Pop-Eye U.S. 6/7/01

Two things to note:

a) Lil' Mo's "Superwoman II" has the most amazing burbling synths, but as a song it's a bit weak - Mo's singing sounds a bit restrained, in the wrong way. I do like its deathly-slow martial strut though - reminds me of Jay-Z's "Do It Again". I hold out high hopes for Lil' Mo, because she was excellent on Missy's _Da Real World_ in my opinion.

b) Note what is up to 41 from 69 in its second week on the charts. How cool would it be if this did well?

Regarding b) -- I'd be happy! I'm not holding my breath, but it's a good sign.

Not that I know Craig David from Keith David, but, sure, I'll offer my well wishes.

However, I'm putting my money on #44. A no-brainer, yes, but, damn, that's a mighty fine song. Gets better every time I hear it. Gets even better each time I find myself singing (or trying to sing) the chorus. Jelly, jelly, jelly.

Death to #46, #35 (should've been LONG gone), and the Greatest Gainer, #9. What the world needs now is another Matchbox 20 like I need a whole lot of nothing.

Have had a look at the list. Insofar as I recognize the stuff on there, it's absolutely dire. Worse than our chart? Not necessarily - I can't imagine much worse than our chart anyway. Probably about equally bad. This 'Craig David' character is rubbish too, if he's the geezer I'm thinking of.

In short, the whole thing is dismal, dismal, dismal.

i've only heard two of the songs on the list, er i think i have heard the first song because i have seen moulin rouge(quite lovely really) but i don't know the song and did not recognize it during the movie. and i have heard lenny kravitz's dreadful number and seen the video with that sad girl who can not close her mouth. this list is more interesting than the top 30 at the local college station though.

I'm glad to see Missy cracked the top 10.

Oh, and can someone please explain to me the appeal of Faith Hill? I know she's pretty and all, but her ballad-lite songs are all greyer and dingier than the dishwater at a slob's house. Like Celine minus the vocal histrionics, thus eliminating the only entertaining thing about Celine. Blech, blech, blech.

Train? Lifehouse? Who are these people? Is it just me, or has anyone noticed a shift towards these faceless one-hit guitar-pop bands? I think this may be because these bands are pliant and more eager to please pop radio and mtv than any established bands. And easier to throw away.