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Arctic Monkeys vs. McFly: The battle for the soul of British indie rock (29 Oct 2005)

Arctic Monkeys vs. McFly: The battle for the soul of British indie rock (29 Oct 2005)

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One of the rare, exciting singles charts of the 2000s where we get the debut of a group of icons. Arctic Monkeys released their debut I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor this week in 2005, where it took on the more processed pop rock on McFly as well as Dannii Minogue, The Kooks, Pete Doherty and even Clea (’memba them?!!)Also this week on the 2000s pop music history podcast discussing the 40 biggest selling songs from this week in 2005:- Not one but TWO flop girlbands, one of which is releasing a song I ADORED at the time.- How Kylie inadvertedly sabotaged Dannii’s single campaign- Which girlband member Harry McFly may have been texted literal DAYS before meeting his wife- Plus of course much more 2000s nostalgia, pop music trivia, unsolicited opinions and discussion about these great 2005 pop songs:

Arctic Monkeys - I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor

Bloc Party - Two More Years

Bob Sinclar feat. Gary Nesta Pine - Love Generation

Bow Wow feat. Omarion - Let Me Hold You

Bratz Rock Angelz - So Good

Charlotte Church - Call My Name

Coldplay - Fix You

Daniel Powter - Bad Day

Dannii Minogue & Soul Seekerz - Perfection

Da Playaz vs Clea - We Don’t Have to Take Our Clothes Off

Depeche Mode - Precious

Feeder - Shatter/Tender

Franz Ferdinand - Do You Want To

Friday Hill - Baby Goodbye

50 Cent feat. Mobb Deep - Outta Control

Gorillaz - Dare

James Blunt - High

Katie Melua - Nine Million Bicycles

Kanye West feat. Jamie Foxx - Gold Digger

Kelly Clarkson - Behind these Hazel Eyes

The Kooks - Sofa Song

KT Tunstall - Suddenly I See

Lee Ryan - Turn Your Car Around

Lethal Bizzle - Fire

Liberty X - Song 4 Lovers

Littl’ans feat. Peter Doherty - Their Way

Love Bites - You Broke My Heart

Mariah Carey - Get Your Number/Shake It Off

McFly - I Wanna Hold You

Mylo vs Miami Sound Machine - Doctor Pressure

Pussycat Dolls feat. Busta Rhymes - Don’t Cha

Rachel Stevens - I Said Never Again (But Here We Are)

Ricky Martin - I Don’t Care

Robbie Williams - Tripping

Roll Deep - Shake a Leg

Sean Paul - We Be Burnin’

Simply Red - Perfect Love

Sugababes - Push the Button

Tatu - All About Us

U2 - All Because of You



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