erase

[crisisover]

hey, sorry if this is in the wrong place, still getting my feelers for the site!
i just heard 'erase' on youtube but can't find anything about it anywhere else and obviously it's not on either of Mika's dvd's... can anyone tell me about this song and where it 'fits'? is it new or old? has it been released?

kris

[keti]

The mod should remove it to HERE (http://www.mikafanclub.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=49) :thumb_yello:

As far as I know it's not a demo song and I think it was on the Japanese edition of LICM (correct me if I'm wrong please!!).
It hasn't been released as a single, and I guess it's from 2007. :wink2:

[keti]

mika has covered the song erase, which has not been released and erase is an original from Emer Kendrick
(11/03/1988 / Ireland).

hope this helps:wink2:

Who's that? :blink:

[Mary]

mika has covered the song erase, which has not been released and erase is an original from Emer Kendrick
(11/03/1988 / Ireland).

hope this helps:wink2:

Are you sure about that?
The lyrics for Emer Kendrick's Erase are a lot different from Mika's Erase... :wink2:

As far as I know it's a kind of demo or something, not released in the LICM "normal" versions, but I'm not sure if it has been released in the Japanese edition or other different editions of LICM.

[Tayler]

i don't think it's a cover...... it's ( apparently) on the japanese cd of LICM, but my mum read somewhere that he doesn't like to sing it because it upsets him.

[@nn@]

Who's that? :blink:

well to be honest...im not sure, i looked it up and thats what it said.:boxed:
:sorry::sorry:

[keti]

i don't think it's a cover...... it's ( apparently) on the japanese cd of LICM, but my mum read somewhere that he doesn't like to sing it because it upsets him.

That is what I read too. :thumb_yello:

I'm sure it's not a cover.

[keti]

well to be honest...im not sure, i looked it up and thats what it said.:boxed:
:sorry::sorry:

I have just tried to google Emer K. but apparently there's nothing anywhere about him :boxed:

[@nn@]

That is what I read too. :thumb_yello:

I'm sure it's not a cover.

well the website was wrong....
http://dl7.glitter-graphics.net/pub/557/557197bzj1zc2rfg.jpg (http://www.glitter-graphics.com)

[@nn@]

oh wait...my cosine just read the wrong thing.....sorry:blush-anim-cl:

[Oakie Doke]

Erase was a bonus track on the US and Japanese LiCM :thumb_yello:

[Tayler]

don't worry about it :roftl:


the lyrics of erase are quite....... :tears:
but i do like it.

[happikali]

hey, sorry if this is in the wrong place, still getting my feelers for the site!
No worries Kris ! I have just moved your thread to the 'Mika's Music & Artwork' section :thumb_yello:

:roftl: You didn't take long to start a thread !! :roftl::naughty:

[dcdeb]

hey, sorry if this is in the wrong place, still getting my feelers for the site!
i just heard 'erase' on youtube but can't find anything about it anywhere else and obviously it's not on either of Mika's dvd's... can anyone tell me about this song and where it 'fits'? is it new or old? has it been released?

kris

Erase was a bonus track on the US and Japanese LiCM :thumb_yello:

Actually, Erase was NOT a bonus track on the US version -- it was just a regular track. (A regular track that I regularly skip over -- don't care for the song! :naughty: Sorry, Mika!)

In any case, it HAS been released, on LiCM, and you can probably buy it on iTunes if you really want to.

[FREDDIESDOUBLE]

Hey newbie

This may you help you out

http://www.mikafanclub.com/forums/showthread.php?t=6396&highlight=discography

:thumb_yello:

[RAK1]

I'm lucky enough to have the Japanese import, with it on. I love it, after Love Today, it's my favourite:wub2:

[chickadee]

I'm lucky enough to have the Japanese import, with it on. I love it, after Love Today, it's my favourite:wub2:

Sorry Rose, I'm with Deb. I'm rather glad it's not on the Australian CD.

[forevermika]

erase is on my version of LiCM. It was bought online so i'm not really sure which version it is. I for one love that song, it is really sad, though

[Elmindreda]

I didn't know it wasn't a normal track on all the released cd's. I personally love that song, even though it is really sad

[guylainem123]

Actually, Erase was NOT a bonus track on the US version -- it was just a regular track. (A regular track that I regularly skip over -- don't care for the song! :naughty: Sorry, Mika!)
In any case, it HAS been released, on LiCM, and you can probably buy it on iTunes if you really want to.

