Kill or Save: UK No.2 Hits of the 90s

[MariNisia 3,549]

15/Nov/2023

 

66 Natalie Imbruglia — Torn

52 The Verve — Bitter Sweet Symphony

46 The Cardigans — Lovefool

39 Blur — Song 2

28 Underworld — Born Slippy +4

24 Chumbawamba — Tubthumping -6

03 Gala — Freed From Desire

[Sir Creep 7,018]

14 hours ago, TQR said:

The current top 5...kin ell.

 

Natalie Imbruglia's Torn isn't half as good as the original. You don't listen to it, vibe to it, sing along to it, dance to it...you wallow to it.

Bitter Sweet Symphony is atmospheric and moody in a good way. I'll accept.

Song 2 is a fair shout. Iconic.

Lovefool does nothing for me but I don't dislike it. Top 5, though? No chance.

Tubthumping. For god sake. The fun song for people who don't like music.

I agree with all of this.  It’s like we are besties!

[lilham 669]

November 15th at 1235am

 

66 Natalie Imbruglia — Torn

52 The Verve — Bitter Sweet Symphony

46 The Cardigans — Lovefool

43 Blur — Song 2  +4

25 Underworld — Born Slippy -3

24 Chumbawamba — Tubthumping

00 Gala — Freed From Desire -3

[Book 3,367]

15.11.2023

 

66 Natalie Imbruglia — Torn

52 The Verve — Bitter Sweet Symphony

46 The Cardigans — Lovefool

43 Blur — Song 2 

28 Chumbawamba — Tubthumping  +4

19 Underworld — Born Slippy   -6

 

[Bibliogryphon 8,726]

15.11.2023

 

66 Natalie Imbruglia — Torn

52 The Verve — Bitter Sweet Symphony

46 The Cardigans — Lovefool

43 Blur — Song 2 

32 Chumbawamba — Tubthumping  +4

13 Underworld — Born Slippy   -6

[justonecornetto 801]

15/11/2023

 

70 Natalie Imbruglia — Torn +4

52 The Verve — Bitter Sweet Symphony

46 The Cardigans — Lovefool

43 Blur — Song 2 

32 Chumbawamba — Tubthumping  

07 Underworld — Born Slippy -6

[Imelda 606]

15/11/2023

 

70 Natalie Imbruglia — Torn

52 The Verve — Bitter Sweet Symphony

46 The Cardigans — Lovefool

43 Blur — Song 2 

26 Chumbawamba — Tubthumping -6

11 Underworld — Born Slippy +4

[Great Uncle Bulgaria 1,064]

15/11/2023

 

70 Natalie Imbruglia — Torn 

52 The Verve — Bitter Sweet Symphony

46 The Cardigans — Lovefool

43 Blur — Song 2 

30 Chumbawamba — Tubthumping +4

05 Underworld — Born Slippy -6

[Toast 14,942]

[DoltonMoney 257]

11/15/23

 

64 Natalie Imbruglia — Torn -6

52 The Verve — Bitter Sweet Symphony

46 The Cardigans — Lovefool

43 Blur — Song 2 

30 Chumbawamba — Tubthumping

09 Underworld — Born Slippy +4

[Drewsky1211 4,120]

11/15/2023

 

64 Natalie Imbruglia — Torn

54 The Verve — Bitter Sweet Symphony +2

46 The Cardigans — Lovefool

45 Blur — Song 2 +2

30 Chumbawamba — Tubthumping

3 Underworld — Born Slippy -6

 

Tubthumping definitely lived up to its lyrics this round- it got knocked down, but it got up again multiple times.

[diego 1,855]

11/15/2023

 

61 Natalie Imbruglia — Torn -3

54 The Verve — Bitter Sweet Symphony 

46 The Cardigans — Lovefool

45 Blur — Song 2 

34 Chumbawamba — Tubthumping +4

0 Underworld — Born Slippy -3 

 

Sorry @TQR 

[lilham 669]

First time that all 4 songs I voted for since the first round made it through.
I didn't upvote Imbruglia once, despite allegations to the contrary.

[TQR 12,459]

Okay then you bunch of fannies, that’s the top 5. Just have a good, long think about what you’ve done.

