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Vanessa Carlton => General Vanessa Carlton Discussion => Topic started by: whitehouses81680 on August 13, 2006, 06:12:50 am
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Today was unreal. It was really unreal! I got Vanessa a unicorn with a breast cancer awareness ribbon around its neck and I made her a card with a personal message in it.
From the moment I woke up this morning, I was so nervous! I wore a very nessa outfit, straightened my hair to look similar to V.
I listed to harmominum the whole way there.
At 2:45 we met with the coordinator of Musciains on Call on fifty something street at a recording studio. She brought me upstairs and there was a photographer taking pictures for publicity for nessa.
A little while later her mom walks in! Mrs. Carlton is beautiful, just like vanessa. Shes sowell poised and friendly. She has been playing for 30 years and asked me to play alittle something for her so i played THE ONE and she was impressed
Then vanessa walks in with her publcist. She was wearing this black vest and black shorts. She sat down next to my mom and I told her that i wanted to play ATM FOR her. when I played the first few bars, vanessa said WOW! and as it progressed she told me that i was better than her! She was hysterical today. i kept playing and then she started singing. Vanessa sang as i played. SOMEONE PINCH ME!
Then vanessa's mom wanted me to sight read some material, but me and vanessa got side tracked and started talking about getting inspiration through classical music. She told me that she played Mozart sonatas when she was young and it just so happens that im playing them right now. She kept telling me to make up my own music and have my own stlye of piano.
After, Vanessa played me a brand new song. I swore to vanessa that i wouldn't say anything about the song itself, but i can tell you that its wonderful and you all will love it!
Later, Nessa played THE ONE for me, because its my favorite song. When she sang, she had so much power in her voice. It was like my own mini concert. Shes really great!
I gave vanessa her card and gift and she gave me a big hug. Then she went to go sign my piano book. She called me DR. Samantha becuase i told her I wanted to be an infectious diesease specialsist. "SOUNDS MESSY" she said.
Then the photographer took more pictures and v said to me, "we'd be twins if you weren't so tall!" everyone thinks we look somewhat alike, and so does vanessa.
I said goodbye to Mrs. Carlton and she kept telling me that I needed to start singing! "SING! SING!" she told me as she left with vanessa.
Also, my brother works for he new jersey nets and we asked vanessa if she'd be interested in playing at one of the games. She seemed interested. We spoke with her publiscist and my brother will contact her monday. Wouldn't that be cool, vanessa at the nets stadium. We'd all have to go to support her!
She said that the album is coming out in the spring and that she will post soon on vanessacarlton.com becuase i told her about how everyone wants to know about the album.
This has been such an amazing experience. Vanessa is so lovely and her mother is as well. I will never forget this day and it was for such a good cause too.
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What?
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First of all, thanks for sharing this with us!
After, Vanessa played me a brand new song. I swore to vanessa that i wouldn't say anything about the song itself, but i can tell you that its wonderful and you all will love it!
8O 8O
Wow, lucky!!!!
She said that the album is coming out in the spring
8O 8O 8O 8O 8O 8O
Whaaaaaaat?! Not fair! :cry:
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^ That's better than it never coming out at all. It will be here before you know it. :wink:
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Thanks for sharing!! Wee! So very cool.
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aw wow!!!!!!
glad you enjoyed it
thaqnks for the updates too
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oh wow, lucky you :D
looks like a 2007 release then.
thanks for sharing :)
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and she asked my opinion on which of the two choices she had for the albums title
ah nessa rock
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and she asked my opinion on which of the two choices she had for the albums title
ah nessa rock
:O OMG...did she say to keep it top secret?
Did you find out anything else about the album?
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:o that is so cool... you heard a new song and the possible titles of the album... It will be hard to wait for spring.... :cry:
Is there anything else that you can tell us about the new album ???
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very cool :)
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are the album titles good?
maybe you can post her two ideas? :P... lol
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I wanna see the pictures :)
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they are both cool titles, either would be awesome! (but i am leaning towards one way more)
the album is "underway" says vanessa directly. and she said she will "definitly post."
i dont want vanessa hating me so i can't tell you any more. I swore to her but the album is going to be awesome, i can tell you that!
