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Here we go again. A review of a selection of singles out this week. And they will be judged against the following ratings:

***** Heathcliff
**** White Cliffs Of Dover
*** Cliff Lazarenko
** Cliff Barnes from "Dallas"
* Cliff Richard

"Inner Mer Syngur Vitleysingur" - Sigur Ros
As with any of their songs, when I listen to this it's like I've been dropped in an ocean of sheer loveliness and happiness and beauty.
A departure from their back catalogue but still uplifting, magical and well, truly stunning. Single of the week, month and probably the year.
*****

"Bat Cat" - Mogwai
Brilliant! Crunching guitars are the main feature of this sheer sonic, heavy metal-ish onslaught.
An excellent way to spend five minutes. Or 10 if, like me, you play it again immediately after listening to it the first time!
****

"C-Lebrity" - Queen
Now, for me, if there is no Freddie Mercury then there is no Queen. But I have to say Paul Rodgers is an excellent stand in and this, well, it rocks.
Sounds like they are having a blast and this will sit neatly next to any classic Queen rocker. Good on them.
****

"Lies" - McFly
How good a footballer is McFly's Danny Jones?! I only watched around 20 minutes of the charity football thing last week and he looked pretty handy. I'll give them a bonus point for his footy skills.
This song is ok I suppose. Certainly better than most of their sugary, annoying singles of the past. Although, they seem to be desperately trying to come up with something like "Shine" by Take That. But fail.
***

"Thank You For A Lifetime" - Cliff Richard
There should be a cull of all those nutters (Cliff fans) who are buying van loads of copies of this just to make it go to number one. And the song is just embarrassing. I don't care if he is a "national institution".
And too right he should thank all those idiots who have kept his career going beyond the 70s. I'm going to put Sigur Ros back on to stop me headbutting a wall.
*

It's that time of the week again and here are a selection of the singles availble to download or from all good record shops and some rubbish ones too. They will be judged against the following ratings:

***** Beck Hanson
**** Jeff Beck
*** Boris Becker
** Becks Beer
* David Beckham

"Can't Go Back" - Primal Scream
I inexplicably omitted this from last week's review but, better late than never and all that. Especially as this single is fantastic.
A very welcome return to their Exterminator (or Xtrmntr as they called it when they were waging a war against vowels) era. Frenetic and fabulous.
*****

"Shut Up And Let Me Go" - The Ting Tings
Not quite as catchy as That's Not My Name but it will no doubt appeal to people who loved that.
I got to admit that I still think they sound like Shampoo. But that's nothing to be ashamed of. Well, not much anyway.
***

"Sleep When I'm Dead" - The Cure
Excellent. A great hook and certainly the best so far of their "13th" singles. It's dark and yet poppy in a classic Cure kind of way.
One more single to be released on August 13 and then the album on Spetember 13 - good times for Cure fans.
****

"Left Behind" - CSS
One of the many hyped beyond belief electro guitar bands returns with the first single off their forthcoming album.
At first I didn't like it but now I have to say, it's grown on me over the past few days.
***

"You Wot!" - DJ Q and MC Bonez
Ha ha ha - this is hilarious. A very silly, comedy grime effort that will initially put a smile on your face.
But I fear it will lead to people using the "You Wot!" catchphrase to death during the summer, like folk who thought they were funny and original when they got in your face and screamed "Wassuuuuup!" a few years back. The fools.
**

"I Know Ur Girlfriend Hates Me" - Annie
It's bubblegum pop, it has 'text speak' in the title and I know I really should dislike this. But....
***

"One For The Radio" - McFly
Oh great. McFly is back. Whooppee. Where's Biff from the Back To The Future movies when you need him?
And why do all their songs sound the same. This is no different to any other McFly track. Never trust a band whose main influence is Busted. It is one for the radio - if you are deaf.
*

"C'mon C'mon" - Def Leppard
Man, are they still going? Remarkable. Although, I'm afraid to say there isn't anything remarkable about this effort.
It's plodding, tired and sounds as if it is desperately trying to anthemic. But it isn't. By any stretch of the imagination.
*