The next choice in our turkey-free Christmas jukebox is, perhaps prematurely, a track entitled New Year. However, it namechecks Christmas, therefore, shut up. New Year by the Sugababes – and by Sugababes we mean proper, full-on, Siobhantastic, bonafide Sugababes – is brought to you as both a pleasant Christmas ditty and a reminder of just how talented the original line-up was.
New Year seems to be regularly overlooked by music channels and radio in favour of Mariah Carey, Shakin’ Stevens and the shit Band Aids, but is actually a rather lovely and understated Yuletide lament which, at the time of its release, was widely considered one of the Sugababes’ weaker offerings. And yet, it’s stood the test of time – as has much of One Touch – far better than anything the second, third or fourth line-up have recorded. Enjoy!
(And of course, a very Merry Christmas to the Splendababes – Amelle, Heidi and Jade – who will be spending this holiday season singing garage anthems instead of carols; celebrating the birth of Annie Lennox rather than Jesus; and eating lamb koftas instead of turkey, but, of course, still calling it Christmas.)
New Year seems to be regularly overlooked by music channels and radio in favour of Mariah Carey, Shakin’ Stevens and the shit Band Aids, but is actually a rather lovely and understated Yuletide lament which, at the time of its release, was widely considered one of the Sugababes’ weaker offerings. And yet, it’s stood the test of time – as has much of One Touch – far better than anything the second, third or fourth line-up have recorded. Enjoy!
(And of course, a very Merry Christmas to the Splendababes – Amelle, Heidi and Jade – who will be spending this holiday season singing garage anthems instead of carols; celebrating the birth of Annie Lennox rather than Jesus; and eating lamb koftas instead of turkey, but, of course, still calling it Christmas.)
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