tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post4858912700696741027..comments2024-03-28T08:27:50.067+00:00Comments on Never Forget ~ Top of the Pops 1995: Marguerita Top of the PopsAngelohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16090709386124664912noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-22282478537778253062023-05-02T13:49:25.299+01:002023-05-02T13:49:25.299+01:00I'm still hoping this 600th edition will be vi...I'm still hoping this 600th edition will be viewable somewhere sometime!Colin Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16238440503062979951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-1415593735231756332017-06-03T17:59:02.720+01:002017-06-03T17:59:02.720+01:00bama: in case you're still reading this I re-u...bama: in case you're still reading this I re-uploaded 18/8/83 for you:<br /><br />https://www.4shared.com/video/gTwMYJe0ei/TOTP_180883.html?drykidhttp://www.4shared.com/u/CfKm5YmK/mrpleasant.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-6663159938901380272017-05-29T19:53:59.603+01:002017-05-29T19:53:59.603+01:00Yes it sounds good but I cant see it. Someone offe...Yes it sounds good but I cant see it. Someone offered to re-upload it for me but it never happened.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11937581521280389248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-27470281024201575332017-05-27T14:27:36.613+01:002017-05-27T14:27:36.613+01:00That wa probably the best show of 1983 Bama, and u...That wa probably the best show of 1983 Bama, and unfortunately a yewtreed one.Doryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07718769648375882927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-69632943292842729342017-05-26T22:41:21.403+01:002017-05-26T22:41:21.403+01:00Sorry I meant 18 August 1983 presented by DLT and ...Sorry I meant 18 August 1983 presented by DLT and Gary DaviesAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11937581521280389248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-16537464528849449372017-05-26T22:31:38.501+01:002017-05-26T22:31:38.501+01:00Brie / Drykid - any chance of one of you uploading...Brie / Drykid - any chance of one of you uploading the 8.8.83 show. I missed it at the time. Thanks.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11937581521280389248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-29234863176965951842017-05-26T22:26:01.299+01:002017-05-26T22:26:01.299+01:00I remember that but even Quo's original has th...I remember that but even Quo's original has the Dexys feel about it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11937581521280389248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-81233281026882183232017-05-26T22:25:05.730+01:002017-05-26T22:25:05.730+01:00Status Quo. Didn't really know what to make of...Status Quo. Didn't really know what to make of this at the time. I always assmumed it was a cover of an old '60s song but was surprised to that it was written by Rossi and Parfit.<br /><br />While I didn't mind some of the UB40 Labour Of Love covers I never liked Many Rivers To Cross mainly due it's nasty production which someone once unkindly described as a Bontempi organ with the Reggae button permanently on. This is a special Christmas video which is different from the one on the Labour Of love video.<br /><br />Slade were clearly hoping that they would get to number one with the anthemic My Oh My. No chance but it was a good try. This is one of those songs that I actually care less for the more times I hear it.<br /><br />Bazza Manilow's Read 'Em And Weep is another song I don't recall but it's not to bad. I am not familiar with the original but it has got Meatloaf written all over it. Not to sure about the video. Nicely filmed but I never like seeing anyone done up as a clown as it seems to emphasize the odd shape of people's heads/faces and Baza is no exception.<br /><br />Until it was revived a few years ago on Xmas compilations and TOTP2 I had zero memories of this Pretenders song. I don't know why it had so little impact on me at the time because it's very good.<br /><br />Kenny Rogers looks old here but was only in his 40s. Dolly never seems to get any older.<br /><br />The Flying Snowballs still at number one and despite this camp/kitsch performance it carried on selling.<br /><br />Another classy soul-dancer from Kool and The Gang and an excellent choice as a playout song.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11937581521280389248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-85851260715133383812017-05-25T21:54:52.208+01:002017-05-25T21:54:52.208+01:00Shakey - just love your Meatloaf pun!!!
