The History Of Pop Part 45 aka Up your butt with a coconut

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Now 45 is - appropriately - the biggest now ever, with 45 45s, BLIMEY DO YOU SEE, anyway this means that for once we have no room for the "BUM MORE LIKE" no-ticks-here options. And do you know what? You won't be needing them anyway! This Now has the first appearances of Craig David, Atomic Kitten, Daphne And Celeste, Kelis....and Kevin and Perry. It's a new millennium and pop rules o'er all - get your ticky fingers ready...

Now 44? Britney walked it.


[Poll #731283]


It's a kind of dance music, m'lud.

Comments

THE BAFFLER

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

No memory of:

- Lock N Load
- Progress Presents Boy Wunda
- Watergate
this Fierce song (I don't know this Precious song either but it sounded good)

Re: THE BAFFLER

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

Precious = can't remember tune exactly right now but some lyrics would probably ring a bell; I have promo single at home, I do remember that it is 'Baby One More Time' copyism ie brilliant (I suspect Fierce is the same)

Re: THE BAFFLER

[dubdobdee.livejournal.com]

watergate are now known as HOOKERGATE

this is the best record EVER MADE (*goes back and ticks t.jones and j.lennon*)

Re: THE BAFFLER

[juror8.livejournal.com]

Lock N Load: big eardrum slitting violent trance track. Pretty great.

Re: THE BAFFLER

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

Fierce is a boshed up version of Anita Baker.

Re: THE BAFFLER

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

Watergate's was a pop-trancey version of that theme music that comes from something else related to Asia. A bit like 'Chung Kuo' but DIFFERENT.

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

SO. MUCH. GOODNESS.

TS: 'Rise' through to 'Show Me The Meaning...' vs 'Toca's Miracle' to 'Moving Too Fast'

TRANCE

[juror8.livejournal.com]

Is it the best musical genre of the past 25 years?

Re: TRANCE

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

2-STEP

No

[plumsbitch.livejournal.com]

That would be Grime which I'd probably call UK Garage. Just to be extra muso-tiny-genre-annoying. (or jungle or maybe dubstep.)

Re: TRANCE

[mostlyconnect.livejournal.com]

I think so!

THE BEGINNING OF SEVERAL NEW ERAS!

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

-The Golden Age of R&B (Kelis!)
-2-step holding the charts to ransom (Artful Dodger!)
-'Baby One More Time' has USHERED IN THE MAX MARTIN POP (about half the album!)

Re: THE BEGINNING OF SEVERAL NEW ERAS!

[plumsbitch.livejournal.com]

alex speaks TRUTH.

[plumsbitch.livejournal.com]

I think this will be a fight between D&C and Kelis. A worthy context indeed.

[plumsbitch.livejournal.com]

I was wrong about it being Kelis by MILES. Kelis still, but by INCHES

She left me roses by the stairs, surprises let me know she cares...

[juror8.livejournal.com]

Who'd have thought at the time that "All The Small Things" would go on to change Pop more than any other song on this album? Hmmm? Did you?

Re: She left me roses by the stairs, surprises let me know she cares...

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

No it didn't. Don't be silly. Stop harshing the buzz of GLORIOUS R&B/2-STEP/MAXPOP

[awesomewells.livejournal.com]

There's another VERY SIGNIFICANT THING about this Now, and Tom touched on it a few weeks ago.

Packet of Cadbury's Buttons to the person who guesses what it is.

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

I've forgotten myself!

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

Kelis = one of the most amazing debut singles ever since er, Britney.

I like more Speed Garage songs than Grime songs, but I haven't heard as many Grime songs (excl pop crossover viz Dizzee R, Lady Sov and co). Speed Garage Anthems = staple of 6th form common room radio. Unescapable.

[plumsbitch.livejournal.com]

argh. I think I blocked out the very presence of Tom Jones/Sterophonics. That is the WORST. EVER.

[zenith.livejournal.com]

I'm still tempted to change my vote to 'Imagine', though, because it's not like there are many people who would try to tell you that 'Mama Told Me Not To Come' is the best song eva, unlike that piece of posturing Lennon pish.

[bengraham.livejournal.com]

Two things...

1) It seems to be nearly universally accepted that the Tom Jones and his bastard son Kelly have recorded the most-hated song in the history of the Poptimists Now polls.

2) Spread the Madison Avenue love. Also, best remix ever = McSleazy's mashup of 'Don't Call Me Baby' with Blur's 'Song 2'. Guaranteed to get everyone on the dancefloor every time!

[bengraham.livejournal.com]

Also take a look at braisedbywolves' voting. That's quite a negative take on what is essentially a fairly decent Now!

The Lurking Fear

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

MOBY

Re: The Lurking Fear

[braisedbywolves.livejournal.com]

Nah, it's alright, this is off Play.

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

John was a great singer and a great songwriter. Personally, I can't think of anyone better. I'll say Paul was equally as good. But don't deify the guy. Imagine is a great song with a nice sentiment. It wouldn't have prevented World War II, however. In fact, it's possible that TOO many people were imagining peace in the lead up to WWII and let Hitler become too powerful. It cost about 50 million people their lives. Imagine what those 50 million people and their offspring could have given the world had they not been killed.

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

Endless remixes of Imagine?

HO HO HO SELECTER

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

When did Craig David traverse the line from "Cor, Mental!" to ACTUALLY MENTAL?

i have just come back from collecting stuff, and...

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

...no one has mentioned 'Show Me The Meaning Of Being Lonely', which is my favourite Backstreet Boys song.

a) completely abject!
b) I have a soft spot for sappy pop ballads which actually stare into the VOID of DESPAIR
c) chorales straight outta BACH
d) "there's something missing in my - heeaaaart"
e) it was released on Valentine's Day
f) sniff, sob

Re: i have just come back from collecting stuff, and...

[blue-russian.livejournal.com]

I'm sure I liked this but I can no longer remember how it goes.

Shocking poptimist confessions, part 847593871

[jeff-worrell.livejournal.com]

I have never knowingly heard any Daphne & Celeste! (And I'm pretty sure the "knowingly" is redundant here.)

...tho on the (it would appear) plus side

[jeff-worrell.livejournal.com]

Never heard anything on Play either (save poss. thro' ad exposure)

KEVIN AND PERRY

[awesomewells.livejournal.com]

How does this one go? I have no recollection of it (this is probably a mercy).

Also no comments on JOHN PEEL'S DANCING HAMSTERS yet?

Re: KEVIN AND PERRY

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

Comment: John Peel was a cunt.

That is all.