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

So, is it that you guys never heard "That's The Joint"?

[koganbot]

So is it that you guys never heard "Heartbeat," "That's the Joint," "Square Biz"? First only hit in NY, the second probably never got on radio, the third went national. But one and two have been anthologized all over the place, and "That's the Joint" was barely edged out by "Smells Like Teen Spirit" in the Radio On singles rankings in the '90s (w/ a readership of about 100 people, but still...).

Re: So, is it that you guys never heard "That's The Joint"?

[jeff-worrell.livejournal.com]

Nope, never heard ANY Teena Marie (and before you say anything, this is something I do intend to rectify at some point). (Apropos of nothing, I was interested to note she guests on a recent rap album. I forget which one.)

Only heard "Heartbeat" for first time about 6 months ago. I like it, but it doesn't have the same resonance as the songs on the list that I actually knew in '81.

addendum

[jeff-worrell.livejournal.com]

The rap LP I referred to above was Scorpion by Eve. Not that recent, then.

Re: addendum

[dubdobdee.livejournal.com]

teena marie never that big in the UK (one top ten hit ever i think) -- "Square Biz" i never heard

"That's the Joint" fell outside my nine (like jeff i have a VERY high you-had-to-be-there factor relative to this year, and i doubt i hear ttj till same years later)