Royals by Lorde

loafergirl · Post by **loafergirl** » Fri Nov 01, 2013 2:54 pm

Anyone else hooked on this song? This was one of those "must haves" that i listened to repeatedly for a while. Seems to be in the same vein as a lot of the complaints about the CRAP that is on TV/societal WTFs.

-LG

lethargic · Post by **lethargic** » Fri Nov 01, 2013 3:14 pm

I don't dislike it.

Flack · Post 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.

loafergirl · Post by **loafergirl** » Sat Nov 02, 2013 8:38 am

I don't think I've done donuts in the snow since I was learning to drive...
Yes, I do recall having a similar moment of WHOA with Green Day on late night MTV, and some other bands way back when.
Recently there have only been a few winners. As bands go Mumford and Son's and Fun are nice shining stars among a pile of rubbish.
I did check out a couple other Lorde songs on You Tube and wasn't overly impressed.

Flack · Post by **Flack** » Tue Feb 11, 2014 7:19 am

Lorde, from the music video Royals.

Lorde, at the Grammys.

Anyone else feel like we got the old bait and switch?

lethargic · Post by **lethargic** » Tue Feb 11, 2014 1:14 pm

No. We all knew she was from New Zealand and we all knew people from New Zealand all look like Lord of the Rings creatures.