Comments on: Which Decade Is Tops For Pops? The Results, Round By Round. https://freakytrigger.co.uk/which-decade-is-tops-for-pops/2010/06/which-decade-is-tops-for-pops-the-results-round-by-round Lollards in the high church of low culture Thu, 10 Sep 2015 11:28:58 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 By: Martin Skidmore https://freakytrigger.co.uk/which-decade-is-tops-for-pops/2010/06/which-decade-is-tops-for-pops-the-results-round-by-round/comment-page-1#comment-705539 Wed, 16 Jun 2010 11:38:40 +0000 https://freakytrigger.co.uk/?p=19039#comment-705539 I’d like to vote for this to happen more often, perhaps every three months, say.

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By: Mike Atkinson https://freakytrigger.co.uk/which-decade-is-tops-for-pops/2010/06/which-decade-is-tops-for-pops-the-results-round-by-round/comment-page-1#comment-705191 Mon, 14 Jun 2010 13:00:48 +0000 https://freakytrigger.co.uk/?p=19039#comment-705191 My pleasant surprises have mostly been from 1960: Anthony Newley (ditto), Elvis, Cliff, Brenda Lee… and also “Cathy’s Clown”, which I’ve warmed to since posting my blurb. Conversely, a fair few 1980 entries have disappointed, compared to the versions in my memory. With the 2010 entries, Plan B has grown while Roll Deep has withered.

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By: DietMondrian https://freakytrigger.co.uk/which-decade-is-tops-for-pops/2010/06/which-decade-is-tops-for-pops-the-results-round-by-round/comment-page-1#comment-705188 Mon, 14 Jun 2010 12:23:28 +0000 https://freakytrigger.co.uk/?p=19039#comment-705188 Thanks Mike, it’s been an enjoyable ear-opener.

I’ve had Anthony Newley’s “Do You Mind” intermittently on my internal jukebox for days now – if I’d left it longer before rating I might have scored it higher.

I also surprised myself with how much I liked McCartney’s “Coming Up”.

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By: Billy Smart https://freakytrigger.co.uk/which-decade-is-tops-for-pops/2010/06/which-decade-is-tops-for-pops-the-results-round-by-round/comment-page-1#comment-705181 Mon, 14 Jun 2010 10:53:27 +0000 https://freakytrigger.co.uk/?p=19039#comment-705181 Quite apart from Mike’s peace of mind, if Which Decade was biannual, then we wouldn’t be able to evaluate 2015-19…

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By: jeff w https://freakytrigger.co.uk/which-decade-is-tops-for-pops/2010/06/which-decade-is-tops-for-pops-the-results-round-by-round/comment-page-1#comment-705179 Mon, 14 Jun 2010 10:23:01 +0000 https://freakytrigger.co.uk/?p=19039#comment-705179 Thank you for this post, Mike. I said right at the start that the presentation of this slice of Orgafun was first rate and you aren’t letting us down for the results phase.

But once a year is quite enough, I think.

A general thought on the representatives before the final result is posted: it’s probably fair to say that none of the 60s, 70s and 80s top tens reflect what many people remember those decades for. The songs representing 1960, ’70 and ’80 were more full stops on the end of their preceding decades than exciting portents of what was to come.* Contrast with e.g. the UK garage-tinged 2000 top ten which indicates the noughties had got off to a flyer. Even this year’s chart (taking as read that pop has eaten much of itself by now, casually chewing and then spitting out references from all over) feels more forward-looking than backward to me. You may not like where chart pop is heading, and the result of all that chewing can sometimes be slightly bland goo, but it is moving forward confidently.

*So if the 80s win this round, then I’ll claim victory for the 70s after all haha

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By: Mike Atkinson https://freakytrigger.co.uk/which-decade-is-tops-for-pops/2010/06/which-decade-is-tops-for-pops-the-results-round-by-round/comment-page-1#comment-705177 Mon, 14 Jun 2010 09:48:36 +0000 https://freakytrigger.co.uk/?p=19039#comment-705177 I mentioned your calls for a November re-match to my partner this morning. He muttered darkly about “divorce papers”. Which Decade, you are a cruel and demanding mistress.

