Bonnie McKee - Hot City (aka Epic Album)

[Lucas M]

2 hours ago, Bambi101 said:

I love how we're all so passionate about naming the album  

Personally, seeing how the album was, at one point, going to be a proper follow-up to "Trouble" (which was not only titled so because of the song, but it also referenced how certain people irl would refer to her as trouble and a bad influence) -- I always thought a simple (not too wordy) title that relates to something in her personal life would be the way to go. Let's not forget it doesn't have to be named after any of the songs on the album, but if we're going solely by the album tracks any of the following would do (imo):

• American Girl (a favorite of mine--yes, the song probably won't be on it but it did define the era and had the album been released in 2014 it would have included AG, also "I was raised by a televison," and "I wanna buy a new heart out of a vending machine" are iconic and legendary)
• Forever 21 (love the concept and it's giving very much the personality of the Epic era)
• Wild Card (in line with the Trouble bad girl motif running through her work in general)
• Electric Heaven (I'm not crazy about the song going by the rough demo leak, but it does evoke some very interesting imagery and visuals which I like)

Never been a fan of Somebody's Gonna Get Hurt or Waking Up Diagonal as far as the album title is concerned... Don't Get Mad, Get Famous I could live with, but I'd still prefer something more concise. 

Outside of the album tracks, I was thinking about some interesting phrases she used in some of the songs and I got Electric Hearts, Rebel in the Dark, Cherry Bomb, Stolen Cars & Broken Hearts, Technicolor Dreams (unlikely due to its similarity to Teenage Dream so maybe Technicolor Pop?? 💀)

Spot on, I'm thinking I'll be doing the same thing. 

It's funny you mentioned "Epic" (in a half-joking way) because I've been thinking it'd be funny if she just called it that. The music is EPIC, and it also connects it with the label that helped to finance it (and that is responsible for the numerous delays lol).

Yeah, I agree. I wonder if she has all the legalities of using the names of these brands sorted out so she won't get hit by lawsuits left and right. She's also referencing Chevrolet in Hot City, as well as Malibu and Sprite in Forever 21.

Yes! The music is epic and it was their loss (Epic’s).

Edited September 10, 2022 by Lucas M

[Peter Parker]

Off topic but my mom was watching an episode of Law & Order: SVU and the episode began with a vlogger girl and the instrumental of American Girl was playing in the background lol I went nuts right next to my mom

Edited September 10, 2022 by Peter Parker

[Force User]

On 9/10/2022 at 8:05 PM, Bambi101 said:

I love how we're all so passionate about naming the album  

Personally, seeing how the album was, at one point, going to be a proper follow-up to "Trouble" (which was not only titled so because of the song, but it also referenced how certain people irl would refer to her as trouble and a bad influence) -- I always thought a simple (not too wordy) title that relates to something in her personal life would be the way to go. Let's not forget it doesn't have to be named after any of the songs on the album, but if we're going solely by the album tracks any of the following would do (imo):

• American Girl (a favorite of mine--yes, the song probably won't be on it but it did define the era and had the album been released in 2014 it would have included AG, also "I was raised by a televison," and "I wanna buy a new heart out of a vending machine" are iconic and legendary)
• Forever 21 (love the concept and it's giving very much the personality of the Epic era)
• Wild Card (in line with the Trouble bad girl motif running through her work in general)
• Electric Heaven (I'm not crazy about the song going by the rough demo leak, but it does evoke some very interesting imagery and visuals which I like)

Never been a fan of Somebody's Gonna Get Hurt or Waking Up Diagonal as far as the album title is concerned... Don't Get Mad, Get Famous I could live with, but I'd still prefer something more concise. 

Outside of the album tracks, I was thinking about some interesting phrases she used in some of the songs and I got Electric Hearts, A Rebel in the Dark, Cherry Bomb, Stolen Cars & Broken Hearts, Dreaming in Technicolor... Technicolor Dreams (unlikely due to its similarity to Teenage Dream so maybe Technicolor Pop?? 💀)

Spot on, I'm thinking I'll be doing the same thing. 

It's funny you mentioned "Epic" (in a half-joking way) because I've been thinking it'd be funny if she just called it that. The music is EPIC, and it also connects it with the label that helped to finance it (and that is responsible for the numerous delays lol).

Yeah, I agree. I wonder if she has all the legalities of using the names of these brands sorted out so she won't get hit by lawsuits left and right. She's also referencing Chevrolet in Hot City, as well as Malibu and Sprite in Forever 21.

i thinking about "Popstar on Training" since i heard her mention that word one of her docuseries in youtube

Edited September 12, 2022 by Kiev13
typo error

[lukeluke]

On 9/9/2022 at 11:44 PM, zaynphallic said:

She's said many times that she had the entire album "ready to go" before she left Epic.

