At the start of next month we'll be seeing the Fifth Freaky Trigger Focus Group - edited by Mike Daddino, with songs this year being chosen by a shadowy Trans-Atlantic committee. But first of all let's open it up to suggestions:
The criteria - must have been released as a US or UK single (to shops in the UK, to shops or radio in the US) between the 1st May 2001 and 1st November 2001
Must be commercially, culturally or aesthetically significant, i.e. likely to invite interesting comment. Commercial significance = was a big hit. Cultural significance = was inescapable or hugely hyped. Aesthetic significance = very good, or very bad, or very original. Please be as loose with these guidelines as you see fit.
― Tom, Monday, 1 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)
(just making sure everyone's awake out there...)
― jess, Monday, 1 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)
ok that is enough.
― maura, Monday, 1 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)
― the pinefox, Monday, 1 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)
― Richard Tunnicliffe, Monday, 1 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)
fill-ins for maura: emotion. everywhere. here's to the night. sweet baby. purple pills.
is the new pulp single going to be a double-a w/trees and sunrise?
i'd also put forth: because i got high. all or nothing. u remind me. contagious. when it's over. start the commotion. i want love.
― fred solinger, Monday, 1 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)
Dylan: Love & Theft.
― jel, Monday, 1 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)
and, of course, we could pit the charity singles against each other: what's going on? v. we are family v. what more can i give?
I'm going to try and shake up the f.g. procedure this time so there's less trans-atlantic problems.
actually, new b&s single is out 11/12, which kills it, but jonathan david should still be eligible.
― Samantha, Monday, 1 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)
21 seconds, hidden place, stop your crying, area codes, juxtaposed with u, broke/won, do you really like it?, pyramid song, so fresh so clean, lapdance, ride wit me, let me blow ya mind, ugly, one-minute man, up middle finger, digital love, fiesta, we need a resolution, hashpipe, last nite.
― scott p., Monday, 1 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)
― Melissa W, Monday, 1 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)
"Fallin'" - Alicia Keyes"Smooth Criminal" - Alien Ant Farm"My Way" - Limp Bizkit"Someone To Call My Lover" - Janet Jackson"I'm Real" - J. Lo and Ja Rule"Crying At The Discoteque" - Alcazar (No, I will not let that one go)"It's Been Awhile" - Staind"Ugly" - Bubba Sparxxx"Contagious" - The Isley Brothers Featuring Ronald Isley"Feelin' On Yo Booty" - R. Kelly"Crawling" - Linkin Park"Just One Kiss" - Basement Jaxx"Perfect Gentelman" - Wyclef Jean"Paupau New Guinea 2001" - Future Sound Of London"Crystal" - New Order"The Road To Mandalay" - Robbie Williams"Caramel" - City High"Pop" - 'NSync"A Family Affair" - Mary J. Blige
Do The Strokes actually have a single?
― Dan Perry, Monday, 1 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)
― Mike Hanle y, Monday, 1 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)
― nathalie, Tuesday, 2 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 2 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)
Also yes "Perfect Gentleman" must be included being as it's the MOST ROMANTIC SONG OF ALL TIME.
― Tom, Tuesday, 2 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)
I doubt any of these qualify, but I'd like to know what y'alls think of them.
― Graham, Tuesday, 2 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)
― Richard Tunnicliffe, Tuesday, 2 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)
― Kim, Tuesday, 2 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)
― Jonnie, Tuesday, 2 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)
The fact that RSF have another single out invites comment.
― Nicole, Tuesday, 2 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)
― carsmilesteve, Tuesday, 2 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)
― chris, Tuesday, 2 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)
Brooklyn Power.
And if "I'm Real" don't win, I'll be ever so pissed.
― JM, Tuesday, 2 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)
― Ed, Tuesday, 2 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)
― ambrose, Tuesday, 2 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)
― JM, Wednesday, 3 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)
― anthony, Wednesday, 3 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)
Am I going to be barred from being on focus group AGAIN?
― Nick, Wednesday, 3 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)
― Tom, Wednesday, 3 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)
― Sarah, Wednesday, 3 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)
― Richard Tunnicliffe, Wednesday, 3 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)
― Emma, Wednesday, 3 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)
Them's fighting words, Ms Hamilton.
As for suggestion of getting MTV - I have only recently been beneficiary of a colour television set. MTV may be a long way in the offing, sadly.
