MikaMadLuke

Totally worth all it cost then...

So many God refrences in one song...

I think so too because he wrote "from the God above"

He has to do way more promo to "get hit ass to number 1".

It's #61 on the official Irish charts.

Nobody I know, that's for sure.

I had to change it so the video wouldn't be flagged for copyright

She looks happy....

Just noticed that now, I feel kinda silly, doing it wrong for so long! Thanks!

[YOUTUBE]-4KMeL1oKSA[/YOUTUBE] Review on Jo Whiley's show last night. (3/5)

[YOUTUBE]EkABCf7hRzs[/YOUTUBE] Alex Lester - 09th October - Step With Me [YOUTUBE]ZVkLQaJ3Uow[/YOUTUBE] Ken Bruce - 08th October - Underwater [YOUTUBE]NltopLV7TOk[/YOUTUBE] Ken Bruce - 09th October - Kids

[YOUTUBE]nzObXkMJlDw[/YOUTUBE] A Brit Award-winning one-man Scissor Sisters, Mika returns in a less-than-autobiographical mood for this third album. And he’s brought plenty of collaborators with him: Pharrell Williams shows up on Celebrate, Empire of the Sun’s Nick Littlemore writes and produces, and there are credits for Benny Benassi and JLS/Westlife songwriter Wayne Hector. The Origin of Love starts with a superb title track. It’s a ringer for a lost ABBA A side, Mika channelling his inner Freddie Mercury over a lovely groove set atop reflective electro-pop. It’s the perfect start, and refreshingly free of the singer’s familiar theatrics. Mika’s excitable nature does eventually shine through – leading to moments where the listener might wish he’d laid off the energy drinks a little. His hyperactivity lends The Origin of Love a compilation-like quality – this leaps around as much, stylistically and consistency wise, as a NOW collection. It’s genuinely all over the place. Make You Happy, a bouncing but mildly irritating number, precedes the sublime Underwater. Lola is similarly sweet, whereas Kids recalls the West Coast rock of the 1970s, with soft-focus piano work and a heartfelt vocal. Love You When I’m Drunk addresses a similar subject to Pet Shop Boys’ You Only Tell Me You Love Me When You’re Drunk, albeit slightly less effectively, and via Buggles. Overrated is appropriately titled, while missteps like the puerile pop of Step With Me and the gym-friendly Emily do little to justify their inclusions. But Mika knows when to pull out an ace. The Robbie Williams-recalling confessional Popular Song is charmingly cheesy, while Heroes returns to the elegance of the opening track. The candy shop finally closes with the buffed-pop of Celebrate, an Empire of the Sun-influenced single perfect for an Indian summer. If Mika had refined this into a 10-track collection, trimming the cuts that don’t quite click, we’d have an excellent album on our hands. As it is, The Origin of Love is stretched slightly too long – but he’s clearly had a romp making it, and importantly that shows.

I fear this too.

HQ!

Well it on the iTunes chart on Pre-Orders alone, that must be a good sign, it's at 90 here since it was released on Friday.

If it means they like him now then it doesn't matter, everybody has their own opinions.

He says it at 1:20

I missed it, hoping for a podcast!

The Irish Times: The Origin of Love Island *** Those irritated by Mika’s polarising falsetto will be happy to know the singer has toned it down for his third album. Unfortunately for fans of songs such as Love Today and Grace Kelly, it seems the gap left by the singer’s bubbly pop theatrics has been filled by something entirely less appealing. All too often, The Origin of Love sounds like a sterile, synthesised club soundtrack. Stardust and Overrated reveal nothing of Mika’s personality, while Pharrell Williams’s input on Celebrate seems rather tokenistic. Despite those missteps, there’s much to like. Lola’s Fleetwood Mac-meets- Bee Gees vibe is super, Kids inventively pairs a glitchy beat with an acoustic guitar, and Make You Happy vaguely references Pet Shop Boys. It’s certainly a new angle for Mika, but one you suspect even he isn’t completely comfortable with.

Same here! Mika started it..

#71 on iTunes Ireland –– Awkward... #20 on iTunes Ireland Pop Chart.

I think so, I read that Underwater was only going to be released in Frace somewhere.

I heard and recorded it on my phone, It's so nice hearing him on the radio

Just bought it, the sticker says "Includes the singles Celebrate and Stardust"