Diana Vickers - Once

[VoR]

A #1 UK hit single.



With a paltry 5.4m streams on Spotify, it really does seem to have been entirely forgotten by Joe Public. VoR quiz stats alert - I featured it on a 'Guess the year' round last night and I don't think I've ever played a former #1 that was met with such a complete wall of incomprehension. Nobody had a clue what it was.

Anyway, I was, to put it mildly, not a fan of hers during her X Factor run, but she won me round somewhat with the flopola gay interest only second album. This is shockingly thin though.

 

[GNL]

I really liked her on the X Factor (although she wore on me by the time she got the boot), and also enjoyed both of her albums (but her voice wears on you by the time you get to the end of both).

This song is fun but mostly just makes me want to listen to Sky Ferreira who did the same thing much better:

 

[POP!]

I like “Once” but she did much better on the second album that no one bought. On the debut, I prefer “Put it Back Together” and her cover of “Hit”

Less said about the deluxe single “My Wicked Heart” the better. I don’t think anything beyond “Once” made any impact (and I guess even that’s questionable) did it?

 

[Rita]

I used to like it more than I do now, but an easy 8.

 

[jivafox]

Was obsessed when it came out and pretty much thought it was the greatest song ever. Probably listened to it three times since.

 

[FetchFugly]

I always liked The Boy Who Murdered Love more. I knew it underperformed but didn't remember it being as low as 36.

 

[Jacques]

I absolutely loved this, was definitely my favourite thing that I heard from her.

She was brilliant playing Gwyneth Paltrow in one of the multiple ski trial stage shows last year too.

 

[Pipo]

a 9/10 but where the fuck is the Cinderella thread?

 

[Generic Account]

I prefer The Boy Who Murdered Love and You'll Never Get to Heaven if You Dance Like Thatttt.

 

[Shoat]

I really liked this in 2010. I think my view of it was distorted because;

A) we all expected Diana Vickers to quietly cough along to acoustic drabness before going on long term sick leave, and

B) the poster girls for British pop otherwise were Pixie Lott and the Saturdays . We were not in a good space.

I'd pick Music To Watch Boys Cry over this now.

 

[Pipo]

omg Pixie Lott, I remember loving Broken Arrow at the time

 

[Rita]

I really liked this in 2010. I think my view of it was distorted because;

A) we all expected Diana Vickers to quietly cough along to acoustic drabness before going on long term sick leave, and

B) the poster girls for British pop otherwise were Pixie Lott and the Saturdays . We were not in a good space.

I'd pick Music To Watch Boys Cry over this now.

Sorry but and

Pixie Lott - Mama Do is still AMAZING, and The Saturdays had PLENTY A BANGER! WHAT A TIME TO BE ALIVE!!

 

[GNL]

Has there ever been a more "what the fuck was that all about?" single than 'My Wicked Heart'?

 

[GNL]

WOOPS! indeed.

 

[Tisch]

Has there ever been a more "what the fuck was that all about?" single than 'My Wicked Heart'?

My Wicked Heart remains a masterpiece. Imagine BACH coming out with that, he would NEVER

 

[Shoat]

I fundamentally believe Mama Do was a CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY

And the Saturdays were only ever a DEEPLY DISAPPOINTING Girls Aloud tribute.

 

[Generic Account]

I'd forgotten the album was called Songs from the Tainted Cherry Tree

Oh Diana

 

[Tisch]

She both epitomised and killed that "new" genre of indie music for me. Did we ever see the backcombed birds nest hairdo and pretty boohoo dresses on anyone else after her?

 

[Inner Smile]

Did Shoat just go for The Sats? Not on my watch matey

 

[Inner Smile]

omg Pixie Lott, I remember loving Broken Arrow at the time

Here We Go Again and Turn It Up for me

 

[Inner Smile]

B) the poster girls for British pop otherwise were Pixie Lott and the Saturdays . We were not in a good space.

Just remembered I actually saw BOTH at the same time in 2009 as Pixie was supporting The Sats

 

[Pipo]

Here We Go Again and Turn It Up for me

after liking your post I saw this on TwitterX PIXIE mention on PopCrave (along with evil-looking creatures Labubus)

 

[VoR]

Isn't she, like, 35?

 

[GNL]

after liking your post I saw this on TwitterX PIXIE mention on PopCrave (along with evil-looking creatures Labubus)

Will they be checking for Lafufus?