Sorry Rose, I'm with Deb. I'm rather glad it's not on the Australian CD.

it is also on our version (probably same as US version) and i do just like you deb :thumb_yello: skip skip skip!

last time i said that, this :giljotiini: almost happened to me :naughty:

[dcdeb]

it is also on our version (probably same as US version) and i do just like you deb :thumb_yello: skip skip skip!

last time i said that, this :giljotiini: almost happened to me :naughty:

:naughty: I know, guy -- I'm surprised Robertina hasn't come in here to
scold me again -- she loves it, too! :blush-anim-cl:

[guylainem123]

:naughty: I know, guy -- I'm surprised Robertina hasn't come in here to
scold me again -- she loves it, too! :blush-anim-cl:

:naughty: i don't remember exactly what happened... but i could hear people screaming "leave mika alone!!!!" a la britney spears

just cus i didn't like erase... oh and feet :lmao:


think robie will still love us?:blush-anim-cl:

[RAK1]

:naughty: I know, guy -- I'm surprised Robertina hasn't come in here to
scold me again -- she loves it, too! :blush-anim-cl:

:naughty: i don't remember exactly what happened... but i could hear people screaming "leave mika alone!!!!" a la britney spears

just cus i didn't like erase... oh and feet :lmao:


think robie will still love us?:blush-anim-cl:


"Leave Erase aloooonnnneeee!!!":crybaby:
:roftl:

[guylainem123]

"Leave Erase aloooonnnneeee!!!":crybaby:
:roftl:

i didn't expect that from YOU missy moo!!! :lmao:

[RAK1]

i didn't expect that from YOU missy moo!!! :lmao:
I LOVE ERASE!:wub2::wub2::wub2:

[ohwowitsnicka]

I LOVE ERASE!:wub2::wub2::wub2:

Agreeeed, same here :wub2:

[sunshine931]

it is also on our version (probably same as US version) and i do just like you deb :thumb_yello: skip skip skip!

last time i said that, this :giljotiini: almost happened to me :naughty:

Yep the Canadian version is the same as the US version (I got both), except the CD itself doesn't look the same... it's like "non-colored" (u know like just the shine of the CD) where it's white on the Canadian version... don't know if I make sense lol...

But yeah Erase is a regular track on it and I'm with Guylaine and Debs, don't care much for it. I just don't think it fits in with the rest of the album and it just doesn't seem like it's "him" to me...

Now please don't kill me

[guylainem123]

Yep the Canadian version is the same as the US version (I got both), except the CD itself doesn't look the same... it's like "non-colored" (u know like just the shine of the CD) where it's white on the Canadian version... don't know if I make sense lol...

But yeah Erase is a regular track on it and I'm with Guylaine and Debs, don't care much for it. I just don't think it fits in with the rest of the album and it just doesn't seem like it's "him" to me...

Now please don't kill me

yup it's white! :naughty:
i won't hurt you :no:

[sofimica3212]

Yep the Canadian version is the same as the US version (I got both), except the CD itself doesn't look the same... it's like "non-colored" (u know like just the shine of the CD) where it's white on the Canadian version... don't know if I make sense lol...

But yeah Erase is a regular track on it and I'm with Guylaine and Debs, don't care much for it. I just don't think it fits in with the rest of the album and it just doesn't seem like it's "him" to me...

Now please don't kill me

I don't really get what you mean. Pic anyone?
I love Erase, it's not one of my favorites but I think it's a great song. The first time I heard it I didn't think much of it but then I loved it. :wub2:

[patricia4u]

i love erase too but agree it doesn't fit with the rest of the album , but i also don't think over my shoulder does. i don't like over my shoulder

[AnnaMariaPetra]

I LOVE ERASE!:wub2::wub2::wub2:

Agreeeed, same here :wub2:

I love Erase too.

really

[celien]

I LOVE ERASE!:wub2::wub2::wub2:

me toooo!

I hope the second album will be the same everywhere... I have the LICM without ring ring & erase :sad:

[Oakie Doke]

I'm sure it's still a "bonus track" because it's not on all editions of the album. Like Ring Ring is a bonus track, because it's not on the continental europe edition. What does it say on the back of your cd? Is Ring Ring a bonus track, at least?

