The Pop Open - Group B: LOVE

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

This week's group is the group of LOVE. You can hear the music of love either by going to Freaky Trigger and streaming it - http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2007/07/pop-open-week-5/ - or by downloading a zipfile from sendspace: http://www.sendspace.com/file/pfry7p - it's 28 Mb.

When you've listened to them, pick your favourite two that you didn't already know and vote for them here. Deadline for votes is 12 noon (UK time) next Monday.

[Poll #1018626]

This week's swinging lovers include anatol_merklich, braisedbywolves, fugitivemotel, w3ft, xyzzzz_ - thanks to them all!

What would YOU have submitted?

Comments

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

I don't think I would have gone for a head-racing thrilling rush-of-love song either...the immediate ones which spring to mind are Madonna's Open Your Heart' and Amerie's '1 Thing', both of which everyone knows anyway.

Maybe 'Things Come And Go' by Mya and Sean Paul, I know Jeff knows it but don't think anyone else does - it's very real and beautiful, all about consistency and stability, finding the passion in that. Or maybe 'Still In Love With My Ex' by Kelly Rowland which is also very very real and very very beautiful, but very very sad as well; all those ultra-raw emotions sung with dignity and restraint, Kelly allows herself just a tinge of melancholy, which obv all makes it the most emotional song ever.

[cis.livejournal.com]

I probably would have picked Brooke V's 'long as you come home' - I really think this group is ideally suited to dignity-and-restraint r'n'b slowies.

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

god, I love that song. r&b does love + possession = denial so well...see also Field Mob and Ciara's 'So What', her entire part could be summarised as "lalala I can't hear you".

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

also, Brooke is a really good artist to pick for these games - I don't know why I haven't done it yet! She's been considered, most times I've had to pick something.