The History Of Jop Part 24 aka It's Your Fremme Neppe Venette

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Here's 2002! Wasn't expecting to be polling it but since I'm here and you're here let's have a shot - you get FOURTEEN big ticks across 41 singles.


[Poll #876240]


2001: The Jopolith

1. Get Ur Freak On (43 votes)
2=. Bootylicious (35)
2=. Survivor (35)
4. One More Time (34)
5=. Get The Party Started (30)
5=. Where's Your Head At (30)
7. Romeo (29)
8. I'm A Slave 4 U (28)
9=. Izzo (HOVA) (25)
9=. Last Night (25)

Comments

Re: Freelance Hellraiser - Smells Like Booty

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

most people seem to think the 'put female pop or soul singer* over rock track' template worked best for mash-ups. something to do with being able to accept the vocalists more with the 'right' backing perhaps? i guess i'm saying i thought people were being rockist about bootlegs in this respect...ditto 'oh they were fun for a few weeks but the only good ones are (name two at random that aren't even that good but were played on Radio 1 by Whiley and Moyles!)...

...because as you say it's not as if most songs mashed up were really improved, the effects were usually just complimentary at best. i didn't like 'Genie In A Bottle' music much originally tho whereas i loved 'Bootylicious' so thought any mash-up of it and something else would be inferior to the original. it was very much swings and roundabouts for me.

Re: Freelance Hellraiser - Smells Like Booty

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

*i'm including Missy and all other female rappers as pop/soul singers here

Re: Freelance Hellraiser - Smells Like Booty

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

somethingeverything to do with being able to accept the vocalists more with the 'right' backing perhaps?

fixed!

I think my favourite bootleg may have been the Craig David/Fischerspooner one.

Re: Freelance Hellraiser - Smells Like Booty

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

WHEN HUMPS CRY surely?

Re: Freelance Hellraiser - Smells Like Booty

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

BIEN SUR

Re: Freelance Hellraiser - Smells Like Booty

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

I liked all the ones which used old synthpop backings too.

The basic problem with mashups is that the ideal would be two 8-out-of-10 songs turned into a 10-out-of-10, but these were very rare. More likely it would be 10/10 to 8/10 (or less), or one of the components would only be a 4/10 at best and drag the whole thing down.