tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post8755005982305719534..comments2024-03-28T10:45:51.725+00:00Comments on Never Forget ~ Top of the Pops 1995: Good Morning Top of the PopsAngelohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16090709386124664912noreply@blogger.comBlogger64125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-6981063491999461302016-06-08T21:11:30.975+01:002016-06-08T21:11:30.975+01:00Quite possibly! Certainly 'Open Your Heart'...Quite possibly! Certainly 'Open Your Heart' was on it, and that was only ever on YT editions so your theory is probably correct..Noaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02790474836630218113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-2602228869571201822016-06-08T18:53:07.123+01:002016-06-08T18:53:07.123+01:00Noax - I can only apologise for missing your Chart...Noax - I can only apologise for missing your Chart Hits references. Which show(s) were they attached to? Maybe it was those YT ones that I tried to watch only to find them deleted.sct353https://www.blogger.com/profile/15640119850898956884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-39072320137474492172016-06-08T18:49:06.244+01:002016-06-08T18:49:06.244+01:00I've just played my copy of 'Daddy's H...I've just played my copy of 'Daddy's Home' on the 'Private Collection' CD with the phones on. It definitely doesn't sound like a live recording with perfect backing vocals etc. However, right at the end comes the applause, clear as mud. Now my guess is that as the last track on the 'Wired for Sound' album, Cliff (the producer for this track) thought it might be good to end the album with some applause. There is nothing on the album sleeve to indicate a live cut either.sct353https://www.blogger.com/profile/15640119850898956884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-73518099555518047952016-06-08T18:37:01.538+01:002016-06-08T18:37:01.538+01:00Maybe if anyone can be bothered who has some lawye...Maybe if anyone can be bothered who has some lawyer contacts to find out for us if we are being treated unfairly as TV Licence payers, it would be interesting to know what are entitled to watch.Doryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07718769648375882927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-21775617109854562422016-06-08T13:17:12.050+01:002016-06-08T13:17:12.050+01:00And of course we are paying the wages of these peo...And of course we are paying the wages of these people who are getting the videos taken down through our licence fees, just like we have paid for the shows they are taking down in the first place through our licence fees!Angelohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16090709386124664912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-15721123174599422792016-06-08T10:28:13.894+01:002016-06-08T10:28:13.894+01:00With this the final week on TOTP for Queen & D...With this the final week on TOTP for Queen & David Bowie's No.1 single, I found this other brilliant Freddie Mercury collaboration with Minserrat Caballe in 1987, called Barcelona:<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1fiOJDXA-E<br /><br />Suffice to say that both the videos for Under Pressure and Barcelona are very good and recommended viewing, and both available on iTunes to download and collect for a mere £1.89.<br /><br />Doryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07718769648375882927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-71049376430927107232016-06-08T09:38:20.302+01:002016-06-08T09:38:20.302+01:00Kim Wilde's outfit was nice, but she should ha...Kim Wilde's outfit was nice, but she should have worn something gamboge - that's a deep mustard colour derived from tree resin whose name comes from gambogium, which derives from Gambogia, the Latin word for Cambodia where the resin was discovered. Coat, please!Arthur Nibblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11547006132533866220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-42303764066001514562016-06-08T07:51:24.967+01:002016-06-08T07:51:24.967+01:00if the beeb were to do the sensible thing and show...if the beeb were to do the sensible thing and show these "yewtree'd" editions as compilations a la TOTP2 and airbrush out the "offending" DJ hosts, they probably wouldn't need to keep policing the internet to get pirate uploads removed! can someone tell meer to mention that on his vimeo sites?wilberforcehttp://www.gavinunderhill.