[Tayler]

erase makes me sad :tears: but its a good song.
i like over my shoulder :fisch:, but i don't know what song is my favourite......

I LOVE ALL MIKA SONGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :wub2:



:naughty: sorry, i'll try and calm down:naughty:

[crisisover]

hey cheers for some fab answers...
it seems apart from an illegal download the only way i could get it ehre in aus is to get it online...
anyhoo, i think it is a great song, yes it's (very) different to a lot of the funtabulous pop but the words are incredibly spine-tingly powerful...

[happikali]

I love 'Over my shoulder' ... & have never heard 'Erase' ... does that make me a 'bad' fan ??!!! :lmfao: :roftl::roftl::naughty::wink2:

[Christine]

This song is just not Mika IMO. Sounds like something he might write for another artist, not himself.

[mari62]

I love 'Over my shoulder' ... & have never heard 'Erase' ... does that make me a 'bad' fan ??!!! :lmfao: :roftl::roftl::naughty::wink2:absolutely :mf_rosetinted:

[dcdeb]

I'm sure it's still a "bonus track" because it's not on all editions of the album. Like Ring Ring is a bonus track, because it's not on the continental europe edition. What does it say on the back of your cd? Is Ring Ring a bonus track, at least?

Erase is not a bonus track, because it is a regular track on the US
version of the album, as is Ring Ring. The US version has 12 tracks.
The UK version of the album only has 10 regular tracks. (WHY do I
own so many versions of the same album? I have never done that
before in my life! :blink: I must be :insane: )

On the various US versions of LiCM motion, I have extra tracks
that ARE actually called bonus tracks.

For example, on one version, I have an acoustic
Love Today and Satellite. On another, I have an acoustic version of
Billy Brown and My Interpretation. Those tracks are *in addition to* all the
other regular tracks listed, so they are truly "bonus." Over My Shoulder is
called a "hidden" track because it's not listed on the CD cover at all.

As FD pointed out elsewhere in the thread, there's a whole discography
thread that details all the different version of the album, as well as all
the singles. :thumb_yello:

http://www.mikafanclub.com/forums/showthread.php?t=6396&highlight=discography

[*LEON*]

Erase was a bonus track on the US and Japanese LiCM :thumb_yello:

Yes, that´s why I ordered the US version of the album:)
I totally love ´Erase´. He really should perform it live some time - I can still see myself singing along to it loudly everyday some time ago. It´s a very powerful song, with amazing vocals and recognizable lyrics. You should really try and get the song!

[nico_collard]

i don't think it's a cover...... it's ( apparently) on the japanese cd of LICM, but my mum read somewhere that he doesn't like to sing it because it upsets him.

It is on the Japanese version of LICM... I don't think they got Over My Shoulder (lucky them)...


I've never heard that said about Erase.. then again, I don't really like the song...


HK: Yes, that makes you a horrible fan :naughty:.. just like one of the Aussies isn't a good fan cause she occasionally makes fun of Mika :naughty:

[nico_collard]

This song is just not Mika IMO. Sounds like something he might write for another artist, not himself.
It's a bit like Gave It All Away really...

[nico_collard]

Sorry Rose, I'm with Deb. I'm rather glad it's not on the Australian CD.

same here...

:naughty: i don't remember exactly what happened... but i could hear people screaming "leave mika alone!!!!" a la britney spears

just cus i didn't like erase... oh and feet :lmao:

*gigglesnort*

*is reminded of the "Leave Mika Alone vid"*

[Tayler]

It is on the Japanese version of LICM... I don't think they got Over My Shoulder (lucky them)...


I've never heard that said about Erase.. then again, I don't really like the song...


HK: Yes, that makes you a horrible fan :naughty:.. just like one of the Aussies isn't a good fan cause she occasionally makes fun of Mika :naughty:

lucky them? i love over my shoulder :naughty::blush-anim-cl:

yeah, apparently it's about a sad break- up. so he doesn't like singing it. i'm not sure if it's true, but the words also hint that it was a break-up.........

[alice.loves.mika]

Erase :wub2:
It has to be among my favourite songs. I've played it quite a lot - according to Itunes :naughty:

And Mika doesn't sing it because it makes him upset??? really? Oww!

