I was tempted to use ChatGPT because I always fail to write something eloquent for a song I love, but I'll try to keep it shorter here.
So, our last song to leave before the top 30 is...
There’s just something about you
That gets me in a twist
And sometimes I think that Cupid
Is just taking the piss...
31.
In My Head
Average score: 8.000
Highest score: 10 x 4 (@Maki, @Music City Queen, @tylerc, @AshleyKerwin)
Lowest score: 4 x 1 (@Sprockrooster)
My score: 10
High peak: #16 (5 voters)
Low peak: #41 (7,8 voters)
Part 2 of 'You all are so wrong for this'. "In My Head" becomes the next song from "Rock Steady" to leave, just before the top 30. Interestingly, it got a perfectly round number as its average score and that's the only time it happens in this rate. Its scores were relatively scattered, as I see some lower scores (including that vile 4, without which it would've been at #26) and a lot of 9+ ones, it can be considered a divisive song to some extent. Apart from those high/low peaks, the song was mostly inside the top 30 during the voting period, but of course a 6 from the final voter knocked it out...
And gosh that artwork is so ugly though I made it in like 3 minutes.
"In My Head" was written by Gwen Stefani, Tony Kanal and Tom Dumont, produced by the band and Nellee Hooper, and released as the 10th track on "Rock Steady" album. The song stemmed from the rock outro of a wonderful and equally underrated gem "New Friend", which remained an outtake but should be cherished, especially among the fanbase. The song was among the final few to be finalized for this album, and among the few ones inspired by the long-distance relationship between Gwen and Gavin (again, "New Friend" is among these). It was performed live during the Rock Steady tour and supposedly once at the 2009 Summer tour but I don't have audio/video evidence to back that up.
First of all, a confession: I gave only one perfect score to "Rock Steady" album and "In My Head" is that song (though its rejected cousin "New Friend" also got a 10 from me). It's always been my fave from the album, something about it captivated me. And really, the song presents a sonic standout, as it blends reggae with synth pop, and manages to be bare-bones yet packs a lot in it. The minimalistic approach totally does it justice and I adore how the melodic synths are incorporated with the more 'organic' instrumentation (especially during the middle-8). The melodies are extremely catchy throughout (the verses bring one of most memorable No Doubt moments in my opinion) and the pre-chorus makes for a very quotable hook. The chorus may be simple, but it's so effective as the backing vocals do the trick and also randomly remind me of Gwen's solo track "Don't Get It Twisted", which is also on the very interesting side. The lyrics are so much fun despite coming from a personal place and even providing a glimpse of the "Return of Saturn" songwriting thought-process, where there's a repeating narrative of self-reflection. The culmination comes in that spoken middle-8, as Gwen really sounds like she's losing her mind, overthinking and questioning everything. Relatable queen. And when I said the lyrics of "In My Head" are fun, they are fun. I mean, the outro alone:
...don’t talk about
The past, let's talk about
The future, let's talk about
Our wedding, let's talk about
Gwen Stefani, let's talk about
How much you like me, and all that
How iconic is that? It also sounds like she's foreshadowing her solo career but we won't elaborate on that. Anyway, this just missing out on top 30 placement is making me bitter but we're really left with an extremely strong set of songs.
Onto the commentary. Let me just chuck this out first. @Sprockrooster (4) loses his lowest score in the rate and says: "This is not even good enough to be a b-side, so how this did not end up on Everything in Time, but this almost all killer album is a mess." I'm... just going to pretend I didn't see that score nor read that comment.
@berserkboi (8) is making me confused here because he adores "New Friend" yet says this: "Weaker than the other album tracks so far but not bad by any means!" Hope you hear the magic upon another listen. @bonnieetclyde (8) joins me in appreciating the lyrical charms of this track: "Love the 'don't talk about ex-girlfriends' line, referencing their last album. All the lyrics on this track are quite tongue in cheek/fun." Yes, the lyrical playfulness really jumped out here.
And we have the 'relatable corner' here, as @Angeleyes (8) calls it: "One of my favorites when I went through a big No Doubt phase in high school. I'm naturally a "too in my own head" person so I found the lyrics very relatable, though not in a context of a relationship as I hadn't been in one yet." We're absolutely twinning here dd. And to close us off, @AshleyKerwin (10) makes the three of us, reminiscing: "I remember being a teen and hearing about how neurotic she was in her lyrics and thinking "wow, someone else is like that too!" and the rest has been history." Erratic/confused Gwen produces the most amazing songs it seems.
"'Cause everybody wants everybody else
Everybody wants everybody else
Everybody wants everybody else
Everybody wants everybody eeeeeeeeeelse..."
(the amazing moment when "New Friend" morphs into a "In My Head" prototype)
Next up: My third 10 in a row and yet another excellent album track.
