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The best performance and song this week on TOTP is without doubt from Toto Coelo with the fantastic I Eat Cannibals which I proudly have in my digital music collection. Wish I'd bought it at the time. It's classic!
![]() That Toto Coelo performance was actually featured back on BBC2's TV Hell night on Bank Holiday Monday 31st August 1992 in a 25 minute section presented by John Peel about bad taste called Rock Bottom. https://youtu.be/7f_A_frJKP4?t=11m50s I recorded the whole evening on VHS tape that night and still have it. TOTP has rich pickings of course. Having said that, it is surprising that Toto Coelo didn't have more success when you compare them to the 5 piece girl group that came 14 years after them. I guess it's all down to timing and marketing. (BTW their performance was good but the song was nothing special.) |
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Could be the way John Wayne walked as if he had a 'Big Leggy'?
I thought his famous stride was due to all them Years straddling a horse i.e. 'walking like John Wayne', but apparently not. Every day's a school day on this forum!
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Just watched the Haysi Fantayzee performance and it is incredible how they got away with that at 7.30 on a Thursday evening!! Also checked out the lyrics. Sorry to be too technical
but there is no evidence it was about what has previously been suggested, it could well have just been doggy style!
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Of the more obscure songs this week I really like Wavelength's Hurry Home. That is definitely my take as an oldie, as a (just) twelve year old back in the day it would've bored the crap out of me..
Loving all the love for The Associates, I think it's finally time to check out their albums, sounds like Sulk is a good place to start? |
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Sulk's the masterpiece where it all comes together. Don't neglect all the solo stuff especially the tracks with Yello.
If you've never heard it, take my advice and do NOT ever play their version of Heart of Glass - It's nearly enough to make you turn your back on them altogether. |
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Could be the way John Wayne walked as if he had a 'Big Leggy'?
I thought his famous stride was due to all them Years straddling a horse i.e. 'walking like John Wayne', but apparently not. !
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Having said that, it is surprising that Toto Coelo didn't have more success when you compare them to the 5 piece girl group that came 14 years after them. I guess it's all down to timing and marketing. (BTW their performance was good but the song was nothing special.)
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To be honest - I'm surprised Toto Coelo are getting all the love they are getting on here! - I thought looked terrible & didn't sound much better! I'm no Spice Girls fan - but they were definitely the better & more refined girl band by far!!!
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UK Top 100 Album Chart for w/e 14th August 1982.
1. (1) Kids From Fame - Kids From Fame 2. (2) Dexy's Midnight Runners - Too-Rye-Ay 3. (3) Original Soundtrack - Fame 4. (4) League Unlimited Orchestra - Love And Dancing 5. (5) ABC - The Lexicon Of Love 6. (6) Kid Creole And The Coconuts - Tropical Gangsters 7. (8) Madness - Complete Madness 8. (New) Steve Winwood - Talking Back To The Night 9. (7) Roxy Music - Avalon 10. (11) Fleetwood Mac - Mirage 11. (9) Simon And Garfunkel - The Concert In Central Park 12. (12) The Steve Miller Band - Abracadabra 13. (10) The Rolling Stones - Still Life (American Concert 1981) 14. (15) Donna Summer - Donna Summer 15. (19) Barclay James Harvest - A Concert For The People (berlin) 16. (13) Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - Can't Stop The Classics - Hooked On Classics 2 17. (16) Paul McCartney - Tug Of War 18. (14) Robert Plant - Pictures At Eleven 19. (18) Shalamar - Friends 20. (17) Asia - Asia 21. (20) Duran Duran - Rio 22. (New) The Commodores - Love Songs 23. (29) Fashion - Fabrique 24. (33) Meat Loaf - Bat Out Of Hell 25. (24) Barbra Streisand - Love Songs 26. (26) Bow Wow Wow - I Want Candy 27. (28) The Clash - Combat Rock 28. (21) Elvis Costello And The Attractions - Imperial Bedroom 29. (22) Shakatak - Night Birds 30. (48) Leo Sayer - World Radio 31. (51) Iron Maiden - The Number Of The Beast 32. (25) The Human League - Dare 33. (23) Judas Priest - Screaming For Vengeance 34. (38) Elkie Brooks - Pearls 35. (35) Vangelis - Chariots Of Fire 36. (67) Fleetwood Mac - Rumours 37. (30) Bucks Fizz - Are You Ready? 