Best Song Of 2002: NOMINATIONS

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

It's 2002, and it's nominations time!

NOMINATION RULES

10 song per person limit on stuff that didn't chart in the UK top 40 in 2002.

Nominate as many charting hits as you like.

Nominating fewer than 10 non-charting songs is perfectly fine.

Do check everyhit.co.uk for chart placings: if your song might be spelled weirdly and doesn't show up in the results, try searching by artist instead of title (or vice versa) or using 'contains the word' instead of 'first few letters'.

Recommend posting nominations in a new comment thread rather than in the middle of another thread, as I am lazy and therefore unlikely to go digging around in nested comments etc.

Don't worry about repeating someone else's nomination - as far as possible I'll let you know if one of your ten picks is already nominated so you can choose another one.

Songs that were released in more than one year should go under the year that gave it its highest chart placing (if it didn't chart then bung it in whichever of the years you like)

Nominate double-A sides separately please!

ARGH ARGH HELP

Some examples:

- Person A nominates tracks 1-10 from an obscure German techno album plus Kylie and Fischerspooner.
- Person B nominates Scooter only.
- Person C nominates the entire top 40 from May 21st 2002 because they loved it so much.

HOW TO DETERMINE THE RELEASE YEAR FOR NON-CHARTING STUFF:

Here's the general criteria for determining what year something falls under:

1. Everyhit
2. Discogs UK release date
3. Discogs US release date
4. My werk database
5. Wikipedia/other interweb source

So if Discogs says it was 2002 but Wikipedia says 2003 then we go with Discogs. If the song doesn't turn up on any of these I'll just take your word for it.


ALREADY NOMINATED FOR 2002:

Britney Spears - I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman
Britney Spears - Overprotected
Darren Hayes - Strange Relationship
DJ Shadow - You Can't Go Home Again
Felix Da Housecat - Silver Screen/Shower Scene
Fischerspooner - Emerge
Garbage - Cherry Lips
Golden boy & miss kittin - Rippin Kittin
Ja Rule ft Case - Livin' It Up
Jennifer Lopez ft Ja Rule - Ain't It Funny (remix)
Jimmy Eat World - The Middle
Kylie Minogue - Come Into My World
Lasgo - Something
Ludacris - Rollout (My Business)
Mary J Blige - No More Drama
Matt Darey ft Marcella Woods - Beautiful
Michelle Branch - Everywhere
Missy Elliot - 4 My People (Basement Jaxx remix)
Mum & Dad - Bird With A Broken Leg
No Doubt - Hey Baby
Pink - Get The Party Started
Pretty Girls Make Graves - Speakers Push The Air
Scooter - The Logical Song
Tenacious D - Wonderboy
The Faint - Agenda Suicide
Tiga & Zyntherius - Sunglasses At Night
White Stripes - Fell In Love With A Girl
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Bang


Got that? Excellent. You've got until next Friday (11th Sept) to nominate.

GO FORTH AND NOMINATE!

While you're mulling over your choices, remember you have until Wednesday to go and vote in meserach's 2001 Second Chance Saloon, where the Dandy Warhols are just edging out Sophie Ellis-Bextor...

Comments

Paulina doesn't say goodbye, Lil Jon doesn't give a fuck, and Mindy doesn't even speak

[koganbot]

OK, thanks to Martin's nominating N.O.R.E.'s "Nothin'," which opens up a space for me to nominate Mindy McCready, I am ready to post my final five. So now there will be two goodbye songs by Paulina Rubio competing in the same year:

Paulina Rubio "Don't Say Goodbye"
Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz f. Mystikal and Krayzie Bone "I Don't Give a Fuck"
Toby Keith "That's Not How It Is"
Avril Lavigne "Unwanted"
Mindy McCready "Don't Speak"

My non-charting noms:

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

The Rapture - House Of Jealous Lovers (discogs has a uk 2002 release & this is backed up by Rick's actual vinyl copy being bought from HMV in 2002)
Phantom/Ghost - Perfect Lovers (Unperfect Love Mix)
Ladytron - Cease2xist (would nom all of Light & Magic if I could) (and may yet nom more)
Rubicks - Midas
Radio 4 - Eyes Wide Open
Lemon Jelly - Return To Patagonia
Soul Center - Lopster
Bitstream - Lost Cluster
The Rogers Sisters - Delayed Reaction (again, would nom entire first album if possible but I CAN'T FIND IT argh I will have to get a new copy)

Also missed off my charting noms for not being indie enough apparently:

Queens Of The Stone Age - No One Knows

Re: My non-charting noms:

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

Actually swap 'Return To Patagonia' with 'Experiment No 6', that was me getting mixed up there.

