The Friday Canon: BECAUSE YOU DEMANDED IT

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

It's the Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber canon!

I'd be the first to concede that ALW and his henchmen have been responsible for a great deal of wank. But they've also brought us some fantastic POP and this is what the Friday Canon is here to celebrate.

You get FIVE picks from the selection presented. To get it down to something representative and manageable I have bent the strict Friday Canon rules a little, i.e. OUT goes "No Matter What" by Boyzone, IN comes "Superstar" and only one version per song is listed. BUT if you love a song and don't know the precise version given you may of course vote for it anyway.




[Poll #701614]


Wasn't it good? OH SO GOOD.

Comments

Take That Look Off Your Face

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

I know this is a different song from "Shaddup You Face" but my brain jukebox does not agree.

[marnameow.livejournal.com]

Tom, you are the Bestest Capybara On The Internet, official.

please note

[jauntyalan.livejournal.com]

"Cats is crap"

[martinskidmore.livejournal.com]

Am I completely alone in not being able to think of a single ALW song I can even comfortably tolerate?

WASN'T IT FINE?

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

[marnameow.livejournal.com]

Phantom of the Opera - Brightman and Michael Crawford, no?

The first lot are ace, and the second lot are rub, and there is a clear line between the two. Also, the Worst Song Official Like is that Madonna one. (But possibly I think this only because it annoys me to pieces by being in the movie.) Also I want to listen to Evita now and I don't have it at work.

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

The first tape I ever wore out was a 'best of' Jesus Christ Superstar my Dad had. I liked "Heaven On Their Minds" best, and "Superstar". This is the secret yardstick by which I heave measured all pop since.

[dubdobdee.livejournal.com]

haha ditto except mine was the LP and i was given GODSPELL at the same time yahoo!

my avant garde roots come via VARIATIONS = south bank show themetune!

i think it is played by COLOSSEUM II (plus julian) (who we once interviewed in wire!!)

[sbp.livejournal.com]

Nice legs, that Tim Rice.

[spittake.livejournal.com]

my choice for BEST is a 60s girl pop song that sounds like half the songs from Evita. I sent it to an ILXor who said it sounded like Another Suitcase in Another Hall, which is the one song it sounds NOTHING like.

[anthonyeaston.livejournal.com]

i love evita, i have no idea why, but esp madonnas version gets to me

[vivalabridgetta.livejournal.com]

I retract my favourite.
HOW COULD YOU FORGET THE UTTER TOUR DE FORCE OF "SONG FOR THE KING"?
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Bridgey xxx