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.


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THE TICKNESS

Comments

Re: Then

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

Haha there is an amazing mash-up of that and 'Billie Jean' which takes the dancefloor power of both and TREBLES IT.

Re: Then

[jauntyalan.livejournal.com]

i'm reasonably sure we've played that at ft/poptimism.

don't stop is beyond aces. their best, obv, but it's in that pop pantheon innit.

Re: Then

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

The one really great part is the vocoded "Don't stop movin to the S CLUB BEAT" - everything else is kind of meh songwise, and the Billie Jean-ness gives it enough kick to work.

Re: Then

[jauntyalan.livejournal.com]

no, all the hooks man, the string stabs in the chorus, the bridge, singing bird's best performance, it all works so well. it's their dancing queen.

Re: Then

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

'Dancing Queen' not as good as everyone says, either.

I do agree with everything you say, 'Don't Stop Movin' is brilliant, but it pales next to the I-AM-BEYONCÉ-HEAR-ME-ROAR of 'Survivor'.