Just five years from The King's death, it's a tad arrogant to trot this guff out.
Top Of The Pops 1982 - BBC4
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Blue Christmas...blue balloons, blue jacket, blue jeans, blue lighting.
I think there's a theme going on here but I can't quite put my finger on it.
I think there's a theme going on here but I can't quite put my finger on it.
Originally Posted by UrsulaU:
“Double Shaky & Double Denim!! 😳”
“Double Shaky & Double Denim!! 😳”
Not rushing to his defence but he's ditched the double denim this time.
Sod's Law — Buffalo Gals, one of my favourite hits from this time, appears on the Savile show from 16th December.
Originally Posted by AnthonyC:
“Was that Peter Duncan and Simon Groom in the audience?”
“Was that Peter Duncan and Simon Groom in the audience?”
Just rewound and I think it was! Good spot.
Originally Posted by UrsulaU:
“Double Shaky & Double Denim!! 😳”
“Double Shaky & Double Denim!! 😳”
Even Shaky couldn't pull off quadruple denim!
Yeah, Kid, if there's one thing I want to hear again right now, it's that Shaky tune again.
Plug for the Xmas Day show we won't see.
Plug for the Xmas Day show we won't see.
Changes is one of my favourite Imagination hits, although it's not very well known.
First time I've turned the volume up loud tonight.
First time I've turned the volume up loud tonight.
Originally Posted by Straker:
“Imagination were brilliant, just brilliant. The Shiraz is kicking in!”
“Imagination were brilliant, just brilliant. The Shiraz is kicking in!”
Seeing them on these repeats has given me a new appreciation for them.
It was easy being a pop star in the 80s. Just stick on a bit of tinsel and spin about. Easy.
Very probably true.
Originally Posted by SgtRock:
“Given how many drugs he was on at the time, it's questionable whether Bowie knew who David Bowie was...”
“Given how many drugs he was on at the time, it's questionable whether Bowie knew who David Bowie was...”
Very probably true.
No memory of this at all. But it seems much the same as their other efforts, only perhaps a little less.
Originally Posted by UrsulaU:
“Double Shaky & Double Denim!! 😳”
“Double Shaky & Double Denim!! 😳”
Double Shaky & Triple Denim!!
(would have been Quadruple Denim but he donned a tracksuit top for the second performance)
Ooh, it's the first outing for the revolving screen effect. The BBC must have got hold of some new computers this week.
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