tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post1326185175222188266..comments2024-03-28T23:09:18.798+00:00Comments on Never Forget ~ Top of the Pops 1995: Top of the Pops on the CeilingAngelohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16090709386124664912noreply@blogger.comBlogger67125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-60726057296775673042017-01-12T12:14:16.307+00:002017-01-12T12:14:16.307+00:00Is this still available anywhere. Dropbox says fi...Is this still available anywhere. Dropbox says file is missing and you tube had been removed. Help. Morgiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06959948878421433865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-29661654940271619392016-12-24T02:58:45.476+00:002016-12-24T02:58:45.476+00:00a post i've submitted several times about havi...a post i've submitted several times about having difficulties keeping up watching these reruns thanks to restricted viewing opportunities keeps disappearing! is it because i made mention of anne frank and/or the bottom inspectors?wilberforcehttp://www.gavinunderhill.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-83565633422911810282016-12-18T00:40:50.177+00:002016-12-18T00:40:50.177+00:00Just found John G's post about YouTube
Thanks!...Just found John G's post about YouTube<br />Thanks! Watching it now.Davidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-53789292373063595202016-12-18T00:30:53.677+00:002016-12-18T00:30:53.677+00:00NOOO!
The file has gone!
Why?NOOO!<br />The file has gone!<br />Why?Davidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-89513445073486763422016-12-16T11:46:45.861+00:002016-12-16T11:46:45.861+00:00Yeah, I had a sneak preview of tonight's BBC4 ...Yeah, I had a sneak preview of tonight's BBC4 airing of 11.11.82 with David Jensen, as it was kindly provided by Anonymous further up this blog (cos of the JK insert that BBC4 will not show tonight) and found that in the chart rundown they have spelt wrongly for the second week running Hall & Oates as "Hall & OATS". There, go have your porridge TOTP.Doryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07718769648375882927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-92164359134915391292016-12-16T10:31:44.489+00:002016-12-16T10:31:44.489+00:00Spelling was always poor on both the TOTP top 30 (...Spelling was always poor on both the TOTP top 30 (Suzi Quatro was almost always spelled Suzy) and later on the TOTP2 on screen captionsNutty Big Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11301919297617290031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-42519569357999885702016-12-15T22:48:20.312+00:002016-12-15T22:48:20.312+00:00Have to admit that I didn't Dory, but it was m...Have to admit that I didn't Dory, but it was mentioned above and I should have been looking out for it. It's certainly not the first time the caption artist screwed up but after that Jockey Wilson thing how do we know whether it was a genuine mistake or an in-joke?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-32035927527363743552016-12-15T11:38:12.791+00:002016-12-15T11:38:12.791+00:00i agree with arthur's assessment that you coul...i agree with arthur's assessment that you could probably sing both these songs over what is virtually the same backing. maybe mrs modfather did rip off said chord structures (or at least used the same ones unknowingly), but even now it's hard to prove plagiarism for anything other than lyrics and melody. in terms of personal taste both songs are pretty dire to my ears, although hers is less vomit-inducing. and how can anyone even begin to imagine the gum-chewing hard-as-nails modfather spouting drivel like "come give me your softness"? mind you billy preston was a convicted pedo and arsonist, so such cringeworthy lovey-dovey lines aren't that convincing coming out of his mouth either!wilberforcehttp://www.gavinunderhill.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-67656357805472606892016-12-15T09:37:41.434+00:002016-12-15T09:37:41.434+00:00Not too much to say about this one, Wham were good...Not too much to say about this one, Wham were good but we've all seen that clip hundreds of times now. The Diana Ross song is presumably a rejected Jacko tune as it's so weak. Blancmange are brilliant, I love all their singles.<br /><br />John Cougar's song is nice enough, the one thing you can say is that the riff is memorable enough to have been appropriated by a few other acts over the years - Simply Red most notably, but even Jessica Simpson managed to get a decent song out of it.<br /><br />The Hall & Oates song is OK, not as goos as 'I Can't Go For That' though.<br /><br />And the rest we've seen before!Noaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02790474836630218113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-42491091953927233652016-12-15T09:23:49.073+00:002016-12-15T09:23:49.073+00:0020th, did you spot the mis-spelling of Hall & ...20th, did you spot the mis-spelling of Hall & Oates in the chart rundown. On their caption, it is spelled OATS instead of Oates. Why did some buffoon drop the E in Oates? Did he like porridge oats for breakfast, or did he simply not like this American duo coming over to Britain to perform in the TOTP studio this week?Doryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07718769648375882927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-42344103123901286112016-12-15T09:17:25.801+00:002016-12-15T09:17:25.801+00:00Come to think of it, I could just imagine Paul Wel...Come to think of it, I could just imagine Paul Weller saying to Dee C Lee, "come bring me your softness" which are the first words of the Billy Preston track, and Dee replying with Syreeta's first words, "come give me your sweetness", as Dee was to become Weller's wife, and that Weller would hopefully snog her more meaningfully than the girl he snogged on the video for The Bitterest Pill I Had To Swallow.