I'm With Stupid - The Song

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disco heartbeat · #1 Post by **disco heartbeat** » Fri 21 Apr 2006, 4:35 pm

There's been so much on here about the video, but I can't see a thread about the actual song itself, which I think's more important. (Sorry if there has been one though)

Myself, I'm a bit disappointed. It's a decent enough song, but I don't think it has much of that special PSB sound to it that I love (although I've only listened to it on the tv so far). I think one of the more recent songs like Miracles had a much stronger PSB sound to it, and I was hoping they'd carry on more in that sort of direction. Maybe it'll grow on me more though, when I've heard it more times.

Stuckle · #2 Post by **Stuckle** » Fri 21 Apr 2006, 4:51 pm

a great song !
love it.

j'adore cette nouvelle chanson, très entêtante après plusieures écoutes ... ça annonce un album plus dansant et éléctro que release qui m'avait déçu ... vivement le 22 mai ...

mindboy · #3 Post by **mindboy** » Fri 21 Apr 2006, 4:53 pm

Stuckle wrote:a great song !
love it.

j'adore cette nouvelle chanson, très entêtante après plusieures écoutes ... ça annonce un album plus dansant et éléctro que release qui m'avait déçu ... vivement le 22 mai ...

Je táime...moi non plus

! · #4 Post by ! » Fri 21 Apr 2006, 5:50 pm

I like it, but I don't like it as much as Luna Park!

It's a good pop song, it reminds me of Heart and How Can You Expect To Be Taken Seriously?...yeah, 'tis good IMO!

#5 Post by **Drico One** » Fri 21 Apr 2006, 5:58 pm

There are lots of threads on the song dated around the week of its radio release in Sweden (mid March).

Click below for a discussion of the lyrics.

viewtopic.php?t=11178&highlight=

Drico.

disco heartbeat · #6 Post by **disco heartbeat** » Fri 21 Apr 2006, 6:15 pm

Ok, thanks for the link, but does anyone agree that the song doesn't have a particularly strong PSB-sounding production to it as much as they usually have?

#7 Post by **Drico One** » Fri 21 Apr 2006, 6:19 pm

It's a Trevor Horn production and bears all the hallmarks. It's very '80s. I think the PSB production 'sound' is something that has changed over time and became more pronounced in the 1990s when they, perhaps, took more control of that side with increased confidence gleaned over the preceeding years.

Drico.

dancemaster · #8 Post by **dancemaster** » Fri 21 Apr 2006, 8:05 pm

I´m with stupid is good but not great. But the chorus is very catchy so it might work well to the general audience. But for the psb fans i think most of them agree with me that they have made many stronger singles than this one.

FreshDebesh · #9 Post by **FreshDebesh** » Fri 21 Apr 2006, 8:38 pm

It's not their best, but it serves its purpose well...as a leadoff single.

Henrik Powers · #10 Post by **Henrik Powers** » Fri 21 Apr 2006, 8:54 pm

FreshDebesh wrote:It's not their best, but it serves its purpose well...as a leadoff single.

Well said

Chrispsb · #11 Post by **Chrispsb** » Fri 21 Apr 2006, 8:58 pm

! wrote:I like it, but I don't like it as much as Luna Park!

It's a good pop song, it reminds me of Heart and How Can You Expect To Be Taken Seriously?...yeah, 'tis good IMO!

I've always thought How can you expect to be taken seriously? is completely underrated by the public eye. I just love it. It probably is my favourite PSB track ever.

It features a fresh sound, great lyric, a cool video and vocal performance. I hope at least one song on Fundamental will grow on me just half as much as How can you...did.

pulse · #12 Post by **pulse** » Fri 21 Apr 2006, 9:32 pm

After "So Hard", How can you expect to be taken seriously? and This must be the place I waited years to leave are my favourite songs on Behaviour.

Danny C · #13 Post by **Danny C** » Sat 22 Apr 2006, 3:06 am

Drico One wrote:It's a Trevor Horn production and bears all the hallmarks. It's very '80s.

Yes, it certainly does have a very retro sound, that struck me on first listen.

I have no problems with that, as PSB were most successful during this period

Vicki · #14 Post by **Vicki** » Mon 24 Apr 2006, 3:28 pm

I quite like it now, but when I heard it for the first time I got a bit disappointed cos there's no strong melody in the chorus and the first chords of the song sounded a bit...erm...loud maybe

I was really sad that there's no proper chorus in it. But now I got used to it and really love it now. But I think 'Integral' is much more powerful song. And I have to say that 'Luna Park' and 'Integral' I like more.

Though I think it'll be very BIG all over the world and really a good choice for a first single. I hope so.

disco heartbeat · #15 Post by **disco heartbeat** » Mon 24 Apr 2006, 3:36 pm

DJ Danny C wrote:
Drico One wrote:It's a Trevor Horn production and bears all the hallmarks. It's very '80s.
Yes, it certainly does have a very retro sound, that struck me on first listen.

It sounds 80s in a way, but when I first heard it on tv, it came on straight after that program Beauty and the Geek, which uses Opportunities as it's theme tune, which obviously has a very strong 80s electro sound. Then hearing I'm With Stupid straight after that, I just noticed the hugh difference in sound that was alot less 80s electro sounding, and also not as strong a song overall, so I guess that disappointed me a bit. But I suppose it sounds more similar to Heart and Seriously as someone said, so maybe I was wrong to say it doesn't have a strong PSB sound, and I'm sure it'll grow on me more too!