The History Of Jop Part 4 aka God is smiling on you but he's frowning too

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

It's 1982!! NEW POP!! (and some other stuff)

Procedural note: Soft Cell's "Tainted Love" actually got #5 in this, but it was in the poll last time so I didn't put it in again.

PLEASE ONLY PICK NINE!


[Poll #815795]


The Joptimists Top Ten for 1981:

1. Tainted Love/Where Did Our Love Go? (43 votes)
2. Ghost Town (etc.) (40 votes)
3=. Bette Davis Eyes (26)
3=. Pull Up To The Bumper (26)
5=. The Adventures Of Grandmaster Flash On The Wheels Of Steel (25)
5=. Our Lips Are Sealed
7. O Superman
8. Genius Of Love
9. Super Freak
10. Ceremony

Comments

Meanwhile in England

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

The 1982 NME lists (crossovers in bold - note the 1-2 win! Also SHALAMAR.)

The Message - Grandmaster flash
Sexual healing - Marvin Gaye
Shipbuilding - Robert Wyatt
A town called malice - The jam
The look of love - ABC
Money's to tight to mention - The valentine bros.
Only you - Yazoo
The boiler - Rhoda & the special AKA
There it is - Shalamar
Man out of time - Elvis Costello
Walking on sunshine - Rockers revenge
I can make you feel good - Shalamar
Poison arrow - ABC
Don't go - Yazoo
Inside out - Odyssey
Planet rock - Afrika Bambaataa
Young guns go for it - Wham!
Temptation - New order
Beat surrender - The jam
Straight to hell - The clash
Just an illusion - Imagination
Fat man/Moya - Southern death cult
Do you really want to hurt me - Culture club
My baby just cares for me - Nina Simone
Say hello, Wave goodbye - Soft cell
B-Movie - Gil Scott-Heron
House of fun - Madness
Ms fine brown frame - Syl Johnson
Come on Eileen - Dexys midnight runners
Know your rights - The clash
Buffalo Gals - Malcolm McLaren
Stool pigeon - Kid Creole and the Coconuts
Slow dive - Siouxie and the Banshees
Night nurse - Gregory Isaacs
Faithless - Scritti Politti
I love rock and roll - Joan Jett
Jump to it - Aretha Franklin
Get down on it - Kool and the gang
Mambo Bado - Orchestra Makassy
Pinball cha cha - Yello
Murphy’s law - Cheri
Promised you a miracle - Simple minds
Head to toe - Elvis Costello
Wham rap - Wham!
State of independence - Donna Summer
Party fears two - The Associates
I love a man in uniform - Gang of four
I can’t go for that - Hall and Oates
Torch - Soft Cell
I don’t wanna dance - Eddy Grant

[dubdobdee.livejournal.com]

Murphy’s law by Cheri = wtf?

dear god the clash were INSUFFERABLE in this era

haha note PIONEER GOTH celebration of BELOVED SAM SMITHS ICON

[koganbot]

C'mon. Joe Strummer's voice was even better than Paris Hilton's. (This comment is not ironic.)

arf arf arf

[dubdobdee.livejournal.com]

(this response is not sober)

Re: Meanwhile in England

[jauntyalan.livejournal.com]

lovely Torch