<P> In 1981 , a remake by British artists Dave Stewart and Barbara Gaskin was a UK number one hit single for four weeks and was also a major hit in Austria ( # 3 ) , Germany ( # 3 ) , the Netherlands ( # 20 ) , New Zealand ( # 1 ) , South Africa ( # 3 ) and Switzerland ( # 6 ) . The track reached # 72 in the US . This was the first version of the song to reach # 1 in the UK . The video for the Stewart / Gaskin version contained a cameo by Thomas Dolby as Johnny , Judy being played by Gaskin in a blond wig . </P>
<P> In 1981 , a remake by British artists Dave Stewart and Barbara Gaskin was a UK number one hit single for four weeks and was also a major hit in Austria ( # 3 ) , Germany ( # 3 ) , the Netherlands ( # 20 ) , New Zealand ( # 1 ) , South Africa ( # 3 ) and Switzerland ( # 6 ) . The track reached # 72 in the US . This was the first version of the song to reach # 1 in the UK . The video for the Stewart / Gaskin version contained a cameo by Thomas Dolby as Johnny , Judy being played by Gaskin in a blond wig . </P>
who sang it 's my party in the 80s
who sang it 's my party in the 80s
British artists Dave Stewart and Barbara Gaskin
British artists Dave Stewart and Barbara Gaskin