What started in February as a bit of a hobby for my own amusement has become something much bigger, as like-minded people — and even some pop stars — have discovered it, joined in and made it, hopefully, an entertaining place to spend a few minutes. I spent a lot of time thinking about what the th song should be, and I had a notion that it should be something that summed up the entire reason for the site in the first place, preferably in about three minutes. Something that expressed the pure joy of pop, and the way it soundtracks the highs and lows of our lives — and if you could dance to it, so much the better.
It hardly needs saying that Tonight is one of the greatest Saint Etienne singles. Your relationship with a favourite pop group becomes, over time, a very personal thing, and because you do a lot of your listening on headphones while getting from one place to another, you end up with a collection of lovely private moments that exist just between you and them.
I must have listened to the song — specifically the Foxbase Beta version which improves on the original by adding a touch of Camberwick Green to proceedings — a dozen times that day, happily ignoring everyone around me while I retreated into my own self-contained little world of pop. Good pop does this. I may be in a minority of one here, but I cry — every time — at the opening bars of Toy Boy by Sinitta because for me it sums up that going-out-on-the-pull-on-a-Saturday-night feeling from my youth.
When something gives you butterflies in your stomach and sends a shiver down your spine, what are you supposed to do? Now on to the next songs…. Entered chart: did not chart. Who could sing this today and have a hit? View all posts by Niall McMurray. Email Address:. Like Like. Like this article? For the love of all that is good, please tell someone. Like Loading Published by Niall McMurray. Find a flop here: Search for Translate Into the Popvoid!
Sky Ferreira - Everything is Embarrassing. Colors - Never Mind. Fruits of Passion - Kiss Me Now. Deacon Blue - Loaded. Thomas Leer - No 1. Randy Crawford - Can't Stand the Pain.
