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The Robbie single: your questions answered

  • September 3, 2009
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robbie2009coat.jpgYesterday we asked Popjustice's Twitter followers if there was anything they fancied knowing about Robbie's 'Bodies' single. Here are their (/your) questions with some answers.

karrade asks: robbie single.. is it beau­ti­fully written and produced but the vocals are cheap sounding?
No.

andre­wastew­art asks: Is it as good as Rudebox?
Yes.

miss_julia asks: what percent do you say "yes" to it? 100, 200 or 1,000,000%?
82%.

textsterSound like a Trevor Horn record!?
Not any specific one (although the middle eight did remind us a bit of Seal's 'Crazy'.)

ptm71 asks: Is it Che Guevara and Debussy to a disco beat?
No, not really, no.

RazorMouse asks: Is it any good?
Yes.

JanVH asks: Is the new Robbie danceable or does it need a Freemasons remix?
It's not danceable, a Freemasons remix probably wouldn't work.

tidusin asks: it will have a Stuart Price remix?
Don't know.

MRobDC asks: does it suck as much as his past few singles?
His last single was 'She's Madonna' so your question makes no sense, sorry.

joao92 asks: like most robbie williams songs does it suck?
See above.

dillan­gandhi asks: Should he have bothered?
Yes.

RandyFr asks: Does it sound like classic Robbie Williams cr*p or rather like classic Robbie Williams amaz­ing­ness?
People who like classic Robbie Williams crap will probably like it but people who like classic Robbie Williams amaz­ing­ness will probably like it too.

sodthem­a­chine asks: is it a navel gazing whine about how he can't settle down and find love?
Not really.

JamieTrendy asks: is it as shit as anything on his last 4 albums?
It's not as shit as 'Sin Sin Sin'.

boroboy1982 asks: is it as shit as rudebox?
'Rudebox' the song? No, it's not that shit. (The album wasn't shit, obv.)

mryviebur­nett asks: rudebox or angels?
The bit in the middle.

TreatYourself asks: is there any chance of a free­ma­sons remix?
See above.

cosmicpinay80 asks: Is the single good?
Yes.

tommylaad asks: is it shit??
No.

coxyine17 asks: Is it donkable?
Where there's a will there's a way.

TheFunkyJunkies asks: does he sound all vunerable in it?
No.

pettis asks:: Tempo-wise, how does it compare to She's Madona?
It seems about the same.

tali­aagrace asks: question bout robbie's single: why cant he be as good as diana vickers?:(
Everybody needs something to aim for.

faust­shausuk asks: Was the Robbie single produced by DJ Jazzy Jeff?
No.

BozliMusic asks: — how shit is it?
7% shit.

I_Am_Sailing asks: given it is called "Bodies", is it co-written by Max Beesley and Keith Allen?
No. (Actually it might be but probably not.)

MicrofilmMusic asks: will it be as good as Rudebox?
The album? TBC.

hot_burrito asks: Is it shit?
No.

TomKei asks: How 80s does it sound 1–10? 1 being N‑Dubz, 10 being La Roux, with Gaga somewhere in the middle.
2.5.

patrick­de­vit asks: is it more Rock DJ or more Misunderstood in terms of amaz­ing­ness?
More 'Rock DJ'.

milo2020 asks: shit?
No.

nasty­po­s­i­tion asks: what's the genre?
Mid-tempo Big Orchestral Robbie.

land­dupont asks: is the new Robbie single better or worse than "the '90s"?
Not quite as good.

MW_Jimmy asks: Does he rap on it?
No.

NicolaRobertsUK asks: A question? Hmmm, does he sing/rap about shopping at Tesco in it?
No.

pix­ieon­line asks: is his new single epic as his old old stuff?haha
Quite epic.

CassLowe asks: what's the oblig­at­ory 'Cheeky Robbie' line in it?
"I got laid on a leyline."

rob_fitzpatrick asks: how long is it
In CD form, five inches.

gems2712 asks: Will he make any money?
Yes.

alexneedham74 asks: Why did Pete Burns record I Promised Myself with a clothes peg on his nose? (To hold it on, perhaps)
Alex we've moved onto the Robbie single now, sorry.

gribiche asks: how shit is it?
Not very at all.

orches­trajb asks: who wrote it?
Robbie and someone else probably (we don't know).

LadyMeeks asks: How is it? Like "Rudebox"? Like "Angels"? Like "Let me entertain you"? Like "Me and My Monkey"? Like "Feel"? hahaa
Like a bigger version of 'Supreme'.

Ebschen asks: is Robbie single any good. Is it about aliens??
No.

VonBear asks: Is he still fat, and does this affect his ability to sing like a has-been pop star still?
He is not fat.

FeelingFan asks: Is it the right choice for a big comeback single?
Yes.

XxxxYvonnexxxX asks: what's it like I can't wait to hear it
It's literally quite good.

EdwardNeon asks: Compare Robbie's single to other song which sounds like it.
Something big with lots of strings in it.

Linn_SayItPR asks: Is it any good?
Yes!

ifit­s­notlove asks: is it any good?
Yes!!

jus­tanactor asks: any good?
Yes!!!

Fweebs asks: do you like it?
Yes!!!!

djmikepeters asks: is it any good? On a scale of Lovelight (brilliant!) to Radio (drivel)
We quite liked 'Radio'. :(

jdl0301 asks: Current song Robbie' single sounds the most like?
None.

crablin asks: if you had to review it by buying Robbie a present, what would you buy him?
A nice cake.

Poptastic asks: what's the best lyric in it?
A brilliant bit in the song's closing moments — "Jesus didn't die for you — what are you on?".

jonapd asks: will it be his last?
No.

josieallchin asks: Does it feature a mandolin?
No.

AllyFarrell asks: Is it of Escapology calibre?
Is this a trick question?

So there you go.

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