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May 12
SAINT ETIENNE – “Popular”
Huge weepy thanks to Bob, Pete and Sarah for immortalising us in song. And thanks to commenters past and present for making it worth immortalising.
Huge weepy thanks to Bob, Pete and Sarah for immortalising us in song. And thanks to commenters past and present for making it worth immortalising.
Quite taken aback by this.
Now how to hack http://freakytrigger.co.uk/populist/ to ignore this post ;-)
Pretty cool I must say.
Every scene needs its nabob! But what is this “touch me touch me” song? Sam Fox didn’t make Number One, and my memory banks are failing to provide a replacement.
I’m seeing Saint Etienne in Sheffield tomorrow night, in the company of another occasional Popular commenter. This had better be in their set list! *hard stare*
Cool. I hear LCD Soundsystem’s Get Innocuous percolating throughout this track, but maybe it’s a common cause that I’m detecting (LCD have so many influences/sources, not all of which I’m sensitive to).
#3 Mike – there’s a bunnyable candidate in 2001.
I’m young and thick, can someone explain this post. I only know of Saint Etienne…*hangs his head in shame* This new song of theirs sounds good though!
That is a cool album sleeve! Hours of head-scratching pop-nerdism!
#6 – Saint Etienne are a top pop beat combo. This new song “Popular” is about the blog you’re reading. (And namechecks a few of its commenters!).
That’s beautiful, I feel personally touched (not mentioned). That it’s them at their best is the loveliest thing.
I think I’m mentioned! (blushing),
but there are a few Marks. So, it’s all of us…
Funny, I was just reading about how Sarah lived in Old Windsor, I did as well, back in 1968 or so. Was wondering if she went to Clewer St Stephens school. I’d have been long gone by the time she did, mind..
Mario’s Internet Café, innit.
He’s On The Internet (Motiv8 Extended Mix)
can we all be in the video?
no
a ten, definitely. what do you mean its not got to no.1 yet?
I should clarify that by “no” I mean me; I’ve never been in a video and don’t intend to start now.
Crikey!
Also congratulations!
Also crikey!
… has St. Etienne done a List Song before?
“Girl VII” from Foxbase Alpha.
hurrah for popular and hurrah for saint etienne!
Another StEt list song: “fake 88”
The only thing that could make this more exciting would be the presence of a Tom Middleton mix of the same track on the bonus disc. HOLD ON! THAT’S HAPPENING TOO!
Popular is indeed part of the current set list, sources have confirmed. So tonight, when the lights are going down, I will surrender to the sound…
Do they play in masks with our faces on?
Perhaps in some circumstances.
Would Sarah do a homage to Mucky Sue, do you think?
@26 – I think you might explode if she did
Oh God yes, Pillers!
Apologies for the lack of an actual Popular update by the way – discovered today my draft wasn’t saved (or autosaved) so a bunch of entries and notes have been atomised. My own fault alas – or else the CURSE OF THE TRIGGER*.
I will redo them all of course but haven’t the heart to rewrite the TT/Lulu one right now.
*Most notably, the first time we ever got a press mention – in Entertainment Weekly – the entire domain was hijacked by a porn site next day.
Here’s a brief clip of tonight’s performance in Sheffield. I didn’t record the whole song, because a) I preferred to be In The Moment and b) ecch, who wants to be that guy? Sadly, this means that I missed Sarah totally cracking up in verse 2, when she got to “Pete Baran”. Heaven knows why! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PeRnfS7eohk