What is Ante Up then?
― dave q, Wednesday, 3 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)
I don't lie down if someone tries to fight me. Just commenting, for no reason. I am quite a worthy opponent...
― Dan Perry, Wednesday, 3 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)
Aaliyah's last single wasn't "Resolution", I don't think - it was "Rock the Boat". At least, it was supposed to be "Rock the Boat".
But what about the ROCK songs? Mod mentioned Blink, and there's Sum, the nookie, Staind, some other folks. The guitar needs representation.
And how about Barenaked Ladies? Yeah, yeah!
― David Raposa, Wednesday, 3 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)
"area codes" is a must: "i've got hos, i've goootttt hos." and ludacris says "whore-d'oeuvres"! fantastic! i'd also add good words for dmx's "who we be" and busta rhymes' "break ya neck."
― fred solinger, Wednesday, 3 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)
If not Rock show then First Date.
― chris, Wednesday, 3 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)
― the pinefox, Wednesday, 3 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)
I would love to be a part of this focus group. I will even write sensibly.
― jel, Wednesday, 3 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)
― Sterling Clover, Wednesday, 3 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)
David, Rock The Boat is indeed Aaliyah's new single, but I like Resolution much better and I do believe it came out during the time period stated. I don't think Rock The Boat has been out long enough or has made enough of an impact to really do much in the poll, honestly.
Fred, shut the hell up already, what is that, your 8 trillionth post on this thread? You make Nate Dogg sound bad. Anyhow, the best part isn't the bit where he's all "I gotttt hos", it's the sing songy part in the middle, that's the shit. And the shout out guy, now that's something.
― Ally, Wednesday, 3 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)
― JM, Thursday, 4 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)
― Tim, Thursday, 4 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)
― Sarah, Thursday, 4 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)
― Dan Perry, Thursday, 4 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)
― Richard Tunnicliffe, Thursday, 4 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)
― Tom, Thursday, 4 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)
― Nick, Thursday, 4 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)
― Kris, Thursday, 4 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)
― Tim, Friday, 5 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)
― scott p., Friday, 5 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)
Sarah Connor and TQ - "let's get back to bed boy"...as I think it's the WORST song I've heard all year. "Sarah Connor, new diva", always makes me laugh. So bad it's bad.
― jel, Saturday, 6 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)
Also:
Lisa Lopes - Block Party... because I want to hear people's reactions from listening once.
― Tim, Saturday, 6 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)
― palpable, Sunday, 7 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)
Everything else I'd want in has already been mentioned, I think. Not sure about any of these, but: Super Furries - "Rings Around the World"? That "Daydream in Blue" thing? The Stereo MCs' comeback single? Not that I can think of things to say about any of these, but then I wouldn't be able to. Uh, I'm not really the right person to suggest stuff anyway, I guess.
― Rebecca, Monday, 8 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)
Also: Sugababes - Soul Sound, so I can make my humbling Sugababes conversion pathetically public.
― Tim, Monday, 8 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)
― Ronan, Monday, 8 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)
― mark s, Monday, 8 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)
― Richard Tunnicliffe, Monday, 8 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)
― Mitch Lastnamewithheld, Monday, 8 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)
― anthony, Monday, 8 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)
― jess, Monday, 8 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)
― Tim, Tuesday, 9 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)
Wheetus -- Teenage Dirtbag falls into those dates I think. Hard to avoid and lovely (proving that you can do both)
Density's Child -- Bootybubblicious
New Order -- Crystal
Avalanches -- Frontier Psychiatrist
Gorillaz -- 19/2000 (was that this summer?)
I-Monster -- Daydream in Blue (released end of May, phew)
stuff I didn't care for...
21 seconds song / alien ant farm / Kylie
and most importantly Louise doing "Stuck in the middle with you", a candidate for the most loathsome record of the year.
― Alan Trewartha, Tuesday, 9 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)
― Sterling Clover, Tuesday, 9 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)
― Ian, Tuesday, 9 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)
Me too! I heard it for the first time the other day and had a bit of a wooh about it. And I don't even like UK Garage. It's the first time I've thought "yes - this is the British hip hop"
― Nick, Wednesday, 10 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)
― Tom, Wednesday, 10 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)
― Sarah, Monday, 12 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)
― Nick, Monday, 12 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)
― Graham, Monday, 12 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)