Year: 2025
Track: THE FATE OF OPHELIA – TAYLOR SWIFT
Comment: Ahh now the Ur-A-list-American-female singer, playing with Pre-Raphaelite references no less. Not really a Swiftie, but I like the lyrical ambition even if the tune is a little mundane.
Rating: B
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Year: 2024
Track: TASTE – SABRINA CARPENTER
Comment: Not had an A list American female singer since Pink. This is ok, a little boring really.
Rating: C+
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Year: 2023
Track: STRANGERS – KENYA GRACE
Comment: Sweet and smooth drum and bass lite. That was inoffensively enjoyable.
Rating: B+
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Year: 2022
Track: UNHOLY – SAM SMITH & KIM PETRAS
Comment: Nice and Sleazy from Mr Smith. I quite like this middle eastern feel to the song, but ultimately quite forgettable.
Rating: C
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Year: 2021
Track: EASY ON ME – ADELE
Comment: Another very classy break up song from Adele
Rating: B
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Year: 2020
Track: MOOD – 24KGOLDN FT. IANN DIOR
Comment: Slick but very very very adolescent
Rating: C-
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Year: 2019
Track: DANCE MONKEY – TONES AND I
Comment: Well that was fun. Bright and breezy with more hooks than a fisherman’s tackle box.
Rating:B+
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Year: 2018
Track: SHALLOW – LADY GAGA/BRADLEY COOPER
Comment: Some nice serendipity, this is from A Star is Born, and earlier version of which starred Babs, and footage form her version of the film featured in the video for Woman in Love. Spooky.
As to the song, it’s nice enough.
Timeless in a “it could have been written any time from the 70’s onwards” kind of way. And it was nice of Ms Gaga to hold back and not swamp Mr Cooper too much.
Rating: C+
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Year: 2017
Track: ROCKSTAR – POST MALONE FT 21 SAVAGE
Comment: Not sure what to make of this, aurally really really interesting, lyrically not aimed at someone of my age bracket and rather unpleasant. Intriguing.
Rating: B-
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Year: 2016
Track: SHOUT OUT TO MY EX – LITTLE MIX
Comment: So, X-Factor winner repurposed as Spice Girls de-nous-jours via Girls Aloud. It’s alright I suppose, rather inoffensive really,
Rating: C+
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