The History Of Pop Part 37 aka The Panic The Vomit

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

This seemed to take forever to type out - it marks probably some kind of personal nadir in terms of my enjoyment of pop, or at least the degree of attention I was paying it. But of course for some of you this may be an Elysian pop idyll, so it's over to you in the comments and I'll stop my grumbling.

White Town's "Your Woman" scored a pretty convincing win in the Now 36 poll, beating the Chemicals and Prodigy by around 6 votes. Well done Jyoti M.

And onwards into the vale of tears that was mid-1997...


[Poll #712248]


VOTEY VOTE.

Comments

[boyofbadgers.livejournal.com]

The Saint rly quite awful by Orbital's standards, but still just abt makes it over the any good at all bar.

No recollection at all of the last four tracks. Also, No Mercy?

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

None asked, none given.

[juror8.livejournal.com]

Ropey Latino boyband, released the same single twice with different lyrics. Possibly due "Night At The Roxbury"-esque ironic critical reappraisal within five years.

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

All I remember is that it is some mid-point of Ibiza-bosh and boy band, and it goes "where do you go to, my lovely?"

[boyofbadgers.livejournal.com]

It's not a cover of THAT song, is it?

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

...what song?

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

I don't know what that song is, but I don't think this is the same, this surely had far fewer words in it.

[boyofbadgers.livejournal.com]

Blimey, I didn't realise it was that long, here's a link instead:

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/gary.hart/lyricss/sarstedt.html

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

This was John Peel's least favourite record of all time, fact fans.

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

Which goes to show that Julie B and I are QUITE RIGHT about that man.

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Not the No Mercy, the Peter Sarstedt.

I can really imagining the '68-era Peelie getting ABSOLUTELY OUTRAGED by "Where Do You Go To My Lovely".

I am now wondering if it wasn't David Gedge's least favourite, though.

Same difference really.

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

if only it HAD been a cover of Sarstedt :(

[carsmilesteve.livejournal.com]

you'll not stop me loving it that easily, e-wing...

...on your back and on your legs...

[nicolars.livejournal.com]

I remember reading (maybe in the NME? I forget) Peel going into a very long rant about what a horrible and offensive record this was, I thought it was funny because it just seems like such a dippy song to get upset over.