...and Ma...Shakey - just love your Meatloaf pun!!!<br /><br />...and Manilow's excellent cover of 'Ships'.sct353https://www.blogger.com/profile/15640119850898956884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-81190801900687371902017-05-25T13:51:54.619+01:002017-05-25T13:51:54.619+01:00I see that a copy of the 600th edition of Top of t...I see that a copy of the 600th edition of Top of the Pops, from october 1975, which was wiped by the BBC, has been found in an archive in Blackpool! Don't hold your breath for the BBC to show it in full though, the host is DLT!Angelohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16090709386124664912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-54035165779868747172017-05-25T09:42:27.613+01:002017-05-25T09:42:27.613+01:00Looks like its school prom night as the world'...Looks like its school prom night as the world's dreariest teacher and Sister Cheggers are appropriately attired to keep the wastrels from 5C adding cheap vodka to the kid-friendly punch. So, no fun there. And not much fun in the music selection either.<br /><br />Quo. Okay, THEY are having fun as they chug-chug their way through a faintly countryish tune. Kind of a novelty move from the boys which did nothing for me. But then precious little of their previous output did anything for me either - plus sa change!<br /><br />UB40. On the first couple of hearings I thought Ali and co had recovered their mojo with this cover. But, a few more hearings further down the road, and I had to reconsider. Not as bad as Red Red Wine, but still, its no Food For Thought is it? <br /><br />Slade. Can't really believe this got into the top 3. Its a scarf-waving, end-of-concert, singalong with nothing new to say. Presumably their newly-acquired position as Gods within the NWOBHM was responsible for this late success. Confirmation, if confirmation was needed that Metal fans have little discernible musical taste.<br /><br />Manilow next with, I kid you not, a cover of a Meatloaf track. Despite the Manilowization of the song, this still has Steinman stamped all over it. And , although they seem odd bedfellows, Manilow has previous for covering unusual-for-him songs having did a fairly-decent job covering Ian Hunter's Ships a few years earlier. That was a good cover, as was his version of Mandy, but this was less pleasing. Oh well, two out of three aint bad.<br /><br />The Pretenders with the first sighting of a soon-to-be Christmas staple. I always assumed 2000 miles was poetic licence for 2000 years (being approximately the time between Jesus' birth and 1983). The suggestion being that He was about to return to the planet. Maybe I just read too much into stuff.<br /><br />Kenny & Dolly up next with a consumate C&W performance. Kenny (with his trimmed-to-within-an-inch-of-its-life beard) is virtually note perfect, whilst the heroically-upholstered Dolly goes off-point occasionally, but gives the better performance. The song is over played now and does little to excite me.<br /><br />The Flying Pickets tick of all the usual Christmas performance tropes the BBC props department could think of - snowmen, tinsel, balls, snow. A mildly-diverting performance but one definitely belonging to the 80s.<br /><br />So to the scores. Not much in this show to tickle the Shaky tastebuds. The Pretenders were good and Manilow's video was diverting enough but there wasn't really anything else of interest. 4<br /><br /><br />Lets be festively kind and give the presenters a 6. Sister Cheggers was much the better host, but the Geography teacher wasn't as bad as normal. Maybe 5C DID get to the punch after all?Shakey Shakersonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-62269849893545700952017-05-24T23:39:56.743+01:002017-05-24T23:39:56.743+01:00Dexys did an interesting cover of Marguerita Time ...Dexys did an interesting cover of Marguerita Time as a b-side a couple of years later, it's certainly very different to the Quo version: <br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HUebxMiu9Idrykidhttp://www.4shared.com/u/CfKm5YmK/mrpleasant.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-17160120568960444832017-05-24T23:01:46.696+01:002017-05-24T23:01:46.696+01:00Personally I think that 'Marguerita Time' ...Personally I think that 'Marguerita Time' is Status Quo's low point, having neither the crunchiness of their usual output nor the melodic sublimity of 'Living On An Island' and 'Rock 'n' Roll'. They did pick up a bit after this, in my opinion, before descending into cover version self-parody by the 1990s.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-779791248503145302017-05-24T08:37:14.394+01:002017-05-24T08:37:14.394+01:00Thanks for that, have the file and will make a sta...Thanks for that, have the file and will make a start on editing straight away. The other version I already had must be from a later UK Gold repeat as the ad break style is different to the one I remember from the mid-90s. Even on your upload the link into JK is a bit odd, as it cuts to him without a word of explanation from Peel or Jensen. But I guess this is how it really went out in the original transmission.<br /><br />Cheers again!drykidhttp://www.4shared.com/u/CfKm5YmK/mrpleasant.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-23766681945783369062017-05-23T21:16:24.262+01:002017-05-23T21:16:24.262+01:00Found the link number. It's at vimeo.com/21867...Found the link number. It's at vimeo.com/218678958brienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-80095450054570960442017-05-23T21:07:14.489+01:002017-05-23T21:07:14.489+01:00Hi drykid! I've uploaded the link to 23/3/83. ...Hi drykid! I've uploaded the link to 23/3/83. It's only part of the show as the full show exceeds my 500MB allowance. Try at vimeo.com/brie It doesn't appear to have given me a link number so i'm not sure you'll get it. I'm only a novice at it but here's hoping! There appear to be two versions of the show, both on UK Gold with the advert break in a different place on this version.brienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-66008985588744777792017-05-22T22:16:42.112+01:002017-05-22T22:16:42.112+01:00Could It Be Magic is almost 7 minutes long in its ...Could It Be Magic is almost 7 minutes long in its full length version - is that on your compilation CD, Dory?