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-22241723445685357452016-06-08T00:04:45.461+01:002016-06-08T00:04:45.461+01:00If Ray Winstone had said "Oi'm Big Daddy ...If Ray Winstone had said "Oi'm Big Daddy now!" Scum would have been a far friendlier film. Is Sir Cliff a big fan of the wrestling?THXnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-40616033715078950222016-06-07T23:02:53.015+01:002016-06-07T23:02:53.015+01:00Whatever happens, there is no guarantee that these...Whatever happens, there is no guarantee that these shows will stay up for long, as the BBC seem to be on the prowl for taking them down, as in the unfortunate case of Meer's Vimeo page which was the direct result of a complaint by the BBC to Vimeo on 31st May, as per the details given by Vimeo on his taken-down page. At least we know who's complaining!Doryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07718769648375882927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-27642155321914355602016-06-07T22:17:19.577+01:002016-06-07T22:17:19.577+01:00No sign of anything yet, but I am keeping an eye o...No sign of anything yet, but I am keeping an eye on Neil B's 4Shared account in the hope it may appear there. Thankfully the Christmas Day show is available on YouTube - for now, at least!John Gnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-74055294907070952362016-06-07T22:14:48.842+01:002016-06-07T22:14:48.842+01:00Like Arthur I will be on holiday soon (next week) ...Like Arthur I will be on holiday soon (next week) so will have lots to catch up on.<br /><br />Hopefully the shows will be better than this one. For a No.25 that bloody Jets song is getting enough airtime.<br /><br />EW&F improve things, then Toyah comes on to do her famous impression of The Sun. I didn't think I knew the song until it started then I vaguely recognised it. Probably because it sounded like a nursery rhyme. For an early 80s song it is remarkably underproduced as well.<br /><br />I am 99% certain that the single release of the Cliff song was not live. Regardless of that, it's drivel.<br /><br />Imagination and Ultravox take things up a notch, although neither are their very best offerings.<br /><br />Then Kim Wilde with a tune that I've never really got, though it may grow on me.<br /><br />Just a crap Kool and the Gang song (no surprise there) and a decent No.1 left. And another long dance-off again, though Zoo have sadly killed that novelty stone dead.Noaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02790474836630218113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-34119732185134520682016-06-07T22:09:07.751+01:002016-06-07T22:09:07.751+01:00Leo of course covered More Than I Can Say, which w...Leo of course covered More Than I Can Say, which was originally a hit for The Crickets, and later Bobby Vee.John Gnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-57266329750832847702016-06-07T22:00:35.598+01:002016-06-07T22:00:35.598+01:00I've only mentioned Chart Hits 81 about 50 tim...I've only mentioned Chart Hits 81 about 50 times on here recently, sct353. Not sure how you've missed that! There was even a discussion about The Qwaka Song.<br /><br />Incidentally Julie, the Melissa Manchester version of that song turned up on Chart Hits 82! The compilers obviously loved that tune...Noaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02790474836630218113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-19546978113298697312016-06-07T20:34:13.115+01:002016-06-07T20:34:13.115+01:00Why is Mike Read dressed for “Come Dancing”?
A Je...Why is Mike Read dressed for “Come Dancing”?<br /><br />A Jesse Green-style third outing in their first mugshot week for The Stray Jets. Behind you!!! That O’Dowd boy may as well have been the vocalist for all the camera time he got.<br /><br />Nice early pyramid synchronisation by EW&F. It felt a bit eerie seeing Maurice White again so soon after his parting.<br /><br />Into the audience part 1 with Toyah – look at that hair and weep, Terry Hall – and her Alternative Car Park solo conga with Bananaman stuck on stage. As for the song – “Good Morning Universe”? Goodnight, Toyah!<br /><br />If Daddy was home to stay, why did the mum and daughter scarper at the end? Decent doowop by Cliff, but “Eighteen With A Bullet” by Pete Wingfield was far superior.<br /><br />Into the audience part 2 with some great early audience participation for Imagination. Ashley, at least try and play that bass! If this song had been more of a rave tempo, surely it would have been called “Acid Flashback”. I hope Leeeeee’s trousers were half price. Surely we’d see this clip again – next time would be the second leg. Boom boom tish! <br /><br />Very arty and deep and meaningful (I guess) video for Ultravox, but I’d have thought Midge would have smartened up for his court appearance. At least a shirt with a collar, man.<br /><br />Into the audience part 3 for Kim Wilde and her slow, moody Laura Brannigan-style vibe, ruined partly by her thin voice and ruined greatly at the end by those bloody ‘dancers’.<br /><br />Sadly, once again the end of the show was FF country for me. A repeat of Kool and the Everton Mints, then an interesting if somewhat depressing video for the number one followed by those f#cking dancers again! God, I miss Legs & Co. <br /><br />Right, that'll be it critique-wise from me for a while, at least 10 or 11 days. I'll try and catch up the episodes I'll be away for, but if I don't, keep up the fine work!Arthur Nibblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11547006132533866220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-6627121806484330402016-06-07T11:42:47.216+01:002016-06-07T11:42:47.216+01:00I still have a "Big Daddy Is Magic" scar...I still have a "Big Daddy Is Magic" scarf somewhere, having seen him at the wrestling on holiday in Bognor Regis decades ago!Arthur Nibblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11547006132533866220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-35403675110435221202016-06-07T10:00:07.108+01:002016-06-07T10:00:07.108+01:00i've just seen an old chum who was an extra in...i've just seen an old chum who was an extra in the recent remake of "far from the madding crowd", and he told me he was in several close-up shots whilst filming, but that most if not all of them ended up on the cutting room floor!wilberforcehttp://www.gavinunderhill.