The History Of Jop Part 15 aka I'll Be Your Whatever You Want

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

1993 sees the alt.rock revolution in full swing, hip-hop going in all directions at once and a smattering of other stuff for YOUR jurisdiction. NINE ticks across these 27 songs, please.


[Poll #851292]


1992: The Love AlBUM (Poptimists Promo)

1. My Lovin (Never Gonna Get It) (38 votes)
2. Justified And Ancients (35 votes)
3. Jump (28 votes)
4=. Jump Around (27)
4=. Baby Got Back (27)
6. Friday I'm In Love (25)
7=. Pretend We're Dead (23)
7=. Ain't Too Proud To Beg (23)
9=. Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover (21)
9=. Lithium (21)

Comments

Re: Billboard Top 27 1993

[skyecaptain.livejournal.com]

Somewhat surprised that "Dreamlover" couldn't find a spot on this poll, it's probably my #1 most prominent ubiquitous musical memory from the time (except maybe Whitney and "Whoomp!"). Avoiding "I Will Always Love You" is more understandable.

Re: Billboard Top 27 1993

[skyecaptain.livejournal.com]

(Actually, it's not more understandable at all in terms of what I'm talking about...general ubiquity/seeming popularity of the thing at the time, but maybe both suffered critical backlash from overexposure? I figured "Dreamlover" was less played out than "I Will Always Love You," though)

Re: Billboard Top 27 1993

[koganbot]

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Re: Billboard Top 27 1993

[koganbot]

Didn't have a snowball's chance in hell. Mariah was HATED by rock critics, was the antichrist, can't think of anyone who provoked the ire that she did, except maybe Phil Collins. I'd say Brooke Hogan and Paris Hilton would have more chance this year than Mariah would have then (not that they have a chance either). However, Mariah did get enough votes to get onto the bottom of the Pazz & Jop EPs list in '92, since she only needed seven votes to tie for tenth. Which means my vote got her onto the list! I wouldn't be surprised if several of those votes (mine, Xhuxk's, maybe a few others) were from people who wrote for Radio On, Phil Dellio's fanzine that had maybe a circulation of forty copies. But we wouldn't have been enough to get "Dreamlover" onto the list. And anyway I didn't vote for it, since it took her in a direction - smooth r&b , more subdued and less gauche - that bored me.

Re: Billboard Top 27 1993

[skyecaptain.livejournal.com]

I guess Mariah found her refuge in a large kid audience at this point? I mean, she was ENORMOUS at elem/middle schools before teenpop was called that...whereas with Paris I see her in a sort of tragic audience gap where she's just falling flat. There's no popular/critical split like with Mariah (both receptions are lukewarm with an undercurrent of Paris-directed ire).

In 2004 my crucial vote for "Chewing Gum" over "Heartbeat" made all the difference and the former beat the latter 31 to 32. But when I think of what might have been...

Re: Billboard Top 27 1993

[koganbot]

Mariah was probably enormous with teen girls excepting those who thought of themselves as primarily rock or alternative fans; did well on adult contemporary. Was breaking into r&b. It was fundamentally rock and postpunk bohemia that wouldn't touch her. Other than that anomalous EP placing, Mariah didn't hit Pazz & Jop until 2005, and her scoring there was probably through people who were voting for a lot of r&b.