tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post1854455876245134346..comments2024-03-28T23:09:18.798+00:00Comments on Never Forget ~ Top of the Pops 1995: You Spin Me Round Like Top of the Pops 1985Angelohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16090709386124664912noreply@blogger.comBlogger82125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-9888707632961685312018-01-20T10:55:33.562+00:002018-01-20T10:55:33.562+00:00Yeah, I hope so too. I'm more comfortable with...Yeah, I hope so too. I'm more comfortable with one show a week, like most people on this blog I think.Doryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07718769648375882927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-6105935300968071452018-01-20T10:53:54.064+00:002018-01-20T10:53:54.064+00:00I like the fact that Star Trek's Leonard Nimoy...I like the fact that Star Trek's Leonard Nimoy (Spock) took a main role in the video for The Bangles version of Going Down To Liverpool later in the decade. How did the girls manage to get him on it, and why I wonder?Doryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07718769648375882927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-6280575044062449742018-01-13T13:16:16.632+00:002018-01-13T13:16:16.632+00:00The closest equivalent I can think of is The Ramon...The closest equivalent I can think of is The Ramones - Joey, Dee Dee and Johnny all died between 2001 and 2004, but Tommy clung on until 2014.John Gnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-17679018288568150802018-01-13T08:55:59.553+00:002018-01-13T08:55:59.553+00:00no one else seems to have mentioned it yet so i th...no one else seems to have mentioned it yet so i thought i'd remark on the passing of "fast" eddie clarke, the last remaining member (and "third man") of the classic motorhead line-up - has there ever been a case where the entire band membership have expired so close to each other (within just over a year to my estimation)?<br /><br />that reminds me of the time i saw motorhead live in the late 70's - fast eddie started playing a riff that kicked off a song, but instead of joining in lemmy walked over to him and whispered in his ear. eddie then stopped, and after lemmy got back to his mic he commented "he was playing the wrong fucking song!". eddie then started up what i presumed was the correct riff.. which sounded exactly the same as the last one!wilberforcehttp://www.gavinunderhill.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-6588824592931387232018-01-12T20:16:15.920+00:002018-01-12T20:16:15.920+00:00thanks for "owning up" noax. so i wasn&#...thanks for "owning up" noax. so i wasn't totally deluded - i just got the wrong person!wilberforcehttp://www.gavinunderhill.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-10901567676263691342018-01-12T19:15:16.699+00:002018-01-12T19:15:16.699+00:00I think I was one of the few openly admitting to e...I think I was one of the few openly admitting to enjoying the Joy Sarney song at the time wilberforce!Noaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02790474836630218113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-83060965284551964102018-01-12T14:06:01.094+00:002018-01-12T14:06:01.094+00:00Damn good choice, he came across really well on Th...Damn good choice, he came across really well on The Story of 85 and his stand-ins on Sot80s were pretty good too.THXnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-70688330240320245382018-01-12T12:30:19.182+00:002018-01-12T12:30:19.182+00:00Thanks for that Dan. So it looks like we won't...Thanks for that Dan. So it looks like we won't get a full year of re-runs until 1989 when Shitty is off the presenting roster!Steve Hackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07365973104946684183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-37948492439891100162018-01-12T12:25:15.721+00:002018-01-12T12:25:15.721+00:00Hopefully this is a one off!Hopefully this is a one off!Steve Hackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07365973104946684183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-33148330113915715912018-01-12T12:23:40.605+00:002018-01-12T12:23:40.605+00:00He got a really good reaction when he covered the ...He got a really good reaction when he covered the show last Summer and he sounded like he was enjoying it.Steve Hackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07365973104946684183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-29244373818477620872018-01-11T22:12:15.858+00:002018-01-11T22:12:15.858+00:00It seems that Gazza is enjoying a real radio renai...It seems that Gazza is enjoying a real radio renaissance. I wonder if the TOTP repeats were a motivating factor in his comeback?John Gnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-39082133367648676462018-01-11T22:10:22.719+00:002018-01-11T22:10:22.719+00:00Another Katrina & the Waves song, Going Down t...Another Katrina & the Waves song, Going Down to Liverpool, was originally released in 1982 with writer Kimberly Rew on lead vocals, and then re-recorded with a Katrina vocal in 1985, and made the b-side to Walking on Sunshine. In the interim, The Bangles recorded their own version for their debut album, and their cover became a minor UK hit in both '85 and '86. All three versions are worth a listen, but for me The Bangles' take is the best, and indeed probably the best thing they ever did.John Gnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-12761002603353639082018-01-11T13:35:47.597+00:002018-01-11T13:35:47.597+00:00In case anyone missed it, Gary Davies is taking ov...In case anyone missed it, Gary Davies is taking over Sounds of the 80s on Radio 2 each Friday from the springtime. Good move.Dan Daemonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07252434477166358823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-83702060712958376002018-01-11T13:31:16.712+00:002018-01-11T13:31:16.712+00:00whatever the reason: as shitty chose to deny other...whatever the reason: as shitty chose to deny others the chance to see the re-runs of these shows for apparent reasons of personal vanity, the beeb should airbrush the selfish and vainglorious prick out of anything related to them as well! wilberforcehttp://www.gavinunderhill.