Pop Merit Poll #2

[Lynch]

I think his intro and "hello" to the audience sums it up my thoughts perfectly.

 

[AboutAGirl]

It's certainly been covered many a time. I guess this version is my favorite by default:



Although there was a melodramatic indie cover version they played at work once, and usually I roll my eyes at that kind of version but it was pretty good actually. Dunno who did it, though.

 

[Big Ears]

I wasn't aware of the Train version. I feel I should like them because of the Brendan O'Brien connection, but I cannot get into them at all. Drops of Jupiter was big hit, but I found it dreary. Perhaps, like Rihanna, they are not marketed at me.

 

[Cosmic Harmony]

The chorus is catchy but it's also really mindless. That's about all I have to say about it.

 

[ILoveJimmyPage]

This version is always popping up on Pandora...

The Travis Barker Remix. It's a bit more rockin' for the rock fans who enjoy the rockin'.



Saw this on Wikipedia.

"Rihanna Curse"

The song's reign at number one in the United Kingdom occurred as the region was hit by extreme rainfall and flooding, which led The Sun to humorously suggest the two events were related, with the media referring to it as the "Rihanna Curse." The UK-based publication also highlighted the date of the single's video shot which was Friday the 13th (April 13, 2007), adding further coincidence of the curse.[78] Before the single's release on May 14, the temperature in London, UK was relatively high, reaching 20 °C. However, just a day after the release, "severe weather warnings hit the headlines".[78] An article in The Sun it urged readers to join the campaign to knock the song off the chart's top spot, suggesting to readers several other songs to download instead, all of which shared the theme of sunshine or summer.[78]

A similar situation occurred in New Zealand, where the song hit number one in the early winter of 2007 as the country was experiencing some of the worst storms in its history.[79] During the weather conditions, Taranaki, Tauranga, and Auckland had experienced tornadoes and flooding in the Far North of the country. Once the single was replaced on the top spot, weather condition almost in the entire New Zealand pacified, although Hawke's Bay was still stormy.[79]

The same happened in Romania where "Umbrella" hit the stations in the nation during the summer. That summer was in its first half the hottest and driest period of time in Romania since 1946.[80] As the song reached the top ten and then its number-one peak, the country experienced the worst storms and most pouring rains in its history.[81] As the song was losing positions in the charts, the storm ended and the temperatures lowered step-by-step.[80]

Now I'm going to have this song stuck in my tiny head all day. bonk:

 

[Cosmic Harmony]

Personally, this is my favorite way to get "Umbrella" done.

 

[Soot and Stars]

The chorus is catchy but it's also really mindless. That's about all I have to say about it.

Which is a perfect compliment as that's the heart of what I love about pop!

I thought all those covers were cool guys and Jen that's one of the better remixes I've heard! I like remixes that you can still discern the original song but adds a different edge to it so that worked fine. Harmony, I do prefer Rihannas vocal over that cover!

 

[Cosmic Harmony]

Harmony, I do prefer Rihannas vocal over that cover!

And that was actually a really strong vocal performance from Amanada. I like her's the most though because it made me laugh the most.

 

[TheSound]

Deserving of being a hit, yes, though maybe not the mega-global monster smash that it turned out to be.

I think I've liked almost everything I've heard by Rihanna, and have even seen her live at the MEN Arena in Manchester when we took the kids, who are fans, and she actually totally rocks out on stage, so don't be taken in by her style as shown on stuff like Umbrella, this clip is actually from the exact show we were at...RIHANNA = ROCK CHICK!!!...

 

[Tray73]

Went with, "Yes, but not a major one. It's catchy but only for so long!" As far as Rihanna tracks go (I'm not a fan) the song isn't too bad but I wouldn't go out of my way to hear it played.