Line Out - Comments on He's At the Top of the UK Charts http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/01/top_of_the_uk_charts And his name is Mika... And I fucking love this song. But I would, wouldn't I? He played two secret shows in the United States this week; one in Minneapolis yesterday, one in LA Monday. If anyone out there saw... Copyright 2008 Thu, 25 Jan 2007 09:06:14 -0800 Fri, 26 Jan 2007 14:10:59 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Fnarf Wow, that's pretty amazing. Think he's ever heard any Queen? Who the hell is he? Where's he from? Ah, Lebanon. Funny thing about Myspace, it's not really about imparting information, is it? Apparently he just played two, count 'em, two, "secret US shows". This looks like a pretty well-orchestrated major-label hype bust-out. That's a pretty good song, though, isn't it?

]]> Fnarf http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/01/top_of_the_uk_charts#c597023 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/01/top_of_the_uk_charts#c597023 Song Thu, 25 Jan 2007 09:27:41 -0800 Comment by Jeff Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, I submit to you this video as evidence as to why Dan Savage's privilages to post on music matters should be revoked.

]]> Jeff http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/01/top_of_the_uk_charts#c597028 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/01/top_of_the_uk_charts#c597028 Song Thu, 25 Jan 2007 09:33:04 -0800 Comment by Dan Savage Yeah, and we apparently need to ban all the music consumers in the UK from making comments too... since they sent this song at the top of the charts.

]]> Dan Savage http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/01/top_of_the_uk_charts#c597029 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/01/top_of_the_uk_charts#c597029 Song Thu, 25 Jan 2007 09:34:21 -0800 Comment by Jeff And that proves that the same people who bought Milli Vanilli, Ace of Base, and Vanilla Ice records are still out there.

]]> Jeff http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/01/top_of_the_uk_charts#c597032 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/01/top_of_the_uk_charts#c597032 Song Thu, 25 Jan 2007 09:37:57 -0800 Comment by .... He moves like Billy Squire.

]]> .... http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/01/top_of_the_uk_charts#c597050 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/01/top_of_the_uk_charts#c597050 Song Thu, 25 Jan 2007 09:58:44 -0800 Comment by Fnarf Ouch, those Milli Vanilli barbs really sting, don't they? And so timely!

It's a great, great pop song, and I hope he sells a million here. It'll infuriate the meth addicts and retro-grunge heads and intricate-lead-guitar analysts, but that's one of the many pleasures of Pop.

You can't really hear the Nilsson in this one, but you can in "Billy Brown". I'm sure our Jeff here is a huge Nilsson fan, right?

]]> Fnarf http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/01/top_of_the_uk_charts#c597064 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/01/top_of_the_uk_charts#c597064 Song Thu, 25 Jan 2007 10:11:36 -0800 Comment by thebaxter @2, I feel exactly the opposite. Seems like every time Dan Savage says he "fucking loves" a band or song, it's right up my alley. Thanks, Dan, for exposing me to some awesome stuff this week!

]]> thebaxter http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/01/top_of_the_uk_charts#c597095 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/01/top_of_the_uk_charts#c597095 Song Thu, 25 Jan 2007 10:39:00 -0800 Comment by Acolyte Loved it. Definitely channeling Freddie Mercury. And yes, Dan, the eyes, the hair...you would. And so would I.

]]> Acolyte http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/01/top_of_the_uk_charts#c597181 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/01/top_of_the_uk_charts#c597181 Song Thu, 25 Jan 2007 10:53:38 -0800 Comment by busty_bookworm ooo, he's dreamy. he has a sort of gay john mayer thing going on. this song is my new guilty pleasure, about which i'm not actually feeling guilty at all. it's just a pleasure.

]]> busty_bookworm http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/01/top_of_the_uk_charts#c597417 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/01/top_of_the_uk_charts#c597417 Song Thu, 25 Jan 2007 11:53:28 -0800 Comment by konstantconsumer ohhh. rufus wainwright and scissor sisters had a baby! i love it. will be ordering it asap.

