I'm too young to remember any of these, there were some bits I recognise off songs I've heard on the tv/radio though. Really only watched it to see Kylie cos I love her!! Anyone know if there going to be re-doing the show in Hyde Park?
One thing these docs never seem to pick up on is they seemed to just take phrase or saying as the song title and build the song around it.
We all say things like I Should Be So Lucky, This Time I Know It's For Real, You'll Never Stop Me Loving You......so the songs are already in our heads before we hear them in one sense.
Despite the cheese and uncool-ness, they were very clever blokes. What more recommendation do you need than Lamont Dozier.
I reckon 'cheesy' just means 'a song I really like that is unfortunately uncool'
They were my teens and I'll be damned if I ever hate those songs, although the Dead or Alive/Mel and Kim ones were the pinnacle for me.
Princess looks an utter fruitcake now, but a very entertaining one. That video is very melancholy though, with all the views of the UK in 1985..
Really enjoyed this, love the Kylie comment about 'in 20 years time they'll look back & say they were great records'... Bit like tonite then Kylie : ) Stock Aitken & Waterman were a product of their time and the fact they acknowledge this is only for the good
One thing these docs never seem to pick up on is they seemed to just take phrase or saying as the song title and build the song around it.
We all say things like I Should Be So Lucky, This Time I Know It's For Real, You'll Never Stop Me Loving You......so the songs are already in our heads before we hear them in one sense.
That's a lesson SAW learned from Abba, many of their hits had figures of speech as titles, too - Waterloo, I Do, S.O.S., Mamma Mia, Name Of The Game, Winner Takes It All, Does Your Mother Know, Head Over Heels etc.
I quite liked that first Frankie Goes To Hollywood-esque song they produced by Agents Aren't Aeroplanes (great band name ). Will be looking for this tonight!
Looking at their wikipedia page I had NO idea they'd ever produced anything for Danse Society! The success of Dead or Alive must have had something to do with this.
When one looks back at 80's music, its possible to divide it into two eras pre, and post SAW.
The period 1980 - 86 was without doubt creative and unique stretching from Two Tone to Electronic and Spandau to Duran Duran, something for everyone, even cheese, but quality cheese.
1987 onward creativity died, conveyor belt pop had arrived and pop music has never recovered, the involvement of a certain Simon Cowell in the SAW story sort of proves my point.
Everything sounded the same be it Jason Donovan, Sonia or the Reynolds Girls.
I actually like Pete Waterman, but he has played a big part in the decline of pop music and the identikit dirge that fills the charts today.
Was it just me but is Simon Cowell beginning to resemble Joan Rivers?
No one mentioned that all the records had the same drum machine beat.
I kept expecting Sonia to say (in that annoyingly chirpy way of hers) "Hiya ! I'm Sonya. I'm from Liverpewl !" I think Dawn French did a brilliant impression of her years ago
It would seem us gays were erased from PWL history - according to the programme is was the young kids that kept them popular - when Kylie sexed up the young kids didn't like it and moved on.
I would say a large % of PWL music buyers were gay men aged 18 and over! and Pete knowingly made it for gay men. Yet no mention.
and what has happened to Simon Cowell's face?? bloated from too much filler and botox. He looks bloody terrible.....I'm surprised no-one has said anything to him - esp Sinitta.
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I used to love Jason so much.
They were my teens and I'll be damned if I ever hate those songs, although the Dead or Alive/Mel and Kim ones were the pinnacle for me.
Princess looks an utter fruitcake now, but a very entertaining one. That video is very melancholy though, with all the views of the UK in 1985..
One thing these docs never seem to pick up on is they seemed to just take phrase or saying as the song title and build the song around it.
We all say things like I Should Be So Lucky, This Time I Know It's For Real, You'll Never Stop Me Loving You......so the songs are already in our heads before we hear them in one sense.
Despite the cheese and uncool-ness, they were very clever blokes. What more recommendation do you need than Lamont Dozier.
I was only in Primary School, and had my first girlfriend and my first school disco - happy days
Also, virtually all the artists shown in that industry compared to now were all like-able and people you could warm too.
Now all people care about these days is being fame hungry.
By the time of Kylie, Rick and Sonia it was pure overkill and I was moving onto more "alternative" sounds.
Fun memories, though.
Going to watch the whole thing tomorrow.
I Just Don't Have The Heart has always been my favorite and my karaoke song
Really enjoyed this, love the Kylie comment about 'in 20 years time they'll look back & say they were great records'... Bit like tonite then Kylie : ) Stock Aitken & Waterman were a product of their time and the fact they acknowledge this is only for the good
Mee too, she may have survived nowadays
Looking at their wikipedia page I had NO idea they'd ever produced anything for Danse Society! The success of Dead or Alive must have had something to do with this.
The period 1980 - 86 was without doubt creative and unique stretching from Two Tone to Electronic and Spandau to Duran Duran, something for everyone, even cheese, but quality cheese.
1987 onward creativity died, conveyor belt pop had arrived and pop music has never recovered, the involvement of a certain Simon Cowell in the SAW story sort of proves my point.
Everything sounded the same be it Jason Donovan, Sonia or the Reynolds Girls.
I actually like Pete Waterman, but he has played a big part in the decline of pop music and the identikit dirge that fills the charts today.
Was it just me but is Simon Cowell beginning to resemble Joan Rivers?
I kept expecting Sonia to say (in that annoyingly chirpy way of hers) "Hiya ! I'm Sonya. I'm from Liverpewl !" I think Dawn French did a brilliant impression of her years ago
I would say a large % of PWL music buyers were gay men aged 18 and over! and Pete knowingly made it for gay men. Yet no mention.
and what has happened to Simon Cowell's face?? bloated from too much filler and botox. He looks bloody terrible.....I'm surprised no-one has said anything to him - esp Sinitta.