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SONGWRITING BLOG: The Story behind “DOMINO” - @jessiejofficial
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when Dr. Luke, Jessie J, and I sat down in our favorite studio again for the first time in months, we were faced with one problem…how do we let the world see just how damn amazing Jessie is.
by the end of that session we had “Domino”.
When you have a singer with the range, and depth that Jessie has, the obstacle is finding ways of showing that off on a pop song without making it so flashy and complicated that people cant sing along.
We imagined that Clive Davis probably struggled with the same obstacles when trying to introduce Whitney Houston to the world. he figured it out, masterfully.
so…early Whitney Houston records is where we looked for inspiration.
WE PLAYED THIS SONG (very loudly):
AND THIS ONE:
we wanted to capture the colorful melodies, subtly sexy lyrics, the vocal acrobatics, the fun/carefree dance vibe…
spacious, soulful verses that show off her range, power, and attitude. (ie: “How Will I Know”)
rhythmic, staccato party chorus that gets stuck in your head. (ie: “I Wanna Dance With Somebody”)
and of course, a vocal performance so good and in a key thats so damn high that every girl will love it and try to sing along, but never sound as good as the original artist :)
im sure you can see the musical resemblance now.
Jessie recorded Domino on a broken foot! she had to record the whole thing sitting down, cuz she couldn’t put any weight on her foot. I think subconsciously we were writing the most energetic record possible to help distract her brain from all the pain she was in.
we spoke about her feeling frustrated that she couldn’t wear high heels. She hated that she couldn’t throw her crutches down and run around dancing to the music like we did when we wrote & recorded “Price Tag” & “Abracadabra”.
I can feel the tension like a cloud of smoke in the air, Now i’m breathing like I’m running cuz you’re taking me there…”
Dont those lyrics make more sense now? *evil grin*
i’ve heard & read a lot of comparisons to Katy Perry. flattering? yes…she’s a current pop machine. Accurate? eh, maybe. music is subjective. people hear what they hear. and Dr. Luke is the mastermind behind a lot of her hits too.
But the TRUTH? the inspiration “for Domino” was early Whitney Houston. she’s an icon, and one of Jessie’s & my favorite artists…and 1 of the best places to go for inspiration.
very few artists in the world today can sing as well as Jessie J. even fewer are as genuine and believable. so i’m glad DOMINO is reaching and hitting people like we hoped it would.
dont have it yet:
you can buy it HERE:
http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/domino-single/id458479566
play it loud, damn it!
s/o to Dr Luke, Cirkut, Max Martin & Jessie J for another fun damn song.
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10 favourite tv shows of 2011: #7 Shameless Us
“Fiona takes care of everyone, but no one takes care of Fiona.”
This show is way too flawless! God! I jut finnished watching the first season. Finnished it in less than a week.
i guess it’s the fact that it’s based off a British show that makes it so good. Afterall the British have been making some bloody good shows, one of them being the beloved Skins (although the 3rd generation sucks major balls).
Shameless is fresh, original, offbeat, witty and damn fucking funny. But it’s not all funny. Afterall each episode has a runtime of 45-50 minutes, which makes it by definition a drama. The thing is this show is too hard to classify. It isn’t dramatic and it isn’t a sitcom that seeks easy laughs. It achieves something that few shows are able to do: mix comedy and drama so perfectly that you don’t notice where one ends and the other begins.
Some of the most dramatic and stressing situations in Shameless are always stuffed with bitter and witty humor.
The perfect example is Frank Gallagher: he’s a drunk, a loser, an asshole; to sum it up, a fucking cunt of a human being. You’re supposed to hate him: he constantly fucks everyone over to get it his way, he’s always messing things up and causing havoc and tragedy. He is partially to blame for these kids’ misery. But for some reason we laugh with (and, of course, at) him. We feel sympathy for him. When he’s being chased by violent thugs we fear for his life. When he does a major fuck up we laugh as if it’s all a joke.
But if you look at it, it’s suprising that this show is funny at all: 6 kids who live in the Chicago projects taking care of themselves and their alcoholic father. Sounds more like the premise for some depressive indy movie than a knee-slapping tragicomedy.
But it works. You’re laughing your ass off one second whilst inside you’re bursting into tears of sorrow. It’s weird; it’s magical.
It’s fucking amazing.
Can’t wait for season 2
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