tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post6396717096703638631..comments2024-03-28T23:09:18.798+00:00Comments on Never Forget ~ Top of the Pops 1995: Top of the Pops for ChameleonsAngelohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16090709386124664912noreply@blogger.comBlogger80125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-37370105340030383272016-07-30T12:07:17.268+01:002016-07-30T12:07:17.268+01:00Also enjoyed the gallery talkback - anyone else he...Also enjoyed the gallery talkback - anyone else hear someone (Hurll?) comment during the Madness video, "Bit of an arrogant character that Gary Numan...I don't really know how he's got where he is."Mikey Cnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-41825968189822297952016-07-27T22:58:11.611+01:002016-07-27T22:58:11.611+01:00I was allowed to stay up to watch the Kenny Everet...I was allowed to stay up to watch the Kenny Everett show - I can remember that more from 1982 than I can TOTP!Steve Hackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07365973104946684183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-77154388665133587112016-07-27T00:09:06.907+01:002016-07-27T00:09:06.907+01:00Digression, probably!Digression, probably!THXnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-73928781600494395412016-07-26T14:31:15.718+01:002016-07-26T14:31:15.718+01:00I love the way we've gone from talking about A...I love the way we've gone from talking about ABBA to the High Chapparal and Henry Darrow. Is there a word for that?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11937581521280389248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-89914776198405558002016-07-25T21:11:15.936+01:002016-07-25T21:11:15.936+01:00Thanks to Neil and Meer for making the full show a...Thanks to Neil and Meer for making the full show available. BBC4 viewers didn't miss much through the loss of the JK segment, unless they wanted to see the man himself wearing an Indian headdress. I was not previously familiar with either the Little River Band or Cars tracks, but they both sounded utterly forgettable from the small amount we heard.John Gnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-88573241745967205062016-07-25T21:00:03.961+01:002016-07-25T21:00:03.961+01:00The Drifters definitely fit into this category. In...The Drifters definitely fit into this category. In 1958, their manager George Treadwell fired the existing group (already much changed from the original line-up with Clyde McPhatter five years previously) and rechristened an entirely different group called The Five Crowns (lead singer: Ben E King) as the new Drifters. The rest is history, and a great many more members as the years rolled by...John Gnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-40409163367438084922016-07-25T20:59:16.917+01:002016-07-25T20:59:16.917+01:0050 something here..
I've got a Drifters compi...50 something here..<br /><br />I've got a Drifters compilation that runs to 58 tracks - one for each accredited Drifter. For all I know there's still some incarnation of the band playing the circuit right now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-8686290747370604802016-07-25T17:32:40.932+01:002016-07-25T17:32:40.932+01:00Wasn't someone saying recently that Kenny had ...Wasn't someone saying recently that Kenny had interchangable band members. And weren't the first incarnation of the Bay City Rollers all different barring Les? I may be wrong on that one.<br /><br />There's the Sugababes of course, though that was never really intentional!Noaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02790474836630218113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-77624395926240819302016-07-25T17:21:09.900+01:002016-07-25T17:21:09.900+01:00It wasn't released in the UK as a single, Dory...It wasn't released in the UK as a single, Dory. They did a promo for 4 tracks at the same time (IIRC) which was intended for international use as some tracks would be released in certain countries but not in others.Noaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02790474836630218113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-3043236297621467612016-07-25T16:48:51.015+01:002016-07-25T16:48:51.015+01:00Just trying to think – can anyone else come up wit...Just trying to think – can anyone else come up with an act that was completely remoulded like Tight Fit, or another which was fine tuned, like the reincarnation of Brotherhood of Man?Arthur Nibblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11547006132533866220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-18691003480355195862016-07-25T16:37:08.931+01:002016-07-25T16:37:08.931+01:00I wonder if anyone remembers an early release/flop...I wonder if anyone remembers an early release/flop by Abba called "When I Kissed The Teacher" which also had a video but is quite politically incorrect nowadays, and they never seem to show it nowadays, despite its pure innocence nowadays:<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXpzPWwEFOIDoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07718769648375882927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-51896881731729936522016-07-25T14:52:41.010+01:002016-07-25T14:52:41.010+01:00i remember reading an interview with henry darrow ...i remember reading an interview with henry darrow in the 70's when he said he changed his surname (from delgado) so he wouldn't get typecast as a latino. but (as in "the high chapparal") he still ended up playing latinos more often than not anyway!wilberforcehttp://www.gavinunderhill.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-25656582877821988892016-07-25T14:31:21.660+01:002016-07-25T14:31:21.660+01:00denise gyngell aka mrs waterman is also a blonde l...denise gyngell aka mrs waterman is also a blonde like chopper harris these days. and dare i say it, actually looks better now than she did back then...wilberforcehttp://www.gavinunderhill.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-17296316302870873522016-07-25T14:26:02.953+01:002016-07-25T14:26:02.953+01:00as a credited songwriter, it would be really inter...as a credited songwriter, it would be really interesting to know exactly how much mr lickley receives in the way of royalties - enough so he doesn't have to worry about working for a living?<br /><br />by the way, i've seen copies of "the lexicon of love" CD (presumably remastered with bonus material etc?) on the shelves in tesco recently, so that might be helping mark pay the rent!wilberforcehttp://www.gavinunderhill.