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Ah here's Dionne, this song was a real heartbreaker back then.
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Cry Baby Cry has a decent production, though it's as much about the energy. But I still think that many will find the chorus flat, not characterful enough in the melody or not catchy enough. That's likely why though in the charts it's not remembered much.
Ultravox came up a few pages ago. Love's Great Adventure I definitely liked at the time, and it is still pleasant to me though not as good as I used to think I expect. The break in the middle is nice and it has a good video. But one that passed me by relatively at the time was their 84 classic, Dancing With Tears in My Eyes. That one shows they were far from finished as a group. |
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Sorry have I missed something here? Are Mike Smith editions also not being shown?
As for Mike Smith I know he is dead, so it is Sarah Greene blocking his repeats? Basically, Smith refused to sign an agreement when he was alive permitting the BBC to repeat anything he presented and Greene is refusing to defy her late husband's wishes by reversing that decision. Nobody quite knows the reasons why Smith refused to sign but the last 30 pages in this thread have largely been made up of speculation to that effect. |
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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.
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There's no resource that I know of - this is just me chancing on a pile of old issues in a cupboard at my mum's, and finding some from 1982 … so it was all hand-typed, I'm afraid!
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Thanks also from me.
Such a shame (and shame on the BBC) that this cannot be broadcast because of the wishes of a non entity of a presenter who no-one was interested in. Having watched this, he had the personality of a slug so I can see why he didn't want these episodes re-shown. |
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Blimey. well done anyway. At least you didn't have to dust off ye olde Olivetti.
Apology for going off topic. |
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The Clash refused to do TOTP because they would be forced to mime (even if they sang live, the music would be a pre-recorded backing track). They said they'd only do the show if ALL the acts performed completely live - which, of course, was never going to happen.
The hilarity of Legs & Co doing 'Bankrobber' came well after they'd dug their heels in. During this time, they had several videos made - all directed by Don Letts |
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Apology for going off topic.
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Heartbreaker I think is a nice song, I like the part leading to the chorus. The chorus, if judging it by really high standards, doesn't match the fluidity of All the Love In the World, it's more stiff.
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Also what's so bad about Tie A Yellow Ribbon round the Old Oak Tree? Not fashionable, too old fashioned for people? I don't care, it's a nice recording of a decent song, I don't think it's any surprise that it's one of the most famous songs of the early 70s.
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Oh Brother!
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Also what's so bad about Tie A Yellow Ribbon round the Old Oak Tree? .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OW1JJwqVRQ You've also done me a favour here - I didn't realise it was 'ole' oak tree, I always thought it was 'old' oak tree! (At least that's what Youtube has, don't shoot the messenger!)
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Also what's so bad about Tie A Yellow Ribbon round the Old Oak Tree? Not fashionable, too old fashioned for people? I don't care, it's a nice recording of a decent song, I don't think it's any surprise that it's one of the most famous songs of the early 70s.
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I voted for Mothers Talk as my favourite Tears For Fears single. Woman In Chains would have been number two.
Re. Blue Zoo, I love the video for Cry Boy Cry. It seems to start off in some sort of fun house with a maze made out of some kind of silver material. Has anyone else watched it? One of the other band members apart from Andy O reminds me of a young John Major with the big glasses, and the other one with the hat looks a bit like Bobby G from Bucks Fizz. |
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Save Your Kisses For Me has a sweet and catchy chorus, but I don't like the verse so much. I would definitely put Anne-Karine Strøm and Braulio ahead of it in that Eurovision.
And with Tears for Fears I just assume that it's obvious that Everybody Want to Rule the World is their most popular, and a poll isn't needed. Obviously it won't be everyone's favourite as they did different kinds of songs, but for fame and popularity is there really any question? |
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I just assume that it's obvious that Everybody Want to Rule the World is their most popular, and a poll isn't needed
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Is there really any question?
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Wow, just watched my recording of the late show, I don't remember anything about this group and the song only barely, a rare blind spot for me for a new wave hit! It's pretty decent.
Why did they fade away so quickly, lack of good songs or some other reason? I suppose there has always been quite a high percentage of one hit wonders. Quote:
Brilliant song and good performance too. They really did 'look the part' in many ways back then and seemed to have a confident, charismatic frontman so it is indeed puzzling as to why they were never bigger than they were. I'm not sure it was lack of decent material as I always thought the follow up to 'Cry Boy Cry', 'Loved One's An Angel' was a very decent song also. Puzzling one.
I too am puzzled why they didn't have more chart success! Andy was a great frontman & I always thought their music was similar to something Duran Duran would release. Their singer contacted me via YouTube once saying that they were still doing some live shows - but this was a few years back! |
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It is possible to disagree with someone without being unpleasant and abusive you know.
The point is, people are interested in the music, not the host, and certainly not one with little personality and a touch of arrogance. |
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Their singer contacted me via YouTube once saying that they were still doing some live shows!
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You maybe missed out there - maybe they had a spare place in the group.
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Also what's so bad about Tie A Yellow Ribbon round the Old Oak Tree? Not fashionable, too old fashioned for people? I don't care, it's a nice recording of a decent song, I don't think it's any surprise that it's one of the most famous songs of the early 70s.
- Nice song!By the way - as it happens - dare I say one of my first memories of TOTP was of Gary Glitter & Jimmy Savile at about the same time!! They obviously didn't put me off the show though!
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Ha - that would be good! Although I wouldn't make as good a front person as Andy. No I think he was just advertising some one off gigs!
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Also what's so bad about Tie A Yellow Ribbon round the Old Oak Tree? Not fashionable, too old fashioned for people? I don't care, it's a nice recording of a decent song, I don't think it's any surprise that it's one of the most famous songs of the early 70s.
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The last two episodes of 1982 which is the 9th and 23rd December will now be shown as a double bill from 11pm on New Year's Day rather than 7pm to 8pm on the 30th December as advertised on the Christmas Radio Times.
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- Nice song!