Glee: The Music // The Power Of Madonna

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If you haven’t heard of Glee by now, what rock have you been sleeping under?  This album is dedicated purely to the episode of the same name and therefore, features the songs of Madonna.

If you’ve seen the episode then you already know what to expect. If you haven’t then just listen to the tracks and imagine the possibilities.  The tracks are more from Madonna older catalogue, but are given the Glee make over to bring them to a new generationIt is almost a perfect 10 for the album except for the Borderline/Open Your Heart mash up (track 2) which really should have just been Open Your Heart on it’s own, as it is more that than Borderline.

The highlights of the album have to be Vogue (featuring Sue Slyvester on the lead vocals!!), 4 Minutes (which could be deemed to be maybe better than the original) and the finale of Like A Prayer. Overall the album would definitely appeal to those that want to hear the full songs and not the edited versions that appear in the episode.

Possibly don’t expect these songs to feature on Glee: The Music Vol.3

Rating: 4.5./5

Race For Life // Girls Just Wanna Have Fun

 
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The first charity single to be released for Cancer Research UK’s Race For Life event. The song is a cover of the Cyndi Lauper classic and features the celebrity vocals of  singer and DJ Sonique Kym Marsh, Caroline Quentin,  Nicola T (Big Brother),  Danielle Lloyd and Lucie Jones (X-Factor) but also features the vocals of hundreds of women from up and down the country .

The song is a great little number and is basically the theme of the event, women coming together to have fun, have amazing moments and yet helps support a serious cause. Well worth the 79p and all the money goes to Cancer Research UK

p.s. it’s also available as a CD single available from Tesco stores or online at Tesco Entertainment

Diana Vickers // Once

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Another previous X-Factor contestant releases a song, this time, it’s Diana Vickers. Whilst she’ll probably still have the support of her X-Factor followers, for those of us who have never paid attention to the show, this is the first time that we’ve probably heard of her. And unfortunately, her first offering isn’t great.

The song, Once, is an alright song for one off listen. It’s not something that you could put on repeat and listen to again and again. The lyrics are simple, repeated. There’s nothing to the melody. In fact, there’s pretty much nothing in it to make you sit up and take notice or make you want to check the upcoming album.  She has a good voice but unfortunately, the style of song isn’t her.

It’s going to be one of those songs that we’ll hear for a while until we’re sick of it and then be asking ‘Diana who?"’

Rating:1/5