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maybe_im_crazy
Well, you only went and jinxed it... Celine pushed back for yet another year now. But in all seriousness it is pretty insane how our paths have never once crossed before now over the years. My logic is, Sara hasn't been over in donkey's years, and I don't anticipate her coming back anytime soon after this tour so I'm milking it for all it's worth and hitting every date... that and my flight to Glasgow only set me back 50p thanks to my air miles, lol.
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Yeah, couldn't believe it! One day I got an email saying tickets were to be sent soon, the next it was postponed again. Oh well, better she put her health first. I did realise after posting that we were both at Carrie's concert at the RAH but that was way back. There was almost also Blondie and Chrissie Hynde at the iTunes Festival, but I couldn't go in the end. Sound logic with Sara, definitely a rarity! Was very surprised when she announced a UK tour. P.S. 50p for a flight is totally outragous, but for the right reasons haha
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UP? https://www.last.fm/music/Laura+Branigan/+images/5b58ebbcfb7d82b89a974b8da14591ac
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HowSpiffing
Thanks :) Can’t wait for Sheryl’s new album! Duet with Stevie Nicks again... Yes!
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maybe_im_crazy
Hahaha, IKR! I don't even bother with this site anymore since they changed it up - but yeah, I was there, front and centre, naturally... 💁🏻 Hope you had a good Christmas and New Years, and all that jazz...
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maybe_im_crazy
You sir are certainly clued-up, I wouldn't've had a clue whether or not he'd written it, let alone it's the first in forever and a day... I still like it though, it's different enough to notably mark a new era in his music, but still similar enough to stay true to his original sound... Hark at me like I have any idea what I'm going on about whatsoever! I'm totally with you on this digital release malarkey - I know you've got to keep up with the times and whatnot, but I cannot abide digital-only releases, I need a physical copy to own - can't be dealing with a digital single here and there, I want a physical album and I want it now :P
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I only responded to select parts of your message, how rude of me! I can't say that I really noticed if his voice was higher, except for when he went all Mariah with his whooooo-oooo--ahhhh-whoaaaaaa-yeahhhhhhs... and how good is 21?! The boy can do no wrong in my eyes, but his British label on the other hand...
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Wahey, I'm glad to hear it! Will we be booking to see him again in September, or was he a once is enough for me kinda show? I don't know what was going down in Brummy-town, but here in London City we had to endure the pop version of Light Me Up with that godforesaken dance backingtrack - thankfully it was just for that, so we pushed through and survived... just. Yes, the roof... THE ROOF! Okay, well technically it's more of a balcony, but it looks like a roof! https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CFoIKLwWIAEUnMd.jpg:large
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C'mon, so how was it?! The London show on Friday was just insane, his performance was the best I'd seen yet, the crowd were crazy, and he was climing up on the roof before the show it was just madness - but so, so good!
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I know, right?! Why my career in journalism was so short-lived is beyond me...
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Sorry dude, you can't live in denial forever... ;) http://r10.fodey.com/2360/5416c2afb6a94d0b93d63bb37433685f.0.jpg
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Be careful what I say, oh heavens no, I loooooove a brummy accent, me... That sounded believable, right? Ha, oh did you not hear the news? Hunter's ditching America, moving over here and focusing on his new-found pop career... ;)
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Birmingham... Uh-oh, did Glasgow sell out by the time you looked for tickets, or do you just secretly love the accent? ;) Now this isn't something you'll hear from me very often, but I was wrong... Looks like the UK album is all revamps, Wanted's up on iTunes, thankfully it's nowhere near as bad as LMU, but it's certainly different...
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As long as you're online for bang on nine on Friday you should be alright, I don't know how big the other venues are, but the KOKO in London is still fairly small, 1k or so... As for hot cakes, I don't get the appeal, I like my cake room tempreture, is that weird?! :P
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Fair enough... Ha, good man! Pre-sale's this Wednesday, general sale's this Friday, thems'a gonna go like hot cakes! I've never understood that saying, what's so special about hot cakes, what is a hot cake?! Questions I have many, answers but a few... :P
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So me and Hunter had words... In a nutshell his British label said your sound wont sell, here's someone to collaberate with to mix-up the music, enjoy - of course he didn't say it in so many words, but that's pretty much the gist of it... The good news, however, is that the majority of the British album should remain in-tact, and he's touring again in May, including Scotland (well, Glasgow...). I urge you to see him live if you can, the boy knows how to put on a show, that's for sure...
