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#104 [#78]:

Name: Spring
Origin: Foxbase Alpha (Saint Etienne)

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Nominator: Placeee (6/15)

(7, 7, 7.1)

[Good, though it leaves me wanting more.]

Another pop song with a great singer that I enjoy, but never really manage to connect with the lyrics. Strangely, something about her voice is reminding me heavily of someone from the 60s or 70s, but I can't quite place it. The closest I've come is Dionne Warwick:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijhL9Y7skQs" data-time="

But that's not quite it. There's a certain quality to their voices in the respective choruses that I find somewhat similar, but not really similar enough for the feeling this nomination was giving me. (As an aside I love that song by Dionne Warwick and it's one of my most listened to songs on Spotify this year).



Even less related, but I was surprised to learn this was the band behind "Only Love Can Break Your Heart", which was never one of my favorite songs but is something I know well enough to have recognized instantly. Didn't know that was a cover of a Neil Young song, of all people--not that I have anything against Young (I only know his biggest hits, but those were great), I'd just never heard his version of the song and the Saint Etienne version doesn't sound anything like Neil Young. </.<

Back on topic, I do like the song. I may or may not give the group another try later; I like her voice enough that she's probably earned it.

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#103 [#210]:

Name: How to Be a Heartbreaker
Origin:MARINA
Link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKNcuTWzTVw" data-time="

Nominator: Hannyabal (11/15)

(5, 4.5, 7.1)

[Not bad. I like her voice a lot more than I did on the other song, but Im almost completely disinterested in the lyrics and the video (...though I kinda liked that she wore a variety of bows, if were being completely honest) which is going to hold it back.]

Well "6.2" [EDIT: 6.7 now [EDITED EDIT: Make that 7 EDIT 3: Err...7.1?]] is a bit better than "not bad", but it still doesn't inspire much in the way of comments.

[Final Thoughts: Enjoyed far more than expected, moved up 30-some spots.

[Later Edit: Well that was written somewhere between 10 to 20 slots ago, as I didn't want to cut this song. So somewhere between +30-50 spaces from where I planned on eliminating it. This should not be my sort of thing and I don't know why I like it as much as I do. Thumping dance beat, subject matter I'm not interested in, it's just not really my type of song by any measure. And yet, here we are, with it just barely missing the top 1/3rd.]

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