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I'm still not quite sure what caused the track to suddenly become a hit four years later.
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So you think that snyone even just with allegations agsinst them shouldn't be on air? You're contradicting your own argument.
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Having been distracted with other things in recent weeks I think I've obviously missed some salient news details.
Has Chris Evans actually been charged with something or is it only allegations at the moment? |
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Thanks very much for your investigations.
![]() Actually I've just discovered that the names of the dancers are given on the YouTube video — Sharon Haywoode, Eddie Kemp and Heather Alexander. I wonder what happened to Heather? She was a nice looking girl, (if that's not too politically incorrect): http://bit.ly/29wxKnG |
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Having been distracted with other things in recent weeks I think I've obviously missed some salient news details.
Has Chris Evans actually been charged with something or is it only allegations at the moment? |
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Now watched the full edition from Friday. Depeche Mode's "See You" is certainly one of their lesser-played hits - another track that I probably haven't heard since 1982. It's good, though, with a bit of a Beach Boys vibe to the vocals in the middle 8? Also, Tommy Vance has his say on the Depeche/ay pronunciation controversy at the end of it!
Not sure what to make of Centrefold - don't think I was a big fan of it back then, and it's certainly not a video that would be made these days. As for Queen Of The Rapping Scene - a song of two halves. The first half is the best Modern Romance single to date, with a great chorus, unfortunately the second half is laughably bad. Tommy announced Mike Read as next week's presenter at the end - I wonder if Mike will follow suit next week? |
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Most recent update I can find is "to be quizzed by police within days", which was over a week ago. I would link to a story but wouldn't want to be responsible for directing anyone to the Daily Mail. So the answers to your question are probably "no" and "yes" respectively.
Well I guess it's one of those wait and see things. Right now it seems he's being used as a means to yet again vicariously chide the BBC over the non-broadcasting of DLT's editions of TOTPs when the subject should've been buried some time ago. It's the bloody Alien of the thread. Just when you think it's gone its acid blood drips through the ceiling grill and just pungently burns through the discussion. |
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I'm still not quite sure what caused the track to suddenly become a hit four years later.
Perhaps it was simply 4 years ahead of its time and Kraftwerk had to wait for the rest of the music industry to catch up before they hit the mainstream? |
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A fun fact about Haircut 100's Love Plus One...
When I was about 11 or 12, my Dad used to work as a Plasterer. Mostly ornate stuff, but he did get quite a bit of work on TV sets, mostly for adverts. I would occasionally go with him and help clear up and stuff. One day we were at Halliford Studios, filming this - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2ltLG0LvQE - As I explored the studio, behind the backdrop was another scene of a tropical island, volcanos etc. That very evening on TOTP it was there as the Love Plus One video |
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BIB - I very much appreciate the consideration shown in this matter. Gag reflex and bucket have been saved.
Well I guess it's one of those wait and see things. Right now it seems he's being used as a means to yet again vicariously chide the BBC over the non-broadcasting of DLT's editions of TOTPs when the subject should've been buried some time ago. It's the bloody Alien of the thread. Just when you think it's gone its acid blood drips through the ceiling grill and just pungently burns through the discussion. |
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What about Tony Blackburn?
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Me too.
Outside of the Top of the Pops repeats on BBC iPlayer/BBC Four I get my '80s fix from Absolute Radio '80s. Matthew Rudd presents a show on a Sunday evening featuring songs people have predominantly forgotten about (or where greater success eluded them). 7-9pm on a Sunday night. I hear so many forgotten gems each week.Heard a few corkers past couple of weeks:- Sat In Your Lap - Kate Bush Roses - Haywoode Dear Jessie - Madonna Duel - Propoganda Blasphemous Rumours - Depeche Mode Satellite - The Hooters Me & the Farmer - The Housemartins The Specials - Stereotype Louise - Human League |
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No, not at all. They all looked nice I thought. Have watched it over and over several times; love the energy in the performance.
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I believe it was originally used as a b-side to Computer Love (From their most recent album) but reissued when it got more airplay than the A-side.
