tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post2239037540612697058..comments2024-03-28T23:09:18.798+00:00Comments on Never Forget ~ Top of the Pops 1995: Top of the Pops Can Only Get BetterAngelohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16090709386124664912noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-71555435953297891732018-02-03T13:49:55.938+00:002018-02-03T13:49:55.938+00:00you could be right about "this is not america...you could be right about "this is not america" not having a video made for it. although even if the dame and co weren't available or bothered about shooting one, as it was written as part of a film soundtrack i would have thought some clips would have been cobbled together for one? it still doesn't excuse it not being used as playout/credits music though - specially when dross like pat benatar gets chosen instead!wilberforcehttp://www.gavinunderhill.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-31260718660012691332018-02-03T06:29:15.916+00:002018-02-03T06:29:15.916+00:00Thanks for the info. Didn't recognise the song...Thanks for the info. Didn't recognise the song title. <br /><br />Just seems odd that someone such as Bowie gets into the top 30 and they didn't even make it a breaker. Maybe there was no video? Morgiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06959948878421433865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-20030503620708196182018-02-02T10:11:08.502+00:002018-02-02T10:11:08.502+00:00If you want a right wing rock star, they don't...If you want a right wing rock star, they don't come much more so than Killing Joke, on the next show. Not sure if they're exactly wealthy, though...THXnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-9473215661287779312018-02-02T09:48:25.757+00:002018-02-02T09:48:25.757+00:00not that i'd know from experience, but i think...not that i'd know from experience, but i think you can pretty much guarantee that people will also get more conservative as they get richer. in my view if mr bragg has now become comfortably well-off as a result of his success, then whilst neither situation sits well with me i'd rather he changed his political allegiance to match that of his fellow wealthy and selfish scumbags, than pretend to be some kind of champagne socialist whilst continuing to line his own pockets and not help those worse off!wilberforcehttp://www.gavinunderhill.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-87183474713082447392018-02-02T01:11:54.760+00:002018-02-02T01:11:54.760+00:00Billy Bragg is more the ultra-patriotic right wing...Billy Bragg is more the ultra-patriotic right winger these days, if it's any consolation. You do get more conservative as you get older, as they say.THXnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-18495640410119231492018-02-01T20:25:59.722+00:002018-02-01T20:25:59.722+00:00I'm a bit late to the party too, struggling to...I'm a bit late to the party too, struggling to keep up already with the thought of 5 editions in a week soon (as referred to above) not filling me with joy.<br /><br />King - Glad we got to see a performance of this. Paul King showing what a raving egotist he is but I suppose it's forgivable in this instance as the song is so good.<br /><br />Bryan Adams - His later stuff is mostly drivel but the 'Reckless' era singles are uniformly good, 'Somebody' probably being my favourite. The incredibly pixellated bits in the video are odd - I was expecting a pull back to reveal somebody watching on a screen, but no....<br /><br />Phil Collins - The Hot Tub Club is very much not one I'll be rushing to join, thanks.<br /><br />Kirsty MacColl - I can't stand Billy Bragg most of the time due to the politics. However, this song proves that when he puts that to one side he can write brilliant songs. The 'It's wrong to wish on space hardware' line is nothing short of brilliant.<br /><br />Breakers - Why do they do these backwards rather than starting at No.40? Why show George Benson when by definition a single going 40-40-39 in the chart is hardly a breaker? Still, NOW we know why 'You Spin Me Round' became such a massive hit - coming as it did after the George Benson & Chicago snoozefests, it couldn't fail!<br /><br />Howard Jones - Lots of love for this it seems, and I'm glad because I think it's one of his best. My Dad had the 'Dream Into Action' album.<br /><br />Billy Ocean - Easy to imagine the video director saying 'Just dance about a bit Billy, we'll put something else in later' then months later he sees it for the first time and spits out his tea....I really like this song for some reason, as it's usually the kind of stuff I dislike!<br /><br />Paige / Dickson - Kudos for turning up again and singing it live this time.