"Karma" - Alicia Keys & Stevie Wonder

[Sarch]

My gawd, this song is so farking HOT!!

If you haven't heard it, it's a mashup of "Karma" by Alicia Keys with the
backing music from "Superstition" by Stevie Wonder (also nicknamed
"Karmastition"). Download the MP3 now and you too will lurve it to pieces!
;)

The song has only been available as a white label release for a few weeks
in the UK but we were lucky enough to see it given a proper release to
radio last week. In Melbourne, you've got Joy FM, Fox and Nova playing it
on light to medium rotation and I suspect it'd be receiving similar
attention in other cities.

I'm expecting it to debut at #1 if it's released as a single before
burnout.

That is all.

Sarch

[Sarch]

On Wed, 17 Nov 2004 13:13:16 +1100, Sarch wrote:

> My gawd, this song is so farking HOT!!
>
> If you haven't heard it, it's a mashup of "Karma" by Alicia Keys with the
> backing music from "Superstition" by Stevie Wonder (also nicknamed
> "Karmastition"). Download the MP3 now and you too will lurve it to pieces!
> ;)

There's a one minute sample at:
http://mp3.juno.co.uk/MP3/SF162266-01-01-01.mp3

Sarch

[djs]

its not so great
"Sarch" <sarch_usenet@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:2vvr6tF2ktn6oU1@uni-berlin.de...
> On Wed, 17 Nov 2004 13:13:16 +1100, Sarch wrote:
>
> > My gawd, this song is so farking HOT!!
> >
> > If you haven't heard it, it's a mashup of "Karma" by Alicia Keys with
the
> > backing music from "Superstition" by Stevie Wonder (also nicknamed
> > "Karmastition"). Download the MP3 now and you too will lurve it to
pieces!
> > ;)
>
> There's a one minute sample at:
> http://mp3.juno.co.uk/MP3/SF162266-01-01-01.mp3
>
> Sarch

[Glenn Hampson]

pretty catchy but forgettable after the two week rotation.....
G.
"djs" <kickassfm2@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> its not so great
> "Sarch" <sarch_usenet@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:2vvr6tF2ktn6oU1@uni-berlin.de...
>> On Wed, 17 Nov 2004 13:13:16 +1100, Sarch wrote:
>>
>> > My gawd, this song is so farking HOT!!
>> >
>> > If you haven't heard it, it's a mashup of "Karma" by Alicia Keys with
> the
>> > backing music from "Superstition" by Stevie Wonder (also nicknamed
>> > "Karmastition"). Download the MP3 now and you too will lurve it to
> pieces!
>> > ;)
>>
>> There's a one minute sample at:
>> http://mp3.juno.co.uk/MP3/SF162266-01-01-01.mp3
>>
>> Sarch
>
>

[Sarch]

On Wed, 17 Nov 2004 17:34:56 +1100, Glenn Hampson wrote:

> pretty catchy but forgettable after the two week rotation.....

Oh yes, heavy rotation will kill any song.

Thankfully, though, rotation has been light in the past week. I can only
speculate that the record company has given radio stations a rough
indication its release date.

Sarch

[Reegs]

>
> > My gawd, this song is so farking HOT!!
> >

Yeah I don't mind it... NOVA have been playing it here for about the last 3 weeks.

I don't know if B's onto it...

Reegs

[CrowdedHouse]

Talking about new music...

What's everyone's thoughts on the New Aussie Idol Song "Listen to your
heart"?

Gotta say when i first heard it - B Grade, very B Grade.

The song sounded like a nightmare for all MDs, cause they know it's
crap, but due to sales/chart pressure, they are going to have to give
it a run - then in about two months wipe it from the playlist.

What's more annoying is Dion Warren, wrote it.

Considering it's "Australian" Idol, couldn't they find an Aussie song
writer to knock out a true blue song?

I find it disapointing for Australia's kids to look up to an Idol with
a very ordinary song and a forthcoming el-cheapo album.

