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

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Because I am 1x big DAD (and also prefer 80s to 90s mostly), I ticked 8 thens and only 3 nows.

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

MAN those were some hard choices! Esp

MARRS vs Oizo
Europe vs Stardust
Run vs Billie

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Well we're dealing with the best of the best here (plus Gorillaz)

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

I was surprised at how easy I found most of them - the only one I hesitated over was Cyndi vs Spices. Everything else had a v obvious winner for me.

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

Horrid 'Final Countdown' beating amazing Stardust is 1x DISGRACE!

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Europe vs Stardust was the hardest for me, cos I don't think either of them are THAT good.

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

I got that feeling more than I expected! Specifically Hanson vs Katrina and RDMC vs Billie.

I feel sorry for All Saints, they got a tough draw :(

[braisedbywolves.livejournal.com]

Songs you can whistle >>>>> songs you can't.

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

I can't whistle and HATE the sound of other people doing it!

More revisionism please!

[braisedbywolves.livejournal.com]

Fascination hasn't been the winner of NOW 1 (http://community.livejournal.com/poptimists/37651.html) for ages!

[ninebelow.livejournal.com]

MARRS vs Oizo

This was a killer.

Poor Gala :-(

[byebyepride.livejournal.com]

You should all be ashamed of yourselves.

Re: Poor Gala :-(

[braisedbywolves.livejournal.com]

This is the point at which Tom reveals that due to a blip in space-time, we've been voting for a cover version by Gavin Rossdale's mob, which will win NOW #77 shortly before the infamous poptimists suicide pact.

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.

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

There are more 'classic' thens in this poll than nows - even I ticked more thens.

Although this poll is less thens v nows than thens v thens.

I feel so bad that 'My Humps' didn't get through, surely we can shuttle it through to the final by jiggerypokery.

Or maybe we can BRING IT BACK at the last minute like a BIG BROTHER EVICTEE!

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.

[dubdobdee.livejournal.com]

i wonder what the medical term for that is?

Re: Poor Gala :-(

[dubdobdee.livejournal.com]

or indeed pop

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

[juror8.livejournal.com]

No Scorpions, no credibility.

Re: Poor Gala :-(

[juror8.livejournal.com]

qft