[nico_collard]

lucky them? i love over my shoulder :naughty::blush-anim-cl:

yeah, apparently it's about a sad break- up. so he doesn't like singing it. i'm not sure if it's true, but the words also hint that it was a break-up.........

I hate Over My Shoulder... apparently I'm the only Mika fan in existence that hates it...

[celien]

I hate Over My Shoulder... apparently I'm the only Mika fan in existence that hates it...

I only like the live version, not the version on the album...

[Marilyn Mastin]

i don't think it's a cover...... it's ( apparently) on the japanese cd of LICM, but my mum read somewhere that he doesn't like to sing it because it upsets him.
I always thought it was Mika's song, not a cover. It's a beautiful song, but if it upsets him to sing it, that's very sad. Maybe it reminds him of a failed love affair. Maybe someone dumped him.
Whoever it was, they must have been completely nuts! And I bet the're sorry now!!!!

[crisisover]

i've been listening to it a bit lately, it's certainly a very powerful song. sure it's no pop-tastic fun bag but wow, it does grab you with it's emotion!

[pinkfakecheez]

For the record, I like it, but thought it was something like a demo (i.e. Not to be discussed, shared, etc.) when I realized it wasn't on the album (UK) and took it off my computer.

If it brings back bad feelings, then I won't download it again.
That's probably an example of how songwriting and/or singing a song can backfire. Normally it's done to heal a wound, but in this case it probably opened it again.

[kath]

I LOVE Erase.

For the 2008 MFC birthday gift to Mika we made mugs with the album tracks as the theme (LICM). Here is our design for Erase

http://i536.photobucket.com/albums/ff323/kathdrummond/erasevt8.jpg

[alice.loves.mika]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4sXXwBuKVZs

What's this? :blink:

[vanessa]

Erase in Italian :mf_rosetinted:

[alice.loves.mika]

Erase in Italian :mf_rosetinted:
Clearly :mf_rosetinted:
But...why? :blink: how? :blink:

[AnnaMariaPetra]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4sXXwBuKVZs

What's this? :blink:

I like:wub2:

How did you manage to find this??

[vanessa]

Clearly :mf_rosetinted:
But...why? :blink: how? :blink:

Dunno i wonder if mika knows about it ?!:blink: or maybe he gave it away to this guy ?!

[greta]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4sXXwBuKVZs

What's this? :blink:
VALERIO SCANU?!
http://l-userpic.livejournal.com/95817583/17195296
COSA CI FAI QUI?!

Any song is nicer in Italian
http://i50.tinypic.com/a2vih0.jpg
why do I almost prefer this version?!?


edit: mmm no wait Mika's Erase wins...
but lately I found very difficoult to hear his recordings more than once:teehee:
more important: WTF who why when where gave to a megalomaniac boy from an hydeous let's kill.each.other.for.a.musical tv program called Amici that beautiful track?!
why mika is always somewhat connected to ppl I can't stand?!? :aah:

[xlindee]

There isn't any falsetto in Mika's version either, or am I deaf?:blink:

[RainbowGirl]

i adore this song with all my heart... :wub2:

[alice.loves.mika]

I like:wub2:

How did you manage to find this??
I don't know... I was just youtubing :dunno:

[xlindee]

So strange to hear it in Italian.

[dcdeb]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4sXXwBuKVZs

What's this? :blink:

Wow. Really interesting find, Alice. I'm not a fan of the song, but it's
not quite as awful in Italian. :teehee:

Interesting how the Italian lyrics talk about sending a *written* message
rather than a phone message, but it's essentially the same story...
Really interesting indeed. Thanks. :thumb_yello:

Dunno i wonder if mika knows about it ?!:blink: or maybe he gave it away to this guy ?!

I doubt that Mika "gave it away" -- I'm sure the rights to it were sold,
and I would imagine that Mika does know about it. It's funny though, when
you look on iTunes it says that this EP of Valerio Scanu's is made up
of songs written for him by *Italian* songwriters. :naughty:

I meant to say, too, did everyone see Mika's quote about Erase in that recent Spanish
article? Where he said he didn't perform the song because he didn't like it? I suspected
that all along!

"EP3: Sometimes, sticky mellodies are too direct & innocuous, addictive, but at the fifth heard they´re unbearable. Have you felt bored of songs you wrote?

