The History Of Pop Part 51 aka Are we having fun yet?

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

What fun we had with Now 50, which Kylie won at a canter, though with decent shouts from Britney and Bouncy. Kylie takes her place next to S Club in the pop and poll hall of fame. Sadly I have to report that Now 51 is less obviously glittering, though obviously your mileage may wobble. Some definite highlights though as we slide gently into 2002. And big hellos to Daniel Bedroomeyes, Christina Milian and...Nickelback!


[Poll #744186]


GOTTA TICK THROUGH THIS!

Comments

Re: Injustice alert!

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

isn't it 'Fly By II'? but then what is 'Fly By I'

presumably II is just the single mix of the album version?

Re: Injustice alert!

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

It's credited as Fly By on the Now, though yes "II" was the single version. One of them has a rap by one of Blue on, and is it the case that only one of them has a Biggie sample on? I forget.

Poptimism on my mind

[blue-russian.livejournal.com]

It's funny how these polls are working on my brain. I actually went and found "Fly By" on Monday, having not heard it in years (and wanting to test my theory that disposable pop is virtually impossible to find on s!sk). "Fly By II" is what I came up with, and it is also the one with Simonn doing that "quasi-rap" that is so embarrassing that's it's perfect. It must be "Fly By I" that has Biggie.

Blue had those harmonies and irresistably fluid melodies -- of the boy bands, somehow only they and the Backstreets managed to produce consistently: The Boys on theside power-pop and Blue, more urban.