POPFITES: The Saga Continues

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

More than halfway through the first round of Popfites, and with BOWIE and DAPHNE added to the ranks of winners, are we any closer to finding out what makes a great pop star? Perhaps the entrance of two of the BIG GUNS will help us, ranged against a bopping elf and a pop prankster - are there shocks in the offing?


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Comments

[awesomewells.livejournal.com]

Drummond has made better records than Kylie (just!) but he's not a great pop star, in the way Timbaland isn't a great pop star (although I suppose Timbaland never left machine-gunned the Brits or left a dead sheep on stage or whatever).

Kylie's appeal is she's the ultimate chameleon popstar, almost anything can be projected on her (see glitch-Kylie from the last album and getting a song like Slow to number one). Where she wins here and lesser popstars (eg Rachel Stevens) is she's unthreateningly charmismatic enough to be held in widespread public affection regardless of the quality of what she actually does. She's not the Princess of Pop - she's the Queen Mum of Pop!

I suppose there's that thing with her bottom as well.

Madonna is still making great records but is now A RUBBISH POP STAR. Still, heyday Madonna is still better than heyday Bolan (just!) Bolan vs Adam Ant, now that would've been interesting.

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Bolan vs Adam Ant is the male Madonna vs Kylie!

Queen Mum of Pop - this is what I mean by new Cliff!

[awesomewells.livejournal.com]

But Adam Ant is rubbish though!

I would like to venture that no one who isn't played at gay discos can be the best pop star ever.

[dubdobdee.livejournal.com]

have you become the lex's PA!?