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Pop Essays #42: The Pussycat Dolls feat. Timbaland, ‘Wait A Minute’

Apr 11, 2024Apr 26, 2024 ~ Alex the Pensmith ~ 1 Comment

After releasing no less than five hit singles from their multi platinum debut album, even the law of diminishing returns caught up with The Pussycat Dolls.

Pop Essays #16: All Saints, ‘Chick Fit’

Apr 22, 2021Jul 15, 2021 ~ Alex the Pensmith ~ Leave a comment

Good afternoon and welcome aboard this week's Pop Essays, our weekly look back at some lost classics in our music library that we dust off and polish good and proper to shine as they deserve to. This week: an overlooked single from one of my all time favourite bands... Artist: All Saints Song: Chick Fit … Continue reading Pop Essays #16: All Saints, ‘Chick Fit’

Pop Essays #14: Maria Lawson, ‘Sleepwalking’

Apr 8, 2021Apr 15, 2021 ~ Alex the Pensmith ~ Leave a comment

Welcome to this week's Pop Essays, our regular series offering a chance to revisit some of the lesser started gems of pop music and rightly giving them the chance to shine. This week: an early discovery from one of the biggest shows on British TV in the 00s that truly didn't deserve to get away... … Continue reading Pop Essays #14: Maria Lawson, ‘Sleepwalking’

Pop Essays #13: Frank, ‘Never Left A Girl’

Apr 1, 2021Apr 27, 2021 ~ Alex the Pensmith ~ 1 Comment

Howdy! Firstly before we start a quick Happy Easter to you all. Secondly - time for this week's Pop Essays, as we revisit another lost gem of a track from the mists of pop time. This week: one of the greatest songs you've probably never heard by the greatest pop production team of the 00s... … Continue reading Pop Essays #13: Frank, ‘Never Left A Girl’

Pop Essays #6: A-Ha, ‘Analogue (All I Want)’

Feb 11, 2021Feb 17, 2021 ~ Alex the Pensmith ~ Leave a comment

Hello there and happy Thursday, time as always to throw back and shine light on some lesser starred musical gems of yesteryear with Pop Essays. Now, if you've been watching The Masked Singer, you'll know Morten Harket was recently unveiled as Viking - but of course, his band made a comeback on UK shores before … Continue reading Pop Essays #6: A-Ha, ‘Analogue (All I Want)’

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