From: owner-oppositeview-digest@smoe.org (oppositeview-digest) To: oppositeview-digest@smoe.org Subject: oppositeview-digest V5 #11 Reply-To: oppositeview@smoe.org Sender: owner-oppositeview-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-oppositeview-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk oppositeview-digest Friday, January 17 2003 Volume 05 : Number 011 Today's Subjects: ----------------- OV: This is just depressing....Wet Wet Wet 'the best ever Scottish music act" ["Jen Woyan" Subject: OV: This is just depressing....Wet Wet Wet 'the best ever Scottish music act" And no, the Dels didn't even make the Top 10.... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/2662619.stm Wet Wet Wet back on top Thursday, 16 January, 2003, 06:31 GMT The poll for the Big Issue covered people of all ages Wet Wet Wet have been named as the best ever Scottish music act in a new poll. The Clydebank group was named Scotland's favourite band or singer of all time in a survey commissioned for The Big Issue magazine. The late Sir Jimmy Shand came a close second, followed by Celtic favourites Runrig. Almost 15% of people polled said Wet Wet Wet, which was fronted by singer Marti Pellow, was their favourite. Top 10 music acts Wet Wet Wet Sir Jimmy Shand Runrig Texas The Proclaimers Deacon Blue Simple Minds Travis Bay City Rollers Big Country The poll showed that more women than men voted for Wet Wet Wet and Texas. Meanwhile, more men chose groups such as Simple Minds, The Bay City Rollers and Deacon Blue. Both Wet Wet Wet and The Proclaimers were the bands supported by people of all ages, including the over 65s. By contrast Primal Scream did not receive any votes from anyone aged over 44. Three popular bands of their time - Orange Juice, Jesus and Mary Chain and Altered Images - failed to score a single vote. Leon McDermott, arts editor at The Big Issue in Scotland, said: "The results show that Scottish people have eclectic tastes. "They also show the breadth and depth of Scottish musical talent with well over 50 acts named as the best." _________________________________________________________________ Add photos to your e-mail with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail ------------------------------ End of oppositeview-digest V5 #11 *********************************