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[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]

Is there any other band who when they are bad are really, really, REALLY vile and awful and disgusting - but who nevertheless have made some very good songs dotted seemingly at random amidst the HORROR of the rest?

Of course there is.

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

Oasis.

Re: Of course there is.

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

No no no no no, everything Oasis have done without any exception at all at all at all is even more vile than the worst of All Bran!!!

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Bjork

BITE YOUR TONGUE MR TIGGER!!!!!!

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

Bjork at her very worst >>>>>>> (x a MILLION GRILLION ZILLION arrows) >>>>> All Bran at his best!!!!

[zenith.livejournal.com]

!

What Bjork is vile apart from that Dogme filum? Large parts of Post are a bit rum, I'll give you that...

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

I was saying it to tease the Lex. I really don't like her stuff though, aside from "Play Dead" and maybe "Hit".

I REALLY DON'T LIKE LOBSTER

[boyofbadgers.livejournal.com]

Hit was a Sugarcubes song -> it was all Einar's work!

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

Dancer In The Dark is one of my favouritest films ever!!! I saw it in Norway and nearly cried!

[nicolars.livejournal.com]

I cried...with laughter.

hullo punk rock canon

[dubdobdee.livejournal.com]

the clash! the damned! the jam!

Re: hullo punk rock canon

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

All bad all the time! Especially The Jam!

(nb I have never heard The Damned)
(nb I would like several Clash songs if it weren't for his VOICE)

Re: hullo punk rock canon

[zenith.livejournal.com]

There are two singers in the Clash the Lex! Get one punk clue!

Re: hullo punk rock canon

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

I can't tell these indie boys apart, they all sound the same to me and NONE of them can sing.

Re: hullo punk rock canon

[dubdobdee.livejournal.com]

i kinda like joe's voice, it = 1xseal barkin

"going underground" is good, possibly that's it (when geeta was stayin the first time we hunted round hackney for somewhere to eat breakfast and eventually had to go with somewhere which was playin the COMPLETE BALLAD STYLINGS OF P.WELLER to accompany yr croissant)

none of them are indie though -- even if the clash WANTED TO BE

Re: hullo punk rock canon

[boyofbadgers.livejournal.com]

They are both cr4p tho.

Re: hullo punk rock canon

[the-roofdog.livejournal.com]

Is this why they made 'Cut The Cr4p' then? (I think by this stage they would've both agreed with you)

Re: hullo punk rock canon

[boyofbadgers.livejournal.com]

I rly, rly hate The Jam, but over the years have had to accept that some of their singles were OK. Paul Weller is still a grade A c0ck tho.

The Clash = TRASH MORE LIKE DO YOU SEE?

Re: hullo punk rock canon

[juror8.livejournal.com]

The Jam were my answer as well! That cover of the Batman theme! Beat Surrender! That one where he goes "I KICK YOU IN THE BALLS"! Fantastic.

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

The Beatles are likely to end up being the only band to get a 10 and a 1 on Popular

[juror8.livejournal.com]

Eminem?

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

Eminem has gone v crap but v crap is not the same as vile - Eminem being crap inspires "wvs" not "KILL KILL KILL KILL".

[juror8.livejournal.com]

ASS LIKE THAT

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

Yes it is really awful and bad, but it doesn't make me think Eminem is a reprehensible human being for making it - it makes me think he is lazy and doesn't like making music any more.

Whereas any given Oasis song makes me want to torture the fuckers.

[thenipper.livejournal.com]

The correct answer is obviously Fat Bob & his Cure.