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Dua Lipa - "Houdini"

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    This being your example for the US' bad taste

  • one of the weakest lead singles in recent pop music. everything but the chorus ("do you think bout it night & day?") is very weak and uninspired. melodically it sounds like everything she's done b

  • I like that the most notable things about Dua is that she’s a gorgeous pop star who makes great music. And then when you peel back the layers a bit, all you really see is how intelligent, worldly and

I cannot stand the trend of artists changing their album covers for a new era. It’s so tacky and ugly as ****. Change them back Dula. 

Praying the teaser is an entirely different visual that will make us gag again. Not that the released visuals aren't good, the clean/model aesthetics are so good but I want to be surprised once again.

 

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1 minute ago, NewStanner said:

This is not even repetitive at all? Y'all are acting as if the lyrics are "Yeah, you got that Houdini, Houdini, that Houdini, Houdini, that Houdini, Houdini" or sth like that :toofunny3:

Well ... it seems repetitive in a way the verses are short - 15seconds each - and those are only part of song which doesn't repeat itself

 

I think structure would be better if after intro there was 1st verse instead of starting song with chorus, and then chorus could have been repeated twice at the end with added instruments and drum riser into the outro

 

But I wont complain because we could have get something like "Padam" where there was no bridge LOL

 

 

5 minutes ago, Soul Glitch said:

Praying the teaser is an entirely different visual that will make us gag again. Not that the released visuals aren't good, the clean/model aesthetics are so good but I want to be surprised once again.

 

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with DSN I was hoping the video will be something simple, timeless, sexy fashion with dance sequence like the promo

 

 

with HOUDINI I want exactly the opposite, I want big visuals lol

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13 hours ago, gotportugal said:

same

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I always get so emotional about dua. she's like a young child to me because every time I remember telling her she was going to be HUGE 

 

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look where she's at now 

 

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it's like a full circle moment

The ones complaining about the song just don't get:

Its a constant build up.

First catchy beat, then chorus, then 1st verse, then another chorus (you think hmmm, is that it), now the bridge Hits with added instrumentals, now verse 2 comes with added Instruments, then chorus with added adlips hits, then bridge follows again (you think hmm, is that it again?), and BOOM, THE GRANDE FINALE 

 

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Everytime the song plays I DYING for a synth breakdown before the second verse

 

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9 minutes ago, Kristie Kuwa said:

The ones complaining about the song just don't get:

Its a constant build up.

First catchy beat, then chorus, then 1st verse, then another chorus (you think hmmm, is that it), now the bridge Hits with added instrumentals, now verse 2 comes with added Instruments, then chorus with added adlips hits, then bridge follows again (you think hmm, is that it again?), and BOOM, THE GRANDE FINALE 

 

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I can't wait to listen to it!

Okay not to be nitpicky but this NEEDED a massive chorus after that outro. It would have made this a 10/10...

 

Still a really solid bop, the chorus is lowkey an earworm and I'm obsessed with the production. Thank you Huge Danny :jonny5:

28 minutes ago, Kristie Kuwa said:

The ones complaining about the song just don't get:

Its a constant build up.

First catchy beat, then chorus, then 1st verse, then another chorus (you think hmmm, is that it), now the bridge Hits with added instrumentals, now verse 2 comes with added Instruments, then chorus with added adlips hits, then bridge follows again (you think hmm, is that it again?), and BOOM, THE GRANDE FINALE 

 

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Yeah but no one builds a Pop climax like Max Martin and when you expect Houdini to explode, it just... doesn't. But it's a cute sing. Only slightly underwhelmed cause New Rules/DSN were so immediate for me.

Just now, Braz said:

Yeah but no one builds a Pop climax like Max Martin and when you expect Houdini to explode, it just... doesn't. But it's a cute sing. Only slightly underwhelmed cause New Rules/DSN were so immediate for me.

Funny, DSN wasnt as immediate for me. Houdini has an addictiveness to it that DSN didnt have for me

Her starting the song with "ok", "hmmm", "uh" is also quite iconic tbh 

37 minutes ago, theweekend said:

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I always get so emotional about dua. she's like a young child to me because every time I remember telling her she was going to be HUGE 

 

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look where she's at now 

 

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it's like a full circle moment

This was me with Lorde then Solar Power happened...

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1 hour ago, NewStanner said:

This is not even repetitive at all? Y'all are acting as if the lyrics are "Yeah, you got that Houdini, Houdini, that Houdini, Houdini, that Houdini, Houdini" or sth like that :toofunny3:

I read this to the tune of Yummy :rip:

hmmmmmmmmmm ok not entirely what I was expecting but I did enjoy it. Not as instant as DSN but im gonna sit with it. 

3 hours ago, louvronthebrain said:

y’all think the l*ak could affect the song’s debut on spotify and other platforms?

No

3 hours ago, HigXx said:

Totally agree with you here. Feel as if the flow of the song meanders here for a bit before picking up.

 

Am I the only one hearing Swine vibes during the first verse, love it

 

 

Dua giving us artopop act 2 

45 minutes ago, Miss Harajuku said:

cmon where’s my video teaser ms. lipa :mandown:

Seriously, where is it?? Is it not releasing tomorrow?

It feels like an unreleased song instead of a special lead single to me

It will probably do good numbers, as she always does, but dont know How much successful it will be...


It's a cute song tho

I’m really interested to hear the rest of the album cause this is undoubtedly a risky lead while DSN was relatively safe

 

This era will obviously be hard pressed to top the success of the FN era, but she doesn’t seem to care based on her releasing this song. Excited for what an arts-not-charts Dua era would look like

The song is growing on me so fast 

 

I keep anticipating the outro + last chorus

 

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