Crystal <3 Posted May 30 Share Posted May 30 WAIT DOES SLEEPWALKER HAS SOME ALTERNATE PRODUCTION??!?!?! THIS SOUNDS SO MUCH FRESHER THE LAST TIME I HEARD IT HOLY SHIT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post nuclear Posted May 30 Popular Post Share Posted May 30 Sleepwalker is the 2013 mix and American Girl has been remastered 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crystal <3 Posted May 30 Share Posted May 30 1 minute ago, cmiley said: https://krakenfiles.com/view/fWWBZCpbcv/file.html Here’s the superior demo version of the song I already have but thx. everything but you is defo one of my faves from the original hot city but I'll give my thoughts when I hear it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaynphallic Posted May 30 Share Posted May 30 I can't believe the album is finally here. 😭 What a moment. It's hard to put into words how it feels to finally have these songs officially released and available to stream/buy legally – and Bonnie finally getting the coins she deserves! From watching all of the live performances of these songs on loop back in 2013/14, being distraught finding out that the album was shelved, stumbling upon this forum years later and finding other people so tied to these songs, the wild ride of having many of the demos finally leak and refreshing this forum like a madman, Bonnie finally changing her tune about the songs sounding "dated" and embracing them again, her announcing that she'd be re-recording / releasing this project, SLAY finally being released officially (what a moment 😭), the endless delays, microbop gate, the insanely polished visuals and concepts, that album cover (!!!) and now – after all of this time – an official release. The journey to Hot City was truly been WILD, and there is a huge sense of relief / closure finally having finished versions of these songs, as Bonnie meant for us to hear them. What a time to be alive! I can't wait to play the hell out of this album. A few of my thoughts on first listen... - "Don't Get Mad" is lightyears better as a full song with a second verse / bridge. (I just wish it were Bonnie singing the second verse and not whoever Sophie Powers is...) - "Show You Mine" is a BANGER. The lyrics and vibe take me right back to 2013, and it fits in so perfectly with the songs we already knew. - I find the track sequencing of the album kind of odd. Maybe I'm just used to hearing the songs in a certain order, but I can't believe she didn't take advantage of the obvious Forever 21 > Hot City transition. I also feel like a lot of the "heavy hitter" tracks are in the middle of the album when they should be up front imo. - "Snatched" is... something. I get what she was going for in creating a drag / gay anthem, but it sticks out like a sore thumb. It should have been a stand alone single. - "Electric Heaven" is a religious experience. - "Just a Kiss" is stunning. And I think "Stars in Your Heart" is the perfect album closer. I'm happy that it and "Sleepwalker" found a home here, because I've always considered them to be a part of this project. - WTF did she do to "I Wanna Call You"? 😭 I'm not a fan of the new lyrics in "Everything But You" either, but as someone mentioned above... I wonder if she had to change them for legal reasons? I could be wrong, but I think I remember her saying in her TikTok comments that it would be "expensive" to include this song because of Max Martin's involvement. Anyway, overall this is a near-perfect album for me (I would have changed the track sequencing and cut "Snatched") and we are truly BLESSED on this day. 😇 Can't wait to buy the hell outta the merch / physical copies! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crystal <3 Posted May 30 Share Posted May 30 2 minutes ago, zaynphallic said: I can't believe the album is finally here. 😭 What a moment. It's hard to put into words how it feels to finally have these songs officially released and available to stream/buy legally – and Bonnie finally getting the coins she deserves! From watching all of the live performances of these songs on loop back in 2013/14, being distraught finding out that the album was shelved, stumbling upon this forum years later and finding other people so tied to these songs, the wild ride of having many of the demos finally leak and refreshing this forum like a madman, Bonnie finally changing her tune about the songs sounding "dated" and embracing them again, her announcing that she'd be re-recording / releasing this project, SLAY finally being released officially (what a moment 😭), the endless delays, microbop gate, the insanely polished visuals and concepts, that album cover (!!!) and now – after all of this time – an official release. The journey to Hot City was truly been WILD, and there is a huge sense of relief / closure finally having finished versions of these songs, as Bonnie meant for us to hear them. What a time to be alive! I can't wait to play the hell out of this album. A few of my thoughts on first listen... - "Don't Get Mad" is lightyears better as a full song with a second verse / bridge. (I just wish it were Bonnie singing the second verse and not whoever Sophie Powers is...) - "Show You Mine" is a BANGER. The lyrics and vibe take me right back to 2013, and it fits in so perfectly with the songs we already knew. - I find the track sequencing of the album kind of odd. Maybe I'm just used to hearing the songs in a certain order, but I can't believe she didn't take advantage of the obvious Forever 21 > Hot City transition. I also feel like a lot of the "heavy hitter" tracks are in the middle of the album when they should be up front imo. - "Snatched" is... something. I get what she was going for in creating a drag / gay anthem, but it sticks out like a sore thumb. It should have been a stand alone single. - "Electric Heaven" is a religious experience. - "Just a Kiss" is stunning. And I think "Stars in Your Heart" is the perfect album closer. I'm happy that it and "Sleepwalker" found a home here, because I've always considered them to be a part of this project. - WTF did she do to "I Wanna Call You"? 