The History Of Jop Part 19 aka You have so many relationships in this life

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

I decided to do a Jop poll after all, so here's 1997. With "Lovefool" left off for appearing twice, you have nine picks on twenty-five songs - a generous allowance!


[Poll #861316]


Joptimism 1996: Predictable, Us?

1. Common People (38 votes)
2=. California Love (33 votes)
2=. Born Slippy (33 votes)
4. Lovefool (31)
5. No Diggity (30)
6. Woo Hah! Got You All In Check! (28)
7. Setting Sun (23)
8. 1979 (20)
9=. Ready Or Not (19)
9=. Macarena (19)

Thank heaven the Macarena scraped in there ahead of Beck!]

TYPO ERROR: That should be "Cornershop" doing Brimful of Asha, not Chumbawamba - apologies for Cornershop and all their fans. Also it's "Da Funk" not "The Funk". Mondays, eh.

Comments

Beep beep, who got the keys to the jeep? Brrrrrrrrm.

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

I couldn't believe I didn't know of this song before I heard the Missy Elliot best of.

Good List

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

This was the hardest for ages - much agonising over the final farewell tick (sorry Cornershop) (but also sorry to the other Daft Punk, to Puffy and Ma$e, to the Chemical Brothers, etc etc.)

Re: Beep beep, who got the keys to the jeep? Brrrrrrrrm.

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Hearing (and seeing) it on a pub TV was one of my big wake-up calls of the year.

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

i pretty much hated ALL of these songs the first time i heard them. except Busta and Daft Punk. Didn't really like Missy until I saw the 'Sock It 2 Me' video. Spice Girls and White Town love came much later. was a bit disappointed with the direction Prodigy took for 3rd album but was still v excited when 'Firestarter' went in at #1.

Into at the time (shameful directors cut edition)

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

I RLY RLY RLY liked "Bitter Sweet Symphony" at the time.

Re: Beep beep, who got the keys to the jeep? Brrrrrrrrm.

[juror8.livejournal.com]

The "brrrrrrrm" bit is the only part of the song Missy improves. WHATTABEAT, though.

Re: Into at the time (shameful directors cut edition)

[catsgomiaow.livejournal.com]

Dude so did I! AAAAND I reckon katstevens did too ;)

Da Funk

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

I love Around The World too, but it's just not as *good*. I am trying to find a way of explaining why and failing. It isn't to do with the brilliant video as Around The World scores well there too! I think this was the first dance record I was exposed to that was relatively sparse (i.e. not rave, eurodance or Prodigy-harshness) but that I still LOVED and it sort of threw me!

Re: Into at the time (shameful directors cut edition)

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

It was ok. I bought Urban Hymns with my Sainsburys vouchers but sold it almost immediately to my mate Karen for a fiver.

Re: Into at the time (shameful directors cut edition)

[braisedbywolves.livejournal.com]

<lex>FOR SHAME!</lex>

Re: Into at the time (shameful directors cut edition)

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Haha I have just found my Usenet Top 20 of 1997! It starts so promisingly and then the Top 3 OMG. (will post to this list in a bit)

The top 20 in music videos

[juror8.livejournal.com]

Each costume represented a different instrument! The dog had a broken leg! You'd have thought Damon could have afforded better wallpaper! Ma$e can float! Comedy fat costumes! Jyoti Mishra's mouth on a tv screen! Brilliant.

Re: Da Funk

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

I still don't really like 'Around The World'! Or to be honest any Daft Punk song which isn't 'Da Funk'. There's something about the relentless vocals which is off-putting to me.

Re: Da Funk

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Whereas I think "Da Funk" is kinda boring, though I like its central riff/idea enough that I still wanted to tick it)

Re: Into at the time (shameful directors cut edition)

[jauntyalan.livejournal.com]

it is great - with bonus points for not earning them any cash HA HA HA

Obvious question:

[braisedbywolves.livejournal.com]

Is that the original Brimful of Asha, then?

Re: Obvious question:

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

No remix is specified.

I hope it's because of the typo that no one is ticking 'Criminal'

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

I fear that it's just that no one likes Fiona Apple :(

Re: The top 20 in music videos

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

Not forgetting five Extremely Badly Synched ladies causing havoc by running through St Pancras...

Wipeout 2097

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Hurrah it's electronica!

Re: Da Funk

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

That's just it! 15yr-old IndieSnob Kat should have found this record boring. But that pounding beat could not be ignored!

[epicharmus.livejournal.com]

Hooray! We are now firmly in alt.music.alternative territory!

Re: Into at the time (shameful directors cut edition)

[epicharmus.livejournal.com]

MEMORIES...LIKE THE CORNERS OF MY MIND

Re: Da Funk

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

Around The World goes on and on without doing a great deal, is the problem. Da Funk does the same but like 'Flat Beat' its dirtier groove makes this more acceptable somehow.

Re: Into at the time (shameful directors cut edition)

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

It's OK as long as they realise the ERROR OF THEIR WAYS and ATONE ACCORDINGLY (by eg NOT TICKING IT)