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

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)