The History of Pop part 2 aka When You Kiss The Dames And You Don't Ask Their Names

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Pop science takes its second faltering step onwards to Now II - still no pig on the cover, but this is plainly one of the best records ever. Just how good will be decided by YOU as you tick all the songs that you LIKE. Comments, arguments and 'who the marlowe were Julia and Company?' in the comments box.

As for Now 1, a four-way tie leads us to a tie breaker (at the bottom of this poll) - Heaven 17 vs Bonnie Tyler vs The Cure vs Human League BLIMEY. When Poptimism eventually returns we may have a special night where we play the BEST TRACK from EVERY Now album, so choose wisely.

The WORST songs on Now 1, proven by science, are UB40's "Please Don't Make Me Cry" and Limahl's "Only For Love". Poor old Limahl.


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Comments

[dubdobdee.livejournal.com]

real BAD MARK S internal conscience struggle over tickin the SMITHS box

(yes of course it's a good song) (no of course i shall never give the smiths credit for ANYTHING after the first LP) (oh NOES) (etc)

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

It's from the first LP - problem solved!!

[catsgomiaow.livejournal.com]

I am going to get that Best Of Howard Jones CD from the MVE.

[dubdobdee.livejournal.com]

bah i shd have voted for the POLITICS OF DANCING for havin the most mid-80s title EVER (i can't remember what it sounds like and rather surprsingly don't seem to own it)

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

The politics of oooh feeling good. The politics of moving. Is that message understood?

I may have a YSI feast of some of these (esp Julia & Co. which I can't remember at all though I voted for it so it wouldnt be lonely)

[catsgomiaow.livejournal.com]

(if you YSI feast any of these pls could you mail them to me too? esp if you do THOMAS DOLBY as She Blinded Me With Science is clearly the best thing ever and shd be the theme tune to Proven By Science, but I don't know Hyperactive! thanks you Tom ps the trucking songs got played in the office earlier :))

[braisedbywolves.livejournal.com]

I was going to say that I have it, but of course I don't, it was just on the best radio channels in GTA:Vice City. Though there's always the soundtrack (http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000071WZM), which I really should pick up one of these days.

[jeff-worrell.livejournal.com]

I own: Queen and Culture Club (via G. Hits CDs), Frankie (7"), Smiths (via the LP)
Have considered owning, even recently: N Kershaw, Nena, Stones
Remember being q. good: "Break My Stride"

(note to self: get 1x "bollocks to the poll tax" userpic)

[martinskidmore.livejournal.com]

I own the Nena, Smiths, Bowie, Slade and Cyndi Lauper. I like three of these better than anything on Now 1. Sadly I somehow didn't notice Relax on these while marking some as not bad, and I would have given it a nod, so Tom, you can use that as some sort of tie-break help if you want.

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

I think if you click on the poll link, and then go to "fill in results", you can adjust your answers and add Relax.

[martinskidmore.livejournal.com]

Yes, this works. Thank you.

[braisedbywolves.livejournal.com]

That isn't even the best bit of Total Eclipse, because it isn't the bit which goes "Living In A Powder Keg And GIVING OFF SPARKS!". Were there ever any tabloid scandals because kids took this too literally?

[jauntyalan.livejournal.com]

YMOF totally OTM

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Come on, where are the Big Country fans?

[atommickbrane.livejournal.com]

You kno, I think Love Cats is one of the most overrated Cure songs EVER! I mean, yeah, but like... loads of other songs are much better! I think it has been corrupt'd by the horrible sight of it getting played in goth clubs and goths pretending to be cats at each other URGH GO AWAY

[atommickbrane.livejournal.com]

TEMP-TAY-SHUN!

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

I dread to think what will happen when we get to Now 11 and THE MISSION.

goths pretending to be cats at each other

I'm much happier about playing it now.

[dubdobdee.livejournal.com]

it wz inspired the rice&lloydwebber musical! AS ARE ALL OF PoDGY BoB SM!TH'S SONGS -- it is an fact

i. KILLING AN ARAB: Joseph and amazin technicolor thingie
ii. A FOREST erm erm
iii. QED

[atommickbrane.livejournal.com]

ALL of the other songs are bettah!!!

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

I still don't know any of these songs bar about four.

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Well you weren't BORN! (or only just).

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

My first Now album was Now! 22 I think.

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Round about the start of February, at this rate.

[martinskidmore.livejournal.com]

Lex, John Wayne is on one of them coming up*! As part of a title rather than the performer. It's about his cock.

*I have not actually checked if this is true, but the timing seems about right.

[spittake.livejournal.com]

i have never heard:

Nik Kershaw - Would It Not Be Good?
Matt Bianco - Get out of yr Lazy Bed
Carmel - More More More
Flying Picketz - Only You
Tracey Ullman FT NEIL KINNOCK - My Guys Mad At Me
Julia & Company - Breaking Down (Sugar Mamba)
Joe Fagan - Thats Living Alright
Hot Chocolate - I Gave You My Heart Didnt I
Snowy White - Bird Ov Paradise
Fiction Factory - Feels Like Heaven
China Crisis - Wishful Thinking
Rolling Stones - Undercover Of The Nite
Big Country - Wonderland
Slade - Run Runaway
Paul McCartney - Pipes Of PeaceXoR

[jauntyalan.livejournal.com]

would it not be good - hee hee.

I was quite the Howard Jones 'fan'

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

You *have* heard Matt Bianco. It's got silly plinky plonky piano THUS

BING bong-bong, ber-dong-dling-dling deng GLANG-dong, ger-ling dong dong.

Exactly like that.

[darkpigeon.livejournal.com]

Wow that is a good Now. Nena is the obvious winner though.

Neun-Und-Neunzig Luftballons

IT'S LIKE I CAN SPEAK GERMAN