BLURILLAZ

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

With "Clint Eastwood" a front-runner in the Now poll, much recent talk of Britpop, and the daughter of Fat Les about to explode onto the national chart scene, what better time for the Canon to turn its fire on Blur, Gorillaz, and assorted side projects? Pick THIRTEEN of these singles and we'll see what wins. NB Graham Coxon's solo records have not been included because they're atrocious because the only hits were after he left the band so they don't count, plus I got bored of typing.




[Poll #739939]


If you are The Lex you are probably horrified by the exclusion of Coxon, no wait I mean by the indieness of it all, so here are the results of last week's Britney canon to soothe you:


1. ...BABY ONE MORE TIME (45 votes)
2. Toxic (44 votes)
3. Oops I Did It Again (41)
4. I'm A Slave 4 U (31)
5. (You Drive Me) Crazy (25)
6. Stronger (16)
7=. Born To Make You Happy (13)
7=. Boys (13)
9. Overprotected (11)
10. Everytime (10)

Worst song: Don't Let Me Be The Last To Know, which got one figleaf of a tick - well done kuutis!

Comments

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

There is surely no earthly way anyone could reach 13? I don't even mind Blur that much and my 10 ended with some severe barrel-scraping.

[nicolars.livejournal.com]

I had a hard time of it, but I just ticked the least offensive.

[jeff-worrell.livejournal.com]

I managed 11 ticks, 7 Blur, 4 Gorillaz

[braisedbywolves.livejournal.com]

Tom, can I have his spare ticks? Blur = possibly my favourite band at one point, proper art-pop. The sheen has gone off the rose a bit, but you never forget...

BITE YOUR TONGUE MR WOLVES!!!!!

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

Blugh are not art-pop they are INDIE!!!

Re: BITE YOUR TONGUE MR WOLVES!!!!!

[braisedbywolves.livejournal.com]

If Blur aren't Art-Pop then the term has lost all meaning! They're art-schoolers! Who do pop! They keep trying to make it more art, but they fall on their arse because they can't stop making pop! How much more black-and-white could it be?

Re: Art Pop

[jeff-worrell.livejournal.com]

This (i.e. what is yr definition of Art-Pop?) needs a post of its own I reckon (tomorrow, perhaps, bit late to start one today).

"They went to art skool => they make Art-Pop" is a well dodgy proposition tho.

Re: Art Pop

[braisedbywolves.livejournal.com]

I was thinking the same thing, we need to make Lex cry consensus!