The History Of Pop Part 43 aka Come Around We'll Kick Your Ass In

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

It was a close thing in the end, but MR OIZO ended up a winner in the Now 42 poll, by one vote over Cher and Dusty Springfield. Hooray for squelchy bass puppet rock!

Now 43 has some absolute monsters on, as we enter the sunny uplands of 1999, and a nation waits trembling and expectant for Westlife's millennium record. While they waited, they listened to some amazing pop music (and a number of stinkers).


[Poll #726716]


I FOUGHT THE TICKY BARON OF DINOSAUR CITY!

Comments

[carsmilesteve.livejournal.com]

wow, that first third is rather good innit, boyz one excepted...

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Indeed!

[juror8.livejournal.com]

100% for Supergrass after seven votes!

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

I might have to withdraw my tick, I can't remember the song but its schoolboy humour appeals.

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Some particularly good kick-me titles here viz "Pick A Part That's New" and "I Know What I'm Here For"

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

I almost ticked the James! It was produced by Brian Eno IIRC.

bah

[dubdobdee.livejournal.com]

"Melange is the financial crux of CHOAM activities. Without this spice, Bene Gesserit Reverend Mothers could not perform feats of observation and human control, Guild Navigators could not see safe pathways across space, and billions of Imperial citizens would die of addictive withdrawal. Any simpleton knows that such dependence upon a single commodity leads to abuse. We are all at risk."

CHOAM = alwiz reminds me of NOAM CHOM(P)SKY

Re: bah

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

Noam Chomsky vs Normski

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

didn't Jenny Atomic Kitten start off in Precious?

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

Yes. For Eurovision glory 12th place!

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

I can't really grumble about a Basement Jaxx victory, but it is only the 7th best song on here.

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

i think the Chems might nick it.

[jauntyalan.livejournal.com]

more synths and strings votes plz :-(

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

i thought it was annoying. i hated all the trancey pop around at this point.

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

I have ticked Mel B's Cameo cover cos despite her TRULY TERRIBLE miming on TOTP she had a lovely outfit on.

I have ticked Lolly cos she reminds me of Nelly Furtado.

GERI FOR GOLD! "Loooooooook at me, you can take it all bcos this faaaaaaaaace is free, maybe next time use your eyes and looooooooooooook at me" etc etc

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

i can't really remember Lolly :(

Yomanda - Synths And Strings is the one they use over the credits at the end of the clubbing episode of Spaced.

[boyofbadgers.livejournal.com]

Blur -> James = a new low in Now sequencing.

[jauntyalan.livejournal.com]

poor gomez :-(

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Baz Luhrmann - worst record of the 90s. (worst #1 record anyway)

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

i love how it's his name on the record despite having nothing to do with the lyrics, vocals, musical arrangement or OWT [/rockist]

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

Backstreet Boys' 'I Want It That Way' = possibly the biggest pop hit ever to make ABSOLUTELY NO SENSE? Does anyone have the TINIEST clue what they are on about? What 'way'?

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

Lex, if you have to ask...

BACKSTREET BOYS

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

This was one of the big "see, teen pop can produce great records" examples, ISTR from my reading of the internets at this point (this stuff is what was in the charts when I started Freaky Trigger, btw). Kind of the US "Back For Good" in terms of its reception, maybe?

Anyway interested to see it doing just OK, I thought it would be a frontrunner.

Re: BACKSTREET BOYS

[awesomewells.livejournal.com]

Actually, scratch that, the New Rads is the best.

guess who responded to which is the best with "Amazingly it's the NEW RADICALS and their hat"

[jauntyalan.livejournal.com]

go on

Re: guess who responded to which is the best with "Amazingly it's the NEW RADICALS and their hat"

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

shocking!

[awesomewells.livejournal.com]

It has suddenly come to my attention that I remember NO Backstreet Boys songs at all other that Everybody (Backstreet's Back). Unsurprising really considering this Now! came out just as I was entering my indiest phase ever and my disengagement with what was in the charts was pretty much complete. So I'm voting for the Chems.

