(History of Pop Addendum)

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

At the sort-of-request of jauntyalan, a CHART of the votes so far (as of Now 13), ranked by % of tickers.


1. Running Up That Hill
2. Push It
3. Walk This Way
4=. Relax
4=. Pump Up The Volume
6. 99 Red Balloons
7=. Together In Electric Dreams
7=. Opportunities (Let's Make Lots Of Money)
9. Theme From S'Express
10=. Time After Time
10=. Always On My Mind
10=. Heaven Is A Place On Earth
13. Word Up
14=. Rent
14=. Fairytale Of New York
16. I Think We're Alone Now
17. Two Tribes
18=. Suburbia
18=. Showing Out (Get Fresh At The Weekend)
20=. Girls Just Want To Have Fun
20=. Love In The First Degree
22. White Lines (Don't Don't Do It)
23. Doctorin' The Tardis
24=. Walkin On Sunshine
24=. Venus

The following songs have received NO votes:

Limahl - Only For Love
UB40 - Please Don't Make Me Cry
The Art Company - Susanna
Eugene Wilde - Gotta Get You Home Tonight
Bryan Adams & Tina Turner - It's Only Love
Marillion - Lavender
Cliff Richard - She's So Beautiful
Paul Hardcastle - Just For Money
Midnight Star - Headlines
Cliff Richard - My Pretty One
Jermaine Stewart - Say It Again
Wet Wet Wet - With A Little Help From My Friends
T'Pau - I Will Be With You
UB40 With Chrissie Hynde - Breakfast In Bed

THOSE LEVEL 42 TRACKS IN FULL

Lessons In Love - 36%
Something About You - 27%
Hot Water - 25%
It's Over - 10%
Heaven In My Hands - 9%

Comments

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Interesting preliminary theory: when a dance or hip-hop track crosses over to the pop massive it crosses over REAL BIG.

[braisedbywolves.livejournal.com]

Let's be clear here: a vote for Walk This Way was a vote for the continued existence of Aerosmith.

[braisedbywolves.livejournal.com]

That wasn't actually supposed to be a reply :)

[steviespitfire.livejournal.com]

This is interesting--and i think, true--but the q. is why!??!

Start a thread!

[zenith.livejournal.com]

Every single one of those songs is GREAT!

[braisedbywolves.livejournal.com]

I agree actually, I've been annoyed once or twice where something I consider brilliant gets a bit of a kicking, but I can't actually argue with the list (apart from right at the top, where my low Quirkiness Tolerance kicks in).

[plumsbitch.livejournal.com]

Agreed. This would/will make a fantastic comp.

Although I am shocked and saddened to discover that every sodding Phil Collins song has had at least one vote.

Wtf?

[dubdobdee.livejournal.com]

that's probably me

[dorsalstop.livejournal.com]

Midnight Star - Headlines.
Due to ignorance, no doubt - it's not half as bad as the rest of that bunch.

[jel-bugle.livejournal.com]

I've never heard "Running Up That Hill". "Heaven Is A Place on Earth" is my favourite in this list.

[plumsbitch.livejournal.com]

mind you (sort-of-analysis-geek) the %s dont' say that much, given the rather variable quality/competitiveness of the Now compilations, some of which are almost entirely RUB.

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

No no they do! It's the percentage of people who've ticked a song as "any good at all", so in theory it doesn't matter which comp they're on, the question is always the same. The sample sizes vary though which might make a place or two's difference. The 'best' and 'worst' questions aren't taken into account during the actual polling, they're there for interest only.

The best comp so far has been NOW 8, in terms of average % received.

[plumsbitch.livejournal.com]

oic. In which case, aside from an adjustment for sample size, I withdraw my complaint.

Still doesn't explain the votes for Phil Collins though.

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

oh he has his moments

[martinskidmore.livejournal.com]

no he doesn't

[plumsbitch.livejournal.com]

martinskidmore speaks TRUTH

[martinskidmore.livejournal.com]

I had a stupid moment: I looked through the 0 vote selection thinking "I hope there is nothing in here I really like..." Given that I have voted in every poll, this was clearly not a risk at all. I think Together In Electric Dreams is the highest ranked number that I didn't vote for.

I still think that number of favourite votes minus number of worst votes (often none for the top ones, I would imagine) should be a tie-breaker, before asking us again.