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

Meanwhile in Britain

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

NME critics singles 1983 - crossovers in bold (typos not mine!!)

Billy Jean - Michael Jackson
Bring It On - James Brown
Pills & Soap - The Imposter
Bad Seed - The Birthday Party
Blue Monday - New Order
Lean On Me - The Redskins
All Night Long - Lionel Richie
Church Of The Poison Mind - Culture Club
This Charming Man - The Smiths
Gimme All Your Lovin' - Zz Top
1999 - Prince (from last poll)
Every Day I Write The Book - Elvis Costello
Looking For The Perfect Beat - Afrika Bambaataa
The Cutter - Echo And The Bunnymen
Jucy Fruit - M'tume
Hand In Glove - The Smiths
I Love You - Yellow
Who's That Girl - Eurythmics
Soweto - Malcolm Mclaren
Long Hot Summer - The Style Council
Let's Dance - David Bowie
Right By Your Side - Eurythmics
Wherever I Lay My Hat - Paul Young
Men Like Monkeys - Three Johns
I'm Still Standing - Elton John
Synchro System - King Sunny Ade
Every Breath You Take - The Police
Wanna Be Startin' Something - Michael Jackson
Bad Day - Carmel
Oblivious - Aztec Camera
Go Deh Yaka - Monyaka
Cold Steel Gang - High Five
Tour De France - Kraftwerk
One More Shot - C Bank
It's Raining Men - Weather Girls (last poll)
Mutiny - Birthday Party
Between The Sheets - Lsley Brothers
Little Red Corvette - Prince
Money Go Round - Style Council
You Brought The Sunshine - Clark Sisters
Lost Again - Yello
Dark Is The Night - Shakatak
Karma Chameleon - Culture Club
Hot Hot Hot - Arrow
Never Stop - Echo And The Bunnymen
Alice - Sisters Of Mercy
New Year's Day - U2
Everything Counts - Depeche Mode
Racist Friend - Special Aka
This Is Not A Love Song - Pil.

Some motley choices there methinks.

Re: Meanwhile in Britain

[boyofbadgers.livejournal.com]

Pills & Soap - The Imposter

What on earth is this?

Re: Meanwhile in Britain

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

WHAT YOU MEAN YOUVE NEVER HEARD OF THE IMPOSTER etcetc

It's Elvis Costello comparing Thatch to H1tler under a crazy pseudonym.

Re: Meanwhile in Britain

[boyofbadgers.livejournal.com]

Oh dear. That sounds v.poor.

Re: Meanwhile in Britain

[dubdobdee.livejournal.com]

no it's good! costello was on his game still this year honestly honestly honestly

Re: Meanwhile in Britain

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Pills & Soap was the exact moment he lost his game IMO - it's a fearful dirge. Those were fearful times I grant you.

Re: Meanwhile in Britain

[dubdobdee.livejournal.com]

very angry and controlled and sinister in delivery, a bit hysterical in wordage -- so that the latter HAS dated a bit (in a way that shipbuilding hasn't) but even if it points towards the dire years to come, i still think it's strong costello rather than weak costello

Re: Meanwhile in Britain

[braisedbywolves.livejournal.com]

It invented rap! I really like it, but I am one of the Elvis HardXore.