- Jumping (Jeckyll & Hyde; DJ Porny); I couldn't understand this craze, more often than not because it made me realize how old I am. This was nothing short of insipid. Thankfully, the first time I heard of it, was on the eight o'clock news. And you know what happens to hypes that are outed on primetime television... they die pretty soon. Unfortunately you have to go through all kinds of wannabees who want to cash in on the hype for the time being.
- Ah, Mika. We thought you were a skinny sumbitch one-hit wonder, with a moderately catchy song (Grace Kelly)... and then you had to spoil it with some seriously crap singles, that you made young girls buy en masse (Relax, Big Girls)... please, go away and let real men rule the airwaves, capisce?
- And while we're on the subject of one-hit wonders (well, to put it fairly, two-hits), let's speak of XYP, a band consisting of twenty-something Brits and Dutch singers, catering to a sub-teen audience. Not serious enough to get played regularly on popular radio, but sold more records than most, thanks to the likes of Jetix and Cartoon Network... and within the space of nine months they got popular, scored a number one hit single... and broke up again. Ah, XYP, we hardly knew ye. At least Iris was kind of cute (call me!).
- Finally, even if you sing utter and total, unintelligible rubbish... if it sounded halfway decent and upbeat, you have your own clothing line, and you're dating a two-time FHM Babe of the year, you could still sell... well... tens of thousands... I'm talking about you, Jantje Smit.
The gothic rock band genre is growing on me, and Delain is this year's best new proponent of that (while Within Temptation is going international). Coming close is The Fray, who show - through intelligent lyrics, and insightful songs - that there's still some good stuff coming around (rather than that skinny rock singers crap).
Honorable mention: Rooney, Maroon 5 (back again), Van Velzen
The 2007 MVP: Nelly Furtado;
This is really strange. Three years ago miss Furtado managed to release the commercial turd known as Forca, just because the freakin' European Championships were held where here ancestors used to live... and then she hooked up with Timbaland, grew a set of tits, sex appeal, and apparently a proper songwriter, because practically every single of her latest album Loose was a hit in 2007. That's a remarkable reversal of fortune. Maybe in that sense, the MVP award should actually go to Timbaland.
Honorable mention: Rihanna, Timbaland, The Fray
Top singles of 2007:
- The Fray - Over my head
- Nelly Furtado - Why do all good things come to an end
- The Fray - How to save a life
- Timbaland presents One Republic - Apologize
- Nelly Furtado ft. Juanes - Te busque
- John Mayer - Dreaming with a broken heart
- The Nightwatchman - The road I must travel
- Timbaland ft. Keri Hilson - The way I are
- Delain - Frozen
- Michael Buble - Everything
- Mason vs. Princess Superstar - Perfect Exceeder
- Ida Corr - Let me think about it
- Pakito - Are you ready
- September - Cry for you
- John Marks - Insanity
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