Best Song of 2001: Heat #7

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

So close! But Wyclef beat Andrew WK by one vote (not mine!). However even if pop-metal is not represented in the finals it is clearly made an impact on all your hearts etc.

Back to the heats now, and this penultimate bunch of 2001 features up-and-coming young guns Janet Jackson, Snoop Dogg and the Manic Street Preachers. It's heat #7!

• 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 #1448661]


Cheeky edit: this is probably a good juncture to point out that it is POPTIMISM on Friday! Details here.

Comments

mo punch than a bowl o' juice

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

Odd heat. Few MASSIVE OBVIOUS classics but many many cases of "oh...I remember that...that was pretty great, wasn't it!" Probably more rewarding because of this! Currently revisiting a bunch of tracks I haven't thought about in YEARS to narrow it down, and enjoying this v much. Several artists who never made great albums, or so I assume, perhaps wrongly - but no one ever talks about Joe or Chanté Moore albums even though both these singles are classics. The lost single from the lost Sugababes album. RIP Lisa Lopes.

This is one MASSIVE OBVIOUS classic which, I am guessing - I haven't seen the ticks yet, but poptimists never fail to disappoint - will need more love. Golden age of Slip'n'Slide! Trina and Trick Daddy were such a formidable pairing. Love the way this is called "Take It To Da House" and it actually TAKES IT TO A HOUSE BEAT. Kind of the looser, sunnier, beach party cousin of "Big Pimpin"; I have had SO MUCH FUN at hip-hop dance class to this. Embedding disabled but love the basketball-themed video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPwICxjNvY4) loads.

Re: mo punch than a bowl o' juice

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

Wheatus, Pulp, Avalanches and a mash-up way ahead of Janet, Trick Daddy, Backstreet Boys, Joe. Right. *clicks off poptimists*

Re: mo punch than a bowl o' juice

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

OK, surprisingly hard in the end. Lisa Lopes and Redman ticked, squeezing out Sugababes (really like this but there are a ton of One Touch album tracks I prefer, and wish I could have nominated) and Jürgen Paape (also like this but it's pretty mimsy even by Kompakt standards).

Really want to tick both Janets but have opted for the bass-heavy, whispery fierceness of "Son Of A Gun" over the swooning summer sweetness of "Someone To Call My Lover" for now. They should both be doing a LOT BETTER than they are. Honestly how can anyone tick Wheatus or "mash-ups" over these two.

Re: mo punch than a bowl o' juice

[koganbot]

There's a barrier between me and Janet. She always sounds terminally blasé. "Son Of A Gun" rather than "Someone To Call My Lover" is still in the running for a tick (I've got three open and a couple I'm willing to jettison) 'cause on "Gun" the arrangement tosses her around a bit.