JADE is back with That’s Showbiz Baby! The Encore - the deluxe edition of her debut album featuring new tracks and a second helping of campy, theatrical pop. But do the new songs elevate the era, or just pad the tracklist?In this episode, Chris and Chantel Nicole review the new material added to "That’s Showbiz Baby!", discussing the production, lyrics, vocals, and whether the Encore tracks hold their own next to standouts like "Angel of My Dreams" and "FUFN".
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- 0:00 - Intro
- 0:20 - "That’s Showbiz Baby! The Encore" Album Info
- 1:42 - Album Cover
- 3:10 - "Church"
- 12:52 - "This Is What We Dance For"
- 18:48 - "Dreamcatcher"
- 24:50 - "Best You Could"
- 31:01 - "Use Me"
- 37:59 - "Frozen"
- 44:30 - "If My Heart Was A House"
- 51:06 - "Tar"
- 56:19 - Cut or Keep
- 58:08 - Final Thoughts & Final Rating
References:
- “Church” MV https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVM6S6863Rw&pp=ygULamFkZSBjaHVyY2g%3D
- “Church” Live at The Graham Norton Show https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNQS--xxtFw&pp=ygULamFkZSBjaHVyY2g%3D
- “Church M.A.S.S. (Majestic. Angelic. Spiritual. Sacred)” Visualizer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSC1n9SzW4c&pp=ygULamFkZSBjaHVyY2g%3D
- “Frozen” Live at BBC Proms https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYcKZT3yzT4&pp=ygULamFkZSBmcm96ZW4%3D
00:00:00 --> 00:00:22 Down on your knees, let me be your church. You want love, baby? Here I am. This is CCTV, the nonstop pop show, where we talk honest opinions about pop music. Yes, that's right. And welcome to our episode about showbiz, baby!
00:00:22 --> 00:00:47 The Encore. By Jade. All right, we've already done the full track-by-track review of the Standard Edition, but now here we are with the Deluxe. So make sure you check out that episode after this one. And be sure to drop your comments and your ratings below. And if you're going to the tour, because we are, definitely let us know, too, if you're in the U.S. I know you lucky people in Europe already got to see it.
00:00:48 --> 00:01:03 It's our turn. Okay. I was going to say, we want to get like the, like the toasty, like settled in marinated version. Y'all got the workshop. Oh, damn. Come for me. Oh my. Come for me if you want to. Okay. So.
00:01:03 --> 00:01:18 So sorry, guys. I'm not that mean. But welcome to the show. I will talk like this if you're new. So in December 2025, Jade released a deluxe version of the album, subtitled The Encore.
00:01:18 --> 00:01:34 And so we will now be discussing the tracks and the production vocals and visuals and performances if they exist and drop our individual ratings. Definitely let us know your ratings in the comments as well. Be warned, viewer discretion is advised. Your fave will be criticized.
00:01:34 --> 00:02:00 Yeah. All right. So let's get into that showbiz baby, the uncle, and its cover. All right. So we know what the showbiz baby cover. I mean, people have been calling it TSB, right? I appreciate that. A little abbreviation. So TSB, we know we have multiple versions of Jay. Got that Willy Wonka, Taco Factory, Charlie situation going on. But this one, all you have is her...
00:02:00 --> 00:02:13 her little hands. Little finger puppet situation. I like the marionette moment. I like it. I love the red. It is quite simple, I will say, but I think that is the point. It's like that final curtain call, call, not crawl. Jesus. Yeah.
00:02:14 --> 00:02:41 Yeah, I would say it's not as eye-catching as the standard one, but as a photo, it feels on brand with the whole kind of commentary on the music industry. It's still an awesome photo. Yes. So, yeah, I'll take it. You know what? Can I just say real quick, the Brick Girlies, I'm going to say it later on in the episode, but the Brick Girlies, they understand a pop song. I don't know what's happening out here. Jade especially, though. Jade has done her research. Yeah.
00:02:41 --> 00:03:01 It is like, oh, I just want to... We've already kind of said it in the first, like the standard edition of the review. Yeah. But like, it's kind of like, girl, you get it. You get it. But then you also get what it is to be pop, bubblegum pop product. Like, it's so good. Oh my God. Okay. But let's see how I feel about...
00:03:01 --> 00:03:22 this one the encore so we did love the standard version of the album so do these songs stand up to it let's find out so the first song is church this was done by jade mark schick r.i pablo sarah hudson and jason evigan and this was released as the lead single of the deluxe version
00:03:27 --> 00:03:56 All right. So when I first heard this song, I can't say I understood what was happening. I think I was just listening to it. And I think it's a good thing, right? Like you're not sitting here dissecting instantly. You're just listening, enjoying, or disliking. And I think that is really important. So for this song, I think it's interesting because for a lot of people, music is a sanctuary. It's a place that you can go and be safe. And it's interesting because it's like,
00:03:56 --> 00:04:26 We all do strange things for music, right? Like for us, we tortured ourselves in GA to go see Mel C, but it was worth it because she's so good. And you can get past all the sweaty touching and the pushing because you love what it is that the person is creating and the atmosphere that they make and the euphoria and the heaven they provide. I will say though, but there is something really Jonestown-sy about fandom, but I think that's what we really do. Like that creates a community
00:04:26 --> 00:04:42 of music, the church, the body of church or whatever, the community. I do appreciate it. And I think it's interesting how everything's like life is really hard. The world is going to burn, but we have music. So dance, dance, dance, honey. That's the second song.
00:04:43 --> 00:05:09 Are you talking about the second song? No, this is the song too. Oh no. Okay. That's all her for making songs that sound like kind of similar thematically. But yeah, no, I think that's the thing is like the world is going to burn anyway. Why not just let me, let me be your church. And if she is embodying the body of the Holy Britney spirit or Kelly Rowland in this case, right? Whatever, whatever holy body, if you want to call it that.
00:05:10 --> 00:05:28 You are, because a lot of fans do worship that the singers, you know, Church of Beyonce or the House of Gaga. Totally. We all do it in some kind of weird kind of way. We just call it Arianators or Swifties or BTS Army. We all are part of a church in a sense.
00:05:28 --> 00:05:48 Right. So I think that is what it is. It's like no matter how sad you are, you can always just dance and listen to the music. You can come together and choose your family. And I think that's what's so special about this song. But yeah, I like this one. I think it's just a little like queer in terms of like its production. It's very strange because you're like, where is it going to go? Where is it going?
00:05:48 --> 00:06:10 This is where it went. Oh, wait, hang on. This bridge sounds like bad romance. And I'm not mad about that. Cause again, if you think about like the balls and the chants and the MCs on the mic, it's typical to do stuff like this. So I liked the whole embodiment of like the drama, but then like the pullback, but then like the weirdness and then the fabulousness, you know? So I think it's really fun. It felt like, um.
00:06:11 --> 00:06:39 I like when tracks like they already have a performance planned out. And this sounds like that. Yeah. Yeah. And I think she's talked about that too. Like she was always thinking about the visual and kind of everything with any song that she writes. Yes. I also said, this is a very clear like Gaga coded song. And I mean that in a good way. Kind of how you were saying. Because it is just so much drama. I'd actually say that intro is probably my favorite part. With kind of the organ kind of keyboard situation. It's very tense. It's very dramatic.
