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I assume it because there may have been incidents of abuse on BBC premises including around recordings of TOTP.
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What I find really irritating is the way that the BBC has unilaterally decided that no viewers would want to see shows with Jimmy Saville or DLT in them. I'm sure I'm not the only one who can watch their TOTP episodes with a detachment from anything else about the individuals concerned.
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I'm sure I'm not the only one who can watch their TOTP episodes with a detachment from anything else about the individuals concerned.
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So how do you explain why they won't show episodes TOTP2/At The BBC style, which would be better than nothing?
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Nice to see ABC performing Look of Love and Poison Arrow on Jools Holland's New Year Party on BBC2. Also Red Red Wine by UB40.
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Happy New Year to all fellow Top Of the Poppers! I'm watching "Wake Up... In the 80s" on MTV Classic while I'm having my breakfast - there's some decent music being played. I wish I could go back and wake up in the 80s...
Edit: just as I was about to post this, 'We Built This City' turns up to ruin it all! |
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I wish I could go back and wake up in the 80s...
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Me too. When we got home 3.30ish there was EW&F on BBC2 doing Boogie Wonderland in concert. Unfortunately it was followed by Coldplay so switched away. And what is wrong with We Built This City? Damned fine pop song.
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I've never liked it from the first time I heard it back in 1985...
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I am another who dislikes "We Built This City". Grace Slick was so much better in the sixties, and the song's co-writer Bernie Taupin has done much better work with Elton, too.
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Culture Club easily the best song in this edition, although the audio on this performance is poor - way too much reverb on George's voice and in the final chorus the bells which made it sound so much like a Christmas song at the time seem to be missing.
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And to wrap up 1982, here are the best selling singles of the year, as compiled by BMRB for the BBC and Music Week:
1 Come On Eileen Dexy's Midnight Runners 2 Fame Irene Cara 3 Eye Of The Tiger Survivor 4 The Lion Sleeps Tonight Tight Fit 5 Do You Really Want To Hurt Me Culture Club 6 Pass The Dutchie Musical Youth 7 I Don't Wanna Dance Eddy Grant 8 Seven Tears Goombay Dance Band 9 Ebony And Ivory Paul McCartney with Stevie Wonder 10 A Town Called Malice The Jam 11 Golden Brown Stranglers 12 Mad World Tears For Fears 13 Mickey Toni Basil 14 Love Plus One Haircut One Hundred 15 The Model/Computer Love Kraftwerk 16 Oh Julie Shakin' Stevens 17 Goody Two Shoes Adam Ant 18. DIONNE WARWICK HEARTBREAKER 19. YAZOO ONLY YOU 20. YAZOO DON’T GO 21. ROCKERS REVENGE WALKING ON SUNSHINE 22. FAT LARRY’S BAND ZOOM 23. RENEE & RENATO SAVE YOUR LOVE 24. PhD I WON’T LET YOU DOWN 25. IMAGINATION JUST AN ILLUSION 26. THE KIDS FROM FAME STARMAKER 27. CHICAGO HARD TO SAY I’M SORRY 28. STEVE MILLER BAND ABRACADABRA 29. MADNESS HOUSE OF FUN 30. J GEILS BAND CENTREFOLD 31. ABC THE LOOK OF LOVE 32. BUCKS FIZZ THE LAND OF MAKE-BELIEVE 33. ORCHESTRAL MANOEUVRES IN THE DARK MAID OF ORLEANS 34. WHAM YOUNG GUNS (GO FOR IT) 35. CHAS & DAVE AIN’T NO PLEASING YOU 36. DURAN DURAN SAVE A