Jessica Mauboy - General Discussion
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Jase* said:
Really glad about that. She is far and away the best thing to ever come out of Australian Idol.
Jase* said:
It's probably best I don't voice my opinion on Casey Donovan, but I will say that I have loathed every single Idol singer with the exception of Ricki-Lee, who I only like for 'Love Is All Around'.
'Running Back' just absolutely blew me away the first time I heard it, even the Flo Rida verse is amazing and the way the "can't move on" bit segues back into Jessica is just genius.
I might be wrong but I think this is the first Australian Aboriginal artist to go to #1 on the singles chart? If she isn't the very first then she's the first in an extremely long time. The only Aboriginal acts I can think of in the last 30 years that went top ten are Yothu Yindi and Christine Anu.
multimediac17 said:
Haha, poor Casey. Although she was at number one with her 'winners song' and i'm pretty sure she is aboriginal, or atleast mixed?
I only really followed the first 2 idols, asi left australia in 2005, and there wasn't really anyone memorable. I havent heard much from Ricki Lee but i do remember watching her in the live shows and remember being shocked that she left so early!
I will say so out of the risk of beingshouted at that "To The Floor" is fucking IMMENSE. It's like a pimped up version of Rihanna's "Don't Stop The Music" with a) slight electrofied arabic influences and b) a girl singing it who can actually sing and perform like a pro already.
It screams global smash.
SMASH. SMASH. SMASH.
GLOBALISE HER ALREADY!!!
PS. The album is amazing. Up/Down, Burn, Running Back and Empty could all be hits although for a WW release I'd want less ballads and midtempos and more "To The Floor" electro-pop.
It screams global smash.
SMASH. SMASH. SMASH.
GLOBALISE HER ALREADY!!!
PS. The album is amazing. Up/Down, Burn, Running Back and Empty could all be hits although for a WW release I'd want less ballads and midtempos and more "To The Floor" electro-pop.
cryingblood said:
I'm guessing that you don't want her to become a global superstar then?
To be honest, Running Back is a bit generic for me and the Flo Rida part ruins it even more. But Burn is MUCH better. I havent heard anything else from the album.
*Runs to pester man pie into lending it to me*
isn't it strange how they do that?
when Robyn released 'Keep This Fire Burning' in Australia they renamed it 'By Your Side' so as not to offend victims and families of the bushfires at the time... don't they have more important things to worry about than a pop song on the radio?
when Robyn released 'Keep This Fire Burning' in Australia they renamed it 'By Your Side' so as not to offend victims and families of the bushfires at the time... don't they have more important things to worry about than a pop song on the radio?
Did it really get pulled for that?
You might like Liena...if you like Jessica
http://www.myspace.com/lienaonline
She's also from Australia.
http://www.myspace.com/lienaonline
She's also from Australia.
I wish she was signed to a good UK label.
I've no idea why, but I get hugely excited every time this thread gets bumped by someone, right now Jessica's just one of my favourite popstars. Yes the album is a bit too ballad heavy (though even they're all very good), but there's a huge amount of potential here. She's apparently coming to Japan soon with the album and it'll contain a few new tracks which'll hopefully be upbeat, and they're also pushing her in the US later this year. She should get at least one hit with Running Back now Flo Rida is huge again.
I've had Chinese Whispers stuck in my head all weekend, it's VERY good.
I've had Chinese Whispers stuck in my head all weekend, it's VERY good.