Did OMD use the Ant Rap video set after Adam had finished with it?
Top Of The Pops 1982 - BBC4
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Originally Posted by Torch81:
“And a wannabe Andrew Lloyd Webber at one point, he failed at that too! I think his musical closed after the first night or something.”
“And a wannabe Andrew Lloyd Webber at one point, he failed at that too! I think his musical closed after the first night or something.”
It was about Oscar Wilde.
On the same night a cracking musical about Mike Read went down a storm in his attic.
Originally Posted by Jason C:
“Well if there are some "really good videos around", I'm yet to see one in this countdown.”
“Well if there are some "really good videos around", I'm yet to see one in this countdown.”
No. 3 fits the bill!
Soft Cell had two of the best hits of 1982 IMO with SHWG and Torch. Where The Heart Is wasn't bad either.
Originally Posted by Andy_JS:
“Soft Cell had two of the best hits of 1982 IMO with SHWG and Torch. Where The Heart Is wasn't bad either.”
“Soft Cell had two of the best hits of 1982 IMO with SHWG and Torch. Where The Heart Is wasn't bad either.”
Yep, they're pretty stand out for me too.
Did someone say the bassline sounds a bit like Papa's Got A Brand New Pigbag the other day? First time I've heard this and quite like it.
Originally Posted by Andy_JS:
“Soft Cell had two of the best hits of 1982 IMO with SHWG and Torch. Where The Heart Is wasn't bad either.”
“Soft Cell had two of the best hits of 1982 IMO with SHWG and Torch. Where The Heart Is wasn't bad either.”
They done a great Pops appearance for that song which I really hope we get later in the year. I don't think its on a yew treed one.
Originally Posted by Jason C:
“Now that's a centre parting.”
“Now that's a centre parting.”
I've seen swish curtains that are less ruthlessly divided!
Originally Posted by highlander1969:
“'Precious' sounds a bit like a speeded up version of The Style Council's 'Money Go Round'”
“'Precious' sounds a bit like a speeded up version of The Style Council's 'Money Go Round'”
I prefer that song to this one. MGR was very good lyrically.
Oh, this is good, it's like a mini Jam concert*!!
*But with an irritating audience.
As I posted last week, the bassline to 'Precious' sounds like a total rip-off of 'