Top 40 Singles Of 2006 Poll #5: May

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

Well predictably Rihanna was beaten off in the end by crazy old Gnarls Barkley and his three more ticks. 'Crazy' got more ticks (27) than any other Top 40 single this year and 87.1% vote share, making it the most popular chart hit of the year among Poptimist members. Who says we're not in touch with Joe Still-Buys-CDs / £50 Mang?

And so now to cast your minds back...way back...to those heady days of May 2006...


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Comments

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

I've been bored and annoyed with RHCP but never physically repulsed by the mere sound of them compared with the people I listed - I find it very easy to tune RHCP out, I don't think his voice is particularly noticeable in any way at all.

Actually this is all re the more laidback 'Scar Tissue' type stuff - I've just remembered how abominable they were early on in their career. Still not as vile as others though.

[zenith.livejournal.com]

Is this not a cultural thing though? Those three worse alternatives you mention are worse because they represent Bad (and often hard to avoid) Things about the culture we currently have to live in. I think if you had to live in the USA or were a bit older in the very early Nineties (same diff) you might hate them more.

You're right about the earlier stuff being worse though, 'Give It Away' = shudder!

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

You may be right - I avoided any ubiquity they had in the early 90s by dint of being 10 years old and since then they don't seem to have quite the cultural presence necessary to rouse my ire.

[zenith.livejournal.com]

Yes, I imagine the words "Levellers" don't quite have the same effect on you for similar reasons.

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

Levellers are just slightly comedy to me? Like, ha ha ha, look at the awful band which awful people liked way back before I was alive.

EARLIER STUFF????

[carsmilesteve.livejournal.com]

that's their fifth alBUM mate, the REAL EARLY STUFF wz GRATE*...


*ok, about two songs off of mothers milk are fun...

Re: EARLIER STUFF????

[boyofbadgers.livejournal.com]

Smileycardude, he speak truth.

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Lex if you can hear the guy sing "dreeeum of califoooorniicayyy-shunn"* and not sink into a pit of misery and loss of faith then I suppose I admire you, in the way I might admire a sword-swallower or something.

*(& this is another way in which they are the worst - the 'wordplay' JAYSIS)

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

I don't like it but I remember that song - it kind of just drifts past me in a v safe ignorable way. I am not particularly happy that it exists and that people like it, but it doesn't make me want to kill kill kill.