<br /><br />Noaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02790474836630218113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-206613652479574322018-02-01T19:53:52.828+00:002018-02-01T19:53:52.828+00:00Ah, I see this has been answered below. Clearly I ...Ah, I see this has been answered below. Clearly I need to read ahead first!Noaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02790474836630218113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-78027033116480911852018-02-01T19:52:31.596+00:002018-02-01T19:52:31.596+00:00Phil Collins had been on a few times before! Off t...Phil Collins had been on a few times before! Off the top of my head - 'In The Air Tonight', 'Paperlate', 'Abacab' (maybe wrong on that?) and also 'One More Night'Noaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02790474836630218113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-82493562695275495642018-02-01T17:57:54.737+00:002018-02-01T17:57:54.737+00:00morgie i presume when you mention bowie you are re...morgie i presume when you mention bowie you are referring to the dame's collaboration with the pat metheny group for the theme from the film "the falcon and the snowman"? if so then i hope they get on the show at some point, as it's a summit meeting between probably the greatest rock superstar (who gives perhaps his most majestic vocal performance ever?) and one of my all-time favourite bands (metheny himself is of course a phenomenal and seminal musician, but his keyboard player/right-hand man lyle mays is a god as far as i'm concerned!). but how did such an offbeat pairing come about? i still have no idea even now, despite trawling the internet for an answer in more recent timeswilberforcehttp://www.gavinunderhill.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-72391581411949541342018-02-01T11:56:58.829+00:002018-02-01T11:56:58.829+00:00Finally found time for this one so apologies if I ...Finally found time for this one so apologies if I repeat everyone else.<br /><br />2 quality presenters this week. 21 songs, crikey! <br /><br />King looking slightly more sophisticated this week, how did the keyboard player get in the band?...he doesn't have the hair. <br />Must be one of the bigger number 2 records of the 80s in terms of airplay it still receives.<br /><br />Bryan getting a boost from the breakers. The north americans really love their concert videos don't they. The rest is just a weather report gone wrong, why is the picture quality so bad on some of this video?<br /><br />Phil Collins. As I said last week my favourite Phil song. Has he just come from the office? Still no idea what sussudio means 33 years on...oh well <br /><br />Kirsty. Another breaker done good. Great song. Great singer. Average video.<br /><br />And onto this week's breakers. How many will make next weeks TOTP I wonder<br /><br />Killing Joke. An early 80s sound. New to me, not bad.<br />Chicago. Cheese alert.<br />George Benson. Not great on first listen. Pass<br />Dead or Alive. Classic tune. Looking forward to seeing this a few times.<br /><br />Howard's back. Always reliable for a good tune. Nice bright outfit as well. Wasn't 80s fashion fun. Enjoyed this one.<br /><br />Billy Ocean. Hadn't heard this before last week but growing on me fast. What is going on in this video. Did they have a load of spare costumes that needed using up? I'm looking for a narrative. ...<br />Nice to see they've nicked Dr Who's VFX box. Bit Five Doctors <br /><br />Why didn't we get Bowie this week? Odd<br /><br />Russ STILL going up...really? OMG<br /><br />Prince. Shame we never got to see little red corvette. I wonder if it got much airplay at the time, <br /><br />Another showing for Solid. Now I like this song but had enough of its now. <br /><br />New number one...Nothing new to say. Nice to see the studio performance though <br /><br />Great song by Pat Benatar to close. <br /><br />Really good show, <br /><br />Morgiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06959948878421433865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-87887261573769958372018-01-31T01:11:31.475+00:002018-01-31T01:11:31.475+00:00Note to Dave: I don't recommend phone ins.Note to Dave: I don't recommend phone ins.THXnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-68759797496609262982018-01-30T13:27:52.006+00:002018-01-30T13:27:52.006+00:00It's a new digital station called United DJs R...It's a new digital station called United DJs Radio, which is apparently due to launch next month. If this article is to be believed, they have signed up some starry names, in addition to a good few I have never heard of:<br /><br />https://radiotoday.co.uk/2018/01/delux-radio-jocks-join-rival-united-djs-instead/John Gnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-8460703596713843882018-01-30T13:18:26.630+00:002018-01-30T13:18:26.630+00:00I see DLT is making a comeback to the airwaves. A...I see DLT is making a comeback to the airwaves. Although he doesn't seem to have a job lined up, he's just said he will.THXnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-91169844555371049872018-01-30T13:10:37.729+00:002018-01-30T13:10:37.729+00:00despite being produced by mike chapman of chinnich...despite being produced by mike chapman of chinnichap/blondie fame pat benatar was yet another peddler of tedious/bland american rock a la chicago, foreigner, reo speedwagon et al. thankfully unlike them the great british public showed little interest in her, despite quite heavy coverage in the music press at the timewilberforcehttp://www.gavinunderhill.