tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post1072555767916509268..comments2024-03-28T23:09:18.798+00:00Comments on Never Forget ~ Top of the Pops 1995: Could it be I'm Top of the Pops?Angelohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16090709386124664912noreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-81132190846880982992018-02-16T11:47:24.574+00:002018-02-16T11:47:24.574+00:00See someone beat me to the Quality Street gag...oh...See someone beat me to the Quality Street gag...oh well..<br />Morgiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06959948878421433865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-1493184725188374212018-02-16T11:32:09.517+00:002018-02-16T11:32:09.517+00:00Finally made it to April 85.. and this one looks a...Finally made it to April 85.. and this one looks a cracker and slightly longer as well...so here goes<br /><br />Great start to the show - RS one of my fave TOTP presenters introduces a storming song from Glenn Frey (one hit wonder? -as a soloist obviously)<br />Amazed this wasn't a Top Ten hit. <br /><br />Bates having to move the flag out of the way - do you think she did that deliberately?<br /><br />Phyllis up next with a classic song and a future Number One, didn't realise it got that high. Lovely record... Just reading the post above about her early death, so sad. great voice, talented lady.<br /><br />Breakers time:<br />ABC - Hooray they are back - new line up? Have to look that up. Not as good as previous efforts but still a good song.<br />Bryan Adams - This is another great song from BA. Typical north-American concert video again, they must have been cheap to make.<br />Pat up next with her big record (but only Top 20). Bit of effort with the video thankfully.<br />REO - Number 1 in the USA - they have no taste. Not a patch on their last effort.<br /><br />The Cool Notes - Wasn't impressed with this on the breakers last week but it's not bad. Were they poured into those dresses? Did they "spend the night" with a box of Quality Street?<br /><br />OMG Billy Connolly - Supergran! Hated that show..<br />Quite a few new entries last week and this that might not get a play so going to digs some of them out for a listen, surprised we haven't seen The Smiths.<br /><br />David and Jaki with another of last weeks breakers - They seem to move much more chemistry than Ashford/Simpson who were married. I like this song, happy to admit.<br />Nice bit of over-acting from David towards the end.<br /><br />Nice to see the 2 Phils video on the BBC4 repeats. <br /><br />Another ex-breaker plays us out..Third World (still not loving this) and then on to Janice and John next week,<br /><br />Phew...made it...thanks Angelo, Neil B and all...<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Morgiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06959948878421433865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-81070753718985107412018-02-15T14:23:41.987+00:002018-02-15T14:23:41.987+00:00I didn’t realise “Move Closer” was Phyllis Nelson’...I didn’t realise “Move Closer” was Phyllis Nelson’s thank you to her younger boyfriend who helped raise her two children from previous relationships. I also didn’t realise Phyllis sadly died 20 years ago at just 47 years old. Arthur Nibblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11547006132533866220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-25946711918169804542018-02-15T14:12:58.672+00:002018-02-15T14:12:58.672+00:00Finally reached the end of the marathon line, afte...Finally reached the end of the marathon line, after most other runners it seems...like others, I have to thank Angelo for managing all of this so the rest of us could get on the starting blocks in the first place!<br /><br />Glenn Frey - I sound like a broken record, but anyway...another Commercial Radio staple that I've heard enough. Next!<br /><br />Phyllis Nelson - Ah, that's unfortunate. A song I really hate, even though I acknowledge that it's very well made and sung.<br /><br />Breakers - For once, these are mostly decent. The ABC song is one of many minor and non-hits that they had during this period even though most of them were top notch. The Bryan Adams song is one of his best, the Pat Benatar one I can take or leave, and REO Speedwagon is a definite pass for me.