Mondeo Pop

My line manager just came over to me. He asked "What are you listening to?". I said "Steely Dan". He said "Do you like Fleetwood Mac?".

If I was playing a Mondeo Pop set I think "Sleeping Satellite" would be in there. I'd like to suggest REM.

Pre-Zooropa, were U2 Mondeo Pop?

I don't think U2 have ever been Mondeo Pop. I am not sure about The Lightouse Family.

ledge, I don't think Morcheeba are Mondeo Pop, Micra Pop? Maybe?

I guess maybe U2 were bought by Mondeo Popists to feel a bit edgy (no pun etc) and REM to feel a bit alt-rock? Operative word 'guess'

Morcheeba = Ka Pop

That is possibly patronizing DJ Mencap. Though I realize my whole premise is, really. I'm not sure these people actually exist though. I wonder what people who make Mondeo Pop drive? Do Yacht Poppers drive Yachts?

Tanita Tikaram
Des'Ree
The Lighthouse Family must surely be.
Fairground Attraction
OCS
The Bluetones

It strikes me that I've never heard anything by Runrig.

Elephant in the room #2: The Waterboys

'have a nice day' by the stereophonics

"Traffic" by the Stereophonics, yes. "HAND", maybe not.

The Supernaturals?

OCS = dadrock, but then dads drive mondeos. Everything I think of is too early (Big Country?)

as i said earlier - everything that has been branded as mondeo pop gets airspace on the dreary dermot o'leary show.
i have had to endure the show in recent weeks, and damn, its painful.

Important distinction to be made: Cosworth Rock - Clarkson's vehicle and music of choice in the mid-late 90s.

Clarkson's taste in rock is actually a little closer to Yacht Rock than Mondeo Pop. Aren't his favourite band ever Air Supply?

Electronic
The Blow Monkeys
Hothouse Flowers
Talk Talk
The Wannadies (controversial suggestion)

The Wannadies were Mondeo Pop Jr

I think suggesting the likes of Ocean Colour Scene is rather off base. The one thing that is great about good Mondeo Pop is it's sprightliness, it has a bounce and jangle, a certain jouissance soerly lacking in its post Britpop equivilant.

if going before '93 doesn't damage cred: Red Box

lololl TALK TALK, i was gonna say...

It's like '93 is the apothesis. The music was waiting for the car.

Young At Heart by The Bluebells. I have long despised this song but it's very much key. It got to No 1 in '92 or '93 though was originally from the early '80s wasn't it?

Mondeo House

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It got to No 1 in '92 or '93 though was originally from the early '80s wasn't it?

yes but you're scuppered a bit by virtue of the song being re-released after use on an Volkswagen ad. Ford could only muster Brian May.

Runrig/Waterboys - mud spattered Landrover/4x4 pop with a pair of walking boots and OS maps in the trunk.

Someone needs to mention The Cranberries as well. The political conscience of Mondeo Pop.

Not sprightly enough. Too leaden.

the Crannies are a bit too pastoral

Annie Lennox solo obv.

remember on the Fast Show when Paul Whitehouse would interrupt performances by Level 42 and Julia Fordham to enquire whether anyone fancied a pint? totally MP

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdj6hNUF8yc

World Party

Cardigans?

I am trying to review the Prinzhorn Dance School but can't stop listening to The Beautiful South. "You Keep It All" is just so breezy.

Debate for inclusion:

Teenage Fanclub
Aztec Camera stuff that isn't "Somewhere In My Heart"
M People
Julia Fordham (this said, I cannot remember a single thing about her)
"Breakfast At Tiffany's"
Charles & Eddie
Gabrielle
McAlmont & Butler

Teenage Fanclub

I thought about them but... too good. Not mainstream enough.

No Andreas Johnson, no credibility.

The Bluetones? Hmmm. Can Britpop ever really be Mondeo Pop? I'm not sure. Some Britpop song - yes, Britpop acts probably not, if you see what I mean. I think that is a very important distinction. For instance the back catalouge of Manic Street Preachers is on the whole not Mondeo Pop but a few songs of theirs are prime Mondeo Pop. I was thinking that Man Who era Travis are not Mondeo Pop but Invisible Band era Travis are Mondeo Pop. Which seems almost counter-intuitive.

The Mondeo is called Taurus in the US I believe.

Can we get a final ruling on Dodgy? Too pop, not enough Mondeo?

Y know "Good Enough" or even "In A Room" could make the cut, "Staying Out For The Summer" is just too Shine to make the cut. The trouble with this line is that we then have to include "Wake Up Boo", which is OK but then we get onto "Me and You Versus The World", Catatonia and that Tom Jones meets hot new indie bands album. Which is a very dangerous, very slippery slope.

So can we lay down some OFFICIAL TENETS for Mondeo Pop then?

1. Has to be aimed at an adult audience
2. Has to show some sort of maturity, ie: Genesis or Orson aren't Mondeo Pop, they were born aged 32.
3. Some concession to the non-mainstream , but on the other hand the music is specifically aimed at local radio

Space is VW Golf pop.

"Pulling Mussels from a Shell": Mondeo Pop
"Tempted": Mondeo Pop
"Cool for Cats": not Mondeo Pop
"Up The Junction": UP FOR DEBATE

Sidenote: "Up The Junction" probably has the worst lyrics of any top 10 single ever

Lotus Eaters 'First Picture Of You' = overqualified
Halo James 'Could've Told You So' = just the job

I think Squeeze are White Van Blues

I think we need to agree that "Mary's Prayer" is the greatest Mondeo Pop song ever.

Mike & The Mechanics 'Over My Shoulder' Y/N?

Squeeze's MOST Mondeo-ish song is probably 'Black Coffee In Bed'. Their best song is 'Goodbye Girl', which is not Mondeo.

harmonica solo = bit out there for MP

Consider Squeeze's 90s stuff tho - 'This Fucking Summer' etc.

Mike and the Mechanics probably _just_ sneak under the barrier, although they're a little too AOR I think. Dire Straits aren't Mondeo Pop, neither are Sting or anything like that.

Steve Harley wasn't Mondeo to start off with, but gravitated towards it alarmingly with age.

"If I say TEN-HAIL-MAR-EEZ, leave the light on in heaven"