The History Of Pop part 22 aka I just know that something good is gonna happen

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Further World Cup shenanigans bring us Now 22 a day early, but the decision had been made anyway - a comfortable win for "Justified And Ancient" on Now 21, with "America: What Time Is Love" in second place, and Opus III and Shakespear's Sister trailing slightly behind. The question of which bit of Bohemian Rhapsody is best exercised you more, with some addlepates opting for witty variations on 'none of it', and other opinion falling about evenly between "Scaramouche! Scaramouche!" and the Waynes World bit.

Harder choices perhaps on this volume, with - unlike Now 21 - a lot of genuinely enormous and/or well-remembered hits. And - drum roll - the one and only appearance of CARTER USM in a Now poll. The compilers have adopted an eclectic strategy of breaking up the genre hits a bit, hence you get Nick Berry next to Snap. No UB40, no Phil, a first appearance for The That, but double Elton.


[Poll #669080]


EDIT: The En Vogue track is properly called "My Loving (Never Gonna Get It)", just in case that influences yr votes.

Comments

[jeff-worrell.livejournal.com]

huh? I'm intrigued to know what is En Vogue's finest hour if not this. "Whatta Man"? "Free Your Mind"? "Hold On"? All great, but not in same league as "My Lovin'" IMHO

[barrysarll.livejournal.com]

The first two you mention are the ones that'll get me on the floor.

Dog Lick 2000

[(Anonymous)]

In fact, En Vogue's greatest moment came in 2000 on the overlooked and underheard Masterpiece Theater, specifically "Those Dogs," a doo-wop a cappella version of "Habeñera" from Carmen, with a couple of guys in the background doing the human dogbox thing, panting along in rhythm.

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