Pick Of The Pops - Radio 2

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Westy2

01-09-2013

Originally Posted by alcockell:
“Split Enz on TOTP - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qbYhMb53b8 - sadly the ep'll be Yewtree'd.”

Lucky some of us will have a UK Gold version.

Peter the Great

01-09-2013

Originally Posted by keicar:
“I have a few of those 1962 tracks on my Ipod!

Summer 1980, top chart! I always like to try and guest the No.1 from memory, wrong this week, I guessed 'Start' would be number one. Since leaving school summer seems to end earlier, IMO wouldn't have thought Ashes To Ashes was this late in the Summer.

Totally agree, Crowded House they added to the post '86 decline in the standard of pop music, what went wrong?!

I bought what I think was the follow up single to I Got You, an A&M laser etched disc History Never Repeats in the summer of '81, a cracking track that didn't trouble the Top 40.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzuJXqgsiSM

I found this in my VHS collection the other day, recorded from Channel 4 in 1991, sat down and watched it, highly enjoyable it certainly captures the 'feel' of 1979/80. The 1991 adverts were quite entertaining as well...”

I am sorry but I disagree strongly. How can quality songs like "Don't Dream It's Over" be part of a decline in quality of Pop music? Split Enz had quite a short lifespan where as Crowded House are still going today. "I Got You" and "Message To My Girl" are the only 2 songs that stand out as being as good as Crowded House. Infact unlike Crowded House some of Split Enz material sounds quite dated now.

alcockell

07-09-2013

This week's years are 1972 and 1985.

Bumping thread ready for 1pm.

Rich Tea.

07-09-2013

Originally Posted by alcockell:
“This week's years are 1972 and 1985.

Bumping thread ready for 1pm.”

You beat me to it!

1972 and 1985 a couple of good years ahead.

alcockell

07-09-2013

And we're up...
Hi all... Rich Tea - you about?

alcockell

07-09-2013

Hour 1's chart - http://www.officialcharts.com/archiv.../1/1972-09-09/

alcockell

07-09-2013

Oh dear - manufactured band on telly decide to produce a Ronco anaemic version of a Neil Sedaka track - then the bloody Osmonds turn up

Rich Tea.

07-09-2013

3 duff tracks to begin the show, and I can't believe he's choosing to play the falling rapidly Puppy Love. Oh dear, and I thoght '72 was good! A crazee chart.

Rich Tea.

07-09-2013

Ain't No Sunshine......best by Michael Jackson or the earlier played artist Bill Withers?

alcockell

07-09-2013

Oh dear - "brain in your heart" - you fail biology for ever

Rich Tea.

07-09-2013

Originally Posted by alcockell:
“Oh dear - "brain in your heart" - you fail biology for ever”

Eh?

The "we don't need no education" song of the early 70's I guess - School's Out.

Two follow up tracks that ended up as bigger top five hits in the 80's, Jackie Wilson's I Get The Sweetest Feeling in 1987 and Derek & The Domino's Layla in 1982.

alcockell

07-09-2013

Ahhh - now the decent stuff. Clapton, Ferry/Eno...

Dwight Wright

07-09-2013

Originally Posted by Rich Tea.:
“3 duff tracks to begin the show, and I can't believe he's choosing to play the falling rapidly Puppy Love. Oh dear, and I thoght '72 was good! A crazee chart. ”

er that ELO track is a classic

alcockell

07-09-2013

up to 11 for slade

Rich Tea.

07-09-2013

Originally Posted by Dwight Wright:
“er that ELO track is a classic”

Agree with you. I own it! It wasn't played in the first 3 tracks though.

Mama Weer All Crazee Now is surely what would later be called a "heavy metal" track.

alcockell

07-09-2013

HOur 2 http://www.officialcharts.com/archiv.../1/1985-09-07/

alcockell

07-09-2013

Re Body Rock - I'd love to see the film if Netflix could get it - see HOW bad it was..

alcockell

07-09-2013

Time fo those who stil have it to pull Now 6...

alcockell

07-09-2013

Maria Vidal, Huey Lewis... decent week...

alcockell

07-09-2013

Drummer Workout track - Tyler/Steinman..

alcockell

07-09-2013

And DIRE STRAITS! I WANT MY MTV!

Rich Tea.

07-09-2013

28 years.......I really don't like that stat when hearing all these tracks I recall so clearly as if they are fresh.

alcockell

07-09-2013

It's all 8 minutes! Or close to it..

alcockell

07-09-2013

And that CBC VT that Bowie intro'd before it played out at Wembley...

Rich Tea.

07-09-2013

The Cars had an absolutely excellent follow up to Drive in 1985, called Heartbeat City, which failed to become a hit single.

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