The History Of Pop Part 64 aka Make you work hard make you spend hard

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

And NOW, the end is near. We were rating some of these songs only LAST WEEK on Stevem's monthly pop polls, so apologies for the necessary duplication. The long heatwave of June/July 2006 - how long ago it seems eh?

Now 63 was won by Gorillaz, notching up their second poll winner with "Dirty Harry" on the frankly apalling score of 55% tickies - this would have put it in 8th place on the first Now poll. Make of that what you will.


[Poll #789802]


TH-TH-THAT'S ALL FOLKS!

Comments

[jeff-worrell.livejournal.com]

As I've said elsewhere before, a more than half-decent NOW! with which to end.

That Ne-Yo track is finally starting to click with me.

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

The Ne*Yo track is gorgeous.

[byebyepride.livejournal.com]

I guess I've been listening to a lot less pop radio in the last year or so: don't know why. But the tunes I do know off the last couple of NOWs, I haven't much liked. I'm quite prepared to believe this is to do with me and not to do with the 'state of pop' or anything. But fuck it, I'm too busy listening to Rust Never Sleeps to care.

Nerina Pallot -- Everybody's Going to War

[byebyepride.livejournal.com]

Has this been on a NOW? I think it's GREAT.

Re: Nerina Pallot -- Everybody's Going to War

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

eurgh. it's been in my head a lot annoyingly - but i think it's awfully trite and cliched.

[jauntyalan.livejournal.com]

bought this on tuesday - still not listened to many of the tracks.

did that mousseTvdandys mashup chart then? (it is rub)

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

The video for it was on Hits! the other day.

Next Steps

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

At some point I will get the big spreadsheet of all results ever done.

There may well be a macro poll with all the 64 winning tracks in.

I like Frank K's idea of doing the Pazz and Jopp singles cos it's ahem interrogating a different thing i.e. how critical acclaim a) changes b) fares over time.

Re: Next Steps

[dubdobdee.livejournal.com]

i vote for P&J also -- maybe my single vote ever for DAVE Q'S BRAZEN HUSSIES will become a mighty torrent of all-time winningness

Re: Next Steps

[jeff-worrell.livejournal.com]

There may well be a macro poll with all the 64 winning tracks in.

Out of interest, apart from NOW!1 has there been any other changes in winner since the returning officer (i.e. Tom) "called" the original result?

Re: Next Steps

[lockedintheatti.livejournal.com]

I'm a bit of a geek so a great big spreadsheet would be ace as we could see things like the Now with the highest and lowest average score, biggest winners, most zero votes, that kind of thing.

And a Macro poll would be cool too - although with 64 tracks that would work perfectly as a knock-out competition (a la popfites)

[jauntyalan.livejournal.com]

some rly good songs here, but lor are there some awful ones. thom, razorlight, prml crp

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

re thom, the most otm thing I have ever seen written about it is spizzazzz describing it as 'Hollaback Mum'.

the now-traditional lexian outrage on behalf of overlooked 'urban' acts

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

BIG SNOOP DOGG WITH THE LEAD PUSSYCAT.
BUSTA RHYMES SAMPLING DAFT PUNK.
CHRISTINA WHO IS ONE IN A MILIAN.
CUTE NE*YO.

They are languishing while Lallen and ORDINARY BOYS power ahead :o

Re: the now-traditional lexian outrage on behalf of overlooked 'urban' acts

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

I decided the other day that the Ordinary Boys recd is very good.

Re: the now-traditional lexian outrage on behalf of overlooked 'urban' acts

[byebyepride.livejournal.com]

L. Allen = from London -- she is 'urban'
O. Boys inc. LADY SOV -- they are 'urban'
N. Furtada0 : is urban AND IN THE LEAD!
Gnarls B: is (RUB) and urban AND DOING PRETTY WELL!

If you're not careful I'll go back and tick the Zutons because the lady trumpeter is Hot.

Re: the now-traditional lexian outrage on behalf of overlooked 'urban' acts

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

'Touch It' has a cool beat but the sample is annoying and Busta even more so. Guy has lost it in a massive way (esp. with the new one).

Re: the now-traditional lexian outrage on behalf of overlooked 'urban' acts

[plumsbitch.livejournal.com]

YESYESYYES What IS Wrong with people.

Though that Milian pun is UNFORGIVEABLE

pun clarification

[byebyepride.livejournal.com]

When Nelly F sings 'make you spend hard' she totally means 'cum' as well as 'spend money', doesn't she? In fact the literal meaning here is only a kind of disguise for the figurative one.

Re: pun clarification

[boyofbadgers.livejournal.com]

Given the song is actually about her DOG (see video for evidence) I am very much SHOCKED by this interpretation.

RIIIIYGHT UP RIIIIYGHT UP

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

I still really like that The Feeling song. If it weren't for Ms Allen I would have put that as my favourite I think. Then Busta, then Rhianna, then Oakenfold.

Re: RIIIIYGHT UP RIIIIYGHT UP

[lockedintheatti.livejournal.com]

The Feeling song is lovely. Much better than their other ones. It's quite a grower.

Is it a GUILTY PLEASURE?

[zenith.livejournal.com]

In addition to the not-shocking poor showing for the r&b stuff on this Now, I also think people are unfairly neglecting...

...The Automatic.

Re: Is it a GUILTY PLEASURE?

[piratemoggy.livejournal.com]

That song is properly genius, as is their album. The DANCING BIG FOOT in the video is surely one of the greatest moments since the world of music videos began?

Sunblock!

[ijgrieve.livejournal.com]

How have Sunblock only got 3 ticks for 'First Time'. It's ight out of the top drawer of Eurodance!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4sROwAZ6Jc

Sunblock!

[ijgrieve.livejournal.com]

How have Sunblock only got 3 ticks for 'First Time'? It's ight out of the top drawer of Eurodance!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4sROwAZ6Jc