The History Of Pop Part 35 aka The mac's back with the flava of the year

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Now 35, and we're still deep in the heart of 1996, a year I didn't much enjoy on any level, and this compilation isn't exactly beckoning me back to it. The Spice Girls ended up equal second on Now 34, tying with Underworld and two votes behind shoXoR winner Gina G: they get another go this time, as do all-conquering Pulp (with an BALLAD). Beyond that....well, I'll save my fingers for the comments boxes.


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BATTLETICKIES

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[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Now 36 is more interesting than this one :(

Unknown:

There's lots of rub which I can't remember but the synapses are particularly untickled by Jeremy Healy and Amos' "Stamp!", the Damage and 911 tracks, and BBE (though I know it's quite a famous one)

[jauntyalan.livejournal.com]

my god it's worse than the last one!

still, everything everything everything everything everything everything

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

God I hate Karl Hyde. :(

BETTER THAN YOU REMEMBER

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Sheryl Crow - all her first 5 or so singles are GREBT, the halfway point between "It's A Heartache" era Bonnie Tyler and all those tuff new country people.

Stretch And Vern - "I'm Alive! The man with the second face!" - ????????

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

There are a lot of songs which seem to be second/third singles from bands who were classic for other songs entirely. I didn't even KNOW about this Livin' Joy one.

Re: BETTER THAN YOU REMEMBER

[carsmilesteve.livejournal.com]

yes yes yes, S&V is PROPER BOSHIN'MAN

i desparately need to hear that ant and dec track too...

Re: BETTER THAN YOU REMEMBER

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

first six singles plus 'a change', 'home', 'my favourite mistake', 'anything but down', i say! i used to have her first two albums but lost them years ago; every eight months or so i vaguely miss them.

4 Sheryl Crow All I Wanna Do Nov 1994
33 Sheryl Crow Strong Enough Feb 1995
33 Sheryl Crow Can't Cry Anymore May 1995
24 Sheryl Crow Run Baby Run Jul 1995
9 Sheryl Crow If It Makes You Happy Sep 1996
12 Sheryl Crow Everyday Is A Winding Road Nov 1996
22 Sheryl Crow Hard To Make A Stand Mar 1997
8 Sheryl Crow A Change Would Do You Good Jul 1997
25 Sheryl Crow Home Oct 1997
12 Sheryl Crow Tomorrow Never Dies Dec 1997
9 Sheryl Crow My Favourite Mistake Sep 1998
19 Sheryl Crow There Goes The Neighborhood Dec 1998
19 Sheryl Crow Anything But Down Mar 1999
30 Sheryl Crow Sweet Child O' Mine Sep 1999
16 Sheryl Crow Soak Up The Sun Apr 2002
37 Sheryl Crow The First Cut Is The Deepest Nov 2003

[carsmilesteve.livejournal.com]

stamp was totally a ripoff of something, but i can't remember what now (unfortunately NOT john wayne is big leggy :()

i remember JH's horrendous face on TOTP though...

Re: BETTER THAN YOU REMEMBER

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Sorry Sheryl! I thought all those great ones you mentioned were in her first 5 or so.

Re: BETTER THAN YOU REMEMBER

[strange-powers.livejournal.com]

My Favourite Mistake - yes. All the others - hmmmmmmmno.

You say, we've got nothing in common, no common ground to start from...

[juror8.livejournal.com]

Someone please explain the Deep Blue Something hate.

Re: You say, we've got nothing in common, no common ground to start from...

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

It's AWFUL! I'm not even sure I can explain it! It's the way it's so pleased with its really banal popcult reference, maybe. Or the way he sounds so weedy and strained as he 'launches' 'into' the chorus.

Pulp vs Spices

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

I knew this was going to be close. "Say You'll Be There" is one of 90s pop's finest moments though, and "Something Changed" is just so-so by Pulp's standards, so I'm crossing my fingers for the Girls.

Re: You say, we've got nothing in common, no common ground to start from...

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

Oh my god Dom it's TERRIBLE! Smug and stodgy and with this awful veneer of 'manliness' to it, it encapsulates a particularly noxious strain of US MOR for me. I've never heard the Dave Matthews Band but this is what I imagine they sound like.

Nearly fucking ruins a great book/film, too. Audrey would turn in her grave, and as for Capote...

Re: Pulp vs Spices

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

I can't believe Pulp are doing so well! PULP FANBOYS REMOVE BLINKERS PLEASE, 'Something Changed' has no tune and certainly no zinging synths on a par with 'Say You'll Be There'.

Re: BETTER THAN YOU REMEMBER

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

I always end up singing 'My Favourite Game' by The Cardigans whenever I try to think of it, and vice versa.

Re: Seereeul kill-ah

[juror8.livejournal.com]

If "Beautiful Ones" comes up on the rails to steal this, I may actually dance around my room.

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

So far, SEVEN poptimists - over half at this point! - have named a Britpop guitar song as their favourite.

STOP IT DO YOU WANT TO MAKE ME CRY????

Re: Seereeul kill-ah

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

I have no idea how it goes and I AM GLAD.

Re: Seereeul kill-ah

[juror8.livejournal.com]

It's about DANCING and DRUGS and TEH SEX and MORE DRUGS. Suede are totally your band Lex!

[carsmilesteve.livejournal.com]

yes, duh ;)

mind i picked stretch and vern so i am let off :)

Re: Pulp vs Spices

[carsmilesteve.livejournal.com]

well no, but it's still good and i reckon most people will vote for both. we're not doing pick only one here innit.

Re: You say, we've got nothing in common, no common ground to start from...

[jauntyalan.livejournal.com]

now THIS is great when sung by Harry Hill and Stoufer

Re: Seereeul kill-ah

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

Why even bother singing about all of that if you're going to set your lyrics to sodding BRITPOP STODGY GUITARS?????

Re: Seereeul kill-ah

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

It's quite funny but they were sounding so tinny at this point that I couldn't in honesty tick it.

When the song leaked I remember a colleague walking into the shop I worked in and saying very solemnly, "Well, Suede have written their masterpiece. They'll be living off this song for the next forty years."