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Post by Gezza on Mar 6, 2011 12:42:34 GMT 1
1 . Dido 2 . Janet Jackson 3 . Dolly Parton 4 . Kylie Minogue 5 . Lady Gaga 6 . Gabrielle 7 . Olivia Newton-John 8 . Nelly Furtado 9 . Sophie Ellis Bextor 10 . Chrissie Hynde 11 . Adele 12 . Cyndi Lauper 13 . Tina Turner 14 . Shakira 15 . Beyonce 16 . Leona Lewis
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Post by Gezza on Feb 27, 2011 15:50:54 GMT 1
49 . Natalie Imbruglia 50 . Leona Lewis 51 . Cher 52 . Donna Summer 53 . Dolly Parton 54 . Olivia Newton-John 55 . Rihanna 56 . Emma Bunton 57 . Kylie Minogue 58 . Katy Perry 59 . Sinead O'Connor 60 . Gabrielle 61 . Janet Jackson 62 . Suzanne Vega 63 . Kirsty MacColl 64 . Norah Jones
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Post by Gezza on Feb 21, 2011 9:54:28 GMT 1
33 . Sheryl Crow 34 . Rachel Stevens 35 . Adele 36 . Dusty Springfield 37 . Barbra Streisand 38 . Carly Simon 39 . Lisa Stansfield 40 . Debbie Gibson 41 . Randy Crawford 42 . Yazz 43 . Lily Allen 44 . Jennifer Rush 45 . Bette Midler 46 . Deborah Harry 47 . Dionne Warwick 48 . Alanis Morissette
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Post by Gezza on Feb 17, 2011 16:53:54 GMT 1
It's one of my fave albums of the 90's! particularly Where have you been tonight? and bully boy!
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Post by Gezza on Feb 17, 2011 15:04:32 GMT 1
Having said that I got all the wham! albums and GM albums up to & Including "Patience" but on reflection I think his music got very boring post 2002 so now i don't bother
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Post by Gezza on Feb 17, 2011 15:02:18 GMT 1
Everything she wants is far and away my fave Wham! record- and certainly up there in my GM top 5
1- WAITING FOR THAT DAY 2- ONE MORE TRY 3- OUTSIDE 4- EVERYTHING SHE WANTS 5- A DIFFERENT CORNER
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Post by Gezza on Feb 16, 2011 23:34:13 GMT 1
I'm lovin RedOne but I also still love freemasons (Uninvited and Heartbreak make me a dancer are still a couple of my fave records of the last 5 years)
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Post by Gezza on Feb 16, 2011 17:38:23 GMT 1
There was a phase in 98/99 where the old stars did try to do a "cher" lol- I mean specifically Tina Turner "When the Heartache is over" and Diana Ross "Not Over You Yet" to name but two
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Post by Gezza on Feb 14, 2011 23:19:59 GMT 1
As for the Madge-gate claims.... I think the GaGa has done a bit of point scoring over the Queen Of Pop. As a number of musicologists, and contemporaries have pointed out in the last 48 hours including former Chic mainman and producer of Madonna's Like A Virgin album, Nile Rodgers...... Madonna's Express Yourself not only ripped off the chorus of "Express Yourself" a 1972 US Top 20 hit for the Staple Singers (resulting in a loss of 25% of the publishing/songwriting royalties); but its verse was accused at the time of having similarities with an old 1970s disco underground anthem "I Was Born This Way" originally recorded by a gay male singer Valentino in 1974; then again by another gay male singer Carl Bean in 1977 to no chart success. In 1989 the writers of the 1972 composition (lyrics by a straight black woman called Bunny Jones; and a bisexual white male Chris Spierer) tried to sue the writers Madonna & Stephen Bray for a share of the royalties of Express Yourself. But as neither were professional songwriters they quickly lost the will to battle on due to counter claims if they lost the case and potential spiralling legal costs. As Lady GaGa studied at the New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, and did several 80 page thesis on topics such as art, religion, social issues and politics, then as some musicologists are concluding she may well be aware of what happened with regards to the above. Hence, she has used this song not just to put such a Pro Gay/transgender song into the mainstream, but to possibly have a pop at Madonna by making it musically deliberately similar in a "come and sue me if you think you're hard enough" attitude. Especially when at the Grammys last night she paid tribute to the only female rival Madonna had in the 1980s, Whitney Houston ...... .... I guess a bit like the White Stripes releasing something that sounds very close to an old Rolling Stones or Led Zeppelin track which they actually ripped off (and got away with) an old 1930s blues composition by an impoverished artist. I just hope next time she does it she uses a better tune than "the 4th worst single Madonna released in 1989". An interesting opinion- I'm sure Lady Gaga and Madonna aren't in the slightest bit bothered by the "controversy" over whether or not it's a rip off they both benefit- I'm sure more copies of "Express Yourself" are being shifted now than at any time since 1989! It wouldn't surprise me if they cooked it up between them they're both so media savvy it's not beyond them!
