The History Of Jop Part 2 aka Clap your hands everybody if you got what it takes

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

The second instalment of this poll series takes us to the Pazz and Jop poll of 1980 - if you don't know what Pazz and Jop is, refer to the previous episode (or ignore it and do the poll anyway). You get to pick NINE of these.


[Poll #810979]


And now here's the results of the 1979 poll: the Joptimists Top Ten

1. Don't Stop Til You Get Enough (44 votes)
2. Rapper's Delight (40)
3. We Are Family/Greatest Dancer (37)
4. Good Times (34)
5. Pop Musik (31)
6. Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick/Reasons To Be Cheerful (30)
7. My Sharona (28)
8. Dreaming (26)
9. Hot Stuff (25)
10=. Gangsters (21)
10=. Life During Wartime (21)
10=. Damaged Goods/It's Her Factory (21)

Comments

Re: What alternate world have I slipped into

[blue-russian.livejournal.com]

But "Hungry Heart" is being completely ignored. I find all these results very revealing of the group's "true" leanings.

Re: What alternate world have I slipped into

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Yes I agree w/you on this - MORE RESPECT FOR THE BOSS PLS.

Re: What alternate world have I slipped into

[juror8.livejournal.com]

It's Weak Boss though, not Peak Boss.

Re: What alternate world have I slipped into

[blue-russian.livejournal.com]

Were it not for "Dancing in the Dark," this would be his pop moment, I think. For me it still possesses all the power of an artist's First Great Single (even though it wasn't really his first), even though there may be great(er) stuff later.

Re: What alternate world have I slipped into

[juror8.livejournal.com]

Most pop Broooce: "Born To Run" followed by "Glory Days".

Re: What alternate world have I slipped into

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Born To Run
Thunder Road
Dancing In The Dark
This
Born In The USA I guess.

Re: What alternate world have I slipped into

[giddyoldgoat.livejournal.com]

also Streets of Philadelphia - Bruce goes Baggy! - and also his biggest UK hit, IIRC

Re: What alternate world have I slipped into

[juror8.livejournal.com]

Broooce canon = U+K

[dubdobdee.livejournal.com]

CANDY'S ROOM you mentalists

sadly nebraska wasn't a single

[giddyoldgoat.livejournal.com]

Candy's Room is my fave boss song too, but I'm not sure it's pure pop for pop ppl - they didn't even put it on that Essential two discer!

pure pop for lowe ppl

[dubdobdee.livejournal.com]

it is his towering bowie-esque pinnacle!

Re: What alternate world have I slipped into

[thomppw.livejournal.com]

he has a very proggy list of "most pop" then