I Love #1s - 1995

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

Last week's journey back into the murky origins of the UK singles chart saw a clear win for Lita Roza's tribute to canine consumerism. 'How Much Is That Doggie In The Window' needed a mere 7 ticks to claim the crown of 1952/3. That's that out of the way! This week we have the year of battles: Blur v Oasis, Robson v Jerome, Coolio v Michelle Pfieffer. It's 1995!

[Poll #954791]

Comments

[blue-russian.livejournal.com]

One suspects the winner here should be "Cotton-Eyed Joe."

[justfanoe.livejournal.com]

Of these songs, only Coolio and "You Are Not Alone" were American #1's, so there's a pretty significant divergence here. A pretty weak slate of #1's in the UK in any event.

[piratemoggy.livejournal.com]

It's a shame Earth Song will probably end up not making it onto Power Ballads CDs as it is a proper example of the genre.

Livin' Joy is one of the best songs ever ever ever. Also I continually confuse 'Country House' with 'Peaches' by the Presidents of the USA.

[bengraham.livejournal.com]

UGHSimplyRedgoawayandleaveusaloneyouhorribleweedylittleman.

Livin' Joy still sounds class.

[infov0re.livejournal.com]

Dreamer really, really is timeless; I almost overdosed on that infectious bassline (surely an M1, surely?) at college. Italo-piano-house without the piano. Oh, wait, there is piano, but it's not very important. It's all about the organ.

They call me Mr R-o-o-o-o-mantic

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

This is one of the best songs ever written. Top work there Levi's for picking it. When we get round to '96 there is a slew of jeans commercial number ones...

Robson and Jerome h8tas?

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

I quite liked 'I Believe'! Was thoroughly sick of Unchained Malady though. Reminded me of Patrick Swayze. Robson had MAD cross-eyed bizniz.

BOOM BOOM BOOM

[byebyepride.livejournal.com]

Any year with two Outhere Bros no. 1s must be pretty good.

Geronimo
Look out below
Here comes the Brother with the offbeat flow
I just fell from the mothership
Outhere Brothers 'bout to rip it on another tip, slip
Don't trip... etc.

PURE GENIUS!!

This is SEEE-REEY-US

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

OK, some of the injustice done to Simply Red is now being rectified - it is on level pegging with a very dreary Wasis song.

But what about CELINE? COME ON POPTIMISTS - how can you say you like megaballads and not be ticking this immense Wailosaurus?

[whalefish.livejournal.com]

Outhere Brothers!

We had a kind of music snobbery thing going on with them in the school playground - me and this kid called Stephen decided we were better than the others, 'cos we both had the import version of the album. It was cooler because it had more swear words on it, and a big sticker on the cassette case saying HMV IMPORT. Though Stephen wore an Outhere Brothers t-shirt one mufti day, which obviously made him much cooler than me anyway.

Never Forget

[awesomewells.livejournal.com]

Why is this doing better? It's miles better that Back For Good (which I ticked, despite being largely bored of it by now).

[justfanoe.livejournal.com]

'Sup with the "Earth Song" hate? Seems to me to be one of MJ's few great 90's singles!