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Let it Go - Will Young
Let It Go - Will Young
Surely the greatest compliment you can pay Will Young is that in 2008, six years on, you barely remember that he rose to fame as the winner of the very first Pop Idol. The reasons are simple: he’s actually talented. And not just in that cheeky, boy-next-door, anybody’s-mum-would-like-him way; but as a singer. A distinctive set of pipes, a firm sense of soul dynamics and now, with Let It Go, a mature way of approaching his craft.
Let It Go is filled with insights gained through heartache and self-doubt. And like say, George Michael, he uses these elements to his advantage, gilding glossy mid-paced r ‘n’ b with that distinctive warble. This is an older, stronger Will. There’s little of startling originality here (Love could be by George, while also nicking the bassline from Billie Jean) but frankly it’s so well done that nobody’s complaining. This is emotive stuff that avoids being too mushy and lingers in the brain, in a good way.
And while he may not have the Wham star’s musicological nouse, there’s a sense that he’s been on a journey and found the place where he’s happiest, producing soul pop gems filled with hook after hook. The journey’s all laid out in the opener, Changes, and from that point on this is an easy ride through top tune heaven.
The only low point comes with Disconnected where Will emulates the worst, sappiest balads of Michael jackson. He’s better than such material. Yet, overall, Let It Go may even be destined to be his classic; the album that finds its way into the hearts of a million households and confirms him as one of our premier pop statesmen. It’s generation-straddling perfection.
19 September 2008
Who is Christine Bleakley Strictly Come Dancing
Christine Bleakley is a contestant on Strictly Come Dancing 2008.
Christine Bleakley co-hosts the early evening BBC One programme One Show with Brummie Adrian Chiles.
Born in Northern Ireland in January 1980, Christine Bleakley initialy started her career as a floor manager and worked behind the scenes at BBC NI.
She then moved in front of the camera on various local N. Ireland shows, such as SkyHigh and First Stop, before landing the co-host role on the One Show when previous presenter Myleene Klass unexpectedly went in to labour.
‘Adrian and I are just good friends’ she laughed when rumours started circulating that her and Adrian Chiles were getting cosy.
Chiles recently announced the break up of his 10 year marriage to radio presener / producer Jane Garvey.
Who is Christine Bleakley Strictly Come Dancing ?
Conference Venues in Norway
I set up a new section on the conference venue site that I maintain today for Conference Venues in Norway and whilst doing this I also re-organised the Conference Venues in Europe section.
This was a result of the MD taking a trip to Haugesund and being given a showround of one Norways premier conference venues Rica Maritim Hotel.
Norway is becoming a popular destination for large corporations when holding conferences and the conference facilities offered are of a very high standard.
Morris Conferencing were one of the first UK conference agencies to see the potential in Norway and have strong ties with many Norwegian conference venues, conference centres and convention centres.
Drain Unblocking
Following on from last weeks post about Drain Unblocking in London I added more content to the pages today as a little test to see how long it takes for the search engines to recrawl the pages and pick up the new content.
Drain Unblocking London
London Drain Unblocking Specialists
I set up a new little website today for a company who provide Drain Unblocking in London as it is a service that people tend to only need in an emergency I just kept it as plain and simple as possible with just a company logo, a telephone numbe, and a page for the areas they cover
Drain Unblocking in East London
Drain Unblocking in North London
Drain Unblocking in North West London
Drain Unblocking in South East London
Used Car Dealers
Spent half an hour looking around some old pages that I had set up for used car dealers this evening and have decided once I can find a bit of time I will update them all and tidy them up a bit,
XL Airways in Administration - XL Airlines Leisure Group
Holiday firm XL Airlines has gone in to administration and all its flights have been cancelled.
Surrey Business Phone Systems
I tidied up my static Surrey page tonight and added some content about Surrey Business Phone Systems and also set up links to BBC local Surrey news, Surrey County Council, Surrey Chamber of Commerce and a few other local Surrey services.
I also set up a map of Surrey via google and finished the page of by linking it to surrounding counties.
Garage Conversions
With houses becoming increasingly difficult to sell at a price that will clear the mortgages on them, we are starting to see more and more people deciding to stay where they are and opt for garage conversions or loft conversions.
Neither of these are as straightforward as they initially seem, with loft conversion there are a number of structural points to consider, insulation factors, access issues and fire safety considerations. With garage conversions insulation is again a major consideration, as is having a thorough survey commissioned to determine footings, wall types and slab condition.
New Citi Construction specialise in home extensions, and both loft and garage conversions, based in Milton Keynes, they operate throughout Buckinghamshire, Bedfordshire, Northamptonshire and surrouding areas.
Contact New Citi Construction on <b>01908 392 785</b> for further advice.
Strong Dollar Improves AdSense Earnings
A few months a go a lot of people were moaning because a weak US dollar meant they were losing out on AdSense earnings.
Back then the UK - US dollar rate was £1 - $2.10, today the dollar reached £1.90 giving international AdSense users a nice little boost. Let’s hope the dollar keeps growing in strengh.