David Guetta, When Love Takes Over

David Guetta is a very known French DJ who is known for collaborating with very known singers and for big hits like Memories, Titanium or Without You.

With 44 years old, he started his career in the 80's on nightclubs but in 2002 a first record, named Just a Little More Love was released creating this way a career outside the usual places and getting him a bit more recognition. Around the year of 2006 Guetta released his first international hit Love Don't Let Me Go.

With four other records Guetta Blaster (2004), Pop Life (2007), One Love (2009) and Nothing But the Beat (2011).

When Love Takes Over was released as lead single of One Love. An early instrumental version was played on Guetta's DJ sets and Kelly Rowland, felt in love with the track and conviced the DJ to be part of the song, writing and recording vocals to it as she explained on an interview: "So I met David and asked him for the track... He gave it to me, and I brought it back here to London, UK and wrote the actual song".

While the song inspired the singer Kelly Rowland to pursuit of dance-music and David Guetta to experiment more urban sounds.
Another different aspect are the lyrics that carry a strong message of euphoria of falling in love with another person.

"Head under water, now I can't breathe
It never felt so good
Cause I can feel it coming over me
I wouldn't stop it if I could"

Sudoeste TMN 2012 Comment: David Guetta is always a curious artist to see. Being a DJ I knew it would be all dance, joy and real party but somehow I was expecting much more than the time  he performed. Some people said it was the organisation order, others said technical issues. Still he did an amazing job, had the capacity to entertain hundreds of people. It was really good to see such a talented DJ.

David Guetta - Titanium (ft Sia)

Titanium is a song recorded by the French DJ and music producer, David Guetta, featuring Sia. It was the first single of his 5th studio album, Nothing But The Beat. This song was initially realeased for digital download on August 8, 2011.

This is not the kind of music I most like to hear but I have to admit two things: first of all Guetta is very intelligent with his choices of the singers of his songs (Usher, Sia, Jessie J...), second he makes electronic ballads very catchy.

This song goes from the pop to the house style. I like it due to the rhythm but also due to Sia's vocals. She is an incredible singer and the song is way better with her in it (few singers would make me like it more than now).

The song begins with a very beautiful intro followed by Sia's first words. It speaks about getting up on your feet and be strong., mainly inner strength. The song is built in a way that it actually cheer you up, not only because of the lyrics but also the beat.

I'm criticized but all your bullets ricochet

You shoot me down, but I get up

I'm bulletproof, nothing to lose

Fire away, fire away

I've talked already about another Guetta's song Without You.

Sia - I'm in here

Sia is an australian singer and songwriter. She started her carreer in 2000 and won already several awards. Sia also collaborated with Zero 7 - a band I shared with you guys a couple of months ago - on their first 3 albums.

I'm in here was one of the singles from her last album released, We are Born, in 2010. She wrote this song when she thought she might have had a bipolar disorder. This album marks a change of style for Sia, according to Wikipedia. I don't know the other albums, but I know this last one and it's worth having.

Can you hear my call?
Are you coming to get me now?
I've been waiting for
You to come rescue me
I need you to hold
All of the sadness
I am not living inside of me

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