The Doom That Came To poptimists

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

On the fearful night of December 8
Poptimism at the Polar Bear was no longer a debate

Yes, the Poptimism club is now officially homeless as the new management of the Poley Bear are putting on their OWN nights and want no more to do with our Blossom Hill-swilling hordes. A shame, but we're looking for a new venue and in the meantime you can catch us playing guerilla gigs putting records on jukeboxes around London instead.

MEANWHILE one last tribute to Lennon, J - you've read the lyrics, now hear the song:

The Cranberries - I Just Shot John Lennon

It is really very bad. (And sounds a bit like a Morrissey B-Side).

I know I'm behind on the advent calendar, wait until lunchtime for that, but first of all here's today's Winner Stays On. GURLS ALOUD are still the champions of pop with 7.62 for "Biology" against Vitalic's 6.95 (this is all going onto a big GRAPH, dont you worry). In reality the scores are a little closer because The Lex wasn't able to get his votes in, but GA still win it. Can they come through a third bout, this time against Kelly Clarkson, darling of the pop blogosphere (US version)? As usual, nominees for future WIZZOs in the comments, and hopefully more recent ones - yes, C Frog comin' up nearer the magical Wobs Day.

Girls Aloud - Biology
Kelly Clarkson - Since U Been Gone

[Poll #630231]

Ho for orgafun! (I'm a)

Comments

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

Lets do it now!

lyricz here (http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/girlsaloud/biology.html)

I THINK IT IS ABOUT: Druqx0r!

'With your head in your face getting red in your heart beats closer'
'The magic number is in front of me'
'Throw all the heavy stuff, comes back to bite your behind'

[byebyepride.livejournal.com]

Well I think it is very cleverly done -- i.e. it works v. well -- because it goes in all sorts of directions. If there's a 'narrative' it seems to be 'girl(s) fight(s) with her own attraction to man' i.e. wants to overcome 'biology', but biology ends up meaning 'my animal nature', 'my sex', 'my desire' and probably more too. I have a feeling that the reason the song holds itself back from the monster chorus (You can't mistake my biology onwards...) is to kind of mime the girls trying to fight off the overwhelming urge which will master them (a fire of pure desire) but obviously this reticence is also a kind of foreplay, so it is (as ever) impossible to tell whether no means yes here (old GA trick, see my various ramblings past esp. on Love Machine). The beat gets closer is great because it can be the beat of the heart and of the song, so the musical and sexual are linked again, which is also v. old pop trick and still a winner. This is a sexy, sexy song. Also because they're flaunting their biology (bodies!) at me while warning me about their biology (demand to have it both ways, to not make up my mind, to feel conflicted about satisfying their dirty brain or being loved for other things)! 'Give it up and then they take it away' is old teen dilemma of boys only interested in one thing, I guess.