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I'd go as far as to say Embrace is one of my favourite ever pop songs - it's just... perfect. As is the new PNAU album (which hasn't been mentioned here yet - shame - it's superb)..... and as was their last album which included Embrace.

nah.completely disagree - the photography is GORGEOUS.... very pre-Raphelite.... which I love. I think the band's logo font is naff.... but the font for the album title, I love.... a bit art-deco - and very similar to the one Goldfrapp used for Supernature. The photography throughout the whole booklet is stunning, I think..... especially the front cover which is just beautifully iconic.

My sentiments exactly... I rue the day the film Mamma Mia came out.... it rubbishes their memory in my view and perpetuates the 'camp wedding disco' muzak tag they're (unfairly) lumbered with. The Day Before You Came is, I think, one of the greatest songs ever written. Astonishingly great - even now 30 years on. And richeyo - interesting that your daughter loves Under Attack - whilst it is one of their later songs, I remember it as being one of their least loved. I'm not that fond of it, either, it seemed a bit of a damp squib - especially when it was, officially, their last ever 'proper' single. I alwaysthought they sounded utterly jaded and bored on it.

when people talk about the world's best singers..... it's bizarre she's never namechecked. Absolutely incredible artist - a voice that can move me to tears with its beauty. Portugal has one of the richest and most interesting music scenes and heritages in the world. From Fado to techno, realy - you really kow how to do it well. Stunning country, too.... Sintra, Cascais, Lisbon.... oh my..... :heart:

Katy Perry - surely the obvous choice on a particularly humdrum list...?

I like the new album.... but I don't love it. It's so reminiscent of every Siouxsie and The Banshees and Kate Bush moment... each track sounds like either one of the other - it's all a bit... passe and unoriginal. But..... it's one of the most gorgeous album covers I've ever seen. BEAUTIFUL.

I liked some of the debut album..... but her finest moment remains her guest spot on the jaw-droppingly fabulous 'Embrace' by PNAU (who I actually prefer to their alter-egos Empire of the Sun).

It's probably becaused Portuguese is such a beautiful sounding language..... some of my favourite artists are Portuguese..... Mariza especially - absolutely beautiful.

My thoughts exactly..... her output is so teeth-crunchingly appalling anyway - but Hot n Cold is easily her most ghastly....and it's still in when classic singles have gone. I can only assume people just haven't even noticed she's on the list to vote for her.

I love Queen is Dead... But I really don't think it's a better album than THe Dreaming or Hounds of Love....

Only if you're a backward six year old with both ears stuffed with Haribo Tangfastics.

here's one..... how people can leave vomit like Katy Perry in this list when there's some absolute classics that went waaaay too early is beyond me. Katy Perry is VILE. End of.

10 I 9 F 8 D 7 J 6 A 5 C 4 G 3 E 2 H

Katy Perry..... a woman whose voice is akin to being subjected to every single Saw movie torture implement. Twice.

Thanks for the votes last week - made up, ta :o :) http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/mm76/blissfulignorance_2008/ecstaticdancer.jpg

which, weirdly enough, are 3 of the band's best ever singles... especially A Question of Lust which I still think should be sung by someone like Shirley Bassey - it's one of those kind of songs...huuuuge.

Are we playing 'find the greatest single' or 'get rid of all the singles on the list with any shred of merit'? This competition seems to have been hijacked by anti-artist pettiness. Hence the early exits if GaGa, Britney etc. A shame....

Are we playing 'find the greatest single' or 'get rid of all the singles on the list with any shred of merit'? This competition seems to have been hijacked by anti-artist pettiness. Hence the early exits if GaGa, Britney etc. A shame....

Like it or not, Toxic IS a classic pop single... and easily regarded as one of her (few) classics. And Maneater is a great great single. Classic? It's a huge single. And resurrected, briefly, a dead in the water career.

I had a promo of the new album a while back...and only played it after this news broke... it's little wonder they've dropped him - it's absolutely awful - Eurocheese of the lowest form..... he's just so bone-crunchingly....average.

I'm MEGA shocked that Toxic went... of course, it's not the quality of the song, it's the Britney haters..... there's NO WAY Toxic would've gone if we were voting on song merits alone - certainly not when there's a list featuring the 2 worst Sugababes singles, a Shakira abomination and the ghastliness that is Katy freaking Perry. I'm absolutely not a Britney Spears fan - but Toxic is a CLASSIC pop single. As is Maneater which looks set to disappear this round :rolleyes:

One of the best twists in the history of the show - Channel 5 are doing a REALLY good job with Big Brother, fair play.

I think Third is their best work! I loved the Can influence throughout.... I think it's a masterpiece - quite tough going in parts, but I think it's the album Portishead were always meant to make.

10 A 9 J 8 H 7 B 6 D 5 G 4 F 3 E 2 C

Pink is vile.... but not a millionth as absolutely vile as Katy Perry :puke2: :puke2: :puke2: