🎶 186 🎶
DA FUNK
by
DAFT PUNK (1/1)
France 1995 (12")
Points: 70
Top rank: 26
Unseeded
France 3/3
1995: 8/10
1990s: 62/85
Punching the air: a European country, in my #Alt50 thing, better than 'Around The World' (imo).
Link is to the 1997 video.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmi6...
🎶 186 🎶
DA FUNK
by
DAFT PUNK (1/1)
France 1995 (12")
Points: 70
Top rank: 26
Unseeded
France 3/3
1995: 8/10
1990s: 62/85
Punching the air: a European country, in my #Alt50 thing, better than 'Around The World' (imo).
Link is to the 1997 video.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmi6...
#ALT50
"DAY 36"
1993
SUEDE
'ANIMAL NITRATE'
UK
UK #7
The closest thing in the #Alt50 list to a top 100 seed (#107).
A very important university years record for me.
And (see picture, from a month later) for many others...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7mE...
#ALT50
"DAY 36"
1993
SUEDE
'ANIMAL NITRATE'
UK
UK #7
The closest thing in the #Alt50 list to a top 100 seed (#107).
A very important university years record for me.
And (see picture, from a month later) for many others...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7mE...
🎶 129 🎶
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
by
FUTURE SOUND OF LONDON (1/1)
UK 1991
Points: 81
Top rank: 4, then 8, then 33 (yep, the next one goes 4, 8 as well!)
Unseeded
UK 67/130
1991: 6/7
1990s: 47/85
This was in my #Alt50 teaser, so happy to see it here for real.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfWM...
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA
by
FUTURE SOUND OF LONDON (1/1)
UK 1991
Points: 81
Top rank: 4, then 8, then 33 (yep, the next one goes 4, 8 as well!)
Unseeded
UK 67/130
1991: 6/7
1990s: 47/85
This was in my #Alt50 teaser, so happy to see it here for real.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfWM...
#UncoolTwo50 Countdown Top 10
Could've sworn I put this in the "#Alt50", but turns out it was a "#Euro24Songs" pick instead.
So, without further ado:
#7
DON'T TALK TO ME ABOUT LOVE
by
ALTERED IMAGES
1983
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUg6...
#UncoolTwo50 Countdown Top 10
Could've sworn I put this in the "#Alt50", but turns out it was a "#Euro24Songs" pick instead.
So, without further ado:
#7
DON'T TALK TO ME ABOUT LOVE
by
ALTERED IMAGES
1983
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUg6...
Hey there.
After finishing my last 25 cuts, I'm now going to present an #Alt50 over the next 10 days.
The rules:
- No artists from the final 50 or last 25 cuts
- No duplicate artists within the #Alt50
- At least two per year (four years have three: one 70s, one 80s, two 90s)
Hey there.
After finishing my last 25 cuts, I'm now going to present an #Alt50 over the next 10 days.
The rules:
- No artists from the final 50 or last 25 cuts
- No duplicate artists within the #Alt50
- At least two per year (four years have three: one 70s, one 80s, two 90s)
#ALT50
"DAY 26"
1988
INNER CITY
'GOOD LIFE'
USA
UK #4, US #73 (Hot Dance Club Play #1)
Did well enough last time to be "seeded" #149.
Instinct suggests it's the sort of genre that will do better with "Music Bluesky" than Music Twitter.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJxJ...
#ALT50
"DAY 26"
1988
INNER CITY
'GOOD LIFE'
USA
UK #4, US #73 (Hot Dance Club Play #1)
Did well enough last time to be "seeded" #149.
Instinct suggests it's the sort of genre that will do better with "Music Bluesky" than Music Twitter.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJxJ...
#ALT50
"DAY 2"
1977
ELVIS COSTELLO
'WATCHING THE DETECTIVES'
UK
UK #15
"She's filing her nails while they're dragging the lake"
This remarkable piece of work didn't do well enough for my liking in either #Uncool50 or the 1977 Peoples Pop Poll.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=snPD...
#ALT50
"DAY 2"
1977
ELVIS COSTELLO
'WATCHING THE DETECTIVES'
UK
UK #15
"She's filing her nails while they're dragging the lake"
This remarkable piece of work didn't do well enough for my liking in either #Uncool50 or the 1977 Peoples Pop Poll.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=snPD...
#ALT50
"DAY 13"
1982
ROCKERS REVENGE ft DONNIE CALVIN
'WALKING ON SUNSHINE'
USA
UK #4, US Hot Dance Club Play #1
Single or the 9-minute 12" - either will do.
