by Flack » Fri Nov 01, 2013 6:02 pm
Many, many years ago I was doing donuts in a rental car in the middle of a winter blizzard in Minneapolis when a song came on the radio. The DJ introduced the song as a new song from a new band. After only a few seconds I grabbed my camcorder from the front seat (I was filming myself doing donuts in the rental car -- I was Jackass before there was Jackass) and pointed it at the car's stereo to record the song. I had never heard anything like it and I knew -- KNEW -- that this song and band were going to be huge. The song was "I'm Just a Girl" by No Doubt, and I was right. They turned out to be huge.
I got the same feeling I heard this "Royals" song. I didn't grab my camcorder because I no longer have one (today, we have iPhones...) but I did end up downloading the song and sticking it in my mp3 rotation. I don't know know if Lorde will become as big as No Doubt did. The music industry is a lot different now than it was 20 years ago. If this song came out back then, no doubt (and no pun intended), Lorde would become huge. In today's single-heavy and disposable-artist world I don't know if she'll have any longevity, but I hope she does. I love the song's harmonies and Lorde's voice.
Many, many years ago I was doing donuts in a rental car in the middle of a winter blizzard in Minneapolis when a song came on the radio. The DJ introduced the song as a new song from a new band. After only a few seconds I grabbed my camcorder from the front seat (I was filming myself doing donuts in the rental car -- I was Jackass before there was Jackass) and pointed it at the car's stereo to record the song. I had never heard anything like it and I knew -- KNEW -- that this song and band were going to be huge. The song was "I'm Just a Girl" by No Doubt, and I was right. They turned out to be huge.
I got the same feeling I heard this "Royals" song. I didn't grab my camcorder because I no longer have one (today, we have iPhones...) but I did end up downloading the song and sticking it in my mp3 rotation. I don't know know if Lorde will become as big as No Doubt did. The music industry is a lot different now than it was 20 years ago. If this song came out back then, no doubt (and no pun intended), Lorde would become huge. In today's single-heavy and disposable-artist world I don't know if she'll have any longevity, but I hope she does. I love the song's harmonies and Lorde's voice.