Rooty vs. Read My Lips: A Tale of Two Dance Records

Best Record of 2001: Day 24- Basement Jaxx vs. Sophie Ellis-Bextor Good morning! Today we’re taking a look at Rooty by Basement Jaxx as it faces off against Read My Lips from Sophie Ellis-Bextor. Note: As many of you saw, I recently wrote about a Best Record of 2001 challengeand noted that I’d be writing some of these up. The plan is to do quick hits on each first-round matchup and post them directly to the page. Some will be longer, some won’t, and some might just be a handful of sentences. There’ll probably be a few typos. We’ll also have a few guest posts along the way, so make sure to stay tuned for those! Check ’em out and let me know your thoughts! Chin wags & hot takes welcome! Sharing and restacks always appreciated. KA— Basement Jaxx- Rooty I’m gonna carbon-date myself here, but there used to be a time when you could buy ringtones for your phone. There was a whole-ass marketplace that sprung up selling (first) 8-bit interpretations of these, and then actual clips of songs or…