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You are so lucky. Good thing you told her about your brother, you might be able to establish a long-term relationship of sorts with her, :wink:
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they are both cool titles, either would be awesome! (but i am leaning towards one way more)
the album is "underway" says vanessa directly. and she said she will "definitly post."
i dont want vanessa hating me so i can't tell you any more. I swore to her but the album is going to be awesome, i can tell you that!
that's cool :D
is the title better than "harmonium"?
and would you say the new song she played you is better than the one's we've heard?
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i personally love the title HARMONIUM, so nothing beats that even a title called I LOVE SAMANTHA
and the song is just pure vanessa.
now tell me, can that be bad?
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that would be so cool if she would play
you so right ethan, that would be unreal
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you should have told her to go to the nessaholics forum, that would be so cool if she was a member.
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she is aware of nessaholics
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Really? She just doesn't go to it then? :(
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is the song better than the one and PYHOM?
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lyrics are much better
melody is sick
i dont love pyhom...
its a great song, dont get me wrong, but this one is better (i think)
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wow.... soo any word on if the single will be one that we've heard?
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Apparently not, as Sam has left the building.
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wow.... soo any word on if the single will be one that we've heard?
Hey Krys! On the VCMB, she said that the new song V played for her is probably the single....but i dont know if she meant that V told her that....
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its probaly going to be the single..
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for reasons unexplainable until spring
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Wow. That's pretty awesome. I'd love to see pictures if you have them. I'm glad both Carlton's were impressed with your playing. It would kind of suck if the person who won couldn't really play that well. Where were you with her again? Was it at a studio?
Amanda
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yeah, at a studio
we could hear the drums in the next room
vanessa said she liked the acompiantment and that she "planned that"
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yeah, at a studio
we could hear the drums in the next room
vanessa said she liked the acompiantment and that she "planned that"
Sweet. So what pianos was she using?
Amanda
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for reasons unexplainable until spring
that makes me think the song is 'spring street' wasn't she working on a song similar to that title or something?
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they are both cool titles, either would be awesome! (but i am leaning towards one way more)
the album is "underway" says vanessa directly. and she said she will "definitly post."
i dont want vanessa hating me so i can't tell you any more. I swore to her but the album is going to be awesome, i can tell you that!
And you stick to that. Don't go telling off %$#@. 8)
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you should have told her to go to the nessaholics forum, that would be so cool if she was a member.
She's been aware of Nessaholics.com for a loooooong time now.
Pay attention please ;)
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Thanks for sharing your experience with us. :D
She said that the album is coming out in the spring
8O 8O 8O 8O 8O 8O
Whaaaaaaat?! Not fair! :cry:
Look on the bright side, that gives us more time to get the promo machine rolling. :wink:
... I still wish we knew what label she is/will be on, lol.
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Spring? Wow, seems a bit far off from the September it was rumoured to come out lol. Well, all is great. I'm glad that she's taking the time. The longer the wait, the more suspense anyway.
Cheers.
EDIT: I had no idea what you were talking about until I learn about the Ebay listing.
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yamaha
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That's so cool... having information about the new album that NO ONE else has... you must be so excited :lol: Well, with hearing the possible titles and the "new single" do you think this new album with be a huge hit and go platinum ? Also, did you hear the new song in it's finished stage or did she sing it to? Thanks for the news :D
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Look on the bright side, that gives us more time to get the promo machine rolling. :wink:
Eh, I guess you're right...
I'm gonna promote the hell out of this album!! The first single we get is gonna be my ringtone right away so even people at work will know that our VC is back! :mrgreen:
... I still wish we knew what label she is/will be on, lol.
Yeah, any info on that would be cool.
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for reasons unexplainable until spring
that makes me think the song is 'spring street' wasn't she working on a song similar to that title or something?
oh yeah, I almost forgot about that.
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well theres one possibillity.
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you should have told her to go to the nessaholics forum, that would be so cool if she was a member.
