Today I Intend To

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...get home, turn on Slsk and spend a couple of solid hours 'amusing myself' with it.

What should I look out for? Also please point me to anything else online I might like. Particularly interested in:

- corny 70s and turn-of-the-80s pop
- 90s Eurodance
- remixes by young people of young people
- current pop gems, particularly from abroad.
- RECOMMEND! Come on Poptimists, what have you been listening to lately? (You could even treat it as - gasp! - a MEME!)

In return I will upload some really good tunes tomorrow.

ALSO ATTN katstevens: I don't have an email for you and I need to email about Poptimism!

Schnappi Vs MIA - THE TRUTH

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(inspired by steviespitfire who likes neitha!)

- exotic pop allowing critics to romanticise the Other
- "unschooled" vocals grate on some crits
- publicity makes dubious use of 'jungle' background
- authenticity of songwriting in some doubt
- controversial relationship with father (biting legs vs terrorism)
- enormous numbers of remixes
- huge ILM following
- let's face it S1m0n R3yn0ld5 probably doesn't go a bundle on Schnappi either.

to be CONTINUED by YOU.

Schnappi!

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For those who like that sort of thing:

http://s44.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=3T9X2V5BLCHPK0YYJA1TESOXVY