On Mar 16, 1979, M released the single POP MUZIK. It was the result of an ongoing experiment by English musician Robin Scott, who was determined to craft a fresh, clever take on danceable pop. At the time, disco was drawing huge crowds to the dancefloor, while punk was shaking things up with a raw, defiant edge. Robin, meanwhile, had a broader vision: to reflect on 25 years of popular music and capture it in one smartly packaged track. POP MUZIK turned out to be both playful and oddly profound. It soared to number one in the United States and reached number two in the UK, only just missing the top spot thanks to Art Garfunkel’s Bright Eyes.
(Pop, pop, pop muzik)
(Pop, pop, pop muzik)
(Pop, pop, pop muzik)
(Pop, pop, pop muzik)
Radio, video
Boogie with a suitcase
You're livin' in a disco
Forget about the rat race
Let's do the Milkshake
Sellin' like a hotcake
Try some, buy some
Fee-fi-fo-fum
Talk about (pop muzik)
Talk about (pop muzik)
(Shoobie-doobie-doo-wop)
I want to dedicate it
(Pop, pop, shoo-wop)
Everybody made it
(Shoobie-doobie-doo-wop)
Infiltrate it
(Pop, pop, shoo-wop)
Activate it
New York, London, Paris, Munich
Everybody talk about (pop muzik)
Talk about (pop muzik)
Talk about (pop muzik)
(Pop, pop, pop muzik)
(Pop, pop, pop muzik)
Sing it in the subway
Shuffle in a shoe shine
Mix me a Molotov
Hey, I'm on a hit line
Want to be a gunslinger?
Don't be a rock singer
Eenie, meenie, miney, mo
Which a-way you wanna go?
Talk about (pop muzik)
Talk about (pop muzik)
(Shoobie-doobie-doo-wop)
Right in betweenie
(Pop, pop, shoo-wop)
Eenie, meenie
(Shoobie-doobie-doo-wop)
Right in betweenie
(Pop, pop, shoo-wop)
You know what I meanie
Hit it!
Now you know what I say
Talk about (pop muzik)
Talk about (pop muzik)
(Pop, pop, pop muzik)
(Pop, pop, pop muzik)
All around the world
Wherever you are
Dancing in the street, anything you like
Do it in your car in the middle of the night
La-la-la-la, la-la, la-la, la
La-la-la-la, la-la, la
La-la-la-la, la-la, la-la, la
La-la-la-la, la-la, la
Dance in the supermart
Dig it in the fast lane
Listen to the countdown
They're playin' our song again
Can't get "Jumping Jack"
I just wanna "Get Back"
Moonlight, muzak
Knick knack, paddy wack
Talk about (pop muzik)
Talk about (pop muzik)
(Shoobie-doobie-doo-wop)
I wanna dedicate it
(Pop, pop, shoo-wop)
Everybody name it
(Shoobie-doobie-doo-wop)
Infiltrate it
(Pop, pop, shoo-wop)
Activate it!
New York, London, Paris, Munich
Everybody talk about, (pop muzik)
Talk about (pop muzik)
Talk about (pop muzik)
(Pop, pop, pop muzik)
(Pop, pop, pop muzik)
Sing it in the subway
Shuffle in a shoe shine
Mix me a Molotov
Hey, I'm on a hit line
Want to be a gunslinger?
Don't be a rock singer
Eenie, meenie, miney, mo
Which a-way you wanna go?
Talk about (pop muzik)
Talk about (pop muzik)
(Shoobie-doobie-doo-wop)
Right in betweenie
(Pop, pop, shoo-wop)
Eenie, meenie
(Shoobie-doobie-doo-wop)
Right in betweenie
(Pop, pop, shoo-wop)
You know what I meanie
Hit it!