The History Of Pop Part 49 aka Listen to Iron Maiden baby with me

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

A very mixed bag, Now 49 - for every Destiny's Child making a (somewhat delayed) bow in a Now poll, there's a Dido. For every Mis-Teeq, a Marti Pellow. A number of strong candidates should make for an intriguing poll.

The last Now poll was the closest for AGES, with Gorillaz finally beating Shaggy and Nelly F by one vote - "Clint Eastwood" is the lowest-rated winner ever, which makes up slightly for it being the first one I don't actually like.


[Poll #740592]


THE TICKNESS

Comments

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

I have forgotten -

Boris Dlugosch
Aaron Soul

I have an gigantic meeting at half 1 which is why this Now poll has come out slightly earlier than usual.

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

Aaron Soul = yer general rude-boy who's just missed the 2step bandwagon, banging on about his mobile phone.

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

Boris Dlugosch - Never Enough (http://base58.com/trax/temp/neverenough.mp3)

aping 'The Time Is Now' somewhat.

A pop tragedy in the making

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

"Upside Down" by A*Teens is going to get hardly any ticks. ANYONE TICKING S CLUB (which is everyone) - YOU WOULD LIKE THIS!

Re: A pop tragedy in the making

[braisedbywolves.livejournal.com]

It sounded tantalisingly familiar - hum a bit of it for us?

Re: A pop tragedy in the making

[carsmilesteve.livejournal.com]

is it the diana ross upside down?

can NO TICKY finally win a section???

Re: A pop tragedy in the making

[jel-bugle.livejournal.com]

I liked this one at the time! It coincided with a time of my life when I was free to watch lots of music TV!

Now that's what I call RACISM more like

[braisedbywolves.livejournal.com]

Is this really the first appearance of Eve and Outcast?

Re: Now that's what I call RACISM more like

[braisedbywolves.livejournal.com]

Outkast even. Hey stevem78, has anyone ever hilariously mashed up Outkast and Cast? And do you have their home address?

Re: Now that's what I call RACISM more like

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

Eve's debut single innit and Outkast never had a hit until this one, although all of their singles before this one were ace too.

Re: Now that's what I call RACISM more like

[lockedintheatti.livejournal.com]

I have a feeling these were both of their first hit singles in the UK, which would explain it. But Destiny's Child were on their third album before getting on - which is criminal.

ZERO ticky 7

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

Blandest Ibiza chillout song EVAR.

Re: ZERO ticky 7

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

Urg, just relistened to it - it's worse than I remember! It's WORSE THAN DIDO.

Re: ZERO ticky 7

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

I can assure you there is far, FAR blander in that vein (the stuff from their later far-less-rich-sounding albums for starters).

I put some of these up to remind you...

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

DJ HOOL (http://base58.com/trax/temp/loveparade2001.mp3)

BELLEFIRE (http://base58.com/trax/temp/perfectbliss.mp3)

EVE TEH SCORPION QUEEN (http://base58.com/trax/temp/whosthatgirl.mp3)

Re: I put some of these up to remind you...

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

Man that Eve song is good. It might even be better than Sclub.

Then

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

I thought at the time, and still think now, that this was a really fabulous, exciting time for the charts - loads of singles bending pop in exciting directions - Wheatus, Destiny's, Outkast, Eve, Mis-Teeq, Basement Jaxx. It seemed to offer the perfect response to various broadsheet bores who claimed that pop had no new ideas, no characters, no style...

...which makes it a bit baffling to me that S Club 7's serviceably jolly disco pastiche is so many people's absolute favourite!

Re: Then

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

the best S Club single imo - deserves the love for it's dancefloor power

We're lovin it lovin it lovin it

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

This song sounds a lot better now than it did back then. I was almost incensed to violence by it at the time.

IS IT WICKED? IS IT RLY???

Re: We're lovin it lovin it lovin it

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

It's strangely poignant (and was at the time too a bit) - like they knew the era was ending.

Obviously the future Mrs Jauntyalan's karaoke efforts make this a nostalgic favourite too.

Mis-Teeq

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

1) One of the most important AND great pop groups the UK has ever produced, and the high-water mark of the 2-step crossover
2) Lickin' On Both Sides is a terrific album and I highly recommend it to everyone - there is even a GOTH track called 'Secrets Of The Night'
3) Alesha is back with a solo album this year, which will have Richard X doing stuff on it!
4) Alesha was gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous
5) So why are they languishing behind so much?

With a UK FLAVA!

[boyofbadgers.livejournal.com]

5) Erm, prolly cos this is their least well known single?

let us pause to recall the best middle eight ever, a masterclass of snootiness

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

Wishin' you the best, I pray that you are blessed
With much success, no stress, and lots of happiness
(...I'm better than that!)
I'm not gon' blast you on the radio
(...I'm better than that!)
I'm not gon' lie on you or your family
(...I'm better than that!)
I'm not gon' hate on you in a magazine
(...I'm better than that!)
I'm not gon' COMPROMISE MAH CHRISDIANIDEE
(...I'm better than that!)
YOU KNOW I'M NOT GON' DISS YOU ON THE INTERNET
COS MY MAMA TAUGHT ME BETTER THAN THAT!!!!!!!

Re: let us pause to recall the best middle eight ever, a masterclass of snootiness

[strange-powers.livejournal.com]

I just did this on Singstar last night, and my lungs still hurt.

Mostlyconnect's poll answer raises a new question...

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Is Andre 3000 America's Damon Albarn?

Re: Mostlyconnect's poll answer raises a new question...

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

The comparison is very apt!

I consider Jess's finest moment to be his labelling of OutKast as the Flaming Lips for the some-of-my-best-friends-are-black set - I don't hate them BUT their rep is some quite dubious undertones to it. I find it extremely off-putting that the whitest commercial hip hop act got automatically accepted as the most 'innovative' hip hop act.

But in reality to whom does the stuff belong?

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Blue's "All Rise" is a terrific record and should be getting a lot more ticks.

Re: But in reality to whom does the stuff belong?

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

i heard this song performed by a 40 year old bloke in a pub in Pinner once. that was odd.

MY WHEATUS STORY.

[juror8.livejournal.com]

I used to have a Saturday job in BhS back when I was doing my A-levels, working in the menswear/lighting department. That was a cracker. Anyway, one day, TWO celebrities came in. One was Christopher Lillicrap. The other was yr man from Wheatus. They'd played a gig in Northampton the night before, and they must have had a day off and stayed over. He comes in, unshowered and looking like a scuzz, surrounded by about 15-20 local youths acting as if he was Johnny Cash x Eazy-E. Anyway, he potters around for a bit, picks up one item, goes to the counter I'm on, puts some hiking socks down and goes "I am buying English socks".

That's my Wheatus story.

i tick them twice now plz

[dubdobdee.livejournal.com]

i have never heard another song by them i don't think

[bengraham.livejournal.com]

Where's the love for Ian Van Dahl... only 8 ticks and about half of those people agree with me that it's the best tune on this entire Now. Actually, it's the best song on any Now ever.

BOSH BOSH

[lockedintheatti.livejournal.com]

I always preferred Better off Alone

[awesomewells.livejournal.com]

OTFM.

[awesomewells.livejournal.com]

Actually, this Now is where the FT/ILM era really kicks off for me. I'm amazed that Romeo isn't doing better, in that light.

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

I'm trying to get into the mindset of someone who consciously did not tick 'Romeo', and failing.

Then again there were people who did not tick 'Try Again' even when reminded of it. And some people who forgot 'Case Of The Ex' naming no names.