This blog is a raised middle finger to musical snobbery. I couldn't give a fuck about credibility and wasn't particularly fussed when I heard Shayne Ward's new single was a cover of Nickelback's "Gotta Be Somebody". As far as I'm concerned, it's better to butcher a piece of shit than fuck up something truly magnificent. I'm looking at you, Joe McElderry. My only problem with Shayne's comeback is the fact he's wearing clothing. That and the blatant laziness. Unlike most of his contemporaries, 2005's X Factor winner has the money behind him to come up with something fresh and original. Instead he takes three years to cover a generic rock song from 2008 that nobody liked in the first place. Good job! For his sake, I hope the vomit inducing lyrics about being sad and lonely get middle aged housewives into a CD buying frenzy but I'm moving on. His previous two albums didn't really do it for me and this insipid effort is the final straw. I don't even like the cover. Shayne looks gaunt. Lay off the exercise and eat some Tim Tams before you end up resembling Aaron Carter! The only saving grace is the trashtastic remix package. I can't believe they roped in Almighty. I guess Bimbo Jones drew the line at this shit! In all fairness, Andy does a good job. It's not quite as fabulous as his take on Usher's "OMG" but you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear. The always reliable Moto Blanco also deliver a fun interpretation but for pure low brow trash value you can't really beat an Almighty mix of a Nickelback cover. Brace yourself and give it a listen (below).
"No U Hang Up" is a song performed by The X Factor winner, Shayne Ward. The song was released as a double A-side single along with "If That's OK with You". Released on 24 September 2007, the song charted at number two on the UK Singles Chart.
"Breathless" is the fifth single by Shayne Ward from his 2007 album, Breathless. On Valentines Day 2008, the song was announced as number 2 on the UK's greatest love songs of all time. As part of the limited promotion for this single, Ward performed the song live during the results show in the fourth series of The X Factor on November 10, 2007.
"No Promises" (a cover of a Bryan Rice song) is the second single by The X Factor winner, Shayne Ward from his self-titled debut album, Shayne Ward, released on April 10, 2006. The song peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart and it sold over 95,000 copies on the first two days of release.
Shayne Ward became noticed in the United Kingdom after becoming the 2005 winner of The X Factor, a popular British music talent show. The first single, "That's My Goal", became the Christmas number one in 2005, selling 313,000 copies on its first day of sales.
"Stand By Me" is the third single from The X Factor winner Shayne Ward's 2006 self-titled debut album, Shayne Ward. It was released in the UK on July 10, 2006.
