Single File

Wow. I do believe this is my 50th entry on this blog! Congratulations to me as I raise my bat to the crowd to celebrate reaching a half ton. But it's a smaller Single File than normal because, quite frankly, I've only bothered to listen to five new songs out this week. And those will be rated against the following:

***** Doctor Who
**** Dr Dre
*** Dr And The Medics
** Dr Hilary Jones off GMTV
* Dr Jones by Aqua

"Superwoman" - Alicia Keys
Now my appreciation of Alicia is well documented. But she really is modern soul music's very own Superwoman. A lovely tune and a fantastic voice.
One for the downtrodden "sisters" of the world.
****

"Just Stand Up!" - Various Artists
Considering how many star names have come on board for this, you would have expected this to end up being a bit of a mess.
But to all their credit, they leave the egos at the door and produce a pretty decent slice of pop/R&B to raise money and awareness for cancer charities.
***

"When I Grown Up" - Pussycat Dolls
When they grow up, will they get lessons in how to sing? Write songs? Or at least hire someone who can do it all for them?
This is shockingly bad and should never have been allowed out of the studio.
*

"We Carry On" - Portishead
Oh, how I need this after the Pussycrap Dolls. Tribal music meets electronica but, as ever, Beth's lush vocals provide the icing on the cake.
Another stunning single from their comeback album, "Third". How on earth were they allowed to get away with staying away for 10 years?!
****

"Hey Little Sweetie" - Little Man Tate
Tonight Matthew we are going to be a weak version of Arctic Monkeys. Without the wit or decent lyrics.
This starts off wanting to be "Danger! High Voltage" but ends up apeing the Monkeys. A probably deliberate attempt to write a gimmicky anthem and this falls way short.
*