Katy Perry is back with this uplifting track, that is definitely a grower. Dropped at the same time as Britney Spears' "Make Me...", this song took a prominent push back on my listening scale as I repeatedly fell in love with Britney Spears' "Make Me...", hearing this occasionally though has made me love this song too, definitely a grower. It more than describes the situation I'm in, I'm fighting for my career and I'm determined to rise, to become who I'm meant to me, regardless of what others may be saying. Katy Perry proves that you have to fight, you have to keep going, achieve your dreams because you will rise, hard work pays off.
An inspiration to us all, Katy Perry, real name Katheryn Hudson, has really made herself one of the biggest female singers in the world. This single is a non-album single and will be heavily featured during the US viewing of the 2016 Summer Olympics. It has charted worldwide and has been well received. It was written by Katy Perry, Max Martin, Ali Payami and Savan Kotecha.
Directed by Paul Gore, the video features a parachute much like Christina Milian's "Rebel", only Katy Perry adds a much better narrative and performance piece.
Accompanying the music video perfectly, Katy Perry battles with the parachute, trains herself to use it properly so in the end she will rise, rise high into the sky.
During the drama, she almost falls off a cliff, cuts herself on the parachute wires and gets caught up in a rain storm.
But in the end, as we all know she's a fighter, she flies up into the sky. She defeats all the doubts and proves that she can do this. Such an inspiration, we need more music videos like this.
However this video doesn't have much going on, and although it's showing a full story, it's quite slow and gradual and although rising in the real world is gradual, there's just something missing overall.
Another X Factor star, this time a winner, who has just released her first song away from Syco, Simon Cowell's record label. The song is weak, it's slightly catchy but doesn't display Sam Bailey's amazing vocal ability the way we know certain songs can. She was a worthy winner of The X Factor, but I feel that she hasn't had a song that shows her off as a worthy winner. This one tries but it just doesn't work. Sam Bailey performs on a stage while scenes of her family life are shown, the "Sing My Heart Out" video is cute and lovely but nothing more.
Winner of the tenth series of The X Factor, Sam Bailey released just one album under Syco before parting ways with that record label. Now free from Simon Cowell, she released this single under Tiger Drum record label. She's an inspiration to a lot of people, proving that you are never too old to make your dreams a reality, and yet she isn't doing so well on the iTunes chart. This song is too weak, I've seen her sing so many better songs whilst watching The X Factor, that's it's kind of disappointing this has been released. However I can't deny that her vocals are strong and although it seems held back, I know she has more to give. I just hope she releases a second single that is much better before dropping the album.
This music video is mainly performance based with snapshots of her home life. It's really cute that she has included her family in this video, although exposing children to the media is a little worrying, but it works well and expresses how happy she is.
The home videos doesn't really go with the meaning of the song, apart from the fact that it proves she is a mother and that she is singing her heart out to inspire them.
As for the performance side, she gives it her all, and yet she looks completely nervous up on that stage, in front of an empty audience. The song is not the best but Sam Bailey gives it her best shot.
Overall an average music video that isn't engaging or interesting, along with a song that fails to impress... What does is her vocals, we know what they are like and even if this song doesn't show them enough you can tell that her vocals are strong. Now please release a follow-up that is something we'd put on repeat any day!
Thursday Revisit, so I chose this song from Lindsay Lohan's small collection purely because it's the only single that has charted in the UK to date. It's such a catchy ballad song that it doesn't surprise me that it charted, although I much preferred her debut "Rumours". Lindsay Lohan pines for a guy who she loves across the street, yet his parents are stopping them from seeing one another, she looks like a bad influence, but with a shocking ending, is it really "Over"?
Lindsay Lohan may be known for her film career, but she has dipped into music in the past, and actually did a good job of contributing to the music industry. Weirdly, this song is the only one that charted in the UK, although it's probably the weakest of her singles she released. A powerful song about an on-off relationship the music video twists the meaning which makes it slightly confusing. It was written by Lindsay Lohan, Kara DioGuardi and John Shanks.
Jake Nava directed this music video which contains both a narrative and a performance. It was inspired by the 1999 film American Beauty. Her love interest is played by the actor Drew Fuller.
