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#48
Fast Food Rockers - 'Unforgettable'
Average score: 7.427
High scorers: @iheartpoptarts (10) @Doodvid (10 - WAH!) @Ezz @Ana Raquel @idratherjack @unnameable (4 x 9)
Low scorers: @AcerBenII (1) @Remorque (4)
Notable achievements:
Final Fast Food Rocker song to be eliminated, outlasting the 3 singles
Was entered to PJ00s by me in May 2021 and made 24th place (robbed)
The one Fast Food Rocker song to make our Top 50!
Wanna know what's also 'unforgettable'?
Poor Fast Food Rockers - how could they ever be taken seriously in the slightest with that ugly-ass colour palette? I guess the only blessing for the group is that they were on the inside of the costumes looking out!
'Unforgettable' immediately stood-out for me as a sparkling gem of a song on FFR's disastrously performing 2003 album 'It's Never Easy Being Cheesy' but is it really any wonder considering the pedigree of the writers/producers on display: Mike Stock, Steve Crosby (Scooch, Steps) and pop maestros Rose & Foster! Also known as Dufflebag Boys, the duo are responsible for some glorious turn of the century pop including fellow rate entry 'One Step Closer' by S Club Juniors , material by the original S Club and Scooch, and the one and only Adam Rickitt. Rose & Foster also wrote and produced much of this iconic discography:
Whew! A BACK CATALOGUE.
No surprise then that their protégé Lolly, real name Anna Kumble, is roped in to perform *ahem* backing vocals alongside Scooch's Natalie Powers on much of the Rockers' album...
Voters say:
@iheartpoptarts 10
I unapologetically 12’d this. Justice for bubblegum.
@Doodvid 10
Joyous! Even the weird vocal pitching 'moment' in the second verse can’t shake my love for this track.
@unnameable 9
Somehow I have to give a high vote to a Stock/Aitken retread of their greatest hits.
@Ezz 9
Definitely one of the strongest album tracks, wonder if this had been released as a single with the novelty turned down, would it have worked?
@saviodxl 7.8
It reminds me of One For Sorrow by Steps…
@berserkboi 7.5
Nice little ditty!
@Hudweiser 7
I quite like this (and I'm Not Gonna Tell You Again) but it's a little cheap sounding. With better production this could've been a decent Steps track.
@DJHazey 6.8
Hmm, I sat right up when it started but feel like it never quite measured up to what the opening presentation had promised.
No live performances sadly so have this snippet of their version of 'Ghostbusters' instead:
Old Popjustice forum says:
"Dont Worry, they arent back"
OR ARE THEY?
#48
Fast Food Rockers - 'Unforgettable'
Average score: 7.427
High scorers: @iheartpoptarts (10) @Doodvid (10 - WAH!) @Ezz @Ana Raquel @idratherjack @unnameable (4 x 9)
Low scorers: @AcerBenII (1) @Remorque (4)
Notable achievements:
Final Fast Food Rocker song to be eliminated, outlasting the 3 singles
Was entered to PJ00s by me in May 2021 and made 24th place (robbed)
The one Fast Food Rocker song to make our Top 50!
Wanna know what's also 'unforgettable'?
Tina Burner who?
Poor Fast Food Rockers - how could they ever be taken seriously in the slightest with that ugly-ass colour palette? I guess the only blessing for the group is that they were on the inside of the costumes looking out!
'Unforgettable' immediately stood-out for me as a sparkling gem of a song on FFR's disastrously performing 2003 album 'It's Never Easy Being Cheesy' but is it really any wonder considering the pedigree of the writers/producers on display: Mike Stock, Steve Crosby (Scooch, Steps) and pop maestros Rose & Foster! Also known as Dufflebag Boys, the duo are responsible for some glorious turn of the century pop including fellow rate entry 'One Step Closer' by S Club Juniors , material by the original S Club and Scooch, and the one and only Adam Rickitt. Rose & Foster also wrote and produced much of this iconic discography:
Whew! A BACK CATALOGUE.
No surprise then that their protégé Lolly, real name Anna Kumble, is roped in to perform *ahem* backing vocals alongside Scooch's Natalie Powers on much of the Rockers' album...
Voters say:
@iheartpoptarts 10
I unapologetically 12’d this. Justice for bubblegum.
@Doodvid 10
Joyous! Even the weird vocal pitching 'moment' in the second verse can’t shake my love for this track.
@unnameable 9
Somehow I have to give a high vote to a Stock/Aitken retread of their greatest hits.
@Ezz 9
Definitely one of the strongest album tracks, wonder if this had been released as a single with the novelty turned down, would it have worked?
@saviodxl 7.8
It reminds me of One For Sorrow by Steps…
@berserkboi 7.5
Nice little ditty!
@Hudweiser 7
I quite like this (and I'm Not Gonna Tell You Again) but it's a little cheap sounding. With better production this could've been a decent Steps track.