00:06:39 --> 00:06:59 Yeah, I think the role of production is good. It has that darkness in it, has the etherealness in it, lots of tension. I love the kind of slowed down, almost dubstep-y kind of situation in the final chorus. I think that's really cool. I will say the first few times I listened to it, the melody didn't actually do too much for me, but it's grown on me quite a lot and now it gets stuck in my head.
00:06:59 --> 00:07:23 Yes, it's a grower, not a shower. That's right. Yeah. And yeah, the lyrics are genius. It's interesting because you can almost read it in two ways, right? Okay. Because that first verse references Kelly Rowland. Okay, I read that she was referencing a drag queen as well. Oh, really? Like a queen, like a queen approach. I mean, she does say destiny. Yeah, I was thinking destiny. Me too. I was like, brilliant.
00:07:24 --> 00:07:48 Yeah. Yeah. So I think it's both. It could be both. Yeah, it could be both. But Kelly Rowland for sure. I mean, like, hello. Yeah. But I think if you look at it from it being Kelly Rowland, it is. It's almost like it's telling Jade's story of just really wanting to become a star. And the church is actually like the entertainment industry almost. Yeah. Okay. Okay. Yeah. And how crazy it is. And you have to like go through a lot to kind of. Sanctified essentially. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.
00:07:48 --> 00:08:10 And be blessed by whatever that leader is. And then there's the other way, which I think is the more kind of obvious way, which is talking about fandom and how a lot of people do put their pop stars on a pedestal. Oh, yeah. And it does create.
00:08:10 --> 00:08:26 a community and this is kind of space for everyone to all unite about one thing. So yeah, I think that's, that's very cool as a concept. Um, we also have to shout out the mass version. Oh my goodness. The majestic, angelic, spiritual, sacred version.
00:08:26 --> 00:08:42 Oh, the Jonestown cult vibe, honey. I was like, this is brilliant. Those background vocals are amazing. Yeah. Sick. It's absolutely spectacular. And the interpretation of the spoken bridge in this version as well with all the layers. Oh, it's so, so good.
00:08:42 --> 00:09:08 I think her team, not just her team, but I think the people, when she works with them, she respects what they do. And when she collaborates, it feels like she's in the room saying, I want this to happen. I want this to sound like that. And I think that's what makes this so special. It's not just like, because anyone can do like a version and then like get someone to create a rendition of someone else's song. But she does it for her own.
00:09:09 --> 00:09:35 come on she kelly okey's herself oh my gosh imagine kelly singing like this or angel of my dreams or something that would be crazy you see my mouth wide open please do not edit me or do but make sure it's it's rosen off please but you don't say like yeah it's oh my god don't do that to me cross oof place oh my god but um let's talk about the music video
00:09:35 --> 00:10:03 Okay, there we go. The music video is so strange, like, in the best way. I cannot figure out who designed that costume. I didn't look it up. I do apologize. Usually I try to look up who designed the costumes. But there is this artist that I follow on Instagram. His name is Jason River. Yeah. And they use, he uses, like, plastic wrap and plastic to create, like, these sculpture, like, fashion pieces or, like, maybe, like, a wave. And it's all plastic, right? Uh-huh. I've been following him for years. Yeah.
00:10:03 --> 00:10:23 And the way everything on Jade was like set up with the like the little, how do you say like the helmet, the headdress that she was wearing and the headpiece. The headpiece. Thank you. English is not my first language, apparently. So when I was watching it, I was like, oh, it's something about it is so provoking because of the shape.
00:10:24 --> 00:10:52 It's almost ugly, but she looks beautiful. She looks regal and it's big. And it's just like, even for the cover art, it's like, what the heck is that? But there's something so eerie about it and it points and it juts out and it's just, ugh. And then the colors in it. And the music video with the red and her little younger self again coming back. Saw some cameos from some other Brit artists, which I thought was kind of fun. That guy dancing with the...
00:10:52 --> 00:11:20 Oh yeah, the convulsing. Yes, he's catching the ghost, bro. Yeah. That video had moments where I was like, oh my god, what is this? What am I watching? I mean, the whole Handmaid's Tale or like, what's that other cult movie that came out recently? Oh, I'm not good. With the cult movies. Yeah, I thought the whole idea of it was brilliant and then her being sacrificed at the end. Oh my god, yes. And she's like,
00:11:21 --> 00:11:43 yeah a martyr and again it's like this whole commentary on on the music industry and i guess even the fickleness of fandom because sometimes it's like you're in you're out yeah here's a new younger you yeah oh you get sacrificed to bring someone new in it's like that whole thing with gaga people she does he slept someone
00:11:43 --> 00:11:55 Oh, they did it with her. They did it with Ashley Simpson. I think it was too. No, Avril. Remember the Avril? Like they think Avril is someone else. Yes. I mean, I've seen that stuff about Britney too. People think Britney is like not the real one anymore. Oh, yeah.
00:11:55 --> 00:12:13 Ooh, fans, fans, if you are a pop fan, please let us know in the comments what other like, you know, swaps were happening. Or you guys, you know, conspiracy theories. We like them. We talk about them a lot. We love a conspiracy theory. When I tell you we sit for hours, we'll talk about a little bit later, conspiracy theories, but we sit for hours.
00:12:13 --> 00:12:33 I want to say about six hours now worth of conspiracy pop theories with, with, with the, um, a subscriber of ours. So we'll talk about it later, but yeah, we love a good pop conspiracy, honey. Forget the Kia asylum. Give me all of the juicy details. Oh yeah. Um, but yeah, so church, um, yeah,
00:12:33 --> 00:13:00 The body, honey, the blood, and whatever else came with it, I give it a... Ooh, this one's tough. Because I'm like, no, I didn't like it at first, but then it grew on me. So, I will say a nine for now. I also have it as a nine. Okay. Yes. Up next is This Is What We Dance For, and it's by Lost Boy Jade and Julian Michaels. Okay, Julian Michaels, we know this name.
00:13:01 --> 00:13:29 We know this name, yes. Julia Michaels is a big songwriter. We know Lost Boy, too. Yes, we do. Yes, we do. Yeah, look at Jade. All these connections. I mean, get them, girl. Get all the songwriters. How do you feel about this one? Because you did say earlier when I said, you know, the world's falling apart. Dance, dance, dance, dance, dance. And you're like, girl, that's the next song. I'm like, it was both. It was both. I know, I know.
00:13:29 --> 00:13:51 I know, I know. I mean, that is the con, and I guess that's why it makes sense is the second track is this kind of idea, right, of just pop music being escapism. So kind of what you were saying earlier, this is in less of a culty way. This is more just, you know, sometimes you just need something just to take you away from the stresses of regular life. And music can be...
00:13:51 --> 00:14:06 that thing that does that for you. Right. Yeah, this one's fun. I think the instrumental is very cool. It's very dramatic yet again. I love all the moments of silence. And it's so, there's just like, there's a breathlessness to it. Oh yeah, okay.
00:14:06 --> 00:14:23 And so I kind of like it. It's almost like this is like the climax of the night out where it's like all your energy is going, you know, which I think is cool. I think the melody is great as well. I like that it uses Jade's voice in a pretty unique way throughout. Like she just has so many different textures to her voice. Oh.
