It’s interesting to note when writing this particular single review that Kelly Clarkson had a brief career as a vacuum cleaner salesperson. You have to wonder if she wrote My Life Would Suck Without You with her old job in mind…

After all the rumours that Kelly was heading for a career in country music, it’s refreshing to see that she’s actually returned to her musical roots. My Life Would Suck is a slab of power pop/rock that many reviewers are comparing to classic Clarkson songs like Since U Been Gone.

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The original Idol is returning in March with her new album, All I Ever Wanted.

It’s been a bumpy ride for Kelly Clarkson, but this is a milestone for her – the fourth album she’s released. Kelly’s fought record company boss Clive Davis for the right to write her own songs, she’s had concerts cancelled due to low ticket sales and has toyed with the idea of going Country which is selling well in the USA.

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Ms Clarkson pulls out all the stops in the video for her new single, Don’t Waste Your Time. Taking the role of a rockin’ Sleeping Beauty, walled into a fantasy castle surrounded by thorns, our Kelly belts out another of her pounding femme-rock anthems.

The problem when Kelly goes all rawk like this is that she’s just too damned chirpy. I don’t feel her angst. Drop the act, Clarkson, we all know you’re a wee cutie…

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Scary man haters rejoice! Kelly Clarkson’s new single Never Again is designed to terrify men everywhere. Just what has she got against blokes?

Yes, possessed by the ghost of Alanis herself, Kelly launches another anti-male missile. Yes, very much in the same vein as You Oughta Know, as the opening line will attest:

I hope the ring you gave to her turns her finger green
I hope when you’re in bed with her, you think of me

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