The Historiography of Pop part 1 aka Then vs NOW.

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

While we prepare the amazing follow-up to the Now polls series (ahem), we will close the book on them with a series of pollfites to work out which of our 64 victors is actually the best.

A very simple format - just tick the song you like best in each question. Rather than do it randomly, or just 2 by 2, each fight is a winner from NOWs 1-32 against one from NOWs 33-64, giving us a chance to think about the ways pop has changed.

Due to LJ poll limitations we'll be doing this initial batch in three chunks.


[Poll #794482]


ROAR

The next 11 tomorrow.

(and yes I know I need to do the pop star poll too - the picture components in that make it less office-safe tho so I'll do it at home)

Comments

Re: Poor Gala :-(

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

Quite frankly Poptimists have done much much worse already. In fact it is entirely possible that we - YOU LOT NOT ME - have already PLUMBED THE DEPTHS.

Re: Poor Gala :-(

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

At the deeps of the depthiest depth we will find the Lex there strumming along to a Smog album.

Re: Poor Gala :-(

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

I don't think I really like Smog any more.

I love love love the new Yeah Yeah Yeahs single though, it's EPIC and MAJESTIC!

Re: Poor Gala :-(

[braisedbywolves.livejournal.com]

Aren't most of your grievances of a negative or relative nature, though? A lack of love for your favorites. Is there many of the winners that you actively hate, Europe aside?

Re: Poor Gala :-(

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

all the sodding gorillaz ones!

none as bad as Europe though, I can't BELIEVE you lot like it.

Re: Poor Gala :-(

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

You don't understand grandeur, Lex.

Re: Poor Gala :-(

[dubdobdee.livejournal.com]

or indeed pop

Re: Poor Gala :-(

[juror8.livejournal.com]

qft

Re: Poor Gala :-(

[http://users.livejournal.com/xyzzzz__/]

whenever I think of 'final countdown' I instantly recall "Gob" in 'arrested development' doing his entrance to it as he is about to make his yacht 'disappear'.

therefore 'final countdown' is quite the classic these days