00:14:23 --> 00:14:47 And this one utilizes so many of them. You get the really thin kind of babyish tone. You get the breathier situation. You do still get the thicker chesty belts in there too. So I think it's just a great showcase of her voice really. So yeah, I think this is a fun one. This would be great live. I wonder if she's going to add any of these songs to the tour set list. This is a great workout song as well.
00:14:47 --> 00:15:12 So yeah, I think this one is good. I don't think it's as good as some of the songs on the album. Oh, yes. But I enjoy it. Yeah, so if you guys are wondering where our scores are coming from, like, yeah, as a standalone song, like, yeah, sure, maybe, maybe, maybe. But as a full body of work, Sonny, you came as disc one and disc two on streaming. So we listened to the full project. I get what you're saying in that terms. I think with a lot of our deluxe reviews that we have on our Patreon, we...
00:15:13 --> 00:15:40 end up saying there's some songs on the deluxe i should have been on the the standard album yeah and it's you know it's sometimes it's true um so i agree with you in terms of like there it's not as strong as some other ones um i do appreciate the sentiment right like once you go once you finally get into the church like come my brother step forward and subject into your heart you know like that kind of thing this is what happens on the inside everyone's kind of like yeah okay
00:15:40 --> 00:15:58 Yeah, expansive! You know, the song feels a little frantic with all the percussive synths sounds. There's a lot of bumping around, which I'm not upset about. I like the effect on her voice in the beginning. It reminded me of something that Charlie XCX would do. And this song, I think...
00:15:58 --> 00:16:24 The concept of it is so relatable because it's like, grab your broomsticks, grab your hairbrushes. This song is for all the people who have solo concerts in their house to relieve stress. Like literally this weekend, I texted you and I was like, oh, my God, I remember this old K-pop group and blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. I was in the house doing all the choreography. Dude, it was like two o'clock in the morning. And I texted you the next day about it, I think. And then that day later on, I was into Kara. Oh, yeah.
00:16:24 --> 00:16:41 honey, they have so many bangers. So I was like listening. I was dancing. I mean, I think when you and I went out for Mel C, we were singing in the house and we were just like. Oh yeah. Can I just say we are so much fun. We are. We were sober. Yes. And we were definitely dancing the hardest.
00:16:42 --> 00:17:05 right of all the people around us hang on right like genuinely so no you guys go through our cctv pops social media you'll see christmas keep getting it and everyone else around me is standing still and it wasn't performative y'all i'm telling you we don't need to perform okay you don't need to you don't need to get ready if you stay ready okay
00:17:05 --> 00:17:20 But yeah, no, literally, I was just like, oh my God, we are so much fun. Like, we get ready to go out. We play the music. We sing the songs. We are learning moves. So I think this song is about that. You had just finished work. I don't know what the heck I was doing. I think I was, was that the day I was sleeping all day? I don't know. But the point is...
00:17:20 --> 00:17:47 No, you were working too. You were productive that day. Power to the people of work. Okay, great. Because either way, we were both like, okay, we're done. Let's get ready. And I think that's what the song is about. Escaping the chaos, the drama, the simple and complex stresses. We all need release in some kind of way, shape, or form. If you're a pop fan, you freaking get it. And I think that's what the song is about. That's why I like it. And maybe listening to our podcast as a release for you. And if so, you're welcome. You know what I'm saying?
00:17:48 --> 00:17:58 To kiss at me. Touching the kiss. Today is the day that CCTV breaks up. But yeah, I think...
00:17:58 --> 00:18:19 My favorite part is probably the bridge where she's talking about the person in front of her is dancing like they've never seen pain. And I was like, oof, felt. Oof, felt. Granted, we all have something that's going on. But for some people, there's a lot of crazy stuff going on. And to have like one person I can look at and they're like, I'm chilling. We're good. Come on. I'll make you feel good, too. It's.
00:18:20 --> 00:18:45 You know, even if it's not like a serious thing to worry about, it's just one of those things where it's like there's somebody that's happy. Can you share that with me? Yeah. I think I like the message of the song a little bit more than I like the song itself. Yes. Yeah. Yeah. But I do like it. Yeah. I like it. I'll give it an eight. It's not seven worthy. It's nowhere near seven worthy. So I will match you. Okay.
00:18:45 --> 00:19:05 Okay. Now we're over. Next up is Dream Cheater. Done by Mike Sabbath, Dave Hamlin, Jade, Jordan Stevens, R.I. Pablo, Tobias Wincorn, and Benjamin Rose. I love everyone's name on this.
00:19:06 --> 00:19:36 I love everyone's name on this. Truly, everyone has a beautiful name. It just feels like... It's a lot of people. It is a lot of people. Thoughts about that. I make sure I was empty. Not this camera following you. Okay. I need you to embody the spirit. There we go. But yeah, there's a lot of people on this song. But I can't say...
00:19:37 --> 00:19:55 That it made me feel anything like huge and special. But before I get into that, the topic Dream Cheater is very interesting because FU for now talks about like, well, Jada said that she wrote it because she's talking to her man about...
00:19:56 --> 00:20:11 him in court dream. And then this is the other side. I was like, well, haven't you done it too? So my question to you and our listeners slash viewers and other CCTV crew members, Chris, have you ever had a spicy dream about someone? I can't say I had, I've tried, but I'm not gonna- You've never had a spicy dream?
00:20:11 --> 00:20:38 about someone no when i tell you i literally i kid you not i'm not trying to be like i'm special i'm different like literally i had a dream and then one time i was like kissing this guy or whatever i don't remember what the guy was but it's like i was kissing him right and then something's getting ready to go down and i was like i can't you're not mine well i i refuse to let go of that because i'm like dang even in my subconscious i can't give myself wow look yeah i mean maybe you need to re-watch heated rivalries
00:20:38 --> 00:20:54 Honey! Okay, hang on. Real quick, real quick, real quick, real quick, real quick, real quick, real quick, real quick, real quick, real quick. Hang on. Side note. If you are not watching He Do Ravelry, what are you doing? What are you doing? What are you doing? What are you doing? I think you need to watch it again so that you can...
00:20:55 --> 00:21:14 Think about it. What do you mean? Think about it? My prince? Or having a secret rendezvous with a Russian man? Yeah, that. I think that. Okay, anyway. Hila Rosen up. I love you. Not really. I don't love you, but I would like to. I thought you preferred Francois.
00:21:14 --> 00:21:35 Francois? No, I don't like... Francois seems like he's sweet. Remember I told you I kept looking at... Oh, I thought you changed your mind, though. Oh, no, honey, I didn't change my mind. I didn't change my mind at all. Oh, my God. Okay. If we had time, I would love to do a TV podcast with you, but we don't, so it's okay. You wanted me to sit there and go, I didn't say this at all.
00:21:35 --> 00:21:48 Anyway, Dream Cheater. Oh, yeah. Okay, so yes, let's talk about the lyrics. Yes, I agree. The lyrics are very, you know, they're pretty funny. Yeah. I think the execution is quite cheeky, the way that they did it. Mm-hmm.
00:21:49 --> 00:22:11 But unfortunately, the song. Sorry, I need to laugh. Yeah, it's not good. It's not my fave. Like, melodically. It's the weakest for me. It is. It's the weakest for me, yeah. I think the chorus structure is kind of interesting. Like, it has a few different parts to it. And then production-wise, I liked how heavy the drums were.