 

Anyway, onwards and upwards, and as the decade draws to a close, we see the music begin its transformation to the sound of the new millennium. Another similarity with the 00s is the size of the round. 51 down to 6. Let’s go.

1998-99

 

Wed 15 Nov
 

24 Brandy & Monica — The Boy Is Mine +4

20 Bamboo — Bamboogie

20 Backstreet Boys — All I Have To Give

20 Natalie Imbruglia — Big Mistake

20 Spice Girls — Stop

20 Busta Rhymes — Turn It Up-Fire It Up

20 Madonna — Ray Of Light

20 Mousse T — Horny

20 Fat Les — Vindaloo

20 Pras Michel ft. Ol' Dirty Bastard & Mya — Ghetto Superstar

20 Will Smith — Just The Two Of Us

20 Puff Daddy ft. Jimmy Page — Come With Me

20 Sash! ft. Tina Cousins — Mysterious Times

20 Stardust — Music Sounds Better With You

20 Steps — One For Sorrow

20 Five — Everybody Get Up

20 T-Spoon — Sex On The Beach

20 Beautiful South — Perfect 10

20 Brandy ft. Mase — Top Of The World

20 911 — More Than A Woman

20 George Michael — Outside

20 E17 — Each Time

20 Five — Until The Time Is Through

20 Boyzone — I Love The Way You Love Me

20 Jay-Z — Hard Knock Life

20 Another Level / Ghostface Killah — I Want You For Myself

20 Terrorvision — Tequila

20 Corrs — Runaway

20 Blur — Tender

20 Steps — Better Best Forgotten

20 Cartoons — Witch Doctor

20 Eminem — My Name Is

20 Phats & Small — Turn Around

20 Fatboy Slim — Right Here Right Now

20 Offspring — Why Don't You Get A Job?

20 Wiseguys — Ooh La La

20 Madonna — Beautiful Stranger

20 Whitney Houston — My Love Is Your Love

20 Will Smith ft. Dru Hill & Kool Moe Dee — Wild Wild West

20 Steps — Love's Got A Hold Of My Heart

20 Five — If Ya Gettin' Down

20 DJ Jurgen Presents Alice DeeJay — Better Off Alone

20 Shaft — (Mucho Mambo) Sway

20 DJ Jean — The Launch

20 S Club 7 — S Club Party

20 Ann Lee — 2 Times

20 R Kelly — If I Could Turn Back The Hands Of Time

20 Tin Tin Out ft. Emma Bunton — What I Am

20 Will Smith — Will 2K

20 Artful Dodger ft. Craig David — Re-Rewind

14 Geri Halliwell — Look At Me -6

[Book 3,367]

15.11.2023

 

