March 23, 20232 yr 'Regulate' is by far my favourite of that trio today. The flow is so smooth and the sample is woven in perfectly.
March 23, 20232 yr Argh Regulate has gone FAR too early :( One of the very first times that the UK chart had seen a style of music that was set to become so popular over the following 20 years. I still love it today and think it is one of the very best examples of the genre :wub:
March 23, 20232 yr Regulate is absolutely immense, definitely one of the defining songs of the genre, easy top placing for me. Think it's done well to be that high here.
March 24, 20232 yr 'Regulate' is another one that I'd not heard before voting in this - I was sure that would probably be one I'd recognise as I know it's a classic of the genre but it wasn't ringing any bells at all! I did really enjoy it though so yay for knowing it now at least, anything featuring Nate Dogg (RIP) is pretty much always good stuff. A few lyrics in it that feel a little bit corny now but they get a pass for the time. That's definitely one I would have expected to be bottom 10 here tbh so pleasantly surprised it's finished so high (even higher than I ranked it myself)! Love 'Cry For You' as well :heart: 'The Best' is good too but not one I'd ever rush to put on.
March 24, 20232 yr sVDDVjHUZ-Q It feels completely forgotten these days that the above version was the single version in the UK, it had the Michael McDonald direct sample in the chorus. It sounds odd to me without the chorus in it, albeit I know others only knew the album version and find the chorus odd as a result.
March 24, 20232 yr That's definitely the version I'm familiar with *.* but didn't realise it was called the Jamming Mix until it didn't sound quite right on Spotify, so went digging!
March 24, 20232 yr sVDDVjHUZ-Q It feels completely forgotten these days that the above version was the single version in the UK, it had the Michael McDonald direct sample in the chorus. It sounds odd to me without the chorus in it, albeit I know others only knew the album version and find the chorus odd as a result. Well TIL. Completely unfamiliar with this version, I was ranking the album version. :lol:
March 24, 20232 yr Author 20. Radiohead - Street Spirit (Fade Out) 1298pts Writers - Radiohead Top scores - dandy* 50, StoneDragon 50, xajnipi 50 Low scores - vibe 1, jszmiles 3, ...ready for it 4, Alex! 4, Nick F1 4 Average score - 26.5 Radiohead won the number 4 poll with No Surprises so it might be a surprise that they can only manage 20th place this year. Street Spirit was the second out of seven top 10 singles for the group. LCJblaUkkfc
March 24, 20232 yr Well that's my top 2 out one after another then :( I was absolutely obsessed with that song and its accompanying video when it was released.
March 24, 20232 yr Author 19. Aaliyah - Try Again 1302pts Writers - Timothy Mosley, Stephen Garrett Top scores - AaronTM 49, !!! 47, JackJones 47 Low scores - Cow Cow 2, King Rollo 4, Achabaan 4 Average score - 26.6 Taken from the soundtrack of the 2000 film 'Romeo Must Die' in which she also starred, this was Aaliyah's thirteenth top 40 hit and the first to reach the top 10. In the US, it was the first single to reach number 1 based solely on airplay. qTA0RuZoIxM
March 24, 20232 yr Author 18. Blur - Girls & Boys 1329pts Writers - Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James, Dave Rowntree Top scores - Boymetworld91 50, Jester 50, marcinjaro 50 Low scores - DarrenJames 4, Liamski689 6, ...ready for it 7, Nick F1 7, jszmiles 7 Average score - 27.1 This was the single that established Blur as a chart force after their five previous singles had all peaked between 24 and 32. It's the fourth song to be awarded three 50 point scores, can anything remaining get four? WDswiT87oo8
March 24, 20232 yr That's a strong trio, with Aaliyah being my favourite. Great that it managed #1 in the U.S. :heart:
March 24, 20232 yr Three iconic songs out in a row :o 'Street Spirit' is absolutely sublime, one of the best songs ever written. 'Try Again' is obviously an R&B classic and one of Timbaland's finest pieces of work. And then we have a bonafide 90s indie classic in 'Girls & Boys', great video too. Regarding 'Regulate' I didn't even know there was a version without the Michael McDonald chorus in it - that's the only version I've ever known!
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