its debuted at no 1 in some countries.
i understand.

in a previous music life i used to hang with a group of
musos way more technically proficient than i.
one of our fav things to do was, each week we reviewed lots of new songs, and jotted down the ones we felt would go on to be top ten hits. one of our basic criteria was how catchy/hooky/memorable/accessible it was to the normal man/woman in the street.
we actually got very good in calling the next hits.
particularly unknowns out of nowhere.
i was thinking this morning how my old muso buds would
have reviewed the song.

so i gave a listen. heres my plusses/minuses
plusses.
1. great vocs.
2. some really special notes hit.
(i agree with beato on thius aspect)
3. interesting different arrangement.
4. good song picture/impact.
minuses.
1. not sure i like the kik drum useage.
(i would probably have argued against it.
just my personal prefs as a listener.)
2. i dont hear the memorable 'hooks' that i would go to bed singing, like i would with past hit songs.
3. i kept on wanting some bg violins in places.
(just personal pref again...but some modern producers might argue thats an old hackneyed production idea.)

gonna have another listen n see if it grows on me further.
frankly i would love to hear what adele could do with
her great talent singing a classic like 'cant get used to loosing you' sung by andy williams. a song i consider verey hooky/catchy etc etc.
she IS a great talent.

best
om

Last edited by justanoldmuso; 10/23/21 04:06 AM.
my songs....mixed for good earbuds...(fyi..my vocs on all songs..)
https://soundcloud.com/alfsongs
(90 songs created useing bb/rb)
(lots of tips of mine in pg tips forum.)