<br />What's more, I much prefer Shirlie Holliman myselfDoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07718769648375882927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-31979606691229789622016-12-15T09:06:08.495+00:002016-12-15T09:06:08.495+00:00How anyone can put the Dee C. Lee song in the same...How anyone can put the Dee C. Lee song in the same breath as the brilliant and somewhat heavenly Billy Preston & Syreeta number is somewhat astonishing. Sorry Arthur, but I beg to differ here. I did listen to both tracks, and there is no fit of Dee's lyrics onto their tune, or even vice versa for that matter. even if there was, then Billy Preston & Syreeta were the original, and Dee would be the tamperer.Doryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07718769648375882927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-67372383049436538392016-12-14T22:47:16.292+00:002016-12-14T22:47:16.292+00:00Finally got around to watching this (on YouTube). ...Finally got around to watching this (on YouTube). I still think Mike Smith and Graham Dene sound similar on the wireless, and I guessed right - according to Wikipedia Smith took over the breakfast show in July 1980 and Dene returned in (obviously) 1982.<br /><br />I agree with others that he made a polished debut, but it was during the Wham! performance that it struck me how, since the watershed which occurred shortly after Michael Hurll took over, debut artists arrived 'fully formed'. Previously, singers or bands making their debut were a little unsure, a little nervous perhaps, and it showed (except in a few cases when they just went for out-and-out attention seeking). Hopefully they would get another appearance and then further hits and they would hone their craft. 'Nowadays' it doesn't seem to be like that anymore.<br /><br />Oh no! It's Hall & Oates with THAT bass line! Phil Collins would cover the original - 'You Can't Hurry Love' - then Billy Joel ('Tell Her About It') and then the Shillelagh Sisters ('Give Me My Freedom', which built the entire flamin' melody on it!). It was SO tedious!!<br /><br />Most entertaining: The Piranhas. Bob Grover's facial expressions when 'playing' the trumpet were hilarious! This isn't the same line-up as on 'Tom Hark', but I don't know if any other original members were present here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-37520856852780786932016-12-14T14:03:49.280+00:002016-12-14T14:03:49.280+00:00"Jack And Diane" was indeed a Stateside ..."Jack And Diane" was indeed a Stateside number one. Dee C. Lee's stage name was an amalgamation of her first name's first letter and her surname - her real name's Diane Sealy. You can probably sing the lyrics and vocal line of "See The Day" over the tune to Bily Preston and Syreeta's "With You I'm Born Again" and vice versa.Arthur Nibblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11547006132533866220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-77288685532688345922016-12-14T11:54:05.631+00:002016-12-14T11:54:05.631+00:00Well the first of many TOTPs for Mike Smiffy Smith...Well the first of many TOTPs for Mike Smiffy Smith and a pretty assured debut. It took Powell & Bates along time to get to this level of competence!<br /><br />Wham - What a way to open a show, you could say George was really 'going for it'! John G is right by the way it was Dee C Lee who went on to be Mrs Paul Weller. She would have a big hit a few years later with 'See The Day'.<br /><br />Diana Ross - Not being a muscle man myself some might accuse me a being jealous but most girls I've been out with aren't interested in muscles (which is probably why they went out with me I hear you say!!)<br /><br />Blancmange - Absolutely love this and Don't Tell Me from 84 I think. A real slice of classic 80s pop!<br /><br />John Cougar - I think this was an American No.1? Could hear a real Springsteen influence on this one. Crap video though!<br /><br />Shaky - Nah rubbish this one. I can't believe it made the top ten but I suppose Shaky was still pretty indestructible at that time.<br /><br />Hall & Oates - Now that's better, one of the great singer/songwriter combos of all time. I find it hard to believe that they didn't have better success in the UK. In fact, I think this was their biggest UK hit but another US No.1.<br /><br />Piranhas - Utter Shite<br /><br />Kool & The Gang - Not one of their best but still makes the feet tap. I think you could say that K&TG were the opposite of Hall & Oates. Great success in the UK but not too much Stateside.<br /><br />Culture Club - I think Smithy points to them as if they were in the studio but I am fairly sure this is a repeat performance. Anyone else pick up on this?<br /><br />Sharon Redd - A bit forgettable and not as good as 'Can You Handle It'<br /><br />All in all an above average show for me let down by Shaky and Piranhas. Scores 7.5<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />GB2202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-45364204795432260642016-12-14T08:43:44.891+00:002016-12-14T08:43:44.891+00:00I ended up following John G's tip to watch it ...I ended up following John G's tip to watch it from Utube (2 parts) instead of the dropbox link.