M: Yes, there are some i never published. There´s one, Erase, only released in United States. I didn´t allow any other publishing anywhere. I hate it. It´s awful. Sticky, but with nothing behind"

http://www.mikafanclub.com/forums/showthread.php?t=20185

[IngievV]

Sounds sexy in Italian:mf_rosetinted:

[Mary]

Sounds sexy in Italian:mf_rosetinted:

Agreed! :mf_rosetinted:

[roxy]

I have this love-hate relationship with erase.
Sometimes I can't stop listening to it (like mika said, it's very sticky)
but a lot of the time it annoys me...:blink:

[crazyaboutmika]

I love "Erase"! I loved it right from the start! For me the music and the lyrics give a perfect definition of what passion is: "We never had time to go to sleep, we'd wake up tangled in the sheets on a bed that we called home." I've written French lyrics for it, not a translation but inspired by the original song and my one and only passionate love story.

[crazyaboutmika]

I just listened to the Italian version and I don't like it for a very simple reason; it's not Mika's voice!

[lollipop_monkey]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4sXXwBuKVZs

What's this? :blink:

This would be how Mika financed his French Alps Christmas holiday, by the sounds of it. :roftl:

[Sarina]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4sXXwBuKVZs

What's this? :blink:

OMG....no....only Mika can sing erase for me...is one of my fav songs...this italian version is awful...the lyric...no...I don't like it at all :tears:

[Christine]

Wow this is so much better than Erase. :lmfao:

Mika doesn't have the grit in his voice to pull off a soft rock ballad and the English lyrics are really lame.

This guy should try an English version...maybe translated back from the Italian one.

[mikalollipop_karla]

Sounds sexy in Italian:mf_rosetinted:

:naughty::naughty:

[RainbowGirl]

OMG....no....only Mika can sing erase for me...is one of my fav songs...this italian version is awful...the lyric...no...I don't like it at all :tears:

i agree but i do like the italians voice :teehee: different song though!!! give Erase back to Mika! :tears:

[greta]

Wow this is so much better than Erase. :lmfao:

Mika doesn't have the grit in his voice to pull off a soft rock ballad and the English lyrics are really lame.

This guy should try an English version...maybe translated back from the Italian one.
http://i390.photobucket.com/albums/oo343/rpdaily/gifs/animation1f.gif

I'd not recommend such a meaningless aberration...
the ita version is even lame-r :aah:
English is easier to songwrite anyday :teehee:

[RainbowGirl]

http://i390.photobucket.com/albums/oo343/rpdaily/gifs/animation1f.gif

I'd not recommend such a meaningless aberration...
the ita version is even lame-r :aah:
English is easier to songwrite anyday :teehee:

and in italian it sounds too sexy when it's not supposed to... :mf_rosetinted: it's supposed to be sad not hot!

[Christine]

http://i390.photobucket.com/albums/oo343/rpdaily/gifs/animation1f.gif

I'd not recommend such a meaningless aberration...
the ita version is even lame-r :aah:
English is easier to songwrite anyday :teehee:

Well I can't understand Italian so it sounds better to me! :roftl:

[greta]

and in italian it sounds too sexy when it's not supposed to... :mf_rosetinted: it's supposed to be sad not hot!
hey it's noobody's fault Italian sounds so charming http://l-userpic.livejournal.com/94646218/10866129
& Valerio interpretations are always like that {uugh whodouthinkuare} :aah:

[RainbowGirl]

Well I can't understand Italian so it sounds better to me! :roftl:

i do get what you mean :roftl: i prefer Mika though :biggrin2:

[IngievV]

Song is written by a certain Alice....do we know her?:mf_rosetinted::naughty:

[greta]

Song is written by a certain Alice....do we know her?:mf_rosetinted::naughty:
maybe:teehee:

http://i50.tinypic.com/5k0ea0.jpg

mika, if you need money I'd rather hear a toothpaste commercial jingle :aah:

[alice.loves.mika]

Song is written by a certain Alice....do we know her?:mf_rosetinted::naughty:
:roftl:

[IngievV]

:roftl:

AHA!:mf_rosetinted:

[sariflor]

Oooh, I love it :wub2:. As much as I love Mika's voice, I'm afraid that I'm with Christine on this one. This guy's voice is much more suited to the song, and he does it beautifully. Love it!!

