Category — John Lennon

I don’t want to tempt fate, but if that’s not a number one, I’ll eat my sofa.

As the man responsible for such songs as Diana Vickers‘ “The Boy Who Murdered Love,” The Saturdays‘ “Chasing Lights,” and Will Young‘s “Anything is Possible,” as well as some of the upcoming material from Pixie Lott and JLS, pop songwriter and producer Chris Braide has seen his fair share of glory in the UK Top 40 recently.

Two weeks ago, I had the great pleasure of speaking with the busy producer from his studio in London (which is about to be packed away and carted stateside!)

I’m quite proud of this interview–we touched upon all sorts of artists and ended up having a really in-depth discussion about the very nature of pop itself.

Read on to hear all the gossip from behind Braide’s soundboard–loads of pop nerd chatter ahead!

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Every now and then, there comes a time in our society when a song is released that changes the world.

This is one of those times.

Kim Zolciak‘s “Tardy for the Party” isn’t merely ‘just another dance song’–it’s a new way of life.

The song speaks to an entirely new generation of sound, crushing the formulaic robo-noise of contemporary radio while at the same time challenging notions of sexuality, conformity and racial tension.

If I were told to rank this song against all modern music, it would probably weigh in somewhere between John Lennon‘s “Imagine” and The Beach Boys‘ “Good Vibrations.”

THIS IS WHAT REAL MUSIC SOUNDS LIKE, PEOPLE.

For all these reasons and more, I am thrilled to present a delicious cut of the original, the Dave Wrangler remix. If you thought the original was good, check this bad boy out–there’s even sound bytes at the beginning!

DL: Kim Zolciak – Tardy for the Party (Dave Wrangler Remix)