Arthur Baker had quite the 1982, and there's no dodgy Bambaataa stuff to consider here.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkU4...
#ALT50
"DAY 13"
1982
ROCKERS REVENGE ft DONNIE CALVIN
'WALKING ON SUNSHINE'
USA
UK #4, US Hot Dance Club Play #1
Single or the 9-minute 12" - either will do.
Arthur Baker had quite the 1982, and there's no dodgy Bambaataa stuff to consider here.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkU4...
#ALT50
"DAY 40"
1995
TLC
'WATERFALLS'
USA
US #1, UK #4
One of my criteria for this (and my main list) is how pissed off I was about underperformance in #Uncool50.
Here's a good example: this was a singleton 11!
Please do better next time :)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WEt...
#ALT50
"DAY 40"
1995
TLC
'WATERFALLS'
USA
US #1, UK #4
One of my criteria for this (and my main list) is how pissed off I was about underperformance in #Uncool50.
Here's a good example: this was a singleton 11!
Please do better next time :)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WEt...
#ALT50
"DAY 34"
1992
SL2
'ON A RAGGA TIP'
UK
UK #2
In a decade rammed with them, one of the great 'UK #2' PopInjustices.
One week behind Far Right Said Fred and two behind KWS, since you ask.
We can't change the past, but give it some points!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXCN...
#ALT50
"DAY 34"
1992
SL2
'ON A RAGGA TIP'
UK
UK #2
In a decade rammed with them, one of the great 'UK #2' PopInjustices.
One week behind Far Right Said Fred and two behind KWS, since you ask.
We can't change the past, but give it some points!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXCN...
#ALT50
"DAY 31"
1991
SAINT ETIENNE
'NOTHING CAN STOP US'
UK
UK #54 (US Hot Dance Club Play #1!)
SE have one 'seed' in the 150s and 'Only Love...' not far short of no.250.
Will they suffer away from Music Twitter?
First single with Sarah Cracknell.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLdK...
#ALT50
"DAY 31"
1991
SAINT ETIENNE
'NOTHING CAN STOP US'
UK
UK #54 (US Hot Dance Club Play #1!)
SE have one 'seed' in the 150s and 'Only Love...' not far short of no.250.
Will they suffer away from Music Twitter?
First single with Sarah Cracknell.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLdK...
#ALT50
"DAY 14"
1983
THE S.O.S. BAND
'JUST BE GOOD TO ME'
USA
UK #13, US #55
One of a few songs in this alt list which 'This Is Uncool' awakened me to.
I hasten to add: this artist and song aren't in my list, but the writers/producers are :)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2Ma...
#ALT50
"DAY 14"
1983
THE S.O.S. BAND
'JUST BE GOOD TO ME'
USA
UK #13, US #55
One of a few songs in this alt list which 'This Is Uncool' awakened me to.
I hasten to add: this artist and song aren't in my list, but the writers/producers are :)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2Ma...
#ALT50
"DAY 39"
1994
KYLIE MINOGUE
'CONFIDE IN ME'
Australia
Australia #1, UK #2
Absolutely nothing she'd done before - not even the uniformly excellent singles from Rhythm of Love - prepared me for this.
Only artist from my #FearofMu21C in this.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxZk...
#ALT50
"DAY 39"
1994
KYLIE MINOGUE
'CONFIDE IN ME'
Australia
Australia #1, UK #2
Absolutely nothing she'd done before - not even the uniformly excellent singles from Rhythm of Love - prepared me for this.
Only artist from my #FearofMu21C in this.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxZk...
#ALT50
"DAY 32"
1991
THE FUTURE SOUND OF LONDON
'PAPUA NEW GUINEA'
UK
UK #22 (UK Dance Singles #1)
Number #387 in the #Uncool500.
So, it'll have its work cut out, but would easily be in my top 250.
Next up today: three singles from 1992.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfWM...
#ALT50
"DAY 32"
1991
THE FUTURE SOUND OF LONDON
'PAPUA NEW GUINEA'
UK
UK #22 (UK Dance Singles #1)
Number #387 in the #Uncool500.
So, it'll have its work cut out, but would easily be in my top 250.
Next up today: three singles from 1992.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfWM...
#ALT50
"DAY 23"
1987
ERIC B AND RAKIM
'PAID IN FULL' (SEVEN MINUTES OF MADNESS - COLDCUT REMIX)
USA (UK)
UK #15
Important to point out: votes for both versions will be combined.
I haven't included it here, but why not vote for Im Nin'alu too?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5ii...
