A kung fu fighter in a disco

Paffendorf
Amy Studt
Giant Leap (I have a horrible feeling I know what this was though)
The Reelists
Intenso Project
4 Strings
Dee Dee

This was not a particularly dance-literate time for me.

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'No More Drama' is HEART-RENDING - exactly the same themes as 'Family Affair', I think these two may be one of the greatest one-two back-to-back singles ever for a) making a Grand Statement about the artist and how she is Back, Bitches, with one banger and one ballad; b) extrapolating that into a Grand Statement about LIFE which is true and moving and uplifting and life-affirming and joyous; c) GREAT TUNES, too.

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Amy Studt: Spice Girls impressario has a go at "4REAL" music. Beloved by me, a couple of Stylus writers, and nobody else. Italia Conte Avril, basically.

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Studt as I remember was a girl from Southampton or similar who was a British ie crap version of Avril L - has Avril been missed out then?

I mean, REALLY crap, and she wore some dreadful clothes in the video.

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Hey, Lex, I ticked an Ashanti song on this one!

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Crap! It's like Sheryl Crow covering the Pixies or something.

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You not ticking Sugababes = blatant lie for sake of contrarianism!

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Yes but you didn't tick Mary J.

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No Avril on any of the next few Nows, so I guess she was too expensive!

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(it's not as good as you remember it. seriously. go back and listen to it now. "hole in the head" blows it out of the water)

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Exactly, crap! (Both S Crow and Pixies are OK-ish in their respective ways but neither are really suited to encroaching on what the other do)

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Is this the one that goes "I like it when you spank my ASSSSSSS"?

It's a bit rub, if so.

"She Fvcking Hates Me" on the other hand is GRATE.

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Discuss.

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SHAKEDOWN - "At Night"
MOONY - "Dove"

These are two of the best pop-dance tracks this decade! Why the no tickies? (I can see Moony being a bit florid and Euro for some people's tastes, but "At Night" is a MONSTER!)

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Again this is bollocks for the sake of contrarianism! I don't think 'Freak Like Me' is the best Sugababes song either but to argue that it is NOT GOOD AT ALL is nonsense.

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Excert from Dom Passantino's history of #1 singles of the 00s on Stylus:

"This was revolutionary back then (or at least different), but being impressed by this song now is like being impressed by the graphics for Virtua Racer on the Sega Saturn."

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Giant Leap is horrible trip hop with Maxi Jazz AND Robbie Williams!

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Shy FX >>>>>>>>>>>>>> all the other filter disco on here. It has FUZZ BASS!

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Also, Dee Dee is pretty rub but I totally concur with you abt Shakedown! There is a grebt Braxe remix of it.

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HAH apparently it is classed under "Drum N Bass"!!!

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Shy FX is great too and deserves more ticks than its getting. And so does the Space Cowboy for that matter! But Shakedown and Moony are huge favourites :(

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It is as I feared :(

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I don't remember Space Cowboy I have to say.

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It wasn't particularly 'revolutionary' or 'impressive' back then! The actual bootleg had been around for ages and the whole er 'phenomenon' was entering its final stages to be honest. But it was still - then and now - just, y'know, a really really good pop song. And it hasn't dated, I don't think, either.

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