Yet Another Year In Pop: 13

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

Gaga is still on top; Noisettes, AR Rahman and Metro Station enter the top 10; Lily Allen's current singles sit side by side at 16 and 17.

[Poll #1374776]

Lower reaches watch: Miley Cyrus' 'Climb' is doing just that, Gels Alahd and Nickelback jump 80-odd places each and the return of Formula One motor racing to the BBC prompts the re-entry of Fleetwood Mac's 'The Chain' at no.94.

Top 10 watch: Last week you lot voted Taylor Swift as your favourite song in the top ten. Taylor got more than twice as many votes as 2nd-placed TI despite that dreadful dress she's wearing in the video. Well done Taylor!

Comments

Here boy: go fetch a stick!

[koganbot]

Oh, and since I don't think anyone actually followed my Gillette links in the Jukebox comments to "Not Fair," here she is. You will like her:

Re: Here boy: go fetch a stick!

[skyecaptain.livejournal.com]

Huh, just had some kinda flashback to "Short Dick Man," which I seem to have listened to many times as a kid, judging from the visceral reaction. But when? Where? Why?

Re: Here boy: go fetch a stick!

[skyecaptain.livejournal.com]

Sez Amazon (http://www.amazon.com/Attack-Gillette/dp/B0000009AE/ref=sr_1_11?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1238420929&sr=8-11): "it's juvenile, and the lyrics could have been written by a 14 year old... well a 14 year old who's worldly wise!"

Re: Here boy: go fetch a stick!

[koganbot]

Wiki's entry for 20 Fingers: Their first single, in 1994, was the controversial "Short Dick Man" featuring lead vocalist Gillette. The song was a huge hit all over the world reaching the top 5 in several European countries, including Italy, Germany, and France (where the single reached number one for three weeks). It also reached #14 in the U.S. and was a massive club success.

Re: Here boy: go fetch a stick!

[jeff-worrell.livejournal.com]

Me on the first 20 Fingers/Gillette CD:
http://jeff-worrell.livejournal.com/26451.html

Trumped by the Lex's comment obv.

Still curious to know the answer to my question re the origins of the 'Who let the dogs out?' chant.

Re: Here boy: go fetch a stick!

[koganbot]

Wiki: Anslem Douglas and an original Baha Men member, Stephen Nunez, were sued in 2001, and lost the lawsuit with regards to full authorship for the song. The chorus was originally composed in 1995 by Patrick Stephenson and Leroy Williams of Just Platinum Recording Studios/Action House Studios in Toronto, Canada for a radio jingle. It was proven that at this time, Douglas was a client of the studio, and had used the chorus to compose the song. The lawsuit was settled for an undisclosed financial payment.

But "You're A Dog" still precedes that by a year. I wonder if the 20 Fingers guys think they deserve some of that money too. I wouldn't be surprised if "Who let the dogs out, woof woof woof" was abroad in the culture already, but I don't know.

Re: Here boy: go fetch a stick!

[skyecaptain.livejournal.com]

Delivery estimate: April 6, 2009 - April 21, 2009
Shipping estimate for these items: March 31, 2009 - April 1, 2009
1 "On the Attack"
Gillette; Audio CD; $1.98