The Historiography of Pop Part 9 aka TEH FINAL

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Right, after 72 polls and a squidillion votes it's come down to this. In one corner the Pet Shop Boys, in the other Pulp.

I would do pictures of them but we all know what they look like.

[Poll #806433]

Please answer both questions!

Comments

[awesomewells.livejournal.com]

Neither of those are as good as either of these.

I found it very easy because I rate Always On My Mind (any version) above almost all other songs ever and the PSB version doubly so.

[blue-russian.livejournal.com]

On what criteria, though? Everyone is voting according to their own rules - freakytigger waxes lyrical about the meaning behind the lyrics and expression in the vocals. While I won't say that doesn't matter, pop for me is about the rush. And while Pulp might compete on that score, I still argue that Kylie and Britney are much stronger.

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Well I get a monster rush off it too! Especially the long version. The comment was a) a kind of response to lisa_go_blind in the "Why?" comment box about why the PSB song 'means something' and b) explaining why I like this version more than the others.

Kylie is flow rather than rush anyway (well CGYOOMH is). "Toxic" is a rush but SO much played in the last couple of years that I could do with a holiday from it.

[blue-russian.livejournal.com]

No offense intended... and you're right about Kylie being about flow rather than rush. I will also admit that I still find the video absolutely mesmerizing.