Best Song of 2000: Heat #2

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

Congratulations to OutKast, Nelly, All Saints, Jay-Z and N*Sync - they're all qualifiers from Heat #1 through to the 2000 final. Who will be the next five to join them?

• You get TEN TICKS over the three bits of the poll. The top five (on votes, not percentages) will go through to the next stage.



• If you change your mind, you can edit your votes by clicking on 'Poll #12345' then 'Fill Out Poll'. You have until Friday lunchtime to decide!



• UK chart placings given in brackets.



• Explanations, top 10s and pimping your favourites all welcome in the comments!

[Poll #1413304]

Comments

[byebyepride.livejournal.com]

I am betting that Craig David will be robbed yet again here. Whether this is because too many Americans are voting, because I am the only person whose memories of that period are completely defined by Craig David, or because poptimist is a short-hand term for indie-loving cock-banger, I do not know.

[piratemoggy.livejournal.com]

but it is a RUB craig david. to be fair i only ever actually liked 'walking away' but nevertheless, 'fill me in' goes on my list of 'songs that make me feel irrationally uncomfortable.'

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

Yeah 'Fill Me In' is unimpeachable to me. The current frontrunner which is most o_0 to me is Steps though. WTF? They were ALWAYS RUBBISH.

STEPS = ALWAYS GENIUS would be more accurate, although still inaccurate

[byebyepride.livejournal.com]

LEX = FAIL at this moment.

Re: STEPS = ALWAYS GENIUS would be more accurate, although still inaccurate

[byebyepride.livejournal.com]

Plus this is particularly good Steps, up there with After The Love Has Gone.

Re: STEPS = ALWAYS GENIUS would be more accurate, although still inaccurate

[piratemoggy.livejournal.com]

HAHAHA i was thinking whilst i was ticking 'this would be so much better if it was after the love has gone'.

Re: STEPS = ALWAYS GENIUS would be more accurate, although still inaccurate

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

They looked like Blue Peter presenters, and sounded like what Blue Peter presenters' plastered-on smiles would sound like if they were music. DNW.

Re: STEPS = ALWAYS GENIUS would be more accurate, although still inaccurate

[piratemoggy.livejournal.com]

i agree w/this assessment but deeper shade of blue is a quality track tbh. may untick it in a minute for kelis pt 2 tho.

Re: STEPS = ALWAYS GENIUS would be more accurate, although still inaccurate

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

Agreed about the Blue Peter thing EXCEPT on this track (though paradoxically they are dressed in blue) which is pretty much the only serious song they've ever done.

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

I might untick Craig David in favour of Kelis II.

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

i never really cared much about 'Fill Me In' altho i have made imo good use of the acapella (only with other better garage tracks tho hurrah)

[edgeofwhatever.livejournal.com]

I'm American and I voted for Craig David. Admittedly, this is the only song I remember -- but I think he was a VH1 Inside Track artist or something, and they played the song every morning while I was getting ready for school, and for a while there everyone was going, "CRAIG DAVID! NEXT BIG THING!"