West End Girls - What Have I Done To Deserve This Video

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davenjulieuk · #1 Post by **davenjulieuk** » Tue 17 Jun 2008, 10:32 pm

is mentioned on Popjustice...

you can view it here..

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=gbadwovJI ... stice.com/

NOT BAD !

Naughty Zoot · #2 Post by **Naughty Zoot** » Wed 18 Jun 2008, 3:05 am

I agree.

psb-freak · #3 Post by **psb-freak** » Wed 18 Jun 2008, 9:42 am

Hm.... it´s ok. I like the horses in the backround.

Radiophonic · #4 Post by **Radiophonic** » Wed 18 Jun 2008, 11:44 am

I likes it!

I like the ad lib bit ("We don't have to fall apart... ") sung at the beginning.

Fugitive1979 · #5 Post by **Fugitive1979** » Wed 18 Jun 2008, 12:56 pm

Hmmm.... The jury is still out on this one.

Oznerol · #6 Post by **Oznerol** » Wed 18 Jun 2008, 3:44 pm

They inverted the man-female parts...interesting!

bobblekat · #7 Post by **bobblekat** » Wed 18 Jun 2008, 6:39 pm

Like his bits, but by god her accent and voice are annoying me.

Deschanel · #8 Post by **Deschanel** » Wed 18 Jun 2008, 11:38 pm

It's funny, but sometimes a song is so well written it can still hold up, like a lot of jazz standards- they survive interpretations by inferior artists.

This is not the case here. I thought West End girls were cute at first; but now that they're clearly making a career of it, would it kill her to get the words right?

"How'm I going to get through" is interesting colloquial English in the original. LOADED with deep meaning, however- how shall I survive, (possibly) financially? It's the lament of the abandoned mistress, addresed to the rich man who's been keeping her.

"How I'm gonna.." is just sloppy and wrong, she strips all meaning from the lyric . It's not cute any more, these malapropisms. I understand the difference is subtle, difficult for the non-native speaker. But since WEGs whole career is built on PSB, you'd think they'd take some care with that.

I'm also sick of her bossy, unpleasant vocal style, without nuance or heart, just phonetically brayed through a device in this choppy robotic way. Neil writes lyrics of depth and emotion and subtlety, and this girl barks them through a walkie-talkie. Grating and tired. Not cute anymore. Time to get a real job, girls.

If you love PSB music, why do you keep hurting it?

BrilliantPSB · #9 Post by **BrilliantPSB** » Thu 19 Jun 2008, 3:35 am

Deschanel wrote:It's funny, but sometimes a song is so well written it can still hold up, like a lot of jazz standards- they survive interpretations by inferior artists.

This is not the case here. I thought West End girls were cute at first; but now that they're clearly making a career of it, would it kill her to get the words right?

"How'm I going to get through" is interesting colloquial English in the original.
"How I'm gonna.." is just sloppy and wrong, she strips all meaning from the lyric . It's not cute any more, these malapropisms. I understand the difference is subtle, difficult for the non-native speaker. But since WEGs whole career is built on PSB, you'd think they'd take some care with that.

I'm also sick of her bossy, unpleasant vocal style, without nuance or heart, just phonetically brayed through a device in this choppy robotic way. Neil writes lyrics of depth and emotion and subtlety, and this girl barks them through a walkie-talkie. Grating and tired. Not cute anymore. Time to get a real job, girls.

If you love PSB music, why do you keep hurting it?

i have to say that I can't agree more.

Hillbilly · #10 Post by **Hillbilly** » Thu 19 Jun 2008, 7:51 am

bobblekat wrote:Like his bits, but by god her accent and voice are annoying me.

Yes, Magnus Carlson is great. He's the singer in the band Weeping Willows. Check out their music on YouTube, highly recommended!

Nice to hear him sing a PSB tune. I don't know whether he's a fan. He mostly talks about Morrissey and Clash as his heroes...

magda · #11 Post by **magda** » Thu 19 Jun 2008, 11:34 pm

Fugitive1979 · #12 Post by **Fugitive1979** » Fri 20 Jun 2008, 2:21 pm

Fugitive1979 wrote:Hmmm.... The jury is still out on this one.

Well, the jury has returned and decided it is a pile of w***. Interesting idea swapping the male and female roles, but she is starting to annoy me now. I think it was Deshanel who mentioned the errors in the lyrics. I noticed this too, and agree that it ruins it.

sneakythesnake · #13 Post by **sneakythesnake** » Fri 20 Jun 2008, 3:14 pm

Just got back yesterday from a few days in Stockholm, and heard this on this radio over there!
The guy's voice sounds pretty good, but I really don't like the girls voices at all!

Lorena · #14 Post by **Lorena** » Fri 20 Jun 2008, 5:06 pm

Well....I don't like the way the girl sings....not all singers can express emotions as well as Neil...
Oh!Frankly,I prefer the original..... I usually can't give an objective opinion,I'm in love with PSB music...but this time I think it's right.

Vince · #15 Post by **Vince** » Sat 21 Jun 2008, 6:10 pm

Radiophonic wrote: I likes it!

I like the ad lib bit ("We don't have to fall apart... ") sung at the beginning.

Oznerol wrote:They inverted the man-female parts...interesting!

bobblekat wrote:Like his bits, but by god her accent and voice are annoying me.

sneakythesnake wrote:Just got back yesterday from a few days in Stockholm, and heard this on this radio over there!
The guy's voice sounds pretty good, but I really don't like the girls voices at all!

The above sum up how i feel