24 Stardust — Music Sounds Better With You  +4

24 Brandy & Monica — The Boy Is Mine

20 Bamboo — Bamboogie

20 Backstreet Boys — All I Have To Give

20 Natalie Imbruglia — Big Mistake

20 Spice Girls — Stop

20 Busta Rhymes — Turn It Up-Fire It Up

20 Madonna — Ray Of Light

20 Mousse T — Horny

20 Fat Les — Vindaloo

20 Pras Michel ft. Ol' Dirty Bastard & Mya — Ghetto Superstar

20 Will Smith — Just The Two Of Us

20 Puff Daddy ft. Jimmy Page — Come With Me

20 Sash! ft. Tina Cousins — Mysterious Times

20 Steps — One For Sorrow

20 Five — Everybody Get Up

20 T-Spoon — Sex On The Beach

20 Beautiful South — Perfect 10

20 Brandy ft. Mase — Top Of The World

20 911 — More Than A Woman

20 George Michael — Outside

20 E17 — Each Time

20 Five — Until The Time Is Through

20 Boyzone — I Love The Way You Love Me

20 Jay-Z — Hard Knock Life

20 Another Level / Ghostface Killah — I Want You For Myself

20 Terrorvision — Tequila

20 Corrs — Runaway

20 Blur — Tender

20 Steps — Better Best Forgotten

20 Cartoons — Witch Doctor

20 Phats & Small — Turn Around

20 Fatboy Slim — Right Here Right Now

20 Offspring — Why Don't You Get A Job?

20 Wiseguys — Ooh La La

20 Madonna — Beautiful Stranger

20 Whitney Houston — My Love Is Your Love

20 Will Smith ft. Dru Hill & Kool Moe Dee — Wild Wild West

20 Steps — Love's Got A Hold Of My Heart

20 Five — If Ya Gettin' Down

20 DJ Jurgen Presents Alice DeeJay — Better Off Alone

20 Shaft — (Mucho Mambo) Sway

20 DJ Jean — The Launch

20 S Club 7 — S Club Party

20 Ann Lee — 2 Times

20 R Kelly — If I Could Turn Back The Hands Of Time

20 Tin Tin Out ft. Emma Bunton — What I Am

20 Will Smith — Will 2K

20 Artful Dodger ft. Craig David — Re-Rewind

14 Geri Halliwell — Look At Me

14 Eminem — My Name Is   -6

[lilham 669]

November 15th at 938am

 

24 Stardust — Music Sounds Better With You 

24 Brandy & Monica — The Boy Is Mine

22 Blur — Tender +2

22 Jay-Z — Hard Knock Life +2

20 Bamboo — Bamboogie

20 Backstreet Boys — All I Have To Give

20 Natalie Imbruglia — Big Mistake

20 Spice Girls — Stop

20 Busta Rhymes — Turn It Up-Fire It Up

20 Madonna — Ray Of Light

20 Mousse T — Horny

20 Fat Les — Vindaloo

20 Pras Michel ft. Ol' Dirty Bastard & Mya — Ghetto Superstar

20 Will Smith — Just The Two Of Us

20 Sash! ft. Tina Cousins — Mysterious Times

20 Steps — One For Sorrow

20 Five — Everybody Get Up

20 T-Spoon — Sex On The Beach

20 Beautiful South — Perfect 10

20 Brandy ft. Mase — Top Of The World

20 911 — More Than A Woman

20 George Michael — Outside

20 E17 — Each Time

20 Five — Until The Time Is Through

20 Boyzone — I Love The Way You Love Me

20 Another Level / Ghostface Killah — I Want You For Myself

20 Terrorvision — Tequila

20 Corrs — Runaway

20 Steps — Better Best Forgotten

20 Cartoons — Witch Doctor

20 Phats & Small — Turn Around

20 Fatboy Slim — Right Here Right Now

20 Offspring — Why Don't You Get A Job?

20 Wiseguys — Ooh La La

20 Madonna — Beautiful Stranger

20 Whitney Houston — My Love Is Your Love

20 Will Smith ft. Dru Hill & Kool Moe Dee — Wild Wild West

20 Steps — Love's Got A Hold Of My Heart

20 Five — If Ya Gettin' Down

20 DJ Jurgen Presents Alice DeeJay — Better Off Alone

20 Shaft — (Mucho Mambo) Sway

20 DJ Jean — The Launch

20 S Club 7 — S Club Party

20 Ann Lee — 2 Times

20 R Kelly — If I Could Turn Back The Hands Of Time

20 Tin Tin Out ft. Emma Bunton — What I Am

20 Will Smith — Will 2K

20 Artful Dodger ft. Craig David — Re-Rewind

14 Geri Halliwell — Look At Me

14 Eminem — My Name Is  

14 Puff Daddy ft. Jimmy Page — Come With Me -6

[justonecornetto 801]

15/11/2023

 