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Yeah, I was told the same thing, around 2000... They sound like they're from the 'Real' era to me though, the sound of the tracks anyway - definitely different to what she's know for (no doubt why they never saw the light of day) but I like them, though I'm not entirely sure if that's just the novelty of them being so shiny and new to me
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Let's just say I rubbed shoulders with the right people at Belinda's gig on Friday... :P
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Well now that goes without saying, I'm a straight-talker, it'll just be a case of "Look, Hunter, whats with all these remixes - you're a country artists, not pop, or dance - this gig sold out in seconds because of your country fans who found out you were finally coming to play over here", and then he'll most likely ask me to repeat it all because he couldn't understand a word of what I just said ;P
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Lucky ole you getting to live through me eh! I forked out a couple of limbs to meet him too so I'll tell you what he smells like too 😄. I'm kidding, that's just weird, I'll only give him a letter confessing my undying love is all...
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Now would you like the good news or the bad news? The good news is that's Mr Hayes is playing a teeny tiny headlining show over here next month - and before the album drops, so touchwood it's not a dance show... The bad news, well for you anyway, it's in the capital, obviously.
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Exactly - it's almost like somebody at his British label's just gone, oh no, country doesn't sell here and that's that. Most people over here still have the preconceived notion that country isn't cool, that it's traditional, old style Hank Williams - you said it yourself, Dolly, Carrie both topping the charts on their own merit. Bands like The Band Perry, Little Big Town and Rascal Flatts, even Kacey Musgraves are touring here frequently in medium sized venues, granted they're not smashing the charts but they've mainted and grown their fanbases; if they carry on like this they just run the risk of losing his already established country fans, imo. But then again they are just marketing him to teenage girls over here, and they love the beebs, so who even knows - if/when he tours, they may still lap it up... Though, no doubt half would just be buying a ticket just for the view. In conclusion, I don't know what I'm even saying anymore, it's a sad state of affairs, the end :P
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The thought doesn't even bear thinking about, I can just about grasp the fact that his British label think he'll sell better as a pop artist, but in theory it's just not working... Tattoo flopped, and so will Light Me Up - hell, even as a pop lover I can't stand that remix! But the worst part is that if/when he finally tours over here, it'll be performing to that God-awful dance music, just like how he did the UK version of Tattoo at that showcase gig. Three minutes I could live with, but not an hour and a half...
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Dear God! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AaHmGtjgj-A&feature=youtu.be, now I still think that the UK version of Tattoo wasn't half but, but this… This is just something else.
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Lol! What is it with everybody and these Bieber comparisons?! Am I missing something 😅
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Yeah, well word on the street is he'll be playing the Country to Country festival at the O2 in March, so fingers crossed, and fingers crossed that'll lead onto a full UK headlining tour like it did for LeAnn Rimes and Darius Rucker. I think I'm the only person who likes the UK version of Tattoo, I mean it doesn't beat the original, obviously, but I really don't mind it - but that's probably his British record label's doing, they did it with Shania back in the day… Hasn't his target audience always been teenage girls?! :P
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Ha, I know right! So much talent in such a small package, I hope he does well over here - granted, mostly for myself, so I can see him live again, but it's always nice to see such talented artists get the recognition and success that they so deserve (but more so for myself, obviously… :P)
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Amazing, words can't even begin to describe… I mean, obviously I knew he was going to be awesome, but I was in absolute awe. He's so little though, even with the height of the stage I was up to his shoulders! Lovely and down to earth too… Such an incredible night, a few of my friends had won too, and made a bunch of new friends that night, just a lot of laughs and a lot of talent :)
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maybe_im_crazy
Yes, actually... You can get anything and everything in London so bah-fucking-humbug, Scrooge! 😆
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Ha, yeah, I thought as much - but thought I best let you know, just on the off chance… And boy did I have to send out the search party, here in your Shoutbox, in your Inbox on here, even on Facebook, I did everything but send a skywriter to fly over Aberdeen City :P Like you even need to ask, of course, I've already won my tickets! :D