What's everyone's Thoughts?


CrowdedHouse (if Chanel and Courtney were in the final, we might have
then got our monies worth and be entertained!)

[Natalie]

CrowdedHouse wrote:
>
> Talking about new music...
>
> What's everyone's thoughts on the New Aussie Idol Song "Listen to your
> heart"?
>
> Gotta say when i first heard it - B Grade, very B Grade.
>
> The song sounded like a nightmare for all MDs, cause they know it's
> crap, but due to sales/chart pressure, they are going to have to give
> it a run - then in about two months wipe it from the playlist.
>
> What's more annoying is Dion Warren, wrote it.

Who?

>
> Considering it's "Australian" Idol, couldn't they find an Aussie song
> writer to knock out a true blue song?
>
> I find it disapointing for Australia's kids to look up to an Idol with
> a very ordinary song and a forthcoming el-cheapo album.
>
> What's everyone's Thoughts?

The song has already been discussed at great lengths in aus.tv,
concensus by ALL who commented on it was that it was crap.

Natalie

[Sarch]

On Thu, 18 Nov 2004 14:48:11 +1100, Natalie wrote:

> The song has already been discussed at great lengths in aus.tv,
> concensus by ALL who commented on it was that it was crap.

I said it was fantastic.

Err... okay, it was crap.

Sarch

[Sarch]

On 17 Nov 2004 19:40:43 -0800, CrowdedHouse wrote:

> Gotta say when i first heard it - B Grade, very B Grade.

American dross.

> The song sounded like a nightmare for all MDs, cause they know it's
> crap, but due to sales/chart pressure, they are going to have to give
> it a run - then in about two months wipe it from the playlist.

What about not play it at all? Surely it can't be that hard especially
considering that not all top 40 hits get picked up by the CHR stations. For
example, I don't recall hearing many of them play Korn or the heavier stuff
from Metallica. American Idol winner Fantasia didn't get much play either
and that went top 5.

Sarch

[Glenn Hampson]

Listening to Casey try to sing that song Sunday night made me embarrased for
her.....
G.
"Sarch" <sarch_usenet@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:302l80F2pe4qaU1@uni-berlin.de...
> On 17 Nov 2004 19:40:43 -0800, CrowdedHouse wrote:
>
>> Gotta say when i first heard it - B Grade, very B Grade.
>
> American dross.
>
>> The song sounded like a nightmare for all MDs, cause they know it's
>> crap, but due to sales/chart pressure, they are going to have to give
>> it a run - then in about two months wipe it from the playlist.
>
> What about not play it at all? Surely it can't be that hard especially
> considering that not all top 40 hits get picked up by the CHR stations.
> For
> example, I don't recall hearing many of them play Korn or the heavier
> stuff
> from Metallica. American Idol winner Fantasia didn't get much play either
> and that went top 5.
>
> Sarch

[Sarch]

On Thu, 18 Nov 2004 18:22:30 +1100, Glenn Hampson wrote:

> Listening to Casey try to sing that song Sunday night made me embarrased for
> her.....

Disregarding her ear-bursting screaming, I thought she did slightly better
than Anthony. It's the vile song I tells ya.

Sarch
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to Somalia." - Amanda Keller, "The Hub"

[riser]

All that is good about this song is the tune..


"Sarch" <sarch_usenet@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:2vvqduF2pvt7dU1@uni-berlin.de...
> My gawd, this song is so farking HOT!!
>
> If you haven't heard it, it's a mashup of "Karma" by Alicia Keys with the
> backing music from "Superstition" by Stevie Wonder (also nicknamed
> "Karmastition"). Download the MP3 now and you too will lurve it to pieces!
> ;)
>
> The song has only been available as a white label release for a few weeks
> in the UK but we were lucky enough to see it given a proper release to
> radio last week. In Melbourne, you've got Joy FM, Fox and Nova playing it
> on light to medium rotation and I suspect it'd be receiving similar
> attention in other cities.
>
> I'm expecting it to debut at #1 if it's released as a single before
> burnout.
>
> That is all.
>
> Sarch

[Sarch]

On Thu, 18 Nov 2004 13:18:21 GMT, riser wrote:

> All that is good about this song is the tune..