Ready to Go is starting to sound like an album title for me lol

[Bambi101]

So, didn't she say she was on her way when responding to the bop signal in the last TikTok?? It's been 5 days now lmao.

 

On 9/11/2022 at 12:42 AM, Peter Parker said:

Off topic but my mom was watching an episode of Law & Order: SVU and the episode began with a vlogger girl and the instrumental of American Girl was playing in the background lol I went nuts right next to my mom

We love an iconic moment!!!

On 9/12/2022 at 7:55 AM, Kiev13 said:

i thinking about "Popstar in Training" since i heard her mention that word one of her docuseries in youtube

Omg that's perfection!!!

I legit forgot about that title from the Breaking Bonnie series, but it actually makes for a slay in terms of an album title  

12 hours ago, lukeluke said:

Ready to Go is starting to sound like an album title for me lol

It does, and not it also lowkey working! She sings "I am an American Girl, hot-blooded, and I'm READY TO GO" in AG, and then "One look and I'm ready to go, ready to go, ready to go" in IWFCY 😆

+ she has the new (=old as it's from 2020) album ready-to-go and God knows how many other albums. Honestly, she's probably on album #8 by now, and so far has only managed to release one i.e. her debut from 2004 💀 We stan a prolific Queen who's always making albums and intricate visuals, but never releases 

Edited September 13, 2022 by Bambi101

[Heartbreak Anthem]

Whose album will we get first: Bonnie McKee or Rihanna?

[Bambi101]

22 minutes ago, Heartbreak Anthem said:

Whose album will we get first: Bonnie McKee or Rihanna?

I'm inclined to bet my bottom dollar on the chanteuse whose last full-length release wasn't 2 decades ago 

I'm sorry, I'd love to believe Bonnie--I really would--just because I know my life would be complete and I could finally rest in peace if the Epic songs ever made it on streaming services... but how many TikToks of her proclaiming she's coming is it gonna take for her to actually post a pre-order link? Unless she does that I'm labeling everything else she does as grifting. 

And someone pls leak Lie Detector so we can put it as track 1 on all Bonnie McScheme playlists.  

[Ice Prince]

15 minutes ago, Bambi101 said:

I'm inclined to bet my bottom dollar on the chanteuse whose last full-length release wasn't 2 decades ago 

I'm sorry, I'd love to believe Bonnie--I really would--just because I know my life would be complete and I could finally rest in peace if the Epic songs ever made it on streaming services... but how many TikToks of her proclaiming she's coming is it gonna take for her to actually post a pre-order link? Unless she does that I'm labeling everything else she does as grifting. 

And someone pls leak Lie Detector so we can put it as track 1 on all Bonnie McScheme playlists.  

Not Bonnie McScheme lol, I misread it as Bonnie McScam  

[zaynphallic]

Me every time Bonnie says "it's coming u guys!!" "sooner than u think!!" "polishing it up 4 u right now!!" "responding to the bop signal!!"

 

 

 

[chimera]

this Candy snippet leaked: https://krakenfiles.com/view/BMmAAoFkrX/file.html

also can we get this in better quality? https://dbree.org/v/42631e Roar Worktape2?

Edited September 13, 2022 by MTCHLL

[lukeluke]

Is it really unlikely that American Girl will be in the album? Just because it's been too long since its release or some Epic shit? I was hoping that "clearing the legal stuff" would include AG, cause it's the main song of this album's atmosphere.

I also can't imagine the album without Hit Me Up and Waking Up Diagonal. Is it really too delusional to expect that these two could be included? HMU on Jem's Soundtrack has only 1 million streams on Spotify. Has there ever been a case in which the singer/songwriter released their original version of a song AFTER it had already been released by another performer?

 

[reflection]

What I really want is like a Spotify or Apple Music link I can send to my friends and tell them check her out 😭 bonnie is my fave artist it sucks i'm gonna have to be like check out my dbree.org playlist

[reflection]

18 minutes ago, lukeluke said:

Has there ever been a case in which the singer/songwriter released their original version of a song AFTER it had already been released by another performer?

Taylor swift better man & babe. bonnie did it in a way with billie eilish and nobody batted an eye let alone a way less relevant song that she wrote herself

[BraveNewSeth]

31 minutes ago, lukeluke said:

 

I also can't imagine the album without Hit Me Up and Waking Up Diagonal. Is it really too delusional to expect that these two could be included? HMU on Jem's Soundtrack has only 1 million streams on Spotify. Has there ever been a case in which the singer/songwriter released their original version of a song AFTER it had already been released by another performer?

 

I really, really hope Waking Up Diagonal is on the album if/when she releases it. We all know how much she loves it and it fits the album perfectly. This is a long shot tho, and more wishful thinking than anything 😭

But as much as I love Hit Me Up, it doesn’t really fit the album sonically imo. 

[BraveNewSeth]

Also don’t forget that @BonnieLeakz promised to leak RYH final if someone leaks Hot City final people!