Jop Tournament Round 1, FITE 5

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

I have a day off today, which is grebt, but I forgot to note down the various FITEs for today's poll. So no poll. EXCEPT! I can remember the very next one - because it is an MONSTER.

So this is the televised centre court pick-of-the-round tie, if you like.


[Poll #917645]


Crikey! Maybe this afternoon I will do the rules for the League Of Pop. Or maybe I will go and get a haircut.

Comments

Maybe I listened to the wrong mix or something

[blue-russian.livejournal.com]

(or just got up on the wrong side of bed :)

I kind of vaguely remember this song (Get Ur Freak On) but honestly probably heard it once, and that's it. As usual, I dl'ed and listened, and I just don't get the passion. I mean, yes she's picked a great sample. Yes, it's got a catchy title. But is it really that good? Why? (Or are people transferring Missy-love to the song?)

I understand why (albeit not necessarily agree with) people might vote against Common People - so I'm not looking for that answer.

Re: Maybe I listened to the wrong mix or something

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

It's a point at which erm 'futurist' hip-hop (Not that Orientialist samples sound futurist now exactly, but the video and the marketing campaign and everything were pushing that angle) meets call-and-response party hip-hop. (It is a great record to shout along to.)

Missy's charisma is a huge part of it too, of course.

Re: Maybe I listened to the wrong mix or something

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

It's not just the Eastern sample which makes it sound futuristic though - it's a really minimal track but every single sound is a) somewhere where you least expect it and b) completely arresting - the off beats, the squelchy bass, the INCREDIBLE amounts of space - even the emptiness of the song sounds loud! And of course Missy's vocal performance is maybe THE greatest of the decade so far, all those tics and catchphrases.

I've never witnessed such consensus about any song as GUFO received at the time, for what it's worth.

Re: Maybe I listened to the wrong mix or something

[justfanoe.livejournal.com]

Oh, I don't know about this Lex. "Hey Ya" for example, had more consensus, I think. And I don't see how GUFO had more consensus even than "Work It". Then you've got "Since U Been Gone", "Crazy", etc. And this is just the last 3 or 4 years.