[greta]

Oooh, I love it :wub2:. As much as I love Mika's voice, I'm afraid that I'm with Christine on this one. This guy's voice is much more suited to the song, and he does it beautifully. Love it!!
http://i41.tinypic.com/14m6f4k.jpg

who said Erase is meant for a certain type of voice?!
Valerio's is A V E R A G E, my uncle can sing that crap almost in the same tone
ok, maybe I can't listen to that type of ~love song~ but anyway Mika's peculiar low register is hotter


& btw Mastah, xcuseme but HUGE mistakes have been made
Erase /Ring Ring / Your sympathy were the best BUT released on difficoult to find regional editions?!?!

[RainbowGirl]

i'm with Greta :biggrin2:

and i love that husky pic :lol3:

[crazyaboutmika]

Mika sings it best...but I love his voice so much he could sing the dictionary I'd still love it! His voice fascinates me totally! I love listening to him when he speaks in interviews too! And he always has a fantastic sense of humour and witt and such spontaneity and creativity...I just love the way he sees life! :)

[racinghorse83]

Wow this is so much better than Erase. :lmfao:

Mika doesn't have the grit in his voice to pull off a soft rock ballad and the English lyrics are really lame.

This guy should try an English version...maybe translated back from the Italian one.

totally agree. and it sounds HOT :naughty:

I've always thought erase was.. OK. never liked it, never hated it (i wouldnt buy it..)

[agathaxxx]

oh god...its been ages since ive listened to Erase...or any of Mikas LICM songs for that matter!!

ima go listen to it now! :D

[Sarina]

http://i41.tinypic.com/14m6f4k.jpg

who said Erase is meant for a certain type of voice?!
Valerio's is A V E R A G E, my uncle can sing that crap almost in the same tone
ok, maybe I can't listen to that type of ~love song~ but anyway Mika's peculiar low register is hotter


Amen :bow:

Well I can't understand Italian so it sounds better to me! :roftl:

i think is that....:aah:
the italian one is lame...is not poetic and intense like Mika's Erase!!

For example:
Mika's original lyric was:
"Erase,
my love
I bet you can't erase,
my touch,
you're trying to replace, a feeling without a name, with somebody else's face,
in your head"

the italian one says something like (sorry, it is really literal):
"Erase it,
love come one erase a bit,
of what I've wrote about us by then,
pretend you're not here,
don't open it"


I think the italian one is SO lame

[mari62]

Mika sings it best...but I love his voice so much he could sing the dictionary I'd still love it! His voice fascinates me totally! I love listening to him when he speaks in interviews too! And he always has a fantastic sense of humour and witt and such spontaneity and creativity...I just love the way he sees life! :)although i like Valerio's version, too, i can't help but quote yr post :wub2:

[Christine]

who said Erase is meant for a certain type of voice?!
Valerio's is A V E R A G E

Well this is the problem with Mika singing Erase - it's a horribly average song. He's said that he writes his own songs because other people's songs are not suited to his voice and really this doesn't sound like a Mika song at all. It sounds like something Robbie Williams, Bryan Adams, Jon Bon Jovi or some other mediocre singer would sing.

i think is that....:aah:
the italian one is lame...is not poetic and intense like Mika's Erase!!

For example:
Mika's original lyric was:
"Erase,
my love
I bet you can't erase,
my touch,
you're trying to replace, a feeling without a name, with somebody else's face,
in your head"

But to an English speaker this sounds really lame as well. :dunno:

It's not on par with Mika's best songs and Mika knows it. That's why he won't perform it.

[FREDDIESDOUBLE]

Christine :

It sounds like something Robbie Williams, Bryan Adams, Jon Bon Jovi or some other mediocre singer would sing.

:shocked:

[suzie]

"EP3: Sometimes, sticky mellodies are too direct & innocuous, addictive, but at the fifth heard they´re unbearable. Have you felt bored of songs you wrote?