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Post by Gezza on Feb 14, 2011 23:10:01 GMT 1
^OMG i forgot about Tatu "All the things she said" but that was clearly hetro porn wrapped in Russian trash so i'm dismissing that- godd song tho!
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Post by Gezza on Feb 14, 2011 23:07:32 GMT 1
Well you can read the song in several ways and not necessarily about being gay. It's about acceptance and being proud of what you are...Thats not a particularly "new" topic but if we stick to the pretext that it is about being gay then is it any less successful than Rod Stewart's "The Killing of Georgie"? Or certainly any less successful than "Vogue" which took a dance routine from teh gay subculture and took it around the world? Gaga has been more successful more instantly if you like but then that's the digital age for you I must admit that I'm not familiar with the Killing of Georgie but having just found the lyrics I see your point. But I assume it didn't have quite the global success that Born This Way has already achieved. I also see what you're saying about Vogue but have to say that I'm sure a large percentage of the population would not realise that it relates to a "gay subculture" and just appreciate the song for what it is. You have to admit though there are some overtly pro-gay lines in the lyrics of Born this Way such as "No matter gay, straight or bi Lesbian, transgendered life I'm on the right track, baby I was born to survive" and I'm not sure that many other artists would have such global success with similar lyrics. Anyway as I said earlier I think that is what she probably meant about it being a generational anthem rather than the overall song being something completely different and groundbreaking. Yes we live in more liberal times now it's true- prior to the noughties I think that any song about gays would have been career death just as being gay was practically the same- witness George Michael's career nosedive in teh US after he was outed! If by "Success" you mean sales then only time will tell but let's assume your eventually right on that point- I think her step is less controversial/ risky than Rod Stewart's decision to release "The Killing Of Georgie" in the 70's for example. From Memory Madonna was always very clear in interviews as to where Vogue came from and who she was borrowing it from- I certainly knew at the time and i was 14. More interestingly, and I think this is proved by the fact we're discussing it now, she's using the age old tactic of using sex to sell. The hetero thing has been done to death so in some ways "the gays" as michael Parkinson called them once, is still a taboo to explore, teh video will be interesting to see in terms of how much she pushes that point. I'm reminded of Gary barlow's "Forever Love" and Christina Aguilera's "Beautiful" which had full on guys kissing guys and girls kissing girls in it so we'll see- teh holy grail to beat in that field is surely "Relax" Frankie Goes to Hollywood" If she does something more/ equally controversial that then i'll doff my cap to her... It's all gettin very pop historical now lol
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Post by Gezza on Feb 14, 2011 17:39:30 GMT 1
^ The Almighty remix was the bomb (as americans would say) back in 99 the height of my clubbing days!
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Post by Gezza on Feb 14, 2011 16:26:47 GMT 1
When referring to the song being a 'generational anthem' is she not referring more to the content of the lyrics rather than the melody being massively original, and the fact that such an overtly gay song lyrically would not have had such worldwide success in the past? Surely she is the only perfomer at the moment with such popularity that she could release this song and it still be accepted in those parts of the world that are less tolerant of homosexuality? Well you can read the song in several ways and not necessarily about being gay. It's about acceptance and being proud of what you are...Thats not a particularly "new" topic but if we stick to the pretext that it is about being gay then is it any less successful than Rod Stewart's "The Killing of Georgie"? Or certainly any less successful than "Vogue" which took a dance routine from teh gay subculture and took it around the world? Gaga has been more successful more instantly if you like but then that's the digital age for you
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Post by Gezza on Feb 14, 2011 12:33:45 GMT 1
Lady GaGa – Bad Romance- 8 Iyaz – Replay- 5 Owl City – Fireflies- 6 Helping Haiti – Everybody hurts- 1 Jason DeRulo – In my head- 3 Tinie Tempah – Pass out- 7 Lady GaGa feat Beyonce – Telephone- 6 Scouting for Girls – This ain’t a love song- 4 Usher feat Will.i.am – OMG- 4 Diana Vickers – Once- 3 Roll Deep – Good times- 1 B.o.B. featuring Bruno Mars – Nothin’ on you- 3 Dizzee Rascal – Dirtee disco- 4 David Guetta & Chris Willis featuring Fergie & LMFAO – Getting’ over you- 1 Shout for England featuring Dizzee Rascal & James Corden – Shout- 2 Katy Perry featuring Snoop Dogg – California gurls- 6 JLS – This club is alive- 0 B.o.B. featuring Hayley Williams – Airplanes- 2 Yolanda Be Cool vs D Cup – We no speak Americano- 1 The Wanted – All time low- 9 Ne-Yo – Beautiful monster- 3 Flo Rida feat David Guetta – Club cant handle me- 5 Roll Deep – Green light- 3 Taio Cruz – Dynamite- 4 Olly Murs – Please don’t let me go- 6 Alexandra Burke – Start without you- 2 Bruno Mars – Just the way you are (Amazing)- 7 Tinie Tempah feat Eric Turner – Written in the stars- 6 Cee-Lo Green – Forget you- 9 Cheryl Cole – Promise this- 4 Rihanna – Only Girl In The World- 5 JLS – Love You More- 8 X Factor Finalists 2010 – Heroes- 2 Black Eyed Peas – The time (The dirty bit)- 0 Matt Cardle – When we collide- 8
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Post by Gezza on Feb 14, 2011 12:30:47 GMT 1
Yes ban it- I've heard enough Rihanna already in 2011!
