JLS - 'Love You More'
I think we all know that this is not going to be the forum in which we discuss what is less than perfect about JLS, especially in the context of this, their latest single.
The song is for 91Èȱ¬ Children In Need, this is the 91Èȱ¬ Radio 1 Chart Blog, and JLS tore the roof off at last night's 91Èȱ¬ Radio 1 Teen Awards, and even if those last two things were not true, as a charity, Children In Need has been very active in my local area, helping to equip a youth club and provide sessions for local young people who would otherwise not have a right lot to do.
They even get to attend weekly music sessions, where they're encouraged to express themselves musically, rather than via the medium of shouting at grownups in the street. So in a very real sense, what JLS have done with this song, even if it does not save lives and make an immeasurable difference to countless young people all over the country, could conceivably give rise to a brand new pop star from Cornwall.
No pasty jokes please, we get that a lot.
(. It lacks focus.)
So, this is the big gospelly ballad which will provide sombre musical backing for a whole heap of video montages this Friday evening. In that context, the soaring, swelling, rolling waves of song will have a very direct emotional impact. It is good that there are soaring, swelling, rolling waves of song, of course. This is one occasion where pinching a snippet of song from an old musical or film, and then jamming it into a club banger would definitely not work.
What the Children In Need montage song requires is an enveloping sense of warmth, of strength and of compassion. They do nearly ruin it right at the beginning when the sonorous piano suddenly stops, as if there's a powercut, but they do NOT ruin it. They style it out, as if that is what they meant to do from the start.
After that, it's all smooch and soul. A warm blanket of love to wrap around someone who's been feeling left out in the cold.
It is, therefore, Children In Need in musical form. And as such, cannot be faulted.
Download: Out now
91Èȱ¬ Music page
(Fraser McAlpine)
AND ALL THE OTHER BLOGGERS IN THE WORLD SAY MUCH THE SAME THING, I EXPECT.
Comment number 1.
At 15th Nov 2010, kutox wrote:Thankfully I've managed to avoid hearing this one so far. I will at least congratulate myself on predicting it would be given 5 stars by Chartblog anyway. Well done me.
We can't be risking upsetting the little girls now can we?
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Comment number 2.
At 15th Nov 2010, Ohum wrote:Playing God - Paramore was released today as well.
Review that instead of this artificial JLS drivel. Thanks.
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Comment number 3.
At 15th Nov 2010, OddOne wrote:Fraser, get youself looked at.
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Comment number 4.
At 15th Nov 2010, SamuraisShadow wrote:This is 20 times better than Club is alive.
This doesn't deserve 5 stars, more like 4 at the most BUT... it's better than that song so I guess it is not such a bad review.
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Comment number 5.
At 16th Nov 2010, Tom_wales91 wrote:i've stopped hoping JLS will prove me wrong by releasing an almighty amazing so or even just a good one as this far its been cringe inducing the club is alive the slush puppy sweetness of everbody in love and and the other 2 i somehow forgot there name i wonder why. this song is just as uninspired run of the mill disposable pop its just so ucch 1 star cos im feeling kind fraser sort it out.
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Comment number 6.
At 17th Nov 2010, SamuraisShadow wrote:I actually think this is good.
Best songs by JLS in order:
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I can't make a list. They are all exactly the same.
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Comment number 7.
At 17th Nov 2010, kutox wrote:I still can't decide whether I should actually bring myself to listen to this song or not. I'm leaning towards 'yes', but I'll probably hate it, so maybe I should spare myself from it?
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Comment number 8.
At 17th Nov 2010, Tom_wales91 wrote:kutox i would say avoid if you value your ears lol
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Comment number 9.
At 18th Nov 2010, kutox wrote:But I suppose it could give me another stick to bash JLS with... just saying.
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