She's been aware of Nessaholics.com for a loooooong time now.
Pay attention please ;)
I know that. Pay attention to what I said. I said it would be cool if she was a member, which she is not.
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Well Sam, how does it feel to be the envy of everyone? Hehe. I'm glad it turned out so well. :D
Hmm, imagine if Vanessa WAS a member? We might all behave very differently if we were constantly thinking "she might read this..."
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for reasons unexplainable until spring
that makes me think the song is 'spring street' wasn't she working on a song similar to that title or something?
ew.. i hope that's not the single. i didn't like that song much at all.
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I know that. Pay attention to what I said. I said it would be cool if she was a member, which she is not.
She's not but she often reads what we write here. So it's amost like she was a member.
And you don't have to take that tone with me kiddo, I understood what you said ;)
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wait, missunderstanding
until spring, as in until the album comes out
spring 2007
im so glad vanessa has fans that care so much. We are the best fan base any artist could ever ask for
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what also blew me away was meeting vanessa mom
she walked in the room and i had no idea who she was
but when she told me that she we v's mom, you could see that they were related. I just didn't take the time to notice when she walked in (my stomach was doing backflips)
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I'm so jealous! :x
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I know that. Pay attention to what I said. I said it would be cool if she was a member, which she is not.
She's not but she often reads what we write here. So it's amost like she was a member.
And you don't have to take that tone with me kiddo, I understood what you said ;)
lol, Yes sir.
We are the best fanbase of any artist EVER!
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for reasons unexplainable until spring
that makes me think the song is 'spring street' wasn't she working on a song similar to that title or something?
ew.. i hope that's not the single. i didn't like that song much at all.
whats spring street?
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for reasons unexplainable until spring
that makes me think the song is 'spring street' wasn't she working on a song similar to that title or something?
ew.. i hope that's not the single. i didn't like that song much at all.
whats spring street?
http://forum.nessaholics.com/viewtopic.php?t=9145
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her mom asked vanessa to play that song, but was really reluctant to...
maybe shes not crazy about it either
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her mom asked vanessa to play that song, but was really reluctant to...
maybe shes not crazy about it either
or maybe she didnt want to leak it to a fan :P
buttttttttttttttttttt
im glad you heard it.
what did you think of the song?
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I don't understand... why did you meet Vanessa Carlton and her mother ???
And what is this with the breast cancer ?
I didn't understand....
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So the song she played you was Spring Street?
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1) she didn't play spring street becuause she said she didn't play it on a piano (?) and wanted me to hear really piano driven songs
2) she played what I think will be the single off of the new album for reasons unexplainable untill spring 2007 when the album comes out (I pinky promised i woudln't tell any info)
3) I got her a breast cancer unicorn becuase she said in extreme home makeover that her aunt died from breast cancer, so iit meant more than just any unicorn
4) Vanessa brought her mom becuase she was the one who taught v how to play so she and vanessa were supposed to teach me
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oh nice :D
what did you think of the new single then? does it live up to our expectations :P hehe
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wow, your sooo lucky! That would be like a dream come true!...Vanessa sounds really nice and so does her mom. What did she teach you how to play?
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How long did the session go for? Was it really only half an hour? It sounds like you did a lot in that time!
Did you learn anything about playing piano?
I'm a little envious but you're a nice person so it's ok with me, hehe
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Ok. Did you win this chance to see Vanessa ? Or is she a friend of yours ?
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the session lasted about 45 minutes
Vanessa said that i didn't need a piano lesson, but she wanted to make me start writing and her mom wanted me to start singing.
vanessa was explaining to me about inspiration and , when i got home, i wrote my first song.
its really great! my friend helped me write lyrics and now the song is stuck in my head
the single is beautiful. its an 11 out of 10
i won the piano lesson on EBAY for Musicians on Call
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the single is beautiful. its an 11 out of 10
I can't wait to hear it... :razz:
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Doesn't the lead single usually precede the album in release? So, couldn't you actually tell us about it then instead of waiting until the album comes out? :? :D
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Doesn't the lead single usually precede the album in release? So, couldn't you actually tell us about it then instead of waiting until the album comes out? :? :D
Im sure V wants the single to be a surprise for us all. thats why she isnt telling us anything.
