A Year In Pop: 49

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Santa Claus has well and truly come to town. But also a number of legitimate new entries a-sneakin' in before the year-end curtain falls.

[Poll #1103649]

Comments

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

Elvis - usual rules apply, never heard it = no tick. I wonder how many people bought this by mistake instead of Leona?

Cascada - I totally can't remember Racist Jo's original. Hahahah Tom's OTM, this is a great bosh-up. The video is hilarious (mwahaha "I CANT SORRY") and the song is much less harsh than the usual Cascada offerings.

Arctic Monkeys - Conversely this is a rubbish rubbish video. GET ONE BUDGET BOYS. They are starting to look more and more like various characters off Hollyoaks IN A BAD WAY. Like most AM songs I really like the main riffs and the general pop song structure but his vocals and the lyrics are so clunking. Nearly a tick.

The Enemy - My God this chap is possibly the least charismatic man I have ever seen. Amazingly though, his voice is less annoying than the Arctic Monkeys bloke! He even looks a bit like Paul Weller, hahaha. Anyway, he should cheer up & be thankful he's not having to do the driving himself, the M62 can be a right nightmare in the dark. This isn't actually horrendous by any means, but I am this much ---][--- botherd.

Peter G - OH GOD. I can see why someone might have thought this was a good idea, but WHY keep Kiedis' grating vocal instead of getting the normal chipmunk woman to do it instead? Make this dude listen to some Scooter!

J Holiday - aww this is quite sweet. I like the gloopy drums. But I'm in a fussy mood. Sorry Lex, no tick.

Foo Fighters - BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68qqyM-_K4w) oh dear. Song is pretty dire but Dave & co have pulled out another ace video with stupid wigs/moustaches.

Wham, Andy W, Slade: tick.
Shakin, Wizzard, Band Aid: no tick.

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

The title and video of the Foo Fighters made me wonder if this is some kind of EAGLES BEEF.

Speaking of the Eagles who else has LARFFED at the tube ads for Long Road Out Of Eden - "REMEMBER WHEN MUSIC USED TO SOUND THIS GOOD", come on boys that's iPhone ad levels of patronising.