Another Year In Pop: 20

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

Madge is knocked off the top again - this time not by German hyperbosh but by some shouty indie-pop! Meanwhile, Ashlee and Santogold are still climbing, Chanelle Off Big Brother's debut single goes in at no.63 and Snap's 'Rhythm Is A Dancer' pops up at 71 due to this...

[Poll #1190243]

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[weasel-seeker.livejournal.com]

Rihanna: She sang this last night on the Glow in the Dark tour and I had no clue what it was. This is why checking poptimists on a regular basis is important. I hear the emotion in this song in a way that I never do in (the nonetheless wonderful) Hate That I Love You. (Sidenote: Observation of Rihanna on this tour confirms the facts that she is seriously bonkers. Awesome, but BATSHIT crazy.)

Taio Cruz: What is going on with this beat? The intro is like going for a hip-hop Bittersweet Symphony thing? And it keeps morphing under the verses comes back for chorus one and then changes into stutter-synths and hey-la's. Soppy lyrics and mixed up motivational cliches. Regardless, iffy TICK. (TICK would be assured if he was also BETTER BETTER and FASTER FASTER)

It's Weezy, Baby: I was right about this. It was a grower. And it's awesome. Two questions. What is up with Static Major playing guitar on the roof of the limo? And why are Static and Wayne the only two in the video sucking on lollipops? (Also, lollipop dice? Crazy.) TICK.