The History of Jop Part 3 aka If you start me up I'll never stop

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Part 3 of the series takes us to 1981, and really an awful lot of great singles from which you must pick ONLY NINE.

Procedural notes: Laurie A. and the Stones were joint winners this year. Also, "Ghost Town" topped the separate EPs poll but I threw it in here anyway. I may do this with some future EPs too.


[Poll #813728]


And now the Joptimists Top Ten of 1980:

1. Blondie - Call Me (45 votes)
2. Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart (37 votes)
3. Lipps Inc - Funky Town (35 votes)
4=. The Clash - Train In Vain/London Calling (32 votes)
4=. Diana Ross - Upside Down (32 votes)
4=. The Dead Kennedies - Holiday In Cambodia (32 votes)
7. The Vapors - Turning Japanese (31 votes)
8=. Martha And The Muffins - Echo Beach (29 votes)
8=. Joy Divison - Atmosphere/She's Lost Control (29 votes)
10. Devo - Whip It (25 votes)

Comments

[jeff-worrell.livejournal.com]

I forgot to put Madness in my long list (but what I did mention was mere tip of bloody great big iceberg). I didn't forget Adam & Ants; I suspect I was a bit snobby about them in '81. I only really got properly into them after "Ant Rap"!

2nd best year ever (after '79) for me personally. But in creative terms it was probably a more exciting year. Literally, every week something new and brilliant was on the radio.

[carsmilesteve.livejournal.com]

hahaha, i nearly put BEST YEAR EVER in my post but then thought i was heading for hyperbole...