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-30160634305103580252018-01-11T13:18:33.957+00:002018-01-11T13:18:33.957+00:00It's because the use of clips comes under a di...It's because the use of clips comes under a different agreement and also comes under different rules regards royalties. (There are less barriers to showing a clip also)Dan Daemonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-10153749088530047952018-01-11T10:12:58.248+00:002018-01-11T10:12:58.248+00:00I like Duel, much better for me than Trevor Horn&#...I like Duel, much better for me than Trevor Horn's production on p:Machinery. With Katrina I prefer their release Que Te Quiero, it flows quite well.<br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_FIotq2XR8<br /><br />Both Katrina songs seem to have been originally released in 83, so they took a while to break through.starrynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-12331122692368678302018-01-09T23:54:17.804+00:002018-01-09T23:54:17.804+00:00i joined the sixth form after mandatory secondary ...i joined the sixth form after mandatory secondary school education as i had no interest in working for a living. but neither did i have any interest in more education either, so just did so in order to hang out in the common room and play records! as well as that joy, a highlight of the week was when myself and a few other guys got together with the latest edition of the "record mirror" music mag and gave marks out of ten to the records in the new singles charts (not surprisingly there was some tit-for-tat going on, whereby if i gave something someone else liked a particularly low score then they would do likewise with something i liked!). however because i basically stopped bothering attending lessons soon after i started, the year head started doing whatever he could to winkle me out. and finally succeeded in doing so by the end of the first term. but it was fun while it lasted, and certainly preferable to my consequent life of either signing on whilst looking for shitty jobs, or doing shitty jobs for shitty pay in shitty places with shitty people!wilberforcehttp://www.gavinunderhill.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-11645249277874586492018-01-09T21:49:32.646+00:002018-01-09T21:49:32.646+00:00Hey, I didn't know the above thing had posted ...Hey, I didn't know the above thing had posted - it didn't appear straightaway. I was going to have another go tonight. I now know why there are so many double posts in forums and things.<br /><br />I too hated school (except field days!) but have fond childhood memories of weekends and holidays. Right from a very early age - when I got my first radio - I had this really anal policy of not listening to any music on schoolday mornings. Certainly by the early '80s I can remember joining my parents who had LBC blasting round the house (Doug Cameron and Bob Holness!). Today I'm glad I did, because of all the great music as chronicled by these re-runs to date, very, very little reminds me of school. It worked a treat!20th Century Relichttps://20thcenturyrelic.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-89864228309817658192018-01-09T21:32:11.991+00:002018-01-09T21:32:11.991+00:00I think Ray Thomas was an integral part of the ban...I think Ray Thomas was an integral part of the band in the early years, but I think it's fair to say he had become a bit part by the 80s, as his songwriting contributions diminished and Hayward and Lodge came to be very much promoted as the faces of the band; there was no space for the flute in their songs by then, either! When Ray eventually left, poor health was cited as the cause, but given he only ever got to perform one or two of his own songs live during their regular tours I wonder if that was another factor.<br /><br />Starry - all the songs you mention there are very good. Legend of a Mind in particular is a definite psychedelic classic.John Gnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-62901224556708601432018-01-09T20:34:14.642+00:002018-01-09T20:34:14.642+00:00I was just stating senior school in September 85....I was just stating senior school in September 85. Hated every minute of it. Left in 1990 and the charts and TOTP were probably the only thing that kept me going.. Morgiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06959948878421433865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-85309770120310180172018-01-09T18:12:50.003+00:002018-01-09T18:12:50.003+00:00Seems BBC FOUR back twice weekly totp. Digiguide a...Seems BBC FOUR back twice weekly totp. Digiguide are listing 1985 episodes for both Thursday 25th and Friday 26th at 7.30.Giahttp://georgenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-11478783474800466572018-01-09T17:11:14.789+00:002018-01-09T17:11:14.789+00:00sorry arthur!sorry arthur!wilberforcehttp://www.gavinunderhill.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-32502259026088233872018-01-09T16:25:37.340+00:002018-01-09T16:25:37.340+00:00Naughty (naughty naughty)! I wasn't a Joy Sarn...Naughty (naughty naughty)! I wasn't a Joy Sarney fan - it was Glamourpuss for me!Arthur Nibblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11547006132533866220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-86454671318995945112018-01-09T12:55:00.557+00:002018-01-09T12:55:00.557+00:00Trivia fact: A good Heart' was about a break u...Trivia fact: A good Heart' was about a break up between Maria McKee and her partner. 'You Little Thief', Feargel's follow up, was written by the partner about the same break up. charlie cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09051342047720711857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-83594438456828162942018-01-09T02:48:00.941+00:002018-01-09T02:48:00.941+00:00... and even further to the above, i have now lear...... and even further to the above, i have now learned that he was also the studio engineer for this novelty hit in the early days of these totp re-runs that was much-beloved by arthur nibble to my recollection:<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMPth4LlO2Mwilberforcehttp://www.gavinunderhill.co.uknoreply@blogger.com