Month: January 2006

I’ve found yet another reference to Sweden in the top 10! The word “Sweden” is actually in the lyrics twice! “But baby we’re in Sweden, how did you get to Sweden?” It’s a shame that the A-ha track isn’t out until next Monday as that too was written by a Swede – the best Swedish… Continue reading Untitled

meant to be so ridiculous? Several of them have teeth missing, one of the confusing ones has only the left side of his hair in braids, and Brian Harvey is wearing a hat which seems to be half “beanie”, half chef’s hat! Here’s a picture which includes the hat at least: Surely that was never… Continue reading Is East 17’s video for It’s Alright…

S Club 7 – Bring It All Back 19th June 1999 Weren’t they sweet in those days! Paul was thin and beardless, Tina wasn’t desperate to steal the limelight and Hannah looked about 8. Miami 7 was a huge obsession for me in 1999. It was rather brilliant, although whether it would seem as great… Continue reading A Decade Of Poptastic No.1s!

Backstreet Boys – I Want It That Way 15th May 1999 This was the song that made me realise how great the Backstreet Boys were, and it has been one of my absolute all time favourite songs ever since. The BSBs were my favourite band for 2 years, until Savage Garden (who sadly never had… Continue reading A Decade Of Poptastic No.1s!

This week’s top 10 singles in 30% written by Swedes! That’s My Goal, as I mentioned before, is written by Swedes, Hung Up of course includes an Abba sample, and José Gonzales is a Swede covering a Swedish song. Considering Sweden is only one small country it’s pretty impressive for them to be involved with… Continue reading The Swedish Conquest of 2006 Has Begun!

I just saw the trailer for the new Lindsay Lohan film Just My Luck, the one that’s supposed to be McFly’s big break in America, but they really will be lucky if they get anywhere from this – they’re in the trailer for approximately a quarter of a second!

The Modern – IndustryI saw this band live a few months ago in a tiny venue in Stratford-Upon-Avon and I never did review it here as I planned to, but I think it’s pretty certain that it wasn’t one of the band’s favourite gigs ever, mainly because there were only about 20 people watching and… Continue reading New Pop On The Block

Britney Spears – Baby One More Time 27th Feb 1999 This has to be one of the best loved and most memorable pop songs of the last decade, so it’s quite surprising that I didn’t really care that much for it at the time of release. Of course I soon realised its greatness, but to… Continue reading A Decade Of Poptastic No.1s!

B*witched – C’est La Vie 6th June 1998 If I ever vote in a poll for the best year in music ever, I’ll go for 1998. I’m sure thsi had more to do with it being the year I started really loving pop music and discovering the joys of being a pop fan, but I… Continue reading A Decade Of Poptastic No.1s!

The Tamperer ft. Maya – Feel It 30th May 1998 I had actually totally forgotten that this got to no.1 but it did and what a deserving no.1 it was. I bought (for less than £2!) and reviewed the Tamperer’s album a few months ago, and I liked it but I can’t say I’ve listened… Continue reading A Decade Of Poptastic No.1s!