00:22:11 --> 00:22:36 because i think that juxtaposed with all the twinkle and and the dreaminess of all the other elements i thought that was a fun um dynamic to have yeah i did feel like it needed like a big electric guitar solo or something in that bridge it felt like it needed one extra something thing yeah let's get over it but yeah i agree i'm gonna be honest this is out of all the songs on this this is the only one that i did not save
00:22:36 --> 00:23:05 you know I agree and I think um like I said this is the other side of FU FN um I do like the nighttime adulterer lavender wanderer rem traveler like those like that's great that's probably the best part yeah but the thing is just because the lyrics are clever the delivery I'm not um
00:23:05 --> 00:23:24 like you said and i think for me it feels like a demo almost like it was like this is not bad for a demo let's just you know re-record some vocals and just make just master it and i'm not saying that you can have a demo that's like demo sound bad it just doesn't sound fully
00:23:24 --> 00:23:52 realize in a way where it's like this is what we did in the one session and we never revisited it and that's what i mean by demo i could be completely wrong sometimes you write a song in one day you're like this is it this is it you know great but this one i feel like kind of was like we have a couple hours maybe a couple days with her let's write some stuff and this one came out um i do appreciate the whimsy of the sound and the dreaminess of it so i think in terms of sonic like the soundscape the atmosphere is there the it's there
00:23:53 --> 00:24:22 But just for me, I'm just not feeling a strong pull. And if you like this one, good for you. Good for you. Great. Enjoy. Okay, so what do you rate it? Sorry. I will give this one. It's a six for me. It's not like, I don't remember. I can't remember the melody right now. I'm sorry. Yeah, I'll go 6.5. I'll be hiding. Yeah, I'll go 6.5. Okay. Jade, I love you so much. Mm-hmm.
00:24:23 --> 00:24:43 Okay, so... Ask for consent first. Oh. It's her hand. It's the top of her head. Hang on. It's the top of her head. Her head? Or a head kiss. Oh. You know, daddy baby girl types. He's a rivalry. On that Canadian network, because I'm not going to sit there and pay...
00:24:43 --> 00:24:56 mention a streaming site we ain't getting paid to mention anyway so okay up next is best you could and it was done by red triangle jade george tizzard and rick parkhouse
00:25:02 --> 00:25:24 So I do appreciate having another ballad on this project. There is one more at the very end. But, you know, I think this one does actually round out the album very well. I think this has a beautiful melody, especially in the verses. Yeah. I think the verses are awesome on this. And I like the kind of 80s production on here.
00:25:24 --> 00:25:48 Like the synths that come in, especially the bridge part with the backing vocals and the big belts and everything. It felt like kind of an ode to the power ballads of the 80s, but then... Oh, yeah. But like a modernized version. Like it didn't feel like a cover or anything. Like it still, it just felt like it was referencing that. You know what I mean? Yeah. Which I thought was fun. And again...
00:25:48 --> 00:26:11 You know, I keep talking about Jade's voice, but she executed this so well. She just emotes so well. She always has. Like, even from the first Little Mix album. Yeah. She was always so, so good at putting so much feeling into every single word and ad lib. Yes. And that has only grown with age, really. And just the way she switches from head voice into chest voice so seamlessly and consistently. Mm-hmm.
00:26:11 --> 00:26:38 It's so satisfying. So, yeah, I really like this one. I actually did read, kind of right before we started, this is actually about her father. Yeah. You know, I was listening to it, and at first I was like, okay, is it about a lover? Like, Jean Jordan, I have a thing. Because I would say her lyrics are a little bit more, like, kind of peer into my life, understand me some more. But then I was like, no, maybe it's about Jessie? Is it about Jessie? So, yeah, seeing that it was about her father is...
00:26:38 --> 00:27:00 Very generous of her because you don't really have to tell your fans what's going on. You can write a song and say, I wrote it for you. We all go through something. But you guys may go through it more than me because I am literally a millionaire. You know, like, I don't, I'm just, just being silly. I'm not saying she speaks like that. But it does happen where people write songs. You're like, are you going through that? No, I can just write a really good sad song. Adele.
00:27:00 --> 00:27:27 We'll be getting the candles on her back blown out and still sing you hello from the outside. You know what I'm saying? Like she is. So I think this is a nice look and glimpse into why she is able to connect so well with a lot of emotional things. And I think that's really important. Having something happen or experience rather does help.
00:27:27 --> 00:27:54 what's the word for it? Craft a good voice. Be it a voice in writing, be it a voice in how you show up at work, or in her case, vocally in how she writes. I think this is definitely giving her influences, is giving the Kate Bush, is giving Enya, who can say blah, blah, blah, you know? Yes. I love the way your facial expression changed for that too. Yeah.
00:27:56 --> 00:28:02 If you're not watching your Missy out, I'm like, you have glazed over looks.
00:28:03 --> 00:28:31 And both those ladies are like 80s kind of like, you know, they have their moment. Yeah. Rather, but there is an 80s influence as well. But yeah, this feels like the alt-pop Christina's Aguilera's hurt. Because, you know, that was like her saying all that was going on in her life. Completely different deliveries. But the whole thing was like, you hurt me and I hurt you in a way because I didn't need you anymore. But I realized how much that hurt you.
00:28:31 --> 00:28:47 I'm okay now. And I think it's good in terms of thematic elements. But the thing is with parents, like, they don't get guidebooks, y'all. They going through life for the first time, too. And it's so hard. Like, I was just talking to you about my mom, and it's just like, dude, it's like, how do you navigate something like...
00:28:47 --> 00:29:07 You know, maybe the kid doesn't listen or maybe your kid is like a loner or maybe your kid is super exuberant and they're always out. It's like, how do you navigate that? But there is a limit to how much a child can also understand their parents and their behavior. I love the line, you had a million words. All I needed was sorry. I was like, oh, girl. Yeah.
00:29:09 --> 00:29:36 You can say a whole bunch of stuff, but all I want is you to acknowledge and make a change. And apparently this song does reveal that there was some type of reconciliation. And I love that for her. The line, you love me in a way that you didn't really know how, but as long as you're here now. I am. I love a good redemption arc. Not everyone needs to be holding grudges. If people don't need to be in your life, cool, cool, cool, cool, cool. But they're showing that they actually are willing to make changes and get to know you. Yeah.
00:29:36 --> 00:30:06 redeem, redeem, whatever. But yeah, I think that line comes with maturity with her living life. You don't have to hate people for what they've done, but you can be like, you know, I don't have to take that into my future. And if they, you know, I appreciate all of it. The song, I will say also gives me such Rina Sawayama vibes. Like the whole The Girl album had songs like this and I was just like, ooh, I like this. I would love to hear the two of them on the song together. I know Rina is kind of on her like,
00:30:07 --> 00:30:27 you know, as Matt Healy, you know, like she's on her, like, I'm trapped in this record now. Yeah. Like, which pisses me off because I love her. But it's one of those things where I'm like, I would love to hear those two together. Give me a close. But yes, I like that song. If you couldn't tell by this long-winded review of this one track show.
00:30:27 --> 00:30:45 Yes. This is a nine for me. I like it. Okay. I will do an eight. How dare you? An eight is great. It's great. You know what? I do think it's great. And if you also think it's great and you're enjoying this episode so far, you can follow us everywhere at CCTV Pops. CCTV P-O-P-S.