24 Fatboy Slim — Right Here Right Now +4

24 Stardust — Music Sounds Better With You 

24 Brandy & Monica — The Boy Is Mine

22 Blur — Tender 

22 Jay-Z — Hard Knock Life 

20 Bamboo — Bamboogie

20 Backstreet Boys — All I Have To Give

20 Natalie Imbruglia — Big Mistake

20 Spice Girls — Stop

20 Busta Rhymes — Turn It Up-Fire It Up

20 Madonna — Ray Of Light

20 Mousse T — Horny

20 Fat Les — Vindaloo

20 Pras Michel ft. Ol' Dirty Bastard & Mya — Ghetto Superstar

20 Will Smith — Just The Two Of Us

20 Sash! ft. Tina Cousins — Mysterious Times

20 Steps — One For Sorrow

20 Five — Everybody Get Up

20 T-Spoon — Sex On The Beach

20 Beautiful South — Perfect 10

20 Brandy ft. Mase — Top Of The World

20 911 — More Than A Woman

20 George Michael — Outside

20 E17 — Each Time

20 Five — Until The Time Is Through

20 Boyzone — I Love The Way You Love Me

20 Another Level / Ghostface Killah — I Want You For Myself

20 Terrorvision — Tequila

20 Corrs — Runaway

20 Steps — Better Best Forgotten

20 Cartoons — Witch Doctor

20 Phats & Small — Turn Around

20 Offspring — Why Don't You Get A Job?

20 Wiseguys — Ooh La La

20 Madonna — Beautiful Stranger

20 Whitney Houston — My Love Is Your Love

20 Will Smith ft. Dru Hill & Kool Moe Dee — Wild Wild West

20 Steps — Love's Got A Hold Of My Heart

20 Five — If Ya Gettin' Down

20 DJ Jurgen Presents Alice DeeJay — Better Off Alone

20 Shaft — (Mucho Mambo) Sway

20 DJ Jean — The Launch

20 S Club 7 — S Club Party

20 Ann Lee — 2 Times

20 R Kelly — If I Could Turn Back The Hands Of Time

20 Tin Tin Out ft. Emma Bunton — What I Am

20 Will Smith — Will 2K

20 Artful Dodger ft. Craig David — Re-Rewind

14 Puff Daddy ft. Jimmy Page — Come With Me

11 Geri Halliwell — Look At Me -3

11 Eminem — My Name Is  -3

 

[Great Uncle Bulgaria 1,064]

15/11/2023

 

24 Fatboy Slim — Right Here Right Now 

24 Stardust — Music Sounds Better With You 

24 Brandy & Monica — The Boy Is Mine

22 Blur — Tender 

22 Spice Girls — Stop +2

22 Madonna — Ray Of Light +2

22 Jay-Z — Hard Knock Life 

20 Bamboo — Bamboogie

20 Backstreet Boys — All I Have To Give

20 Natalie Imbruglia — Big Mistake

20 Busta Rhymes — Turn It Up-Fire It Up

20 Mousse T — Horny

20 Fat Les — Vindaloo

20 Pras Michel ft. Ol' Dirty Bastard & Mya — Ghetto Superstar

20 Will Smith — Just The Two Of Us

20 Sash! ft. Tina Cousins — Mysterious Times

20 Steps — One For Sorrow

20 Five — Everybody Get Up

20 T-Spoon — Sex On The Beach

20 Beautiful South — Perfect 10

20 Brandy ft. Mase — Top Of The World

20 911 — More Than A Woman

20 George Michael — Outside

20 E17 — Each Time

20 Five — Until The Time Is Through

20 Another Level / Ghostface Killah — I Want You For Myself

20 Terrorvision — Tequila

20 Corrs — Runaway

20 Steps — Better Best Forgotten

20 Cartoons — Witch Doctor

20 Phats & Small — Turn Around

20 Offspring — Why Don't You Get A Job?

20 Wiseguys — Ooh La La

20 Madonna — Beautiful Stranger

20 Whitney Houston — My Love Is Your Love

20 Will Smith ft. Dru Hill & Kool Moe Dee — Wild Wild West

20 Steps — Love's Got A Hold Of My Heart

20 Five — If Ya Gettin' Down

20 DJ Jurgen Presents Alice DeeJay — Better Off Alone

20 Shaft — (Mucho Mambo) Sway

20 DJ Jean — The Launch

20 S Club 7 — S Club Party

20 Ann Lee — 2 Times

20 R Kelly — If I Could Turn Back The Hands Of Time

20 Tin Tin Out ft. Emma Bunton — What I Am

20 Will Smith — Will 2K

20 Artful Dodger ft. Craig David — Re-Rewind

14 Puff Daddy ft. Jimmy Page — Come With Me

14 Boyzone — I Love The Way You Love Me -6

11 Geri Halliwell — Look At Me 

11 Eminem — My Name Is  

 

So much boyband crap, so few downvotes available...

Have corrected FatBoy Slim's total from previous voter

 

[Book 3,367]

A little addendum to the last round:

I said right at the beginning that I didn't think the round was particularly good. It stayed that way, but actually the few songs that I like have come a long way. I was never a fan of "Bitter Sweet Symphony", but I think "Torn", "Lovefool", "Song 2" and "Born Slippy" are great! "Tubthumping" is simply Zeitgeist and all critics should just shut up!