😭 I'm not a fan of the new lyrics in "Everything But You" either, but as someone mentioned above... I wonder if she had to change them for legal reasons? I could be wrong, but I think I remember her saying in her TikTok comments that it would be "expensive" to include this song because of Max Martin's involvement. Anyway, overall this is a near-perfect album for me (I would have changed the track sequencing and cut "Snatched") and we are truly BLESSED on this day. 😇 Can't wait to buy the hell outta the merch / physical copies! I really liked Sophie's part tbh. I have no clue who she is either but I really had fun. I think the whole point of hot city is supposed to be insanely fun but in some parts emotionally reflective in a way. idk im like everyone else rn im super happy its out after all these years Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crystal <3 Posted May 30 Share Posted May 30 okay everything but you.... im not the biggest fan of the key change.... it'd sound better as a live version imo though and the lyrical changes I kinda live for! it's a cute song overall but the original is defo better. still I fw it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TakeYouToHell Posted May 30 Share Posted May 30 45 minutes ago, cmiley said: P.S. why include songs like American Girl, Sleepwalker & Stars In Your Heart when they weren’t even reworked for the album and were released prior? Hasta La Vista, Hit Me Up, Outlaw, Wild Card, Waking Up Diagonal, What’s It Gonna Take & Last Call Lover would’ve been better choices. Maybe a deluxe? Also hoping for physical releases soon (CD & Vinyl). American Girl is literally a heart of this album ☠️ It would feel kinda empty without it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Crystal <3 Posted May 30 Popular Post Share Posted May 30 Hot City by Bonnie McKee (2024) 1. Don't Get Mad, Get Famous (Intro) 2. SLAY 3. Forever 21 4. Hot City 5. Show You Mine 6. American Girl 7. Jenny's Got A Boyfriend 8. Worst In Me 9. I Wanna Fucking Call You (2014 Final) 10. Somebody’s Gonna Get Hurt 11. Rewind Your Heart (Original Version) 12. Everything But You (Original Version) 13. Electric Heaven 14. Stars In Your Heart 15. Don't Get Mad, Get Famous (feat. Sophie Powers) [Bonus Track] 16. Snatched (feat. Priyanka) [Bonus Track] 17. Sleepwalker [Bonus Track] 18. Just A Kiss [Bonus Track] My re-arrange of Hot City. love this album as it is but I wanted to include SGGH and the og versions 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crystal <3 Posted May 30 Share Posted May 30 11 minutes ago, TakeYouToHell said: American Girl is literally a heart of this album ☠️ It would feel kinda empty without it. real af Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuclear Posted May 30 Share Posted May 30 (edited) Don't Get Mad, Get Famous is still awful and the new verse from Sophie sounds completely out of place and like it was taken off a different song, the bridge is alright Show You Mine is soooo Oliver I love it so much I Wanna Call You is not that bad.. but the lack of a intro and the empty first verse are a mess. The rest is fine and I like the new chorus Forever 21 sounds kinda muffled but i don't mind it tbh Slay is cringe, I can't stand it anymore Electric Heaven is perfect, always was one of my favs Worst In Me is so different I'm shocked but I love it. It sounds like an Oliver song now too Snatched is fucking awful Rewind Your Heart is so good, the additions to the production are insane Everything But You is a mess now Edited May 30 by nuclear 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
911 Posted May 30 Share Posted May 30 Rewind your heart is really THAT bop ! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heartbreak Anthem Posted May 30 Share Posted May 30 ... jealous of all listening. omg. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordonna Posted May 30 Share Posted May 30 Y’all are scaring me about Everything but You. Omg. I might stay up til midnight to listen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crystal <3 Posted May 30 Share Posted May 30 12 minutes ago, nuclear said: Don't Get Mad, Get Famous is still awful and the new verse from Sophie sounds completely out of place and like it was taken off a different song, the bridge is alright Show You Mine is soooo Oliver I love it so much I Wanna Call You is not that bad.. but the lack of a intro and the empty first verse are a mess. The rest is fine and I like the new chorus Forever 21 sounds kinda muffled but i don't mind it tbh Slay is cringe, I can't stand it anymore Electric Heaven is perfect, always was one of my favs Worst In Me is so different I'm shocked but I love it. It sounds like an Oliver song now too Snatched is fucking awful Rewind Your Heart is so good, the additions to the production are insane Everything But You is a mess now L take tbh... I agree with IWCY tbh the og had more life but snatched is cunt idc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaga.For.Gaga Posted May 30 Share Posted May 30 When is just a kiss from? I might have missed it, but it's too new to me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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