POLL MADNESS aka The History Of Pop part 1, aka It's Limahl's World We Just Live In It

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

The first of a proposed series of POPTIMISTS polls which will determine by poll SCIENCE which are the best pop songs ever, the definition of 'pop songs' of course being 'have appeared on a Now album'. Choose as MANY as you like and the debate can RAGE in the comments box, warning your choices are public knowledge, and prepare yrselves for Now II next week.



[Poll #612070]

Comments

[catsgomiaow.livejournal.com]

"That dance wasn't as safe as they said it was!"

[sbp.livejournal.com]

Of course the canonical version of "They Don't Know" is Kirsty MacColl's very own version.

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

The best bit i.e. "BAY-bee!" is Kirsty anyway I think.

[sbp.livejournal.com]

As are all the backing vocals. But that's definitely the best bit. Only comes once in the track too.

[atommickbrane.livejournal.com]

Tom you need to make sure your text boxes are 255 characters long else people don't have enough space to SAY ANYTHING!!

[atommickbrane.livejournal.com]

PS I don't really know any of the tracks on side 2!

[atommickbrane.livejournal.com]

Moonlight shadow (shadow)!

Baby Jane is REALLY ACTUALLY TERRIBLE.

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Isabel is always having a go at me over my Rod Stewart liking, I think Baby Jane is a classy number.

[martinskidmore.livejournal.com]

I love Rod, but that kind of fizzles out then curdles into amused contempt during the second half of the '70s.

[steviespitfire.livejournal.com]

Me neither!

[steviespitfire.livejournal.com]

triple x-post

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

OK will do!!

[braisedbywolves.livejournal.com]

I actually liked the way that the text box were only short enough for the track, and didn't allow any "Well, you have to understand...". Particularly if you're voting for the obvious winner.

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

AHHH the 80s, no qualms about having 2xtracks by the same artist as long as they were on two different discs...

Go H17! Go Bonnie! Winnars!

[zenith.livejournal.com]

I really remember very little of this. I think 'Karma Chameleon' is the first pop video I ever saw. What year was it?

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

1983! I think the next one is pretty much all '83 too. I could do two a week but that would be over-inhalation of the poll crack.

[zenith.livejournal.com]

I was 5.

Go on, over-inhale the poll crack, it will make you a POET like SHELLEY and you can turn BLIGHTEY into ALBION again.

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

I will see how bored I am later in the week...

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

I wz about to tick Fill Collings as well but then realised it is a Sub-Standard Covah, much like Red Red Wing (like the bird). But what is going on viz Malcum Mclaren? HELLO?

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

"Double Dutch" and "The Safety Dance" should be up there with the leaders I agree.

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

Safety Dance = understandable.
Malc = unforgiveable!

[atommickbrane.livejournal.com]

ARWHOOOM bupbup, ARWHOOOM bupbup, ARHWOOOOOM bopbop ARHHRWOOOM bopbop

[braisedbywolves.livejournal.com]

Everytime I have refreshed the poll Fascination and Temptation have been absolutely level, proving that they are THE SAME SONG!

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

Good ol Bonnie is just behind.

Go Bonnie! The only artist in the list to be named after a Blue Peter pet!

[jeff-worrell.livejournal.com]

I don't do LJ polls but I will say that a LOT of these have some merit without quite being in the "I love this" category. And most of the rest fall just below the "has some merit" line without being atrocious. That sums up 1983-85 pretty well in general if you ask me.

I own (other than on V/A comps): Malcolm McLaren, Will Powers, both Culture Clubs, poss. T. Ullmang. Pretend I ticked all those.

B. Tyler is probably better than I remember it being.
Rocksteady Crew is probably WORSE than I remember it being.

In other news, the tracklist for NOW! 62 (http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000BGUD0U/202-0034155-7866278) is awesome, especially pleasing after the disappointing 60 and 61.

[braisedbywolves.livejournal.com]

Haha the only artist to appear twice on this one is Gwen sodding Stefani = we have learned the wrong lessons from history!

[jauntyalan.livejournal.com]

only on gothgothgoth LJ would bleddy lovetwats, i mean lovecats, lead a poll of NOW choons. bonnie is clearly the real actual best song on here, with ver league a close second.

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

There may have to be a weighting system.

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Not real actual weight, sorry Robert Smith.

[martinskidmore.livejournal.com]

will there be two winners? The one thought at-least-quite-good by the most, and the one judged best by the most? If that is two different songs, that is.

[darkpigeon.livejournal.com]

that was eh year i was born so my knowledge doesn't stretch much further than retro cheesefests. still, a votes a vote

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

Haha I've only heard the ones I ticked.