PRAYER 37. FUN BOY 3 WITH BANANARAMA ‘TAIN’T WHAT YOU DO IT’S THE WAY THAT YOU DO IT 38. NICOLE A LITTLE PEACE 39. DURAN DURAN HUNGRY LIKE THE WOLF 40. BUCKS FIZZ MY CAMERA NEVER LIES 41. HOT CHOCOLATE IT STARTED WITH A KISS 42. TIGHT FIT FANTASY ISLAND 43. MEATLOAF DEAD RINGER FOR LOVE 44. ODYSSEY INSIDE OUT 45. SOFT CELL TORCH 46. ENGLAND WORLD CUP SQUAD THIS TIME / ENGLAND (WE’LL FLY THE FLAG) 47. SOFT CELL SAY HELLO WAVE GOODBYE 48. CHARLENE I’VE NEVER BEEN TO ME 49. HUMAN LEAGUE MIRROR MAN 50. PIGBAG PAPA’S GOT A BRAND NEW PIGBAG 51. DIRE STRAITS PRIVATE INVESTIGATIONS 52. ABC POISON ARROW 53. DEPECHE MODE SEE YOU 54. JUNIOR MAMA USED TO SAY 55. SHALAMAR A NIGHT TO REMEMBER 56. DOLLAR GIVE ME BACK MY HEART 57. BANANARAMA & THE FUN BOY 3 REALLY SAYING SOMETHING 58. CHRISTOPHER CROSS ARTHUR’S THEME (THE BEST THAT YOU CAN DO) 59. JOAN JETT & THE BLACKHEARTS I LOVE ROCK ‘N’ ROLL 60. SHALAMAR THERE IT IS 61. EVELYN KING LOVE COME DOWN 62. MADNESS DRIVING IN MY CAR 63. BANANARAMA SHY BOY 64. THE KIDS FROM “FAME” HI-FIDELITY 65. TRIO DA-DA-DA 66. ADRIAN GURVITZ CLASSIC 67. BOYSTOWN GANG CAN’T TAKE MY EYES OFF YOU 68. BOW WOW WOW GO WILD IN THE COUNTRY 69. MARVIN GAYE SEXUAL HEALING 70. CAPTAIN SENSIBLE HAPPY TALK 71. KOOL & THE GANG GET DOWN ON IT 72. THE JAM BEAT SURRENDER 73. BLANCMANGE LIVING ON THE CEILING 74. SHALAMAR I CAN MAKE YOU FEEL GOOD 75. THE JAM THE BITTEREST PILL (I EVER HAD TO SWALLOW) 76. SOFT CELL WHAT 77. BARDO ONE STEP FURTHER 78. DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES I CAN’T GO FOR THAT (NO CAN DO) 79. DEREK & THE DOMINOES LAYLA 80. CARLY SIMON WHY 81. KID CREOLE & THE COCONUTS I’M A WONDERFUL THING BABY 82. IRON MAIDEN RUN TO THE HILLS 83. PATRICE RUSHEN FORGET-ME-NOTS 84. KID CREOLE & THE COCONUTS ANNIE I’M NOT YOUR DADDY 85. ABC ALL OF MY HEART 86. TALK TALK TODAY 87. HOT CHOCOLATE GIRL CRAZY 88. ROXY MUSIC MORE THAN THIS 89. IMAGINATION MUSIC AND LIGHTS 90. JAPAN GHOSTS 91. CULTURE CLUB TIME (CLOCK OF THE HEART) 92. DAVID CHRISTIE SADDLE UP 93. THE BEATLES LOVE ME DO 94. LIONEL RICHIE TRULY 95. DIANA ROSS WORK THAT BODY 96. TOTO COELO I EAT CANNIBALS 97. SCOTLAND WORLD CUP SQUAD WE HAVE A DREAM 98. THE MOBILES DROWNING IN BERLIN 99. HAIRCUT ONE HUNDRED FANTASTIC DAY 100. NATASHA IKO-IKO Apologies for the strange formatting but that is how the person who originally posted the list had posted it. From what I can see it's because Music Week published an updated list with a later sales cut off point and only the top 17 remained the same and the original poster had two lists - the original top 100 (of which Radio 1 broadcast the top 40) and a revised top 100 and has combined them. And that was it for the BMRB - from 27 December 1982 the chart compiler changed to Gallup. And when Gallup took over chart compilation duties not only did the chart compilation process become fully computerised with sales diaries being replaced by "dataport" terminals (which basically consisted of a computer terminal, a modem and a telephone line connecting retailers to Gallup) but also for the first time sales of cassette albums were included in the Albums chart. Up to the end of 1982 only sales of vinyl albums were counted. The official number 1 album of 1982 was 'Love Songs' by Barbra Streisand but it was in fact outsold by 'The Kids From Fame' album but many sales of the latter weren't counted as they were sold on the cassette format. |
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What I find really irritating is the way that the BBC has unilaterally decided that no viewers would want to see shows with Jimmy Saville or DLT in them. I'm sure I'm not the only one who can watch their TOTP episodes with a detachment from anything else about the individuals concerned.
