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"?


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Comments

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Some more things:

- "Belfast Child" is probably the worst record to have appeared on any NOW so far.
- I THINK that the Bananarama charity single is the first charity record to have turned up, there's plenty from now on so obviously the labels had worked out the licensing details.
- is "Big Area" actually dirty?
- is Phil Collins a TIMELORD?
- lots here I don't remember - the Yazz follow-up for example.
- poor old Joe Smooth.

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

'Buffalo Stance' really is the best song ever, isn't it? On some MIA thread people were saying that MIA's lack of 'Buffalo Stance'-quality song proves that she is a chancer but that is unfair as it also applies to everyone ever.

I love the "what is he like?" bit especially, I know a few hate it and I find this incomprehensible.

[jauntyalan.livejournal.com]

s'express was the second (after PSBs) point of departure between me and the college indie rockists.

[jauntyalan.livejournal.com]

me in agreeing on every point with the leXoR shoXoR ;-)

[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)?

[thenipper.livejournal.com]

I think the only hateful thing about Fluffalo Stance is the bit where Neneh says "Knah'I mean?" and follows with one of the worst forced laughs in recorded history. Only Melanie has a worse forced laugh.

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

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

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

It's a shame their singles that aren't "Theme From S'Express" have been lost to history a bit.

[boyofbadgers.livejournal.com]

What a load of bobbins.

Belfast Child v.bad, though I remember liking the intro at the time, prolly cos it is exactly the same as tune She Moves Through The Fair. Question is: is it worse than Zombie?

The Big Area Then Jericho were talking about was Of Love. So quite possibly yes.

[jauntyalan.livejournal.com]

mantra for a state of mind roxor. i loved most everything from that first album

[jauntyalan.livejournal.com]

tom, as orgafun master general, i hope, no TRUST, that you are collecting all this data and are CORREL-ing some sort of "NOW match" chart to see who wuvs who, and who the outliers are etc

[carsmilesteve.livejournal.com]

what about phil?

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

The "Hey Music Lover" 12" came with a Philip Glass remix, if anatol_merklich is looking for anti-NOW evidence to take down to sukrat town.

[carsmilesteve.livejournal.com]

dude, it's on the userinfo.

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

I have indeed got 1x giant spreadsheet but it takes a LONG TIME to put all the data in.

[umlauts.livejournal.com]

This is a terrific NOW! Heaps of great stuff, yes the dreck is bad, but the gold is GOLD. "Straight Up" probably the best. Such hatred for "You Got It", that's fucking ace, that is. Also Sam Fox Roxxor, cue my theory that singing "I Only Wanna Be With You" turns the performer into a lesbian (or makes you shag Dave Stewart, which is kind of the same thing, no?)

[boyofbadgers.livejournal.com]

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

[umlauts.livejournal.com]

Er wait, no, obviously "Buffalo Stance" is the best.

[jauntyalan.livejournal.com]

they (well Mark Moore) sucked up to philip glass all the time. ISTR that the last track on 1st album was actually called Philip Glass

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

"Nothing To Lose" off the second album is really good too. I never heard that actual album tho.

[braisedbywolves.livejournal.com]

The thing on the userinfo isn't even a chart, let alone the torrent of data that Alang (and me!) wish to shower ourselves in.

Phil Collins and his binary vascular system

[the-roofdog.livejournal.com]

Even for Collins, that song is terrible.

[carsmilesteve.livejournal.com]

sorry yes, i realised this shortly after pressing submit.

i'm sure tom has SPREADSHEET OV DOOM of some description...

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...

[carsmilesteve.livejournal.com]

dude, after weeks of staring at that icon, i've only just realised it's CO STOMPE with 1 x FVCK OFF BIG GUN...