The History of Pop part 28 aka A Body Like Arnold with a Denzel face

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

A slip of the fingers means this poll was briefly published CONTEXT-FREE but here we go, it's 1994, Wet Wet Wet spend 15 cruel weeks at the top of the charts and the first stirrings of Britpop turn up on Now, playing second fiddle to Stiltskin.

Fans of the Mad Stuntman will be gutted by his one-vote loss to Ace Of Base's "The Sign" - both acts return on this compilation. The general consensus on the Smashing Pumpkins is "not very good at all", with a small but vocal minority arguing for "good, actually".

And that's about all I can say - over to you!


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Comments

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

1. I think they - cannily - made sure pretty much everything they released landed on a Now.

2. I am with you on Movin On Up and particularly Renaissance which is a fine record. At the time of the Mercury I was at uni and there was uproar, I seem to recall that I took a contrarian view cos it was fun, but no doubt I thought Pulp or whoever should have won really. Was this the year Luke Haines got annoyed? I think Frith liked the idea of giving the prize to something that was pop, aspirational, black, feminine etc etc - you can totally see WHY they won.

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

Renaissance is the best M People single although it nicks the piano hook from the superior 'High' by Hyper Go Go (which in turn nicked it from somewhere else probs, along with major chunk of 'Strings Of Life' - shame it didn't get on a Now!)

I don't remember this 2 Unlimited single.

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

a 2 Unlimited POINT which has been overlooked thus far - their frankly bizarre method of titling their albums nearly after the lead single, but not quite.

'Get Ready For This' => Get Ready
'No Limit' => No Limit
'The Real Thing' => Real Things

[jeff-worrell.livejournal.com]

I approve of this tictac