ONE POLL TO END THEM ALL aka Jop Tournament Qualifiers 1

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Right. So we did 27 (or 28) Pazz and Jop polls, giving ratings on all 820 or so songs to have been tipped the wink by the Village Voice and/or Idolator critics. We're now going to find out which is best.

You can see the comments boxes for details of how this brobdingnagian poll has been compiled. All you need to do now, though, is pick your favourite from each group of four songs. SO EASY!

( Fite fite fite )

Howl at your fellow poptimists, or justify your choices, below!

I may well post another four groups later today. It takes my mind off the horror of the charts this week.

Jop Tournament Qualifiers 2

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

The second part of the launch-day qualifiers, and these four polls are of particular interest to Prince fans (or Prince hataz) - 3 songs by him and another one written by him. The other group has the tournament debut of the Queen Of Pop.

( Yr highness, it's time to fite )

Tomorrow! Axl vs Bouncy! Kurt vs Jacko! Sexual Healing vs Tender Lovin Care! All coming to a poptimists entry near you.

Yr Pop Questions Answered PART TWO

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Turn around & etc! Lyrically it pretty obviously POWER-DESPERATION but at the same time the chorus is sung very much as if it is the best thing ever to be living in a powderkeg, giving off sparks - what do you think?

[Poll #912240]

*(there totally must be a better word to ask the valence of something?)

(key other topics for discussion (in comments maybe): how did the video/ cover versions of this song/ other bonnie tracks/ youtube video where TEotH is sung by fingers impact on your understanding of this song? Does anything else sound like it, at all?)