We’ve had T.I. sampling O-Zone, Akon covering The Underdog Project, and everyone borrowing Darin and K-otic’s songwriters (Red One and Toby Gad). If a year ago someone had told me this was going to happen, I would have joked, “oh yeah, and maybe Flo Rida will do a version of Blue by Eiffel 65!” Well… he actually has! The song is called Sugar and you can listen to it here. It even features Wynter Gordon, who released the brilliant Surveillance last year. Right Round is set to be no.1 in the UK this week, and Blue (Da Ba Dee) was no.1 back in 1999, so I think we can safely predict that Sugar will be a huge hit this summer. The Europop sound is perfect for summer, after all.
If there is anything I will remember 2009 for, it will be that it was very strange. You just don’t know what will happen next! So far, as well as the above, we’ve had acts (like Erik Hassle and Adiam Dymott) coming from nowhere with the best new music I’ve heard in years, and even the 99% terrible UK rap/r&b scene has produced some brilliant songs. I really can’t wait to see what happens next. Pop music has become exciting again, and I’m incredibly pleased!