A New Decade In Pop: Week #6

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

Owl City are still finding the number 1 spot 'a hoot' (sorry), Jedward can only manage #2 and Hot Chip a measly #41.

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Glee Watch: as well as the Queen cover we have their duet of Heart's 'Alone' at #47, making NINE entries in the top 100. Apparently this week it's shonky bootleg mash-up time so expect more nonsense next Monday.

Hand-wringing watch: 'Everybody Hurts' by REM is in at 90 because the Haiti version was only released on Saturday.

2005 nominations: Open until Thursday evening! Add your nominations here.

Comments

On the basis of a few examples I think I agree!

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

Exhibit A: Englishman In New York
Exhibit B: Razorlight's 'America'

Re: On the basis of a few examples I think I agree!

[edgeofwhatever.livejournal.com]

Exhibit C: Eurythmics' "King and Queen of America."

Re: On the basis of a few examples I think I agree!

[koganbot]

Need Judge's ruling as to whether the Guess Who count as not from America (they seem confused on the concept).

Re: On the basis of a few examples I think I agree!

[edgeofwhatever.livejournal.com]

Canadian =/= American.

Re: On the basis of a few examples I think I agree!

[koganbot]

Oh good, we get to ban Neil Young ("Southern Man," even though it's a terrific song, and "Ohio," ditto) and Joni Mitchell ("Woodstock," "This Flight Tonight" um, I'd actually make an exception for the latter, esp. because Nazareth covered it).

Re: On the basis of a few examples I think I agree!

[koganbot]

OK, I'm sort of kidding about Neil and Joni, who do embody California pretty well, though I suppose we could make a rule that no one from California gets to write about America either.

Re: On the basis of a few examples I think I agree!

[koganbot]

I would make exceptions for:

Boney M (esp. "Ma Baker," but in general Boney M get to write songs about anywhere they like, especially Russia)

The Rolling Stones (e.g., "The Under-Assistant West Coast Promotion Man," "2120 South Michigan Avenue," "Honky Tonk Women," "Brown Sugar," "Midnight Rambler," "Dear Doctor," "The Spider And the Fly" [the last of which doesn't mention anywhere in America by name but I always picture it as set here])

Rachel Stevens ("Sweet Dreams My LA Ex")

Anything sung by Britney Spears (a lot of which were written by Scandinavians)(I mean, if "Piece Of Me" isn't about Los Angeles, what is?)

In a mild defense of Marina, I like the detail that the security guy hits on her by telling her she looks like Shakira! That actually made me burst out laughing.

Also, another exception: Shakira, for the excellent "Where Are The Men In This Town," the town in question seeming to be Los Angeles.

I don't know Dvorak well enough to have an opinion on him.