Top Of The Pops 1982 - BBC4

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Straker

09-12-2016

Originally Posted by Andy_JS:
“I love Simon Bates. One of the best ever TOTP presenters. I think you can still listen to him on BBC Devon....”

He's a prick with zero self-awareness.

mal2pool

09-12-2016

always remember roland doing that strange dance,, but it worked

koantemplation

09-12-2016

Originally Posted by Jason C:
“Realistic city backdrop.”

ZX81 graphics.

Gulftastic

09-12-2016

This still sounds so good. Pishes all over the remake from a few years back.

Andy_JS

09-12-2016

Originally Posted by koantemplation:
“Good song shame we get the video.”

Another studio performance with Peel on 18th November. I think it's a new performance although not 100% sure.

Straker

09-12-2016

He'll never catch any fish jigging about like that.

Gulftastic

09-12-2016

Originally Posted by Straker:
“He's a prick with zero self-awareness.”

Yes, but I can't tell you the amount of films he saved me from watching. To think, the amount of nudity, violence and swearing I could have seen had I not heeded his sage VHS advice......

SgtRock

09-12-2016

I hope Roland Orzabal never got to direct traffic at a busy junction.

Kid B

09-12-2016

Mad World sounds a bit too fast here. Oh thanks Gary Jules.

LittleGirlOf7

09-12-2016

That's not how you do tai chi.

Jason C

09-12-2016

Now there's a shot suitable for a Hallowe'en show.

Andy_JS

09-12-2016

Production on Mad World is very "new" for 1982. Can't imagine a song sounding like this in 1981.

Straker

09-12-2016

Bates handling a horny "young friend" there.

Jason C

09-12-2016

Wawwick, Simon?

Andy_JS

09-12-2016

Originally Posted by Kid B:
“Mad World sounds a bit too fast here. Oh thanks Gary Jules. ”

Personally I truly loathe the Gary Jules version. Don't know what people see in it.

mal2pool

09-12-2016

urgh too much horrible disco stuff, this and raw silk

Gulftastic

09-12-2016

Nice Sinifeld puffy shirt.

SgtRock

09-12-2016

Apart from TFF, this episode is much the kind of thing I'd be expecting to see in 1985. I'm not looking forward to 1985.

Kid B

09-12-2016

These progs are a great reminder of things that passed us by. "Love's Coming At Ya" - I just don't remember this at all.

Andy_JS

09-12-2016

Kudos to the person who said the other week that this Melba Moore track sounded like proto-Five Star. It certainly does, although I hadn't thought of the comparison before.

I like the attempt at robotic dancing by Melba.

Jason C

09-12-2016

Drop this song a couple of semitones and you get Raw Silk's song from earlier.

mal2pool

09-12-2016

Originally Posted by Andy_JS:
“Personally I truly loathe the Gary Jules version. Don't know what people see in it.”

since he did that they have been slowing down loads of eighties song, usually a girl with a sweet sickly voice, did that with everyone wants to rule the world too

Kid B

09-12-2016

Originally Posted by Andy_JS:
“Personally I truly loathe the Gary Jules version. Don't know what people see in it.”

Let's petition a Crimes Against Music Act.

Andy_JS

09-12-2016

Love's Comin at Ya isn't really disco, it's more like a combination of dance/funk/R&B.

Gulftastic

09-12-2016

This is a dull as flip.

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