guylainem123 Posted May 23, 2009 Share Posted May 23, 2009 Mika might be a Sire to some people , but he is actually a real person ... yes when he got SIGNED he might have gone by his own rules ... whos to say the record company was going to compromise forever either ? ... perhaps they were breaking him in gently ... end of the day - yes mika is own person but he also has a job to do - and he has a boss ... i dont think its any good people getting angry at the record company ... they also have a job to do .... or has RL been forgotton ? true true true! he'll probably change it to something else on the cd and we all know that in concert, he'll say what he wants... bore = whore remember? Yeah I think it's funny that fans moan at him incessantly about everything from playing dates in certain countries to when he should put up his videos on YT...but if his own employer asks him to do something it's outrageous. I trust Mika will tell them to bugger off but I'm sure he has regular battles with his record company. Some won and some lost. And the losses are probably why fans don't always get what they want and we should probably cut Mika a little slack about his intentions surrounding broken promises. agree 100% ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAK1 Posted May 23, 2009 Share Posted May 23, 2009 That was my only point , I really dont understand all the uproar , yes its a fanclub , but i also notice the things i HATE to have to do in RL compared to mika ... with regards to work ... so he has to change a few lyrics - i have to change assignments around even though its what i want to write ...but because it is'nt what uni wants i have to change it .... AKA - (mika ! rules are there to follow ) its a part of life ! - ive never experienced going to dinner with GaGa yet coz my assignments aint as they are wanted ... but there you go ... some of us aint that lucky I do agree with what you say, but when they have known for a few months what the lyric is, and only now, after he performed the song in LA, ask him to look at changing it, it seems very unprofessional on their part. Why is it only now they are having a problem with it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikas_gal07 Posted May 23, 2009 Share Posted May 23, 2009 (edited) I do agree with what you say, but when they have known for a few months what the lyric is, and only now, after he performed the song in LA, ask him to look at changing it, it seems very unprofessional on their part.Why is it only now they are having a problem with it? Dont know Rose , maybe they changed thier mind , how much to believe though ? mika is a martyr at the end of the day i think ... Edited May 23, 2009 by mikas_gal07 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willywonka Posted May 23, 2009 Share Posted May 23, 2009 I do agree with what you say, but when they have known for a few months what the lyric is, and only now, after he performed the song in LA, ask him to look at changing it, it seems very unprofessional on their part.Why is it only now they are having a problem with it? Were there ever any problem's with SITM's "I sit and think about the day when you're gonna die"???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naectegale Posted May 23, 2009 Share Posted May 23, 2009 I do agree with what you say, but when they have known for a few months what the lyric is, and only now, after he performed the song in LA, ask him to look at changing it, it seems very unprofessional on their part.Why is it only now they are having a problem with it? I suspect they are deciding on singles - what is OK on an album, may not be suitable for a single - I still think they are wrong, though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sariflor Posted May 23, 2009 Share Posted May 23, 2009 I am not there to listen to a grown man whining about his nasty record company and manipulating me into patting his poor little head. I have better things to pat ... Cheers, Id3 But...he's like a schoolboy to many effects! At least in my eyes . And we know that he loves a good whine . That was my only point , I really dont understand all the uproar , yes its a fanclub , but i also notice the things i HATE to have to do in RL compared to mika ... with regards to work ... so he has to change a few lyrics - i have to change assignments around even though its what i want to write ...but because it isn't what uni wants i have to change it .... AKA - (mika ! rules are there to follow ) its a part of life ! - ive never experienced going to dinner with GaGa yet coz my assignments aint as they are wanted ... but there you go ... some of us aint that lucky Exactly! My bosses expect me to go into work every day braving the wild commuter rush hour in London, be kind and patient with everyone, resolve issues the minute (no, wait, the day before) they are raised or discovered, be there ready and willing to work an evening or weekend at the drop of a hat.......I'd change a lyric any day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guylainem123 Posted May 23, 2009 Share Posted May 23, 2009 I do agree with what you say, but when they have known for a few months what the lyric is, and only now, after he performed the song in LA, ask him to look at changing it, it seems very unprofessional on their part.Why is it only now they are having a problem with it? maybe they hadn't heard it yet when he was in LA, greg was still mixing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAK1 Posted May 23, 2009 Share Posted May 23, 2009 Dont know Rose , maybe they changed thier mind , how much to believe though ? mika is a martyr at the end of the day i think ... I guess, be nice to hear their side and why they think it needed doing. the reason they gave him, is flimsy at best. Were there ever any problem's with SITM's "I sit and think about the day when you're gonna die"???? I think he would have let us know at the gigs, he certainly did with Billy Brown! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAK1 Posted May 23, 2009 Share Posted May 23, 2009 maybe they hadn't heard it yet when he was in LA, greg was still mixing Don't you remember that tweet Greg did about the bigwigs coming in to listen to it? The lyrics would have been pretty set in Mikas mind then, and didn't he say something about having to tweek some lyrics after they had been? So why wait 'til now, when they could have said something then? It's all very slapdash to me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sariflor Posted May 23, 2009 Share Posted May 23, 2009 Now that I think of it, maybe the reason why he says "no need to fantasise since I was in my braces" in Big Girl is also because they made him change the original lyrics, which made a lot of sense, and he could only come up with this? Or even better, the record company came up with this sentence? We can always have faith that this was the case I guess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harlequeen Posted May 23, 2009 Share Posted May 23, 2009 I do agree with what you say, but when they have known for a few months what the lyric