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By: Al Ewing https://freakytrigger.co.uk/which-decade-is-tops-for-pops/2010/06/which-decade-is-tops-for-pops-the-results-round-by-round/comment-page-1#comment-705128 Sun, 13 Jun 2010 23:37:12 +0000 https://freakytrigger.co.uk/?p=19039#comment-705128 Fair do’s – thanks for doing it at all in that case! Looking forward to next year where surely the eighties will be even MIGHTIER.

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By: lonepilgrim https://freakytrigger.co.uk/which-decade-is-tops-for-pops/2010/06/which-decade-is-tops-for-pops-the-results-round-by-round/comment-page-1#comment-705101 Sun, 13 Jun 2010 20:47:20 +0000 https://freakytrigger.co.uk/?p=19039#comment-705101 thanks Mike – it’s been a great experience

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By: wichita lineman https://freakytrigger.co.uk/which-decade-is-tops-for-pops/2010/06/which-decade-is-tops-for-pops-the-results-round-by-round/comment-page-1#comment-705100 Sun, 13 Jun 2010 20:25:27 +0000 https://freakytrigger.co.uk/?p=19039#comment-705100 Hats off, Mike.

I’m SHOCKED at the lack of love for OMG! And i LOVE the idea that Levi Stubbs had Adam Faith for a back-stabbing friend! This has been top entertainment, some lovely juxtapositions.

I’d second the calls for this to be bi-annual, but I think I should get off my World Cup ass and do a blog of my own first.

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By: Steve Mannion https://freakytrigger.co.uk/which-decade-is-tops-for-pops/2010/06/which-decade-is-tops-for-pops-the-results-round-by-round/comment-page-1#comment-705094 Sun, 13 Jun 2010 19:37:02 +0000 https://freakytrigger.co.uk/?p=19039#comment-705094 Ah that’s a shame, would love another round in a few months, but fair enough.

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By: Mike Atkinson https://freakytrigger.co.uk/which-decade-is-tops-for-pops/2010/06/which-decade-is-tops-for-pops-the-results-round-by-round/comment-page-1#comment-705081 Sun, 13 Jun 2010 18:48:10 +0000 https://freakytrigger.co.uk/?p=19039#comment-705081 PLEASE don’t make me do it bi-annually! It takes AGES! :-)

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By: Al Ewing https://freakytrigger.co.uk/which-decade-is-tops-for-pops/2010/06/which-decade-is-tops-for-pops-the-results-round-by-round/comment-page-1#comment-705073 Sun, 13 Jun 2010 17:14:37 +0000 https://freakytrigger.co.uk/?p=19039#comment-705073 NOOO THE TENSION etc. Don’t force me to use maths, Mike!

This has been excellent – is it too much to hope for it to be bi-annual? More data = a truer result after all.

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By: David Belbin https://freakytrigger.co.uk/which-decade-is-tops-for-pops/2010/06/which-decade-is-tops-for-pops-the-results-round-by-round/comment-page-1#comment-705072 Sun, 13 Jun 2010 17:08:28 +0000 https://freakytrigger.co.uk/?p=19039#comment-705072 Ah yes, of course. ‘And now you’re all over, your song is so tame’ etc That’s the trouble with comments taken out of context…

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By: Mike Atkinson https://freakytrigger.co.uk/which-decade-is-tops-for-pops/2010/06/which-decade-is-tops-for-pops-the-results-round-by-round/comment-page-1#comment-705071 Sun, 13 Jun 2010 16:59:30 +0000 https://freakytrigger.co.uk/?p=19039#comment-705071 Geno Washington = the minor figure, surely?

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By: David Belbin https://freakytrigger.co.uk/which-decade-is-tops-for-pops/2010/06/which-decade-is-tops-for-pops-the-results-round-by-round/comment-page-1#comment-705066 Sun, 13 Jun 2010 16:31:51 +0000 https://freakytrigger.co.uk/?p=19039#comment-705066 Thanks for doing this again, Mike. Tempting to start commenting all over again on your selected comments. Kevin Rowlands a minor figure? Hardly. And don’t get me started on CCR…

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