Thursday 2 August 2012

My Top Ten Jumping Songs


10. Broken Family Band - Leaps

I think this might be about energetic, acrobatic sex. I might be wrong. I usually am when it comes to that kind of thing.

9. Jethro Tull - Jump Start

Almost made my Top Ten Start Songs... then I decided to save it for here.

8. Whistler - Don't Jump In Front Of My Train

We both know you're not insane
So don't jump in front of my train

7. Joe Jackson - Jumpin' Jive

Jazz... nice. Not listened to this in years.

6. The Cure - Jumping Someone Else's Train

Don't say what you mean
You might spoil your face...

...is a wonderfully catty way to start a song.

5. Malcolm McLaren & The Bootzilla Orchestra featuring Lisa Marie - Something's Jumping In Your Shirt

Malcolm McClaren sounds like The Child Catcher on this. And most other times he opens his mouth too.

4. House of Pain - Jump Around

This song is now 20 years old. Yes, you are that old.

3. Van Halen - Jump

Hands up if you thought this would be Number One?

I could watch David Lee Roth muck about in music videos all day and never grow bored.

However, if you're too cool for poodle rock, may I direct you to Aztec Camera's reworking of this track as a suicide ballad... you might as well jump.

2. Billy Bragg - Waiting For The Great Leap Forwards

Mixing pop and politics
He asks me what the use is...
I offer him embarrassment
And my usual excuses

I almost gave Billy the Number One spot because this is one of his greatest ever songs... but then I listened to the track below again, and damn it, even the Bard of Barking couldn't argue this one...

1. The Rolling Stones - Jumpin' Jack Flash

It's a gas, gas, gas!



Which jumping song gets you jumping round the room?


8 comments:

  1. Personally think cure should e number one but I can't beeeeeeelieve you missed out the Pointer Sisters

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  2. I know, it's a crime against humanity.

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  3. As we are all ganging up on you..."Dear Points of View, I cannot believe that ROL didn't include the Pointer Sisters in his Jump Top Ten"

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  4. David Bowie: Jump They Say.

    And, yeah... what the hell happened to The Pointer Sisters?

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  5. Just wait till I get to my Automatic Top Ten.

    And, Steve, no. I love the Bowie, but even I have to draw the line somewhere.

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  6. Thank you thank you thank you, Joe Jackson will now be getting an airing at work today via my iPod :)

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