I have always been a great admirer of Bowling For Soup as they never take themselves too seriously and in my opinion have always written terrificly fun Pop Punk anthems. This track however is a bit different as it is a cover of Fergie’s 2006 hit single ‘London Bridge’, and sadly lacks their usual flare. Given that this is a cover, there is no trace of the usual infectious chorus that the band have to offer and the track is altogether just a general mess. It’s a cross of Hip Hop and Rock and for me it just doesn’t work on any level. Obviously intended as a novelty single and released as a download only single, the problem with this cover is that if it was meant to be funny then it’s not, and if it was meant to be enjoyable on any level then once again it is not. Apparently having originally been recorded for Yahoo Music, this track was so popular with fans of the band that they decided to release this as an exclusive iTunes single. All I can say of the matter here is; the track is far from popular with me and if I never hear it again it’ll be too soon.
Label: A&G Records
Release Date: 30th April 2007
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UK based film graduate with a huge passion for music, sports and video games.
