Jop Tournament: Semi Finals

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Nissy vs Madge! Jacko vs Britney! Go go go!

[Poll #931988]

Turnout was down last round, maybe because of all the complicated extra questions (or maybe because people are sick of the poll - almost over now!), so I've kept this one simple.

Oh, comment away of course, but please no chat on the lines of "Who I will vote for in the final" :)

Comments

Re: History of Jop vs History of Pop

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Nope. The difference is in the selection of what goes through.

Actually the analogy is between the old European Cup and the Champions League, I have just realised.

European Cup = actual champions of every nation regardless of quality, in a big draw. This is like the Now polls where we took the winners and nobody else. So several of the big hitters don't make it in.

Champions League = the top 2-4 from every nation, in a group stage and then a knockout. This is like the Jop polls, where the competitive set is the top 160 qualifiers based on a percentage-based formula, regardless of their positioning. So big hitters all got through and what you have is a situation where there's some amazing play on offer but the whole thing feels less exciting?

(I dunno though, I never watched football back in the European Cup days)

Re: History of Jop vs History of Pop

[awesomewells.livejournal.com]

Also, to be fair, Common People would probably be in the final four now had we not all got bored of voting for it after the Now poll.

Re: History of Jop vs History of Pop

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

I prefer to think that you all just got 1x good taste in music in the intervening period.

Re: History of Jop vs History of Pop

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

I don't think it would have beaten Get Ur Freak On in any circs - that was a lucky draw for the Pulp hataz.

BUT I do agree that it's relatively underwhelming showing in its Jop poll, which led to it being unseeded, was down to post-Now boredom. So you're right really.

Re: History of Jop vs History of Pop

[braisedbywolves.livejournal.com]

Also a lucky draw for Pulp lovers - beaten by (possibly) the winner!

Re: History of Jop vs History of Pop

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

Are 'Into The Groove' and 'Billie Jean' the top two seeds? Have lost track of seeding - maybe when this is over a full list of the seeds and how far they got?

Re: History of Jop vs History of Pop

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Into The Groove is #1. Toxic is #2. Get Ur Freak On is #5. Billie Jean is...22? I think? Something crazily low.