Originally Posted by Elvisfan4eva:
“Had over 1,000 sexual partners apparently.”
“Had over 1,000 sexual partners apparently.”
Maybe he was experimenting until he found the right one!
Top Of The Pops 1982 - BBC4
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Well, it was a pretty poor edition of TOTP compared to last week when we had Classix Nouveau, Japan, Gary Numan, Visage and ABC.
Originally Posted by dermott100:
“Is it okay for me to actually like Seven Tears??? If not, my defense includes me loathing Save Your Love.
”
“Is it okay for me to actually like Seven Tears??? If not, my defense includes me loathing Save Your Love.
”
You can like it...but it's an example that you can never predict where the great British public will go collectively on anything.
Originally Posted by faversham saint:
“... because luvvies know best ?”
“... because luvvies know best ?”
Not sure how I can answer that as I don't know which "luvvies" you are referring to.
Originally Posted by Andy_JS:
“Seven Tears sold 11 million records world-wide according to Wikipedia.”
“Seven Tears sold 11 million records world-wide according to Wikipedia.”
And surprisingly only made No.13 in Germany.
Originally Posted by LittleGirlOf7:
“That this got to number one is proof that this country shouldn't have been trusted with a Referendum.”
“That this got to number one is proof that this country shouldn't have been trusted with a Referendum.”
I quite agree!
Originally Posted by Andy_JS:
“Well, it was a pretty poor edition of TOTP compared to last week when we had Classix Nouveau, Japan, Gary Numan, Visage and ABC.”
“Well, it was a pretty poor edition of TOTP compared to last week when we had Classix Nouveau, Japan, Gary Numan, Visage and ABC.”
That certainly was a great edition.
Originally Posted by highlander1969:
“Have to confess I really like 'My Camera Never Lies'. A great wee pop song.”
“Have to confess I really like 'My Camera Never Lies'. A great wee pop song.”
Me too, very cleverly produced by the brilliant Andy Hill
Originally Posted by SgtRock:
“So on top of THREE Irish acts being edited, we get Peter Powell's little bit of casual Frank Carson...”
“So on top of THREE Irish acts being edited, we get Peter Powell's little bit of casual Frank Carson...”
Yep - I hope the PC Race Relations mob won't be onto BBC4 in the morning!
- Although we should've at least got The Boomtown Rats - I think that was their last TOTP appearance possibly?
Originally Posted by Lisa670:
“Me too, very cleverly produced by the brilliant Andy Hill”
“Me too, very cleverly produced by the brilliant Andy Hill
”
They had so many great tracks. I have a 'Best of' and it's a great listen.
Originally Posted by Andy_JS:
“Well, it was a pretty poor edition of TOTP compared to last week when we had Classix Nouveau, Japan, Gary Numan, Visage and ABC.”
“Well, it was a pretty poor edition of TOTP compared to last week when we had Classix Nouveau, Japan, Gary Numan, Visage and ABC.”
A bit pants wasn't it?
Originally Posted by LittleGirlOf7:
“You can like it...but it's an example that you can never predict where the great British public will go collectively on anything.
.”
“You can like it...but it's an example that you can never predict where the great British public will go collectively on anything.
.”
Oh, it is not just the British. We Irish love our own stinkers as well.
This little tune / dirge was in the Irish Top 40 for a whole year around about 1984 / 85
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zr1rzSSMsac
Give me the GDB any day
Originally Posted by Straker:
“And get caught in his oily barnet, like a leathery venus fly-trap.”
“And get caught in his oily barnet, like a leathery venus fly-trap.”
Originally Posted by Elvisfan4eva:
“Had over 1,000 sexual partners apparently.”
“Had over 1,000 sexual partners apparently.”
Bill Wyman did too apparantely!
Well - upon reflection - a very average TOTP tonight! Thank goodness the episode was saved by The Associates playout! 5/10 for me! 
Originally Posted by nw0307:
“Did Killing Joke ever get any money off Nirvana as they ripped off Eighties for their song Come as you Are”
“Did Killing Joke ever get any money off Nirvana as they ripped off Eighties for their song Come as you Are”
But if you listen to Life Goes On by The Damned you can see how similar it is to Eighties. Life Goes On was 1982 and Eighties was a couple of years later.
Originally Posted by UrsulaU:
“Yep - I hope the PC Race Relations mob won't be onto BBC4 in the morning! - We should've at least got The Boomtown Rats - I think that was their last TOTP appearance possibly?”
“Yep - I hope the PC Race Relations mob won't be onto BBC4 in the morning!
- We should've at least got The Boomtown Rats - I think that was their last TOTP appearance possibly?”
always thought House on fire was their best song
Originally Posted by dermott100:
“Oh, it is not just the British. We Irish love our own stinkers as well.
This little tune / dirge was in the Irish Top 40 for a whole year around about 1984 / 85
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zr1rzSSMsac
Give me the GDB any day”
“Oh, it is not just the British. We Irish love our own stinkers as well.
This little tune / dirge was in the Irish Top 40 for a whole year around about 1984 / 85
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zr1rzSSMsac
Give me the GDB any day”
Ooh, that song's pretty bad. The Scottish chart tends to mirror the UK chart as a whole. Ok, a new Proclaimers or Simple Minds album will peak higher on their first week but apart from that there's not much difference.
