The History Of Jop Part 5 aka The Kid Is Not My Son

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

A delay in the poll caused by my having some work, but finally the ship of retrospective metapop criticism sails into the waters of 1983 - Jackson the winner, Culture Club getting some serious vote-splitting, and this year the P&J poll included a BEST VIDEO section for the first time, which we might well discuss in a separate YouTube-enabled poll later (I can't get YouTube at work).

Procedural Note: I've excised "Back On The Chain Gang" by the Pretenders as it featured last time.

You only get EIGHT votes this time - use them wisely.


[Poll #819820]


The Joptimists Poll Remix for 1982:

1. Don't You Want Me (49 votes)
2. 1999 (46 votes)
3. The Message (43 votes)
4. Temptation (37 votes)
5. The Look Of Love (36 votes)
6=. Mickey (31 votes)
6=. Sexual Healing (31 votes)
8. Planet Rock (28 votes)
9. Rock The Casbah (26 votes)
10. Pass The Dutchie (24 votes)

Comments

I'm only commenting ONCE on this poll, too much werk!

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

- I ticked Herbie Hancock because I have been listening to Street Sounds' Electro compilation A LOT recently. It = GREBT.

- A load of ppl I know really dislike "Let's Dance" - I think it's one of Bowie's best! Am I alone?

- Culture Club videos are a genre all to themselves.

- Jason Nevins remix totally pwns the flat-sounding original. I like sparse beats but without the thumping 4/4 "MM-bah MM-bah MM-bah MM-bah", It's Like That sounds weak and dated.

- Lionel Richie deserves a canon! DEFINITELY! I am sorry I did not get to tick him here.

- These are Michael Jackson's two best singles.

Re: I'm only commenting ONCE on this poll, too much werk!

[martinskidmore.livejournal.com]

I think Let's Dance was Bowie's last terrific record.

Re: I'm only commenting ONCE on this poll, too much werk!

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

I ticked Modern Love over Let's Dance. Both are great though - I hated them for a long time as a self-identified "Bowie fan" but as a pop fan you can't deny em really.

Re: I'm only commenting ONCE on this poll, too much werk!

[awesomewells.livejournal.com]

Let's Dance is one of the worst singles to be sung by The Worst Voice In The History Of Pop.

Also this contains Karma Chameleon AS WELL. Two of my least favourite records in one poll!

Re: I'm only commenting ONCE on this poll, too much werk!

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Clearly you only like the frivolous moonlight.

Re: I'm only commenting ONCE on this poll, too much werk!

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

Let's Dance has one of the best intros ever (i know it's 'Twist And Shout' or whatever that ripped off)

Re: I'm only commenting ONCE on this poll, too much werk!

[boyofbadgers.livejournal.com]

As a self-identified Bowie hata, I like them both v.much.

Re: I'm only commenting ONCE on this poll, too much werk!

[http://users.livejournal.com/xyzzzz__/]

you forget his dabblings w/drun n'base martin!

Re: I'm only commenting ONCE on this poll, too much werk!

[http://users.livejournal.com/xyzzzz__/]

or drum n' base :-)

Re: I'm only commenting ONCE on this poll, too much werk!

[dubdobdee.livejournal.com]

earthling is WAY better than let's dance!

even black tie white noise is better! ok maybe not

Re: I'm only commenting ONCE on this poll, too much werk!

[http://users.livejournal.com/xyzzzz__/]

i should tell you all that his drum n' base album ws the only David Bowie album I heard while browsing at bks (a couple of years ago in waterstones near charing X at about half an hour before closing time).

a sign of quality, if there ever was one!

Re: I'm only commenting ONCE on this poll, too much werk!

[giddyoldgoat.livejournal.com]

Black tie white noise is the one w/ Lester Bowie on it, isn't it? For joke purposes alone it is obv better (I am close to being a DBowie hata)

PUT on yr RED shoes and dance the blues

[the-roofdog.livejournal.com]

You are not alone, tho sadly it couldn't get ticky in this list.

Herbie Hancock is the best musician with that surname to fuse rock and jazz , discuss.

Re: PUT on yr RED shoes and dance the blues

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

if you like Herbie Hancock (and Stevie Wonder, Howard Jones and Thomas Dolby) go to youtube and search for 'hancock grammies 1985 synthesizer medley' or similar.

Re: I'm only commenting ONCE on this poll, too much werk!

[celentari.livejournal.com]

Loving Let's Dance and also how bleached he is in the video.