Month: December 2007

Marion Raven – Break You Released: 28th MarchTrivia: This has been around a couple of years already but hasn’t appeared in my top 25 before so this year, as it was released in the UK, I get a new chance to celebrate its brilliance.Best bits: 1. Bet you never thought that I would break you!2.… Continue reading The 11th Most Poptastic Single of 2007

Robyn – Handle Me Released: 29th OctoberTrivia: This was written and produced by Klas Åhlund, who should be known to followers of Swedish pop as a member of Teddybears Sthlm, and the writer/producer of Britney’s new single Piece Of Me.Best bits: 1. You’re a selfish narcissistic psycho freaking bootlicking Nazi creep2. Let me tell you… Continue reading The 13th Most Poptastic Single of 2007

BWO – Give Me The Night Released: 13th DecemberTrivia: Since it was only released 4 days ago, I can’t find the cover photo so far, but it’s nice to know that December isn’t a completely barren month for poptasticness, at least in Sweden. You must check out the super-homoerotic video, which also features… a giant… Continue reading The 14th Most Poptastic Single of 2007

Rufus Wainwright – Going To A Town Released: 7th MayTrivia: This is the highest placed ballad of my chart this year, unless you count no.2, but I don’t.Best bits: 1. Tell me! Do you really think you go to hell for having loved?2. I’m going to a town that has already been burned down3. I… Continue reading The 15th Most Poptastic Single of 2007

I just checked the UK charts, hoping to find someone who might challenge Leon for the Xmas no.1. You can imagine how surprised I was to find that no.1 is Katie Melua (what is she doing infecting the singles chart? she’s an album artist!), and not just that but she has gained this by duetting… Continue reading Now I really DO NOT want to go back to England

Here are my highlights and lowlights of the X Factor final 2007: Highlights1. SAME DIFFERENCE!!!! Of course.2. Same Difference flying3. Same Difference on elves’ shoulders4. A small child calling Louis quite accurately “a grumpy old man”5. Leon’s seat looking appropriately like a toilet6. His mayor hiding in embarrassment behind a sign7. The return of High… Continue reading And so we have the new David Sneddon… great…

Avril Lavigne – Girlfriend Released: 2nd AprilTrivia: I don’t think I’ve ever before even had an Avril song in my top 100, and now here is one in my top 25! I can think of very few occasions where my opinion on an act has changed so suddenly and extremely, but when a major star… Continue reading The 16th Most Poptastic Single of 2007

Mika – Grace Kelly Released: 16th JanuaryTrivia: While it’s this single that Mika is practically synonymous with in the UK, he has received a Grammy nomination for Love Today (best dance single) and 2 French NRJ nominations for Relax, Take It Easy.Best bits: 1. I could be brown, I could be blue, I could be… Continue reading The 17th Most Poptastic Single of 2007

Danny Saucedo – Play It For The Girls Released: 23rd MayTrivia: Danny’s full name is Daniel Gabriel Alessandro Saucedo Grzechowski and his parents are Bolivian and Polish, but it was Swedish Idol in which he competed in 2006. He is not the only singer named Danny Saucedo – rather strangely there is another from California… Continue reading The 18th Most Poptastic Single of 2007

Leona Lewis – Bleeding Love Released: 22nd October Trivia: I’m still amazed that this song is written by Jesse McCartney. How is that possible?Best bits: 1. Keep bleeding I keep keep bleeding love2. You cut me open and IIIIIIII3. Closed off from love, I didn’t need the pain