Pumping On Your Stereo is the best Supergrass song by miles.

:oooooooooooooo

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

Matt you need BSB's Greatest Hits - Chapter One, like, NOW. I should burn you a copy for tomorrow. It's two-thirds SOLID GOLD. 'Everybody' isn't even close to being the best song.

Cast

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

i think i liked 'Beat Mama' at the time! it must've been the use of HIP-HOP-BEAT. anyway, was it about maternal violence or wot?

TIFFNAY

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

Whyfore the Martine hatred? I LIKED IT and I don't generally go for ballads!

Re: TIFFNAY

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

because it came out just after she got killed off in Stenders and whenever i heard it i thought it was her in character singing to Gwant. ARGH.

ARGH!

[awesomewells.livejournal.com]

Semisonic. Worst song of the 90s. In my head all afternoon now.

Nobody knows it, but you've got a secret smile, and you use it only for me
Nobody knows it, but you've got a secret smile, and you use it only for me
Nobody knows it, but you've got a secret smile, and you use it only for me
Nobody knows it, but you've got a secret smile, and you use it only for me
Nobody knows it, but you've got a secret smile, and you use it only for me
Nobody knows it, but you've got a secret smile, and you use it only for me
Nobody knows it, but you've got a secret smile, and you use it only for me
Nobody knows it, but you've got a secret smile, and you use it only for me
Nobody knows it, but you've got a secret smile, and you use it only for me

Re: ARGH!

[blue-russian.livejournal.com]

Sure I never heard this one. I still like their first single though.

You bring me so much joy

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

'Sweet Like Chocolate' = WE ARE ENTERING THE GOLDEN AGE OF 2-STEP :D

Re: You bring me so much joy

[bengraham.livejournal.com]

Too right... can't wait for classics like Jaimeson, Atrful Dodger etc.

ALSO

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

This is my favourite Fatboy Slim song, and apart from the 'Renegade Master' rmx, the apotheosis of big beat for me. No arsing around with vocal samples or 'comedy' 'elements', just straight-up no-nonsense BANGINGNESS.

Re: ALSO

[juror8.livejournal.com]

Big Beat without arsing around and failed attempts at "comedy" is like gangsta rap without misogyny and racism.

[mostlyconnect.livejournal.com]

I voted for it as the only record my mum has bought since Thriller.

[mostlyconnect.livejournal.com]

oops - Luhrmann thread obv!

also: residual 'William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet' fanboyism.

Lack of obligatory "don't remember" post

[mostlyconnect.livejournal.com]

Is this your first HUNDRED PERCENT, Tom?

Re: Lack of obligatory "don't remember" post

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

No, I was just more concerned about which of the songs were about arses. I can't remember Yomanda, for instance.

Does anyone remember the Culture Club song?

[blue-russian.livejournal.com]

I think, maybe, I heard they were getting back together. But somehow I find it difficult to believe that they did and didn't even register.

Better Off Alone

[blue-russian.livejournal.com]

These are the golden days of pop for me, pointless little ditties like this one drilled into my brain and weekends spent scouring MP3 sites to d/l them on a terrible dial-up connection. I have no idea what 'genre' this is, but I love it still, all that swooshing.

Re: Better Off Alone

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

The Death of Trance!

[miss-newham.livejournal.com]

Was the Mel C song a cover of 'Word up' by Cameo? Please say no.

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

no. it was a cover of 'Word Up' by GUN.

[bengraham.livejournal.com]

Mr. Tigger... I know this isn't the place, but I couldn't find the post where you asked for suggestions for future Canons. Anyway, my iPod on random gave me a brainwave when it played Eminem followed by Dr. Dre yesterday evening, and I figure they must have 20+ singles between them, so maybe an Em + Dre canon at some point down the line? I think it would really divide people in terms of favourites!

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

include the ones Dre's produced too! like 'family affair'.

Also for a monster canon make it Em + Dre + Fiddy, I think all my favourites would be Fiddy ===> I am more popist than anyone