This song was fiercely competitive. If he had lost, “Born Slippy” would have gotten my +4. Well...

[Drewsky1211 4,120]

11/15/2023

 

28 Fatboy Slim — Right Here Right Now +4

24 Stardust — Music Sounds Better With You 

24 Brandy & Monica — The Boy Is Mine

22 Blur — Tender 

22 Spice Girls — Stop

22 Madonna — Ray Of Light

22 Jay-Z — Hard Knock Life 

20 Bamboo — Bamboogie

20 Backstreet Boys — All I Have To Give

20 Natalie Imbruglia — Big Mistake

20 Busta Rhymes — Turn It Up-Fire It Up

20 Mousse T — Horny

20 Fat Les — Vindaloo

20 Pras Michel ft. Ol' Dirty Bastard & Mya — Ghetto Superstar

20 Will Smith — Just The Two Of Us

20 Sash! ft. Tina Cousins — Mysterious Times

20 Steps — One For Sorrow

20 Five — Everybody Get Up

20 T-Spoon — Sex On The Beach

20 Beautiful South — Perfect 10

20 Brandy ft. Mase — Top Of The World

20 911 — More Than A Woman

20 George Michael — Outside

20 E17 — Each Time

20 Five — Until The Time Is Through

20 Another Level / Ghostface Killah — I Want You For Myself

20 Terrorvision — Tequila

20 Corrs — Runaway

20 Steps — Better Best Forgotten

20 Phats & Small — Turn Around

20 Offspring — Why Don't You Get A Job?

20 Wiseguys — Ooh La La

20 Madonna — Beautiful Stranger

20 Whitney Houston — My Love Is Your Love

20 Will Smith ft. Dru Hill & Kool Moe Dee — Wild Wild West

20 Steps — Love's Got A Hold Of My Heart

20 Five — If Ya Gettin' Down

20 DJ Jurgen Presents Alice DeeJay — Better Off Alone

20 Shaft — (Mucho Mambo) Sway

20 DJ Jean — The Launch

20 S Club 7 — S Club Party

20 Ann Lee — 2 Times

20 R Kelly — If I Could Turn Back The Hands Of Time

20 Tin Tin Out ft. Emma Bunton — What I Am

20 Will Smith — Will 2K

20 Artful Dodger ft. Craig David — Re-Rewind

14 Puff Daddy ft. Jimmy Page — Come With Me

14 Boyzone — I Love The Way You Love Me

14 Cartoons — Witch Doctor -6

11 Geri Halliwell — Look At Me 

11 Eminem — My Name Is  

[theoldlady 2,007]

11/15/2023

 