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Post by Gezza on Feb 14, 2011 12:26:56 GMT 1
17 . Kate Bush 18 . Anastacia v 19 . Cyndi Lauper 20 . Britney Spears 21 . Shakira 22 . Toyah 23 . Beyonce 24 . Nelly Furtado 25 . Alison Moyet 26 . Belinda Carlisle 27 . Tracy Chapman 28 . Diana Ross 29 . Sam Brown 30 . kd lang 31 . Mica Paris 32 . Shania Twain
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Post by Gezza on Feb 14, 2011 11:50:48 GMT 1
There's a comment on You tube which i thought was pretty accurate. It basically said that yea it rips off madonna but then many people have in the past....the thing with Gaga is that this is being lauded as some generational anthem by her fans and basically the song is just a rehash of Express Yourself- she isn't that original certainly not in her output- she puts her energies into create a unique style and image which i would agree are unique.
It must be a shame for any performer who is a female solo artist and does pop music (Kylie, Britney, Gaga etc) but essentially Madonna did it first. Yes i know there were female solo singers before her and I know she borrowed/ was influenced by others before her, but by sheer co-incidence she emerged at the right time to co-incide with the Video Age and MTV so she had a medium open to her that female singers didn't before- So more through timing than anything else she was the first real "Visual artist" female wise anyway.
Thusly all females who operate in the same genre will be compaired
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Post by Gezza on Feb 13, 2011 23:38:47 GMT 1
Bucks Fizz - The Land Of Make Believe- 6 (i can't help but love it) Shakin' Stevens - Oh Julie- 3 Kraftwerk - The Model / Computer Love- 1 Jam - A Town Called Malice / Precious- 7 Tight Fit - The Lion Sleeps Tonight- 5 Goombay Dance Band - Seven Tears- 4 Bucks Fizz - My Camera Never Lies- 5 Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder - Ebony & Ivory- 2 Nicole - A Little Peace- 3 Madness - House Of Fun- 4 (never really got madness) Adam Ant - Goody Two Shoes- 8 (V strong beat) Charlene - I've Never Been To Me- 6 (so bad it's good) Captain Sensible - Happy Talk- 3 Irene Cara - Fame- 5 Dexy's Midnight Runners - Come On Eileen- 8 (how can you hate it?) Survivor - Eye Of The Tiger- 7 Musical Youth - Pass The Dutchie- 6 Culture Club - Do You Really Want To Hurt Me- 7 (dad... is that a girl??) Eddy Grant - I Don't Wanna Dance- 9 Jam - Beat Surrender- 5 Renée & Renato - Save Your Love- 4
Not really loving 82 i think i was maybe too young at the time
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Post by Gezza on Jan 31, 2011 11:33:07 GMT 1
99' Lulu Hurt Me So Bad was a dance classic of it's time but bombed in the charts!!
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Post by Gezza on Jan 20, 2011 22:23:00 GMT 1
1 . Brenda Lee 2 . Cheryl Cole 3 . Adele 4 . Debbie Gibson 5 . Kate Nash 6 . Yazz 7 . Anita Baker 8 . Gabriella Cilmi 9 . Kelis 10 . Kiri Te Kanawa 11 . Billie Piper 12 . Kirsty MacColl 13 . Ms Dynamite 14 . Alesha Dixon 15 . Ellie Goulding 16 . Alexandra Burke 17 . Martika
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