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[piratemoggy.livejournal.com]

The Ivor Novello nominations were announced last night, as documented by katstevens here. In light of what a spectacular sh1tsh0w they really are, I think we need a corrective poll.


[Poll #1387874]

Comments

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

If anyone is unsure whether a particular song has a British writer or not, give us a shout and I'll look it up.

[piratemoggy.livejournal.com]

Is there any Brit credit on 'Untouched' by the Veronicas? I thought there was but I am probably wrong.

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

Nope - Australian/American.

[piratemoggy.livejournal.com]

Bum.

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

I considered 'If You're Going Out...' too, but I wanted to rep for Laura Marling, who's the one emergent British artist from last year whose songwriting specifically struck me. And I put her in the Young Person's category b/c a) she is younger than Wookie or Ny, b) Wookie and Ny are better musically.

So glad 'American Boy' is 6% eligible, what a shitshow last year's No 1s were.

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

Though this year's are EVEN WORSE tbh :o

[piratemoggy.livejournal.com]

For everyone wondering what's been number one in the UK in 2008 and 2009 thus far (http://www.number-ones.co.uk/search.php) there is a link to a big list.

[jel-bugle.livejournal.com]

Impossible if I have to choose Britisher's, sorry land of my birth :(

[piratemoggy.livejournal.com]

We truly have made a lot of godawful music recently.

(Altho Dragonforce would actually count as British)

[jel-bugle.livejournal.com]

Oh yeah! Doh! I'll just nominate them for everything.

It seems Dragonforce and Iron Maiden are the only contemporary British bands I would consider buying anything by (well, not consider, I just would!). We gotta get out of this singer-songwriter, crappy indie band cycle - I almost bought the new Camera Obscura album, but I knew that would be folly, so bought Neil Diamond's greatest hits for a fiver instead.

[piratemoggy.livejournal.com]

I must admit I do have this sort of 'ARGH NO BLANK' patch about last year, aside from McFly re: British music. There's stuff I'm aware happened but nothing I quite like enough to go bonkers over, possibly Burial and Wiley aside.

[jel-bugle.livejournal.com]

Maybe I'll choose "something awesome by a Britisher" for my mixtape subject.

[jel-bugle.livejournal.com]

Viva La Vida was nominated coz Coldplay didn't flippin' write most of it. (allegedly).

Saturdays - Issues has good lyrics, "Me and my heart we got issues", could work well performed in any musical style.

[piratemoggy.livejournal.com]

There's a really awesome rave remix of 'Issues' that E4 Music keep playing but I never remember who did it.

[koganbot]

Is a song eligible if it is co-written by Brits and non-Brits?

[piratemoggy.livejournal.com]

I think that's the principle we're applying, yes.

[koganbot]

Dave, Scooter are German.