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

Ups and Downs

[meserach.livejournal.com]

Things I am pleased about:

* Evanescence look set to qualify which is a doubleplusgood thing as I suspected they might stuggle especially in such a strong heat. "Bring Me To Life" is the nu-metal generation's "Total Eclipse of the Heart" and is a preposterous monstrous religion-and-sex power-ballad very much to be celebrated. I was so obsessed with the "Fallen" album back in the day.

Things I am at least somewhat sad about:

* No-one (NO-ONE!) has ticked Mis-Teeq's "Can't Get It Back"! Ok it is not their finest hour but it would totally be my eight tick if I had one, and indeed I might subtract ticks from Justin and Beyonce who are sure to qualify just to spread the love a little.

Video also features brassieres on the head of perturbed judges in wigs:



I mean come on that is a classy slice of tuneage right there. Not one tick? "Keep your zip closed" Oh Alesha why did you give up on the rapping...

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Re: Ups and Downs

[jeff-worrell.livejournal.com]

Heh, "Bring Me To Life" is back in the lower reaches of the UK Top 100 singles chart this week, thanks to the (slightly scary) cover by opera diva and new "forces' sweetheart" Katherine Jenkins, which itself crashes in @ #74 in the chart.

Re: Ups and Downs

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

'Bring Me To Life' is an obvious classic but I like Call Me When You're Sober (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izYIO9VtjUs) (from 2006) better thx to the RIDICULOUS VIDEO where she is Red Riding Hood and starts LEVITATING before the wolves can get her :D