I'm Only Gonna Let You Kill Me Once

[commonpeople1]

Diana Vickers - Thu 20 May 2010 060
Originally uploaded by The Queen's Hall

Diana Vickers is an X Factor contestant with an unusual voice who nearly won the show two years ago. I saw her a few months back in the West End with neenaw ; she was the main star of The Rise and Fall of Little Voice.

Hurts are a synthpop due from Manchester and my new favourite band. Rammstein are a band from Germany who had that creepy song in Lilya-4-Ever. (Hard not to feel down after watching that film.)

Last week there was news of Rammstein's new single coming with a Hurts remix. This week, Hurts' live cover of Diana Vickers' first single "Once" appeared on YouTube. It's all a bit confusing.

It now seems like every new band must show some knowledge of the pop world while carving their own ground. A band going from Rammstein to Diana Vickers in the space of two weeks just wouldn't have happened when I was a teenager. It was all ghettos, collaborations with obscure artists and rejection of the charts (while secretly feeling elated if your favourite band hit the Top 10).

But I'm not complaining: if Hurts watch X Factor and secretly hope to one day play Eurovision, all the better! The "Once" cover isn't perfect but it's definitely better than the original and makes me all the more excited to see them live this summer. The fluffy and boring Diana Vickers production turns into a near perfect James Bond tune in their hands, all moody strings and piano as lead singer Theo croons:

Who or whatever you do
Don’t let anyone love you
Touch them where it hurts
And then you’ll leave

I’m only gonna let you kill me once
I’m only gonna let you kill me then some

Comments

[olamina.livejournal.com]

i should check this all out. you've certainly written about Hurts enough. it's on my to-do list.

[commonpeople.livejournal.com]

Don't feel bad if you don't like them... K doesn't!