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Erik Hassle – Hurtful (Penguin Prison Remix)

In TCID: Songs on February 7, 2010 at 7:07 pm

After so many blogs that we love reading were going crazy over Erik Hassle, especially this song, we started doubting our ears and then their ears. Sure, he had an interesting voice and the lyrics were really good but it was just too dull to go through with listening to it. The Penguin Prison remix takes the good bits from the original and makes the whole song listenable. This version tugs at our heartstrings and the difference between how we didn’t care about the song before and how much we love it now astounds us but we could quote the whole song because all of it breaks our heart in the most brilliant way.

It’s a free download if you sign up here or do something along the lines of retweeting ‘Erik H is wel gd’, more details here.

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Cheryl Cole – Parachute

In TCID: Songs on February 4, 2010 at 6:03 pm

Our three favourite songs on 3 Words were the first two singles and this one so we’re very happy that this has been chosen as the third single. Just in case you didn’t get the “I don’t need a parachute baby if I’ve got you” metaphor she handily explains that what she means is “you’re gonna catch me, you’re gonna catch if I fall down down down”.  Despite its similarities to the Come Dine With Me theme tune it still manages to be a very good, modern, sophisticated-sounding song and if any song is going to automatically sell loads of records we’re glad it’s this one.

As a sidenote, this week a girl on American Idol sung ‘Something Kinda Oooh’ in her audition. Could this be America’s ‘accidental’ (trans: on purpose) introduction to Girls Aloud and a hint that maybe Simon’s taking Cheryl to America? Not that we’re great conspiracy theorists but the song is already in Nicole Richie’s head, most definitely as a direct result and if it can fit in there with all of the huge philosophical questions running around then it can get in to the average American’s brain too.

Just a thought anyway. Watch the American Idol audtion here.

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Sneak your mum’s credit card: 01/02/2010

In TCID: New Releases on February 1, 2010 at 12:23 am

Now we know the situation, you’re always strapped for cash, but if you’ve got a mum and she’s got a credit card and you’re not a very nice person and you want to nick it off her DON’T feed your drug habit, buy some lovely songs instead.

Hot Chip – One Life Stand


It sounds like most Hot Chip songs to be honest, so quite good. The kerazzy thing about them is despite having beards and wearing glasses they make really ‘cool’ music that ‘cool’ people can like. Basically they’ve been doing what Susan Boyle is doing now for the past four years.

I Blame Coco – Caesar (feat. Robyn)

A Robyn song produced by Teddybears would be perfect so if this song isn’t good then I Blame Coc(Nooo*snatches keyboard from underneath the typing fingers*oooo! – Ed) It’s actually very good and Coco makes her mark, making sure it’s definitely her song. It would be good if she can follow this up with something just as good.

Jedward feat. Vanilla Ice – Under Pressure (Ice Ice Baby)

We like it! For now, we like them too.

Marina & the Diamonds – Hollywood

We wanted kissing in the rain and all we got was this lousy song. Except it’s not lousy at all! It’s really good. We reviewed it properly a while ago.

Verdict: We love the last three and quite like the first.

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