The video portrays a view of female empowerment which is about using sexuality and media-enforced body image to get what you want. The now pretty girls are bored of physics lectures and so use their powers of charm to transform a dull lecture into a disco lightfest. What I personally find more disturbing are the gender-based stereotypes that are reinforced in the song and accompanying video: nerdy girls struggle to attract interest from the opposite sex until they take a magic potion that changes them into hot young musical starlets whose newfound beauty bewilders the boys. Yes, the video uses an occult practice as its central plot device, but it seems that most young people will see this as unrealistic fantasy.
From what I see through my own convivial daughters and the friends they bring through the house, the throw-away lyrics are incidental. With more than 120 million views on Youtube this was a smash record, and I doubt that the release of this song coincided with a increase in occult practices. So what does Little Mix have to offer us?
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And the Harry Potter series offered an excellent conversation starter for all of my children as we talked about friendship, loyalty, and the supernatural. But personally, I have found that the latter has provided a fantastic place to explore the depths of the Christian faith through the power of allegory. Had I been wrong to introduce them to a band who seem to condone black magic? Certainly some would think so – there is definitely a group of Christians who take a zero tolerance to such things from the books Room on the Broom to Harry Potter to The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. However, when my small children's fascination with the energy of Little Mix suddenly involved them singing about witchcraft around the house this year, I began to feel uncomfortable. You'd have probably enjoyed it too if you were there. Dancing with giggling small children is a dad's delight – especially in the sunshine.
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There was definitely something impressive about the way these young women could dance and sing (in tune without lip syncing) and get a park full of sunbathers up on their feet. In my defence, I snagged some bargain tickets for my family and spent the afternoon at a summer festival in Hyde Park, watching various headliners including Little Mix. Outside the Top 10, Rod Stewart enters at Number 11 with his latest set The Tears Of Hercules, Nirvana’s Nevermind re-enters at Number 15 following a 30 th anniversary reissue, and Ronan Keating is new at Number 20 with Songs From Home.įurther down, Damon Albarn lands at 24 with The Nearer The Fountain, More Pure The Stream Flows, British rockers Idles are new at 29 with Crawler, Kylie Minogue re-enters at 32 with the Guest List Edition of her latest album Disco, and boyband The Wanted are at 37 with Most Wanted – The Greatest Hits.It feels wrong to admit, but I have seen Little Mix in concert. Paak) enter at Number 5 with their collaborative album An Evening With Silk Sonic, and Irish icons The Chieftains’ land at Number 8 with their retrospective Chronicles – 60 Years Of, released to coincide with their farewell tour. Two more new releases land in this week’s Top 10: Silk Sonic (aka Bruno Mars and Anderson.
Last week’s chart-toppers ABBA slip to Number 3 with Voyage. Taylor wins a very close battle with Little Mix this week, who settle for second place with their greatest hits album Between Us, their seventh consecutive Top 10 record. MORE: Ireland's Official Top 50 biggest albums of 2021 so far The entry extends Taylor’s stature as the woman with the most chart-topping albums in Ireland this millennium. The original version of Red peaked at Number 1 in October 2012. The latest in the US star’s re-releases of her catalogue earns her a seventh Number 1 in Ireland, arriving just seven months after Fearless (Taylor’s Version) topped the chart in April. Taylor Swift dominates this week’s Official Irish Charts following the release of Red (Taylor’s Version).