<br />With regard to Quicktime, it automatically goes to that application on my Mac, so it is not as though I have used Quicktime to download it - it just does so automatically.Doryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07718769648375882927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-77374504934526257612016-12-14T08:14:37.403+00:002016-12-14T08:14:37.403+00:00Each to their own of course, but I found the whole...Each to their own of course, but I found the whole video of the preening prats revolting.Leetreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11035413044956471349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-2785746553188917532016-12-13T18:30:02.220+00:002016-12-13T18:30:02.220+00:00Dory, Have you managed to Download the 4/11/82 edi...Dory, Have you managed to Download the 4/11/82 edition yet? I've twice put up on here how I managed to do it but both times the instructions have been taken down. All I can say is you'll have to do it by clicking on the onscreen instructions and not by using a download programme like Quicktime because they won't do it.brienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-74598626343616885532016-12-13T10:59:33.788+00:002016-12-13T10:59:33.788+00:00how do we know that stu wasn't referring to th...how do we know that stu wasn't referring to the beefcake?wilberforcehttp://www.gavinunderhill.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-51290751492929860802016-12-13T09:57:00.763+00:002016-12-13T09:57:00.763+00:00Having had a full view of the Diana Ross video fol...Having had a full view of the Diana Ross video following your comment, I do see the male desire factor here when Miss Ross herself was filled with desire in the video. Miss Ross certainly had a figure to die for (let alone a semi Stu), and the sight of her in bed with four men could be a thrill factor for some. The video did get a fairly long play by TOTP (I think the full 4 minutes) and a treat for the men watching, albeit on early evening viewing. <br /><br />The Ross video likely inspired the video for It's Raining Men by The Weather Girls a couple of years later, as there are lots of similarities in the lyrics and videos for the two songs, with what looked like the same musclemen in the two videos!:<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFJO5LcWGfk<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5aZJBLAu1EDoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07718769648375882927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-57015778211408044212016-12-12T20:37:22.195+00:002016-12-12T20:37:22.195+00:00A belting show was this. Mike Smith doing some Ken...A belting show was this. Mike Smith doing some Kenny Everett type expressions. Wham with a fantastic routine that captured the song well. I was beginning to get a semi on with that Diana Ross video. Cor blimey guvnor. Stunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-62121018972148049112016-12-12T20:00:49.968+00:002016-12-12T20:00:49.968+00:00my first abiding memories of watching totp are cir...my first abiding memories of watching totp are circa 1972, with the likes of sweet, slade and especially g*ry gl*tt*r who was probably my favourite pop star at the time. although unlike peers like boy george, i have no recall whatsoever of bowie doing "starman"! i also don't remember "the jean genie" from around then either... even though i was a massive fan of sweet's "blockbuster" that was not only competing for the summit at the same time, but of course based on exactly the same riff...wilberforcehttp://www.gavinunderhill.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-88996707829960918722016-12-12T14:08:23.937+00:002016-12-12T14:08:23.937+00:00Ineresting, my time at Grammar school was 1979-198...Ineresting, my time at Grammar school was 1979-1986, so it seems I was just starting as you were just finishing up secondary school, so you would probably remember the original TOTP shows from around 1970 onwards, whereas my earliest recall of these shows was around 1976, with my earliest memories of the show being Kisses For Me by Brotherhood of Man, which was bang on the start of the BBC4 repeats, so for me it was perfect timing for commencing blogging on these repeats when BBC4 started showing them in 2011.Doryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07718769648375882927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-60879172270155800682016-12-12T10:22:58.446+00:002016-12-12T10:22:58.446+00:00if anyone bothers to click on the "wilberforc...if anyone bothers to click on the "wilberforce" link then they'll be directed to my personal website, the title of which is my given name. so i'm not really letting any great secret out or anything. but for the purposes of contributing here i still wish be known by my "handle" (a bit like those guys that give horse racing betting tips in the tabs!)wilberforcehttp://www.gavinunderhill.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-4311416919419201692016-12-12T02:18:00.722+00:002016-12-12T02:18:00.722+00:00oops - some of the above reads a bit JS-like (by t...oops - some of the above reads a bit JS-like (by the way, mind you,...!)wilberforcehttp://www.gavinunderhill.co.uknoreply@blogger.com