00:30:45 --> 00:31:12 All right, and if you want to hang out with us unfiltered, even more unfiltered than right now, join us and the CCTV crew for exclusive live sessions and the ability to help us pick future episode topics at patreon.com slash cctvpops. All right, let's get back to it. Yes. So next up we have Use Me, done by TMS, Jade, Ben Cohn, Megan Cotone, Pete Kelleher, and Tom Barnes.
00:31:17 --> 00:31:39 You like these names? I do. I like the song. That's what it is. That's what it is. He's like, just by proxy, I like all of y'all. Yes, by proxy, I love all these people. I love, I love. But yeah, this one is, oh boy. You as me is so interesting. Because here's me, right? I...
00:31:41 --> 00:31:51 If you guys, you don't know crap about me if you're just watching, but I will tell you something about me. I love a good book. And in a good book,
00:31:51 --> 00:32:14 the man who yearns is the man who earns. And most of the time, the men who yearn say things like, use me. And I'm like, oh my God, yes. So when I saw the title, I already knew what the song was about before I even listened to it. I was like, there is no way she's going to sit here and be like, you're using me and it hurts. Like, no, I'm like, I don't think she's going to sit here. I mean, she could have. Yeah. She could have.
00:32:14 --> 00:32:44 Right. She could have it. I was like, there's no way you're going to still use a line like use me and be like, oh, you know, you can't. Especially given the theme of the album as well. Yes, this is very true. Right. So I love the double meaning of it. Jade did mention that she wrote the song with Kylie in mind. Yes. And so you hear it. Which, of course, I love. I was like, of course, this is why I freaking love this song. Like, how could I be more predictable? Is that Kylie's Daniel? Could I be more predictable? Right. Right.
00:32:44 --> 00:33:11 But like any good sibling, any good older sibling, I also like her. It's like, you're gonna like this. I'm gonna show you this. Good. You like? Great. So what's funny is, I try not to read too much about these songs before. I try to write my comments first. So I'm not affected by like, contextual things. And I actually wrote in my notes, I could hear Kylie doing this song. You did? Hang on. Can I scroll up? Yeah, look. Point number four.
00:33:12 --> 00:33:37 Point number four, the vocal execution is great with how ethereal and light it all is. I could hear Kylie doing something like this. Hey. You know what? One thing about Chris, y'all, y'all can say what you want, but the man knows music. Okay? This man, when we work for labels, he would pick out songs that should have been singles. And the fans were like, there should have been a single. He's like, I know. I said it at the meeting. Yeah.
00:33:38 --> 00:34:00 No one listens to me, though. They never do. And we'd be right as hell, y'all. Right as right can be. But yeah, I think I love it. And speaking of collaboration, a Kylie-Jade moment would be a beautiful Jade and Rena moment. Either way, I love the Brit girls. I love the Brit pop girls. They need to do something together. But yeah, that first verse is so hot. Honey.
00:34:00 --> 00:34:16 take all your sins if you take mine because I like it. Things like that were intertwined. She's also saying you're objectifying me, not just to a partner, but to the industry. You use me for moves, use me for hits, my voice, my lips. I love that. Or even to the fans.
00:34:16 --> 00:34:34 Oh, honey. Yes. She's talking to everybody. Yeah. But yeah, I think the verses sound very erotica. But then you get that second meaning in the chorus. Because like in the verses, it's very hot and heavy. It's like, touch me. Yeah, I'm getting nasty and hair flips and blah, blah, blah. You know? Mm-hmm.
00:34:34 --> 00:35:04 and then the chant in the bridge is so crunchy and fuzzy. I'm not sure what vocal filter that they're using, but the filter is really good. You can hear how her vocals kind of sound almost alien-esque because there is a certain tuning they're putting on it that's creating this very slow wobble, and it creates this very electric kind of robotic sound. I like that, and I like that little fuzz on her vocal. It just sounds really hot. And honestly, this song itself, it just reminds me of...
00:35:04 --> 00:35:28 You have that scene in the club with Shane and Ilya. They're like looking at each other. And everyone's using someone else. All the things she said. Yes. Yeah. Somebody make an edit with Use Me, please. Oh, speaking of, I saw there's a viral Shane clip with Unconditional as the song. And everyone's very excited. I was like, oh my God, go listen to Jade. Like all the people in the comments.
00:35:28 --> 00:35:47 I love that. I've been singing Unconditional all day. I don't know why. That and I've been singing Saboteur. Oh. Yeah. So Saboteur. But yes, it's giving Rosanoff a hundred. You know? Overall delivery on this one is Bone Apple Teeth for me. Yeah. Yeah.
00:35:48 --> 00:36:18 No, yeah, I do hope she performs this one. This would be perfect for the tour. And again, the whole concept of, like, literally, I'm here. Like, use me. I'm your pop star tonight. Ooh. You know what I mean? Like, I just love that as a concept. It's like a part of the show. Like, near the beginning of the show, you know, it's kind of a statement. Look at you, see? Look, do y'all hear him? You know, my original dream was to be a creative director for concerts. I mean, you could do it for me when I get money to pay you.
00:36:19 --> 00:36:40 That was always the dream. Yeah, you're going to realize how hard it was to get into that industry. Anyway. You know what? We're good. Yeah. Yeah, I love all the blips and bloops and the layers of synths in this production here. Like, it just sounds so good in the headphones. Mm-hmm.
00:36:41 --> 00:37:09 Um, and, and I think all the hooks are just super catchy. It's very simple. And I think that's part of what makes it sound like Kylie. Oh yeah. That kind of just repeated phrase with like the little whispers and stuff in the back kind of sounds like speakerphone a little bit. Like, you know, she has songs that kind of have this structure. Yeah. Um, and then of course the vocal execution does sound like Kylie. It's that super kind of thin, kind of, kind of light kind of situation. Um, and yes, I think the spoken bridge is probably my favorite part.
00:37:09 --> 00:37:38 It has such a cool build to it. Yeah, I think this one is so good. And yeah, it's so on brand that, of course, I like the one that she had written with Kylie in mind. So not a surprise. I give this one a 10. Oh, I give it a 10 because, you know, a man who yearns is a man who yearns. Yes, a man who yearns is a man who yearns. Wait, wait. Either way, ain't nothing wrong with it. You better beg for it.
00:37:39 --> 00:37:56 me. Like, oh, God, one day, we'll start waiting for that Prince. Well, hashtag, get Shanna Prince. Not really. Not really. Just stream my music. Stream the episode. Stream the episode. I don't want nobody, except for everybody, to listen to us.
00:37:56 --> 00:38:16 All right, so the next song, and it's Frozen. And this was done by Madonna, Patrick Leonard, and produced by Star Smith. And this is a cover of Madonna's Frozen. And Jade decided to do this cover because she loves the drama of the song and relates to the lyrics and loves how it's a mix of different genres.
00:38:18 --> 00:38:46 Guess And speaking of Madonna, there might be a Madonna something, something in, you know, the future. We'll see. Leave a comment if you can guess which Madonna something, something we might do. Ooh. Yes, let us know what you guys think we're going to do, because we are going to do a little episode. Sorry, I spilled the beans a little, but just guess what album. It has been our number one request, actually, to do Madonna. It has been. We've been a couple years. We'll see. We'll see.
