Sis we’re in the ninth circle of this pink hell, let me live my best life.
COMPLETE - The Indie/Alt Pop/Not-quite-'Mainstream'-but-still-accessible Girls 2017 Rate!!1
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Sis we’re in the ninth circle of this pink hell, let me live my best life.
I'm late to the party because some SHIT went down personally, but I just wanted to say I'm actually really proud of how New York did making top 10-- I thought for sure it was going to be out ages ago and it + Los Ageless are my two St. Vincent favs so she still has one in the game. This really is quite a solid top 10.
Honey, you got a big storm comin'
Broadcast the boom, boom, boom, boom
And make 'em all dance to it
Broadcast the boom, boom, boom, boom
And make 'em all dance to it
Broadcast the boom, boom, boom, boom
And make 'em all dance to it
Broadcast the boom, boom, boom, boom
And make 'em all dance to it
7. Lorde - The Louvre
Average: 9.09
High: 11 x 2 (@Bangers&Bops @gagapourgaga) 10 x 28 (@2014 @MollieSwift21 @LE0Night @Petty Mayonnaise @Animalia @Hurricane Drunk @Bolton @tylerc904 @Jackarywoo @Kuhleezi @Lost In Japan. @Jonathan27 @Lila @Remorque @digitalkaiser @Cassava @Oleander @Euphoria @Fantasy @kalonite @Remyky22 @Rem @Heaven on Earth @RUNAWAY @HeartSwells @beyoncésweave @Slice of Life)
Low: 5 x 1 (@happiestgirl)
My score: 10
10 voters in: 22
20 voters in: 12
30 voters in: 10
40 voters in: 8
50 voters in: 7
60 voters in: 7
As angry as I am about this, I'm glad @Euphoria was wrong - sis needed to be taken down a peg or two after some of her scores. For the record, I'm relieved that Lorde isn't completely dominating the top 10, but if she had to lose a track from her top 4 it should NOT have been this. The Louvre is the second-best song on the Melodrama after Perfect Places and it deserved top 5. This deserved to outlast Green Light in the very least, which is a bit overrated noah fence. I honestly thought this would win, and yes, this is the song that I teased being at #22 in the first round of voting despite me thinking it would win with ease. This opinion was based on it getting the biggest reaction out of all the songs when the album was released, so seeing this miss the top 5 was a bit of a gag. I'm now very interested to see if it will go further in the Big Pop Girls rate...
It’s impossible not to smile when hearing this song, it's just SO massive and lush. The song continues the narrative of happiness with Lorde’s relationship with her ex, as established by preceding track Homemade Dynamite. Themes of obsession and sacrifice find their way into the story; nevertheless, Lorde’s totally happy in her relationship at this point. I like how she went off feelings and sensations, rather than ‘forcing a moment’ by structuring the song around a huge chorus. Even as a lover of structure, I really love how formless and atmospheric it all is. Ella has always had a talent for playing with sparsity, which she credits to the good sis Frank:
“In this sort of post-Blonde landscape, we can all sort of do whatever we want in terms of instrumentation.”
Yas stan a bit, even though that album was kinda terrible.
Based on the way she talks about this in interviews, Ella seems to fucking love this (relatable queen!). What’s not so relatable is that this song is all about being loved up and generally enjoying someone’s company in a romantic context, but go off sis, I guess.
‘It’s about new love and how complicated it can be, and also how infuriating and perfect it is as well’ if u say so, sis. “I wanted to [give the feeling of] just like the big sun-soaked dumbness of falling in love and it’s like your whole head is like glue, it’s amazing. It is like drugs. It’s like ‘I just want to be by you all the time, I just want to listen to you talk and look at your face do all those dumb things that it does when you talk. It’s just like this big dumb joy and it’s intense – and I feel like the instrumentation in that song kind of helped it get there.”
Happiestgirl (5) makes me a sad girl: 'I can’t get into this song as much as everyone else. The non chorus is genius but I find it hard to listen to because it just throws me off every single time.' Okay but you should be throwing that ass in a circle like the rest of us because that ‘non chorus’ pops OFF.
mokitsu (6.5) commits BLASPHEMY: I just can't get super into this song. The verses are excellent but the pre-chorus and the chorus are not appealing.
bleedingheart80 (7): I know this song is beloved by the majority, but it's just alright for me. The best part is the extended outro.
Rounding off the ‘dare to be different’ party, we have sfmartin (7): This has never worked for me, I always expect it to kick off and it never does, maybe that’s the appeal, but I just can't get into it as much. That being said, I do like the feel of it generally.
Soratami (8) doesn't 'really rate this is as a album highlight as most people seem to. I find the lyrics to be a bit too precious.'
