Girls Aloud – The Promise

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  General Comment:The first verse kinda makes sense once you think about it.
  
  This guy is doing better than the old guy, which was what she was used to. She's not used to someone who buys what he wants and the things he buys are things she needs. She believes in love, but after so much heartache she wondering can love actually last as she once believed it could, and if it can, then just maybe she will let herself fall for the guy.
  
  At least that's what I got from it. Yeah, Cheryl did mention in an interview that the song was about falling in love uncontolably. You promised you self you weren't going to fall in love again, but then as soon as you make that promise, Mr. Right comes along and charms your socks off and you're trying so hard to fight it, but you can't.

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  General Comment:I agree it is a catchy tune. I didn't even like it at first, granted that the singing is a bit mediocre

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  General Comment:From the singles boxset:
  It was decided that the band were no ready to pull off the definitive girlgroup look- that of The Supremes in the 1960s- and that a slightly 60s sounding sound would complement the look. One day two young Australian musicians at Xenomania, Jason and Kieran, played the backing track to Brian Higgins, and The Promise was born. Brian and Miranda Cooper didn't write anything to the backing track for a few weeks- they waited until the right time so they didn't ruin the moment. Eventually the right time was a sunny summer Thursday. They wrote the song in seven minutes.
  The day before The Promise was due to be delivered to the label the entire backing track was ditched and replayed from scratch.

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  General Comment:I heard the song was about someone falling in love uncontrolably when they dont want to. even though they made a promise to themselves that they wouldnt theres nothing they can do to stop it.

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  General Comment:was wondering if anyone knew who wrote the song/when it was wrote as the lyrics seem to fit particularly well with ashley cole cheating on cherly cole ordeal.
  absolutely adore this song and especially the video...very dreamgirls..gorgeous dresses too

  Flag joanneh3on December 14, 2008   Link

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    I dont know for sure but i think it might of been written after the whole ashley cheating thing so it could be about it. cuz didnt Cheryl once say that if he cheated she would leave ( that could have been her promise) but she loves him too much to leave him (soo the promise she made ... is starting to fade) lol.

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    thats a good point :)

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  General Comment:Granted its a catchy tune, so long as I dont have to hear that first verse, the lyrics irritate me, they just dont make sense..

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  General Comment:Yeah that's the thing about Girls Aloud, they're choruses are catchy, the verses are forgetable and the lyrics make little sense. 'Walking Primrose'? what's that about? ^.^

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    "It's not a thing, it's an action. Walking Primrose means walking through Primrose Hill (a suburb in London)."
    
    Thank you Yahoo answers.

    Flag autumnburnon December 24, 2008  
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  General Comment:i agree with the post ^^^ at first i didnt like it but now its always in my head.

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  General Comment:I wasn't too keen on this at first, but the more I listen to it, the more I love it. The lyrics are a bit..eh, but GA aren't renowned for their poignant songs, are they? Fantastic pop song nonetheless.

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