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It was because in 1981 Kraftwerk released "Computer Love" as a single and, in the absence of any new material, put "The Model" on the B side. Radio DJs preferred the B side and started playing that, which led to the single being 'flipped' and The Model becoming the A side. Apparently the band were quite annoyed at having to promote a 4 year old track when they had a new album to promote instead!
Perhaps it was simply 4 years ahead of its time and Kraftwerk had to wait for the rest of the music industry to catch up before they hit the mainstream? That was doubtless behind EMI's decision to put it on the B Side of 'Computer Love' in 1981 - but the enduring popularity of 'The Model' in clubs prompted EMI to flip the single later that year and repromote it, especially as by that time the floodgates for electronic music had well and truly burst open (Soft Cell, The Human League, Depeche Mode … and so on). The band were annoyed at EMI's decision, but didn't actually do anything to promote 'The Model' … the video screened on TOTP was a hotpotch of old film clips and generic (and rather poor quality) footage of the group on stage. And the Computer Love album would have been about eight months old by then - so not new, and only had two singles taken off it, the second being 'Computer Love' … so they couldn't really complain that much. |
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Golden Brown must be one of the few hit singles ever in 3/4 (waltz) time, apart from Elgelbert's "The last waltz" and Lou Reed's "Perfect Day", although I seem to remember it was only a charity cover version of that which charted. Can anybody think of any others(and possibly prove me wrong?
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I see Craig Fairbrass popped up a few times in the audience. He looks like an absolute dead ringer for Mr Spooner (Mike Berry) from Are You Being Served! Sorry Craig.
He seems to have had rather a lacklustre 80s before he landed his part in London's Burning … I wonder what he was doing all that time? |
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I thought Friday's episode was pretty good. FB3/Nanas, Stranglers, Bow Wow Wow, Depeche Mode and Haircut 100 were all good, The Jam at number 1 was just the icing on the cake. Can't wait for this Friday's show and their studio performances.
I don't mind Hall & Oates or J Geils Band and Modern Romance were at least doing something different after their last couple of tunes which were more or less interchangeable. The only real low for me was Adrian Gurvitz. I'm not a fan of the song and I thought it really killed the mood of the show after a great performance from Bow Wow Wow. Overall, I don't think this was quite as good as Thursday's show although probably only slightly behind. I'll award it 7.5/10 |
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Golden Brown must be one of the few hit singles ever in 3/4 (waltz) time, apart from Elgelbert's "The last waltz" and Lou Reed's "Perfect Day", although I seem to remember it was only a charity cover version of that which charted. Can anybody think of any others(and possibly prove me wrong?
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David Cassidy's 'How Can I Be Sure?', Slade's 'Everyday' and Kate Bush's 'Army Dreamers' all spring to mind …
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I thought Friday's episode was pretty good. FB3/Nanas, Stranglers, Bow Wow Wow, Depeche Mode and Haircut 100 were all good, The Jam at number 1 was just the icing on the cake. Can't wait for this Friday's show and their studio performances.
I don't mind Hall & Oates or J Geils Band and Modern Romance were at least doing something different after their last couple of tunes which were more or less interchangeable. The only real low for me was Adrian Gurvitz. I'm not a fan of the song and I thought it really killed the mood of the show after a great performance from Bow Wow Wow. Overall, I don't think this was quite as good as Thursday's show although probably only slightly behind. I'll award it 7.5/10 |
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Does Japan's 1982 hit 'Night Porter' fall into this category?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBGHSze_qrA |
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-the low point for me was 'Centerfold' … US frat boy tripe sung by a desperate Jagger wannabe, and everything that was wrong about early 80s US rock.
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But it had a great tune.
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But it had a great tune.
I remember Jonathon Ross subbing for Steve Wright one week stating he'd changed his mind about playing it, something about misogyny! Anyone think he's got a point? My lady friend loves it. (the tune )
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Does Japan's 1982 hit 'Night Porter' fall into this category?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBGHSze_qrA |
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