Less a battlefield, more a quiet disagreement

Fightstar in their Live Lounge sesh did a cover of Jordin Sparks' 'Battlefield' (BESTSONGOFTHEYEAR) yesterday. Bit of an anticlimax to be honest... Would have been more interesting if they did it as an almighty rock version; this acoustic version is severely lacking in POW, and POW is exactly what makes 'Battlefield' brilliant.



The original AMAZING Jordin Sparks version meanwhile is hammering on the door of the top 10 AGAIN in the midweeks. Its chart run so far is 21-11-14-20-11-15, so smacking its head on the glass ceiling of the Top 10 for a third time would be pretty damn frustrating for a song with so much acclaim and general all-round amazingness. But, in better news, the album of the same name (which came out on Monday... STILL DON'T HAVE A COPY) is on course to chart in the Top 10 on Sunday, a significant improvement on the No17 peak of last year's self-titled debut.

Mixed bag today, 'Battlefield' fans. Mixed bag.