So, our last song to leave before the top 30 is...
There’s just something about you
That gets me in a twist
And sometimes I think that Cupid
Is just taking the piss...
31.
In My Head
Average score: 8.000
Highest score: 10 x 4 (@Maki, @Music City Queen, @tylerc, @AshleyKerwin)
Lowest score: 4 x 1 (@Sprockrooster)
My score: 10
High peak: #16 (5 voters)
Low peak: #41 (7,8 voters)
Part 2 of 'You all are so wrong for this'. "In My Head" becomes the next song from "Rock Steady" to leave, just before the top 30. Interestingly, it got a perfectly round number as its average score and that's the only time it happens in this rate. Its scores were relatively scattered, as I see some lower scores (including that vile 4, without which it would've been at #26) and a lot of 9+ ones, it can be considered a divisive song to some extent. Apart from those high/low peaks, the song was mostly inside the top 30 during the voting period, but of course a 6 from the final voter knocked it out...
And gosh that artwork is so ugly though I made it in like 3 minutes.
"In My Head" was written by Gwen Stefani, Tony Kanal and Tom Dumont, produced by the band and Nellee Hooper, and released as the 10th track on "Rock Steady" album. The song stemmed from the rock outro of a wonderful and equally underrated gem "New Friend", which remained an outtake but should be cherished, especially among the fanbase. The song was among the final few to be finalized for this album, and among the few ones inspired by the long-distance relationship between Gwen and Gavin (again, "New Friend" is among these). It was performed live during the Rock Steady tour and supposedly once at the 2009 Summer tour but I don't have audio/video evidence to back that up.
First of all, a confession: I gave only one perfect score to "Rock Steady" album and "In My Head" is that song (though its rejected cousin "New Friend" also got a 10 from me). It's always been my fave from the album, something about it captivated me. And really, the song presents a sonic standout, as it blends reggae with synth pop, and manages to be bare-bones yet packs a lot in it. The minimalistic approach totally does it justice and I adore how the melodic synths are incorporated with the more 'organic' instrumentation (especially during the middle-8). The melodies are extremely catchy throughout (the verses bring one of most memorable No Doubt moments in my opinion) and the pre-chorus makes for a very quotable hook. The chorus may be simple, but it's so effective as the backing vocals do the trick and also randomly remind me of Gwen's solo track "Don't Get It Twisted", which is also on the very interesting side. The lyrics are so much fun despite coming from a personal place and even providing a glimpse of the "Return of Saturn" songwriting thought-process, where there's a repeating narrative of self-reflection. The culmination comes in that spoken middle-8, as Gwen really sounds like she's losing her mind, overthinking and questioning everything. Relatable queen. And when I said the lyrics of "In My Head" are fun, they are fun. I mean, the outro alone:
...don’t talk about
The past, let's talk about
The future, let's talk about
Our wedding, let's talk about
Gwen Stefani, let's talk about
How much you like me, and all that
How iconic is that? It also sounds like she's foreshadowing her solo career but we won't elaborate on that. Anyway, this just missing out on top 30 placement is making me bitter but we're really left with an extremely strong set of songs.
Onto the commentary. Let me just chuck this out first. @Sprockrooster (4) loses his lowest score in the rate and says: "This is not even good enough to be a b-side, so how this did not end up on Everything in Time, but this almost all killer album is a mess." I'm... just going to pretend I didn't see that score nor read that comment.
@berserkboi (8) is making me confused here because he adores "New Friend" yet says this: "Weaker than the other album tracks so far but not bad by any means!" Hope you hear the magic upon another listen. @bonnieetclyde (8) joins me in appreciating the lyrical charms of this track: "Love the 'don't talk about ex-girlfriends' line, referencing their last album. All the lyrics on this track are quite tongue in cheek/fun." Yes, the lyrical playfulness really jumped out here.
And we have the 'relatable corner' here, as @Angeleyes (8) calls it: "One of my favorites when I went through a big No Doubt phase in high school. I'm naturally a "too in my own head" person so I found the lyrics very relatable, though not in a context of a relationship as I hadn't been in one yet." We're absolutely twinning here dd. And to close us off, @AshleyKerwin (10) makes the three of us, reminiscing: "I remember being a teen and hearing about how neurotic she was in her lyrics and thinking "wow, someone else is like that too!" and the rest has been history." Erratic/confused Gwen produces the most amazing songs it seems.
"'Cause everybody wants everybody else
Everybody wants everybody else
Everybody wants everybody else
Everybody wants everybody eeeeeeeeeelse..."
(the amazing moment when "New Friend" morphs into a "In My Head" prototype)
Next up: My third 10 in a row and yet another excellent album track.
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