The History Of Pop Part 46 aka You and me baby aint nothin but mammals

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

In a hard-fought and popular Now 45 poll, Kelis beat Daphne and Celeste by two votes. In Now 46, Britney is back, Kylie is back, Aaliyah is back, and so is Billie (now with surname), but the big debut - in future direction if not in ticks - is Coldplay.


[Poll #733725]


ATTICK ATTACK

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The forgotten

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Angelic
Rank 1
FE-M@IL!!! What is the story here??
York
Sthside Spinnaz

Re: The forgotten

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

Vaguely remember fe-m@il, pass abt the rest.

DOUBLE STEPS!

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

- 'Shackles' was my A-level revision song!
- 'Sandstorm' was my Oxford essay crisis song! I don't know how this timing resolves itself. 'Sandstorm' has one of the best breaks EVAH, one of my favouritest memories is trampling over some miserable indie kids in my haste to get to the dancefloor when it got played at a bop
- 'Gotta Tell You' vs 'Day Or Night' in the battle of the Britney copyists - obv both are great but I think Mumba edges it
- 'Girls Like Us', what a song
- oh dear I think Kylie will win but she does not deserve to because of
- AALIYAH. Greatest artist of my lifetime and the only time I've been affected by a celebrity death. I was in Oxford HMV, and someone phoned me, and I had to take a moment in the DVD aisles. I really miss her :(

:o and also :(

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT TICKING AALIYAH. EXPLAIN YOURSELVES PLEASE.

[braisedbywolves.livejournal.com]

Is Mousse T a funny? I remember the track, but not who he co-duetted with.

Re: :o and also :(

[braisedbywolves.livejournal.com]

SHE IS DULL.

[boyofbadgers.livejournal.com]

I really hope Kylie doesn't win this. The track is OK, good even, but it's sooo mediocre compared to Try Again.

Into each life some sun must shine, well someone else must be getting mine

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

I think Deeper Shade Ov Blue = one of the BESTEST Steps songz.

Steps Canon this week pls!

Re: :o and also :(

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

I'm sure I like Aaliyah. But I honestly can't remember how this song goes.

Re: :o and also :(

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

SHE IS THE GREATEST ARTIST OF OUR GENERATION AND SHE HAS THE MOST AMAZINGEST VOICE I HAVE EVER HEARD AND I. LOVE. HER.

Re: :o and also :(

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

If Aaliyah doesn't come top 3 I'll be tempted to stop the now polls, or delete Poptimists, or make some other futile gesture of disgust.

Re: Into each life some sun must shine, well someone else must be getting mine

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

You are right! And it has that great odd video.

Re: :o and also :(

[boyofbadgers.livejournal.com]

Oh yes. If not thee BEST.

I am shocked and appalled that you ticked the Bloodhound Gang yet not Aaliyah!

Re: The forgotten

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

ha ha, i am lost on all of these myself

altho York was a Chris Rea cover so just imagine a Eurohouse beat on that and Rea vox replaced by obligatory black lady.

Re: :o and also :(

[boyofbadgers.livejournal.com]

Dude! It is AMAZING. I will play it to you tonight.

Re: :o and also :(

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

"I'm into you, you're into me, but I can't let it go, so easily, not til I see, how this could be - could be eternity, or just a week; but if at first you don't succeed, dust yourself off and try again, you can dust it off and try again, try again" (acid squelch bass)

Re: :o and also :(

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

It would be a disgrace if she doesn't come top 3 AT LEAST.

[boyofbadgers.livejournal.com]

I have no recollection of Girls Like Us whatsoever.

FLOGGING BOY/GIRL BAND HORSE

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

Scooch!

Discuss!

In fact, are mixed gender pop groups these days DOOMED to failure in the wake of Steps and Sclub? eg Hearsay? Liberty X had a good bish at it but one good single does not a canon make.

I need a Steps icon.

Re: :o and also :(

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

The key bit being ACID SQUELCH BASS.

Re: :o and also :(

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

See above, I cannot remember it!

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

this isn't in Aaliyah's top 5 singles ever for me tho!

Re: The forgotten

[lockedintheatti.livejournal.com]

Angelic = Mrs. Judge Jules. Pretty standard but quite nice Eurotrance.

Re: :o and also :(

[boyofbadgers.livejournal.com]

Acid squelch = u+k. Hearing this the first time was one of my grebt uber-wtf-is-THIS pop moments.

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Very nice pop/2-step track, there were loads of them about at the time.