The History Of Jop Part 7 aka We're Rockers And Rappers United And Strong

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

The Pazz and Jop polls take us to the fairly unheralded year of 1985, and the selection is.....well, judge for yourself and discuss below. You get NINE votes, cast them wisely.

Notes: The John Fogerty song that got in last time rose to #3(!!) this time. It was excluded.


[Poll #826538]


The Joptimists 1984 Vote Verdict:

1. Girls Just Wanna Have Fun (38 votes)
2. When Doves Cry (37 votes)
3. Jump (31)
4=. I Feel For You (28)
4=. Time After Time (28)
6. Let's Go Crazy (23)
7. What's Love Got To Do With It (21)
8. Dancing In The Dark (20)
9=. Free Nelson Mandela (19)
9=. Let's Hear It For The Boy (19)

Comments

[jeff-worrell.livejournal.com]

ISTR we once Proved By Science on ILX that 1985 was Worst Year Ever for pop. And so it is in a way. However, there also many, many "exceptions to the rule". I had a hard time whittling this lot down to nine.

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

Strangely, I wanted to tick exactly 9.

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

the ILM CDRGo! for '85 was good iirc.

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

not too shabby:
http://ilx.wh3rd.net/thread.php?msgid=3857166