The History Of Pop Part 7 aka You must be out of your brilliant mind

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Is anyone surprised to learn that La Bush and "Running Up That Hill" won the Now 6 poll? With 100% approval? Leaving poor old Eurythmics trailing behind, and Jan Hammer even further behind? No, I thought not. This one might be a little more open - or maybe not. Wooden spoon goes to MARILLION who found not one defender and are banished forever to sukrat town. The scientific community remain divided on when Queen got rubbish though the weight of opinion suggests a little after 1986: watch future polls for further developments.

Genre segregation in full swing here and I've included the major scientific advance of "NONE OF THE ABOVE" votes at the end of each section of the poll-busting 33 songs, which should make the percentages a little clearer. Look out for a sudden acknowledgement of hip-hop, for the first appearances of SAW, A-Ha and the PSB, for Amazulu's posterity-baiting song title, for parentheses a go-go. And UB40 feature AGAIN.

On, boldly into 1986 we go!


[Poll #627132]

Comments

Re: Matters Arising

[carsmilesteve.livejournal.com]

i have heard camoflague semi-recently and it *really* doesn't stand the test of time...

this is CLEARLY the best one so far almost the only ones i didn't tick were ones i couldn't remember (except SLUDGEHAMMER which is bobbins)

Re: Matters Arising

[jauntyalan.livejournal.com]

i think i ticked more than ever this time too, and i've been quite the pop-tart with these polls

Re: Matters Arising

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

This is just starting to nudge into my Year I Disapproved Of Pop (mid 86-mid 87 basically), so there's a lot I don't remember and other stuff I never learned to love.

Re: Matters Arising

[dubdobdee.livejournal.com]

i ticked the least easy!

i docked lots of ticks for ppl actually putting out records in te same YEAR as the housemartins: pop shd have gone on PRE-EMPTIVE STRIKE in PROTEST

Re: Matters Arising

[sbp.livejournal.com]

Me too.

Re: Matters Arising

[jauntyalan.livejournal.com]

POOR YOU. you miss out on T'pau and everything. this was a great time for me pop-wise.

prob 4 or 5 Now's on from here i drifted into "The Year I Ignored Pop" cos obv i was a student and tho i continued to listen to the sunday top 40 it became a bit patchy, and i have a bit of a chart lacuna 89ish, tho i totally rule the dance and indie of the time still.

Re: Matters Arising

[sbp.livejournal.com]

T'Pau was terrible and that Carol always sang flat.

Re: Matters Arising

[dubdobdee.livejournal.com]

tpau of course belong in the LONG LINE of popshire-from-shrophire along w.IAN HUNTER, RONNIE LANE (retired there when he got MS) and GENESIS P. ORRIDGE'S PARENTS who lived in bayston hill!!