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Early Front-Runners For Song of the Year: Taio Cruz, Alphabeat, Westlife???
Now we’re talking. Duffy (four weeks at No. 1), H Two O, and Nickelback continue their chokehold on the top three spots on this week’s chart, but two phenomenal songs have entered the top 10 this week.
There has been a lot of talk of a dearth of black artists coming out of Britain, but Taio Cruz has long been one of the country’s best-kept secrets. Like Ne-Yo here in the States, he got his start as a well-known songwriter for other artists, including Will Young. Now he’s becoming a major star on his own as an R&B crooner, and the new “Come On Girl” is his biggest hit to date. Rocking an early ’80s electro vibe, “Come On Girl” is all but certain to be a major club jam in the coming months.
Having just received a Roxette greatest hits collection as a gift, I was reminded of how few new pop songs feature male-female harmonies. Enter Alphabeat, a Danish pop band that’s making a big splash in the UK. Alphabeat’s male-female interplay is reminiscent of the deft blending of Carl Newman, Neko Case, and Dan Bejar‘s voices in the Canadian band The New Pornographers. While Alphabeat isn’t quite on their level, they make undeniably catchy power pop. I love it.
Hey, even that Westlife ballad doesn’t bother me that much. It has a pleasant Backstreet Boys sheen. Am I mad, in a coma, or back in time? You be the judge…
1.Duffy – Mercy
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2.H Two O ft. Platnum – What’s ItGonna Be
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3.Nickelback – Rockstar
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4.OneRepublic – Stop and Stare
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5.Taio Cruz ft. Luciana – Come On Girl
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6.Basshunter – Now You’re Gone
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7.Alphabeat – Fascination
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8.Westlife – Us Against the World
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9.Flo Rida ft. T-Pain – Low
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10.Rihanna – Don’t Stop the Music
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