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-37749344419261703892018-01-30T13:03:40.397+00:002018-01-30T13:03:40.397+00:00i remember one of those winters when my car wouldn...i remember one of those winters when my car wouldn't start in freezing and snowy conditions, and having a basil fawlty-style mental meltdown accordingly!wilberforcehttp://www.gavinunderhill.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-62293060792964849202018-01-30T08:03:35.796+00:002018-01-30T08:03:35.796+00:00Not just you John, I thought Gary sounded differen...Not just you John, I thought Gary sounded different when I heard him on Sounds Of The Eighties a while back. Unlike Steve Wright, who sounds as annoying now as he did in 1985.Steve Hackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07365973104946684183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-56380904024661126792018-01-30T08:00:43.577+00:002018-01-30T08:00:43.577+00:00I think Phil became less of a studio regular as th...I think Phil became less of a studio regular as the 80's went on, although he would return with Genesis in 1991.Steve Hackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07365973104946684183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-51790294530665512862018-01-30T07:57:50.300+00:002018-01-30T07:57:50.300+00:00I can remember the 1987 winter as only 27 out of a...I can remember the 1987 winter as only 27 out of a 1000 of us made it to school after a big snowfall (sadly I lived 5 minutes away) only to be sent home as hardly any teachers had turned up.<br />Steve Hackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07365973104946684183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-44965324887129422372018-01-29T22:17:37.803+00:002018-01-29T22:17:37.803+00:00From memory, I think we had about three very cold ...From memory, I think we had about three very cold winters in a row from 1985-87. The "biggie" for me was January 1987, when there was a foot of snow in my back garden, large parts of rural Kent were cut off for days, and my school was closed for a week. Now, that was a proper winter...John Gnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-80293183813636287252018-01-29T17:21:03.344+00:002018-01-29T17:21:03.344+00:00Anyone else associate some/all of these tracks wit...Anyone else associate some/all of these tracks with snowy weather? I know Kirsty MacColl's video had snow on the ground, but hearing Love and Pride and Sussudio always makes me think of snow.<br /><br />Thought I'd check back and it turns out the night of the 8th of Feb 1985 there was quite a snowfall across the UK.<br /><br />Memories eh?KCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-22358026466994447632018-01-29T17:20:06.589+00:002018-01-29T17:20:06.589+00:00Dead Or Alive would have likely been the playout i...Dead Or Alive would have likely been the playout instead. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06164497915486217540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-61937105274981032032018-01-29T13:02:47.181+00:002018-01-29T13:02:47.181+00:00Apparently the picture quality of the BBC's co...Apparently the picture quality of the BBC's copy is too poor to broadcast, though why that is I don't know.John Gnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-57271367458806619062018-01-29T10:01:28.628+00:002018-01-29T10:01:28.628+00:00I think that is the only benefit of these reruns o...I think that is the only benefit of these reruns over the originally aired shows at the time, because there have otherwise been more problems this time round with edited shows, missed out shows cos of Saville, DLT, Smith, etc. <br /><br />At least one good thing has come out of these BBC4 re-runs, i.e. some of these playouts in full, which we were denied in the 80s because of rushed programme scheduling on a Thursday night on BBC1.Doryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07718769648375882927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-6763033449342042212018-01-29T09:57:11.270+00:002018-01-29T09:57:11.270+00:00Pat Benetar was probably the next in line for a ma...Pat Benetar was probably the next in line for a main feature on the show, had the Breakers section not been in the show (which takes up the time of a full video), and you can see from the line up on the show that all the main feature acts were inside the top 20, with Benetar at No.23 getting the short straw for playout. Damn that Breakers section!Doryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07718769648375882927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-62118341804851892112018-01-29T09:51:14.500+00:002018-01-29T09:51:14.500+00:00i have my original recording of this show, and am ...i have my original recording of this show, and am able to tell you that Pat Benatar was faded out just 3 seconds after the final Michale hurl caption disappeared, when a plug for Mike Read's Saturday Superstore was announced. It's good now to see the full unaired recording of the end of TOTP.Nutty Big Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11301919297617290031noreply@blogger.com