Top 40 Singles Of 2006 Poll #4: April

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

Sugababes 'Red Dress' came top in the March poll which seems like a good thing even though it's a track from a 2005 album and was re-recorded with the rub new one. No time to muse on that much further though as it's time for the next lot - will it be an April shower of sh1te? judging by the list below, not quite - some real corkers here: [Poll #739256]

Comments

Re: CONFUSION

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Cos they're pop as well as r'n'b? I dunno. TBH apart from the Trina I can't remember any of the others.

Re: CONFUSION

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

I guess, they were certainly the biggest hits, and certainly less 'formally' r&b/hip-hop than the others.

Re: CONFUSION

[juror8.livejournal.com]

Lex, where do _you_ stand on "S.O.S." and other American R&B artists taking inspiration from contemporary British pop stylings rather than ye olde rappers?

Re: CONFUSION

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

potentially classic obv - Brooke Valentine's 'Blah Blah Blah' and Christina Milian's 'I Can Be That Woman' are probably the best efforts so far, though I'd argue that Milian's coming from more of a French house angle (obv r&b taking cues from house and electro = best thing evah). Neither of the 'Tainted Love' samples have been as good as that though - Kiley Dean's 'So Caught Up' is actually a bit crap, she's completely overwhelmed by the sample. Rihanna is less at its mercy but still doesn't quite make the song her own.