is, and only now, after he performed the song in LA, ask him to look at changing it, it seems very unprofessional on their part.Why is it only now they are having a problem with it? my guess would be that certain decision making people first take notice of things when it comes up to their desk. Like, now they have finally decided what the next single should be and the big boss now has to sign it so that the money for producing and distribution can be assigned. And suddenly someone who sees it for the first time due to working routines takes offense. Can't tell you how often things like this happen where I work. You learn to shrug it off eventually Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guylainem123 Posted May 23, 2009 Share Posted May 23, 2009 Don't you remember that tweet Greg did about the bigwigs coming in to listen to it?The lyrics would have been pretty set in Mikas mind then, and didn't he say something about having to tweek some lyrics after they had been? So why wait 'til now, when they could have said something then? It's all very slapdash to me! i remember him saying he had a meeting of bigwigs, but not necessarily that they had listened to his music. but then again, i don't remember everything he says, to be honest. maybe they weren't the "lyric inspectors" kind of bigwigs, maybe just the $$ bigwigs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natmika Posted May 23, 2009 Share Posted May 23, 2009 So I take it Blame it on the girls is going to be his "bitching about the record company" song at the gigs then? Well, it's time Billie Brown found a replacement:biggrin2: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natmika Posted May 23, 2009 Share Posted May 23, 2009 Billy Brown. I can't believe after all this time I spelled it wrong:boxed: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niki27 Posted May 23, 2009 Share Posted May 23, 2009 Maybe they were just trying to be diplomatic... - Will anyone tell Mika his new lyrics are crap? - uh, no, but we can still try to make him change them word by word, what do we start with? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natmika Posted May 23, 2009 Share Posted May 23, 2009 Maybe they were just trying to be diplomatic...- Will anyone tell Mika his new lyrics are crap? - uh, no, but we can still try to make him change them word by word, what do we start with? :roftl: Sire will not like that:mf_rosetinted: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soaring Simpson Posted May 23, 2009 Share Posted May 23, 2009 Mika might be a Sire to some people , but he is actually a real person ... yes when he got SIGNED he might have gone by his own rules ... whos to say the record company was going to compromise forever either ? ... perhaps they were breaking him in gently ... end of the day - yes mika is own person but he also has a job to do - and he has a boss ... i dont think its any good people getting angry at the record company ... they also have a job to do .... or has RL been forgotton ? I think you're talking a lot of sense So what about...The Grateful Dead... Dead can dance.. MANIC STREET PREACHERS - Dead Martyrs... BON JOVI LYRICS - Wanted Dead Or Alive BILLY IDOL LYRICS - The Dead Next Door PINK LYRICS - I'm Not Dead The Cure - Sleep when I'm dead LIMP BIZKIT - Creamer (Radio Is Dead) RADIOHEAD - Pop Is Dead And we could go on for a 1000 more... Weren't these marketable??? For crying out loud.. Were there ever any problem's with SITM's "I sit and think about the day when you're gonna die"???? Maybe it's different in the middle of a basically happy song and a single? To be honest, I don't think it would change the song much if he put something completely different in, so long as it scanned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
identicaltwin3 Posted May 23, 2009 Share Posted May 23, 2009 but thats mika's forte .... what else are you here for ? (to pat) I don't pat here... I do it in private . And I don't pat whining, manipulative geniuses . Cheers, Id3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niki27 Posted May 23, 2009 Share Posted May 23, 2009 :roftl: Sire will not like that:mf_rosetinted: I know, I know, I'm an evil bully Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAK1 Posted May 23, 2009 Share Posted May 23, 2009 I don't pat here... I do it in private . And I don't pat whining, manipulative geniuses . Cheers, Id3 You wouldn't believe how expensive that becomes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happikali Posted May 23, 2009 Share Posted May 23, 2009 I don't pat here... I do it in private . And I don't pat whining, manipulative geniuses . Cheers, Id3 Oh really ??? Don't you ??? They are the most fun to pat !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
identicaltwin3 Posted May 23, 2009 Share Posted May 23, 2009 Yeah I think it's funny that fans moan at him incessantly about everything from playing dates in certain countries to when he should put up his videos on YT...but if his own employer asks him to do something it's outrageous. I trust Mika will tell them to bugger off but I'm sure he has regular battles with his record company. Some won and some lost. And the losses are probably why fans don't always get what they want and we should probably cut Mika a little slack about his intentions surrounding broken promises. I don't think we bitch at Sire about some changes in lyrics, but about broken promises or still born plans which have nothing to do with his record company. Are they really his 'employer' ? Rather partners, I would think. I believe we can trust Mica to have got a very advantageous contract when he signed with them, and not only in terms of money. Bet you -again, nobody wants to bet with me, most annoying !- he didn't go there without a formidable lawyer or two. No, the whole 'they are bad bad people, I could scream !' tweet was only meant to keep us busily indignant or indignantly busy and it worked. Congrats, Sire, you're the best ! Cheers, Id3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
identicaltwin3 Posted May 23, 2009 Share Posted May 23, 2009 Oh really ??? Don't you ??? They are the most fun to pat !!! Well, not here for obvious reasons but send me a PM and I can answer suggesting people that are more fun to... pat. Cheers, Id3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikas_gal07 Posted May 23, 2009 Share Posted May 23, 2009 I don't pat here... I do it in private . And I don't pat whining, manipulative geniuses . Cheers, Id3 *is interested in your definition of "patting" * Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
identicaltwin3 Posted May 23, 2009 Share Posted May 23, 2009 Maybe they were just trying to be diplomatic...- Will anyone tell Mika his new lyrics are crap? - uh, no, but we can still try to make him change them word by word, what do we start with? Niki, I love you when you are obnoxious . Even though it's my job I can't find it in me to be jealous... you are so good at it ! Cheers, Id3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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