The History Of Pop Part 25 aka Wake up every day that would be a start

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Some intriguing selections on the 25th Now album - still deep in 93 territory here - though I can only see one or two of these as real contenders. Something interesting here is how the reggae and ragga stuff has edged out the dance tracks largely into a fairly weedy selection in the middle of question 2. Elsewhere we have a blink-and-you-miss-it appearance by Kingmaker, a bumsex classic from Inner Circle, REM getting their pension in and East 17's frankly curious cover of West End Girls.

Only one of them can follow "No Limits" into the Pop And Poll Hall of Fame: it beat Sub Sub by two votes, with Take That and Shaggy behind. A remarkable and heart-warming rehabilitation - I wonder how many people hated Ver Limits back in the day (my conscience is clear on this one mind you). Ugly Kid Joe, Fab Macca and The Bluebells caught the biggest beatings, and while there was no real consensus on indie disco classics it's given me some bad ideas for Poptimism.

GO GO POLL RANGERS!


[Poll #676651]

Comments

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

NB: Efua??? Everyhit doesn't seem to recognise her/him/it.

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

I remember that, it was a very strange spoken word mid-tempo r&b thing - v girly verses, giggles and gasps punctuating stream-of-consciousness narrative about how buff some boy is, then the chorus went "somewhere round the corner, somewhere did he go". I remember wondering wtf it was at the time because it never charted! It's good.

[boyofbadgers.livejournal.com]

Blimey, this is a poor selection. I don't even remember at least 40% of the tracks.

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

The next one has some titans on it, they seem to be alternating at the moment.

[marnameow.livejournal.com]

Is 'All that she wants' about someone looking for a shag, or is it about someone looking to get pregnant? I always thought the latter, see (and we even had silly made up words about it). And I always thought it was a slightly odd subject. And I have ONLY JUST noticed potential less-odd meaning.

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

I thought it was the pregnant thing too, but looking at the lyrics to check my quote I think it's probably the shag.

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

Hang on I am the only person so far who thinks 'Dreams' is any good?! It is a pinnacle of pop culture! It is awesomely uplifting and life-affirming. And she had an EYE-PATCH.

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Did I not tick it? Sorry Lex, pilot error.

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

In fact I have just looked Gabrielle up on everyhit and ALL BUT THREE of her singles are REALLY GOOD! Maybe I should get her greatest hits, does she have one?

[marnameow.livejournal.com]

I have just remembered. The future of rave is Sco-Sco-Sco-Scooter Saints! (We wuz drunk.)

Also, I cannot remember that Utah Saints track at all. Can someone tell me how it goes, please?

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

It's a slowish one...almost pre-empting Big Beat. all i remember is the "Iiiiiiiiiiii Waaaaaaaaaaant Yoooooooooooou" with the 'You' being messed around with pitch-wise.

It was used on an advert for Fisherman's Friend 'sweets' in the mid 90s.

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

WHERE IS THE LOVE for Sir Fredford of Mercury??

[jeff-worrell.livejournal.com]

no Queen, no credibility

(ditto Queen w/o Freddie for that matter)

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

Aha, my first Now purchase. And first ever Album purchase. The wonder of the compilation CD was a new one to the young Kat, and persuaded her to invest yet more shiny pounds on this particular series.

ARF just remembered about Joey Lawrence. He was Blossom's boyfriend!

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

Or brother, even. Whoops!

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

Also it is TEASE Me by CD & P, well according to the werk database it is.

I forgot just how good that Kim Wilde song is!

If I can't have you
I don't want nobody baby
If I can't have you
Uh huh huh!

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Whoops. sorry Pliers!

Toytown Techno

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

duranorak: Parallel 9 SUCKED. As did the 8:15 from Manchester.

Re: Toytown Techno

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

I'd forgotten Parallel 9 existed. but as soon as I saw the words on screen I remembered the theme tune. can't quite hear it in a BOSH context mind you.

NICE GUYS, GOODY GOODYS

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

the lack of love for Louchie Lou and Michie One is a downright disgrace.

Shame on a poptimist.

Re: NICE GUYS, GOODY GOODYS

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

And it has Peter Gunn samploing in the background!

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

also poor Juliet Roberts. 'Caught In The Middle' is recognised as a diva's handbag classic (see also Barbara Tucker's 'Beautiful People')...i think it was just a bit too tasteful for it's own good. certainly it palls into insignifance against a revived Gaynor.

[carsmilesteve.livejournal.com]

can i just point out tha ti had forgotten that strike-through tags don't work in poll boxes and thus my entry for favourite should read:

KINGMAKER!!!

honest...

Points, laughs

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

HAR HAR HAR

[nicolars.livejournal.com]

I had a really difficult time choosing the worst! "What's Up" and "Everybody Hurts" are probably the worst singles of the DECADE, and yet here they are on the same compilation.

[carsmilesteve.livejournal.com]

what's up was redeemed by the BOSH version though.

[jauntyalan.livejournal.com]

what a terrible time for pop. least ticks ever. only echobelly can save us now...

[marnameow.livejournal.com]

Oh, and I really like Everybody Hurts. So :P

[boyofbadgers.livejournal.com]

That is cos you are 1 x EMO!

Re: QUEEN JANE

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

He sold loads of books to me when I was in the bookshop. Then the week after that Codling bloke from Suede came in and bought half of them back - a passing of the Britpop pseud torch OR WHAT!

also I did mean to say

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

re 'I wonder how many people hated Ver Limits back in the day (my conscience is clear on this one mind you)'

I didn't like 2 Unlimited at all at their time. DEATH TO FALSE RAVE basically. I started warming to them after a while once I heard the European versions with Ray's rapping, eventually developing a crush on Anita Dels just before they went down the dumper.

What is everybody bitching about?

[dorsalstop.livejournal.com]

This is a prefectly good NOW. Some great ones, some dreadful ones, some you don't remember but were quite good, really.

Re: What is everybody bitching about?

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

It's because they're too old for it. This is my era and I am loving this shit.

I mean... The Ultimate High!

[dorsalstop.livejournal.com]

http://s65.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=3BCKN7Z4W7JRH32B8PII0YL5KJ

I mean... Luv 4 Luv!

[dorsalstop.livejournal.com]

http://s33.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=3L0IHM0N94IDT22MHZ65V0S325