#ALT50
"DAY 23"
1987
ERIC B AND RAKIM
'PAID IN FULL' (SEVEN MINUTES OF MADNESS - COLDCUT REMIX)
USA (UK)
UK #15
Important to point out: votes for both versions will be combined.
I haven't included it here, but why not vote for Im Nin'alu too?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5ii...
#ALT50
"DAY 28"
1989
NENEH CHERRY
'MANCHILD'
Sweden
UK #5
Outing myself as a non-Cherry picker here.
The other behemoth beat 'Manchild' by 123 points to 10 in #Uncool50.
All I'm saying is, it should be a bit closer than that :)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJ9V...
#ALT50
"DAY 28"
1989
NENEH CHERRY
'MANCHILD'
Sweden
UK #5
Outing myself as a non-Cherry picker here.
The other behemoth beat 'Manchild' by 123 points to 10 in #Uncool50.
All I'm saying is, it should be a bit closer than that :)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJ9V...
#ALT50 - ends today!
"DAY 46"
1997
RONI SIZE & REPRAZENT
'BROWN PAPER BAG'
UK
UK #20
I waited about.a month for my post-Be Here Now moment.
It came at JP's flat in Brighton, when I saw a live TV performance by the Mercury winners.
Bye Bye Britpop.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwI0...
#ALT50 - ends today!
"DAY 46"
1997
RONI SIZE & REPRAZENT
'BROWN PAPER BAG'
UK
UK #20
I waited about.a month for my post-Be Here Now moment.
It came at JP's flat in Brighton, when I saw a live TV performance by the Mercury winners.
Bye Bye Britpop.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwI0...
#ALT50
"DAY 35"
1992
SOPHIE B. HAWKINS
'DAMN I WISH I WAS YOUR LOVER'
USA
US #5, UK #14
I'm just gonna say what I said last time I posted this on Twitter.
"No 1992 single has grown as much in my estimation over the last 30 years."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lt6r...
#ALT50
"DAY 35"
1992
SOPHIE B. HAWKINS
'DAMN I WISH I WAS YOUR LOVER'
USA
US #5, UK #14
I'm just gonna say what I said last time I posted this on Twitter.
"No 1992 single has grown as much in my estimation over the last 30 years."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lt6r...
#ALT50
"DAY 5"
1979
SQUEEZE
'UP THE JUNCTION'
UK
UK #2
'And now she's two years older..."
As we all are since #Uncool50, but I'm still puzzled by how this missed the Top 500.
No chorus, a load of half-rhymes *and* a story.
No wonder I love it.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQci...
#ALT50
"DAY 5"
1979
SQUEEZE
'UP THE JUNCTION'
UK
UK #2
'And now she's two years older..."
As we all are since #Uncool50, but I'm still puzzled by how this missed the Top 500.
No chorus, a load of half-rhymes *and* a story.
No wonder I love it.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQci...
#ALT50
"DAY 8"
1980
DIANA ROSS
'UPSIDE DOWN'
USA
US #1, UK #2
...and TFW you decide to limit yourself to one Rodgers-Edwards from the whole of 1977-80 😬
The Supremes are in my DNA, yet this is still my 2nd favourite thing Diana Ross ever did.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zyi...
#ALT50
"DAY 8"
1980
DIANA ROSS
'UPSIDE DOWN'
USA
US #1, UK #2
...and TFW you decide to limit yourself to one Rodgers-Edwards from the whole of 1977-80 😬
The Supremes are in my DNA, yet this is still my 2nd favourite thing Diana Ross ever did.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zyi...
#ALT50
"DAY 6"
1979
THE CRUSADERS
'STREET LIFE'
USA
US #36, UK #5
A 60s jazz band, right on the cusp of the 80s clampdown and AIDS, anticipating many themes of the next 20 years of Black music.
And with Randy Crawford's sumptuous vocal on top.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3ba...
#ALT50
"DAY 6"
1979
THE CRUSADERS
'STREET LIFE'
USA
US #36, UK #5
A 60s jazz band, right on the cusp of the 80s clampdown and AIDS, anticipating many themes of the next 20 years of Black music.
And with Randy Crawford's sumptuous vocal on top.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3ba...
#ALT50
1988
ERASURE
'A LITTLE RESPECT'
UK
UK #4, US #14
Willing to bet this won't happen on Bluesky, but...
Erasure may have been (in the UK at least) the most commercially successful act to completely miss the Uncool 500.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=x34i...
#ALT50
1988
ERASURE
'A LITTLE RESPECT'
UK
UK #4, US #14
Willing to bet this won't happen on Bluesky, but...
Erasure may have been (in the UK at least) the most commercially successful act to completely miss the Uncool 500.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=x34i...