<br /><br />The Cool Notes don't do anything for me and Grant / Graham is merely OK. So not much for me on this show sadly.Noaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02790474836630218113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-9745591302959620212018-02-14T23:01:40.428+00:002018-02-14T23:01:40.428+00:00It’s the TOTP Reservoir Dogs, Mr. Beige and Mr. Na...It’s the TOTP Reservoir Dogs, Mr. Beige and Mr. Navy, complete with the most jovial chart rundown yet (Mugshot alert! No picture for Madonna at number 11!) and another dopey mis-naming of poor Paul Miles-Kingston. I bet he was right royal fecked off at that.<br /><br />I’m glad Slimes only said “Right on, Richard” when he did. He could have blurted “Dig it, Dickie”!<br /><br />Quite a coup to get Glenn the Eagle in. Did he frey under those lights? The sax player reminded me of the Belle Stars for some reason.<br /><br />I LOVE Phyllis’s tune and her Deniece Williams “Free” era vocals (that single made the top of the UK charts too). Grinning throughout like a Cheshire cat and I agree, full marks for keeping those choppers au naturel.<br /><br />An unusual video for ABC. Not their best track by any stretch, but I loved their early stuff and the greatest hits and minor hits compilation’s a dandy.<br /><br />A stadium rock video for Bryan Adams, obviously not wanting to go down the downpour / snow / wind tunnel video route again, and who could blame him?<br /><br />An enjoyable vid for Pat Benatar. I wonder how many in that street scene were bemused onlookers?<br /><br />REO Speedwagon there with the very definition of mullets. Great chart forecast by Slimes...<br /><br />Followed by a great career forecast for The Cool Notes! He’s on fire, that lad. Those dresses made me hungry for some Quality Street. <br /><br />It’s the soul lite Kylie and Jason, complete with matching baby pink shirts. An okayish yet corporate take on a classic if ever there was one.<br /><br />Naughty Dickie at the end there! I’m surprised he didn’t dedicate “Now That We’ve Found Love” to the future Mister and Missus Powell. Er...<br /><br />(I wonder if Pete new Janice had David Cassidy on her bedroom wall? Ooer!)<br />Arthur Nibblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11547006132533866220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-21214587235623152412018-02-14T16:11:36.468+00:002018-02-14T16:11:36.468+00:00Belated thanks to Angelo for sterling work last we...Belated thanks to Angelo for sterling work last week. Due to life getting in the way I've still only caught up with three of the five editions!<br /><br />Now then, here's a question for you... what do The Cool Notes and Deacon Blue have in common? They both had a singer called Lorraine McIntosh. In Deacon Blue's case she was lead singer Ricky Ross's girlfriend and in The Cool Notes she was the (more attractive to me) singer in bluey mauve to the right in the above photo.Arthur Nibblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11547006132533866220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-38407857317204360622018-02-14T16:02:43.160+00:002018-02-14T16:02:43.160+00:00Yes, Westy, this was indeed Jaki's chart debut...Yes, Westy, this was indeed Jaki's chart debut and maiden TOTP appearance.Arthur Nibblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11547006132533866220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-41942962294885132142018-02-12T23:01:46.846+00:002018-02-12T23:01:46.846+00:00Nope, still in the 4:3 area. Although I've not...Nope, still in the 4:3 area. Although I've noticed in some instances the DOG is completely removed on the HD version, but it's still there on the SD channel.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03013608489930630474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-77051662075661871902018-02-12T18:04:34.237+00:002018-02-12T18:04:34.237+00:00No, the BBC FOUR dog was still within the 4:3 imag...No, the BBC FOUR dog was still within the 4:3 image - so probably just a cock up.<br /><br />Is it over to the side on the HD channel version then?<br /><br />(to be honest, I think having the logo over to one side against a black background, glowing proudly like a fluorescent penis, would probably be more distracting to me than having it in the middle bit!) <br />dafnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-9651378611210645722018-02-12T17:01:18.803+00:002018-02-12T17:01:18.803+00:00Oh ok, let's not put the world to rights then....Oh ok, let's not put the world to rights then.Doryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07718769648375882927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-61319829347904372472018-02-12T15:08:10.166+00:002018-02-12T15:08:10.166+00:00I haven't watched the SD version for years - o...I haven't watched the SD version for years - only ever watch in HD these days - but if they have switched the AR to 16:9 then presumably this would also have had the effect of moving the BBC Four DOG to the black bands on the side rather than over the image? So I suppose you could argue there is a positive side to it.