The History Of Pop Part 53 aka Nobody listens to techno

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Guess who's back? Back again? Yes, it's the Now polls (boom boom), having left you all on a cliffhanger for two weeks as a TIE on Now 52 leaves Sugababes and Nelly fighting it out below. Meanwhile it's a first appearance for Eminem and for Busted, Christina Milian singing a song about gravy, the return of the terrible funk pun and a host of other talking points. It may not be a vintage Now, but who cares - we're back! Back!! BACK!!!


[Poll #758602]


TICK-O!

Comments

Badly Drawn Boy

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

i. I had completely forgotten his existence.
ii. Is he the herald of the horrors that now afflict our poor charts?

Re: Badly Drawn Boy

[the-roofdog.livejournal.com]

Yes, I think the line between this and James Blunt etc is straight and true. Even Blunt would never stoop as low as WHIMSY, though.

Re: Badly Drawn Boy

[whalefish.livejournal.com]

I feel a bit sorry for the bloke, even if he did make a crap smug album when he got all big, so I ticked his box anyway.

Re: Badly Drawn Boy

[boyofbadgers.livejournal.com]

I remember him but not this tune. I still reckon it's likely the worst on here. Never could see why anyone liked him.

Re: Badly Drawn Boy

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

if one were to have guilty pleasures, BDB's 'Silent Sigh' would most certainly be one of them. even tho it's from the About A Boy soundtrack, it's lovely. weird electromong Zongamin remix of it too so that's OK.

Re: Badly Drawn Boy

[carsmilesteve.livejournal.com]

1. wear a bobble hat more ;)
2. not even close, there's a dozen artistes more culpable viz:

late doors weller, ocean colour scene, gomez, travis, boyzone, EVA FVCKING CASSIDY, ectectect

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

Fischerspooner rmx of 'Come Into My World' is still so good and even better than the original!

[jeff-worrell.livejournal.com]

dave q's greatest one-liner on ILM was about this Kylie song

i fvcking hate you too

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

In my second year I was once woken up at 2am by my neighbours playing that horrid horrid horrid song which I assume Tom has ticked in jest at top volume.

I blasted them with So Solid Crew and Diamanda Galás in return => they IMMEDIATELY stopped and indeed I did not hear or see them for the rest of the year => LEX WINS!

Re: i fvcking hate you too

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

I hated it at first but then I liked it - it's the showpiece song of a 00s update of Grease!

Because the night belongs to us

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

This is how I discovered Patti Smith! Who I really like as well as this boshing cover.

BOSH BOSS

[the-roofdog.livejournal.com]

Did you not discover THE BOSS at the same time ?

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

*cries*

Werk has blocked juno mp3 streaming so I cannot refresh mein memory

:-( :-( :-(

MUST GET NU JOB

[the-roofdog.livejournal.com]

Oh no - I was thinking of a different SEB song. This one is not the best.

I still don't really like 'What I Go To School For'. It misleadingly made me hate Busted for a few months.

[blue-russian.livejournal.com]

I think it's my favorite. There are probably better later ones, but this one I remember perfektly.

The bottom drops out

[blue-russian.livejournal.com]

This is one lousy Now, IMO. I checked several dubious "I think that might be okay's" on this one, when I usually err on the side of pristine pop perfection.

Re: The bottom drops out

[bengraham.livejournal.com]

Agreed. Terrible Now.

:(

[dubdobdee.livejournal.com]

am i the only person who likes samantha mumba :'(

Re: :(

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

I cannot remember half of these thanx to STUPID WERK :-( :-( :-(

Raven Maize

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

the Raven Maize (a Joey Negro and Jakatta alias iirc - appearing on the same NOW twice!) is a wholesale rip-off of the DJ Falcon 'live' remix of 'La Mouche' by Cassius, a French house classique.

weirdly it also reminds me of 'So Tired Of Waiting For You' by Le Kinks.

[braisedbywolves.livejournal.com]

Interesting that Ms Dynamite has a) most votes, on about 90% and b) zero 'best' votes.

[bengraham.livejournal.com]

Where's all the lovin' for Supergrass? One of their finest pop moments... perhaps it passed many Poptimists by? Or perhaps the 'GET GRACE OUT' campaign on Big Brother turned many of you against this classic?

Well we jumped all night
On your trampoline
When you kissed the sky
Made your sister scream

You ate our chips
And you drank our Coke
Then you showed me Mars
Through your telescope

Oh Grace
Save your money for the children
Oh Grace
Save your money for the children

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

i couldn't remember how it went. instead i thought of 'Mary'.

Feel It Boy

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

one of the Neptunes 'weirder' but still sparse pop productions. really fantastic and sadly overlooked.

APPLETON'S FANTASY is very undervalued here!

[dubdobdee.livejournal.com]

it is kinda proto-girls aloud also

Re: APPLETON'S FANTASY is very undervalued here!

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

I need an mp3 of it (sez he having ticked it anyway) - is this the kind of proggy one or was that the follow-up?

[carsmilesteve.livejournal.com]

surprised to see both busted and sclub8 doing relatively weakly, i thought everyone loved them...

also:

Wasis - Little By Little
0 (0.0%)

U2 - Electrical Storm
0 (0.0%)

Chad Kroeger ft Josey Scott - Hero
0 (0.0%)

Sir Richard of Ashcroft - Check The Meaning
0 (0.0%)

Eva Cassidy - Imagine
0 (0.0%)

MARVELLOUS, THERE!

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

I almost ticked CHECK THE MEANING but a joke can only go so far.

Oh my sides (aka my Coldplay story)

[jeff-worrell.livejournal.com]

Shortly after "In My Place" was released as a single, I had to telephone a financial institution for some reason and (as per) got put in a queue of callers.

What music immediately started playing down the phone after I was put on hold? "Oooooh, how long must you wait for him?" etc.

I didn't see the funny side.

Anthony, you contrary bug9er ;)

[carsmilesteve.livejournal.com]

come on, you don't *really* like hero do you? it's overwraught bluster of the highest order...