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And to wrap up 1982, here are the best selling singles of the year, as compiled by BMRB for the BBC and Music Week:
1 Come On Eileen Dexy's Midnight Runners 2 Fame Irene Cara 3 Eye Of The Tiger Survivor 4 The Lion Sleeps Tonight Tight Fit 5 Do You Really Want To Hurt Me Culture Club 6 Pass The Dutchie Musical Youth 7 I Don't Wanna Dance Eddy Grant 8 Seven Tears Goombay Dance Band 9 Ebony And Ivory Paul McCartney with Stevie Wonder 10 A Town Called Malice The Jam 11 Golden Brown Stranglers 12 Mad World Tears For Fears 13 Mickey Toni Basil 14 Love Plus One Haircut One Hundred 15 The Model/Computer Love Kraftwerk 16 Oh Julie Shakin' Stevens 17 Goody Two Shoes Adam Ant 18. DIONNE WARWICK HEARTBREAKER 19. YAZOO ONLY YOU 20. YAZOO DON’T GO 21. ROCKERS REVENGE WALKING ON SUNSHINE 22. FAT LARRY’S BAND ZOOM 23. RENEE & RENATO SAVE YOUR LOVE 24. PhD I WON’T LET YOU DOWN 25. IMAGINATION JUST AN ILLUSION 26. THE KIDS FROM FAME STARMAKER 27. CHICAGO HARD TO SAY I’M SORRY 28. STEVE MILLER BAND ABRACADABRA 29. MADNESS HOUSE OF FUN 30. J GEILS BAND CENTREFOLD 31. ABC THE LOOK OF LOVE 32. BUCKS FIZZ THE LAND OF MAKE-BELIEVE 33. ORCHESTRAL MANOEUVRES IN THE DARK MAID OF ORLEANS 34. WHAM YOUNG GUNS (GO FOR IT) 35. CHAS & DAVE AIN’T NO PLEASING YOU 36. DURAN DURAN SAVE A PRAYER 37. FUN BOY 3 WITH BANANARAMA ‘TAIN’T WHAT YOU DO IT’S THE WAY THAT YOU DO IT 38. NICOLE A LITTLE PEACE 39. DURAN DURAN HUNGRY LIKE THE WOLF 40. BUCKS FIZZ MY CAMERA NEVER LIES 41. HOT CHOCOLATE IT STARTED WITH A KISS 42. TIGHT FIT FANTASY ISLAND 43. MEATLOAF DEAD RINGER FOR LOVE 44. ODYSSEY INSIDE OUT 45. SOFT CELL TORCH 46. ENGLAND WORLD CUP SQUAD THIS TIME / ENGLAND (WE’LL FLY THE FLAG) 47. SOFT CELL SAY HELLO WAVE GOODBYE 48. CHARLENE I’VE NEVER BEEN TO ME 49. HUMAN LEAGUE MIRROR MAN 50. PIGBAG PAPA’S GOT A BRAND NEW PIGBAG 51. DIRE STRAITS PRIVATE INVESTIGATIONS 52. ABC POISON ARROW 53. DEPECHE MODE SEE YOU 54. JUNIOR MAMA USED TO SAY 55. SHALAMAR A NIGHT TO REMEMBER 56. DOLLAR GIVE ME BACK MY HEART 57. BANANARAMA & THE FUN BOY 3 REALLY SAYING SOMETHING 58. CHRISTOPHER CROSS ARTHUR’S THEME (THE BEST THAT YOU CAN DO) 59. JOAN JETT & THE BLACKHEARTS I LOVE ROCK ‘N’ ROLL 60. SHALAMAR THERE IT IS 61. EVELYN KING LOVE COME DOWN 62. MADNESS DRIVING IN MY CAR 63. BANANARAMA SHY BOY 64. THE KIDS FROM “FAME” HI-FIDELITY 65. TRIO DA-DA-DA 66. ADRIAN GURVITZ CLASSIC 67. BOYSTOWN GANG CAN’T TAKE MY EYES OFF YOU 68. BOW WOW WOW GO WILD IN THE COUNTRY 69. MARVIN GAYE SEXUAL HEALING 70. CAPTAIN SENSIBLE HAPPY TALK 71. KOOL & THE GANG GET DOWN ON IT 72. THE JAM BEAT SURRENDER 73. BLANCMANGE LIVING ON THE CEILING 74. SHALAMAR I CAN MAKE YOU FEEL GOOD 75. THE JAM THE BITTEREST PILL (I EVER HAD TO SWALLOW) 76. SOFT CELL WHAT 77. BARDO ONE STEP FURTHER 78. DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES I CAN’T GO FOR THAT (NO CAN DO) 79. DEREK & THE DOMINOES LAYLA 80. CARLY SIMON WHY 81. KID CREOLE & THE COCONUTS I’M A WONDERFUL THING BABY 82. IRON MAIDEN RUN TO THE HILLS 83. PATRICE RUSHEN FORGET-ME-NOTS 84. KID CREOLE & THE COCONUTS ANNIE I’M NOT YOUR DADDY 85. ABC ALL OF MY HEART 86. TALK TALK TODAY 87. HOT CHOCOLATE GIRL CRAZY 88. ROXY MUSIC MORE THAN THIS 89. IMAGINATION MUSIC AND LIGHTS 90. JAPAN GHOSTS 91. CULTURE CLUB TIME (CLOCK OF THE HEART) 92. DAVID CHRISTIE SADDLE UP 93. THE BEATLES LOVE ME DO 94. LIONEL RICHIE TRULY 95. DIANA ROSS WORK THAT BODY 96. TOTO COELO I EAT CANNIBALS 97. SCOTLAND WORLD CUP SQUAD WE HAVE A DREAM 98. THE MOBILES DROWNING IN BERLIN 99. HAIRCUT ONE HUNDRED FANTASTIC DAY 100. NATASHA IKO-IKO Apologies for the strange formatting but that is how the person who originally posted the list had posted it. From what I can see it's because Music Week published an updated list with a later sales cut off point and only the top 17 remained the same and the original poster had two lists - the original top 100 (of which Radio 1 broadcast the top 40) and a revised top 100 and has combined them. . |