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Don't know if this is of interest of you, but if it is, you might want to get over it like a rash… https://www.buddybounce.com/HunterHayes/rewards/96 :P
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maybe_im_crazy
Ha, well it's not that funny really - that and by the time I've done my "did I ever tell you about the time I got mugged on my eighteenth birthday?" story they're usually rolling their eyes at me :P
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Ha, well not really but I suppose it'll just have to do! :P Well they weren't even letting us into the queue without the ID, and after a while it clicked they photocopied my passport at work, so I asked if that'd work, the guard wasn't completely sold, but a pack of chewing gum seemed to sweeten the deal, I kid you not… So I had to ring up my boss and ask her to scan it and send me the scan, but she kept harping on about confidentiality, but eventually turned around and said if I do this for you will you hold the office all day tomorrow - it ended up being the longest day in the history of the world, but it was so worth it! I know right, seriously wasn't expecting War Child, but it was a very pleasant surprise, with Rave thrown in I was, naturally, a very happy bunny :P
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I honestly thought that we weren't going to get in, more so after the forth guard there said so - but thankfully my stubbornness paid off! I'm an administrator in a day nursery, but I only work part-time, so a ten hour shift with screaming toddlers was a harsh price to pay :P Ha, I'll stop calling her Janet now, she didn't look anything like her anymore, but thankfully I've got google images to back me up that she was, indeed once the spitting image of her! :P Well that's simply not good enough, it's the same with my friend Jack, it took him YEARS to introduce me to Carrie Underwood and Reba McEntire, thankfully though just in time to catch them both live, otherwise I would've been seriously pissed :P Amazing, as ever, Debbie Harry can never disappoint me - and I was pleasantly surprised to see War Child thrown into the set, I felt like I was one of the very few that actually knew it, thankfully you can't see me acting like a grade-a twat on-camera :P
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There were a few choice words used, a raised voice, an act of bribery and a favour made that resulted in me working a double shift the next day, but we eventually got in! Why didn't you ever tell me how awesome Janet is?! Besides the odd Pretenders hit (which was considerably more than I thought I knew) I'd ever really paid her any attention before - I feel like I've missed out all this time ;P
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Guess who forgot to bring their photo id to the iTunes festival last night?! 😳
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Yeah, no I saw those - between their needle in a haystack guessing games and design this or that competitions I'm even more grateful, seeing as I'm not a lucky person by far, and my artistic skills leave a lot to be desired, to say the least :P
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Ha! You are talking to a fully-fledged Londoner here, we consider Northampton to be up't North! :P No, it was through the actual iTunes store where you could apply for all the shows - I've applied for the odd one over the years for a few people, but nobody I've liked as much as I like Blondie, so to finally, actually win and it being Blondie, yeah, pretty darn happy :P
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They all went to the bar first, must be a northern thing, down south we queue for hours on end, run to the front like crazy people and send whoever you've dragged along to the bar :P. That is the problem with seated gigs though, hate them - that and you always end up being sat in front of the one miserable codger who moans if you're stood up, even if every other person surrounding you, and blocking your view in front is… No Winter?! That's crazy! I'd have thrown that and I Want To Drag You Around in for good measure, but considering I'm not actually paying a penny, and I'm expecting Rave, it's alright with me… For the most part ;P
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I wouldn't hold my breath, those demos were originally on the track listing of one of the remaster albums but were later pulled - so Demon definitely owns them, but don't want to put them out there for some reason, they were up on YouTube for a few days at least so hopefully somebody got them and they'll get back out there soon enough... Haha, how has it taken you so long to work out that being right by the stage is the only way to go to a gig?! But you're right, once you've experienced it, there's just no going back to the nosebleeds... So glad you enjoyed Blondie, let me tell you I'm loving Ghosts sick at the moment, it's so much better than I could've imagined, I'm quite literally obsessed with 'Rave', please tell me they played it when you saw them?!
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