<br /><br />But yeah, HD is pretty much always in 16:9. I believe even on BluRay older movies in 4:3 are always window-boxed at the sides with black bands rather than native 4:3. Of course if you're watching on a 16:9 display then it makes very little difference, as on a format like that bitrate is unlikely to be an issue anyway.drykidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01498600516144279319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-80342311599604401772018-02-12T11:45:11.969+00:002018-02-12T11:45:11.969+00:00Thanks, unfortunatley, I'm not on sky - just o...Thanks, unfortunatley, I'm not on sky - just old clockwork freeview.<br /><br />I used to be able to record it with a 4:3 'centre cutout' setting (which would remove any forced black bars), but about a year ago the BBC channels introduced some sort of sabotaging technology - which means if I use 4:3 setting on a 16:9 show I get black bars ALL the way round - with a teeny tiny image in the middle.<br /><br />I'm sure they thought they were being helpful with this forced 16:9 image 'thing', thinking people weren't watching the shows properly - but I'd like to be the judge of that, thank you very much!<br /><br />dafnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-75671348087125599882018-02-11T20:44:02.438+00:002018-02-11T20:44:02.438+00:00Are you watching on SKY SD?
Adjust the picture se...Are you watching on SKY SD?<br /><br />Adjust the picture settings to 4:3, if you are recording to DVD, then remember to change them back to 16:9.<br /><br />How you would get round it on Freeview, god knows!Westyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05362616579542081021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-80618661473873854352018-02-11T16:44:41.465+00:002018-02-11T16:44:41.465+00:00It was the snazzy camera move I meant.It was the snazzy camera move I meant.THXnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-4785371664330140132018-02-11T16:42:27.893+00:002018-02-11T16:42:27.893+00:00More likely to be crap software/poor typing/mishea...More likely to be crap software/poor typing/mishearing than erasing the past.THXnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-30819511462705332762018-02-11T16:02:47.672+00:002018-02-11T16:02:47.672+00:00Wilberforce - I was a bit startled when you said J...Wilberforce - I was a bit startled when you said John Denver was a one-hit wonder, but checking his discography on Wikipedia I can see that he indeed was, in the UK anyway. It does seem quite remarkable, given his popularity over here and the familiarity of some of his other songs, that he didn't have more, though of course some songs he wrote were hits for others.John Gnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-24498025397672103152018-02-11T15:56:47.244+00:002018-02-11T15:56:47.244+00:001985 did not turn out to be a long hot summer, unf...1985 did not turn out to be a long hot summer, unfortunately. June was very unsettled, as I remember all too well as I was violently seasick while travelling on a storm-tossed ferry to Ireland for a family holiday. Having said that, Live Aid day in July was warm and sunny.John Gnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-43380356370546332602018-02-11T12:20:41.156+00:002018-02-11T12:20:41.156+00:00Anyone notice that the all three showings were in ...Anyone notice that the all three showings were in the 16:9 ratio with black bars burned in at the side, rather than in 4:3 (as every TOTP edition has been previously)<br /><br />It probably doesn't make a difference to anyone watching on HD (I think it HAS to be that way on that channel), but on the SD broadcast (which is all I have), it must make the image quality slightly poorer (as some bit-rate is wasted on the black bars)<br /><br />Hopefully just a mistake, and not a permanent move to fix everything in a 16:9 frame.dafnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-6764054264462301252018-02-10T19:31:03.573+00:002018-02-10T19:31:03.573+00:00Interesting, I think the media/tv world are afraid...Interesting, I think the media/tv world are afraid of the past, and try to erase history as though there was something wrong with people in the 70s and 80s, and forget that without those people they would not be here today. <br /><br />When is this hiding away from the past going to stop? It is important for the new generation to understand how the previous generation lived with no technology and how they talked and sang and saw the