Another Year In Pop: 24

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

A very static top 20 this week - although last week's highest new entrant Morrissey has totally disappeared out of the top 100 already! Mint Royale are still at number one, milking it for all it's worth.

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[katstevens.livejournal.com]

Jordin & Chris - this is much better than I remember! I haven't actually listened to it since Lex first linked to it months ago. This is the sort of thing Taio Cruz is aiming for and missing! The BUMPF BUMPF drums give it some proper oomph don't they? Blimey, by the end Jordin looks like she's about to give herself a hernia.

Feeder - I don't think Grant has brushed his hair since 1997. Video is super-tedious 'spot the bit of London'. I could write a better bassline than this in my fvcking sleep.

Madge - covered this the other day: disappointing and leaden. Take Madge's vocal off and the verse could be the incidental music from a Changing Garden Bargain Swap montage. It's nearly saved by the trance synths in the chorus but I just don't have enough patience.

Skientists - Video contains a large number of cute dogs and Dr Jack off of Lost dressed as a cowboy. Song is reasonably jaunty stadium indie with a bit of electro-wibble. It's better than Feeder and Madge, but still no tick (I'm feeling ungenerous this week).

The Music - christ, this lot still going? They still sound the same, i.e. like some sort of big beat remix gone wrong.

Flo Rida - not bad, but I prefer 4 Minutes.

Solitary tick for Jordin & Chris, then.

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

Also, is that Bruce Hornsby (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fV4PbzCPWHY) I can hear in the opening strains of Flo Rida? Good ol' Bruce.

[koganbot]

According to Wiki:

The piano intro features a melody based on the Halloween theme by John Carpenter and the second verse imitates the chorus of will.i.am's "The Donque Song". The song features Timbaland's signature percussion and vocals, as well as former Beatclub recording artist Kiley Dean on the background vocals.

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

Oh wow I recognise Kiley there now! Excellent.