A Year In Pop: 20

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

I brought this poll forward from tomorrow because I think it'll get quite a few ticks.*

[Poll #988684]

*and because I didn't want to harangue you with only game-based posts today.

Comments

Re: Real Actual Pop Injustice

[koganbot]

"Vibeology" was way better than "Rush Rush."

"Umbrella" has a tone like quicksand. Since I love the song, I love getting sucked under by it. Anyway, this is a different type of sop from "My Heart Will go On" or "Total Eclipse Of The Heart," neither of which are dragging you down into its tones (and both of which I like). In any event, "Umbrella" hasn't yet taken off on the U.S. charts, but is going to do (almost) as well as "1 Thing" in critics' year-end polls. (Unless I'm all wrong in predicting critics, which seems to be happening more and more.)