The History Of Pop Part 14 AKA Every cowboy sings a sad sad song

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

I would be surprised if NOW 14 was anyone's favourite, but maybe that's just me: the first chunk of '89 seems particularly full of drab bands - Hue and Cry, Then Jericho, Climie Fisher - and unloved pop. BUT I was 16 and 1xBIG ROCKIST even if I did like the Pet Shop Boys. So maybe for you this is pop heaven! Let's see eh?

We have a tie-breaker held over from Now 13, between Erasure and Yazz (I just mistyped this as YESS!) who finished a few votes ahead of D-Mob, Yello and the Proclaimers. This means we have no room for a bonus question, but if we did it would be this: What should the four letter word be in Kim Wilde's "Four Letter Word"?


[Poll #650757]

Comments

[dubdobdee.livejournal.com]

that four-letter word = YESS

have the er "levs" had more now entries than anyone else (only right and proper if so)?

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

I think UB40 probably beat them, despite rare non-appearance here.

[carsmilesteve.livejournal.com]

what about phil?

Phil Collins and his binary vascular system

[the-roofdog.livejournal.com]

Even for Collins, that song is terrible.

Re: Phil Collins and his binary vascular system

[carsmilesteve.livejournal.com]

yes but he has appeared on virtually every now hasn't he? it certainly seems like that...

Re: Phil Collins and his binary vascular system

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

surely this song is really about THE DOCTOR and not that bank robber bloke, thus GOOD

[boyofbadgers.livejournal.com]

There seem to have been an awful lot of Style Council entries as well.

[braisedbywolves.livejournal.com]

Results are in!

8 UB40
7 Duran Duran - Phil Collins - Bananarama
6 Level 42
5 Simple Minds - The Style Council - Madness - Tina Turner - Queen
4 A shower of fvckers (including PSB! and T'Pau!)

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

ah but what about the ratio of singles released + appearances on NOW. surely Gary Moore wins here?

[carsmilesteve.livejournal.com]

but there are several one hit wonders on various nows, eg rock steady crew on now 1, which would by definition have a 1:1 ratio...