world, to open the way for the wired-up young generation coming through now, who have no idea of how people lived then with different forms of recreation that have largely got lost in laptop/mobile phone world of today.Doryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07718769648375882927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-3731587953884869702018-02-10T18:28:49.676+00:002018-02-10T18:28:49.676+00:00Does anyone else watch this with the subtitles on?...Does anyone else watch this with the subtitles on? Ineresting that for Third World, they changed the opening lines from 'make daddy shoot' to the meaningless 'make naddy shook'. They didn't do that for the original release.Timnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-24761090922111737782018-02-10T18:05:52.373+00:002018-02-10T18:05:52.373+00:00I noticed that this edition was all black performe...I noticed that this edition was all black performers in the studio, apart from the opening track with Glen Frey. Even the no.1 on video had black performer Philip Bailey joining Philip Collins. A very ebony TOTP edition you could say. I wonder when the last time such a thing happened on a TOTP show?<br /><br />Having said that, I just loved the dresses of the Cool Notes, so it was not just Simon Bates who liked that attire. I wouldn't mind having those two girls with me for a ball in those gowns, and taking up their offer to spend the night. <br /><br />I wonder if those figure-perfect dresses unzipped easily and could drop to the floor easily too? The perfect nightcap. The prettier one in the blue dress looked very tasty. Reminds me of the last time that a pair of girls performed in the TOTP studio in ball gowns, it was the ones singing Last Night A DJ Saved My life, in a famous 1983 edition of TOTP. <br /><br />And then there was Janice Long presenting a 1983 edition of TOTP wearing a ball gown, in her first year presenting on the show. Errm, perhaps let's not remember that one.Doryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07718769648375882927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-85413336122214764542018-02-10T17:54:54.032+00:002018-02-10T17:54:54.032+00:00Indeed the playout with Third World was a long one...Indeed the playout with Third World was a long one, around three minutes, so bravo BBC4, if this amount was not shown first time round in 1985. <br /><br />Really liked the way the studio audience were dressed in some nice summer outfits already, considering the clocks had moved to British summer time only days before this show went out in April 1985. They were probably putting behind them a long cold winter, and the Third World lyrics really seemed to spruce up the audience for a hopefully long hot summer ahead.Doryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07718769648375882927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-56024168055946798832018-02-10T17:09:46.614+00:002018-02-10T17:09:46.614+00:00It's interesting that the Lieutenant Pigeon pe...It's interesting that the Lieutenant Pigeon performance on this complete Christmas 1972 showing is a 'live' version. When ToTP2 showed it, for some reason they dubbed over the 'live' ToTP performance with the recorded version. Admittedly the pennywhistle player mucks up the bit at the end on here, but that adds to its attraction in my opinion. Here is the ToTP2 version:-<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aO5GWJJP3FMsct353https://www.blogger.com/profile/15640119850898956884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-80274850333877430922018-02-10T16:26:01.301+00:002018-02-10T16:26:01.301+00:00Definitely not! Mind you I bet there were a few pe...Definitely not! Mind you I bet there were a few people who had nightmares every time he appeared on TOTP.<br /><br />It's astonishing that the likes of Bates, Smitty and Wright managed to stay on the presenting roster so long when they had litle or no interest in the music they were introducing.Steve Hackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07365973104946684183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-68161935669431391322018-02-10T15:49:09.428+00:002018-02-10T15:49:09.428+00:00regarding ray stevens cashing in on what was the p...regarding ray stevens cashing in on what was the phenomenon of 1974 (streaking), there was a french guy called jean claude pelletier who devoted a whole album to that sensation - even though the tracks were instrumentals! they're pretty funky though, as this example shows:<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BDC1hGHsXIwilberforcehttp://www.gavinunderhill.co.uknoreply@blogger.com