Tom Ewing

No longer updated but find me on other networks! Writer about Number 1s at . Started Freakytrigger, ILM, and @peoples_pop. He/Him.

[Tom Ewing @tomewing]

The People’s Pop Polls are over so I’m out of here. Thanks to everyone I’ve chatted with over the years, see you around I hope!

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By 348 votes to 296, the WINNER of RAGNAPOP - THE FINAL POLL, and the People's Pop Champion Of Champions

DONNA SUMMER - "I FEEL LOVE"

https://t.co/VusfsQfSgN

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I've written a (quite lengthy!) farewell to the pop polls - why I did them, why I kept doing them, what I'm proud of, and the ways they worked best. And some thanks to all you lot too.

https://t.co/cfh9TpQHQ6

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2 hours to vote, Donna Summer about 50 votes ahead of Kate Bush here

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THE THIRD PLACE MATCH #PPPMatches

MADONNA - "Like A Prayer" vs DEEE-LITE - "Groove Is In The Heart"

M: https://t.co/YegQV5W8DZ

D-L: https://t.co/s6f4Xw46cv

[Tom Ewing @tomewing]

@peoples_pop Went for RUTH after some thought. In the end RUTH’s ability to reach out and connect with a completely new audience in a completely new context impresses me more than IFL’s ability to still evoke a vanished future (but both are v impressive)

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Here goes - thanks for playing everyone!

RAGNAPOP FINAL MATCH #PPPMatches

KATE BUSH - "Running Up That Hill" vs DONNA SUMMER - "I Feel Love"

KB: https://t.co/IpOlPbG2wS

DS: https://t.co/LfdSlOMv96

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RAGNAPOP SEMI-FINAL 1 #PPPMatches

KATE BUSH - "Running Up That Hill" vs MADONNA - "Like A Prayer"

KB: https://t.co/IpOlPbG2wS

M: https://t.co/7vRkhInlkV

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RAGNAPOP SEMI-FINAL 2 #PPPMatches

DONNA SUMMER - "I Feel Love" vs DEEE-LITE - "Groove Is In The Heart"

DS: https://t.co/nBK835lyGO

D0L: https://t.co/s6f4Xw46cv

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VOTE!!!

(yes yes also vote in the election)

[Tom Ewing @tomewing]

@peoples_pop Two of the most extraordinary women artists in pop represented by their critic’s choices but hey, both these are great records and they aren’t entirely dissimilar in theme and it might even be… close??

[Tom Ewing @tomewing]

@peoples_pop I genuinely prefer Groove here, a lucky dip of hooks and samples and moving parts, but I ran both semis on the same day cos I thought only one had a chance of being close :)

[Tom Ewing @tomewing]

@braisedbywolves @peoples_pop That doesn’t really answer the point about irony - I think the fact GIITH allows for ironic listening is a sign of its breadth and strength as an invitation to joy: the party doesn’t ultimately care about your motivations

[Tom Ewing @tomewing]

@braisedbywolves @peoples_pop For me this was the clarifying conversation

https://t.co/x2IMurVWCb

[Tom Ewing @tomewing]

@cloglover69 @actualeesimpson Lots of other art can make me cry but only one type of art can make me dance

[Tom Ewing @tomewing]

@cloglover69 @actualeesimpson Lots of other art can make me cry but only one type of art can make me dance

[Tom Ewing @tomewing]

@davidsim Like A Prayer - blue always indicates the winner!

[Tom Ewing @tomewing]

Let the choir sing! Madonna needs a few more votes to push her into the final four of the poll of polls…

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RAGNAPOP QUARTER-FINAL 2 #PPPMatches

MADONNA - "Like A Prayer" vs THE RONETTES - "Be My Baby"

M: https://t.co/YegQV5WGtx

TR: https://t.co/fwKaeMA96e

[Tom Ewing @tomewing]

@_jbradley @LokpoLokpo1 @peoples_pop I prefer ITG in most contexts but when I came to the songs on Popular I gave Groove 9 and Prayer 10 and I stand by that: it’s a rare example of a self conscious event single that nails what it’s aiming at, even if what it’s aiming at *is* a bit too big and corny

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RAGNAPOP QUARTER-FINAL 2 #PPPMatches

MADONNA - "Like A Prayer" vs THE RONETTES - "Be My Baby"

M: https://t.co/YegQV5WGtx

TR: https://t.co/fwKaeMA96e

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RAGNAPOP QUARTER FINAL 1

KATE BUSH - "Running Up That Hill" vs PET SHOP BOYS - "West End Girls"

KB: https://t.co/IpOlPbG2wS

PSB: https://t.co/ZDl8fKYn7c

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RAGNAPOP QUARTER-FINAL 3 #PPPMatches

BEACH BOYS - "God Only Knows" vs DEEE-LITE - "Groove Is In The Heart"

BB: https://t.co/BWftjpWYE3

D-L: https://t.co/3hL4AzA2cm