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

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Yes but Jack Johnson would.

call him by his name!!

[carsmilesteve.livejournal.com]

the new mishka!!! (http://www.snwmf.com/mishka.html)

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

[the-roofdog.livejournal.com]

Because nothing bad has ever won the Mercury Music Prize.

Re: Badly Drawn Boy

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

gomez.jpg

Re: Badly Drawn Boy

[bengraham.livejournal.com]

Anthony & The Johnsons.xls

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

[braisedbywolves.livejournal.com]

Around The Block for me.

Re: Badly Drawn Boy

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

yeh i did like that one. and, er, the track he did with UNKLE...

in conclusion:

[carsmilesteve.livejournal.com]

he's alright actually.

avalanches remix of the shining!

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

Re: Badly Drawn Boy

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

They're all mostly worse than BDB but BDB seemed to restart the one-man-and-his-acoustic singer-songwriter 'thing' and his self-produced origins seem to make him proto-myspace (tho see also BABY BIRD)

Re: Badly Drawn Boy

[carsmilesteve.livejournal.com]

well QUITE.

also, ALSO, see mr neil so-called hannon...

Re: Badly Drawn Boy

[boyofbadgers.livejournal.com]

Neil Hannon much much worse than anyone else mentioned in this thread so far.

Re: Badly Drawn Boy

[carsmilesteve.livejournal.com]

but, conversely, because he pretended to be a band, i wonder if, in fact, he did have much impact on THIS SORT OF THING?

Re: Badly Drawn Boy

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Also he has 1x colossal string section. I think Hannon was a different Sort Of Thing which never really caught on.

Re: Badly Drawn Boy

[carsmilesteve.livejournal.com]

try telling that to jake shillingford ;)

Re: Badly Drawn Boy

[boyofbadgers.livejournal.com]

Maybe not. Sorry, I let my hatred for him totally overwhelm there.