A Touch of Class - Planet Pop is one of the smash breakout albums released at a time when Europop and Eurodance were at their peak in popularity. The album was most memorable yet annoying for the hit songs Around the World (La La La La La) and My Heart Beats Like a Drum (Dum Dum Dum) which still do numbers on the dance floor to this day. Their album had that early 2000s sound with upbeat Eurodance numbers, annoying lyrics, and repetitive noise(s). A Touch of Class took us on a journey to Planet Pop where pop music thrives back in 2000.
Around The World was their most memorable and successful song to date which was a smash hit during the early 2000s. This #1 single was considerably a smash hit in many European countries. The album's lead single was the band's most successful single ever. The song had the perfect Europop formula which consisted of catchy yet annoying lyrics, loud beats, upbeat tempo, and repetitive noise(s). The bells are what make this Europop song so exotic, entrancing, captivating, and melodic. That is what the lyrics “And now the bells are ringing” mean.
These lyrics can leave one longing for inspiration and imagination. Music can bring out a magic melody. The rest I can’t explain.
[Verse 2]
Inside an empty room
My inspiration flows, now, wait to hear the tune
Around my head it goes, a magic melody
You want to sing with me, just la, la, la, la, la
The music is the key and now the light is gone
Still it goes on and on
So deep inside of me, I long to set it free
I don't know what to do
Just can't explain to you, I don't know what to say
Oh, not another word
The beginning lyrics to Verse 2 can leave one longing for inspiration.
My Heart Beats Like a Drum (Dum Dum Dum) was another one of their songs which was a smash hit and is one of their memorable yet is regarded as one of their lesser known songs despite being chose as a buzz single for radio play.
My Heart Beats Like a Drum (Dum Dum Dum) is one of their memorable yet lesser known songs that somehow unfortunately did catch as much traction or as much radio play as their breakout hit Around the World (La La La La La) did. The song My Heart Beats Like a Drum (Dum Dum Dum) was not as popular as Around the World (La La La La La) was despite having the perfect Europop formula with catchy yet annoying lyrics, loud beats, upbeat tempo, and repetitive noise(s). The song was perfect material for radio play anywhere around the world. The song fit the contemporary bubblegum pop format of the time period. Yet somehow the song wasn’t as much of a success as Around the World (La La La La La). Yet this A Touch of Class song managed to peak on the charts in some countries.
The chorus has catchy yet repetitive lyrics.
[Chorus]
My heart beats like a drum, like a drum
Dam, dam, dam, dam, dam, dam
And my feet step the beat like a drum
Dam, dam, dam, dam, dam, dam
My heart beats like a drum, like a drum
Dam, dam, dam, dam, dam, dam
And my feet step the beat like a drum
Dam, dam, dam, dam, dam, dam
Mistake No. 2 explains how conventional love sometimes wins you over in a cruel world. That is what this song deals with. ATC says it's not intentional. It may be wrong all along. The sound to this ATC has a fresh bubblegum pop vibe. The song had perfect potential to have been or become a #1 single to chart/charting in any country. Mistake No. 2 had that fresh bubblegum pop sound. The angelic singing, mid tempo pace, soft lush dance beats, and loudness.
Lyrics at the beginning explain how conventional love sometimes wins you over in a cruel world.
It's a cruel cruel world
So conventional
Sometimes love just wins you over
I've come to life it's true
It's not intentional
Every time when we move closer
I rate this album 4/5****!
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