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

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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

[dubdobdee.livejournal.com]

outkast, cast AND ut!

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

[braisedbywolves.livejournal.com]

And Tin Tin Out!

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

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

not to my knowledge m'lud

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

[braisedbywolves.livejournal.com]

!! It's off her SECOND album!

(Eve tends to bring out the Lex in me)

So was B.O.B. not a hit, or was this rereleased after wards? I=confused.

Ms Jackson is of course made even more classic by being a Karaoke honeypot - the punters step up, confident that they can belt out the chorus, and how many words can there be in the verses anyway?

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

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Not a hit - in fact it flopped.

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

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

'BOB' was a hit, a quite big one I think, but just not on a Now (this is DC's first Now appearance too!).

Lots of hip hop acts are quite um lackadaisical when it comes to a) releasing and b) promoting singles in the UK - Eve bothers to do it more than most, which is to say that she still doesn't really bother at all.

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

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

i think 'B.O.B.' stalled in the charts somewhere in the 50s. i was really surprised to see Outkast were still around at that point. and when i first heard 'Miss Jackson' i was astounded it was them.

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

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

o rly? dunno why Eve's previous singles didn't chart then. i must hear them now.

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[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.

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

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

and 'Survivor' is one of my least favourite singles by them too!

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

[lockedintheatti.livejournal.com]

I don't understand why they weren't on one before - their best work was behind them already at this stage, it all went downhill when Bouncy got more involvement with the writing and production. This song is SO overrated