00:38:46 --> 00:39:04 Oh, man. Yeah. So Frozen. Frozen is one of my favorite Madonna songs. So I love that she she did this one. Because yeah, I think the original one, it's such an interesting song. It's one of those songs where every time you hear it, you'll hear something different in it.
00:39:04 --> 00:39:21 Whether that be in a vocal choice that she made or just something in the production, or you might appreciate just a different part. Yeah. Because it has such a beautiful build to it. Yeah, I think it's just such an awesome song. And I appreciate that her cover...
00:39:21 --> 00:39:49 Jade's cover stays relatively true to, to the, like the, the spirit of it. Oh yeah. She didn't do too much with it. She didn't like vocally. She, she stuck very true to, to the melody. Yeah. Um, production wise, while obviously they modernized it, it still kept the general vibe, you know, still very icy. Um, and, and so I appreciate that. I do, I do like the production choices that Starsmith made. Um,
00:39:49 --> 00:40:07 especially the more subtle parts of it. Yeah. Like the whispers and like the kind of, the way the synths kind of fade in and out and kind of get wiry at certain points. And then the build is quite subtle as well. Like I think all of those choices are really good. So yeah, I think for a cover,
00:40:08 --> 00:40:35 That's a cool choice. Yes, she jade-ified it. I think she jade-ified it. I think Jade's version of Frozen just sounds like what Elsa was saying. You know, she had a side story about love. Elsa. Yes! I think Jade's version of Frozen reminds me of Elsa from Frozen. Yes, I know. But, like, think about it. This picture, you know, walk with me here. You know, she meets someone, and he's just like her, but they can't be together because he controls fire, and, you know, he's like...
00:40:35 --> 00:41:01 The humans, the people don't understand us. We should just, we should, we should be in charge. He's like, no, we're supposed to help the people. We're supposed to help the people. And he's like, no, we can be in power together. And she's like, but why are you like, we have so much income. I just can't do it. He runs off. And she's like, if I can melt your heart. Which is ironic because he's, she's the one that freezes. Walk with me, people. Walk with me. Wow. She just spoiled the whole plot of Frozen.
00:41:01 --> 00:41:20 Three? Which one are we on? Frozen Four. Four. Okay. Oh, so there's three Frozens now, isn't there? No? I thought there were only two. Oh, okay, yeah, Frozen Three. I spoiled the whole plot of Frozen Three, everyone. The whole plot of Frozen Three. Now Disney has to go rewrite the whole thing. Yeah. Wasn't there some other movie where that happened recently? Elemental.
00:41:22 --> 00:41:47 she was fire he was water right no i mean there was another movie where like fans were just knew what the plot was going to be so they had to go and like rewrite the whole thing oh my god that's so funny but yeah i think it kind of has that thing you know like they have an elemental battle and it's like oh fuck you know i'm adina menzel could sing frozen yeah
00:41:49 --> 00:42:18 Like the actual Frozen. Like, can you sing that song for Frozen? Which one? The Frozen song? Which one? This would be actually Frozen. But yeah, I think the iciness of the song is presented very well. I think the best way to do something like... Because Jade has a very unique... Well, unique for her, I think. Well, not for her. For like her peers, rather. Like her sound. No one's singing like her really. Yeah. I can think of right now. And even if they are, they don't sound like this.
00:42:18 --> 00:42:43 They don't have the electronic, I'm trying to make straight up pop girl music kind of sound. There's influences of jazz and other alternative or like Neo Soul with her contemporaries. But for her to do this cover, I think they did a really good job of making it sound like anything else on this record. Or everything else on this record, excuse me. And then when they did the BBC proms with the harps. Yeah. Kind of...
00:42:43 --> 00:43:06 I was like, wow, I love this. The sound gut. I think I don't know. I like when she performs, but I think I do really like the recorded version too. I don't think I prefer one over the other. It's just like, what am I getting from each one? Yeah. Is the difference, I would say. But I like both versions. Yeah. The problem zone was definitely getting kind of Eurovision.
00:43:07 --> 00:43:31 Oh my god, yes! I think just, you know, because I feel like so much Europop just has like their really dramatic strings in it. Can I tell you, I love it. So especially near the end, I was like, this went full... Europop, Eurovision. I mean, we do talk about Eurovision on our show, guys, and we are going to be talking about it again this year. So now that we've watched like about two years of it now, I get it. That's so funny. Can you imagine?
00:43:32 --> 00:43:47 It would be amazing. Hi, I'm Jade. I'm Jade. Gene. Representing the UK. Representing. I mean, she needs to, because they had, what's his name, Ollie? Ollie do it, so why can't she? Yeah, but like, I mean, she's huge. The problem is politically, like, the UK just never does well.
00:43:47 --> 00:44:15 Jay, stay away. Stay away. All right. I guess they did well a few years ago, but yeah, I don't know. Maybe stay away. She doesn't need it. Yes, it's true. Justice for Remember Monday. I like those girls. I listen to those. Yeah, I listen to them over the summer. I mean, Jade from the Sugar Babes did in Eurovision. Okay. Okay. See? All right. There's hope. Question mark. Oh, goodness. Well, is there hope for this song? What's your score? Oh, yeah. I'll give it an eight.
00:44:16 --> 00:44:44 Oh, it's reasonable. I'll give it an 8.5. Okay. Because it's not like a 9 for me. I think maybe, is it because it's a cover? I don't know. 8.5. Okay. Yes, because the next song is good. Oh. Okay, next is If My Heart Was a House. Done by Danny Cascio, Jade, Carol Addis, and R.I. Pablo. If my heart was a house, was a house, you could take a look around. All right, honey.
00:44:46 --> 00:45:02 This song, If My Heart Was a House, gives me, there's a monster at the end of this book. Y'all, have y'all read that book? Have you read that book? I haven't. He's like, don't, don't. So Grover the monster, the blue monster from Sesame Street, he goes, uh-huh.
00:45:02 --> 00:45:20 There's a monster at the end. Well, he doesn't really say it, but in the book it says, there's a monster at the end of this book. Don't turn the page. And you keep turning the page. You turn the page! And you said, please, there's a monster at the end of this book. No, you turn another page! And like the illustrations of him trying to fight with the reader. Oh, that's so cute. It's adorable. And at the end he's like,
00:45:21 --> 00:45:39 There's a monster. I am that monster. And this song is given, like, you can come into the house. The lights are on. Someone is home. Go around. We just don't go in that room. Wait. What are you doing? Hang on. What are you doing? Wait. Hang on. Wait. It's the key. Don't go in that room. Unless you want to. So it's like, I think of that whole, like, don't do it.
00:45:40 --> 00:46:10 wait what you want to do it don't do it so i think that's so i love that um it's very quirky and it's so unassuming it gets thrilling as it progresses it feels like tom and jerry it feels like um what was it was it in the uk you all snakes no ladders that accent wasn't bad though that was better that was better all right
00:46:10 --> 00:46:39 That's better than it's been in the past. If you're new to the show, I suck at the British accent, y'all. I can't pick a personality. I thought our friend was British. He's been from Australia. I don't know. You asked me about, like, Korean and Japanese and Thai and Chinese. I could tell all those apart. Those are not even an English gal. But, yeah, I think it's so fun that the song sounds like snakes talk. Get to it now. But it does sound like snakes and ladders, whatever y'all play out there. Yeah, yeah. It just sounds like someone's kind of...
