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

oi vote more for taana g.

[dubdobdee.livejournal.com]

i posted "heartbeat" as a DL abt a week ago!! it is awesome!!

Re: oi vote more for taana g.

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

I can think of one other person who will vote for it, taking the total to 4. Be interesting to see if I'm right. He's also the person who introduced me to it.

Was it actually a hit?

better still

[dubdobdee.livejournal.com]

right after it on my itunes = the tabledancer's boshversh of "invislbe touch"

Re: oi vote more for taana g.

[koganbot]

It was a hit on New York radio but did not spread from there.