Dua Lipa — Illusion + Radical Optimism

[Pipo]

Dua Lipa sang backup on STOP by the Spice Girls

Dua Lipa impersonated Lee Steps on the Christmas with Steps Tour sporting a buzz cut. "It's a good thing he barely had any vocals on their songs cause I get vocal fatigue easily" the Massive Attack singer claims.

 

[Joseph]

Massive Attack PLEADED for Dua to appear on “I Want You” for the Marvin Gaye tribute album but Dua declined because Marvin DOESN’T HAVE THE RANGE. One octave singer Madonna chosen instead.

 

[RJN]

Mariah Carey’s 5 octave range has gone down to 2 because Dua Lipa stole 3 of them

 

[POP!]

Lots of choreo apparently, and location is where they filmed "Slow".

 

[Jark]

they're under the stairs at the piscina de montjuïc there'd better be a sneaky lil Slow reference or two, you know Dua's a stan

 

[OutSynk]

 

[OutSynk]

Not feeling the song at all (sounds too much like Massive Attack) but the video looks good and she is moving her body in it.

 

[Eddie]

That looks much better than I was anticipating (and easily the best of the three videos we have had).

 

[Joseph]

Massive Attack could NEVER

she’s so stunning and I fall for her each time even if she releases the same song over and over

 

[Funky]

She seems to have settled into Becky Hill / Ella Henderson territory. Sounds like Calvin Harris shit out a backing track for her in 5 minutes.

Probably be huge again. But Future Nostalgia this is NOT.

 

[Eddie]

I wonder if thar red outfit is Balenciaga? That could be the nod to Kylie right there.

 

[Funky]

I wonder if thar red outfit is Balenciaga? That could be the nod to Kylie right there.

This is the gayest sentence ever uttered on moopy.

@Moderator please archive for prosperity

 

[Jark]

I had the same thought it's a Slow ref for sure. Dua is a Kylie fan!

 

[Jark]

(sounds too much like Massive Attack)

such a blatant ripoff of Teardrop, I'm gagged and gooped, but reserving judgment on Illusion.

 

[FetchFugly]

She seems to have settled into Becky Hill / Ella Henderson territory. Sounds like Calvin Harris shit out a backing track for her in 5 minutes.

Probably be huge again. But Future Nostalgia this is NOT.

I'm setting my expectations for the album a little below Future Nostalgia... but based on what we've heard so far she is still rather removed from the realms of Hill and Henderson.

 

[Pipo]

Clearly, she's more of a Diana Vickers/Amelia Lily by releasing genre-defying POP BANGERS too HOT for the charts.

 

[Joseph]

I mean she’s no Vic Beckham but she’ll do

 

[Kratz]

Well that sounds fucking amazing yet again

 

[Shoat]

I'm sorry this sounds utter DERIVATIVE BOLLOCKS

Houdini at least had something about it. This however really is just Becky Hill does Love Island.

Lock Massive Attack up for Dua's own good!

 

[Funky]

This however really is just Becky Hill does Love Island.

Yep. I'd love to know what other people are hearing

 

[KindaCool]

Imagine how hard life is hating Dua Lipa. It breaks my heart.

 

[Shoat]

I don't hate her

I just want her to do better

She has done before

 

[Jark]

I don't hate her

I just want her to do better

She has done before

the rhythm of your haiku is ever so slightly off dear

 

[Shoat]

I am to haiku as Dua is to trip hop

 

[octophone]

To call your album
"Radical Optimism"
Is just a bit shit

 

[dUb]

Hope this continues her flop streak

 

[octophone]

The endless Massive Attack references in this are just ending me.

 

[Krustmas]

All those Massive Attack references had me thinking she might go for something like this

 

[joanne]

future nostalgia the era that you are

 

[Jark]

she's not had a great video since Levitating but this is gonna be THE ONE

 

[Halli]

This looks promising, have a feeling I'll like each of these pre album singles better than the previous..

 

[RJN]

Hope this continues her flop streak

This is a sign its going to be a HIT

 

[Joseph]

I hope she Attacks the charts Massively

 

[OutSynk]

Let's all listen to some Massive Attack while we wait

 

[Jark]

Let's all listen to some Massive Attack while we wait

at least we can say for sure Illusion will be less of a massive attack on taste and the auditory senses than this

 

[Funky]

I wonder if Tracey Thorn will be in the video

 

[Pipo]

I hope we at least get remixes from Nelle Hooper, Rabbit In The Moon, and TRICKY. PLOT TWIST

 

[untilted]

Have we completely lost optimism at this point or is anyone clinging onto hope

 

[Jark]

she's not had a great video since Levitating but this is gonna be THE ONE

I really think this should be the ALBUM COVER! slap that on a variant and it'll sell like hot cakes

 

[Jark]

I hear BELLS in the post chorus