M: Yes, there are some i never published. There´s one, Erase, only released in United States. I didn´t allow any other publishing anywhere. I hate it. It´s awful. Sticky, but with nothing behind"


Well said, Mika..:mf_rosetinted:

Sounds sexy in Italian:mf_rosetinted:

I'd still prefer Robbie Williams to sing it. It could easily be one of his innocuous, sticky songs...:naughty:

This would be how Mika financed his French Alps Christmas holiday, by the sounds of it. :roftl:

:lmfao:

[Louiza]

http://i41.tinypic.com/14m6f4k.jpg

who said Erase is meant for a certain type of voice?!
Valerio's is A V E R A G E, my uncle can sing that crap almost in the same tone
ok, maybe I can't listen to that type of ~love song~ but anyway Mika's peculiar low register is hotter


totally agree greta! and you couldnt have chosen a better picture to represent this post:thumb_yello:

[suzie]

But to an English speaker this sounds really lame as well. :dunno:

and to some non-native speakers as well:teehee:

Well this is the problem with Mika singing Erase - it's a horribly average song. He's said that he writes his own songs because other people's songs are not suited to his voice and really this doesn't sound like a Mika song at all. It sounds like something Robbie Williams, Bryan Adams, Jon Bon Jovi or some other mediocre singer would sing.


:shocked:

:boxing:
:biggrin2:

I actually mostly agree with Christine’s comment. Erase is a painfully predictable song for the average listener. It is built from typical formulas and based on a standard structure – all listed in any ’Songwriting for dummies’ booklet. :cool: Whoever sings it does not matter – you are bound to sing along until you get sick of it.... and even after that. :teehee:

In my opinion, Robbie is only different from the artists mentioned above in that he is a pretty good entertainer and several more recent songs from him contain some rather personal and sarcastic lyrics that I love, actually. However, ’Old Before I Die’ on his first album, for example, made me think that it might actually have been written for Bon Jovi originally ... Similarly, Erase sounds like a ’left over’ Robbie song... :naughty:

[Christine]

I'm not talking about Robbie's talent as an entertainer or the content of his songs, just his voice. His vocals are mediocre. I really don't think you can argue that if you compare him to other, great, singers in history. Since he has been one of the most popular singers in the world, it's more than fair to make such a comparison.

The same goes for Jon Bon Jovi and Bryan Adams.

[racinghorse83]

i still hate erase and i hate robbie williams even mor e:cheerful_h4h:

no.. wait.. hate is a strong emotion..

i don't like them one little bit :pinkbow:

[SunshineGirl]

This is a really interesting thread - been curious about Erase and its 'history' for some time, mainly because I like the song but more because my youngest son absolutely LOVES it, and has asked me in the past if Mika has ever released it (I didn't know but thought he couldn't have done) and more recently why he didn't put it on TBWKTM, saying he definitely should have done!

Now I'll be able to give my son an answer to his question as to whether it's been released before and also tell him other stuff like Mika doesn't like to sing it live because he finds it too upsetting! :thumb_yello:

[suzie]

I'm not talking about Robbie's talent as an entertainer or the content of his songs, just his voice. His vocals are mediocre.

I knew what you meant.. :wink2: I also think his vocals are pretty mediocre.. In fact, if I had judged him only on his last 2 performances on Xfactor I'd say bad singer and lost on stage... However, I 've been to one of his gigs and listed to his album launch show and I think he is a good entertainer and feels at ease on stage...I simply emphasized the things he was talented in as I imagine it must have been pretty tough for Roobbie fans to have read such comments and not fair, either, as I think Robbie actually is better than BA and BJ - for these last 2 have both mediocre voices and songs:naughty:

[Christine]

I knew what you meant.. :wink2: I also think his vocals are pretty mediocre.. In fact, if I had judged him only on his last 2 performances on Xfactor I'd say bad singer and lost on stage... However, I 've been to one of his gigs and listed to his album launch show and I think he is a good entertainer and feels at ease on stage...I simply emphasized the things he was talented in as I imagine it must have been pretty tough for Roobbie fans to have read such comments and not fair, either, as I think Robbie actually is better than BA and BJ - for these last 2 have both mediocre voices and songs:naughty:

Yes I was more addressing FD's :shocked: face.

(I would actually say that BA and BJ are BAD singers.) :teehee:

[suzie]

:doh:
Typical misunderstanding on my part again:teehee:

[crazyaboutmika]

although i like Valerio's version, too, i can't help but quote yr post :wub2:

Thanks Marina!:thumb_yello:
I wrote French lyrics to "Erase" music that will be in MFC yearbook this year!:)
It's not a translation but I was very much inspired by the original lyrics but the story and the words are mine!:teehee:
Take care Marina!:wink2: