Best Song of 2001: Heat #6 Run-off

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

The universe manages not to end thanks to Vitalic progressing through - he's joined by Nelly, Basement Jaxx, Sugababes and... oh lord, it's a three-way tie. J-Lo, Wyclef and Andrew WK must fight it out in the run-off below (last minute vote change from the Lex discounted because I'd already typed out the poll and can't be arsed changing it).

[Poll #1440917]

Which is all the poll action you're getting from me today, I'm afraid - I'm off my jolly hols for a couple of weeks so it wouldn't really be fair to give the next heat an extended ticking run. I'm sure you'll all cope.

In the meantime I can point you at meserach's 2001 Spotify playlist, and the nominations box for the Lex 20p Indie Prize are still open.

Comments

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

I love 'Play' a lot more than 'Perfect Gentleman' but will tick whatever gets the appalling Andrew WK out.

stevem78 what was with your last-minute vote switch! I thought you wanted the horrific WK out too.

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

Also I've weirdly seen a lot of Andrew WK talk lately. He even seems to be following me on Twitter. I HATE HIM SO MUCH. One of the worst 10 artists of this decade, definitely. And possibly the worst defenders, too: always fawning over him and literally comparing him to Jesus and so on; going on about the ideology being so POSITIVE and so on, as if “doing what you love” or “becoming more than yourself through partying” is a concept unique to him, hasn’t been done a million times before and a million times better, doesn’t apply to half my record collection already. It’s really not conveyed in his clumsy, lurching, neanderthal music, which strikes me as totally atavistic and regressive.

So yeah. Get the fucker out of here already.

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

I feel I have Andrew WK to thank for my Pitchfork job! I like him well enough but I still voted for Wyclef.

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

by that reasoning I should be ticking Klaxons when they come round - not, I hope, that they'll be nominated.

[braisedbywolves.livejournal.com]

I'm not imagining that you'll be won around on this one, but 'clumsy' is definitely the wrong word for this slice of Metal Abba - even by metal standards it's very precise.

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

confused now as i unticked wyclef again in order to bring 'play' into run off but now he's on 16 after your re-vote

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

aargh I ticked Wyclef to get rid of WK once and for all - didn't trust poptimists to get this run-off right so sacrificed 'Play'. AARGH STEVEM WE COULD HAVE BEEN RID OF THIS TROUBLESOME ROCKER BY NOW >:(

[justfanoe.livejournal.com]

The reason I'm not ticking play - and I know this is unfair to J.Lo. - is that she has many other better singles. Now true "I'm Real" didn't get through and there's no guarantee that "Jenny from the Block" will either, but that's my reasoning here.

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

No I agree, that's why I felt I could sacrifice it first to rep for lesser-ticked tracks, and then to push 'Perfect Gentleman' ahead of WK before Stevem screwed up my plans. 'Love Don't Cost A Thing' is already through and I assume 'Ain't It Funny (Murder Remix)' will go through. Ticking 'Play' here as I don't really care about Wyclef but will not hesitate to switch votes for the greater good if necessary.