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

Re: OMG

[byebyepride.livejournal.com]

I have never heard or heard of My Toot Toot, but I voted for it on its name alone.

Re: OMG

[jauntyalan.livejournal.com]

i've been assuming it's the same song made more famous in the cover by deniece lasalle

Re: OMG

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Oh you know it alright.

Re: OMG

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

I am assuming it's that one that goes "don't mess with my toot toot...I know you haven't got a woman" or something. musically sounded a bit like Bucks Fizz 'Making Your Mind Up'?

Pass teh brain brillo pad

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

I am humming "My Ding-a-ling" in my head now.

Re: OMG

[byebyepride.livejournal.com]

I have now heard some of it. He is clearly the Crazy Frog of his day.

Re: OMG

[koganbot]

Oh, you guys are helpless. Don't Mess With My Toot-Toot.

Re: OMG

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

Oh no i thought it was the Deniece Lasalle version, I realise now. The tick will stand tho.

Re: OMG

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

My main memory of My Toot Toot is a school trip to Wales on which our science teacher sang it constantly and annoyingly. (Other massive songs on this trip: White Wedding, There Must Be An Angel, N-n-n-nineteen, and one of the boys had an AC/DC tape but it was too scary for me) He resigned suddenly and suspiciously at the start of the following term and it turned out he'd tried to molest a classmate of mine in his tent having invited him in to 'shelter from a thunderstorm'. The song therefore has sinister overtones!

Re: OMG

[dubdobdee.livejournal.com]

it was a cry for help!

Re: OMG

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

I am - with a certain amount of fear - about to google the man's name, having finally remembered it!