The History Of Pop Part 63 aka My lovely lady lumps

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

The penultimate Now poll finds us on very familiar ground - almost all these songs have been Poptimist-polled before by the diligent Steve M. To be frank I doubt you'll find much work for your ticking fingers here but we need to go through this one to 'complete the set' to let's be at it.

Sugababes won the Now 62 poll by a reasonable margin, despite being very few people's overall favourite. They're in it again this time.


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Comments

[piratemoggy.livejournal.com]

I can't believe I just ticked Coldplay and left Girls Aloud off. What has happened?

[awesomewells.livejournal.com]

Talk is the best Coldplay single. I ticked it.

I'm slightly astonished at how few of these I actually know! I must be more disconnected with pop than I thought.

[juror8.livejournal.com]

Meck is probably the best number one single since... "Babycakes"?

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

This is so going to be the first Now that a reissue wins.

I think the Dead or Alive song has had 2 previous tilts at it and the Source about 8.

Reality TV dominates all

[awesomewells.livejournal.com]

Ordinary Boys.
Dead Or Alive.
Chico.
Shayne Ward.
Will Young.
Kelly Clarkson.
Liberty X.
Girls Aloud.
Probably at least one other.

Is this a record for the most reality TV-orientated songs on one Now!?

[martinskidmore.livejournal.com]

We're into the period where I have been reviewing singles for Stylus, so I'm surprised at how many I still don't know.

Re: Reality TV dominates all

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Andy Abraham was an ex X Factor too.

[jeff-worrell.livejournal.com]

Disaster! Where are your principles, ppl?

my principles has always been that this is OK

[dubdobdee.livejournal.com]

ironclad reasoning:
A: yes yes it sez NOW
B: however NOW always (by the march of time) means THEN
C: THEN is a big pile of sameness compared to actual real NOW
D: thus OK qed

[juror8.livejournal.com]

Never mind, Gorillaz to the rescue! Be careful what you wish for etc etc etc

Woman In Love

[mostlyconnect.livejournal.com]

This is a really good single? The video is totally startling, her beau gets killed halfway through it (!!!) and she sings the rest in this incredible giant purple funeral dress, thousands and thousands of petals falling from the sky, her face this transfixed, pained, ecstatic expression?

[awesomewells.livejournal.com]

TS - Reissue victory vs GORILLAZ victory.

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

It's the best Gorillaz song luckily. Damon is the first pop star since Roger Waters to be improved by a children's choir.

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

'Talk' is the one where they VOMIT ALL OVER KRAFTWERK - it's one of the few Coldplay singles which, instead of just being a blur of blah, is actively vile!

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

Nonsense.

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

Is it just me or do Gorillaz consistently get CAKEWALK DRAWS LIKE KIM CLIJSTERS?

Re: my principles has always been that this is OK

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

What are principles in the face of HUMPS though?

Re: my principles has always been that this is OK

[jeff-worrell.livejournal.com]

Stuff the Gallifreyan perspective. Weren't you Time Lords all wiped out or something?

Tiebreak

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

Traditionally this is between two very good songs. Not this time! It is between one very dull song from an otherwise ace popstar, and a dreadful song from dreadful popstars. WVS.

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

I think we should make HUMPS the honorary winner, there must surely be a loophole which allows this.

Chico's new single.

[juror8.livejournal.com]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMpOz-5Mc_M

Discuss.

If I'm ugly then SO ARE YOU

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

I love how the Sugababes' idea of a self-empowerment anthem is one based around calling other people names.

It's lovely nonetheless, 'Unpretty' rewritten for...other people.

Re: Tiebreak

[juror8.livejournal.com]

Are you calling De La dreadful popstars! That's fighting talk.

Re: Tiebreak

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

Anyone subsumed into the Allbran Umbrella becomes a dreadful popstar for the duration of their shelter under it.

[jeff-worrell.livejournal.com]

Interestingly, both DOA and SourceCandi were well beaten into 4th/5th spot in stevem's February poll (http://community.livejournal.com/poptimists/159469.html#cutid1) conducted in this very community.