Happy 40th birthday to the Now! That's What I Call Music series. Popular music from the last few months distilled into a handy double-CD.
Back in the summer, I was in #NowPop40, selecting my favourite entries from some of the Now! albums...
https://mas.to/@daweaver/110468729293197646
After the nominations from 34 people were all in, sponsor Arron put together a playlist.
Because some of us want to keep information in the public sphere, the complete #NowPop40 rundown is on my Tumblr, with links to the Spotify playlists if that's your bag.
https://www.tumblr.com/weaversweek/721652908767182848
And whatever you're doing tonight, have a nice night!
Day 30 (Part 2) - NOW 48
Clint Eastwood - Gorillaz
Day 30 (Part 1) - NOW 47
Babylon - David Gray
This song always reminds me of being in the UK in 2001-02
Borrowing from #Paramore, Olivia delivers a sharp rebuke to her loser ex, and wishes them all the best.
And as we finish #NowPop40, we hope it's been good for you. Sung sincerely, and not as cynically as #OliviaRodrigo does.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNi_6U5Pm_o
#MileyCyrus has come a long way from her squeaky-clean Disney Channel origins. "Midnight sky" oozes sensuality, dark menace, growing with someone and then apart from them.
Also the one excuse to get Stevie Nicks into #NowPop40.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxZl2cFvjRs
Treading similar territory as #AlanisMorissette and #Lorde, #AvaMax sings of a relationship with someone who's ummable, but carries a lot of emotional baggage. Will the singer's character be ruled by their head, or their urges?
"Sweet but psycho" was an early ultra-long-runner, 15 weeks at Vlaamse nummer één. Songs remain popular forever in the streaming error.
#NowPop40
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMIE8G3Ek_0
Day 29 - NOW 46
Oops! ... I Did It Again - Britney Spears
The time I wore a red spandex body suit and a blonde wig to a fancy dress party still gets talked about to this day as one of the great fancy dress success stories.
The #DuaLipa hit factory has been operating at full pelt for almost a full decade.
"IDGAF" is my pick for #NowPop40; in part because one of my outright faves, also because it's the standout song in a very varied year.
Dua leads her army into battle against a useless ex, perhaps against her own feelings for useless ex. Sharp and punchy and strident: makes its point, leaves, done.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mgfe5tIwOj0
Our group declare to be true
Bloody Hell