POPFITES 7 and 8!

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

The vagaries of a random draw can sometimes throw up early matches that might well have turned up later in the tournament. Our first one today is definitely one of these - one of pop's great icons vs one of pop's great (nay only) 'chameleons'. And our second fight? Somewhat of an undercard...


[Poll #773274]


Last time: ADAM ANT beat Nicola Roberts. AALIYAH beat Geri Halliwell.

Comments

[carsmilesteve.livejournal.com]

hurray! i voted first!!

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

I love Blondie's big hit singles but I've always found Debs kind of flat as a pop star: which is the glossy point, sure. Whereas Bowie is a prize spanner but interesting even when making a tit out of himself.

What was Chris Roberts' "Blonde" manifesto about? (Going waaaaay back here)

[dubdobdee.livejournal.com]

it was about how he and his band were grebt because he was not a brunette

More importantly

[byebyepride.livejournal.com]

WHAT HAS D. Harry got on below that T-shirt? It is a murky picture

Re: More importantly

[ruudboy.livejournal.com]

Yes, I thought that too.

[juror8.livejournal.com]

Being insane: pop or indie?

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

pop

indies are sad but sane

[dubdobdee.livejournal.com]

being actually clinically damaged = syd b, dnaiel johnson, wild man fischer = indie :(

being insane the way DAME DAVID is = POP POP POP (cf also MARIAH CAREY)

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

bowie has flip-flopped between the two in his time tho perhaps?

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

He had a mad brother and supposedly was v. worried about going the same way. But enormous drug paranoia aside he wasn't actually mad.

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

We must do a Bowie canon!

[dubdobdee.livejournal.com]

i think i have based a THEORY round the number of time the word "star" appears on ziggy stardust!

well i know i have -- i just can't remember what it was

(possibly -- deflation alert -- that ZS is in fact an ESSAY ABOUT STARDOM!!)

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

90s only!

[friedslice.livejournal.com]

YEW LITTLE WONDAH LITTLE WONDAH YEW

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

HALLOW SPYCEBOY

[juror8.livejournal.com]

Placebo & David Bowie- Without You I'm Nothing!

As one wag pointed out in the NME letters page, "a duet between Cartman and Grandpa Simpson".

[awesomewells.livejournal.com]

David Bowie has NO GOOD SONGS AT ALL therefore Debs wins be default.

A Bowie canon would give me a good chance to rant though. He brings out the Lex in me, mostly because he has THE WORST VOICE IN POP.

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

I hate Bowie too. Why is he winning? THIS IS DEBBIE HARRY HE IS UP AGAINST!

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

Bowie = boy with guitar = INDIE AS INDIE CAN BE

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

What is a boy with saxophone?

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

Lisa Simpson?

[dubdobdee.livejournal.com]

heart of glass aside, blondie are far more boys-with-guitars indie jangle than a good half of la bowie's output -- james brown even ripped off a bowie riff!

[blue-russian.livejournal.com]

One would like to vote for Debbie, but retiring from the public spotlight for the better part of a decade to take care of your sick boyfriend /= POP

Confusion Rains

[jel-bugle.livejournal.com]

Why is Ross Manovoure in Pop Fite? He had about one top 20 single 6 years ago didn't he??

Odd.

Re: Confusion Rains

[raw-patrick.livejournal.com]

Roots hits!

33 Roots Manuva Colossal Insight Jan 2005
39 Roots Manuva Too Cold Apr 2005

[mostlyconnect.livejournal.com]

bowie wins for NOMAD SOUL alone!

why is roots here? we want robbie.