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.


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Comments

[jauntyalan.livejournal.com]

i also think it is great. one of their best. it has that grail wailing intro

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

yeah i'd say it's one of their best singles, top 5. i thought 'It Doesn't Have To Be Like That' was 'MAZIN at the time mind you. then they released 'The Circus' and it all went wrong (until 'Ship Of Fools').

MY TOP 5 ERASURE SINGLES FAKT

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

5. Stop!
4. Chorus
3. Who needs Wub Like That?
2. A Little NUFF Respect



1. DRAMA

Re: MY TOP 5 ERASURE SINGLES FAKT

[anatol-merklich.livejournal.com]

1. DRAMA

YES.

top song + INTRUSIVE ARSE (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intrusive_R) in the chorus + alleged Jesus & The Mary Chain shouting "Guilty!!!"!

Re: MY TOP 5 ERASURE SINGLES FAKT

[anatol-merklich.livejournal.com]

("Jesus & The Mary Chain" probably being the most frequent misspelling in the Norwegian music press at the time, alongside "David Sylvain")

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

(The Rasies make another FOURTEEN appearances on Now albums culminating in their cover of - ulp - "Solsbury Hill"!)

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

1. LOVE TO HATE YOU
2. Chorus
3. Stop!
4. Sometimes
5. Ship Of Fools

the best Erasure cover is their version of Cerrone's 'Supernature' closely followed by 'Take A Chance On Me' - all the ones from the recent cover album sounded v rubb.