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-14760564099492610542016-07-25T14:22:22.650+01:002016-07-25T14:22:22.650+01:00by the way, mondegreens sounds like some kind of v...by the way, mondegreens sounds like some kind of vegetable - if you don't eat up your mondegreens you won't have any pudding!wilberforcehttp://www.gavinunderhill.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-33448479738209815182016-07-25T14:20:01.690+01:002016-07-25T14:20:01.690+01:00"the high chaparral" (that i seem to rem..."the high chaparral" (that i seem to remember always watching early on a sunday afternoon before the football) was okay as a western series, but the lighter "alias smith and jones" was much better in my opinion. i hadn't seen it for ages until two or three years back when they showed the complete run on (i think) itv4, and it was great fun to re-watch. but it was a shame that pete duel killed himself during the making of it, and (thanks to the network pulling the plug due to poor viewing figures in the US) that we never got to see if the pair were pardoned. the same thing happened with the "planet of the apes" tv series that came out around the same time - for all we know, those two astronauts are still marooned there!wilberforcehttp://www.gavinunderhill.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-35605184114392180042016-07-25T13:56:45.395+01:002016-07-25T13:56:45.395+01:00I meant to say the Abba 'flops' early door...I meant to say the Abba 'flops' early doors, as they failed to reach the top 30 with two of the final three singles before their permanent break.Arthur Nibblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11547006132533866220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-67072872763781281692016-07-25T13:44:14.782+01:002016-07-25T13:44:14.782+01:00From memory, the Abba 'flops' were "R...From memory, the Abba 'flops' were "Ring Ring" twice (released before "Waterloo", no chart entry, and re-recorded and released after "Waterloo" peaking at 32), "So Long" (no chart entry) and "I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do" which peaked at 38. <br /><br />Both "Waterloo" and the re-recorded "Ring Ring" listed the act on the label as "Abba (Bjorn, Benny, Anna & Frida)" - a bit confusing, as the band aren't listed in correct alphabetical order and Anni-Frid's name is shortened and starts with an F instead!Arthur Nibblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11547006132533866220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-50627776282434094182016-07-25T11:52:43.595+01:002016-07-25T11:52:43.595+01:00This was a fun show with much less Fairbrass than ...This was a fun show with much less Fairbrass than usual and Kid in charge, which both helped.<br /><br />It's a bit of a shame that 'Mickey' has been re-recorded again (unless they were using the previous version) and that the performance wasn't as exciting this time.<br /><br />Although it's a blatant Japan rip-off, I do like 'Music For Chameleons', Partridge air-bass and all.<br /><br />The 'Cardiac Arrest' video is very entertaining and I think that Chas suddenly perking up at the end of it is the group's concession to getting it played on TV otherwise it really would be too grim!<br /><br />Goombay Dance Band - Hmm...tragically I think that I didn't mind it at the time.<br /><br />Imagination - Their best song, with a reasonably restrained performance from Leeeee & Co. Who'd have thought?<br /><br />ABBA - Not their finest, but I love almost all of their singles. It was also featured on the Ronco compilation of the time (as were quite a few other songs on this edition of the Pops) Chart Busters 82 so got a lot of plays in the car!<br /><br />Adam & The Ants - This gives an indication of why the Ants Mk1 didn't get anywhere. Mind you, I quite liked 'Young Parisians'.<br /><br />Tight Fit - The dark haired lady is Mrs. Waterman, right? Assuming this is so, he did very well there....<br /><br />Noaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02790474836630218113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-66264867762707591442016-07-25T11:42:33.340+01:002016-07-25T11:42:33.340+01:00'Head Over Heels' was by no means ABBA'...'Head Over Heels' was by no means ABBA's first flop, Dory!<br /><br />After 'Waterloo' topped the charts, they had several singles that under-performed in the UK until 'SOS' (for me, their finest moment) rescued their career.Noaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02790474836630218113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-38450083190523606082016-07-25T00:43:10.881+01:002016-07-25T00:43:10.881+01:00I can imagine! There's an interesting fact ab...I can imagine! There's an interesting fact about the famous meeting between Mick and Keef on the train in that doc that I never knew. It's right at the end, with a rare photo. The whole thing's on iPlayer and strongly recommended.THXnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-77231550619154552052016-07-25T00:40:44.014+01:002016-07-25T00:40:44.014+01:00Still don't know why JK is presenting his link...Still don't know why JK is presenting his links in blackface. If it's a tan why are his arms so pasty?THXnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-87330727759149990932016-07-25T00:33:07.413+01:002016-07-25T00:33:07.413+01:00I thought mondegreen was a fairly well known word,...I thought mondegreen was a fairly well known word, though I notice my spellchecker doesn't recognise it. "Scuse me while I kiss this guy" and all that.<br /><br />I used to watch The High Chaparral on Sunday afternoons at my gran's house, must have been repeats by then. Always liked Henry Darrow in it - just Googled him and happy to read he's still alive at 82!THXnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-49160760281525845162016-07-25T00:25:47.498+01:002016-07-25T00:25:47.498+01:00I just liked him appreciating a goal with a simple...I just liked him appreciating a goal with a simple yell of "Shit!"THXnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-68787578220527691382016-07-24T22:40:56.461+01:002016-07-24T22:40:56.461+01:00Pleased to say that Meer has kindly put up the ori...Pleased to say that Meer has kindly put up the original show on his Vimeo site, including the Jonathan King slot with the American charts. Nice to see J Geils Band taking a 4th week at No.1 in America, while only making it to No.3 in Britain.<br /><br />Here's the full show uncut:<br /><br />https://vimeo.com/176067136Doryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07718769648375882927noreply@blogger.com