37. (53) Roy Wood - The Singles 39. (27) Japan - Assemblage 40. (31) David Essex - Stage Struck 41. (56) Queen - Greatest Hits - Queen 42. (57) Infa Riot - Still Out Of Order 43. (47) Talk Talk - The Party's Over 44. (34) Various Artists - Overload 45. (42) Queen - Hot Space 46. (43) Imagination - Body Talk 47. (32) Genesis - 3 Sides Live 48. (46) Japan - Tin Drum 49. (37) Randy Crawford - Windsong 50. (New) Charge GBH - City Baby Attacked By Rats 51. (Re) Odyssey - Happy Together 52. (55) Visage - The Anvil 53. (36) Soft Cell - Non Stop Ecstatic Dancing 54. (50) Aswad - Not Satisfied 55. (40) Haircut 100 - Pelican West 56. (54) Associates - Sulk 57. (52) Junior - Ji 58. (45) Stevie Wonder - Original Musiquarium 1 59. (New) Jimi Hendrix - The Jimi Hendrix Concerts 60. (63) A Flock Of Seagulls - A Flock Of Seagulls 61. (59) Soft Cell - Non Stop Erotic Cabaret 62. (66) Barry Manilow - Barry Live In Britain 63. (87) Toyah - The Changeling 64. (New) Santana - Shango 65. (89) Dire Straits - Makin' Movies 66. (New) Eek-A-Mouse - Skidip 67. (51) REO Speedwagon - Good Trouble 68. (44) Mike Oldfield - Five Miles Out 69. (79) The Rolling Stones - Rolled Gold 70. (76) Pete Townshend - All The Best Cowboys Have Chinese Eyes 71. (New) Demon - The Unexpected Guest 72. (72) Diana Ross - All The Greatest Hits 73. (49) Simon And Garfunkel - The Simon And Garfunkel Collection 74. (91) Joe Jackson - Night And Day 75. (78) Exploited - Troops Of Tomorrow 76. (65) Various Artists - Turbo Trax 77. (77) Blondie - The Hunter 78. (80) Sky - Sky 4-Forthcoming 79. (82) Angela Rippon - Shape Up And Dance (Volume 2) 80. (87) The Jam - The Gift 81. (84) Jeff Wayne - War Of The Worlds 82. (68) AC/DC - For Those About To Rock 83. (71) Status Quo - 1982 84. (70) Duran Duran - Duran Duran 85. (98) Christopher Cross - Christopher Cross 85. (81) Felicity Kendal - Shape Up And Dance (Volume 1) 87. (60) Shirley Bassey - Love Songs 88. (73) David Bowie - The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars 89. (58) Barbara Dickson - All For A Song 90. (62) Jean Michel Jarre - The Concerts In China 91. (Re) Meat Loaf - Dead Ringer 92. (61) Pink Floyd - The Wall 93. (69) Jethro Tull - Broadsword And The Beast 94. (100) David Bowie - Hunky Dory 95. (64) Foreigner - 4 96. (New) Various Artists - Soweto 97. (99) Rainbow - Straight Between The Eyes 98. (Re) U2 - October 99. (Re) Led Zeppelin - Four Symbols 100. (75) Rods - Wild Dogs Summary 8 New entries. 31 Up. 46 Down. 11 Non movers. 4 Re-entries. Longest album on chart is Rumours by Fleetwood Mac - 253 weeks. Joint No's 37 & 85. |
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Geri, Mel B and Mel C refined???
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Just watched the Haysi Fantayzee performance and it is incredible how they got away with that at 7.30 on a Thursday evening!! Also checked out the lyrics. Sorry to be too technical
but there is no evidence it was about what has previously been suggested, it could well have just been doggy style! |
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Loving all the love for The Associates, I think it's finally time to check out their albums, sounds like Sulk is a good place to start?
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Either way, when he sings "Turn right over, you'll know why", his "front" definitely touches her "behind" in a way that seems not entirely acceptable for that time of the evening!
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Just popping my head above the water to provide a minor factoid in TOTP history - 12th August 1982 marked the debut of those chart rundowns with moving "disco light" effects either side of the images of the bands! The graphics change every week.
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Haysi Fantayzee released a follow up to this single in 1993 - John Wayne Bobbitt Is Big Leggy.
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And to think that we still have 4 years to go till Channel 4's Red Triangle season taught us about sex.
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To be honest - I'm surprised Toto Coelo are getting all the love they are getting on here! - I thought they looked terrible & didn't sound much better!