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Makes sense to me....Besides as much as it kills me to say this... I want it to be a suprise.
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Doesn't the lead single usually precede the album in release? So, couldn't you actually tell us about it then instead of waiting until the album comes out? :? :D
Yeah, but it typically comes out 2 months or so before the album. And we don't even know when the album comes out.
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zurielshimon
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Doesn't the lead single usually precede the album in release? So, couldn't you actually tell us about it then instead of waiting until the album comes out?
I wish :/
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Hmm. It is almost spring here... So it's winter here, meaning it's summer in the US, right....? it gets confusing when ppl refer to seasons... so does that mean the album is at LEAST 6 months away? So, it should come out in my autumn meaning March, April or May? It's confusing.... Someone please confirm this for me... :?
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You guys should be patient.. it will be here before you know :wink:
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Sometime in April.
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You guys should be patient.. it will be here before you know
I am being pretty patient. It's just that I live in a different Hemisphere to Americans, making the seasons come at different times....
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Like I said, April-ish.
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I heard you. :)
At least this album wasn't made in a rush. That's something to be positive about! Also about that apparently wonderful song that Sam has...
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Vanessa said that i didn't need a piano lesson, but she wanted to make me start writing and her mom wanted me to start singing.
vanessa was explaining to me about inspiration and , when i got home, i wrote my first song.
aww that's awesome!!
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that is really cool. I am glad you were able to win that awesome experience and share it with us.
I also think part of the reason they want to make sure information isn't leaked out is they have to be planning their promotion method. After the lack of success around Harmonium they have to figure out how to bring Vanessa back with a "bang"... they'll probably see about getting some large magazines to pick up the beginning promotion of the single so if the information is "already out there" they really don't have much leverage to negotiate that someone is getting the "first dib"
either way, sounds like it was cool and nice to know the CD is eventually coming out.
-katia
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Well, Harmonium wasn't made in a rush either.
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You guys should be patient.. it will be here before you know
I am being pretty patient. It's just that I live in a different Hemisphere to Americans, making the seasons come at different times....
:idea: Maybe we should just say Q1, Q2, Q3, and Q4 to avoid the confusion. :)
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lol, yeah, that would probably work better.
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Well, Harmonium wasn't made in a rush either.
Yes, I know that, and it's a great album as a result. It's just that some artists rush to get a new album out and as a result it's not the best it could have been.
Maybe we should just say Q1, Q2, Q3, and Q4 to avoid the confusion.
Q? :? Look guys, I'm intelligent enough to figure the seasons out. I was just making sure that I had it right, ok?
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when i get pictures, i'll post!
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can't wait for the pics!!
and megan i think by Q they mean quarter. it took me awhile to figure it out too....
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and megan i think by Q they mean quarter. it took me awhile to figure it out too....
Ah, thanks. I wish the album was coming out in OUR spring, lol.
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and megan i think by Q they mean quarter. it took me awhile to figure it out too....
Ah, thanks. I wish the album was coming out in OUR spring, lol.
So do I. :D
But yes, "Q" stands for quarter. It's a common abbreviation used by corporations, where "Q1" means January through March, &c. It's becoming somewhat common, at least in the U.S., in use elsewhere. 8)
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well. at least spring street isn't the new single. awesome.
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well. at least spring street isn't the new single. awesome.
I havent read this whole thread so i apologize if this is a stupid question...but how do we know it isnt the single?
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well. at least spring street isn't the new single. awesome.
I havent read this whole thread so i apologize if this is a stupid question...but how do we know it isnt the single?
because vanessa played samantha the next single and it's not spring street
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the session lasted about 45 minutes
Vanessa said that i didn't need a piano lesson, but she wanted to make me start writing and her mom wanted me to start singing.
vanessa was explaining to me about inspiration and , when i got home, i wrote my first song.
its really great! my friend helped me write lyrics and now the song is stuck in my head
the single is beautiful. its an 11 out of 10
i won the piano lesson on EBAY for Musicians on Call
Thanks for all the info :D So do you think the song will be a hit and be V's comeback song? Is it better than ATM?
