Every week I’ll be giving you a review of a song. Now this could be a song in the chart I like (or one I hate) or something a bit different I’ve found on this ‘ere interweb.
I’ll also be teaming up with my alter ego (get your head round that one) to bring you a bootleg. That’s songs mixed together rather than the live recording kind.
Franz Ferdinand – What You Waiting For
I heard this one Radio 1’s ‘Live Lounge’ on Tuesday and I thought “Ooh, that’s kinda good”. But then I downloaded it and listened again.
Ouch
There are some very good parts to this. The addition of Billy Idol’s ‘White Wedding’ at the end was inspired. And when Alex has finally got going, the chorus actually sounds like Franz Ferdinand singing.
Unfortunately the rest doesn’t.
Instead it sounds like some drunk has gone up to the karaoke for a laugh. It’s out of tune at the start of each verse as well, which really does grate.
In all, this is a missed opportunity. If it had been done properly I think they could’ve done something special. But as it is, the verses really need some work. Like in last week’s ‘Dirty Harry’ review, the instrumental is great, but it can’t save it.
2/5
If you want to judge for yourself, you can download it here:
Franz Ferdinand – What You Waiting For (Radio 1 Live Lounge)
DeNeo – Guess Who’s Back (Instrumental Re-Rub)
Eminem – Just Lose It (Instrumental)
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28 different acapellas
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8 different instrumentals