Chart Report - 27/01/08
1 - Basshunter - 'Now You're Gone'
ChartSnipe: I had the good fortune to speak to Mr Basshunter this week, and found him to a be a curious mix of the spiritual, nature-worshipping woodsman, and the scatology-obsessed, girl-hungry teenage boy. Heck, he even told me the 'B' in Basshunter is supposed to be silent, and that's not even a joke! Listen to the interview, if you don't believe me...(FM)
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2 - Adele - 'Chasing Pavements'
ChartSnipe: The trick with chasing pavements is not to get put off or confused by a fork in the road, or a sudden dead end. Experienced pavement chasers will tell you these things are an occupational hazard, one that everyone has to learn how to deal with. That thing about stepping on a crack is true though, so watch out! (FM)
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3 - Nickelback - 'Rock Star'
ChartSnipe: Proof, if proof were needed, that all you need to do to inject a bit of interest into your flagging moose-rock career (it's all in the bellowing, see) is to unveil a hitherto hidden sense of humour. Of course, once the door to smiley pastures is opened, it's hard to fully shut it again. Give it a couple of years and they'll be doing over-earnest, mooey versions of Weird Al Yankovic's greatest hits. What fun! (FM)
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4 - Rihanna - 'Don't Stop The Music'
ChartSnipe: Should you ever find yourself in the awful position of becoming bored with this song, why not do as I do, and re-imagine the title, using the medium of puns. So far, I've managed to entertain myself with 'Don't Stop Them You Seek' - the sort of advice you'd get from a guru with a very poor grasp of the English language - and 'Don't Stop, The Emu's Sick'. There's also the similar but different 'Don't Stop The Emu Sick', which is gross, but kind of lively if you're really, really bored. (FM)
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5 - Lupe Fiasco ft. Matthew Santos - 'Superstar'
ChartSnipe: This week's No.3 position is occupied by a 'Rock Star', and here's a 'Superstar' at No.5. This can only mean that next week there will be a song about a megastar in the Top 5, and the week after that, something about a supernova (in the sky). After this, there will just be a black hole where the Top 10 used to be, and the number 11 will start to look a bit frayed around its perimiter edges. Do you see what forces you've unleashed with your mild sarcasm, Nickelback? (FM)
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