A Year In Pop: 43

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

A Top 3 full of new entries for the first time in...ages! And some other stuff.

[Poll #1079787]

No Pop Open results, by the way, until we've got an acceptable level of votes for the 90s group.

Comments

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

Some Leona comments here (http://community.livejournal.com/poptimists/460773.html), if anyone missed it.

[lockedintheatti.livejournal.com]

The B-side, Forgiveness, which charted separately outside the top 40 (which is a first, apparently) is much better in my opinion, although I have to admit Bleeding Love is really growing on me.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qIP91_zNmg&watch_response

Production sounds really dated on both though, which I presume was deliberate.

[jeff-worrell.livejournal.com]

Contrary to the consensus on Leona I think her voice is a bit rub. In this case, at least, she lets the song down.