The Verdict: Imogen Heap was murdered

Posted on: 28 January 2010

No where near as sinister as it sounds. I'm talking about Jason Derulo's chart topping number 'Whatcha Say'. I'm not as behind the times as this statement suggests. In fact I have just taken this long to decide my true feelings. I love Hide & Seek by Imogen Heap, I think it's a brilliantly unique song. Now usually I try to avoid the mindset that a remix or sample taken of a good song must be bad. But in this case, I must agree.

The first time I heard it, I was a bit put off, it's American trash. But after a download and a few listens I was beginning to like it. In essense, they took arguably best bit of Hide and Seek and sped it up a little. And I was even starting to get on board with Jason Derulo's parts.

Several months on and I've now done a 180. Maybe I was a little naive before, but what was I thinking? Maybe a few good listens of Heep's song was the slap in the face I needed. Hide and Seek was how it was meant to sound. Raw, atmospheric and an almost lonely quality to the song. Jason Derulo has managed to strip the song of those qualities when sampling it. Not to mention the fact that the whole song is about him cheating on his partner and them finding out. Hard hitting stuff, this.

Jase, nice try, I admire you for that. But I will be listening to your version no more.