I think it's the combination of Alicia's vocals and the tune that work on
me. I say this because I never really could get into Superstition by Stevie
Wonder.

Similarly, the original version of "Karma" by Alicia Keys is a boring
track. When its vocals are taken out, sped up slightly and inserted into
the backing music of Superstition, it seems to do the trick.

Anyway, we'll have to wait for its commercial release to see what the
punters out there think. ;)

Sarch

[DragonLass]

I can't stand it. I can't really get past it being a disgrace to such a
classic song as Superstition.

[Alzar]

"djs" <kickassfm2@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:<qWAmd.38878$K7.18094@news-server.bigpond.net.au>...
> its not so great


OH YES IT F**KEN IS!!

[Alzar]

"djs" <kickassfm2@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:<qWAmd.38878$K7.18094@news-server.bigpond.net.au>...
> its not so great


OH YES IT F**KEN IS!!

[GD]

Sarch <sarch_usenet@hotmail.com> wrote in
news:2vvqduF2pvt7dU1@uni-berlin.de:

> My gawd, this song is so farking HOT!!
>
> If you haven't heard it, it's a mashup of "Karma" by Alicia Keys with
> the backing music from "Superstition" by Stevie Wonder


Gawd... another example of people NOT inventing new music nowdays.

Its another no-brainer that we've seen too many of. Get a popular
song from the past, take the "catchy riff" and repeat it over and
over and over and over and over and over, and throw in a hot
chick to look good on the video clip.
People buy it.

[Sarch]

On 22 Nov 2004 08:54:57 +1050, GD wrote:

> Gawd... another example of people NOT inventing new music nowdays.

No. This is a remix for the single.

The original album/video edit is out there but radio in Australia has
chosen to play the remix instead. This is typical behaviour for a lot of
harder-edged R&B where dancier remixes are available.

Sarch

[Peter Taylor]

And it's typical behaviour of commercial stations to favour a remix instead
of the original.

Take Gabrielle's "Out Of Reach", for example. The song featured in Bridget
Jones Diary in quite a significant way, being used in a pivotal moment of
the film, the clip featured scenes fromt he movie, and the song was used in
TVC's for BJD. A real high profile part of the movie, and one that ensured
the song's success. No surprise then, that radio picked the song up and ran
like hell with it. Well, only problem was, that they ran like hell with the
dancier remix, which did NOT feature in the film! Where's the sense?
Where's the connection? Sure, same song, but NO connection to the film. I
added the film version, as my thinking was that it was THAT version that
people were exposed to in the film. It was THAT version that will 'connect'
most with listeners who saw the film.

When are these stupid young MD's going to realise that not ALL of their
listeners are into dance remixes (and I'm not being ageist here!). Not ALL
their listeners want to hear 160 BPM ALL BLOODY DAY! And what about the
artists, the very people that they're supposed to be promoting? Some
artists have expressed anger, disgust, frustration at radio mixing things up
and speeding things up. Maybe when other media technologies become more
widespread they'll be able to force radio to come to it's senses and stop
fucking with their work!

pete
(Dusting off the soapbox and giving it a bloody good workout)
brissy


"Sarch" <sarch_usenet@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:30cm6gF2uiprhU1@uni-berlin.de...
> On 22 Nov 2004 08:54:57 +1050, GD wrote:
>
> > Gawd... another example of people NOT inventing new music nowdays.
>
> No. This is a remix for the single.
>
> The original album/video edit is out there but radio in Australia has
> chosen to play the remix instead. This is typical behaviour for a lot of
> harder-edged R&B where dancier remixes are available.
>
> Sarch