THE HISTORY OF POP PART 3 aka Are You So Deaf That You Cannot Hear?

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

No Music Day? NOW MUSIC DAY more like. The first two songs have been entered into the Poptimists Pop'n'Poll hall of fame and they are:

NOW 1: The Human League - Fascination
NOW 2: Frankie says RELAX.

Applause, huzzahs etc. Nena was a v.close runner up on Now 2 with Cyndi Lauper, the Smiths and some other people also doing well. Poor old SNOWY WHITE and the mysterious Julia and Company did worst of all.

Today's poll has all sorts of "they were on a NOW??" entries, and was going to be accompanied by YSIs of some 'prime cuts' from 1 & 2 but this must wait until tomorrow cos I fvcked up the YSI somehow. As ever, comments more than welcome.


[Poll #617109]

Comments

[steviespitfire.livejournal.com]

Time after Time is better than Dr Mabuse.

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

It's interesting cos I thought that pretty much everybody reading this wd know and possibly love Mabuse, but either it's not as well-known or people don't like it. An MP3 may be in order.

random thoughts

[steviespitfire.livejournal.com]

1. It does stick out a bit on a list with Young at Heart on it.

2. I'm thinking that there are more outright pop songs on the list that people are opting for.

3. It's a bit scary

Re: random thoughts

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

1. It is surely YNG AT HEART that stands out for being a) sh1t and b) 9 years TOO EARLY.

2. Maybe but the poll's not set up as an either/or, it's a 'vote for everything you like', on Now 2 there were only about 3 songs I didn't tick.

3. SELL HIM YOUR SOUL

Re: random thoughts

[jauntyalan.livejournal.com]

YNG AT HEART was/is great. you are just being homophobialist.

Re: random thoughts

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Scotsalist more like.

Re: random thoughts

[steviespitfire.livejournal.com]

I'm Scottish. I absolve you of any racist overtones in yr criticism: it's mad-b0ll0cks.

Re: random thoughts

[steviespitfire.livejournal.com]

nah its rubbish. come now.

also: some of these songs are just titles to me. art company?

Re: random thoughts

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

i never even heard 'Mabuse' until recently so am not surprised by indifference really.

in the pub on Friday i tried to explain why it may qualify as PROG but it didn't really happen (side question: what is most Prog song on a Now compilation, even in radio edit form?)

Re: random thoughts

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

you can still get 'Dr Mabuse' here btw: http://s39.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=3UAXYDQN7MNE42JX16ZGR3IWEN

Re: random thoughts

[steviespitfire.livejournal.com]

prog-est = grandmaster flash.

Re: random thoughts

[dubdobdee.livejournal.com]

i say madness

Re: random thoughts

[steviespitfire.livejournal.com]

is any punning there accidental? :)

Re: random thoughts

[jeff-worrell.livejournal.com]

on Now 3 yes

but on ANY Now, correkt ans = Appleton (http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000071IYN/qid=1132590630/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_10_1/203-3917205-2560722)!

Re: random thoughts

[atommickbrane.livejournal.com]

Good old YOUNG AT HEART! Fun hater!

Mah BOOO Sehr is ALSO grebt

BUT! Smalltown Boy is BESTER!!

(She says because she listens to Mabuse all the time and recent one-off listening to Small Town Boy = extra treat).

Re: random thoughts

[jauntyalan.livejournal.com]

small town boy is the obv runner up after two tribes. what is wrong with ppl not voting for this song, it is CLEARLY the right answer. that frankie won NOW2 is not a consideration.

Re: random thoughts

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Two Tribes >>>> Relax anyway.