He succeeded with Garden’s self-titled debut to bring a futuristic style into his music with illusionary lyrics designed to impress, following it up with a second album dealing with his divorce and subsequent feelings of disillusionment and personal sacrifice. Recent examples include NSync’s aggressive “Bye, Bye, Bye” and Britney’s delusional “Overprotected.” Both are obvious dance numbers with tireless beats and spellbinding hooks, though the reason I enjoy them is simply their ability to bring a smile to my face.ĭarren Hayes, once half of Australian super-duo Savage Garden, is aware of the difficulties of creating fun and interesting pop music. Every now and then, one of those pop starlets or boy-bands will surprise me and deliver just what I’m looking for. It’s become increasingly difficult to find good pop music, and by “good” I mean fun, with a bit of an edge to set it apart from the rest of today’s usual mush. But, while the New Kids, as well as the likes of Take That, New Edition and Debbie Gibson were reinventing popular music purely for the teen set, today’s radio wasteland of pop starlets and boy-bands has significantly altered that love. In the last decade or so, I’ve learned the answer to that question, yet my love of pop continues.
What could be cooler than five guys hitting the dance floor (or the far groovier abandoned warehouse) to jump and jive with the coolest dance moves dressed in the latest fashions? I’d never heard anything like the New Kids’ “You Got It (The Right Stuff)” before and I didn’t want it to end. Everything, to me, was new and fresh, enticing and electric. Only officially released music will be accepted - no Mutya version of "My Love Is Pink"'s or whatever.Īnd most importantly: do the Ultimate 2000s Album Justice as well - hosted by have until the end of 31st January in your timezone to enter your ballot.Back when I was first discovering music, good pop was relatively easy to come by. That doen't mean re-recordings are fine, so keep your fearless vaults closed. Retro clause: 2000s songs released on artists' retrospectives after December 31st, 2009 are allowed. We need this to stop me from simply submitting my Sugababes/Girls Aloud top 10s.Ĭredited feature rule: "1,2 Step" and "Lose Control" on your ballot=2 songs counted for both Ciara and Missy.Įligible release dates: January 1st, 2000- December 31st, 2009 (this will be checked).Įxceptions: 1999 album tracks first released on single in the 2000s, 1999 singles that peaked in the 2000s, - bring some receipts if you want to include those, please. Solo artists are considered separate from their groups.Ģ is the limit of songs per artist. The #1 song gets 20 points and your #20 song gets 1 point.
Graphics courtesy of your 20 favourite songs of the 2000s to me in a PM. Speaking of nostalgia, here are the previous countdowns for complete experience: We're going right back to the beginnings of this pink hellscape to collate the 2021 posters' absolute favourites of that period and reveal them in ascending order of points received. And that's why I'm so excited to bring you this edition of Ultimate Song Justice. I Did It Again" to "Bad Romance", the 2000s shaped my relationship with pop and laid the foundation for my taste in music.
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