New Sheryl single from Wildflower
 

I'm still forming a definate opinion on Sheryl's new single "Good is Good' As usual it 's a solid piece of song craft and she borrows liberally from her bread and butter era of inspiration the 1970s. The intro is cool and reminiscent of Bowies All the Young Dudes as covered by Mott the Hoople .and lyrically I like it .I prefer it to Soak up the Sun which sounded too much like a commerical but not sure yet if I'd rank it up there with My Favorite Mistake or If it Makes You Happy as among her great lead off singles.It definately has an anthemic quality to it and IMO is a good harbinger for her new album Wildflower due out next month.

Whoa - I haven't heard it yet!!! OMG - I have got find it..I'm SOOO excited about this new album.

I'm really curious to hear it, too. I didn't care for what Sheryl did to Stevie's sings, but I've always liked her as a singer/songwriter herself. Have all her albums, seen her live. I'm looking forward to hearing new music from her.

I heard bits of it this morning and the lyrics are atrocious....

I have heard bits and pieces of it as well and I liked what I heard. I wanna see if the video is Stevie inspired at all. I saw her walking with a long black chiffon dress so I wonder....

I know after TISL was made Macy Gray put out a video and she played a tambourine and a stevie type shawl thing in it. Just my observations. :)

I didn't like what I heard on the Dell commercial. Waiting to hear the whole thing in a non-commercial context. ;) And, for the record, I wasn't too impressed with whatever song she sang on Oprah back in the Spring... But again, context - not really an Oprah fan. (As Kathy Griffin says, 'She thinks she's Jesus!' :laugh: )

Not a fan...
 

and after hearing the music in the Dell TV advert I am disliking her more and more.

I like Sheryl - have all her albums, a few import singles with b-sides, seen her on tour several times. It's just a little distressing for some reason to see her pushing her new CD this way ... I mean by "selling" her relationship on Oprah and playing a new song, and now "selling" computers with a new single before it's even out.

I know her music's been used in commercials before, but it was always *after* the CD had come out. And no, I didn't like it when the Mac sent Say You Will to That '70s Show or Peacekeeper to Third Watch either before the album had come out. :laugh:

Or "Thrown Down" to Friends

I saw the premiere on VH1 yestderday and I have to say I was pretty underwhelmed. I didn't pay that much attention to the lyrics, but the production really bugged me. Sounds like it will be C'mon C'mon Part 2 which was ok, but IMO her worst album apart from a couple notable songs. I was hoping she'd make a bit of a return to her self-titled/Globe Sessions style, or take a new direction. And I thought the video was dumb... it looked like it was directed by whoever does all the VH1 commercials.

Oh, how could I forget that? I just saw it the other day on reruns! :laugh:

I didn't mind that one so much, tho. The album was already out, and it fit the scene so well. The Say You Will commercial, especially, sounded horrible with the stupid voiceover and canned laughter. And seeing how That '70s Show never mentioned the Mac - not even once that I'm aware of - I thought it was a bad fit.

Now that I've had a chance to listen to it a few more times I'd like to amend my initial opinion about it and say that some of the lyrics are a bit trite and the thunder and lightning lines seem like she could be picking La Nick's pocket.Dell tie in aside I still don't think it's a bad song..just not great.

Oh crap - I forgot about that. It was yesterday at 6:00 pm or so, right? I remember seeing a commercial for it now...

If I were to try to catch it, when should I watch? The only time I ever see videos on VH1 is late at night on Insomniac Music Theater. The rest of the time it's fat celebrities and crazy has-beens locked together in a house.

Have you heard anything else about the album? I've only heard the bits of Good Is Good from the commercial, and the Oprah song, which I don't even know made it to the album.

I'm still excited tho. I really *do* like her. Hmmm... I think maybe I need a quick "Sweet Rosalyn" blast. To the stereo!!! :laugh:

Love ya! :xoxo:

My thoughts exactly. Sheryl, you're amazingly talented. Start showing it again!