Now That's What I Call A Music Poll! Vol. 8 (U.S.)

This one's tough for me, coming down to a Blink 182 vs. Destiny's Child contest.

"Joe Lewis Thomas"

I love a few of these (e.g. "Rock the Boat," "Clint Eastwood," and..."Fat Lip"), but the answer is "Stutter (Remix)"

This is a high. There are a good seven songs that are completely fucking epochal.

1. Usher : "U Got It Bad"
2. Aaliyah : "Rock the Boat"
3. 'N Sync : "Pop"
4. Destiny's Child : "Bootylicious"
5. Jennifer Lopez : "I'm Real"
6. Janet Jackson : "Someone to Call My Lover"
7. Sum 41 : "Fat Lip"
8. The Wiseguys : "Start the Commotion"
9. Joe Lewis Thomas featuring Mystikal: "Stutter"
10. Christina Milian : "AM to PM"

Wait...which "I'm Real" is it? The Ja Rule/"Mary Jane" one is great. The other I could do without.

"Clint Eastwood" is terrible. My lord it clunks.

DAMNIT. You're right about "Clint Eastwood" not being that good...I LOVED it in fourth grade, but I just played it again and...meh. But "Fat Lip" still rocks. And "Stutter (Remix)" is even better than I remembered.

Oh shit. I can't in good conscience vote for any of these.

Of course you can't...YOU LIKE FUEL!

The only ones from this that I can say I really like in the present day are "Fat Lip," "Rock Show," and "Bootylicious." I heard the latter recently and was surprised by how well it exploited its sample, I can really imagine that thing kicking ass on a dance floor. Gorillaz and Wiseguys I liked at the time but just got way too sick of.

My vote's for Sum-41 in any case, deliciously snotty and their drummer is pretty excellent. Is "In Too Deep" on any of these things? The drumming and the guitar solo on that promised a whole new generation of incredibly tuneful, vaguely metal-influenced pop-punk from guys that looked like the Monkees. Speaking of which, that Smash Mouth Monkees cover blows chunks.

Of course you can't...YOU LIKE FUEL!

Weak. I voted for Cthulhu too, but that doesn't mean I "like" him.

FUEL rocks my world. I like that song called "Welcome to the fold" or something like that. Oh wait, I'm thinking of Filter! D'oh! Well I vote the Booty.

"Fat Lip" and "Clint Eastwood" were fucking MASSIVE for me in summer of 2001, but I think only the former would still excite me today. "Pop" is probably my favorite 'N Sync track, and I remember it also felt huge at the time; totally a statement record.

"I'm Real" is rendered unlistenable by the obnoxious autotune effect. "Crush" is rendered unlistenable by remembrance of the giggle-inducing Dismemberment Plan cover. most of the rest of these either obviously suck or I just don't remember them (this was around the time I finally got a CD player and liberated myself from the whims of top 40 radio).

"liberated myself from the whims of top 40 radio" UGH what a terrible series of words. I'm kind of disgusted with myself right now.

St-St-Stutter

Uh, excuse me, YOU LIKE A FUEL SONG.

Stutter is brilliant, Bootylicious is brilliant, Start the Commotion is brilliant. I have to give it to Bootylicious though, even though I don't want to.

OH SHIT, I totally forgot about "Stutter"! damn, that was a great song (Mystikal kinda ruins it, though). already voted for "Fat Lip", oh well.

Voted U2. Mainly because the rest sucks.

'Bootylicious' sucks?!

"Someone to call my lover" definitly. Sweetest track of the lot.

'Bootylicious' sucks?!

Anything that has ever been made in that genre sucks.

Huh. I missed Bootylicious right there at the top of the list. Looks like there's something I can get behind after all.

A bit more difficult this time. Finally went for "AM to PM" just ahead of "Bootylicious".

This is definitely the most listenable of the comps yet. The closest to a song I KNOW I don't like is "Walk On." For some reason I thought "Be Like That" was more recent.

I went with "Pop," just over "Someone To Call My Lover" and "Bootylicious."

Best NOW comp?

"fat lip" and "rock show" are two of the best pop-punk songs of the "era"

with that said, i voted for "rock show"

CAN'T WAIT FOR THIS SUMMER AT THE WARPED TOOUUUUR

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

"Pop" is bizarre...not even the New Kids' "Tonight" was so meta. No wonder it broke their Top Ten streak. Funny how "Pop" -- the first N'Sync single on which JT gets a songwriting credit -- got these games out of the way so that he could make the real thing later. I mean, "Gone" and "Girlfriend" are lots better.

A tough call between "Bootylicious" and Janet's last great single.

Oh, no way. "I Want You" and "All Nite (Dan Perry to thread)" come afterward.

I agree about the bizarreness of "Pop", but it's not just the meta-ness. There's the whole hardcore sound-design as pop production aspect, too. I like it better than either of the latter singles from that album. Timberlake's singing is rather horrible on "Gone" and "Girlfriend" feels like a total non-starter. "Do Your Thing", now that's what's up.

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

"Clint Eastwood" over "Bootylicious"?

ILM, either I don't know you anymore or this is the usual britisher overnight surprise... I swear y'all would vote for the Stone Roses in every poll if you could...

I voted for "Clint Eastwood"

Good to see "Bootylicious" not winning.

WAHT

BOOOOOOO!

"Stutter" >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Gorillaz (terrible novelty song...go back and listen to it like I did...you'll realize how much it sucks)

GOD ILM, I HATE YOU!

SRSLY!

We need a way to make it so you have to participate in the thread before you can vote. And your participation has to be judged substantial and intelligent. And you can't vote for the fucking Gorillaz song.

lol @ NOW thread regulars getting sonned by Britishers

All British ILX posters hate Gorillaz. I assume this was a poll scammer.