The narrative is interesting but so bitty, it's hard to follow because there is more focus on Drew Fuller's relationship with his parents, it's a complicated plot line that would probably work much better in a film or a longer music video, but the restraints on the amount of time for this video really impacts the story line, However, Lindsay Lohan's acting skills definitely come natural and Drew Fuller makes this just as good, it's so believable that it's easy to get caught up in this music video.
The performance side of things is cut through the narrative with a series of snapshots and scenes, Lindsay Lohan puts on an acting performance and it's clear this song means a lot to her, you can definitely tell she wrote some of it. She has a clear connection to the song, and has so much energy whilst singing, I'm totally seeing her live if she does a concert in the UK!
The ending is shocking and although it could be a lot worse, it's quite surprising. Honestly, I'm glad I have a family who supports me and I can rely on. They may not agree with all the decisions I make, but they know that it's my life. It's always been like that, and I don't know how I'd have been able to cope if I had parents like he did.
This video is relatable, intriguing and totally engaging. The story is developed too quickly, there's clearly more to this than what we have seen, and it would totally work as a much longer video, maybe as a short film.... But apart from that it has a great interesting narrative and a cracking performance that Lindsay Lohan smashes!
Back to my Eurovision posts, since the 2017 contest isn't so far away now. This is Italy's entry into the Eurovision Song Contest 2014, Emma scored 33 points placing her 21st in the contest. "La Mia Città" means 'In My City' in English. A strong vocal for this song, the video doesn't accompany it that well. Emma goes all out for this performance-based music video for "La Mia Città", with different fashion styles.
Emma, full name Emma Marrone, is a prolific Italian singer, with many singles and albums to her name. She has made such a massive career for herself in her own country, it's surprising she hasn't tried to become internationally known, although I guess you could say she gave it a try by competing in the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest. Since then, she hasn't done much, but I'm guessing she is working on a new album. The song was written by Emma Marrone.
Directed by Leandro Manuel Emede and Nicolo' Cerioni, this video is a visual performance piece with very little going on. Styling by Nicolo' Cerioni, the outfits that Emma wears are eccentric including a Minnie or Mickey Mouse costume that is totally over the top and yet Emma pulls it off perfectly.
Totally eccentric but you know Emma could give the perfect performance on a stage, you'd totally want to see her live and this is exactly what this music video does.
Yet it has no substance, flavour and nothing to keep the viewers interested. This music video is way too simple considering the strong song and vocal that goes with it.
So Saturday night, S Club, along with Booty Luv and Big Brovaz, performed at the hottest gay nightclub in Birmingham, The Nightgale for their 00's themed party. Believe it or not, but this was the song that blew up the club, it was FIRE and Jo O'Meara's vocals were perfection. It may not be my favourite S Club 7 song, and I may have my annoyances in Jo O'Meara singing every verse in it's entirety, and therefore making the other members backing vocalists; I can't deny that this is just a pure ballad banger of a song. S Club 7 go for a wintry performance piece for this video, Jo O'Meara takes lead vocals and lead scenes as she shows off her technical vocal ability.
The seven piece group S Club 7 had a string of hits and successes. They consisted of Jo O'Meara, Bradley McIntosh, Paul Cattermole, Tina Barrett, Hannah Spearritt, Rachel Stevens and Jon Lee. This song was a turning point for me with this group, I didn't appreciate having a solo vocalist with the other group members harmonising during the chorus, it's not how a group should sing songs, and although Jo O'Meara may have had the strongest voice, it shouldn't have meant she got the whole song to herself. The song was sung as a solo in Seeing Double, so in theory it is Jo O'Meara's song and not really an S Club song. It was written by Cathy Dennis and Simon Ellis.
Directed by Andy Morahan, the video has a wintry feel for this break-up song. A full performance piece with Jo O'Meara taking centre stage as she sings most of the song, whilst the other group members offer harmonies and support.
There is very little substance to this music video, Jo O'Meara does her best with the song, but it's a clear separation between her and the rest of the group. The girls and the boys are separated and the wintry scene makes it feel like a Christmas song.
This ballad is one of their iconic songs, and yet the music video is slow and not interesting enough, it looks a bit like Atomic Kitten's "Eternal Flame". Overall, there's not much to comment on, amazing song but probably better as a solo song, with an unengaging accompanying music video.
