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7.40
On Your Radar Rank | 8th (9th in 2015)
VIPs | @Shockbox @Attis @Mistress of All Evil @imaduck @Guy @If You Go (10)
Villains | @phily693 (2) DJHazey @Duppe (4) @Elysium (4.5)
Rank Change | -2
Score Change | +0.11
Most Solo Time | Vanessa
Hazey Says | Ugh, this song just does not flow at all for me, it ends up sounding like a mushed together mess. Ironically, the synths during the chorus make Vanessa sound like she’s singing about ‘doing what you want with her’ in a church. The best part is the one-line “middle eight” from Frollie because it’s like a ray of light that breaks up whatever the hell else is going on in the main song. (4)
This was produced by Jaz Rogers and Bryn Christopher who said they really wanted to push the limits of what The Saturdays could sound like, which ended up being a dubstep sound. Vanessa said at the time she wasn’t into the song at first and took a lot of work to make it right. They performed in the All Fired Up tour with a pregnant Una sitting it out because they were some racy elements to the routine.
Most of the voters who commented in 2015 recognized the fact that the band really took a risk with this one and made something that sets itself apart from the rest of their discography. This would translate to many people claiming they were caught off guard at first and hated it, but had since warmed up to it over time, with others stating they must be in the right mood for it. Maybe this means the song with have an upward trajectory in 2022.
Commentary
@Attis (10) - ffff what is this song, the nerve I applaud it.
@louciano (9.5) - This song is really exciting. The tinny piano(?) instrumental really complements the whole minimalistic-esque vibe of the song to me.
@Ezz (9.25) - That opening is among their most epic. If only this was consistent across the album.
@JakobVision22 (8) - I know this album is polarizing and most "critics" seem to agree that it's their worst work but songs like Do What You Want With Me shows that the girls and the producers were at least trying out things that were new to them. Nothing else in their discography sounds like this song, which is dubstep meets mid tempo meets EDM meets ballad. The Saturdays weren't known for their innovation, but songs like this still stick out to me years and years later.
@Scaper (7.5) - The last minute or so of the song is great. It was good to hear them try something different and be somewhat experimental with sound.
@Phonetics Girl (7.5) - For some reason, this is how I imagine all PJ00s+ entries to sound from now on.
@daninternational (7) - Something about the structure/production makes it feel quite interesting.
@saviodxl (6.5) - They need to learn a thing or two about consent nn.
@Sally_Harper (5) - This isn’t one of my favourites, but the festive intro gets me every time. As do the memories of Frankie and Mollie’s autotunes malfunctioning. #poorFrankie #poorMollie
Yeah, somehow this is still getting applause for trying something new in 2022, when dubstep is involved in the process. Weird, some of my favorite bops from this era get attacked constantly for that element dd. Also, no way to the PJ00s+ comment. I have enough taste (barely) to enter stuff that is far better than this. At least @Phonetics Girl can know she's not alone in the On Your Radar detractor department, with @Ezz's comment.
Shoutout Queens
Frankie and Mollie each had 1 shoutout in 2015 and then I added mine with this rate, so it'll be another Frollie classic.
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Not sure when or how many songs will go out tomorrow as there is our first winter storm forecasted which always throws a monkey wrench into everything. When #38 comes, it'll be a B-Side though.
