Jop Tournament: The Final

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Following a draw in one of the semi finals we have a three-way clash for the title of "Best Track Ever To Be In A Pazz And Jop Poll". Madge, Missy and Michael - choose wisely!

[Poll #933501]

And that wraps up the era of the monster polls, unless anyone can think of a new idea. But why would they, with the League Of Pop almost upon us (and plenty of canons to be done).

Comments

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

Poor Toxic :(

oh no! FITE! oh zzzzz!

[dubdobdee.livejournal.com]

in what sense is the sukrat poll not a "monster" poll!? MONSTERS HAVE TO SLEEP TOO SOMETIMES

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

I was only ever going to tick whoever won the first semi-final - am very pleased they both got through but I'm sticking with Missy.

[sbp.livejournal.com]

At this point it seems that it will be won by a pop song that I wouldn't recognise if it bit me in the proverbials. Oh well, put me down as an old school poppist. I have an idea for a canon too....

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

what is it about the letter M then eh?

MMMMMM POP MUZIK

[koganbot]

I fear that my two favorites ("Billie" and "Freak On") will split their vote, each being more r&b than the disco-y "Groove" (though early returns show no sign of this, and it may be that the two '80s grooves cut into each other)(and why is "Groove" my least favorite of the three, since I tend to prefer disco to r&b?) (but is "Groove" more disco than "Billie" anyway?) (and I was calling "Freak On" the hardest rocker of the bunch, which'd be a good criterion except I voted for "Billie")(seems to me that "Billie" and "Freak On" rock harder than "Groove" emotionally, whatever I mean by that, probably just that they hit me as more intense, even if the "Groove" lyrics have the most classically intense story to tell; maybe it's just that I think there are a sea's worth of as good or better songs in the general '80s club style, whereas "Billie Jean" and "Freak" have stronger individual identities)(but since when do I think that "individual identity" beats "represents a great genre"?).

[pot80.livejournal.com]

Go team Madonna!

[koganbot]

And come on, people, what does it mean that these are "our" three songs? And who are "we"?