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-14543488735898457502016-06-07T09:47:26.353+01:002016-06-07T09:47:26.353+01:00i liked the early new order singles, especially &q...i liked the early new order singles, especially "procession" that i remember playing over and over again. someone lent them to me to record, but the only way i could do so was by pressing my tape recorder up against the speakers of my cheap and ancient record player. so the sound quality was not too hot!wilberforcehttp://www.gavinunderhill.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-17290097185835590122016-06-07T00:35:33.983+01:002016-06-07T00:35:33.983+01:00"Leather daddies"! There's an 80s p..."Leather daddies"! There's an 80s phrase if ever there was one. That must be what Sir Cliff was on about. Maybe he saw Al Pacino in Cruising and was suitably impressed?THXnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-58188001826472579332016-06-07T00:32:41.784+01:002016-06-07T00:32:41.784+01:00Bama: fascinating stories! This is great getting ...Bama: fascinating stories! This is great getting a behind the scenes as it were. Looking forward to any more you have, I love Julien Temple's documentaries (and his daughter's a genius).THXnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-14836159335951038762016-06-06T21:57:03.157+01:002016-06-06T21:57:03.157+01:00There were some great non-charting/low-charting si...There were some great non-charting/low-charting singles around at this point including Procession by New Order and Homosapian by Pete Shelley.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11937581521280389248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-70813857529013856552016-06-06T21:52:10.848+01:002016-06-06T21:52:10.848+01:00Melissa Manchester - who took Elkie Brooks' Br...Melissa Manchester - who took Elkie Brooks' British hit 'Don't Cry Out Loud' into the US Top 10 - recorded a punchier version of 'You Should Hear (How She Talks About You)' only a few months after Charlie Dore's version was released. Melissa's rendition of the Tom Snow/Dean Pitchford composition reached the Top 5 in the USA, Canada and Australia, but missed the British chart altogether despite being afforded considerable airplay.<br /><br />The talented singer-songwriter Charlie Dore, also an actress and, at one time, TV presenter (on 'Houseparty', an early forerunner of 'Loose Women'), would subsequently co-write Jimmy Nail's British No.1 'Ain't No Doubt' as well as Sheena Easton's US smash 'Strut'.<br /><br />As for the other non-hits on that compilation album, 2 are nowhere to be found on the net, Gerard's done a lot better, and the REO Speedwagon effort is pleasant enough but nothing special.Julie Joanne Bevanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13480391445628307945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-39933314399609488852016-06-06T21:44:23.959+01:002016-06-06T21:44:23.959+01:00THX - I wasn't personally responsible for choo...THX - I wasn't personally responsible for choosing the clips used in the Under Pressure video, that was down to the director David Mallet. But our company helped locate them. We had quite a few already which were regularly used in all sorts of projects. One thing that made me laugh was that one contact my boss knew was asked to quickly supply footage of slums and bad housing to fit in with the "under pressure" theme and what he had included old footage of my grandmother's flat where I lived at the time! It didn't make the final cut.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11937581521280389248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-61044518009006239802016-06-06T21:26:14.486+01:002016-06-06T21:26:14.486+01:00Cambodia is a bit like her later hit Four Letter W...Cambodia is a bit like her later hit Four Letter Word - both have great tunes and are nicely done but the there is something about them that seems like pop-by-numbers. They're almost too good.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11937581521280389248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656821189691902130.post-40815886861232681602016-06-06T21:23:38.183+01:002016-06-06T21:23:38.183+01:00The Under Pressure video isn't very good but r...The Under Pressure video isn't very good but remember they literally only had a week to put it together and had to use copyright-free footage in order to prevent any delay in making it. Sadly the bitt hey showed didn't work and it drops down to number 2 next week. i still feel proud to have had a hand in a Number One song's video.<br /><br />We also contributed to a Depeche Mode video in 1982 when I worked with Julian Temple - I'll tell you about that nearer the time.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11937581521280389248noreply@blogger.com