The League Of Pop: THE FINAL

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Another experimental format, but of course. Check back every half hour as I count up to the WINNAH. 19 voters in total - about as much as for the Pop World Cup later rounds. I am hoping for higher totals in the Pop Open! But my workload caught up with my marketing (and reviewing!) skills so this was more of an epilogue than a climax to the League.

In fourth place...: TRACK 4: M2M - "Our Song", chosen by koganbot: 2 1st place votes, 4 2nd place votes. In his email when he submitted the song Frank mentioned that he'd sent it to a lot of people before, and indeed this was the only one I even theoretically knew.

In third place...: Track 1: DESTRA - "Independent Ladies", chosen by alexmacpherson: 4 1st place votes, 5 2nd place votes. A bold choice from the Lex, I thought, though this isn't as frenetic as most Soca. I was pleased to see it do well - led the field when I counted the first ten voters.

In second place...: Track 3: COOKIE CREW - "Born This Way", chosen by jeff_worrell: 6 1st place votes, 3 2nd place votes. My personal favourite of the four, keeps its infectious momentum going to the end.

In first place...: Track 2: HERBERT - "Moving Like A Train", chosen by inhibitorylinks: 6 1st place votes, 5 2nd place votes. The best individual performer in the League of Pop and so a worthy winner here, this was the most interesting and more-ish of the tracks for me, but ran out of steam (boom boom) towards the fifth minute. Even so would have got a 2nd place from me.

Well done Scott and thanks to the other three finalists.

Tomorrow you'll get five sexxxxxy traxx (ahem), anonymised and ready to vote on. If I can sort out some streaming media nonsense I will but I'll put them up as a zip too. GIRD YR LOINS.

Comments

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

BAH - I'd actually thought of 'Independent Ladies' as my SAFEST bet! It has such a summery, glorious pop tune.

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

And 3rd place out of 4 = not doing well :(

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

I meant in points terms - until the last 2 votes came in today you were still third, but only by one second place vote behind the (equal) first two.

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

Do we get to find out who voted for what?

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

You can't go back and edit the poll to make it view-to-all, sadly, but I will see what I can do!

OK...(only botherd to do first place votes)

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

DESTRA got first place votes from: lockedintheatti, bengraham, stevem78, ms_bracken.

HERBERT got first place votes from: hoshuteki, umlauts, strange_powers, jeff_worrell, lisa_go_blind, skyecaptain

COOKIE CREW got first place votes from: justfanoe, carsmilesteve, infov0re, bunkadoo, hauntedballroom, byebyepride

M2M got first place votes from: piratemoggy, glamwhorebunni

(Thanks to all the voters)

SHAMED

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

Yes I forgot to vote because I am rubbidge and still haven't got round to listening to any of the above :(

Re: OK...(only botherd to do first place votes)

[umlauts.livejournal.com]

I went for Destra as my second pick. I love the M2M one most of all but, alas, I have the album it comes from, so couldn't tick it.

[justfanoe.livejournal.com]

You can find out that I voted Cookie Crew number one and Destra number two. I already knew the M2M one, and didn't really care for Herbert.

[koganbot]

I left first place blank, as I liked mine most, and voted Herbert second. Yours was fine, though, and would have been next.

[lockedintheatti.livejournal.com]

It was brilliant! Gutted to see this came third - it is so summery and uplifting and confident, I warmed to it as soon as I heard it and loved it more on every listen. Track Three (the only one I knew) was the only one that rivalled this for me. I found M2M a bit wet really, to be honest, and Track Two just seemed a bit too clever by half, whereas Destra was just out there to enjoy herself and it showed.

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

Haha now I've listened to them all and my comments below are basically SNAP with yours!