DCCXXXVII – March 2014
| Running total | Highest chart placing | The song and who did it |
|---|---|---|
7891 |
4 |
SAY SOMETHING A Great Big World and Christina Aguilera |
7892 |
1 |
MONEY ON MY MIND Sam Smith |
7893 |
10 |
CAN’T RELY ON YOU Paloma Faith |
7894 |
2 |
ALL OF ME John Legend |
7895 |
7 |
LET GO FOR TONIGHT Foxes |
7896 |
6 |
RED LIGHTS Tiesto |
7897 |
10 |
MAGIC Coldplay |
7898 |
7 |
AIR BALLOON Lily Allen |
7899 |
1 |
MY LOVE Route 94 featuring Jess Glynne |
7900 |
9 |
NASTY Pixie Lott |
7901 |
8 |
HOW I FEEL Flo Rida |
7902 |
4 |
I’M A FREAK Enrique Iglesias featuring Pitbull |
7903 |
1 |
TSUNAMI (JUMP) DVBBS and Borgeous featuring Tinie Tempah |
7904 |
6 |
WORD UP Little Mix |
7905 |
1 |
I GOT U Duke Dumont featuring Jax Jones |
Say Something’s very quiet, heart-wrenching and sad, but I’ll be honest with you, it didn’t really connect with me. Neither did Money On My Mind, but that’s mainly because I find the squealy chorus to be incredibly irritating. The rest of the song’s OK, but the squealy bits are really jarring.
Can’t Rely On You is really strange, and a bit good. All Of Me, however, doesn’t do much for me; maybe I’m getting “one singer and minimal accompaniment” fatigue? There’s something very eighties about Let Go For Tonight, but I can’t put my finger on what it is exactly. Not a bad song, mind you. Oh heck… is this really the sort of music Tiesto’s peddling these days? Not very exciting, is it?
Chris Martin sings “I don’t” or “I don’t know” eighteen times during each chorus of the restrained, dreamy, low-key and sadly not particularly brilliant Magic, although it is an improvement of sorts. Air Balloon’s three and a half minutes of enjoyably forgettable pop fluff – this may be Lily Allen’s worst Top Ten single, but it’s still better than a lot of people’s best efforts.
I don’t mind Nasty, but it didn’t half take a pummelling in the singles chart. In and out inside three weeks – wow, tough crowd. How I Feel samples Feeling Good with varying results; some samples work and others really don’t. I must admit though, I’m starting to suspect that maybe Flo Rida isn’t his real name. Anyway, on to I’m A Freak… the tune sounds like it could’ve come from a whimsical kids’ TV show from the eighties… imported from the States or Canada, I’d say. Tsunami’s a belting good song, mind you. Oh yes, I like this one.
The less said about what Little Mix have done to Cameo’s Word Up the better, I think. I Got U’s nice and summery, just the thing for March.