The History Of Pop Part 34 aka We got G like MC who Likes It On An E

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

The poorly-received Now 33 throws up a winner in the form of Terrorvision Pulp - but only by one vote this time from Saint Etienne, then Luniz-Lush-Dubstar in that order. Much anger aimed at Wasis and Cast, and the best Radiohead song seems to be "Just", which is a bit of a shocker.

And now it's ALL CHANGE on Now 34 - this is the first Now that feels 'modern' to me, except I suppose it doesn't now, as the 'era' (in my head) that "Wannabe" kicked off came to an end...when? Well that's another question. Meanwhile - first Spices! first solo Robbie! Peter Andre! Underworld! 2Pac! The riotous return of the do-you-see track sequencer! AND LOTS MORE! Including some real stinkers too, naturally.


[Poll #703269]


TICKY-TICK-AAAH

Comments

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Unknown:

Umboza

& thats it actually, except I've forgotten this particular Tina T song, no great loss I expect.

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

Hey um ma ma ma!

Actually that's Dario G innit. Pass then.

Wow this Now is ace!

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

See this one is the PROPER higher state of consciousness innit.

BRILL:
Macarena by Los Del RIO I kno this cos I bought it innit

SHRILL:
Louise - sauce!

ILL:
Bryan Adams. VOM VOM

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

Also: Cecilia deserves a tick cos of the Chris Eubank TOTP incident.

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

is this not the 4/4 'Dex & Jonesey' mix of 'Higher State...', i.e. not the one with the increased bonkers frequency mentalism? still quite good if it is tho

[braisedbywolves.livejournal.com]

I've never actually believed in a Spice Girls era so much as a return to normal service after Britpop. Of course the fact that I'm not too fond of the song probably affects this.

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

I think someone from The Hits (or poss TMF) must be following Poptimists, there was a programme on saturday which played pretty much all the great stuff off this Now, which means my enthusiasm runneth rampant for Gina G, 2Pac, Robert Miles, Spice Girls et al right now.

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

I saw that also, during my 6-hour HITS marathon on Sat...

[fugitivemotel.livejournal.com]

I only voted for Josh Wink cause the video was ACE.

MONDAY THEORY

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

videos for 90s Trance songs MUST have at least 1x girl carrying suitcase being chased by someone in dark glasses.

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

wow I thought 'wannabe' would WALK it and I certainly did not pick Wink as the early leader!

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

ALSO for those who are interested Mark Morrison is on the COMEBACK TRAIL, my friend Sophie did an interview with him and it is here (http://arts.guardian.co.uk/features/story/0,,1726015,00.html).

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Is he ever off the so-called 'comeback trail'??

More Findings

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

- This is the last good Suede song yes?

- JX was a golden god, this is the best handbag track ever, it will get zero votes no doubt :( HELP US DORSALSTOP

- Macarena = good

- Space - I can't remember a band (maybe the Levellers in 93) whose success so disgusted me at the time, I think if I thought about them for more than 10 seconds the bile would all come back.

- OMC = OMG MORE LIKE! "How Bizarre" should be up there.

- I can't imagine any reason at all why someone wouldn't tick "California Love".

- Has there ever been a more horrible title than the Bryan Adams song?

Re: More Findings

[juror8.livejournal.com]

The success of OMC is possibly the only good thing to come from the release of "Odelay".

SLIGHT RETURN IS THE BEST EVER BRITPOP SONG

[juror8.livejournal.com]

You know it's true.

Re: SLIGHT RETURN IS THE BEST EVER BRITPOP SONG

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

no the best Britpop songs are all by GURLS (Single Girl, Dark Therapy, Line Up etc.)

unless it's not Britpop if it's a girl singing, which i am prepared to consider.

AND

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Pianoman's "Blurred" = really good. DEATH TO TRUE RAVE etc.

On the latest Remixland CD there's "Blurred 96", good work fella (except it isn't).

I have never liked Born Slippy but I suppose there has to be a bathroom break somewhere on the night of now fun.

Totally unrelated but

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

Werk database has just come up with an utter classic:

Registered Title: RUNNING UP THAT HILL
Performers : STEVE,COOGAN
Instrumentation : SONG
CA : BUSH KATE (BUSH CATHERINE)

AHahahahahahahahha!

Re: Totally unrelated but

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

is this to do with the Kate Bush medley Coogan did as Alan Partridge for Comic Relief one year?

[mostlyconnect.livejournal.com]

This feels like the first modern NOW to me too, somehow. Is there really a post-spice era? If this is the first modern now, then there can't be as it wouldn't have time to happen maybe?

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

I kind of feel that there is a different 'era' but it's quite recent.

Slipping through the door like a troubadour wiling just an hour away.

[juror8.livejournal.com]

Let's discuss how bad Ocean Colour Scene actually were as well.

Re: Totally unrelated but

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

Indeed.

Moseley Shoals = most prevalent album found in Record & Tape Exchange

[carsmilesteve.livejournal.com]

more importantly, the 6 people who have not votes for wannabe should be KICKED OFF THE GROUP IMMEDIATELY ;)

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

I find it confusing that 'Wannabe' and 'California Love' are really not even close to winning!

a roofdog, he speke

[the-roofdog.livejournal.com]

This is more like it, about the only thing Suggs ever did that I can stand listening to (and it's a cover, no surprises there) and my Grandad's cover of the Mission Impossible theme, but what is all this Suede-love ? Dere God, even I can't stand Suede.

ATTN CIS

[mostlyconnect.livejournal.com]

How does 'good enough' go?

Re: ATTN CIS

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

Badly, truly horrifyingly. Quite unnecessarily jaunty.

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

flippin eck, how can Gina G be winning? over the Spice Girls???!

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

it is indeed a curious result - I imagined Spice Girls and 2pac tied for ages, fighting to be the winner. And they are tied. But there are two records way ahead of them which I would not have picked AT ALL! (I like all four songs involved but like Tom cannot fathom how anyone would not tick 'California Love')

[cis.livejournal.com]

OMD's 'walking on the milky way'! I loved that song!

I stopped buying NOWs with this one == I was clearly an mental as it is wonderful! Though, cor, I totally thot the spice girls were later.

[mostlyconnect.livejournal.com]

you think everything is later! this has been established by science.

[jauntyalan.livejournal.com]

WORST NOW EVER

And the WAY TOO LITTLE LOVE FOR award goes to

[dorsalstop.livejournal.com]

Mark Morrison! Leicester >>>> California.

As requested, the JX YSI

[dorsalstop.livejournal.com]

Download, listen, change your votes!
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