A kung fu fighter in a disco

This is an amazing poll, so much goodness and its the first time I've genuinely had to think about which records not to tick. Missy and Eminem's finest moments, the Ratpure and LCD Soundsystem records whose glory either band never got anywhere near replicating, the two best bootlegs ever, ANDREW WK and most importantly ADDICTIVE aka the absolute high water mark of the ethnic ripoff rnb tune.

Substitue Gimmee The Light with Like Glue and this would be as good an encapsulation of early 00s pop as you could wish for.

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I would have ticked the LCD Soundsystem if "Beat Connection" had been on it.

2002 was totally amazing - this is a great poll (though let's not overlook some of the horrors on it too) and it's a measure of how much I was into everything this year that it still seems vaguely disappointing next to the memories.

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This was an amazing year for me as well - moving out of home, getting a job, meeting loads of people, including a lot of ILXers for the first time, that World Cup London Summer, and pretty much everything here brings back memories. I could have ticked four or five more easily.

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katstevens.livejournal.com

Just make sure you ahead of the game...

This song is absolutely brilliant. And it has small children body-popping in the video. Hurrah!

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THE VIDEO, OH MY LORD THE VIDEO!!!!!!

love the way my ass go BA-DOOM-BA-DOOM-DOOM
you think you can handle this BA-DOOM-BA-DOOM-DOOM?
take my thong off and my ass go BOOOOOOOM

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Never mind the band's career, the entire genre might as well have finished with HOJL.

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katstevens.livejournal.com

The Rapture were k-grebt live. But I was *horrifically* drunk both times I saw them so perhaps I'm not the best judge.

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Their new album is really great, mostly through being more electro and less squally punk funk. But nothing is as good as HOJL.

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chezghost.livejournal.com

no they were good when i saw them too (at Heaven). and i like 'Sister Saviour' and 'I Need Your Love' as much as 'HOJL'.

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the Tiefschwarz remix of 'Sister Saviour' is HOLYFUCKAMAZING.

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YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH
YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH

The Rapture were great live but this song was not quite good enough on rekkid to make my 14.

Why does everyone think 'Like Glue' is Seaneh Paul's greatest moment? I prefer 'Gimme The Light' and 'Get Busy'.

Andrew WK is indie crap, I am shocked and disgusted that you all like it.

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Andrew WK is ART POP.

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He is art in the sense that those WANKERS who push peanuts along pavements with their noses are art, ie CRAP ART.

the only publication who gave a shit about him was the NME!

why on EARTH do you all like him? you may as well give up and start liking, I dunno, Tenacious D.

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The secret of AWK's excellence is the keyboards.

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I don't remember any keyboards. I remember HORRID UNRELENTING GUITAR NOISE.

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braisedbywolves.livejournal.com

That is also the secret of his excellence.

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jauntyalan.livejournal.com

not getting Andrew WK is like not getting Daphne & Celeste. they both come from the same great motherlode of pop

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Me on AWK:

http://freakytrigger.co.uk/old-ft/nylpm/2002/10/andrew-wk-we-want-fun/

And just as importantly, this:

http://freakytrigger.co.uk/old-ft/nylpm/2002/07/andrew-wk-i-get-wet-pitchfork-review/

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jauntyalan.livejournal.com

top marks for "sounds like Adam And The Ants being launched into space by champagne-fuelled rockets", Tom!

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