When I did the whole 'Top Five Top Fives of 2004' thing earlier this year there was some relief that top fives only consisted of five songs. Obvious I know, but when you're trying to retain some dignity and your number six choice is 'Thunderbirds Are Go' by Busted then you really start questioning the way maths works just to be sure you're right. What's changed? '' 'When you're trying to retain some dignity...'''; I gave that up a few weeks ago as a hopeless cause. The thing that makes Thunderbirds Are Go such a fantastically awesome song is that it's not ashamed to be completely pop. It's like when the guy at the record company rang them up and told them about it, they thought 'Writing a pop song for a cheap kids movie designed to cash in on the brand created by someone else? Awesome! Let's corporately sell out!' and then proceeded to do it with such aplomb that they made Courtney Love look the model of 'keeping it real' restraint. The lyrics are simultaneously horrendous and absolutely fantastic. 'Things always look so cool when spaceships come out of the pool' 'the boys are back in town, no strings to hold them down'? Genius! They shouldn't be good but somehow they are. But the thing I think that makes the song is the use of the original theme tune in the song. I admit to being a sucker for that sort of thing, bringing in other pieces of music to compliment your own (Six by Seven's version of 'I Believe in Father Christmas' (a cover version of a song that steals parts from Prokofiev's Lieutenant Kieji's 4th suite) is the best Christmas non-carol ever) so to do it with the Thunderbirds intro is awesomeness beyond compare.
I fully realise that all my credibility has now gone completely down the drain, but y'know, who wants credibility? I have better things!
(8) The Stars Are Projectors - Modest Mouse
i like Busted.
i hate pop bands who try to be rock. i love rock bands who try to be pop.
You just contradicted yourself by saying 'i like busted'
I like mustard...
You're neglecting the fact that William Shatner's "Common People" was cleary the best pop song of last year.
people only really start appreciating things after their demise eh
i miss busted.
i miss busted is an anagram of smite US bids. not intentionally though, I don't think.
the real phil brown, your comments are hilarious. keep them coming
Why thankyou the real Phil Br- no I mean Edna! I almost got caught replying to myself there, Oops-a-daisy!
first time on this so just messing about realy but busted are mupets and i feel nothing but relife at there break up
first time on this so just messing about realy but busted are mupets and i feel nothing but relife at there break up
Gainsborough! 23!!
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