My Top 5 power pop picks for 2002, songwise:

1.  Myracle Brah -- "Orange Shirt"
2.  Kenny Howes -- "Strangers"
3.  Kimberley Rew -- "English Road"
4.  Brendan Benson -- "Folk Singer"
5.  The Shazam -- "Getting Higher"

So close -- Fools Face -- "Last Chance", OK Go -- "Love Stinks"...I mean 
"Get Over It", Duvall -- "Standing at the Door"

My other fave songs, in semi-order --

Eminem -- "Without Me"
Kristian Hoffman w/Rufus Wainwright -- "Scarecrow"
Sugababes -- "Freak Like Me"
Oh My God -- "The Beauty of Servitude!"
The Paybacks -- "Black Girl"
Steve Earle -- "John Walker's Blues"
Watercolor -- "Stephen's Star"
The Flaming Lips -- "Do You Realize"
Reigning Sound -- "Straight Shooter"
Sparks -- "My Baby's Taking Me Home"

Mike -- thanks for doing this again this year -- I hope more folks 
participate --

Mike Bennett



Record reviews and more at http://fufkin.com





>From: "Mike and Roxy" <mikenrox@wmis.net>
>Reply-To: audities@smoe.org
>To: "Audities" <audities@smoe.org>
>Subject: Top 5 Power Pop Songs still being compiled..
>Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2003 22:22:55 -0500
>
>Just a reminder, I'm still looking forward to auditeers favorite power pop
>songs of 2002.  Just figure your top 5, include the artist and LP title, 
>and
>send to the list or to mikenrox@wmis.net .  As another author put it, which
>songs made you think "Damn, that's good!"  The entry deadline is Feb 28th.
>
>Top ten of 2000
>
>Artist             "Title"     ( # of Votes)(* means it was an honorable
>mention in another list)
>
>Tsar - "Kathy Fong is the Bomb"  (5)
>Frisbie - "Vertigo-go" (3)
>Waxwings  - "Keeping the Sparks"  (3)
>Enuff Z' Nuff  - "There Goes My Heart"  (3)*
>Big Hello - "Action Now" (2)
>Carpenter, Michael - "Kailee Ann"  (2)
>Churchills  - "Disposable" (2)
>Heavy Blinkers - "Dressing Down" (2)
>Lackloves - "Until You Go Away"  (2)
>Jayhawks - "I'm Gonna Make You Love Me" (2)*
>
>
>There were close to 80 songs with one vote each, if anyone would like to 
>see
>these posted.....


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