September 25, 2006

The Princess of the Rings: Return of the Minogue


Sorry, you'll have to indulge me in a uberhomo moment (or as I "fag out" as some may say). Kylie's coming back! This week she released images from her new calender (very avant garde, y'all), released a children's book (The Showgirl Princess) and has apparently been in the studio working on new music. I'm not going to her concert (the newly renamed Showgirl Homecoming tour) because nobody would go with me and I sorta don't have enough money (of course when tickets were originally on sale it was said that Madonna was going to be touring, alas...) but the DVD will be fabulous, I'm sure.

I was indeed one of the screaming queens who was shocked to hear that Minogue had breast cancer last year. That was two gay icons down (the other being Olivia, duh) so Madge, Cher, Babs and Bette better make sure they, er, keep checkin'!

The news that she is recording a new album is great news though! It's title at the moment is Lessons, but considering the ruckus the record company caused before the release of Body Language (fake title and track listings "leaked" onto the internet), I wouldn't be surprised if that was fake. I consider Body Language to be her best album to date. Just so many perfect pop songs (and it's also partially the reason why I hate Missy Higgins - long story). Of course, people didn't like it too much, but that's the way these things go. When an artists veers off coarse and makes being uncomfortable people get scared. Oh well, it's their loss (although I would suggest they listen to "Sweet Music", "Still Standing" and they listen to "Slow" and "Chocolate" again. Brilliance.) Of course we had new material on her Ultimate Kylie greatest hits complilation last year. One of the songs, "I Believe In You", was more pop dance brilliance and it was co-written with Jake Spears and BabyDaddy of the Scissor Sisters! She's working with them again for this album, so hopefully it'll be more ace music.


TOP 5 KYLIE ALBUMS:
1. Body Language (2004)
2. Light Years (2000)
3. Rhythm of Love (1991)
4. Kylie Minogue (1994)
5. Fever (2002)

TOP 10 KYLIE SONGS:
1. "Put Yourself in My Place" (Kylie Minogue)
2. "Your Disco Needs You" (Light Years)
3. "Can't Get You Out of My Head" (Fever)
4. "Hand On Your Heart" (Kylie)
5. "Sweet Music" (Body Language)
6. "Better the Devil You Know" (Rhythm of Love)
7. "Still Standing" (Body Language)
8. "What Do I Have to Do?" (Rhythm of Love)
9. "Butterfly" (Light Years)
10. "Got to be Certain" (Kylie)

TOP 5 KYLIE VIDEO CLIPS
1. "Come Into My World" (Fever)
2. "Chocolate" (Body Language)
3. "Did It Again" (Impossible Princess)
4. "Spinning Around" (Light Years)
5. "Where The Wild Roses Grow" (With Nick Cave, Murder Ballads)


Oh, and the title of this entry? Well, I thought of it after I looked at this picture that Nat posted and then I saw the picture at the very top (from Moulin Rouge!. LOL, moving on... (fag (over and) out)

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