Re: My non-charting noms:

[jeff-worrell.livejournal.com]

Ratpure, call it by its name!

Re: My non-charting noms:

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

And my last non-charting hit is going to be Interpol - PDA. I really liked that one for some reason.

Lots of things that only I will probably tick, um, yay?

[jeff-worrell.livejournal.com]

My 10 non-charters:

Daniel Bedingfield – Blown It Again
Cornelius – Point of Viewpoint
The Streets – It’s Too Late
Ärsenik – Regarde le monde
Tipsy – Hey! (Messer Chups Remix)
Missy Elliott ft. Ms Jade – Funky Fresh Dressed
Murcof – Mir
Akufen – Deck the House (Herbert Stops Like This Mix)
2 Many DJs – Smells Like Booty
Cassette Boy ft. DJ Rubbish – Fly Me to New York

Still hoping others will pick some of the more obvious tracks from Original Pirate Material. Also pl. someone nominate a track from Common's Electric Circus. Whatever it is, I'll tick it. ;)

Two more, just to get them overwith

[credoimprobus]

what with these being the remaining ABSOLUTELY NON-NEGOTIABLE picks on my potential-noms list:

Roni Size & Cypress Hill - Child of the Wild West
The Notwist - Pick Up the Phone


(Argh I do not know how I am supposed to be able to choose 3 of the 5 I have left, they are ALL essential. *tears at hair* Also I just got my hands on the E-40 alb from 2002 which means ALL BETS ARE OFF ahaha.)

Charty-chart-chart

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

How come everyone's missed the massive Royksopp singles? (Or perhaps I have? I do need to re-sort my spreadsheet...) But just in case:

Royksopp - So Easy
Royksopp - Remind Me

Also:

Scooter - Posse (I Need You On The Floor)

[byebyepride.livejournal.com]

Uk Top 40 according to everyhit:

Blue - One Love
Bowling for Soup - Girl all the Bad Guys Want
Britney Spears - I Love Rock N Roll
Darius - Colourblind [HOW SOON WE FORGET!!!]
Kelly Llorenna - Heart of Gold
Kelly Llorenna - Tell It To My Heart
Liam Lynch - United States of Whatever
Mercury Rev - The Dark is Rising
Paul Oakenfold - Starry Eyed Surprise
Scooter - Nessaja
Scooter - Posse (I need you on the floor)

Not top 40 but also 2002. The last two in particular are excellent, in case you don't know them!

DJ Sammy - California Dreamin'
Mountain Goats - No Children
Spoon - the way we get by
Wayne Marshall - Orange Hill
Wayne Marshall - Whole World

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

Dude... Really?

[chuckeddy.livejournal.com]

Hmmm and grrrr....Is it too late to swap out my nomination for Toby Keith's "My List" for this, which I meant to nominate and then completely forgot about?

LeeAnn Rimes - "Life Goes On"

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

Not too late at all - the List is out, Life Goes On is in.

more noms

[redcommieapples.livejournal.com]

charted:
Amerie - Why Don't We Fall In Love
Angie Stone - Wish I Didn't Miss You
Coldplay - The Scientist
Dilated Peoples - Worst Comes To Worst
Doves - Pounding
Ludacris - Saturday (Ooh Ooh)
McAlmont & Butler - Falling

non-charted:
Mclusky - To Hell With Good Intentions
Mclusky - Alan Is A Cowboy Killer
Clinic - Come Into Our Room
Erykah Badu - Love Of My Life (An Ode to Hip-Hop)
Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings - Make It Good To Me
Lamya - Empires (Bring Me Men)
Sparks - The Rhythm Thief
Spoon - The Way We Get By
Beck - Lost Cause
Wilco - Jesus, etc

Re: more noms

[credoimprobus]

HURRAY thank you for taking Empires off my hands! :) (And a thumbs up for To Hell with Good Intentions, too, which I had to dispense with at a far earlier stage.)

pedantic point

[mrs-leroy-brown.livejournal.com]

The song is 'Dead Leaves AND the Dirty Ground'. Just be annoying ;)

Re: pedantic point

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

I had it down twice under 'White Stripes' and 'The White Stripes'. Now sorted!

