The History Of Pop Part 40 aka Whats She Gonna Look Like With A Chimney On Her?

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Popfrenzy '98 continues in Now 40 with Billie, Fatboy Slim and DJ DAZ!!!! making their first appearances on a Now (the latter in the guise of BUS STOP). The Spice Girls slide towards their end but the pop world they left behind is thriving.

Now 39 was closely fought but "Never Ever" pulled ahead to win it - double All Saints for your consideration this time - with Pulp, Cornershop and the Spice Girls close behind among a number of high-scoring contenders.


[Poll #717928]


IT'S TICKY!

Comments

Talking Points

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

The Grease Megamix - surprisingly dirty! I used to h8 this record (and its components what it is better than)

Three Liongs 98 is a worse record than Three Liongs 96 but I like the idea of a record continually being updated topically.

Steps begin to come into their own here.

3 votes ALREADY for Eagle Eye Cherry - the mind boggles!

What is Don Henley doing here?

Re: Talking Points

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

A week ago the girl next to me was listening to an iPod on the bus, and holding at such an angle that I could see the song titles, and she went from 'Hollaback Girl' to 'Round Round' to...'Save Tonight'!!!

It's not a bad song really. And he gets bonus points for being related to Neneh.

Re: Talking Points

[awesomewells.livejournal.com]

Save Tonight is THE WORST song on here. It's even worse than the Mansun one.

I'm kind of torn between Massive Attack (sorry) or Billie here but I think it's be dishonest because the record I got (by miles) the most pleasure out of at the time was Teh Rockerfeller Skank.

Bonus points for Three Lions 98 for the irony in the Gazza line.

Re: Talking Points

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

It's the Panini sticker album of pop songs.

There's no need to apologise for Massive Attack, I ticked it too, it's a great record in its way, it's just...not aged as well as Billie! (And nor has 3-D, arf arf)

Re: Talking Points

[awesomewells.livejournal.com]

OMG! Is there time to rush out a sticker-album based single in time for the World Cup? It can be full of grebt rhymes on players names and updated every two years for the rest of eternity.

Re: Talking Points

[carsmilesteve.livejournal.com]

you've not heard fair play trophy by mj hibbett then?

Re: Talking Points

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

STEPS CANON PLS.

Man, Steps were *really* good, weren't they?

Re: Talking Points

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

I don't think so! I like this, and 'Tragedy', a lot, but when they weren't GREAT they were generally SUPER-ANNOYING (same as Ace Of Base).

I don't usually like mixed-gender pop acts, it all feels a bit too much like CBBC presenters and hence Enforced Jollity.

Re: Talking Points

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

Wot abt S Club?

Re: Talking Points

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

Exactly the same with them: love 'Don't Stop Movin', everything else = NO.

Miami 7

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

I appear to be the only person who likes "S Club Party".

Re: Miami 7

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

Oh I'd forgotten about that, I like that too! I just REALLY hate 'Bring It All Back' and 'Reach'.

Re: Miami 7

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

2 in a million?

Re: Miami 7

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

For a minute I thought you were making an Aaliyah joke. I don't remember that one!

Re: Talking Points

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

really?! why don't you like them? two of S Club's five best singles right there.

Re: Talking Points

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

I think I need my pop music to be a bit...sexier? I've never, ever liked children's TV, or Blue Peter, it's all 'fun' in the church camp sense rather than the actual fun sense.

Re: Miami 7

[cis.livejournal.com]

how can you hate 'reach'? it is glorious!

Re: Miami 7

[blue-russian.livejournal.com]

No, I'm with you on S Club (and the Party!), Kat, although I think their kiddie-pop image is the reason they weren't ever floor-fillers the way Steps was. (If that was the case.)

Re: Talking Points

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

According to werk it is on Now Dance '98. As well as "The Office Party Album".

Re: Talking Points

[juror8.livejournal.com]

Have we gone through TRAGEDY yet? Because if that doesn't win its poll, t'would be a, um, tragedy.

Re: Talking Points

[blue-russian.livejournal.com]

Still to come, certainly.

Re: Talking Points

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

It's got a harsh draw though.

Re: Talking Points

[thenipper.livejournal.com]

The only good Steps song is 'Deeper shade of blue', as any fule kno.

Re: Talking Points

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

"into each life some sun must shine...somebody else must be getting mine..."

the most affecting lyric ever uttered by H, and that's REALLY saying something!