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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

Ola Svensson – Natalie Released: 6th JuneTrivia: Ola (a Swedish Idol contestant) used to be a boring balladeer, so I was quite shocked to discover this piece of jaunty poptasticness was his doing, and it’s not a one-off as he now really is a proper pop star. Next year he will even be in Melodifestivalen,… Continue reading The 20th Most Poptastic Single of 2007

Darren Hayes – On The Verge of Something Wonderful Released: 6th AugustTrivia: I didn’t even know until I read it on Wikipedia just now that Janice Dickinson appears in this video. Then again, I have never watched a whole episode of America’s Next Top Model and missed the entirety of I’m A Celeb this year,… Continue reading The 21st Most Poptastic Single of 2007

September – Can’t Get Over Released: 20th JuneTrivia: I spent most of my summer sympathising with this single. How depressing!Best bits: 1. You know I can’t get over and I don’t know why2. And I go to sleep and leave it in tomorrow, but I wake up screaming halfway through the night3. You! Don’t wanna… Continue reading The 22nd Most Poptastic Single of 2007