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Ahem Mr ramraider, I was positive about 'Cacharpaya'.
Played it loads at the time as it was on a compilation album I had.A shame that Japan's 'Night Porter' never featured on TOTP's. |
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Bold = I give this song 7+ out of 10.
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A shame that Japan's 'Night Porter' never featured on TOTP's.
I love the moodiness of Nightporter and it did make #29https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UutMlGcdvt4 |
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Here's the last episode of 1982, a second look back at the year hosted by Gary Davies, Janice Long, Pat Sharp and Savile.
https://we.tl/p4F4lpiPRQ |
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Happy New Year to all fellow Top Of the Poppers! I'm watching "Wake Up... In the 80s" on MTV Classic while I'm having my breakfast - there's some decent music being played. I wish I could go back and wake up in the 80s...
Edit: just as I was about to post this, 'We Built This City' turns up to ruin it all! |
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I am another who dislikes "We Built This City". Grace Slick was so much better in the sixties, and the song's co-writer Bernie Taupin has done much better work with Elton, too.
Below is a link to an old picture of Paul Kantner with his former lover, Grace Slick whose vocals can be heard on 'We Built This City'. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...r_starship.jpg |
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A question
These long bits at the end of the closing credits when they play the song right to the end (Wham on the episode I've just this minute watched.) Is this an extra bonus for BBC4 viewers. Did BBC1 in the 1980s show TOTP right to the end of the song or did they fade away as soon as the credits ended? Regards. |
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I don't see anything wrong with it myself, in fact I quite like it.
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A question
These long bits at the end of the closing credits when they play the song right to the end (Wham on the episode I've just this minute watched.) Is this an extra bonus for BBC4 viewers. Did BBC1 in the 1980s show TOTP right to the end of the song or did they fade away as soon as the credits ended? Regards. |
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Now 3/5 of the way through the Xmas marathon, having rewatched the 23rd Dec edition.
Can't say I have any recollection of "Heartache Avenue" from the time, but it's a good song. Like Mari Wilson's song, it successfully uses modern sounds in a retro setting. The Bowie & Bing duet is fascinating to watch - I'm assuming they're singing live? Can't be easy for the two of them to sing different songs at the same time, but it works perfectly. Incantation and Shaky went in one ear and out the other. "Changes" is Imagination's best for a while, I think, although the title is ironic given how little their sound has changed since we first heard them. Never a fan of Abba but "Under Attack" is pretty good, especially the verse. Trying desperately to get "Orville's Song" out of my head. The extent of mawkish sentimentality in this is off the scale - it's almost quite disturbing. (And we get it again in the first episode we'll see in 1983!! A message to the BBC Four editors: if you have any intention of leaving this in the 7:30 showing and editing out The Belle Stars' "Sign Of The Times", I will quite literally send the boys round.) Thank heavens I won't have to hear the tedious "Best Years Of Our Lives" again. Whoever wrote it must have expended at least 30 seconds of effort on it. |
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Happy New Year Boz!
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