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

[braisedbywolves.livejournal.com]

Viciously hard, this one - I would have liked a few spare ticks for Ross/Springsteen/other JDivision.

First thoughts:

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Hip-hop jumps from scraping into the top 25 to topping the poll BUT "The Breaks" is the only hip-hop record on offer - were there really so few others? (Surely not - my "Ego Trip 1980" folder of dodgy MP3s seems well stocked). Or is this a block vote for the best one. Regardless it's quite a statement.

Lots of tracks I've not heard here - Pylon, Jim Carroll, this particular Paul Simon.

Slightly surprised to see Lipps Inc doing so well, not sure why because it's excellent, but it has the reputation now of being a bit cheesy maybe?

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Carsmile OTM about Super Trouper - grate stuff.

Were grown up Tom to inhabit the body of a 1980 pazz and jop critic, Quantum Leap style, ABBA's "Winner Takes It All" would top my list.

Pol. POT. Pol. POT. Pol Pot Pol Pot Pol Pot etc etc etc

[juror8.livejournal.com]

I know there's always that "Amazing songs/douche of a human being" dichtomy in music, but has it ever been so pronounced as with Jello Biafra?

New Wave

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

I'm not rly surprised there's such a big New Wave leaning on Poptimists.

I blame the Sound Of The Suburbs compilation.

Re: Pol. POT. Pol. POT. Pol Pot Pol Pot Pol Pot etc etc etc

[martinskidmore.livejournal.com]

An old pal of mine worked for him for a while in the '80s, and he did not report good things about him.

Also, the Dead Kennedys might have had punk's best bassist in Klaus Fluoride.

[blue-russian.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure if this will work, but I've tagged most of these songs over in last.fm. So in theory some of you should be able go to this page (http://www.last.fm/tag/pazz%20and%20jop%201980) and listen to the tracks through last.fm radio.

As if you didn't know any of these songs...

Re: First thoughts:

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

re the Lipps Inc - it's one of the few I've actually heard (about half my ticks are there for general artist-approval eg Pointer Sisters)! I love it to bits. I got their best of out of the library when I discovered that Justus Köhncke's 'Timecode' was based on 'How Long', and the entire thing was like, ooh, so that's where they got that idea from x 100.

Re: First thoughts:

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

recently revived (irono-)cred thanks to 2 Many DJs perhaps

i loved the Psuedo Echo cover version AT THE TIME.

[hoshuteki.livejournal.com]

Am I the only person who thinks Joy Division are dull and overrated? (Though I don't dispute their influence.)

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

I can't remember 'He's So Shy' if I've even heard it at all. Bush Tetras and the final six on the list are all unfamiliar to me as well!

[marnameow.livejournal.com]

I am listening to Late in the Evening as feeble protest at Paul Simon's lack of votes.

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

well even the LEX ticked LWTUA so probably YES.

[dubdobdee.livejournal.com]

i think love will tear us apart is their worst song and very poor generally but i like atmosphere -- they were better when they were metal

can i assume that jim carroll is garbage?

[carsmilesteve.livejournal.com]

it's very odd how few proustian moments* looking through the top threes from 1980 did in comparison to 1979, except Baggy Trousers and Super Trouper...

And i already KNOW that 1981 (the year pop broke (all over 7 year old carsmile)) is CHOCKA-BLOCK of some stuff that is still amongst my favourite records ever.

*is this acceptable usage by the way? or a bit pseudy? or just incorrect?

Re: First thoughts:

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Sorry I meant "in the P&J poll" not "in the voting" in which it should plainly be top 4.

Jim Carroll

[blue-russian.livejournal.com]

I can upload this if anyone is interested. A classic of sorts for many years among the college radio crowd.

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

I don't find myself listening to them very often but these are my two favourite singles by them I think.

[dubdobdee.livejournal.com]

proustian moment = you have found some old food stuck inside a book you are rereading

otherwise don't use

stuff i feel is missing

[the-roofdog.livejournal.com]

That's The Joint - Funky 4 + 1
A song from under the floorboards - Magazine

Where is GENO ?
There there my dear wd be a strong contender as well.

Re: stuff i feel is missing

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Funky 4+1 are in the 1981 one it turns out.

Re: stuff i feel is missing

[blue-russian.livejournal.com]

"Geno" is totally unknown in the US.

[jauntyalan.livejournal.com]

transmission is there RLY ace song tho innit

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

i have never understood why people play it at indie clubs? i mean, seriously, it is V DEPRESSING and NOT V FAST. mmm yes dancefloor aktion!

it's the only joy division song i know - i suspect i would, generally, like them, but i can't be arsed.

old school tie mindmeld, slight return

[byebyepride.livejournal.com]

On our favourite track, at least.