Popstars: Unusual 'Trucking' ballad splits the judges
"I've entered Popstars because I want to bring something old school back," said Staley, launching into a song he'd written that was "influenced by my upbringing". Called Diesel, Staley's original song was indeed an ode to his love of a good V8 internal combustion engine. "It's not just a truck to me / It's more like a pal," crooned Staley, playing grungy guitar chords that seemed to be channelled from the mid-'90s. "It's only a truck / But it always rings my bell." The song's chorus was easy to sing along to: a simple spelling out of the word, 'D-I-E-S-E-L'. Surprisingly, for a show ca...
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