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

Ok sod Lemon Jelly, I'm swapping it with Dot Allison's Substance (Felix Da Housecat remix).

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

ARGH there are so many tracks on here (http://www.discogs.com/Various-City-Rockers-Present-Futurism-2/master/11533) that I want to nominate too :( Perhaps I can kick off Bitstream in favour of Luv Sikk...

[martinv.livejournal.com]

OK I'm late to the party this time but still felt like adding to the list. So I'll be the one polluting it with rubbish indie that will get 2 votes per round if it's lucky. Are any of the following eligible?

Chart-
Badly Drawn Boy - You Were Right
JJ72 - Formulae
Royksopp - Poor Leno
No Doubt - Underneath It All
The Strokes - Someday
Flaming Lips - Do You Realize??
Idlewild - American English
Idlewild - You Held The World In Your Arms
Pet Shop Boys - Home And Dry
The Dandy Warhols - Get Off
The Polyphonic Spree - Hanging Around
Supergrass - Grace

Nonchart-
Saint Etienne - Action
TokTok Vs Soffy O - Missy Queen's Gonna Die
Alkaline Trio - Stupid Kid
Liars - Mr You're On Fire Mr
Capitol K - Pillow
Beth Orton - Concrete Sky
Ikara Colt - Sink Venice
Queen Adreena - Pretty Like Drugs
Clinic - Walking With Thee

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

I'm pretty sure we had TokTok last year so that frees you up to vote in lots of lovely tracks off Futurism 2 (hint hint).

my ten non-top 40 noms

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

Avenue D - Do I Look Like A Slut?
Cassius - The Sound Of Violence
Gus Gus - David
FC/Kahuna - Machine Says Yes
Le Tigre - Deceptacon (DFA Mix)
Mr Scruff - Sweetsmoke
St Etienne - Shower Scene
SI Futures - Eurostar
Stush - Dollar Sign
Toktok vs Soffy O - Day Of Mine (Ludicrous Idiots)

Re: my ten non-top 40 noms

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

Yikes I totally forgot Dollar Sign was 2002. Good call!

a few more top 40 hits

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

Pet Shop Boys - I Get Along
Angie Stone - Wish I Didn't Miss You
Primal Scream - Miss Lucifer
P Diddy ft Usher & Loon - I Need A Girl
Royksopp - Remind Me
Milky - Just The Way You Are
Death In Vegas - Hands Around My Throat
Ludacris - Saturday (Oooh Oooh)
Amerie - Why Don't We Fall In Love
Ashanti - Happy
Liam Lynch - United States Of Whatever
Alicia Keys - Girlfriend

Chart Stuff, O-Z

[meserach.livejournal.com]

A lot of this has probably already been nommed but I can't be arsd to check, and in any case duplicates were easy to delete right? So just in case:

Shakira - Objection (Tango)
Dannii Minogue - Put The Needle On It
Ms Dynamite - Put Him Out
Aaliyah - Rock The Boat
Mis-teeq - Roll On
Puddle Of Mudd - She Hates Me
Mis-teeq - This Is How We Do It
Ash - There's A Star
Lostprophets - The Fake Sound of Progress
Red Hot Chili Peppers - The Zephyr Song
Coldplay - The Scientist (yeah, I said it)
Shakira - Underneath Your Clothes
Liam Lynch - United States Of Whatever
Christina Milian - When You Look At Me
The Calling - Wherever You Will Go
Beyonce - Work It Out

That'll do for the chart. I wonder if any of those hadn't been nommed already?

Re: Chart Stuff, O-Z

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

A fair few!