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its different than ATM
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Thanks for replying :D Ok.... do you think it could be a bigger hit than ATM??? Sorry for bothering you.... it's just that this NEW song has got me really excited for the album now :lol:
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Thanks for replying :D Ok.... do you think it could be a bigger hit than ATM??? Sorry for bothering you.... it's just that this NEW song has got me really excited for the album now :lol:
Personally I find that highly doubtful. I can't explain why...I just think ATM was almost TOO perfect for a single & nothing she ever does will be able to top that, as far as "success" goes (in my opinion). ATM is just very special. Not lyrically, but musically - that piano riff is just 8O !!
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I know nothing could ever replace ATM... it is perfect.... what I meant was if she thought it would do even better on the charts... like maybe #1,2,3, or 4 the on billboard hot 100 chart.... and who knows maybe this song is perfect too.... whitehouses did say that it was an 11/10 :D
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Honestly, I liked ATM, but not HEAPS. I wasn't really a fan til I heard the songs on her album that weren't singles- like Sway, Wanted, Paint it Black etc. so I'm glad that this new songle is different (haha "songle"! I typed that fast and now I don't know whether I meant to say "song" or "single"... hehe)
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Thanks for replying :D Ok.... do you think it could be a bigger hit than ATM??? Sorry for bothering you.... it's just that this NEW song has got me really excited for the album now :lol:
Personally I find that highly doubtful. I can't explain why...I just think ATM was almost TOO perfect for a single & nothing she ever does will be able to top that, as far as "success" goes (in my opinion). ATM is just very special. Not lyrically, but musically - that piano riff is just 8O !!
Whatever the formula for a hit is, A Thousand Miles is the x in hit=x. It was the perfect single and nothing she could do could ever top it; it's not near the top of the list of my favorite songs by her, but, you know what I mean....
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Thanks for replying :D Ok.... do you think it could be a bigger hit than ATM??? Sorry for bothering you.... it's just that this NEW song has got me really excited for the album now :lol:
Personally I find that highly doubtful. I can't explain why...I just think ATM was almost TOO perfect for a single & nothing she ever does will be able to top that, as far as "success" goes (in my opinion). ATM is just very special. Not lyrically, but musically - that piano riff is just 8O !!
Whatever the formula for a hit is, A Thousand Miles is the x in hit=x. It was the perfect single and nothing she could do could ever top it; it's not near the top of the list of my favorite songs by her, but, you know what I mean....
But how can you say that future Nessa songs wont ever be able to top ATM when you've never even heard them..... and ATM reached number 5 on the billboard hot 100 chart(the chart most used by music industry peeps to judge a songs success)..... I know that she's capable of writing a song that could go to number one....and I have faith in V that she will at least be able to match the success of ATM with one of her future singles :D
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But how can you say that future Nessa songs wont ever be able to top ATM when you've never even heard them..... and ATM reached number 5 on the billboard hot 100 chart(the chart most used by music industry peeps to judge a songs success)..... I know that she's capable of writing a song that could go to number one....and I have faith in V that she will at least be able to match the success of ATM with one of her future singles :D
ATM went to number 1 in Australia :)
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Thanks for replying :D Ok.... do you think it could be a bigger hit than ATM??? Sorry for bothering you.... it's just that this NEW song has got me really excited for the album now :lol:
Personally I find that highly doubtful. I can't explain why...I just think ATM was almost TOO perfect for a single & nothing she ever does will be able to top that, as far as "success" goes (in my opinion). ATM is just very special. Not lyrically, but musically - that piano riff is just 8O !!
Whatever the formula for a hit is, A Thousand Miles is the x in hit=x. It was the perfect single and nothing she could do could ever top it; it's not near the top of the list of my favorite songs by her, but, you know what I mean....
