The History Of Pop Part 29 aka When we get home we're gonna get fried

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Welcome to Now 29, the summer of 1994, and The Big One as far as some Poptimists regulars are concerned - some legendary pop tunes, some legendary horrors, the first (and maybe ONLY) appearance of JUNGLE on a Now, the first (and far from only) appearance of WASIS, Kylie at the height of her Select-induced critical acclaim, boyband minnows Ultimate Kaos and 2wo 3hirds, the mighty Whigfield, AND MORE! What can possibly win???

Meanwhile when the dust settled on Now 28 none other than BLUR had won it, by one vote over Salt N Pepa and En Vogue, with Prodigy in third. What does this BODE as the Britpop years get rolling? Much diversity in the Damon Allbran career highpoints - watch for a Friday Canon on this very topic soon.


[Poll #685616]


If I can be bother'd I will do some stats later.

Comments

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Memory needs jogging on:

- Ultimate Kaos
- China Black
- What exactly Music Relief were up to
- obviously I can remember Lisa Loeb but not her song
- was the Cyndi L a dodgy remix or a good remix or not a remix at all?

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

KILL KILL KILL KILL KILL KILL OASIS

WORST BAND EVER EVER EVER

SCUM

THE VERY MENTION OF THEIR NAME MAKES ME START SHARPENING KNIVES

[atommickbrane.livejournal.com]

Oh bollocks I think this is the time where I need to start doing the Shine polls...

[atommickbrane.livejournal.com]

This was MY first now but I can't remember China Black OR Lisa Loeb either, but I knew she wore glasses. I wubbed the Ultimate Kaos track! It is too hard to name a favourite.

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

i think cyndi l was just a reissue - i didn't tick it because i don't approve of reissues like this, though obv it's a great song.

lisa loeb lyrics (http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/lisaloeb/stay.html) should jog the memory. it was very catchy.

[thenipper.livejournal.com]

The Cyndi was a horrific slowed-down pseud-pskanky cover version of her own song!

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

This was actually the single where I started having problems with Oasis, before that I thought they were OK but not my cuppa really.

SUPERSONIC?

[atommickbrane.livejournal.com]

WTF people! It's not THAT good.

[dubdobdee.livejournal.com]

wow whigfield are out of the gates fast!

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

HORRIFIED by the ticks given to Crash Test Dummies especially from renowned aesthete THE NIPPER.

Also kind of horrified by any respect being shown to What's The Frequency Ken but I guess worse was to come in that department. Also my already fairly low opinion of it was lowered by our ex boss using it as motivational (???) music.

Re: SUPERSONIC?

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

It really suited Liam's voice I thort.

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

This was the single I first became aware of Oasis. I thought it was completely unlistenable (his voice!) but my growing loathing was directly correlated to their growing popularity. Even last year, when I walked past the Astoria the day they played, I was shocked and appalled to see a queue stretching into Soho Square; as I recall, my companions had to forcibly drag me from the scene in order to stop me frothing at the mouth and hurling insults at the cvnts in the queue. AAARGH I hate them so much!

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

He ticked Oasis too! That's much worse!

I'm surprised that M Gayle's doing so well, I thought she'd be one of those Great Lost Songs What No One Remembers.

[thenipper.livejournal.com]

CTD = a funny novelty song!

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Oh, I think I remember now. I have kind of merged the two in my head so when I hear the original I find myself waiting for a really horrible middle eight which pleasingly never comes.

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

I remembered it, but I think I hate it a bit.

[thenipper.livejournal.com]

I think anyone who hates 'Cigs and Alcohol' hates pop! Nik Cohn woulda loved it!

Re: SUPERSONIC?

[catsgomiaow.livejournal.com]

B-b-b-but it mentions GIN!

[the-roofdog.livejournal.com]

MAKE IT SO.

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

I will zero comment on above Now; all my indepth analysis was spent last Dec when I used Now 29 as a makeshift advent calendar (feel free to go back and look, everyone).

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

I can't recall any other EastEnder who went on to a proper pop career. Er apart from Martine awful McCutcheon.

[the-roofdog.livejournal.com]

I really like C&A. As far as I'm concerned you can keep this and Supersonic and get rid of everything else.

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

1) it has no tune
2) it has the worst vocalist I have ever heard in my life (including tramps, drunk rugby boys, Heather Small &c) on it
3) they are cvnts cvnts cvnts.

[the-roofdog.livejournal.com]

Are you suggesting no one can remember 'Every Loser Wins' ? If only 'twere so.

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

I bought China Black on cassingle but the version I had was not the radio edit as ft on this Now. Imagine Lighthouse Family with slightly less buzzing. "Searching, for that SOMEthing that I CANnot FI-ind, in aNOTHer place another TIME..."
Other Kat cassingle purchases from this Now:
- Lisa L
- Whigfield
- Cyndi L
this would go against my normal reason for buying NOWs eg saving money, but I got this Now for WOBS in my STOCKING (hence advent love) so £££back.