Template:Did you know nominations/Slow Clap (song)
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The result was: promoted by MeegsC (talk) 10:53, 28 March 2021 (UTC)
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Slow Clap (song)
- ... that before penning "Slow Clap", Gwen Stefani originally intended to write an emotional love song, but was convinced otherwise by her collaborators? Source: NME: "'I was in Oklahoma at the ranch and walked into a little cabin that we live in there and opened my computer and wanted to write this sad love song. My collaborators were like, 'No, you don't need to go back and talk about that anymore. Nobody wants to hear about that anymore.'"
- ALT1:... that the title of Gwen Stefani's "Slow Clap" was inspired by underdog films of the 1980s? Source: NME: "She added that the title came from one of her fellow songwriters and was inspired by 'those movies from the '80s where you get clapped back to life, like you're not the underdog! You're an awesome person!'"
- ALT2:... that Gwen Stefani's "Slow Clap" has a country-inspired cover artwork, despite the song itself having a ska sound? Source: Orange County Register: "She's engaged to country superstar and fellow 'The Voice' coach Blake Shelton, but Gwen Stefani still hasn't 'gone country.' At least musically. Her look may be glammed-up country, but the new single, 'Slow Clap,' is definitely carrying on the more ska-leaning sound with a 'Rock Steady' meets 'Hollaback Girl' vibe."
Created by Carbrera (talk). Self-nominated at 22:08, 13 March 2021 (UTC).
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- ALT1 is more interesting (only issue is the sea of blue in "underdog films of the 1980s") but I wonder if we can do better. I think I'd be most interested by something using the fact that the song is reggae-pop despite the fact that Stefani's cover art outfit has a country music aesthetic to it.
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