The Friday Canon: BEAUTIFUL SOUTH
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19 years of the Bootiful Sahrf (who are deceptively from THE NORTH! Who'da thunk) and what have they got to show for themselves? 22 hit singles, that's what. You get to pick SEVEN tracks from the following 'bittersweet kitchen sink dramas' (cheers wikipedia). You know you cannot resist the ticky!
[Poll #919216]
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Date: 2007-02-02 01:26 pm (UTC)Somehow this did not happen with Status Quo but that's largely because I didn't know most of their singles and was hoping they were secretly great before 1985 (sadly not quite the case).
Can't we have a Complete Norman Cook canon instead?
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Date: 2007-02-02 01:32 pm (UTC)I nearly made this the first of a 'guilty pleasures' canon series but decided that was non-poptimist. Perhaps a 'coffee-table' series? Brand New Heavies and Desree up next!
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Date: 2007-02-02 01:47 pm (UTC)I don't mind The Beautiful South. I coul only find it in myself to tick four of their songs but there are worse enemies.
MISSYCANON is needed!
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Date: 2007-02-02 01:49 pm (UTC)Basically, anyone who has had a Greatest Hits album can qualify - this means no Xtina/Bouncey but they be still releasing stuff currently anyway so patience needed.
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Date: 2007-02-02 01:52 pm (UTC)With an added Desto's solo question maybe.
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Date: 2007-02-02 01:55 pm (UTC)U2
Destiny's Child (you can include Bouncy - and Kelly - and Michelle if applicable - in this)
Dylan
Elvis P
ELO
Thin Lizzy / Phil Lynott /
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Date: 2007-02-02 01:57 pm (UTC)I am not doing a Dylan canon. Someone else can.
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Date: 2007-02-02 02:09 pm (UTC)I am trying to think of who might get a worse reception than the Boo South! Simply Red?
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Date: 2007-02-02 02:31 pm (UTC)REM and Jackson Five canons would be doable as well. Have we done GNRCANON or Meatloafcanon yet?
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Date: 2007-02-02 02:36 pm (UTC)Madness, yes, yes!
Date: 2007-02-02 03:00 pm (UTC)Re: Madness, yes, yes!
Date: 2007-02-02 03:04 pm (UTC)Re: Madness, yes, yes!
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Date: 2007-02-02 01:34 pm (UTC)36D, so what, is that all that you got
Date: 2007-02-02 01:36 pm (UTC)36D
Date: 2007-02-02 01:37 pm (UTC)Leave those compliments well behind
Dig a little deeper into yourself
And you may find
Come over here just sit right down
Needn't comb your hair, needn't pout or frown
I hear you've turned our young men
Into dribbling clowns
36D so what (D) so what
Is that all that you've got?
36D so what (D) so what
Is that all that you've got?
Make their day and go ahead
Remove your clothes lie on their bed
Just a last gasp chance or an outside bet
To the easily led
And before you do just what you do
Here' one thought for you to chew
The men who run the business that you sell
They screw you too
36D so what (D) so what
Is that all that you've got?
36D so what (D) so what
Is that all that you've got?
You're just another 365 night stand
But you're so handy, you're so handy
You cheapen and you nasty every woman in this land
But you're so handy, you're so handy
Your picture's hanging pretty on the squaddies' walls
You're Steven's, Andy's, you're Ian's, you're Paul's
Your body's through of fondly in the rugby mauls
But you want more
36D so what (D) so what
Is that all that you've got?
36D so what (D) so what
Is that all that you've got?
36D so what (D) so what
Is that all that you've got?
36D so what (D) so what
Is that all that you've got?
He was trying to save his job
He was, he was trying to save his job.
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Date: 2007-02-02 01:35 pm (UTC)I didn't tick Perfect 10 as the lyrics annoyed me greatly, but I think it's quite catchy tune-wise.
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Date: 2007-02-02 01:36 pm (UTC)"Old Red Eyes Is Back" may be actually good, I will have to check.
"A Little Time" has comedy imitation value.
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Date: 2007-02-02 01:54 pm (UTC)Even worse than LCD Soundsytem.
jel
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Date: 2007-02-02 01:59 pm (UTC)LOL! Now there's a sticker for Heaton's next CD.
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Date: 2007-02-02 02:34 pm (UTC)jel
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Date: 2007-02-02 02:31 pm (UTC)Turns out it's the other way, and I actually know less of their stuff than I thought I did.
A few songs are really brilliant!
Date: 2007-02-02 03:05 pm (UTC)"Rotterdam" is a wonderful little slice of MOR self-pity and delicate hooks.
I LOVE the three voices on "You Keep It All In."
And "We Are Each Other," well I can't remember it at the moment, but I know I like it because I just d/led it over the holidays.
Re: A few songs are really brilliant!
Date: 2007-02-02 03:07 pm (UTC)Jennifer, Alison, Phillipa, Sue
Deborah, Annabel too
I wrote this song for you-ou-ou-ou
etc
Re: A few songs are really brilliant!
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