The History Of Pop Part 9 aka Wo oh oh my guy the DJ after midnight

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

A close poll for Now 8 saw Run DMC come out winners with a record 30 tiXoRs - Cameo in second, and the Pet Shops and Mel and Kim in third. Glancing over the wurstvotes it seems that poor Nick Berry carries off the sausage.

And now onto Now 9. Early 87: a problematic time for pop in some ways, with questions being asked in the House the press over the sudden ad-inspired influx of old pop in the charts. I genuinely have no idea what's going to win this. Notice though the first sniffs of HOUSE MUSIC ALL NIGHT LONG coming to save us from Kamen et all. UB40 and Genesis provide an air of cosy familiarity in this brave new cyberworld, though.


[Poll #632102]

Comments

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

Everything on this album is terrible! (I haven't heard the Bananarama or Steve 'Silk' Hurley songs which I might be OK, but everything I have heard is WOEFUL)

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

I did warn people! This has stopgap written all over it, I wonder when it came out.

Have you heard Taffy? You might like Taffy.

[boyofbadgers.livejournal.com]

Jack yr body is ACE.

[dorsalstop.livejournal.com]

It's easily my favourite so far!

[jauntyalan.livejournal.com]

if Lex has not heard Taffy that is tragic. a YSI is on its way surely. also A-HA, come on, you must have heard this.

anyway, it's not that bad, but it does come after a very strong run of Nows. I think it compares quite well to recent Nows for egg.

Rockism confessional: I absolutely HATED "jack yr body" when it came out. i was not keen on this new sound. i was won round slowly.

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

I wasn't keen either, actually I will make that a question for Now 10, unless it gets discussed out here.

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

i have never even heard of taffy before, and unfortunately a ysi will be of no use as i cannot download!

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

SPECIAL YSI REQUEST:

The real actual single mix of Jack Yr Body as being a hata at the time I am never sure if the version I have for Popular is the 'right' one.

[dubdobdee.livejournal.com]

what in antirockism's dread name is the "real actual" mix? YOUR SCARE QUOTES ARE UNDERPOWERED SIR

[boyofbadgers.livejournal.com]

I have absolutely NO recollection of that Nick Kamen record whatsoever. I do remember his pants, mind.

[jauntyalan.livejournal.com]

why am i cursed to remember the mental as anything, but can't recall either Pepsi&Shirley, Bananarama or Five Star. bah

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

this is a weird one for sure.

who the hell are the sodding Ward brothers?

why is Gary Moore on a NOW yet AGANE??!

'Jack Your Body' will always be good.

but come on, Livin On A Prayer! the second best 'hair metal pop' song of 1987 (before Europe, but after Def Leppard and the Mighty Mutt's 'Animal')

[dubdobdee.livejournal.com]

i like g.moore but i wz also in mind to ask maybe did his MUM compile the nows?

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

I would really love to hear 'Heartache' again if anyone can YSI - in my mind it is good.

[thenipper.livejournal.com]

It is great - to all intents and purposes an old-skool George Michael record - P&S looked better in puffball skirts, tho.

(P&S feature in the nu GM hagiopic, incidentally, looking and sounding like the wives of Tory MPs/Daily Mail columnists.)

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

I LUFFED Reet Petite cos of 1x claymation video!

Whoah-or-or-orh, uh-oh-or-uh-o! (PRECURSOR TO MIA METHINKS)

[dubdobdee.livejournal.com]

how did ERASURE sneak up there to the fore --- i didn't even notice them when i didn't vote for em

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

It's an OK song but not even one of Erasure's best.

[umlauts.livejournal.com]

Things to note:

People who do not like "Live It Up", "Living On A Prayer" or "The Final Countdown" are mental.

A-Ha really never put out a bad single, though "Velvet" from 2000 was a bit naff for various reasons.

Do any non-Brits like The Housemartins in any capacity?

Alcazar has not redeemed "Land Of Confusion" fully, yet.

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

I obviously need to hear "Live It Up" again, in my mind it is some kind of Bare Naked Ladies style horror.

Agreed about the Final Countdown, if Taffy is going to be robbed then it should be the winner here.

WHY

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

aren't more people loving on a prayer?

[braisedbywolves.livejournal.com]

Heartache: http://s51.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2Q5HEO9K2K3CH32WQHR1ATH9I5

Taffy: http://s62.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=3J734VP3XOWOY1GYMYU2H905SL

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

i thangk yow

[martinskidmore.livejournal.com]

haha, I have been vaguely in tune with all you youngsters on most of the polls so far, but I am a long way out on this one.

[jeff-worrell.livejournal.com]

Crumb-buckets, this is a rum bunch to be sure. "Fuck that, let's have the JAMS", as a wise man once said on An Certain 1987 LP after replaying a typical chart rundown of the time.

I own "Reet Petite" and that's all.

"Trick Of The Night" initially got left off the Bananarama grebtest hits comp, so I don't even have that!

[plumsbitch.livejournal.com]

Gordon Bennett, a weird selection. A weird selection of POO, mainly. Thank god for JYB.