THE POP OPEN: Group D - MONEY

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Five tracks for you on the theme of Money. You don't have to judge songs by how they fit the theme, just pick the two you like most - BUT! you can't vote for one you already know ("know" doesn't include "know a remix of" or "know a version of" or "know what it must be but haven't actually heard it before"). You don't have to use both your votes - you can just use one.

And you don't have to be a player to vote - anyone can!

The songs are all in a zipfile here: http://www.sendspace.com/file/ia51px (23 Mb)

And you can get them streamed here: http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2007/06/pop-open-week-2/ (NB if you just hit play you get Track 5, not Track 1, for some reason, so make sure you hit each play track link separately) ALSO: if possible download the zipfile - the streaming tracks are on FT's bandwidth :)

Here's the poll:

[Poll #1005867]

You have until 12noon (UK time) on Monday next week to vote - revelations as to what each track is will be on Friday. I don't think any of them are by Keith Allen this week. Don't forget to vote - I'm sure we can improve on the total of 24 voters for the Sex group!

And last but not least - what would YOU have submitted?

Comments

Re: Reggae owes me money

[umlauts.livejournal.com]

Yes, but I want to point out that reasonable people can hate reggae.

I mean, some people say "I like everything except country", and that's fine. And some people sy "I like everything except metal" and that's fine. But once on ILM I said I liked everything except reggae, and people said they felt SORRY FOR ME for missing out on such great stuff. Wankers. I don't want pity, I love so much music from all sorts of genres, msising out on reggae doesn't hurt my life.

And country and metal can be awesome!

(Actually, I hate folk for the most part too. So not just reggae, then)

Re: Reggae owes me money

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

I hate country and metal :D

But not to do with vile country/metal fans I know - I don't know any country fans, and all the metal fansd I know are lovely & surprisingly fabulous people - but because I can't stand the sounds.

Re: Reggae owes me money

[umlauts.livejournal.com]

I have to admit 99% of dancehall makes me want to hurt people as well. I can see why you hate metal, but I think that country can be so good and I wish I had more time to investigate it further.

Re: Reggae owes me money

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

Country's clearly a situational thing for me, b/c I really like tinges of country in other genres, but something about the real thing feels a bit too alien, in a naff way.

I don't think I've ever heard a dancehall song I dislike. I mean...this music just goes SO WELL with the summer! Have you ever heard any Ce'Cile? I think you'd like her.

Re: Reggae owes me money

[umlauts.livejournal.com]

I've heard one Ce'Cile song. It was not bad. I actually don't mind the ones that samply 90s DANCE CLASSIX, and I admit that I am yet to her an Aldo Ranks song I dislike. (I've heard four that I do like). But generally, I find it to be an oppressive sounding genre.

Also, it's cold, wet and RAINY here, and has been for two weeks, so summer fnar.

Re: Reggae owes me money

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

Oppressive? But it's so light, and danceable, and fun to sing along to. I find METAL oppressive!

Oh yeah it's not summer down there is it. Not that I can tell here, we're going through all four seasons each day it seems like.

Re: Reggae owes me money

[umlauts.livejournal.com]

Well, I can't explain MY prejudices! At any rate, I am fascinated to know where I praised a reggae song. Surely not! I am worried by this, my world is crashing down with the thought that perhaps I came home drunk one early morning, logged onto ILM and went LOL OMG I LOVE REGGAE.

Re: Reggae owes me money

[koganbot]

I think it's possible that this set is making me hate reggae (and not 'cause I think the songs are bad, but because I didn't want the thing to be all reggae).

Re: Reggae owes me money

[martinskidmore.livejournal.com]

You do know some country fans! Me and Tim, for instance, are both major country fans.

Re: Reggae owes me money

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

I don't think of you as country fans, I'd forgotten! Though I probably meant country fans, as in involved in the country scene (IS there a country scene in London?).