Even though Trouble In Paradise (8.5) doesn’t quite get the magic of the chorus, at least they acknowledge the excellence of the outro: The verses are some of the best on the album both lyrically and instrumentally, but the chorus has never sold me. The outro is pure 80s gold.
Stradiwhovius (9): 'The "Broadcast the boom boom boom" needed to be played more randomly for peak avant-garde.' Suddenly everyone's a critic...
Michael17 (9): I feel let down by the buildup and then lack of chorus. The ending notes are so beautiful and remind me of the grandeur of the Louvre itself.
Kalonite (10) picks...an usual choice of highlight: I love songs that sound like they're coming from another room. I mean there are a million perfect things about this song, but I particularly love that.
Kuhleezi (10) gives us culture for ya nerve: Gare D'Orsay who? Centre Pompidou what? Honestly, ever since I read the tracklist I was waiting my new artsy fartsy bop and I can't say I was disappointed.
Fantasy (10) picks up on the little details: It took a while for this song to grow on me but when it did it hit me hard. The pre-chorus is one of the highlights of the whole album, the way she sings ‘a ruuuuuush at the beginning’ is a total eargasm. I did initially dislike the chorus but I eventually came round to it and totally discovered its genius. Even the little things from the background ‘aahhhhs’ to that distorted sound throughout the chorus make this song epic. Pretty much every time I listen to it I notice something different.
For the first time, both 11-givers gave us commentary, so I'll let them close us out:
Gagapourgaga: The high point of an extraordinary album.
Bangers&Bops: As an absolute sucker for guitars, I admit I was ecstatic when I heard the strumming at the start of the song. In “The Louvre”, Lorde takes control and commands you: “Broadcast the boom boom boom boom and make them all dance to it” – and you happily abide. The line “I overthink your p-punctuation use” is a sincere snapshot of today’s relationships, where text messages play a large part of how people communicate with one another. Lorde’s smokey and layered voice makes you feel like she’s sharing a secret with you, letting you watch the intimate moments of the start of her new relationship. It encapsulates both the thrill of falling in love and the fear that it might all go horribly wrong. The last minute and a half are what make the song for me. It’s simply euphoric.
Broadcast the boom, boom, boom, boom
And make 'em all dance to it
Broadcast the boom, boom, boom, boom
And make 'em all dance to it
Broadcast the boom, boom, boom, boom
And make 'em all dance to it
Broadcast the boom, boom, boom, boom
And make 'em all dance to it
7. Lorde - The Louvre
Average: 9.09
High: 11 x 2 (@Bangers&Bops @gagapourgaga) 10 x 28 (@2014 @MollieSwift21 @LE0Night @Petty Mayonnaise @Animalia @Hurricane Drunk @Bolton @tylerc904 @Jackarywoo @Kuhleezi @Lost In Japan. @Jonathan27 @Lila @Remorque @digitalkaiser @Cassava @Oleander @Euphoria @Fantasy @kalonite @Remyky22 @Rem @Heaven on Earth @RUNAWAY @HeartSwells @beyoncésweave @Slice of Life)
Low: 5 x 1 (@happiestgirl)
My score: 10
10 voters in: 22
20 voters in: 12
30 voters in: 10
40 voters in: 8
50 voters in: 7
60 voters in: 7
As angry as I am about this, I'm glad @Euphoria was wrong - sis needed to be taken down a peg or two after some of her scores. For the record, I'm relieved that Lorde isn't completely dominating the top 10, but if she had to lose a track from her top 4 it should NOT have been this. The Louvre is the second-best song on the Melodrama after Perfect Places and it deserved top 5. This deserved to outlast Green Light in the very least, which is a bit overrated noah fence. I honestly thought this would win, and yes, this is the song that I teased being at #22 in the first round of voting despite me thinking it would win with ease. This opinion was based on it getting the biggest reaction out of all the songs when the album was released, so seeing this miss the top 5 was a bit of a gag. I'm now very interested to see if it will go further in the Big Pop Girls rate...
It’s impossible not to smile when hearing this song, it's just SO massive and lush. The song continues the narrative of happiness with Lorde’s relationship with her ex, as established by preceding track Homemade Dynamite. Themes of obsession and sacrifice find their way into the story; nevertheless, Lorde’s totally happy in her relationship at this point. I like how she went off feelings and sensations, rather than ‘forcing a moment’ by structuring the song around a huge chorus. Even as a lover of structure, I really love how formless and atmospheric it all is. Ella has always had a talent for playing with sparsity, which she credits to the good sis Frank:
“In this sort of post-Blonde landscape, we can all sort of do whatever we want in terms of instrumentation.”
Yas stan a bit, even though that album was kinda terrible.
