THE BEST POP STAR OF ALL TIME: Preliminary Round

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Right, thankyou all for yr nominations in the Poptimists Birthday Poll. Before the poll can start PROPERLY tomorrow, we need to whittle down some of the ALSO-RANS. Eight of these will go through to face the Big Guns in round 1 proper of the AMAZING BEST POP STAR EVER KNOCKOUT POLL. Get ready to spend the rest of the week arguing what makes a great pop star - music? style? attitude? looks? contemporary relevance? indieness? YOU NAME IT! YOU VOTE FOR IT!

Caution: what lies under the cut is BIG because of photos.


[Poll #765998]

Comments

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

C'mon Lily! Sock it to 'im!

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

For tomorrow's main round I will also have a more wieldy poll layout.

[bengraham.livejournal.com]

I sincerely hope that the legendary Dr Alban can upset the bookmakers to defeat Wacko Jacko.

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

Also, Celeste should clrly win ftb I couldn't even remember which one she was but still thought OMG MUST VOTE FOR HER. Therefore her ESSENCE is superior!

[jeff-worrell.livejournal.com]

k-blimey, on what Zeppelin Earth is Jacko not a quote unquote Big Gun?

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Big Gun-ship decided by

i) being nominated first
ii) number of nominations

Also he's lost it innit.

[jeff-worrell.livejournal.com]

also I just realised this poll is DUEL format isn't it? :(((((((

[zenith.livejournal.com]

Um, can I not vote for both Kelly Clarkson AND Neneh Cherry, since there are several other pairs I'd like neither of?

[hoshuteki.livejournal.com]

He may have lost it now, but there was surely a period of at least one or two DECADES during which he was pretty firmly UP THERE... Surely?

(aka This is what happens when I neglect to vote in nomination poll, since I would've voted for Jackson)

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

No!

[juror8.livejournal.com]

Wait, does this mean both of my nominations are deemed "Big Guns"? Or did I forget to hit enter?

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Well, he's in there now!

Sure sure he was the Don at one point, but how much should reputation count for? (OK I have gone and put "of all time" in the poll title which may sway the weaker-willed Poptimists to use some kind of fundamentally ANTI-POP criteria...)

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Your first nom is a big gun, on account of it being your first nom. Your second nom was someone else's first, so it is too.

Injustice

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Sleek futurist Phil >>>>>>>> mopey Dusty on every criteria except *MAYBE* singing.

And I like Dusty!

[hoshuteki.livejournal.com]

Well, the "of all time" did swing it just a little bit!

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

I put it to the jury that poptimists voting for Mr Yorke are not deeming his talent as worthy of a tick but doing it cos they are SCARED Lily Allen will win the entire contest and upset their Pop Applecart!!!

Re: Injustice

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

Phil is nothing without his two birds on backing vox.

[jeff-worrell.livejournal.com]

"that Serge Gainsbourg lost it big time after 1991"

[atommickbrane.livejournal.com]

I read in a 2 line snippet on DigiSpy that Lily has a "drugs past". Who does she think she is, Brett Anderson? (She'd be better if, etc etc)

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

Did Tom actually sit at his desk at work and do this draw by picking names out a hat?

It's a cruel lottery. Esp. as I couldn't let fab Oakey in over 'mazin Dusty >:(

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

I picked names out of the futuristic cyber-hat that is the Excel RAND() function.

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

Kate Bush is awesome and beyond Pop - talk about David v Goleo. 'Get Out Of My House' came on my iPod this morning just before I got to work and I was bowled over m'lud.

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

well let's not muck about. Alban has at least THREE brilliant songs but Jacko has THIRTY THREE no matter how crap the depths he plumbed.

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

I would rather have MJ erased from my collection than Dr A - he has simply given me more pleasure, at least in the last 2 years.

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

I think it's more of a drugs present if you arsk me.