00:46:39 --> 00:47:04 sleuthing about the house and like there's a is a chase as a caper um but yeah i appreciate the whole like i'm hiding something we don't know what it is but that's what makes her alluring to whoever she's singing to because she's not like fearful she's not like oh my god it's gonna hurt you it's just like i don't want to show you all of that because i'm just like tucking it away yeah um and it's like it's christian gray's red room it's norman's baits mother's uh shrine corpse right
00:47:05 --> 00:47:26 Oh my God. Jesus Christ. That man was sitting here in a wig, in the dress, like, welcome to my hotel. Like, girl, no. Maybe it's skeletons. We don't know if a skeleton's in the closet. Or maybe she's like, I don't want to talk about my, we don't know what it is. But that's what makes it so fun. Yeah. I feel like this is almost a missed opportunity to not be a Halloween single. Yeah.
00:47:27 --> 00:47:53 Because I was actually reading about this actually a few months ago when it was Halloween. And everyone was like, there's a lack of Halloween songs. Like Halloween should have the songs, as many songs as Christmas does. Because we celebrate it for a whole month. Yes. We do all the decorations. Yes. We need the music to come along with that. I'm a Halloween-y, y'all. Christmas, not so much, you know. I came up with a Christmas name, by the way.
00:47:53 --> 00:47:58 Ebony Scrooge, y'all. Remember? And his was Chris Moss, you know? So we were like...
00:47:59 --> 00:48:26 I couldn't put my name in mine, but it's still fine. It's still giving, you know. But yeah, I'm a Halloweener. I love Halloween. So the thing is, like, Halloween is also a global holiday as well. Because, you know, people were talking about Thanksgiving and something. No, that's like just for the U.S. But like Halloween is a global thing. So we should all have the soundtrack to Halloween like we do for Christmas. And this would be a great contender for that. I think so, too. And it's fun. Yeah.
00:48:26 --> 00:48:51 It's so good. Honestly, the first time I heard it, it made me think back. Because in my old dance crew, one of the dance crews, they just love doing like creepy stuff. Like we did like zombie sets and stuff. Oh, yeah. And I was like, dang, if I was still in that dance crew, I would choreographed this. Like this would be awesome as a concept and as a production. Like shout out to I think it's Danny Cascio that produced this one.
00:48:51 --> 00:49:13 The production is so good on this. It's so dynamic. Every single verse chord, everything changes so much, but it isn't jarring at all. Yeah. Like, it just adds to the ride of it all. Yeah. And I was like, dang, this would be so much fun to choreograph too, because there's so many little elements that you could hit and that you could kind of play with. Absolutely.
00:49:13 --> 00:49:28 And yeah, I think they did the darkness, mysteriousness of it very well. You know, it is like you're about to enter a haunted house or like enter a portal to the Upside Down or whatever. Oh my goodness.
00:49:28 --> 00:49:55 And then melodically, super, super catchy. Baby, don't go into that room with the house and the lock and the key and the cookie and the jar. I love it. I love it. I love it. I'm being so sarcastic. I'm sorry. I love the little talky bits in it. There's some creepy backing vocals. There's even a scream in there. So yeah, this one is very fun.
00:49:55 --> 00:50:17 I really appreciate this one. I will say, I don't like... I think, you know, again, looking at the context of the whole album, again, I think the standard album is so perfect that there's still a lot. And obviously, I've spent more time with the standard album, so maybe I'm just closer to it. So I still think this isn't as good as a lot of what made the album, but as a bonus track, I love it. Okay, hang on. What about Headache? Headache.
00:50:19 --> 00:50:45 oh but headache has an interesting place on the album yeah and i i get you me like i feel like this the deluxe feels like a good deluxe it doesn't feel like oh here's a remix here's an um as much as i love use me i wouldn't put that on the album either oh same that's valid oh yeah oh did she make a perfect debut we didn't only we gave it a perfect score but like it wasn't i mean it was pretty great we did give a good score you gotta check it out guys i don't remember
00:50:45 --> 00:50:59 yeah i remember either um go check it out yeah anyway so yeah that saying all that i give this an 8.5 oh yeah it's a nine nine nine that's pretty accurate right
00:51:02 --> 00:51:25 All right. Now on to the last song. And this is Tar. It was done by Dave Hamlin, Joanne Lennox, Jade, Jordan Stevens and Skylar Stonestreet. Tar. Yes. So there is a one minute silence in the beginning. Oh, yes. Question two.
00:51:26 --> 00:51:55 question well i had a question i was going to ask you but then i like did some research but oh yeah so so she said it's supposed to represent how cds used to be with the silence before like the hidden tracks that happen um an example of this is atomic kitten there's a break between strangers and sia on the first album because they were like we're separating the the right now and the back then
00:51:55 --> 00:52:16 Oh, okay. Okay. And she mentioned that this song felt like such an outlier and not really the right soundscape for the rest of the album. So she wanted that separation as well. Oh. So yes, while I appreciate the reference. Yes. This is not effective on streaming. Well, buy the record, y'all. Yeah. Like this is, like if this...
00:52:18 --> 00:52:35 I feel like this actually prevents people from listening to it, unfortunately. Oh, because there's a whole gap of nothing. Yeah, because I think if you didn't know what was happening, you'd just be like, it's been 10 seconds of silence. Skip. You know what I mean? So interesting choice. I appreciate it creatively and I get the reference. Yeah. Um...
00:52:36 --> 00:52:52 But yeah, interesting choice, for sure. Oh, interesting. You know, that's ballad. Dang. Yeah. I was like, I have a question. I figured it out later on, but like... Yeah, yeah. That's like, what the hell? But anyway, the song... First off, I do appreciate the production is a bit more organic.
00:52:52 --> 00:53:16 compared to everything else on this project and i appreciate the meaning behind it as well like she it's very obviously about imposter syndrome she even says that term in the song um and yeah she's just very emotional and vulnerable about it and i appreciate though that it's not just like woe is me woe is me because there's like there's like
00:53:17 --> 00:53:38 Like, for example, I love the lipstick line. You know, like, oh, I still look good, though. And so it felt more real in that way because I think a lot of other... When people talk about imposter syndrome, it's like always just like very... I don't know who I am. I don't know who I am. End of the song. I still don't know. Yeah.
00:53:38 --> 00:53:55 You're just like, okay, I get it. Like there's actually a lot of layers to imposter syndrome. Yeah. And I think this encapsulates that very, very well. Yeah. And yeah, I think there's some really beautiful moments throughout it, especially when the piano kicks in after the second chorus. I love that. And I love the way it drops out at the end.
00:53:55 --> 00:54:21 mm-hmm yeah just like some smart choices yeah let me try and recreate i'm not doing that again if you missed it you missed it i'm sorry so people can play it back like i forget we can rewind oh wow um yeah i think the this song reminds me of like a like not the romantic version you know self-sabotory is more romantic this one's a little bit more like
00:54:21 --> 00:54:40 Things keep going wrong. Am I the problem? No, I'm not the problem. And if I am a problem, honey, it's a beautiful problem, you know, to have. She knows that things are effed up, but she knows how to smile and move past it. I think the old pain stained another T-shirt mine. She loves the dirt.