The one I remember was when 'Ding Dong, the Witch is Dead' charted after Margaret Thatcher's death. It entered at No.2 on the UK Chart but came in at No.1 on the Scottish chart.
Originally Posted by highlander1969:
“They had so many great tracks. I have a 'Best of' and it's a great listen.”
“They had so many great tracks. I have a 'Best of' and it's a great listen.
”
Yes they did and a lot that should have been hits. Saw them in concert last year, they were excellent.
Originally Posted by highlander1969:
“Ooh, that song's pretty bad. The Scottish chart tends to mirror the UK chart as a whole. Ok, a new Proclaimers or Simple Minds album will peak higher on their first week but apart from that there's not much difference.
The one I remember was when 'Ding Dong, the Witch is Dead' charted after Margaret Thatcher's death. It entered at No.2 on the UK Chart but came in at No.1 on the Scottish chart.”
“Ooh, that song's pretty bad. The Scottish chart tends to mirror the UK chart as a whole. Ok, a new Proclaimers or Simple Minds album will peak higher on their first week but apart from that there's not much difference.
The one I remember was when 'Ding Dong, the Witch is Dead' charted after Margaret Thatcher's death. It entered at No.2 on the UK Chart but came in at No.1 on the Scottish chart.”
Ha Ha, I remember that time. It was one of the rare times that I listened into the Top 40, just to see how they handled the Ding Dong song.
A classic example of the BBC being damned if they did and damned if they didn't.
Originally Posted by Lisa670:
“Yes they did and a lot that should have been hits. Saw them in concert last year, they were excellent.”
“Yes they did and a lot that should have been hits. Saw them in concert last year, they were excellent.”
I've seen some footage of the gigs they did over the last year or so and they still have it. The new guy is a good replacement for the original Bobby. I heard Cheryl say they have no time for him anymore.
'Rules of the Game' is a great song that missed the Top 40.
My faves include 'If You Can't Stand the Heat', When We Were Young' and 'Run For Your Life'.
Originally Posted by Elvisfan4eva:
“I actually like both!!”
“I actually like both!!
”
me too,had I been older than 6 in '82 I would have bought GBD and Renee and Renato on single
As it looks by de facto that I am becoming the Irish correspondent for the thread, here is an article for Ian the Highlander regarding the Ding Dong song
http://www.irishcentral.com/news/iri...237580741.html
Right, I know, time to get back on topic so here goes. I am glad that they took out Foster and Allen tonight. "Maggie" in itself is not a bad tune, but their version of it is not great IMO
http://www.irishcentral.com/news/iri...237580741.html
Right, I know, time to get back on topic so here goes. I am glad that they took out Foster and Allen tonight. "Maggie" in itself is not a bad tune, but their version of it is not great IMO
Originally Posted by dermott100:
“Ha Ha, I remember that time. It was one of the rare times that I listened into the Top 40, just to see how they handled the Ding Dong song.
A classic example of the BBC being damned if they did and damned if they didn't.”
“Ha Ha, I remember that time. It was one of the rare times that I listened into the Top 40, just to see how they handled the Ding Dong song.
A classic example of the BBC being damned if they did and damned if they didn't.
”
I know. It was handled so badly. The song was under a minute in duration but Radio 1 said they wouldn't play the whole song but only a few seconds of it! They played it in the background whilst an announcer explained why it had charted and that to some people Margaret Thatcher did good things but to others she was a bad woman!!! Talk about patronising your listening audience!
Originally Posted by highlander1969:
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The one I remember was when 'Ding Dong, the Witch is Dead' charted after Margaret Thatcher's death. It entered at No.2 on the UK Chart but came in at No.1 on the Scottish chart.”
“
The one I remember was when 'Ding Dong, the Witch is Dead' charted after Margaret Thatcher's death. It entered at No.2 on the UK Chart but came in at No.1 on the Scottish chart.”
Originally Posted by dermott100:
“Ha Ha, I remember that time. It was one of the rare times that I listened into the Top 40, just to see how they handled the Ding Dong song.
A classic example of the BBC being damned if they did and damned if they didn't.”
“Ha Ha, I remember that time. It was one of the rare times that I listened into the Top 40, just to see how they handled the Ding Dong song.
A classic example of the BBC being damned if they did and damned if they didn't.
”
That was the first bit of excitement in the charts since about the Rage Against the Machine at No 1 competition! - Maggie will be forever infamous!!
Originally Posted by highlander1969:
“I've seen some footage of the gigs they did over the last year or so and they still have it. The new guy is a good replacement for the original Bobby. I heard Cheryl say they have no time for him anymore.
'Rules of the Game' is a great song that missed the Top 40.
My faves include 'If You Can't Stand the Heat', When We Were Young' and 'Run For Your Life'.”
“I've seen some footage of the gigs they did over the last year or so and they still have it. The new guy is a good replacement for the original Bobby. I heard Cheryl say they have no time for him anymore.
'Rules of the Game' is a great song that missed the Top 40.
My faves include 'If You Can't Stand the Heat', When We Were Young' and 'Run For Your Life'.”
My faves are Piece Of The Action and Now Those Days Are Gone((a no.1 that wasn't IMO). You And Your Heart So Blue isnt bad either
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