Will work out the winner tomorrow. Here's Now! 49.
Finally, a good one.
1-1 –Robbie Williams Eternity 4:25
1-2 –Gabrielle Out Of Reach 3:16
1-3 –Atomic Kitten Eternal Flame 3:11
1-4 –Blue (5) All Rise 3:43
1-5 –S Club 7 Don't Stop Movin' 3:50
1-6 –Geri Halliwell It's Raining Men 3:41
1-7 –Ronan Keating Lovin' Each Day 3:30
1-8 –Stereophonics Have A Nice Day 3:25
1-9 –Wheatus Teenage Dirtbag 4:01
1-10 –Blink 182* The Rock Show 2:49
1-11 –U2 Elevation (Tomb Raider Mix) 3:35
1-12 –Outkast Ms. Jackson 3:36
1-13 –Destiny's Child Survivor 4:01
1-14 –Hear'Say The Way To Your Love 3:15
1-15 –Backstreet Boys More Than That 3:41
1-16 –Britney Spears Don't Let Me Be The Last To Know 3:51
1-17 –Marti Pellow Close To You 4:15
1-18 –Dido Thank You 3:38
1-19 –Zero 7 Destiny 3:47
1-20 –Radiohead Pyramid Song 4:50
2-1 –Eddy Grant Electric Avenue (Ringbang Remix) 3:10
2-2 –Gorillaz 19-2000 (Soulchild Remix) 3:27
2-3 –DJ Pied Piper & The Masters Of Ceremonies Do You Really Like It? 3:22
2-4 –Mis-Teeq All I Want 3:28
2-5 –Roger Sanchez Another Chance 3:26
2-6 –Basement Jaxx Romeo 3:25
2-7 –Da Hool Met Her At The Love Parade 2001 3:11
2-8 –Ian Van Dahl Castles In The Sky 3:11
2-9 –Fragma You Are Alive 3:33
2-10 –Steps Here And Now 3:26
2-11 –A*Teens Upside Down 3:14
2-12 –Bellefire Perfect Bliss 3:37
2-13 –Texas I Don't Want A Lover (2001 Mix) 4:14
2-14 –Boris Dlugosch Feat. Roisin* Never Enough 3:53
2-15 –Janet Jackson All For You 4:22
2-16 –Eve (2) Who's That Girl 3:31
2-17 –Nelly Feat. City Spud Ride Wit Me 4:13
2-18 –Sisqó* Dance For Me 4:05
2-19 –Aaron Soul Ring Ring Ring 3:25
2-20 –Damage So What If I 3:14
2-21 –Melanie B Lullaby 3:26
Shortlist
Gabrielle Out of Reach
Destiny's Child Survivor
Zero 7 Destiny
DJ Pied Piper Do You Really Like It
Mis Teeq All I Want
Texas I Don't Want a Lover
Eve Who's that girl
Winner Nelly Ride Wit Me
Shouting "Hey, must be the monaaaayyy" has always been fun.
Ooft bangers bangers bangers. Roger Sanchez, Basement Jaxx, Da Hool, Ian Van Dahl and then some quality with Wheatus, Outkast, Radiohead and Zero 7. This gonna need some contemplatin'.
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Zero 7 for me. I was only aware of that track because it was on Dan the Automator's mix album, Wanna buy a monkey? But I ended up buying the Z7 album after because of it. Not the sort of stuff I'd usually get, but I liked it.
Ms. Jackson for me. It's almost as good as Sylvia's Mother.
Special mention for Have a Nice Day by Stereophonics. I've probably mentioned this before, we are 90 pages in after all, but Kelly Jones has a cracking voice. It's a shame most of their songs are dull, but I do like this one.
Now 48's winner was Gorillaz by one vote over Papa Roach. If your vote wasn't in bold, you only have yourself to blame.
My 49 vote goes to Zero 7. It was the first time I ever heard Sia's mesmerising voice, one that gets better with age. Worthy challengers were Radiohead's Pyramid Song and the angst-pop of Whestus' 'Teenage Dirtbag'.