Keith is pleased with his prize, a copy of the first edition of The National, for his lists of pop anthems to cherish and pop anthems to forget. He feels the paper "looks even better in the flesh, as it were".
But he also comes up with this suggestion:
By the way, if you had really wanted to test the honesty, integrity and sheer bad taste of your readership, you should have asked them to name the top five records that they are slightly embarrassed to admit they like!
Challenged to set the ball rolling, he offers this gruesome confessional (the comments are mine):
Sugar Sugar - The Archies....as near as he gets to a reason for being stripped of his original award
Goodbye To Love - The Carpenters (but only for the brilliant guitar solo)....that's what they all say. So why do nine radio DJs in 10 fade out the solo?
Blockbuster - Sweet......words fail me
Vogue - Madonna.....but does Keith know she's a closet folkie, too?
Relight My Fire - Take That (with Lulu)...was it strictly necessary to alert us to its existence?
Keith adds: "I have a terrible feeling I'm gonna regret this!"
My list will follow, but I certainly hope he is right........
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