But how can you say that future Nessa songs wont ever be able to top ATM when you've never even heard them..... and ATM reached number 5 on the billboard hot 100 chart(the chart most used by music industry peeps to judge a songs success)..... I know that she's capable of writing a song that could go to number one....and I have faith in V that she will at least be able to match the success of ATM with one of her future singles :D
Because ATM was a phenomenally successful single, ESPECIALLY for a brand new artist. I would love whatever her new single will be to go mother fucking DIAMOND, but I just don't think that it'll happen; she's moved too far out of the realm of popular music to go back - what America loves now is Fergie and Beyonce, not Vanessa Carlton. Even Michelle Branch is getting little airplay, and she had two or three platinum-plus albums. Once again, I would be extremely delighted if her next single or album did well, but after a four or five year break from popular radio, it would be a huge surprise if it did happen.
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Thanks for replying :D Ok.... do you think it could be a bigger hit than ATM??? Sorry for bothering you.... it's just that this NEW song has got me really excited for the album now :lol:
Personally I find that highly doubtful. I can't explain why...I just think ATM was almost TOO perfect for a single & nothing she ever does will be able to top that, as far as "success" goes (in my opinion). ATM is just very special. Not lyrically, but musically - that piano riff is just 8O !!
Whatever the formula for a hit is, A Thousand Miles is the x in hit=x. It was the perfect single and nothing she could do could ever top it; it's not near the top of the list of my favorite songs by her, but, you know what I mean....
But how can you say that future Nessa songs wont ever be able to top ATM when you've never even heard them..... and ATM reached number 5 on the billboard hot 100 chart(the chart most used by music industry peeps to judge a songs success)..... I know that she's capable of writing a song that could go to number one....and I have faith in V that she will at least be able to match the success of ATM with one of her future singles :D
Because ATM was a phenomenally successful single, ESPECIALLY for a brand new artist. I would love whatever her new single will be to go mother fucking DIAMOND, but I just don't think that it'll happen; she's moved too far out of the realm of popular music to go back - what America loves now is Fergie and Beyonce, not Vanessa Carlton. Even Michelle Branch is getting little airplay, and she had two or three platinum-plus albums. Once again, I would be extremely delighted if her next single or album did well, but after a four or five year break from popular radio, it would be a huge surprise if it did happen.
wow...that's a lot of quotes.... but yeah I see where you are coming from but I just hope and believe that you may be wrong :?
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^^^ have some faith! what you've got to hope for is that vanessa will introduce something so unique and revolutionary in sound, yet something to which no one will be able to turn off their radio. that's a #1 hit. Beyonce's not getting to #1 now anyway people.
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^^^ have some faith! what you've got to hope for is that vanessa will introduce something so unique and revolutionary in sound, yet something to which no one will be able to turn off their radio. that's a #1 hit. Beyonce's not getting to #1 now anyway people.
yeah... and trust me I do have faith in V :D
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actually if vanessa does manage to create a single much greater than atm...it will be a hit...
okay...that was duh...
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That sounds like you had a good time! Glad you were able to meet her. I envy you now. ;)
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But how can you say that future Nessa songs wont ever be able to top ATM when you've never even heard them..... and ATM reached number 5 on the billboard hot 100 chart(the chart most used by music industry peeps to judge a songs success)..... I know that she's capable of writing a song that could go to number one....and I have faith in V that she will at least be able to match the success of ATM with one of her future singles :D
ATM went to number 1 in Australia :)
Yeah. For what seemed like AGES. It was EVERYWHERE!
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But how can you say that future Nessa songs wont ever be able to top ATM when you've never even heard them..... and ATM reached number 5 on the billboard hot 100 chart(the chart most used by music industry peeps to judge a songs success)..... I know that she's capable of writing a song that could go to number one....and I have faith in V that she will at least be able to match the success of ATM with one of her future singles :D
ATM went to number 1 in Australia :)
Yeah. For what seemed like AGES. It was EVERYWHERE!
:) I want to visit there sometime, seems like a fun place. Anyway, I really hope this new album does well. I am really excited about seeing some new music videos and hearing the new songs on the radio. :D