@DJHazey 6.8
Hmm, I sat right up when it started but feel like it never quite measured up to what the opening presentation had promised.
No live performances sadly so have this snippet of their version of 'Ghostbusters' instead:
Old Popjustice forum says:
"Dont Worry, they arent back"
OR ARE THEY?
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You are kidding! Fast Food Rockers on top of the other important but less iconic reunions? Best news ever! I need to go to whichever imitation Butlins is hosting them...
"The picture perfect ending to complete the perfect day"
#48
Fast Food Rockers - 'Unforgettable'
Average score: 7.427
High scorers: @iheartpoptarts (10) @Doodvid (10 - WAH!) @Ezz @Ana Raquel @idratherjack @unnameable (4 x 9)
Low scorers: @AcerBenII (1) @Remorque (4)
Notable achievements:
Final Fast Food Rocker song to be eliminated, outlasting the 3 singles
Was entered to PJ00s by me in May 2021 and made 24th place (robbed)
The one Fast Food Rocker song to make our Top 50!
Wanna know what's also 'unforgettable'?
Tina Burner who?
Poor Fast Food Rockers - how could they ever be taken seriously in the slightest with that ugly-ass colour palette? I guess the only blessing for the group is that they were on the inside of the costumes looking out!
'Unforgettable' immediately stood-out for me as a sparkling gem of a song on FFR's disastrously performing 2003 album 'It's Never Easy Being Cheesy' but is it really any wonder considering the pedigree of the writers/producers on display: Mike Stock, Steve Crosby (Scooch, Steps) and pop maestros Rose & Forster! Also known as Dufflebag Boys, the duo are responsible for some glorious turn of the century pop including fellow rate entry 'One Step Closer' by S Club Juniors , material by the original S Club and Scooch, and the one and only Adam Rickitt. Rose & Foster also wrote and produced much of this iconic discography:
Whew! A BACK CATALOGUE.
No surprise then that their protégé Lolly, real name Anna Kumble, is roped in to perform *ahem* backing vocals alongside Scooch's Natalie Powers on much of the Rockers' album...
Voters say:
@iheartpoptarts 10
I unapologetically 12’d this. Justice for bubblegum.
@Doodvid 10
Joyous! Even the weird vocal pitching 'moment' in the second verse can’t shake my love for this track.
@unnameable 9
Somehow I have to give a high vote to a Stock/Aitken retread of their greatest hits.
@Ezz 9
Definitely one of the strongest album tracks, wonder if this had been released as a single with the novelty turned down, would it have worked?
@saviodxl 7.8
It reminds me of One For Sorrow by Steps…
@berserkboi 7.5
Nice little ditty!
@Hudweiser 7
I quite like this (and I'm Not Gonna Tell You Again) but it's a little cheap sounding. With better production this could've been a decent Steps track.
@DJHazey 6.8
Hmm, I sat right up when it started but feel like it never quite measured up to what the opening presentation had promised.
No live performances sadly so have this snippet of their version of 'Ghostbusters' instead:
Old Popjustice forum says:
"Dont Worry, they arent back"
OR ARE THEY?
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Sorry to quote myself but honestly I reckon Lolly's 'Per Sempre Amore' is up there with 'Absolutely Everybody' by Vanessa Amorosi as a masterpiece of 2000s pop.
And @berserkboi, one of the dancers in that Top of the Pops performance is an original member of the PJ00s legendaric girl group that was Loose Chippins! *faint* "Who the hell are Loose Chippins?" I hear you ask. WELL.
You're welcome...
He/Him
A Loose Chippin’ Party? Best call @ohnoitisnathan and @livefrommelbs too!
Also - every Absolutely Everybody mention manifests a @Robsolete! Is that Lolly song your next PJ00s Relaxed Round 12 sorted?
Also - every Absolutely Everybody mention manifests a @Robsolete! Is that Lolly song your next PJ00s Relaxed Round 12 sorted?
he/him
Of course, there's very little on earth that touches the genius of Absolutely Everybody, but Per Sempre Amore is Lolly's 11 and a masterpiece in its own right.
she/her
I love Lolly! This thread is perfect.
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Which in turn reminded me of this abomination that could’ve been the UK’s Eurovision representative in 2002:
I often wondered if it was meant for Lolly to perform…
The power of Princess Lolly to completely derail a rate thread like this!
You say abomination, I say bop!
H & Claire could start to lose some of their songs about now.
he/him
Well, 3 are legendary. One is not.Our next elimination sees one of our remaining multi-entry acts lose their first song.
Who will it be though?
It's those siblings
Technically, 'Absolutely Everybody' is form 1999 ddd. Well, at least in Australia.
That reminds me, I need to try sneaking the ultra low-budget original music video for the song back onto YouTube...