28 Fatboy Slim — Right Here Right Now 

25 Brandy & Monica — The Boy Is Mine +1

25 Madonna — Ray Of Light +3

24 Stardust — Music Sounds Better With You 

22 Blur — Tender 

22 Spice Girls — Stop

22 Jay-Z — Hard Knock Life 

20 Bamboo — Bamboogie

20 Backstreet Boys — All I Have To Give

20 Natalie Imbruglia — Big Mistake

20 Busta Rhymes — Turn It Up-Fire It Up

20 Mousse T — Horny

20 Fat Les — Vindaloo

20 Pras Michel ft. Ol' Dirty Bastard & Mya — Ghetto Superstar

20 Will Smith — Just The Two Of Us

20 Sash! ft. Tina Cousins — Mysterious Times

20 Steps — One For Sorrow

20 Five — Everybody Get Up

20 T-Spoon — Sex On The Beach

20 Beautiful South — Perfect 10

20 Brandy ft. Mase — Top Of The World

20 911 — More Than A Woman

20 George Michael — Outside

20 E17 — Each Time

20 Five — Until The Time Is Through

20 Another Level / Ghostface Killah — I Want You For Myself

20 Terrorvision — Tequila

20 Corrs — Runaway

20 Steps — Better Best Forgotten

20 Phats & Small — Turn Around

20 Offspring — Why Don't You Get A Job?

20 Wiseguys — Ooh La La

20 Madonna — Beautiful Stranger

20 Whitney Houston — My Love Is Your Love

20 Will Smith ft. Dru Hill & Kool Moe Dee — Wild Wild West

20 Steps — Love's Got A Hold Of My Heart

20 Five — If Ya Gettin' Down

20 DJ Jurgen Presents Alice DeeJay — Better Off Alone

20 Shaft — (Mucho Mambo) Sway

20 DJ Jean — The Launch

20 S Club 7 — S Club Party

20 Ann Lee — 2 Times

20 R Kelly — If I Could Turn Back The Hands Of Time

20 Tin Tin Out ft. Emma Bunton — What I Am

20 Will Smith — Will 2K

20 Artful Dodger ft. Craig David — Re-Rewind

14 Puff Daddy ft. Jimmy Page — Come With Me

14 Boyzone — I Love The Way You Love Me

11 Geri Halliwell — Look At Me 

11 Eminem — My Name Is  

08 Cartoons — Witch Doctor -6

[TQR 12,459]

8 minutes ago, Book said:

A little addendum to the last round:

I said right at the beginning that I didn't think the round was particularly good. It stayed that way, but actually the few songs that I like have come a long way. I was never a fan of "Bitter Sweet Symphony", but I think "Torn", "Lovefool", "Song 2" and "Born Slippy" are great! "Tubthumping" is simply Zeitgeist and all critics should just shut up!

This song was fiercely competitive. If he had lost, “Born Slippy” would have gotten my +4. Well...

 

Ach, Born Slippy was my favourite right from the off, probably a candidate for the best in the whole game IMO. Gutted. And Tubthumping...gahhh...it's non music fans' music 

 

Sure I do the whole pantomime anger and all that but I love how lively and controversial this game is!

[TQR 12,459]

6 minutes ago, theoldlady said:

08 Cartoons — Witch Doctor -6

 

A staple of kids parties from my youth, that. Good grief kids are thick.

[Book 3,367]

2 minutes ago, TQR said:

 

 And Tubthumping...gahhh...it's non music fans' music 

 

Noted. And now cry quietly.

[Bibliogryphon 8,726]

15/11/2023

 

28 Fatboy Slim — Right Here Right Now 

25 Brandy & Monica — The Boy Is Mine 

25 Madonna — Ray Of Light

24 Stardust — Music Sounds Better With You 

22 Beautiful South — Perfect 10 +2

22 Madonna — Beautiful Stranger +2

22 Blur — Tender 

22 Spice Girls — Stop

22 Jay-Z — Hard Knock Life 

20 Bamboo — Bamboogie

20 Backstreet Boys — All I Have To Give

20 Natalie Imbruglia — Big Mistake

20 Busta Rhymes — Turn It Up-Fire It Up

20 Mousse T — Horny

20 Pras Michel ft. Ol' Dirty Bastard & Mya — Ghetto Superstar

20 Will Smith — Just The Two Of Us

20 Sash! ft. Tina Cousins — Mysterious Times

20 Steps — One For Sorrow

20 Five — Everybody Get Up

20 T-Spoon — Sex On The Beach

20 Brandy ft. Mase — Top Of The World

20 911 — More Than A Woman

20 George Michael — Outside

20 E17 — Each Time

20 Five — Until The Time Is Through

20 Another Level / Ghostface Killah — I Want You For Myself

20 Terrorvision — Tequila

20 Corrs — Runaway

20 Steps — Better Best Forgotten

20 Phats & Small — Turn Around

20 Offspring — Why Don't You Get A Job?

20 Wiseguys — Ooh La La

20 Whitney Houston — My Love Is Your Love

20 Will Smith ft. Dru Hill & Kool Moe Dee — Wild Wild West

20 Steps — Love's Got A Hold Of My Heart

20 Five — If Ya Gettin' Down

20 DJ Jurgen Presents Alice DeeJay — Better Off Alone

20 Shaft — (Mucho Mambo) Sway

20 DJ Jean — The Launch

20 S Club 7 — S Club Party

20 Ann Lee — 2 Times

20 R Kelly — If I Could Turn Back The Hands Of Time

20 Tin Tin Out ft. Emma Bunton — What I Am

20 Will Smith — Will 2K

20 Artful Dodger ft. Craig David — Re-Rewind

17 Fat Les — Vindaloo-3

14 Puff Daddy ft. Jimmy Page — Come With Me

11 Boyzone — I Love The Way You Love Me -3

11 Geri Halliwell — Look At Me 

11 Eminem — My Name Is  

08 Cartoons — Witch Doctor