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I'm very surprised that our new biccy friend had not heard of the No1 reggae hit Double Barrell before. It's not obscure at all. I've always known it from an early age. If there was one No1 from 1971 that I rate as obscure it comes a few weeks beforehand and it was the second No1 by Mungo Jerry with Baby Jump.
Looking forward to reading the Rich T review of the latest TOTP. I Hope that forum member Kit Kat also posts his thoughts on the edition. |
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The first time I was aware of Double Barrel was when it a clip of it was shown on that TOTP anniversary show that Smashy and Nicey presented in the early 90s. It was just a clip of the intro and I thought it seemed a bit scary, but hearing the song in full it isn't a bad tune.
For ages I never knew how the number one when I was born - Angel Fingers by Wizzard - went, though I'd heard See My Baby Jive and, of course, I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day loads of times. |
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Yes, Clare, I would have thought that Angel Fingers is another huge number 1 hit that many people may not have heard or many would not easily remember how it goes..
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This song takes repetition and tunelessness about as far as it can go while still being likable!
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Seven Tears, The Lions Sleeps Tonight, and Yours. What a fantastic top 3!
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Well, you ****ed that up didn't you Garth?
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Team Cheryl - Go girl!!
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This is as terrible as I remember it, albeit good by Fizz standards....
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Love Like Blood was the Joke's finest hour. Epic power pop track.
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Wow, three cut out to accommodate Killing Joke!
(28) FOSTER & ALLEN – A Bunch Of Thyme (44) THE BOOMTOWN RATS – House On Fire (26) THE NOLANS – Don’t Love Me Too Hard (video)
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at least it's finished on a high - and no I don't mean the goombay dance band!!
Don't usually do marks out of /10, but it's a 2/10 from me. The only track I bought from that edition at the time was PF2. Kid Creole, Shalamar, Imagination, Patrice, Odyssey to the dance floor NOW !!!! |
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There have been others such as "Since Many Years" in Fernando.
Grammar lesson over - I'll test it next week some time.
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I asked the question which would people pick between the 2 and 'Seven Tears' is leading 'The Lion Sleeps Tonight' by 6-4 at the moment.
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Had over 1,000 sexual partners apparently.
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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.
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Well - upon reflection - a very average TOTP tonight! Thank goodness the episode was saved by The Associates playout! 5/10 for me!
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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. |
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According to the usual rules of TOTP we should have got another showing of Classic by Adrian Gurvitz. Still climbing in the charts and hadn't been on for two weeks. Lucky escape.
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You're definitely right about Baby Jump being obscure. And qualitywise, it does not sound like number 1 material at all. Was this chart position more a rebound hit off the back of In The Summer Time? It does not sound hugely commercial or memorable, but perhaps I am reacting to it like that precisely because it is very fresh to my ears and it needs more listens. Another one that has been rarely played over the years.
Looking forward to reading the Rich T review of the latest TOTP. I Hope that forum member Kit Kat also posts his thoughts on the edition. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydt8Yvyf2SM The ''In The Summertime'' type sound proved rather popular at the beginning of the seventies, with The Mixtures scoring a huge No 2 hit in 1971, with what isn't far off being an exact copy, with ''The Pushbike Song''. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mry-izVfTSI Even the likes of T Rex with ''Ride A White Swan'', aren't too far away from the Mungo Jerry's sound back in 1970. The ''Double Barrel'' reggae track by Dave and Ansil Collins you mention, isn't that high profile in my opinion, despite it making No 1. Reggae still seemed a pretty elitist genre in the early seventies, before Bob Marley made his mark a little later. By the end of the seventies, reggae, and its related sounds, were dominating British pop for a good year or two, so its popularity did a complete about turn. It became to be seen as accessible to a mainstream audience, and was included on the regular DJ playlists frequently. It was pretty hard to miss! |
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Yes it was, holding off the top five which featured:
Patti Labelle & Michael McDonald Level 42 Peter Gabriel Hope the re runs do extend to and beyond 86, thought snooker loopy was on its way to the number 1 spot If the TOTP editions do reach 1986, I can't wait for all the analysis about why 1986 is the start of the downfall of music to start all over again on here. Should be a lot of fun!
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While we are waiting for the next edition of TOTP 1982, got an interesting question for all you pop pickers.
We all know that some tunes have been dreadfully overplayed and become totally stale as a result, where your concentration just switches off when you hear it e.g. Come on Eileen from 1982 and Karma Chameleon and Red Red Wine from 1983. But looking at youtube the other day, I was amazed to find a number one single from 1971 that I am certain I had never heard before. It was by Dave and Ansell Collins and called 'Double Barrel.' It sounded absolutely fantastic. The TOTP performance of it is exhilarating and energetic and it was just so refreshing to stumble across something that I am quite sure many people have never heard because of a complete lack of radio play in recent decades. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hy-_voUuDQ Anyone care to suggest other tunes that were number ones or big hits in their day but that people might not have heard of because they are lost gems or were undeserving bit hits? ![]() Edit - just spotted all the references to 'Baby Jump'. Crikey ... great minds etc... |
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The only positive from an utterly abysmal edition.
Don't usually do marks out of /10, but it's a 2/10 from me. The only track I bought from that edition at the time was PF2. Kid Creole, Shalamar, Imagination, Patrice, Odyssey to the dance floor NOW !!!! https://youtu.be/mj4of1kGhYs |
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Yes, Clare, I would have thought that Angel Fingers is another huge number 1 hit that many people may not have heard or many would not easily remember how it goes..
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Just watched the full edition.
I think I detected a moment of almost bitchiness from Peter Powell - after Garth Crooks had introduced "Buck Fizz", Peter came out with "as Garth said, that was BuckS Fizz". The Foster & Allen song was pleasant enough but went on a bit. Last knockings of the Boomtown Rats, sounding like they're jumping on the reggae/2 Tone bandwagon two years too late. I remember hearing this song at the time, but it's pretty thin. Average effort from The Nolans, with only its saucy title of note (although Garth called it "Don't Push Me Too Hard"). Killing Joke could hardly have looked less excited to be there. I kind of liked bits of the verse, but the chorus seems to come in from a completely different song and it doesn't really hang together. Kudos to the subtitle person for trying to keep up with the intricate interweaving vocals on "My Camera Never Lies", and for subtitling Peter's "She's a cracker!" line as "As Frank Carson:" |
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Make it 6-5 - unless I have voted already. TLST is preferable.
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