Hi,

I watched the new Apple Event. Which one is Sia, in the end, the singer or the dancer?

Alright, thanks.
Pete

[subego]

Didn't see it, but Sia is a singer.

[Waragainstsleep]

Isn't she the girl from that Somebody That I Used To Know video that was popular a few years back.

[Chongo]

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[subego]

Originally Posted by Waragainstsleep 

Isn't she the girl from that Somebody That I Used To Know video that was popular a few years back.

In the US, I'd say she's most well known for "Breathe Me", which was used in the final episode of Six Feet Under.

[turtle777]

Originally Posted by PeterParker 

Hi,

I watched the new Apple Event. Which one is Sia, in the end, the singer or the dancer?

Did the dancer sing ?

See, there's your answer.

-t

[subego]

Originally Posted by Chongo 

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That's actually a little sad. She doesn't need to crib from Lady GaGa like that.

Well, it's cool if Sia is the singer. Good looks, lol. Anyway, Tim Cook hugged the dancer, though, which I now think is a bit confusing.
(He also told people to go the right and pointed to the left, maybe he was a bit confused.)

[subego]

Stage right vs. audience right still screws me up.

So, I figured out the dancer is really famous. Apparently the dancer of one of the most clicked YouTube videos (1 billion (!) times !?). And very young. So Tim might have hugged her just so, not because she is Sia, and Sia stood around watching.

So you say, he just pointed to his right and told people, go to the right. Then they did and went to the left. Okay. Wild. :-)

[subego]

When you face someone, your right is their left.

I'm assuming that's what the problem was. The audience needed to go to their left, but Tim was facing them, so to him, the exit is on the right.

In theatre, this problem is dealt with by specifying whether you refer to what the audience considers the direction (audience right/left) or what the person on stage considers the direction (stage right/left).

Audience left is stage right. Audience right is stage left.

[OreoCookie]

Originally Posted by Waragainstsleep 

Isn't she the girl from that Somebody That I Used To Know video that was popular a few years back.

Sia is one of the most prolific song writers, she wrote for Rihanna, David Guetta, Beyoncé, Britney Spears, Celine Dion, Christina Aguilera, Shakira, Kylie Minogue, etc. Have a look at her songwriter discography. She is really a song rwiting genius, she wrote many of these songs in less than 1 hour, but hates going on tours and the fame that goes with being a pop artist. (According to the New York Times article I linked to, she wrote Rihanna's #1 hit song Diamonds in 14 minutes.)

[Spheric Harlot]

Originally Posted by OreoCookie 

(According to the New York Times article I linked to, she wrote Rihanna's #1 hit song Diamonds in 14 minutes.)

Not to slight her talent, but that song is for ever-repeating chords and about four lines of text. That it only took 14 minutes is unsurprising.

Production probably took a lot longer, since that's the only thing that gives the song some form of dynamic.

[andi*pandi]

ah, I'd never heard of her, (missed her intro) and assumed it was gaga.

[subego]

I'd say she's the top tier female singer-songwriter right now.

That's not to say "how could you not know her", it's to say "check her out!"

All the singles off her last album (1000 Forms of Fear) are very good.

[OreoCookie]

Originally Posted by Spheric Harlot 

Not to slight her talent, but that song is for ever-repeating chords and about four lines of text. That it only took 14 minutes is unsurprising.

That, and it was a big hit. How long does it take to write a pop song?

Originally Posted by Spheric Harlot 

Production probably took a lot longer, since that's the only thing that gives the song some form of dynamic.

I find most of the songs she gives to others not to be my cup of tea, but the ones she performs herself are … sometimes hard to listen to.

[Spheric Harlot]

Originally Posted by OreoCookie 

That, and it was a big hit. How long does it take to write a pop song?

Anywhere from minutes to decades.

[andi*pandi]

A quick perusal of itunes leads me to believe all her songs sound similar. Also a bit too much nasal tone for me.

[Waragainstsleep]

I remember the douchebag from Razorlight bragging he wrote one of their songs in five minutes. A genuinely talented musician could have done it about fifteen seconds and thrown it away for being shitty within twenty.

[subego]

Originally Posted by andi*pandi 

A quick perusal of itunes leads me to believe all her songs sound similar. Also a bit too much nasal tone for me.

Well, excuuuuuuse me.

[Paco500]

Originally Posted by OreoCookie 

Sia is [url=https://youtu.be/P4DMk9BJyY4?t=274] Have a look at her songwriter discography.

I am shockingly out of touch with pop music. I know two, possibly three of these songs. I'm assuming I would recognise a few of them if I heard them, but I may need to listen to music on the radio a bit more.