The History of Pop Part 44 aka So you're a rocket scientist?

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

The big news on Now 44 is the first appearance of Britney, on a highly pop-centric compilation. Beyond that we have a host of solo Spice singles, Steps, Shania, S Club and a great deal of pop-trance. I would write more but I'm a bit busy - anyway it's an intriguing selection and I'll look forward to seeing what you make of it.

Now 43 was clinched by the Chemical Brothers, leading Basement Jaxx by two votes and "Coffee And TV" by five.


[Poll #729185]


WORLD CUP TOMORROW!

Comments

[juror8.livejournal.com]

Best now ever?

[jauntyalan.livejournal.com]

well BACK ON COURSE FOR POP LAND OR WHAT oh yes! ticky bonanza

[blue-russian.livejournal.com]

yes!

yes!

[dubdobdee.livejournal.com]

bcz of its V.HIGH LATIN content!

Re: yes!

[juror8.livejournal.com]

Haha, the summer of LATINO-POP! "Livin' La Vida Loca" conspicous by absence though.

The riotous return of the who the f*** are they post

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

LIQUID CHILD????!!??

Re: The riotous return of the who the f*** are they post

[carsmilesteve.livejournal.com]

Jordan Knight in 1999?????

Best Now ever?

[byebyepride.livejournal.com]

Britney, Shania, Steps, Vengas, S-club all solid gold classics, loads of boshing euro-house, one-offs from Sixpence none the richer and Bran Van 3000, what's not to like? Even Texas pull it off!

Re: Best Now ever?

[byebyepride.livejournal.com]

ha ha xpost.

[jeff-worrell.livejournal.com]

When oh when are we going to get a Robbie-related bonus Qn? hmmm?

The first batch is pretty good all round (if you overlook Texas).

Can't remember the Tin Tin Out & Emma one. What was that like?

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Have we really never done one? WOW!

[atommickbrane.livejournal.com]

Groove Armada hatred coming SOLELY from repeated viewings of that AWFUL, AWFUL car advert. Oh, also THEY R RUB.

[juror8.livejournal.com]

At one point it was GROOVE ARMADA VS BASEMENT JAXX for the hearts of the British pop public. What went wrong?

that's why i'm free in my

[jauntyalan.livejournal.com]

trestle?

Re: that's why i'm free in my

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

HAHA yes the bonus qn was nearly about this.

Bonus Question pt 2: Best vocal sample on "Drinking In LA"

[juror8.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, by the first count I reckon" just ahead of "Hi, I'm Stereo Mike!" for me.

Re: Bonus Question pt 2: Best vocal sample on "Drinking In LA"

[juror8.livejournal.com]

Actually, no, it's "a form of roquefort".

Pls expln Ann Lee

[byebyepride.livejournal.com]

What on earth is Two Times about?

Re: Pls expln Ann Lee

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

a two-night stand I always assumed (without ever doing anything as rockist as paying attention to the lyrics other than "two times, two times")

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

THANK GOD THE LAST VESTIGES OF BRITPOP ARE GONE AT LAST

WE "CAST" THEE OUT (DO YOU SEE WHAT I DID THERE)

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Note Supergrass clinging on like a giant turtle after the flood.

Also it was not to be for very long innit.

[miss-newham.livejournal.com]

Oh dear, am I going to be the only person who votes for Jamiroquai?

[blue-russian.livejournal.com]

Fear not. Although they pale in this company.

[jauntyalan.livejournal.com]

backstreet boys were amazing weren't they. i never noticed at the time.

[juror8.livejournal.com]

It's weird, at the time I thought N'Sync were better, but looking back BSB absolutely destroy N'Sync's entire back catalogue.

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

Let's talk about how amazing Moloko are!

They were one of my favourite obscure trip-hop acts in the 90s, and then suddenly BANG they went PROPER POP and FAMOUS and EVEN BETTER! 'Sing It Back' prob the third best after Brit and BSB here, but 'The Time Is Now' would flatten all comers.

I love Róisín so much.

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Dreadful from soup to nuts I reckons.

[bengraham.livejournal.com]

I LIKE this Now. I like it a lot. But I do feel that there is no merit to anything that ponce Jay Kay has ever done in his career. But still, YAY for Britney, Eiffel 65, Bran Van, Supergrass, S Club, and ATB.

[bengraham.livejournal.com]

Also, the only decent track I ever recorded under the moniker of "DJ Devine" sampled the bassline from 'Sing It Back' and some vocals from a Bran Van 3000 song that WASN'T 'Drinking In LA'. I'll try and dig it up and post it on here some time. It literally was the only listenable track I ever recorded!

[cis.livejournal.com]

I own this Now and am listening to it as I type! 'Sway' is actually 100x more brilliant than I remembered.

Weirdly, I kind of I hope we don't get 100% consensus on britney, despite loving the song and having ticked it. It's just... 100% feels really oppressive, you know?

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Only one other song has got 100%.

I can't imagine Britney will TBH.

[fathands.livejournal.com]

Shit, I ticked Texas. That was a mistake. I think.

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

that's OK, i feel like maybe i should've ticked it but didn't. i am torn on it. i had no qualms about ticking 'Black Eyed Boy' at all but 'Summer Son' is more difficult - some nice bits (handclap bridge, the bells) but it's all a bit too gloomy innit.

My joy at this volume was such

[blue-russian.livejournal.com]

that even the chorus to "You'll B in my <3" came back to me instantly and I wondered whether I should vote for it.

[koganbot]

I worry that by refusing to vote for songs I haven't heard I am skewing the results. (But this and next might be a highwater for songs I have heard; afterwards, you decide you need to invent your own good reality TV pop and take your soil back from the Swedish invaders!)

Commom Ground Spice

[jauntyalan.livejournal.com]

one of us

Shania

[anthonyeaston.livejournal.com]

Speaking of Andrew's Swahilli comment, i wonder if i would like shania a lot more if she didnt pretend to be country, and if that makes me a countryist

Lolly

[jel-bugle.livejournal.com]

I voted for Lolly coz she presents quiz night live like every single night on FTN. I'm pretty sure it's her.

Re: Lolly

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

Is CBBC not paying her enough?

Eiffel 65

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

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