I agree with your earlier point too, about the unnnecessary use of crudeness etc. within the lyrics of the likes of Hayzi Fantayzee. I used to feel that way about Lou Reed's 'Street Hassle' album. I loved the title track, ''Street Hassle", which Simple Minds did a cover version of, but i felt embarrassed playing it to anybody, because it may have suggested i had a kinky mind! I love the creativity of an artist like Lou, but the vulgarity at times could be a turn off. I suppose with Lou it was always about breaking down barriers, although sometimes i'd rather they stay up! |
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Toto Coelo didn't sound to me like a group who were going to have a lasting career. "I Eat Cannibals" appeared strictly like a novelty song. Not that all novelty songs are bad, of course, but if the follow up sounds anything like the same, the novelty has already begun to lose its shine. There wasn't enough with Toto Coelo, for me, to suggest they were going to stay around (no strong individual voice like Jennie from The Belle Stars, for example). I wasn't keen on their image either, although to be fair far worse songs and visual performances have been included in the charts, and especially in more recent years. The Boys Town Gang were probably a whole lot worse, too, musically and in terms of presentation. It wasn't just the guys i found irritating. The female singer looked a little off somehow, and like she'd just stepped off a cruise ship, but worst of all, the rendition of the song itself sounded like that too.
I agree with your earlier point too, about the unnnecessary use of crudeness etc. within the lyrics of the likes of Hayzi Fantayzee. I used to feel that way about Lou Reed's 'Street Hassle' album. I loved the title track, ''Street Hassle", which Simple Minds did a cover version of, but i felt embarrassed playing it to anybody, because it may have suggested i had a kinky mind! I love the creativity of an artist like Lou, but the vulgarity at times could be a turn off. I suppose with Lou it was always about breaking down barriers, although sometimes i'd rather they stay up! - I agree about The Boys Town Gang - awful performance. Plus I would add Natasha (of Iko Iko fame) to the pile of Trashy performances together with Toto Coelo, and also throw in our 1984 Eurovision entry for good measure too. All 3 acts seem to be cut from the same unfashionable cloth! ![]() All the above acts I've listed I would happily banish from the memory of my mind forever more & if I never saw them again - it would be too soon!
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Just watched the Haysi Fantayzee performance and it is incredible how they got away with that at 7.30 on a Thursday evening!!!
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People were so innocent in 1982!
When you compare the youth of the early 80s to the youth of today - there was no internet to browse, sex was rarely seen on TV except for the odd late night film, there was little or no sex education in schools & the only time you read about it in magazines were if you were able to reach up to the top shelf (which very few people under about 5 ft 5 could actually do)!
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Yes - I genuinely think the people of 1982 (& before), really were that innocent!!
When you compare the youth of the early 80s to the youth of today - there was no internet to browse, sex was rarely seen on TV except for the odd late night film, there was little or no sex education in schools & the only time you read about it in magazines were if you were able to reach up to the top shelf (which very few people under about 5 ft 5 could actually do)! ![]() However today there seems almost like a perversion people have in looking for the unsavoury, which wasn't there back in the early eighties. I think it may be part of human nature to have sex on the brain a little, but i believe with some people, they actually get a real kick out of looking out for it. Some may see themselves as guardians of the nation, but it gets monotonous to have to keep listening to who's a potential paedophile etc, and looking for ulterior motives in everything. Back in 1982, still not many of us had video recorders, and the Hayzi Fantayzee performance would have been over almost within the blink of an eye, with no chance of going back to mull over what might be lurking within. I'm not sure many of the viewers would have been that bothered anyway, even if they had latched onto the finer details. |
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True.
However today there seems almost like a perversion people have in looking for the unsavoury, which wasn't there back in the early eighties. I think it may be part of human nature to have sex on the brain a little, but i believe with some people, they actually get a real kick out of looking out for it. Some may see themselves as guardians of the nation, but it gets monotonous to have to keep listening to who's a potential paedophile etc, and looking for ulterior motives in everything. Back in 1982, still not many of us had video recorders, and the Hayzi Fantayzee performance would have been over almost within the blink of an eye, with no chance of going back to mull over what might be lurking within. I'm not sure many of the viewers would have been that bothered anyway, even if they had latched onto the finer details. It always amuses me how countries abroad like in Scandanavia, just seem to take it all for granted as part of the norm. There is always the 'British post card' type humour about it in this country! |
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Thats why you back up to a cloud server. The whole advantage of todays technology is that you DONT have to lose anything. There is no lottery. No excuse for anyone losing anything treasured these days.
I thought anything on the machines hard drive stays on the hard drive until deleted.
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Yes - you're right! It seems to be the new 'obsession' with the world - or in the UK at least. (Possibly because such things were rarely discussed openly before).
It always amuses me how countries abroad like in Scandanavia, just seem to take it all for granted as part of the norm. There is always the 'British post card' type humour about it in this country! |
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Live vocal isn't helping this at all.
This Junior song is actually growing on me. It's far better than I remember. |
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A very weak edition of TOTP2 I thought this week, excepy for the earwormy No.1 that is.
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but there is no evidence it was about what has previously been suggested, it could well have just been doggy style!
- I agree about The Boys Town Gang - awful performance.