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  1. ellie
    This song is growing on me, but hearing Mika dropping the word whore after he lectured me over what a girl is right in the song before is ludicrous
  2. ellie
    Genius has this line as ' You can see sparks with the light on'. This song reminds me of Pick up off the floor but less cynical, I dont get the feeling theyre singing at each other but about a broken hearted friend.
  3. ellie
    My thought was this maybe about a friend suicide...
  4. ellie
    Cream/Ice cream? He even got similar dancers as Prince. Im not talking about just a familar sound though, I hear similarities in structures and themes and even in vocal styling that almost verge into parody ( I really cant unhear Britney and Ricky Martin on Dear Jealousy and Platform Ballerinas ). I wish at least he wouldve just stuck only to an era of music like on LICM but here hes trying his hand at all kind of pop that im just left wondering what exactly is his point as an artist? What does he has to say exactly - that he can write a pop song? I mean, I knew it give me something more lol. Anyway like I said in a different comment maybe the 'issue' for me is the lack of Greg Wells
  5. ellie
    Lol I couldnt resist making a joke I mean I like it, but I feel its kinda average and nothing special.
  6. ellie
    Will anyone remember Mika for his music though?
  7. ellie
    Yeah well, I wish Mika version 2019 wasnt such a plagiarist
  8. ellie
    I prefer Mika then, Michael doesnt seem to have much to say
  9. ellie
    Well obviously, but I could also assume that anyone who makes flippant comments about women doesnt actually mean it negatively. 'Shes dancing like shes in her kitchen' is no different than 'she looks like she woke up with make-up' or 'shes dancing like she wants it' or 'shes crazy not knowing the words of this song'. Anyway, Ill stop this song just isnt for me
  10. ellie
    Cry is my favourite but I liked it cuz it reminded me of Ocean Drive by Duke Dumont which I used to be obsessed with, not cuz its a Mika song. Its bizzare how imitative he is of other artists on this album and while thats not new, I didnt use to guess the exact song that inspired him after 30 seconds Dunno, maybe he's always been like this and Greg Wells was better at hiding his limitations lol. I have a feeling I wouldve appreciate this album more with a different production.
  11. ellie
    Yup, I hear that too
  12. ellie
    Isnt the whole idea that she is different? I get that but I have to ignore half of the lyrics then. I mean he's singing how this woman isnt dancing for anyone else... after the line before is objectifing her dancing moves ; or this part which is implying what? that women are the most confortable in the kitchen Also, what does this part mean? That she is bad at flirting? Wouldnt then her 'im not like the other girls' gimmick mean that she is after a guy as much as every other girl? I feel bad overanalyzing his lyrics but the more I think of this song the more nonsensical it appears to me
  13. ellie
    Self-indulgent artiste album? I can see that Dunno, I think many of the songs are very accesible both in terms of arrangements/production and lyrically/thematically. The lack of air-play may not have anything to do with the actual songs but with his label? Mika himself? I think we have different definitions of personal lol. Attaching a personal story to a song doesnt make the song 'personal' to me but its a certain type of introspective songwriting that I was thinking of and that I feel its laking here imo. He is approaching most of the songs from an universal point of view which may be or may not be personal to him, and the songs became personal just because he says so. Actually, I almost feel like his stories and explanations are overpowering the actual songs and I would rather listen to his interviews than the album Anyway, I like most of the songs at a superficial level because theyre super catchy and sound nice but I wouldve expected something more than basic bops and 'been there, done that' ballads from the album title and concept.
  14. ellie
    Agree. I think my biggest issue with this album, even though I like many of the songs is that the concept seems pretty weak, I fail to see any mika/michael distinction ( TOOL and NPIH felt more personal to me actually ) or why he felt alienated with the mainstream music industry when this album is leaning into commercial pop more than the others. So on top of being a mixed bag Mika makes it the more confusing. Theres also this review https://theartsdesk.com/new-music/cd-mika-my-name-michael-holbrook Its a bit negative I guess but Sanremo and Cry are the highlights for me too so I really get where its coming from.
  15. ellie
    I think thats what he was going for but its quite condescending and oblivious, Mika is also a man making assumptions about women's behaviour and taking digs at 'the other senoritas' while scolding the audience for ... assuming that a girly girl is a typical 'senorita'. How does he know the 'other senoritas' arent doing it for themselves too? Yeah I was thinking this makes more sense as a tongue-in-cheek song about a drag queen.
  16. ellie
    I dont get this song either... Wouldnt putting your best dress on, dancing shyly on your own and having fun at karaoke be considered girly stuff? Like the character he is describing sounds like a typical girl not someone who would need defending for being 'less of a girl'.
  17. ellie
    His label deserve a lot of credit this time for choosing the right singles, cant see better options
  18. ellie
    Well Mika said this about the song: ''From, "San Remo" not being about San Remo at all, but being about growing up gay and being a 13-year-old gay walking around the streets of San Remo and feeling incredibly intimidated by every other masculine presence that seems more beautiful, more slim, more heterosexual — just cooler and better than you'd think you could ever be. That's what that song is about. It's not obvious but it's in there. '' The music video being set up in the past is kind of the only way they could have portrayed this story imo since it is not really relevant for present day Mika and showing him as a teenager or whatever wouldnt have been taken well.
  19. ellie
    Yeah dunno, I think his team sent the album to some sketchy bloggers/jurnalists this time
  20. ellie
    Its been on torrents/ been passed around for weeks
  21. ellie
    Lol I thought the chorus sounds like Need you now by Lady Antebellum speed it up a bit
  22. ellie
    No 'auteur' credits then Apple Music lists these as songwriters: Tiny Love: Mika & David Sneddon Ice cream: Mika & Daniel Black Dear Jealousy: Mika, George Moore & Amy Wadge Paloma: Mika & David Sneddon Sanremo: Mika & David Sneddon Tomorrow: Mika Ready to call this love: Mika Cry: Mika, Dan Priddy & Mark Crew Platform Ballerinas: Mika & Amy Wadge I went to hell last night: Mika & David Sneddon Blue: Mika & Amy Wadge Stay high: Mika, Dan Priddy & Mark Crew Tiny Love Reprise: Mika, David Sneddon & Jodi Marr
  23. ellie
    This is contradictory.. This wasnt his first stripped-down tour.. Is he really not seeing the parallels between Bohemian Rhapsody/Tiny Love?
  24. ellie
    She may be on research/clinical trials... Those vague symptoms and him saying it is an agressive form of cancer sounds like it could be glioblastoma though which doesnt have a good prognostic..
  25. ellie
    Mika did mention a co-writer though, but I havent seen him credited anywhere lol. The featuring with Jack appears to be solely written too.
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