Yet Another Year In Pop: 47

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

The X Factor Finalists tug at the nation's heartstrings (double-whammy of i) sick children ii) recently-ish dead popstar) for some ultra-guaranteed #1 action.

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Heat #8 reminder: tomorrow lunchtime is the deadline for voting in the last poll of 2003. With only one clear leader, the other 4 places are pretty much up for grabs so go and vote for MES and his The Falls!

Comments

[rechabite.livejournal.com]

The DeRulo record is indeed great. It would be nice if people could be moved to go and buy the excellent new Imogen Heap album as a result.

Apart from the Shakira everything else here is a car crash (apart from the Alesha which is just standard substandard drippy pseudo-balladry) and I am duly taking my long-term sabbatical from Reggie Yates informing me every three seconds that this is an EPIC tune oh it's SUCH an EPIC and it's MY number 38 on MY chart and it's MY music, while reflecting that the late, lamented Fluff Freeman managed to go through the entire chart in one hour.

Depressing that "Russian Roulette" is going to be kept from its rightful chart position by Aww Yirra Little Staaar (copyright C Cole) "singing" about burgers for The Kids. I note that Jedward don't seem to be specifically featured on the record but clearly the joke's worn thin (and the ratings will probably plummet through the basement now but I suppose a month of "DEAD LOCK" was pushing it somewhat).