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Queens of British Pop
So I watched the repeats of the BBC's documentary series 'Queens of British Pop' where they profiled a timeline of dynamic females through the last 50 years (1960's - 2009) in British pop.
They chose the following twelve females: Episode One "..a celebration of six female pop stars, singers and icons that lit us up from the early 60s to the late 70s." Dusty Springfield Sandie Shaw Marianne Faithfull Suzi Quatro Siouxsie Sioux Kate Bush Episode Two "The female stars that took us from post-punk to The X Factor, with a slice of girl power along the way." Annie Lennox Alison Moyet Kylie Minogue Geri Halliwell Amy Winehouse Leona Lewis Anyone else watch it? Who would you have chosen as your Queens of British Pop? |
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^ lol just because they are gay doesn't make them queens!
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Not sure about Leona Lewis, dont get me wrong, i am a fan and she has one amazing voice, but a queen of pop? Not quite yet, maybe if she can churn out another few good albums.
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Not sure about Leona Lewis, dont get me wrong, i am a fan and she has one amazing voice, but a queen of pop? Not quite yet, maybe if she can churn out another few good albums.
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I undersand where you are coming from, I am a fan also, but I'm happy she got the recognition from the success she has garnered so far, considering Spirit was huge. Surprised Adele wasn't on the list though
I think if it was made today they would probably have bumped Leona for Adele.. Coincidentally, Adele was on the programme as a talking head.. such nuggets as "The Spice Girls were my life, they still are.. Best band ever." |
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The show was originally aired in 2009.
I think if it was made today they would probably have bumped Leona for Adele.. Coincidentally, Adele was on the programme as a talking head.. such nuggets as "The Spice Girls were my life, they still are.. Best band ever." |
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brilliant rock-doc, the first episode in particular highlighted our real treasures and exactly why they should be respected.
mind you, id have put cilla and lulu above marrianne faithful, who was kinda there by default. apart from annie and alison, the second part were not as great... they didnt cut new ground, kylie might be popular but was a puppet...unlike sandie, dusty, siouxsie, kate... they cut their own ground and created what they wanted to. they were who they were because it was THEM that wanted to do it, and not by some reality show or svengali. |
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I'd have had Cilla and Lulu too instead of Marianne Faithfull and Siouxsie Soux. What the hell's she doing there? Two minute wonder.
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I'd have had Cilla and Lulu too instead of Marianne Faithfull and Siouxsie Soux. What the hell's she doing there? Two minute wonder.
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I would have said Marianne Faithfull has a bigger profile now than she did in the 60s, where she was pretty much a footnote.
Also, Suzi Quattro was a bit of a joke back in the day. An actress, playing the part of a leather-clad rock chick, singing Chinnichap songs. Hardly musical royalty stuff. Gerry Hal;liwell? The ultimate wannabe and still wanning. As for including Leona Lewis, already of has-been status, the fate of all Syco puppets, why? |
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I would have said Marianne Faithfull has a bigger profile now than she did in the 60s, where she was pretty much a footnote.
Also, Suzi Quattro was a bit of a joke back in the day. An actress, playing the part of a leather-clad rock chick, singing Chinnichap songs. Hardly musical royalty stuff. Gerry Hal;liwell? The ultimate wannabe and still wanning. As for including Leona Lewis, already of has-been status, the fate of all Syco puppets, why? |
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you obviously didnt watch it nor have much knowlege of pop music otherwise you wouldnt have made such a stupid (and deliberately inflamitory) post. (with you knowing my regard for siouxsie sioux).
Siouxsie & The Banshees - 5 Top 20 hits. Lulu - 11 Top 20 hits. Cilla Black - 14 Top 20 hits Source: Everyhit.com. |
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^ lol just because they are gay doesn't make them queens!
H from Steps. He doesn't even deserve to be in the same category as the rest |
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i'll just add myself to the defence of Siouxsie Sioux.
![]() Siouxsie played a huge part in British rock/pop in the 70's/80's Shes second to only Kate Bush in terms of artistic statement. The back catalogue stands testiment to that. The Banshees sold shed loads of records in their prime, adorned many a teenager wall and were a highly successful live act - they were celebrated by bands such as U2 to Morrissey, yet they were also counter culture/alternative. Siouxsie has been written out of pop history, to a degree because she was never a simpering female with a svengali overseeing her career, she was making it up as she went along, which is why the Banshees had such a turbulent time. And as for that programme, the decline in quality & originality, as the years go by, is frankly atrocious!
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I'd no idea you like her! I did watch it, just mean she wasn't a huge British female star. Cilla and Lulu were both far bigger and had more hits. If I was compilng an objective list, regardless of my own likes or dislikes or anyone else's, I just wouldn't describe Siouxsie as a Queen of British Pop.
Siouxsie & The Banshees - 5 Top 20 hits. Lulu - 11 Top 20 hits. Cilla Black - 14 Top 20 hits Source: Everyhit.com. |
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Ahh Dusty Springfield
A true British Soul Icon. Her, Kate Bush and Annie Lennox are the true queens of British pop. |
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I love that show and for me the ultimate Queen is Kate without her the people in the second show would never have existed in the way they did she really paved the way for females in British music.
Instead of leona lewis Alison Goldfrapp now there is a talented woman and perhaps maybe Joss Stone and Laura Marling and lily allen too In fairness no way should Leona have been included. |
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Ahh Dusty Springfield
A true British Soul Icon. Her, Kate Bush and Annie Lennox are the true queens of British pop. |
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I'd no idea you like her! I did watch it, just mean she wasn't a huge British female star. Cilla and Lulu were both far bigger and had more hits. If I was compilng an objective list, regardless of my own likes or dislikes or anyone else's, I just wouldn't describe Siouxsie as a Queen of British Pop.
Siouxsie & The Banshees - 5 Top 20 hits. Lulu - 11 Top 20 hits. Cilla Black - 14 Top 20 hits Source: Everyhit.com. what she did, she did off her own back, she was/is unique, her music has been a major influence on the indie scene and has inspired many others. plus she (accidentally ) created a new sub-genre...goth. it was siouxsie that created the image and sound... how many other women in pop/rock can claim that?... oh yeah... NO ONE. |
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and perhaps maybe Joss Stone and Laura Marling and lily allen too . agreed about leona though. |
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I love that show and for me the ultimate Queen is Kate without her the people in the second show would never have existed in the way they did she really paved the way for females in British music.
Instead of leona lewis Alison Goldfrapp now there is a talented woman and perhaps maybe Joss Stone and Laura Marling and lily allen too In fairness no way should Leona have been included.
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no way... they are just other artists, not a patch on the true queens.
agreed about leona though. |
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no Kim Wilde?
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