<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDEynk7SwxEJohn Gnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-5006916586701599822017-05-22T19:18:52.437+01:002017-05-22T19:18:52.437+01:00A largely forgettable show saved right at the end ...A largely forgettable show saved right at the end by a monster boogie classic from Kool and the Gang. A nice,long play out too which was great. Stunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-65464509006420276022017-05-21T22:35:53.937+01:002017-05-21T22:35:53.937+01:00If there's any way you can share the missing l...If there's any way you can share the missing link for 23/3/83 then please do so, I'm happy to go back to that one and fix it. Was never that happy about how that one was edited, but the UK Gold version with cut to ad break was the only thing I had to work from at the time. <br /><br />I just looked at 21/7/83 and there's some weird editing going on there for sure; will have to read the thread for that one to see what was going on with that episode. drykidhttps://www.4shared.com/u/CfKm5YmK/mrpleasant.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-7044941310158723702017-05-21T21:37:39.474+01:002017-05-21T21:37:39.474+01:00Great stuff drykid! I see that you've still no...Great stuff drykid! I see that you've still not got the link to JK from Leo Sayer on 23/3/83. I've got two copies of it with the link so it does exist. Also how did you go on with 21/7/83, trying to get the Police spliced back in after Roman Holliday as Sav's intro and Gary Davies's backchecks are both missing?brienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-88439542603826340112017-05-21T20:10:52.378+01:002017-05-21T20:10:52.378+01:00So there will be overtime again, with three Xmassy...So there will be overtime again, with three Xmassy episodes from the end of 1983 to blog over the summer Bank Holiday weekend coming up. Couldn't be more weird, eh!Doryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07718769648375882927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-60882276687907883952017-05-21T16:29:56.875+01:002017-05-21T16:29:56.875+01:00Status Quo - Given how rubbish most of their 80s s...Status Quo - Given how rubbish most of their 80s songs are, even though it's extremely cheesy I don't actually mind this one too much!<br /><br />UB40 - Absolutely awful cover version.<br /><br />Slade - I think I've said enough about them lately!! Jim Lea doing piano & guitar here I notice.<br /><br />Bazza - No thanks, not keen on either him or Steinman songs so this is not for me.<br /><br />Pretenders - For some reason, this completely passed me by at the time (surely it got airplay though?) so I only really discovered it later. I really like it, and the KT Tunstall cover is very good too.<br /><br />Kenny / Dolly - Glad that fans of this got to see it at last. I'm not one of them though.<br /><br />Flying Pickets - I suspect this is the show that my Jim Lea anecdote referred to, though if the snowmen were the producers idea I suppose you can understand their reluctance!<br /><br />Kool & The Gang - Not too bad, probably their 2nd best 80s song after 'Ooh La La La'.Noaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02790474836630218113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-11788212118992295872017-05-21T15:24:14.650+01:002017-05-21T15:24:14.650+01:00I'm still plugging away at restoring the JK ep...I'm still plugging away at restoring the JK episodes by editing the missing footage back into the BBC4HD versions; unfortunately I've now reached my 15GB storage limit on 4Shared so will have to remove some of what's there before I can add any more. So I thought I'd just mention it here so anyone who needs to grab anything can (rather than having it suddenly vanish quicker than a wetransfer link :P)<br /><br />The files are available from:<br /><br />http://www.4shared.com/u/CfKm5YmK/mrpleasant.html<br /><br />Currently I've uploaded restored versions for all BBC4-screened JK episodes from 17/6/82 through to 14/4/83 (excluding 5/8/82, which someone else already did a restoration on.) 14/7/83 is ready to upload once I have space; then I'll go back and do the early '82 / late '81 ones.drykidhttp://www.4shared.com/u/CfKm5YmK/mrpleasant.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-12892052623551958522017-05-21T10:31:56.572+01:002017-05-21T10:31:56.572+01:00Christmas Day's arrived! It's courtesy of ...Christmas Day's arrived! It's courtesy of X Ray Four at vimeo.com/218307384brienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-57359747103412992982017-05-21T07:00:24.855+01:002017-05-21T07:00:24.855+01:00Yes, yes, yes, I didn't spot Musical Youth the...Yes, yes, yes, I didn't spot Musical Youth the first time round watching the UB40 video, but having just seen it again, they appear at the front row of the church, and then the first row of people exiting the church into the outdoor snow! <br />What was it about Musical Youth that other groups were clambering up for to have them feature in their videos? <br /><br />I mean we saw them in the Donner Summer video for Unconditional Love in Nov 1983, and now in Dec 1983 they appear on the UB40 video for Many Rivers To Cross. What next for Musical Youth? And as for Aswad.......Doryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07718769648375882927noreply@blogger.com