March 27Mar 27 10 minutes ago, detonate said:Love 'Lucky Man' 🥰 best Urban Hymns single for sure.Not when 'The Drugs Don't Work' exists!For me it's TTDW > Sonnet > BSS > Lucky Man, but all four songs are incredible. It's a shame the rest of the album is a let down!
March 28Mar 28 Two classic songs there from Alanis and The Verve. And controversy from Mango! I do agree that the singles are disproportionately outstanding compared to the rest of the album. But I've got to give a shout out to Velvet Morning at least, it's gorgeous. Also didn't realise til reading Wikipedia just now that Urban Hymns sold quarter of a million copies in its first week, I thought it was a bit of a sleeper hit.
March 28Mar 28 Totally agree on 'Velvet Morning' - in fact I'd put it in my top 4 of the album ahead of 'Lucky Man'!Urban Hymns was a huge album, perhaps not a seminal album in the same way as OK Computer earlier that year, but I think it captured a changing mood post-Britpop. The Verve's split soon afterwards with little new material since may not have helped its legacy.
March 28Mar 28 some great tracks out, and some absolute classics too, so I'll mention the ones that would have got big points from me: Pet Shop Boys, Madonna, Al Green, Toploader, The Doors, with mid points for cardigans Dre, Beach Boys, Verve.
March 28Mar 28 Author 26. Kelly Clarkson - Because Of You 1052ptsWriters - Kelly Clarkson, David Hodges, Ben MoodyTop scores - Alex! 50, ...ready for it 48, Lee_J11 48, Viper* 48Low scores - Julian_ 2, Jade 3, Mack 3, King Rollo 3, Chez Wombat 3Average score - 24.5From 2005, this was Kelly Clarkson's fourth top 10 single. She had written the song at the age of sixteen after her parents' divorce and had tried to include it on her debut album. It ended up on her second one, 'Breakaway'. One 50 point score means it wins a tie-break over Lucky Man.
March 28Mar 28 Author 25. Jade - Angel Of My Dreams 1074ptsWriters - Jade Thirlwall, Steph Jones, Mike Sabath, Pablo Bowman, Bill Martin, Phil CoulterTop scores - Mark223jy 50, Jason 49, ChrisJK 48Low scores - Jester 1, danG 2, Dante77 2Average score - 25This is the most recent song in the final and the only one from the last nine years. It's still in the UK Top 100, at number 87 in today's chart. Jade is not the first Jade to have a number 7 single. An American group called Jade reached that position with 'Don't Walk Away' in 1993. No one voted for that one in the first round.
March 28Mar 28 Author 24. Alan Walker - Faded 1081ptsWriters - Alan Walker, Jesper Borgen, Anders Froen, Gunnar Greve PettersenTop scores - danG 50, Jason 50, CowTzy 50, JackJones 50Low scores - dandy* 2, Brer 2, marcinjaro 3Average score - 25.1And here's the second most recent song. Four voters put Faded at the top of their vote, the most so far. Madonna's 'Get Together' had three 50 point scores. It features uncredited vocals by the Norwegian singer Iselin Solheim and its video has 3.7 billion views on youtube, putting it in the top 20 most viewed music videos.
March 28Mar 28 And now two excellent modern-era songs. Granted Faded is over 10 years old now but still sounds pretty timeless to me!
March 28Mar 28 Ouch, a few of my big scorers gone in the past couple days. Love the Beach Boys so had to give them a big scorer even if it's not one of their best tracks and Gran Turismo is a great album from the Cardigans, Erase/Rewind definitely a highlight on it. Da Funk is awesome, peak French house, better than Around The World imo. Also sad to lose Lucky Man, Light My Fire and Faded. Edited March 28Mar 28 by gasman449
March 28Mar 28 Two more of my big pointers out with Da Funk and Light My Fire, the latter I discovered way too late after only knowing Will Young's cover for ages, it's 60s psychedelia done best and the former is a great anthem to listen to while walking around dressed as a dog xThe two modern songs were good picks and that feels about right for them both, Angel of my Dreams probably the most interesting song to come from an X Factor winner,
March 28Mar 28 Such a shame Alan Walker is still a Top 40 one-hit wonder up till now when his team is no longer part of Sony Music. Regardless his questionable production skills, he's one of the DJs with the best PR, resulting him to be loved by many Asians.
March 29Mar 29 2 of my faves revealed yesterday but the show must go on. I always tend to vote for the most recent ones and it always be that way.
March 29Mar 29 JADE is my favourite from yesterday's dropouts. I had faith in her solo career as she has great taste in pop music from what I've seen in interviews and she didn't disappoint. Her BRITs performance was my favourite from this year's ceremony.
March 29Mar 29 Author 23. The Supremes - Stop! In The Name Of Love 1085ptsWriters - Holland-Dozier-HollandTop scores - AaronTM 50, Uls2000 49, Dante77 47Low scores - Chez Wombat 6, CowTzy 9, Jade 11, Brer 11, Maestro 11, chrissmith276 11Average score - 25.2So this is our favourite number 7 single from the 1960s. It was the Supremes' third top 10 hit and the fourth of twelve US number 1 singles. Only two voters put the song in their bottom ten.
March 29Mar 29 Author 22. Gossip - Standing In The Way Of Control 1088ptsWriters - Hannah Billie, Nathan Howdeshell, Mary Beth PattersonTop scores - chrissmith276 50, detonate 48, AH Gold 46Low scores - DarrenJ77 1, Jester 3, JackJones 5Average score - 25.3From 2006, this was the debut single by the Arkansas band. It remains as their only single to make the top 30. They are still going and released their sixth album, 'Real Power', last year.
March 29Mar 29 Author 21. The Bravery - An Honest Mistake 1090ptsWriter - Sam EndicottTop scores - Jade 50, Brer 50, dandy* 49Low scores - ElectroBoy 2, Campbell 3, ...ready for it 4, AaronTM 4, vancey 4Average score - 25.3From the year before comes another debut single by an American band, this time from New York. It remains as their only single to make the top 40. They split up in 2011 and got back together ten years later but are still to release any new music.
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