Jop Tournament Qualifiers 5

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Four more groups, sixteen more contenders - Eminem in there twice, and a Chic vs Chic contest in Group S.

In yesterday's first groups, convincing wins for G'n'R, Eurythmics, and TLC, plus Nirvana edging "Beat It" by one vote (take a bow insaneplatypus) and the Beastie Boys just about qualifying as least disliked.


[Poll #913043]


More later - the charts poll is late this week cos I haven't heard the records, it will usually be on a Wednesday though.

Comments

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

Group S was my hardest one yet. I love anything Chic-based. But Vogue is my fave Madge song so it got the tick.

Gwen vs Spice was tricky too!

[blue-russian.livejournal.com]

Strangely non-plussed by almost everything here, in contrast to the last few rounds.

Ticksploits

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

No great investment in any of the groups here.

Q: Far from my favourite DC song, so it's between Nelly and Slim, and I'm more in a Shady mood right now.

R: Bored of Kelis (tho it'll probably win), Sabotage isn't all that without the video, middle-ranking prince so Lauryn takes it by default.

S: Only genuine dilemma of the batch - "Vogue" is awesome but for now I'm ticking "Good Times" for the strings.

T: Girl vs Girls - "Wannabe" a landmark but I'll take Gwen's bittersweet update today.

[blue-russian.livejournal.com]

Maybe "Jumpin'" will stay at zero votes until Lex shows up, so he can get apoplectic again today :)

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Infobite: so far nothing from after 1995 has won a qualifying group. Though this will change with Annie in the lead on hers. But it's interesting anyway.

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

Q: not much contest, this is one of DC's best songs - their Writing's On The Wall period is essentially untouchable, even for Nelly and Em, especially for Blurgh

R: Proper dilemma between Lauryn and Kelis - resolved by remembering exactly how blown away I was by 'Milkshake' the first 30 times I heard it, they way it didn't wear off for about two years, and that I prefer other Lauryn songs to this one ('Ex Factor', 'Lost Ones')

S: would be really really hard if it wasn't for the fact that it's VOGUE. Come on, this pwns the world. STRIKE A POSE.

T: V hard but v apt choice between Obnoxious Dumb Fun 96 and Obnoxious Dumb Fun 05! "UH-HUH THIS MAH SHIT" v "YOOOOOO I TELL YA WHAT I WANT WHAT I RILLYRILLY WANT"; "b-a-n-a-n-a-s" v "zig-ah-zig-ah". 'Hollaback Girl', just, only just.

COMING SOON...

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Fighting the power, chewing the gum, hitting with the rhythm stick, listening Death From Above.

20(ish) vote outlook

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Q: Destiny's v Eminem - could go either way, can't see a big US-influenced swing.

R: Kelis surely on course for a big win.

S: Madonna all the way.

T: Girl fite!! Hard to count the others out of it either.

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

Oh my god I just saw the results of the last poll, completely indefensible!!!!!

[justfanoe.livejournal.com]

Q - Erm, this is the first group yet where all of the entries in the poll are at least 9/10, if not 10/10. Agony here, but I picked Eminem. I feel bad about continuing not to tick Destiny's Child, though I did tick "Bootylicious". (And by the way if you count Destiny's Child + solo work + "Bonnie and Clyde 03", Bouncy is the best singles artist of the decade by far).

R - Ticked "Milkshake", easy. I don't even really like the other songs.

S - ANOTHER extremely tough 4 way battle here, where I had a reasonable argument for ticking any of the 4. I went with "Upside Down" since it has probably my favorite Chic beat.

T - Ticked "Wannabe" barely over Gwen. Not a big Portishead or Run DMC fan.