Fact: I have literally never heard someone say that they like One True Voice's "Shakespeare's (Way With) Words." Even the times when someone will say something good about them or their debut single, they inevitably include a comment along the lines of "let's forget about the second single" or "and then they followed it up with the awful 'Shakespeare's (Way With) Words.'" I imagine if you asked the former members of the group themselves, they would completely disavow it (though I expect they'd disavow everything to do with the group altogether as well). Formed as a result of the TV show Popstars: The Rivals, they faced Girls Aloud in a chart battle with their debut singles. Am I claiming "Shakespeare's (Way With) Words" was a better song than Girls Aloud's second single "No Good Advice"? Not by any stretch. But I like it! It's a nice cheesy boy band song. This was the last song they released--never even made it to an album, which I'd say is a shame, but I'm sure it would've flopped horribly. I'd probably still like it, though :-/Shakespeare's (Way With) Words--one of the strangest uses of parentheses you'll see in song titles, but that doesn't take away from the song itself, even if it does make it annoying to type out. It is unarguably cheesy, but it's catchy! Maybe it's just proof that I like the "boy band sound" enough that I'll accept almost anything from it, but I don't see why it's so awful. It's not modern at all and yes, the lyrics are dorky, but how is it so much worse than a lot of the other things coming out at the time that it's universally a punchline? Wait--on second thought, don't answer that; let me just go on enjoying this.
To buy One True Voice's second single, "Shakespeare's (Way With) Words," go here (physical).
Next up: maybe a remix of a British singer's song.
