The History Of Jop Part 8 aka It started with a little kiss, like this

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Away from the Hip-Hop Wars the Pazz and Jop poll moves smoothly onward to 1986 - some great singles here but very few names that had not previously appeared in P&J. You get NINE ticks from these 25 tracks.


[Poll #829550]


1985: The Joptimised Version

1. Into The Groove (45 votes)
2. How Soon Is Now? (40 votes)
3. Raspberry Beret (37 votes)
4. Running Up That Hill (35)
5. Walking On Sunshine (24)
6. The Boys Of Summer (23)
7. Money For Nothing (22)
8. And She Was (21)
9. Smooth Operator (19)
10. I Wonder If I Take You Home (18)

Surprising mass support for VER STRAITS there!

Comments

Re: Meanwhile in NMEland

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

Half of these are on my ace Electro compilation! Rock The Bells is proper ace, innit.

lord sukrat disposes:

[dubdobdee.livejournal.com]

Kiss - Prince -- grebt but not the best
Word up - Cameo -- better than kiss
Into the groove(y) - Ciccone youth -- THIS IS STILL GOOD but not this good
Walk this way - Run DMC -- rock!
Bang zoom! lets go go! - The real Roxanne -- Gogo!
Ain't nothin' goin' on but the rent - Gwen Guthrie -- this is lovely
Pain - Betty Wright -- so is this
Kiss - Age of chance -- THIS IS DREADFUL
Levi stubbs tears - Billy Bragg -- i don;t hate all of BB but this is meh
Still smokin' - Trouble funk -- GoGo!
Almost prayed - The weather prophets -- oh please
Baby I love you so - Colourbox -- don't recall
Nasty - Janet Jackson -- i like janet!
Who the cap fit - Shinehead -- THE WINNER!
Rise - PIL -- liked at the time; went off
I want you - Elvis Costello -- don't recall, this is purgatory-era costello
Galveston Bay - Lonnie Hill -- REALLY REALLY LOVELY
PSK (what does it mean?) - Schoolly D -- do you like hitler?
Human - Human league -- poor
A screw - Swans -- haha
No conversation - View from the hill -- no clue
Sweet bird of truth - The the -- intense
Panic - The smiths -- "Hang the DJ" -- this line was a hiphop wars bone of contention!!
Sweet love - Anita Baker -- lovely
Starpower/Expressway to your skull - Sonic youth -- great
Some candy talking - Jesus and Mary chain -- they are ok
World shut your mouth - Julian Cope -- dwindling meories of greatness shrouded in bbombast
Love can't turn around - Farley Jackmaster funk -- great
Ask - The smiths -- ok
Living to late - The fall -- OH NO IT'S THE FALL
Safety net - Shop assistants -- nice
Mr Pharmacist - The Fall -- oh no IT'S THE FALL
Time is money (bastard) - Swans -- COP-era swans is best
You can call me Al - Paul Simon -- nice
Sho’ nuff bumpin’ - EU -- Gogo
Diggin’ your scene - The blow monkeys -- sigh
Hard left - Gary Clail -- i hate on-u
What have you done for me lately? - Janet Jackson -- janet!
Saturday night - Cherrelle & Alexander O’Neil -- nice
Sorry somehow - Husker Du -- don't recall
Rock the bells - LL Cool J -- should be higher
Wide open road - The Triffids -- only one good triffids song (not this)
Greetings - Half pint -- think i liked this
I’m Chilln’ - Kurtis Blow -- forgot
Heartland - The the -- earnest
Do fries go with that shake? - George Clinton -- nothing special considering
Lady Soul - The Temptations -- forgot
Rubberband man - Youssou N’Dour -- likeable
Once more - Wedding present -- jang jang zzz
She’s on it - The Beast Boys -- yay!
Poguetry in motion EP - The Pogues -- why not!
Therese - The Bodines --- no!
Mind at the end of the tether - Tackhead -- no!!
E=MC2 - Big audio Dynamite -- no!!!
Basslines - Mantronix -- not all that in retrospect
Jump back(set me free) - Dhar Braxton -- don't remember this
Bahia girl - David Rudder -- probably nice
Rumors - Timex social club -- no clue
Velocity girl - Primal scream -- GO AWAY
Whistling in the dark - Easterhouse -- YOU TOO

Re: lord sukrat disposes:

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

"No Conversation" is a very pretty Brit-soul track.

Re: lord sukrat disposes:

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

Anita Baker! That song is near perfect.

Re: lord sukrat disposes:

[mcarratala.livejournal.com]

The Colourbox is a cover of the old Jacob Miller reggae standard (Dawn Penn also had a hit with it in the 90s, I think) with added King Tubby references. I really liked it at the time, think it might sound a bit clunky now.

Re: lord sukrat disposes:

[giddyoldgoat.livejournal.com]

I'm not a huge Costello fan, but I Want You is pretty great - a really raw ballad of lustful spite and desire, it's from Blood and Chocolate - makes a gd companion piece to A Screw or Starpower!

Re: lord sukrat disposes:

[koganbot]

Timex Social Club. Defends Michael Jackson against the gossip. (YouTubes on the real vid too quiet, so had to link this one.)