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

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

Propaganda MUST win, but of course will not. NEVER LOOK BACK! WHY DOES IT HURT? DON'T BE A FOOOOOL...

I watched the video to 'Dancing With Tears* In My Eyes' on V:MX last night and by jovi it is quite powerful and moving, no really.

*i initially typed 'teats' there, which would be a different experience though no less powerful nor moving.

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

The Art Company song is a real actual grade A stinker.

I may have to discount the votes of popophobes who do not fill out the Duran Duran poll.

The Madness track is a rumination on ageing with added saXoR.

I have no explanation for David Sylvian.

[jeff-worrell.livejournal.com]

I own all of these!

Because I own NOW 3 (or rather my sister does = same diff.)Therefore all of them are any good at all*. But even w/o that ownership factor, it must be said that this is a v. strong comp**, easily superior to NOWs 1 & 2.

*Note: I cannot remember how either the G.Glitter or "Susanna" goes.
**Warning note: "Dr. Mabuse" is the single edit, so doesn't have the Penderecki strings; dock a point for that.

[zenith.livejournal.com]

I think the Duran Durangalangalang poll needs photos, especially for the young kids.

[spittake.livejournal.com]

john taylor is still foxy!

[jauntyalan.livejournal.com]

i could not do the duran thing for this reason - i was never a big fan, and never distinguished beween them, and would not as such recognise all but Simon bonbon.

i'd go for the one that helped produce that dandy warhols album. if i could remember who that was.

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Further Observations:

"Against All Odds" is a GREAT song. It's the bloke's I Will Survive.

Any reminders as to how Pearl in t'shell goes?

What these polls suggest so far is that the version of the 80s as seen in skooldisco etc. is basically RIGHT as far as crowdpleasers go.

[steviespitfire.livejournal.com]

Time after Time is better than Dr Mabuse.

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

After looking at the pixors I have decided to change mein mind and go for Other Taylor, despite his sunglasses. The rest of them look a bit haggard.

[plumsbitch.livejournal.com]

You mean people *don't* have Duran Duran's pretty faces burned into their retinas?

Oh, and Against All Odds=the W0rst. Except when shloshed. Then=almost as good as Small Town Boy which=Simply the best.

[dorsalstop.livejournal.com]

If I could have voted for 'Robert de Niro's Waiting' in the ILM 80s Poll it would have been TOP. Girls Aloud need to cover this pronto.

Susanna

[dorsalstop.livejournal.com]

The Art Company - Susanna (http://s25.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=3T0AGFJZ9NVTL11AOQG1T8IF55). The horror, the horror.