The History of Pop Part 8 AKA Glide by the people as they start to look and stare

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

A solid win for the Pet Shop Boys in the Now 7 poll, and a Now 8 poll posted a couple of hours early cos I have a meeting later on today. Venus by the 'Rama came a respectable second, three votes behind, and "The Lady In Red" met with predictable censure.

Now 8 has THREE (3!!) previous poll winners in contention, in what looks to me like a pretty strong line-up - AND NO UB40! It's goodbye Madness, hello Janet Jackson and Mel & Kim, and a brief cameo from Billy Bragg. I know what ought to win it, I don't know what will. If the final question leaves you too much choice, feel free to skip it and head for the comments box instead.


[Poll #629505]

Comments

[dubdobdee.livejournal.com]

will the big C break their DUCK?? *plays guitar as if it wz bagpipes*

[boyofbadgers.livejournal.com]

This is a particularly poor track even by their bagpipularmongous standards.

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Someone gave them a vote a few polls ago, I'm sure.

[carsmilesteve.livejournal.com]

this is the first time i haf not voted for them, the name of the band did become "big country, they played their guitars like bagpipes" in smash hits c. 88, i think (hope) it was in their style guide...

[boyofbadgers.livejournal.com]

Y'see, I remember quite liking some of their stuff at the time, but I can't stand it now. Guitars as bagpipes = actually not a bad idea (cf early Steeleye Span), but S.Adamson and co royally stuffed it up by forgetting about THE DRONE which is the whole bluddy point.

[carsmilesteve.livejournal.com]

that (indicates large span by holding arms as far apart as possible) is how NINDIE you are.

[boyofbadgers.livejournal.com]

Bah! Neither band mentioned in that comment is nindie in any way!

I JUDGE THAT

[carsmilesteve.livejournal.com]

the statement "forgetting about THE DRONE which is the whole bluddy point" is the very essence of a certain kind of nindie ;)

MY PLEA

[boyofbadgers.livejournal.com]

Guilty as charged, m'lud!