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

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

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

More revisionism please!

[braisedbywolves.livejournal.com]

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

Poor Gala :-(

[byebyepride.livejournal.com]

You should all be ashamed of yourselves.

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

Billie vs Run DMC tussle is RIVETING.

[awesomewells.livejournal.com]

The American vote has pummelled poor Billie into submission :(

What no one has mentioned is that Tom is 2X POP DAD for thinking Disco 2000 (11 years old and counting) is remotely "now".