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.


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Comments

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

is it just me or are the poll results not displaying properly? (it keeps omitting several people's choices)

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

Yes when I looked at it just now it said only 5 people voted WHICH IS LIES.

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Yeah they're going wonky for me, but if I hit refresh I get what seems to be the full thing.

[jauntyalan.livejournal.com]

looks ok here, though for some reason the Pet Shop Boys are not winning. surely some mistake??

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

they won the last one so to win again would be LAME. i'm not sure if people are voting tactically because of this or what though.


Robert PalmXor needs more love :(

[jauntyalan.livejournal.com]

too much love for that human league song, easily their worst single. more votes for Kim Wilde plz.

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

They will win more.

I am sad now that "yeah its ok I suppose" Run DMC is beating "best song of 86 and beyond" Cameo, though I suppsoe they're both wedding disco staples by now.

(Either way though it's the first Black Person to win a Now poll. If either of them do.)

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

Hurrah for an racially diverse Now best of, potentially!