can tell Amelia Lily has really connected to the song as it is full of emotion and you just know that the song is made for her.
This music video is.... To be honest I don't think there's a word for it. I like it but it could be better. It's performance piece although you can see scenes of a possible narrative, which makes me question: was there a narrative and it got edited out? Guess it's something we are never going to know.
There's not a lot to comment on, again it's reminiscent of Cascada's "Summer Of Love" (looks like a few people are creating something similar). As their first driving in a car and then there is a beach party. Amelia acts well, and we can really feel her words, but is she singing to the camera man, or just singing out?
Overall a great catchy song that is sure to be number one this week, but a music video that could've been so much better, however they've more or less copied Cascada's video. Not only that but this video is lacking in some respect, clearly they don't feel the need to go all-out on this video. Taking everything into account, this is definitely the rating it deserves.
