Pink reader Bat gave me the head’s up that Paula Abdul’s official website is currently streaming a new song that appears to be the first single from her upcoming new album which is due out in Summer ’09. The song is titled Boombox … which is curious, because Kylie Minogue just released a remix album titled Boombox and, wouldn’t you know it, features the very same song on the disc:
Head on over to PaulaAbdul.com to hear a short snippet of the track, which was also previewed on Paula‘s MTV cheerleader competition show Rah! which aired on MTV yesterday. Click HERE to hear one of Kylie‘s remixed versions of the track. Kylie‘s Boombox is released in OZ this week and will be released here in the US on the 27th … Paula‘s won’t come until the summer. While I am very excited that Paula is about to release a new album, I’m not really sure why she needs to release songs that have already been recorded and released by other more successful artists … or mebbe I just answered my own question.
[Source, thanks Bat]
@Bev – see you got it, amen! you know how to talk with facts. that’s what i’m talking about. good job!
@JZ — Paula had 4 number ones on her first album (Straight Up, Forever Your Girl, Cold Hearted, and Opposites Attract), not 3. I think you just mistakenly missed one there :) All my homework was done, I cited their record sales and how their singles did in the USA. Like Bev mentioned, it isn’t the same having X number of #1s in one country vs another. Anywho, I never said any of them were not talented. I don’t like the remix of Boombox by Kylie. I also don’t like some Paula Abdul songs. I do, however, happen to enjoy her version of Boombox. Maybe she will get another hit, maybe she won’t. Only time will tell on that one.
I may be wrong but I thought Paula Abdul wrote boombox and it’s her song and so she is releasing it. I thought Paula wrote 5 songs for Kylie and 2 of them are Spinning Around and Boombox. Also, it is my understanding that Paula wrote the lyrics on Spinning Around and the other 3 wrote the words – so it really is Paula’s song. Anyway’s I am a huge fan of Kylie and Paula but I like Paula more because she is my favorite artist besides Stevie Nicks. I hope Boombox is a hit for Paula, either way I love the song and think it sounds a lot better then Kylie’s version. I love a lot of Kylie’s other songs though, like WOW is really good.
Whoops, I meant to say Paula wrote the lyrics (words) on Spinning Around and the other 3 wrote the music. Ok, I am tired!! Go Paula and Go Kylie!
I’m not commenting on who is huge in what part of the world. The discussion is hilarious.
The song Spinning Around was written by Ira Shickman, Osborne Bingham, Kara DioGuardi and Paula Abdul for Paulas comeback album that never was. Minogues team travelled to the US to look for a good song and they found it. It was given to Minogue.
The song Boomboox was written by Jimmy Harry, Danielle Brisboise, Andrew Frampton and Spike Stent. The first artist to record it was Kylie Minogue for her album X. The song was released though but remixes were. Meanwhile other European and Asian artists like Coco Lee and Roni recorded the song and released it. Boombox is a good song. That’s why they put it on Minogues REMIX album named Boombox. Now Paula Abdul recorded and releases a song that was already made known by three female artists. So what? … and all ORIGINAL versions sound just like the first, the Minogue version. :)
Sorry:
The song WASN’T released though but remixes were … meaning the first version of Boombox.
it is just a fact Minogues do it better!