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

Karamu, fiesta, forever.

[epicharmus.livejournal.com]

"All Night Long" is far, far better than the 0 ticks he's so far recieved might imply. (Even if I kinda loathe the fake Jamaican accent.)

Re: Karamu, fiesta, forever.

[jeff-worrell.livejournal.com]

Yes, I would have ticked it if there was no tick limit.

I would support Kat's idea of a Richie canon, so long as it includes Commodores hits ("Sail On" = a masterpiece).

Re: Karamu, fiesta, forever.

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

Commodores would be included I think.

Re: Karamu, fiesta, forever.

[whalefish.livejournal.com]

I have given dear old Lionel a tick. That song reminds me of so many fun evenings out in scabby pubs and bars.

They always used to play it on Friday evenings on 96.4 The Eagle, your usual local commercial radio station, as part of some 'weekend warm-up' programme. You'd get that, Chic, Sister Sledge and Bee Gees every single time.