Best Song of 2001: Heat #2

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

Destiny's Child lead the way once again, with MOP, So Solid Crew, Mis-teeq and Daft Punk slipping in behind them to make the 2001 final.

More big hitters in round 2!

• You get a maximum of TEN TICKS over the three bits of the poll. The top five will go through to the next stage.



• If you want to change your vote (or tick too many by mistake), you can edit your votes by clicking on 'Poll #12345' then 'Fill Out Poll'.



• UK chart placings given in brackets.



• You have until Friday lunchtime to vote.



• Rep for your favourites in the comments! Youtube embeds very welcome.

[Poll #1432757]

*Bob's 'Can We Fix It' was nominated, but technically only number one for a few days in 2001 so I've slotted in firm 2001 chart-topper Mambo No.5 in its place as requested. The fact that this is out of alphabetical order is symptomatic of my spreadsheet-organisation skills rather than any deep conspiracy.

Comments

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

A poor heat, this one!

'Digital Love' is a ::canon:: track that I just don't get at all.
'Can't Get You out Of My Head' is a ::canon:: track that I don't dislike but is SO overrated that I have to withhold a tick.
'Clint Eastwood' has that great Ed Case 2-step refix but I was so appalled by their good showing in the last heat that I can't encourage them.
Got briefly excited by 'Crush' but then remembered that Jennifer Paige's 'Crush' is the amazing one and Mandy Moore's 'Crush' is the one I can never remember.

WTF are Feeder/Ash/Ian Van Dahl/Crazy Town/Bob The Builder/System Of A Down doing in the nominations at all?! HAAAAAATE, so much hate.

Even after going back to remind myself of some I'd forgotten (Roni Size = ace) I've still only ticked 9.

On the plus side, the great stuff here is REALLY great - Mystikal going NUTS over that evocative, long hot desert nights twang while Nivea croons and aches. Oxide & Neutrino going so dark and so stately it's almost goth. 'Case Of The Ex' - I think, pace Kat, it holds up better than ever. "And you told me that she turned trick when y'all broke up in '96" is such a deeply satisfying lyric. And the Tori cover of '97 Bonnie & Clyde', which is a sort of dizzyingly ambitious pinnacle of what a cover version can be and do.

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

System Of A Down and Gorillaz on 5. Mystikal on 1. ghdjdhfid&IUG~GNUoeo'pe334,m?c..".xxGGKJgo73

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

Pls to be posting Mystikal vid? I have a feeling it's suffering from the Mis-teeq syndrome of 'remember a great song by that name but not how it goes'.

[carsmilesteve.livejournal.com]

oh wait! i am voting for the 2-step remix of Clint Eastwood rather than the original!! oh noes.

(missed first heat, but not surprised...)

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

Well they're not up separately so tick-consolidation perfectly acceptable here.

[carsmilesteve.livejournal.com]

yeah but the original's rubbish innit ;)

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

i may be the only one who prefers the original to the Ed Case remix (i don't think Albarn's vocals work well sped up like that - it makes them MOAR annoying...plus you lose the rap)

BLURILLAZ

[jeff-worrell.livejournal.com]

BLURILLAZ!!!

For some reason I felt that needed to be said at some point in this poll series.

Yrs, Grandad

[justfanoe.livejournal.com]

I agree that this seems like a weak heat, although I ticked 2 of the ones you HAAAAATE, love "Digital Love", and have never heard any of the rap songs on here (this will soon be rectified). So who knows.

[petronia.livejournal.com]

Got briefly excited by 'Crush' but then remembered that Jennifer Paige's 'Crush' is the amazing one and Mandy Moore's 'Crush' is the one I can never remember

Damn! *changes vote*