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My Alternate 2012 Universe
I was watching the New Year’s Eves shows last night, and it struck me…what might have been. Here is my alternate Haley 2012 universe.
In early July, Interscope readies a video for “Oh My” with Haley and B.o.B performing with Irvin Mayfield and band in a dark, smoky New Orleans bar. The camera angle as the song starts comes into the club ala Scorsese in “Goodfellas” through the smoke and the noise to find Haley singing at the bar. The video starts in black and white, but then explodes into bright red color later in the song. Haley gives a sizzling performance in video.
In August, Haley announces at Lollapalooza that “Oh My” is her new single and Interscope releases it to radio the next day.
Later in August, Haley performs with B.o.B and full band on Leno and Letterman.
The single takes off. The radio adds are through the roof. The song gets extensive club play and a 12” dance mixes are soon released. Fun line dances to “Oh My” become an Internet sensation.
Meanwhile, “Listen Up” re-enters the charts and starts rising like a rocket into the Top 20 by mid-September.
“Oh My” hits 300,000 downloads on I-Tunes and is in Top 10 for many weeks.
In November, “Listen Up” is in Top 10 for first time.
Haley performs “Oh My” on Ellen, Jimmy Kimmel, and Jimmy Fallon shows.
Rolling Stone and Paste post 4 star reviews calling “Listen Up” an amazing mix of retro pop, sex and soul…and both apologize for not posting a review when it was released in May.
In early December, “Listen Up” passes 250,000 in sales and is promoted widely by Interscope as the sexiest stocking stuffer ever.
On New Year’s Eve, Haley and B.o.B perform “Oh My” on Dick Clark’s Rockin Eve with Ryan Seacrest from the Los Angeles location. Haley and B.o.B tear it up and crowd explodes with thundering enthusiastic applause.
In days following, Youtube views of the song from New Year’s Eve hits 100,000 quickly. “Listen Up” again enters Top 10 in the week after and closes in on 500,000 in sales.
Haley tells the press that she is rehearsing with a new full band in Los Angeles and hopes to be on tour in the spring. Rumors are she will open for No Doubt or Maroon 5. Meanwhile, Interscope readies “Hit The Ground Running” as her next single.
AHHHHHH…my imagination runs wild here…what might have been…. Just bums me out so much to see these auto-tuned artists and one hit wonders getting all the fame and attention…..
BUT…… here’s to hoping that Haley’s future reality will far surpass my day dream vision….
In any event, it doesn’t matter to me, I am a Halien for life, and wish her nothing but the best. Happy New Year to Haley and all of her Haliens…….
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