00:54:40 --> 00:54:59 You know, like you can get rid of the shirt, you can replace it, but at this point it is what it is, you gotta own it. Or at least try to own it. Because I think sometimes it is tough to remind yourself, like, I am the so-and-so, I am the person. Like the first time when she was like covered in tar, I keep forgetting I'm a superstar, I was like, girl, you know what? You right, because I'd be slipping up too. I'd be like, dang.
00:55:00 --> 00:55:26 you know, I'd be like, oh, look up in my place. Don't nobody want me. I'm like, girl, everybody wants you. What you mean? You know what I'm saying? Like, it's just, yeah. I think in a little smaller version, we all kind of do it. Right. Or like, for sure. Or you get, you get a new position, get a promotion. I cannot sit here and make a hundred thousand dollars. Like I'd love the money, but I don't know if I should. And it's like, girl, you got it. They made you CFO, CCC, something, blah, blah. Oh, you do it. Just do it. Yeah.
00:55:27 --> 00:55:55 It's your moment. You know, I think that's what the song kind of also has little bits of elements of. It's like you can still be mildly intimidated, but you keep going. You'll slot right in. Yeah. You'll figure it out. The song is tragic. I do appreciate it, but it is beautiful. It's like giving like pop Shakespeare. I'm here for it. Go ahead, Miss Shakespeare. Go ahead. Yes. Okay, so I give someone an eight. Ooh. Ooh.
00:55:56 --> 00:56:05 Okay, I'm... I have to think about the words. I'm like, how do they make me feel?
00:56:08 --> 00:56:38 I'll go a little bit higher. I'll do 8.5 because I get what she said about like they're not fitting on the album, but I also do like a dozen songs like anything else on the album. So 8.5 for me. Nice. All right. Well, we've made it to the end of the deluxe version of that show, Biz Baby. If you have made it this far, you should come join us at CCTV Pops on all social media and patreon.com slash CCTV Pops as well. Yes. Because we're really fun. We are. I can't tell. Okay. So we're now at the Cutter Keep section. So...
00:56:38 --> 00:57:07 If we had to cut a song off this deluxe disc two of the album, what would you cut and why? I'm guessing we have the same one. Dreamcatcher. Okay. I know it's Dreamcatcher. Don't. Dreamcatcher. Dreamcatcher. I know. I'm going to call it Dreamcatcher. No. It's okay. I agree. That's almost a disservice to the K-pop group. Oh, so if I was actually thinking about that, I was like, oh, should I do that? That's wrong. Sorry. Sorry.
00:57:07 --> 00:57:30 dream cat cheater castigo it just doesn't do anything i think it's the weakest you can totally like the song it doesn't mean i don't like her like it's just it's just not just sonically it doesn't even compare same yeah yeah i can't even choose something else like it has to be that one yeah um and very obvious for me is use me
00:57:31 --> 00:57:54 Oh, okay. Yes. I would keep, um, don't go into that. No, sorry, if my heart was a hell. Sorry, not going in there. Sorry. Talk into a room with the lock and the key and the cup and the cool.
00:57:56 --> 00:58:18 I like that there's a monster at the end of this book song. If My Heart Was a House, we can keep that one. Nice. Nice. Okay, so overall thoughts. I mean, yes, I loved the first version of the standard edition of the album. Yeah. I like it even more now than I think I did at the time you reviewed it as well. I'm so excited to go to the tour.
00:58:18 --> 00:58:44 We will post content from it. So definitely follow us. Yes. The masterclass. Yeah. I appreciate a deluxe edition always. Right. Like I appreciate when, especially one where there's a lot of thought put into it. Like it's not just these are leftovers from sessions. Like she actually went back into the studio. Yeah. You know, I mean, either these are brand new or she just polished them from earlier, you know, and really made sure they were up to par for her. Right.
00:58:45 --> 00:59:02 And yeah, I think this does overall expand on the concept and the soundscape and everything of this whole project very well. I think kind of like I said earlier, I don't think I would replace any of the standard edition of the album with any of these. But I have...
00:59:02 --> 00:59:29 And will continue to listen to these bonus tracks probably as much as I listen to the regular album as well. So I'm very happy she released this. She's really, she has been such a great pop star. She just keeps giving us everything we want. Yeah. It's kind of scary thinking about it because like we talk about Little Mix on our show. We did like the pop 101. We did a full discography like run through for these girls. If you want to check that out, do that. We've done like the solo debut. Yeah.
00:59:29 --> 00:59:46 We did like the pop off for that where we did like a solo battle. And I think the thing about this album cycle, and I know I'm going really ahead of myself. I can't help, even as a singer songwriter myself, I can't help but to imagine what kind of pressure she might actually feel going into the next stage.
00:59:46 --> 01:00:04 album. Super far ahead. I get it. Like, oh my God. But there's no way she's not thinking about it. Like, how many years into the making of this one album? There's like, how do you, like, and on top of that she said she had a title for this album but It Girl ended up giving a different title. So she has something else that she's sitting on. So she has other stuff.
01:00:04 --> 01:00:31 You know, she has a lot more to give. And it's just like, this is a pretty good start. The deluxe is fabuloso. We love her. The deluxe is fabuloso. But yeah, it's just, it's really exciting to watch. And I can't wait to go to the master class when we go to the concerts. I can be like, take notes. I love you. We're standing on the phone. Yeah, I'm ready to wait out in the cold to get there. How cold is it going to be? Is it going to be March? It's February. Oh, it's February. Also known as the coldest month of the year.
01:00:33 --> 01:01:01 Y'all should move Christmas to them. Okay. Because it's too cold. Too cold. No, you're right. It's going to be super cold. Now we can just hire someone to stand in the line. I'm so sorry to whoever that is. But... Wait, actually, is it a day I have work, though? Hold on. Dang it. I got to do it. Yeah. Bring me soup. Bring me ramen. Bring me coffee. I'll see y'all at the show. Oh, man. Okay, so what do you rate the deluxe version of the album? Ooh, challengey. Yeah.
01:01:02 --> 01:01:22 That's a challenge-y. Okay, I would say... I would say 7.5. Maybe an 8 sitting in that little area there. It's tough because that Dreamcatcher... You rated higher than that for most of the songs, though. Yeah, I know, but the Dreamcatcher song just drags it down. That's valid. Like, imagine if she was releasing this as an EP. Um...
01:01:24 --> 01:01:42 I'll say 8.5, but I don't think I gave Showbiz Baby a little bit higher. But it's the thing in that 8 area. I know it's a little bit amorphous. Sorry for our scoreboard. No, I'm kind of with you. I kind of am toggling between 8 and 8.5 as well. Yeah. I think if I were to average everything, I'm guessing it would be an 8. So, yeah. Yeah.
01:01:42 --> 01:01:58 Ooh, guys, what is your rating? And, like, don't get pissy in the comments. I mean, you can't, whatever. But, like, just, you know, let's talk about it. Let's talk about Jade stuff. I really want to know what you guys would cut and keep. And if you do not agree with us, just, you know...
01:01:58 --> 01:02:27 Stand up for your song. Not for the artist. We both love her. I think we have to make that delineation. Yeah. Especially with how big we're getting. Because, guys, listen. We are climbing. We are growing. And we want you guys to come along for the ride. So if you are a mixer, if you're a Jade fan, please let us know what you think of the encore edition of that showbiz baby. Okay? And this whole album era. And also, be sure to subscribe because we're trying to get 10K before May. Hang on.
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