Best Song of 2003: Heat #2

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

Heat #1 saw tATu storm ahead with the best tick-turnout of the decade so far; Yulia and Lena are joined in the final by the White Stripex, Xtina, Jay-X & Beyonxe and RicharX-v-LibertX.

On to heat #2, in which the wailing/gnashing of teeth may rise to new heights. But only five can go through, and it's up to you lot to pick which ones! Choose wisely, o Poptimists...

• You get SIX TICKS over the three bits of the poll, unless you played the investigation game on the previous heat and told us all your new favourite (and why). Put your new favourite in the box below and get an extra tick for the next heat - do this on five or more of the eight heats and get an extra nomination slot for 2004! (thx to credoimprobus for this suggestion)



• The top five in each heat will go through to the next stage. Make sure you rep for your faves in the comments!



• If you want to fill in the 'best song I only heard today' box later, change your vote (or tick too many by mistake), you can edit your votes by clicking on 'Poll #12345' then 'Fill Out Poll'.



• You have until Tuesday lunchtime to vote

[Poll #1478382]


Extra ticks for this heat go to jeff_worrell, credoimprobus, meserach, koganbot and me.

P.S. HALLOWEEN POPTIMISM TONIGHT! Be there or be Jason Bateman in Teen Wolf 2!

Comments

Coin Operated Boy

[ijgrieve.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure who originally nominated this, but it's great. Give it a listen and give it a tick, and it can still get through...

Re: Coin Operated Boy

[meserach.livejournal.com]

I nominated this! It is SO GOOD!

Sadly I have lost all internet access de to moving house and don;t really have time to go into this at length right now, but the Dresden Dolls are SUCH A GOOD THING. Amanda Palmer does fucked-up-gril 1000% better than any other pop artist known, I love the whole look and the music ain;t half bad either.

Here, Amanda's sexually playful side and her no-one-will-ever-love-me emo side collide beautifully in the bridge, which suddenly shreds the soul halfway through what seemed like a playful song about a fantasy sex toy. I mean, it IS a song about a fantasy sex toy but it's also about Amanda's damage, because all songs with Amanda in them are about her damage.

Look, just listen to it curse you all

Re: Coin Operated Boy

[koganbot]

Have you heard Little Peggy March's "Wind Up Doll"?