The History of Pop Part 15 aka Dictation enforced in Afghanistan

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

The summer of 1989 getting going and a very intriguing Now - two previous winners, a Bond theme, Fat Goth Bob, Soul II Soul and JIVE BUNNY!!!! battling for your kind affections and ticks. It's all going off in 20 different pop directions - which horse do you back?

Have pity on poor Erasure, meanwhile, who lose out in a second play-off as Yazz takes Now 13 by one vote. Now 14 was won at a canter by Neneh Cherry's "Buffalo Stance", acclaimed in the comments box as one of the great achievements of the 20th centry. The Fine Young Cannibals, Inner City and Paula Abdul provided cursory resistance. Opprobrium descended largely on M.Ball and Simple Minds (who are back again for more this time).

To the votemobile - let's go!


[Poll #653333]

Comments

BLUE JEANS AND CHINOS, COKE PEPSI AND OREOS

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

I ticked a scary amount of songs this time. but NO SHAME. although I did nearly tick Jive Bunny such is my love of the shonky megamix conceptola.

IIRC 'The Best Of Me' was Cliff's ONE HUNDREDTH single and much fuss was made about this at the time. I'd misheard them and thought they were saying it was actually he himself who was a hundred (years old).

I'd forgotten 'Jus Keep Rockin' as Rebel MC's first hit. Didn't it sample the bassline from 'The Liquidator'? Anyone YSI?

YSI of 'It Is Time To Get Funky' would also be nice as I haven't heard this since it was in the charts. L.R.S. = London Rhyme Syndicate?

The BYOBY Brown track is quite sweet, euphoric bombast - tho. I preferred 'On Our Own' from the Ghostbusters 2 soundtrack. A shame that Prince's 'Batdance' isn't on here as that was my other favourite song of the Summer.

'Manchild' really did creep me out. And it reminds me of reading 'The Trolltooth Wars' by Ian Livingston.

'License To Kill' is a good song if not a good Bond theme.