Based on the way she talks about this in interviews, Ella seems to fucking love this (relatable queen!). What’s not so relatable is that this song is all about being loved up and generally enjoying someone’s company in a romantic context, but go off sis, I guess.
‘It’s about new love and how complicated it can be, and also how infuriating and perfect it is as well’ if u say so, sis. “I wanted to [give the feeling of] just like the big sun-soaked dumbness of falling in love and it’s like your whole head is like glue, it’s amazing. It is like drugs. It’s like ‘I just want to be by you all the time, I just want to listen to you talk and look at your face do all those dumb things that it does when you talk. It’s just like this big dumb joy and it’s intense – and I feel like the instrumentation in that song kind of helped it get there.”
Happiestgirl (5) makes me a sad girl: 'I can’t get into this song as much as everyone else. The non chorus is genius but I find it hard to listen to because it just throws me off every single time.' Okay but you should be throwing that ass in a circle like the rest of us because that ‘non chorus’ pops OFF.
mokitsu (6.5) commits BLASPHEMY: I just can't get super into this song. The verses are excellent but the pre-chorus and the chorus are not appealing.
bleedingheart80 (7): I know this song is beloved by the majority, but it's just alright for me. The best part is the extended outro.
Rounding off the ‘dare to be different’ party, we have sfmartin (7): This has never worked for me, I always expect it to kick off and it never does, maybe that’s the appeal, but I just can't get into it as much. That being said, I do like the feel of it generally.
Soratami (8) doesn't 'really rate this is as a album highlight as most people seem to. I find the lyrics to be a bit too precious.'
Even though Trouble In Paradise (8.5) doesn’t quite get the magic of the chorus, at least they acknowledge the excellence of the outro: The verses are some of the best on the album both lyrically and instrumentally, but the chorus has never sold me. The outro is pure 80s gold.
Stradiwhovius (9): 'The "Broadcast the boom boom boom" needed to be played more randomly for peak avant-garde.' Suddenly everyone's a critic...
Michael17 (9): I feel let down by the buildup and then lack of chorus. The ending notes are so beautiful and remind me of the grandeur of the Louvre itself.
Kalonite (10) picks...an usual choice of highlight: I love songs that sound like they're coming from another room. I mean there are a million perfect things about this song, but I particularly love that.
Kuhleezi (10) gives us culture for ya nerve: Gare D'Orsay who? Centre Pompidou what? Honestly, ever since I read the tracklist I was waiting my new artsy fartsy bop and I can't say I was disappointed.
Fantasy (10) picks up on the little details: It took a while for this song to grow on me but when it did it hit me hard. The pre-chorus is one of the highlights of the whole album, the way she sings ‘a ruuuuuush at the beginning’ is a total eargasm. I did initially dislike the chorus but I eventually came round to it and totally discovered its genius. Even the little things from the background ‘aahhhhs’ to that distorted sound throughout the chorus make this song epic. Pretty much every time I listen to it I notice something different.
For the first time, both 11-givers gave us commentary, so I'll let them close us out:
Gagapourgaga: The high point of an extraordinary album.
Bangers&Bops: As an absolute sucker for guitars, I admit I was ecstatic when I heard the strumming at the start of the song. In “The Louvre”, Lorde takes control and commands you: “Broadcast the boom boom boom boom and make them all dance to it” – and you happily abide. The line “I overthink your p-punctuation use” is a sincere snapshot of today’s relationships, where text messages play a large part of how people communicate with one another. Lorde’s smokey and layered voice makes you feel like she’s sharing a secret with you, letting you watch the intimate moments of the start of her new relationship. It encapsulates both the thrill of falling in love and the fear that it might all go horribly wrong. The last minute and a half are what make the song for me. It’s simply euphoric.
he/him
Oh SHIT
wait it just sunk in
it didn't feel real until now
fuck you all
it didn't feel real until now
fuck you all
The Louvre is the best song on Melodrama, though?
2014
Staff member
@happiestgirl won't be happy for much longer once we've all dealt with you
ohnostalgia
Staff member
She/her
Not surprising, considering what I’m seeing in my own rate.
I just finish watching an infuriating episode of CBB and then I come here to find this. I really thought this would be top 2. Its great to see it have such a high average, but its still sad. Such an injustice, but this is the world we live in. And to make today even worse, I'm have to stay up until 4am to watch Gaga not win a Grammy. I hope you're all really happy with yourselves. I can see that I'm far too much of an enthusiastic voter and give out way too many high scores, so in future I'll follow the rest of you and tank anything that isn't an immediate bop. If you're going to participate in a rate, you should spend time with the songs and immerse yourselves in the albums, which some of you here clearly didn't do.
Its also become very clear that the first 10 voters have absolutely NON EXISTENT TASTE. I want a list of names.