]]> konstantconsumer http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/01/top_of_the_uk_charts#c597446 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/01/top_of_the_uk_charts#c597446 Song Thu, 25 Jan 2007 12:02:50 -0800 Comment by Amy Jo I'm getting a Robby Benson in Ice Castles flashback. Cute.

]]> Amy Jo http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/01/top_of_the_uk_charts#c597522 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/01/top_of_the_uk_charts#c597522 Song Thu, 25 Jan 2007 12:22:50 -0800 Comment by Katie 5 views later: love!

]]> Katie http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/01/top_of_the_uk_charts#c598137 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/01/top_of_the_uk_charts#c598137 Song Thu, 25 Jan 2007 17:17:36 -0800 Comment by weare138notyou dude's got a big mouth

]]> weare138notyou http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/01/top_of_the_uk_charts#c598185 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/01/top_of_the_uk_charts#c598185 Song Thu, 25 Jan 2007 17:57:51 -0800 Comment by jazz hands Wow, you guys have got really super great taste in music....just like Perez Hilton....ick.

]]> jazz hands http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/01/top_of_the_uk_charts#c598243 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/01/top_of_the_uk_charts#c598243 Song Thu, 25 Jan 2007 19:05:26 -0800 Comment by EXTC That's how the best tastes in music are determined. You figure out what someone loathsome likes and hate the fuck out of it. It's called thinking for yourself. It's very hip.

]]> EXTC http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/01/top_of_the_uk_charts#c598532 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/01/top_of_the_uk_charts#c598532 Song Thu, 25 Jan 2007 23:29:09 -0800 Comment by BFDS Reminds me a bit of the sass of Robbie Williams. Definitely feein' the Freddie Mercury. I really like it.

]]> BFDS http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/01/top_of_the_uk_charts#c598718 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/01/top_of_the_uk_charts#c598718 Song Fri, 26 Jan 2007 08:06:13 -0800 Comment by DS in Seattle This guy is great. I really love the Grace Kelly song. Unfortunately, the rest of his album, 'Life in Cartoon Motion' isn't nearly as good but there's definitely a lot of great pop potential.

]]> DS in Seattle http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/01/top_of_the_uk_charts#c598869 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/01/top_of_the_uk_charts#c598869 Song Fri, 26 Jan 2007 10:01:58 -0800 Comment by torrentprime There must be some nifty discussions between the music purists at the Stranger and those other members *cough*Dan*cough* who actually enjoy a little semi-mindless pop.
Don't let the haters get you down, Dan. Be it from boy-bands to intelligent, well-thought out pop, fun music has a place in the world, liberal elites be damned. :)
On this song; I'm not sure I like it yet, but it IS a ton of fun. The waves of gay kept slapping me through the screen; I'm still not used to seeing mainstream music that doesn't suffer from or get censored by American homophobia, and being a butch gay guy I (sadly) still reflexively cringe a bit when I see grade-A sashaying like this. I AM, however, going to send the link to every friend I have, gay and straight, to share the joy.

]]> torrentprime http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/01/top_of_the_uk_charts#c599196 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/01/top_of_the_uk_charts#c599196 Song Fri, 26 Jan 2007 13:26:06 -0800 Comment by torrentprime Upon a re-hear, doesn't he expressly say he "tried a little Freddie?" Awesome.

]]> torrentprime http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/01/top_of_the_uk_charts#c599212 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/01/top_of_the_uk_charts#c599212 Song Fri, 26 Jan 2007 13:32:34 -0800 Comment by sue hermann perez hilton LOVES mika... nuff said.

http://perezhilton.com/topics/mika/full_of_grace_20070124.php

]]> sue hermann http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/01/top_of_the_uk_charts#c599298 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/01/top_of_the_uk_charts#c599298 Song Fri, 26 Jan 2007 14:10:59 -0800