The History Of Pop Part 50 aka Last night, I had a dream about you

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

OMG in Now 49 we had...a DRAW! And a draw of two songs with great big ticky ratings at that! And poor old "Survivor" one point behind, with a score that would have walked 9 out of the last 10 polls. I feel as overexcited as Davina pretending a phone vote is close! Make yr choice between S Club and Outkast after you've voted in THIS Now poll, which kicks off with perhaps the iconic modern pop song and has a host of other 'talking points' - I expect plenty of Lexular squealing and much HEATED debate. Debut tracks from Sophie E-B, Five (late in the game!), Alihen Ant Farm, So Solid and a couple of French robots you may be familiar with...

EDIT: And how could I forget THE MOST ROMANTIC SONG EVER MADE?


[Poll #742292]


LET'S GO!!

Comments

Re: a plea for... less Britney love

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

It's tickable but not great. This was where the Neptunes got shit I think.

Re: a plea for... less Britney love

[zenith.livejournal.com]

If by "this" you mean "three or four years later, with lots of amazing work like NORE's 'Nothin' in between", then I agree.

Re: a plea for... less Britney love

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

For some reason I think of "Nothin" as about the same time as this, it was the year after though right?

Re: a plea for... less Britney love

[zenith.livejournal.com]

Actually I think it was the same time, but there was still lots of good stuff to come e.g. JUSTIN!

Re: a plea for... less Britney love

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

I don't think the Justin/Neps tracks are all that either, "Cry Me A River" is awesome but the rest of it - pfft (The Black Strobe bootleg of "Like I Love You" is titanic though).

The bloom of "gasp! wow! pop stars know who trendy producers are!" has worn off for me a bit, I think.

Re: a plea for... less Britney love

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

i agree Neptunes never really did anything 'wow!' enough for Justin but 'Rock Your Body' and 'Senorita' are v nice anyway.

I just love your...brain

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

I still prefer the original of 'Like I Love You' - actually if I had to call anything "generic Neptunes" it would be this, or 'Rock Your Body' (the production is the least interesting thing about both).

Also Justin was SO. FUCKING. FIT back then.

Re: a plea for... less Britney love

[zenith.livejournal.com]

'Cry Me A River' is Timbaland anyway...

Re: a plea for... less Britney love

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

this is where Britney got good! (thought me back then)