Non-chart

[meserach.livejournal.com]

I haven't used any of my ten yet, and I'm unlikely to use them all (if anyone has suggestions I'll consider them :) )

But:

Christina Aguilera - Get Mine, Get Yours
Christina Aguilera - Walk Away

Re: Non-chart

[credoimprobus]

Shamelessly, suggestions: Kate Ryan's Libertine (because that would free up my last space for a more obscure pick); Frou Frou's Breathe In or Let Go, because I'm having way too much trouble deciding which of them to pick!

[tjanik.livejournal.com]

charted:

Goldtrix presents Andrea Brown - It's Love (Trippin')
No Doubt - Hey Baby
Ashanti - Happy
DJ Sammy & Yanou featuring Do - Heaven
Lasgo - Pray
Scooter - Ramp (The Logical Song)
Narcotic Thrust - Safe From Harm
Cam'ron featuring Juelz Santana - Oh Boy
Shy FX And T Power Featuring Di And Skibadee - Don't Wanna Know
Britney Spears featuring P Williams - Boys
Usher - U Turn
Snap vs Plaything - Do You See The Light
4 Strings - Take Me Away (Into The Night)
Starchaser - Love Will Set You Free
Sugababes - Stronger
Eve featuring Alicia Keys - Gangsta Lovin'
M Factor - Mother

didn't chart:

Sticky ft Tubby T - Tales Of The Hood
Vincent J. Alvis - Body Killin' (M Dubs Remix)
Menta ft Ms Dynamite - Ramp

[credoimprobus]

(ahaha I almost forgot I needed to post my last ones before leaving for work today)

Argh I shall have to blow off my beloved Amon Tobin, which makes my final three:

Ying Yang Twins - Drop Like This 2001
Kate Ryan - Libertine
Frou Frou - Breathe In

My Non-Charting Nominations (if it's not too late)

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Conway - Lisa's Got Hives (totally quixotic given the poor showing to bootlegs)
Eminem - Square Dance
Abs - Back To The Limbo
The Streets - Turn The Page
Clipse - Young Boy
Trina - No Panties
Sticky ft Lady Stush - Dollar Sign
LCD Soundsystem - Beat Connection (SO MUCH better than Losing My Edge)
Andrew WK - We Want Fun
Saint Etienne - Soft Like Me
Charting Nominations (as far as I know)

DJ Sammy - The Boys Of Summer
Ludacris - Saturday (Ooh Ooh) (or did we just have this?)

Re: My Non-Charting Nominations (if it's not too late)

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

SteveM already nominated 'Dollar Sign' so you can swap it with something else if you like?

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

Charting:

More Fire Crew - Oi!
Tweet - Call Me
Cam'ron ft. Juelz Santana - Oh Boy
Truth Hurts ft. Rakim - Addictive
Angie Stone ft. Alicia Keys & Eve - Brotha Part II
Alicia Keys - A Woman's Worth
Sugababes - Angels With Dirty Faces
Khia - My Neck, My Back (Lick It)
Amerie - Why Don't We Fall In Love?
Ludacris - Saturday (Ooooh Ooooh)
Kylie Minogue - Come Into My World (Fischerspooner Remix)
Sugababes - Stronger
Cam'ron ft. Juelz Santana - Hey Ma
Alicia Keys - How Come You Don't Call Me?

Non-charting:

Trina ft. Ludacris - B R Right
Mack 10 ft. Timbaland - Nobody Hoo Bangin' Style
Michael Mayer - Love Is Stronger Than Pride
Pastor Jade ft. Ms Jade - Are We Cuttin'
Trina - Hustling
Beth Gibbons & Rustin Man - Funny Time Of Year
Sylvie Marks & Hal 9000 - We Electric
Trina ft. Missy Elliott - Rewind That Back
Meshell Ndegéocello - Hot Night
Ms Jade - Big Head

dunno what's been nominated already but if any of the above have, then the next few can move into the list (in this order)...

DJ Quik ft. Truth Hurts - Come 2nyte
Beenie Man ft. Lady Saw & Sean Paul - Bossman
Trina - Nasty Bitch
Sascha Funke - When Will I Be Famous?
Princess Superstar - We Got Panache

Troy?

[jeff-worrell.livejournal.com]

Should that be Pastor *Troy* rather than Pastor Jade? Anyway, I don't know "Are We Cuttin'" and am looking forward to hearing it. I love Ms Jade. Must go and listen to her '02 album again. I rated it highly at the time.