Another Year In Pop: 2

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

Now Leon is gone, and Basshunter rules the roost. But what else is going on in our beloved charts this week?

[Poll #1121009]

Comments

Re: Homecoming >>>>> Stronger

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

Oh, I agree completely! I didn't like 'Stronger' at all when I first heard it - I like it now but if nothing else it's far too long, there are two entire minutes which don't need to be there. 'Homecoming' is awesome but my favourite tracks on the album still haven't been singles - 'Barry Bonds' in particular, plus 'Can't Tell Me Nothing' (a US single but not UK), 'Flashing Lights', 'Drunk And Hot Girls'...the woozy, druggy ones basically.

Re: Homecoming >>>>> Stronger

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

Good, it's not just me then :)

I think having CM on the track really helps with shifting the focus away from "HI DERE I AM KANYE ALL BOW DOWN BEFORE ME", even if CM's role is a shuffling orphan boy wanting more gruel.

Re: Homecoming >>>>> Stronger

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

Yeah the match-up of someone for whom humility is an alien concept with someone who can't perform in any other way than humble is surprisingly effective! God I can't believe that even Chris Martin's yelps near the end sound good, in any other context they'd probably be unforgivable.