It was probably the most obvious walk of the poll, but I can see it happening for legit reasons.

Quite nice though. I could see me voting for it but I'm not exactly blown away. I lost my virginity listening to a Q magazine chillout album and while that's a hideously embarrassing thing to admit, it feels worse that I'm saying Neggy Gemmy would've fitted in nicely on that CD.

Bunky Becky birthday girl is pure echolalia with a load of synth and guitar and repetition and a riotgrrl candyfloss energy and steady escalation. It's just made to make me be, feel, sing and bop silly. I just love it.

If I was Lorde I would simply start making good records again

Okay so at this point I feel like I have to vote Saja Boys because I've skipped every KPDH track so far. It is a straightforwardly catchy bop. Just not what I actually love about the film. But fine. Sabrina was on the bubble anyway because while this track is also hooky as hell it just doesn't hit.

#PeoplesPop25 DAY 9 Results! MATCH 49 🙉"GOSSIP": 29.6% (WINNER) 😆"Glad": 28.2% (Qualifies) 💝"Luther": 23.2% (Eliminated) ⁉️"What Was That": 19% (Eliminated) Brits At It Again? or bangers at it again?

Just getting down to the Day 9 results which means I should inform you that we're into the FINAL DAY of voting on this!

Marina is imperious here - the campest by far.

I discovered 'Teteo in the Bronx' a week before the nominations came in and I've been obsessed ever since, it captures the excitement of big city living like nothing else.

When Cuntissimo started today, I was like "this is actually pretty subtle after Cupcakke"

if “do it” does not advance i will nominate “do it (remix)” next year. i will also do this if “do it” advances. www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvhV...

The Necks "What if a jam band but make it jazz" is the sound of late 2025 for me, no one is more surprised by this than me.

Dutifully voting for 'Soda Pop' on behalf of all the under-10s I know who say it is the best KPDH song. But delighted to find a Fred Again song I actually like at long last!

I am never going to recover from this Cupcakke song

Sometimes you're having one of those days where Say Goodbye Tell No One is exactly what you needed to hear

You know what this is? A terrible mistake.

Today is your last full day to vote in these!

Call me crazy, but isn't Golden really just "Run Away With Me" wearing a KPop mustache disguise?

was torn but it doesn't seem like Kate Nash needs my vote, and Jonathan Richman's reminded me that I too had a really nice time one night last year walking through a city past a nightlife area and just observing the people out clubbing, a thing I'm just about too old and was always to square to do.

For what it's worth i gave my aged punk Dad the big playlist and his fav on the whole thing is Debbii Dawson

I know this is late and everyone's gone home but I finally realised what the Danny Brown song reminds me of (it even has some really similar lyrics) youtu.be/3A-Mwcq2Kgw?...

Vote for Haku.

Am I the only one this conman track reminds of Bassement Jaxx, and particularly Oh My Gosh ?

Really enjoyed McKinley Dixon, has a similar bass line to @OneFive!

Never bet against Miley

Phew! Thought Ano would struggle here

I liked the Marina song, best to block out the words, should be Italian or something. Skipped the Lambrini Girls after 30 seconds or so, too shouty. The Beths were super pleasant. Cut Copy, oh not my thing at all, Kate sings nicer than the guy, the guy should’ve stood aside.

Based on the comments on the day, I think there would've been a riot if Zuchu missed out.

I think this is the best K-Pop Demon Hunters song I’ve heard! I think it gets my vote!

#PeoplesPop25 It's time for the DAY 8 RESULTS! GROUP 43 🌏"END OF THE WORLD": 28.5% (WINNER) 👅"Sugar On My Tongue": 27.7% (Qualifies) 🏎️"Sports Car": 25.4% (Eliminated) 😍"Crush": 18.5% (Eliminated) Tate falls short again in a tight group!

My “vote Doechii whenever possible” tendencies are supported by virtually everything she appears on being a sledgehammer of awesome

That Kathleen Edwards track is terrific imo, so thanks to the person who nominated it.

Before reading the comments, I assumed my Billy Woods vote would be a pile-on of unwavering support. After reading the comments, I remembered that my biases don’t match those of the regular commenters as closely as I assume.

The richman is my nom. He turns an old song into a meditation on aging, being out in a big city at night and not wanting to go to the clurb but appreciating that young people still do, taking in that energy like a scenic vista. An observer of night fever rather than a generator.

getting into the final stretch and this is amazing stuff, one of the best things in this poll

I love that Debbii Dawson track; particularly the video. Campest thing that happened to me last year. And, believe me, there was *a lot* of competition.

voted debbi, nice to hear that sleigh bells are still Like That tho

i thought it got better as it went along but i'd have liked it more if they'd have put in a chorus and done some harmonies, perhaps put a donk on it?

“Y Gath” is lovely and gets my vote but I think ABBA Debbi Dawson will get my bonus vote

Excellent group, starting well and then each subsequent song a little better than the previous.

Neggy Gemmy gave me a lil bit of classic St Etienne that I simply couldn't shake. Point goes to them, even despite me not voting for the real thing the other day. That's just how it goes sometimes.

Tyler probably won't get Oscar recognition for his turn in Marty Supreme so I hope my vote for him in PPP will go some way to make up for it

I'm a little "it's the same picture" re SabCarp and KPDH (oh look at the time can't elaborate today sorry) and "it's not at all the same picture but results in the same alienated distance" re: Tyler so that leaves....huh, OK.

uwu it's so tiny so cute what a smol day of polling it's THE WORLD CUP OF 2025 Day 10 1/2 #PeoplesPop25 Use your votes in the four matches and allot your miniature BONUS please docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Aw, it's been a while since I've heard a song with people being very excited about being from the Bronx! It makes me feel like it's a very cheery Sesame Street neighbourhood.

Feels like a betrayal of Aotearoa my uh third home but I can't not vote for Marshall Allen! He fought the Nazis! He's a hundred and one years old!

As we are reviewing pop culture in 2025 - and the number of matches is actually 2/3 rather than 1/2 - I can’t help but wonder whether we should call it “DAY 10.67”?! [ducks for cover]

Really fun day of polling. The first match is nightmarishly good, with four absolute stone cold internationally certified bangers. And there's plenty of lovely things to discover further down the line. Give is a shot, maybe you'll find your husband (assuming you want to marry a bop)

Absolutely cannot stand "Golden", and "Reliqiua", though not "Berghain" levels terrible, is also just not my thing. Was expecting to go Sabrina here, but Raye has the more exciting track here.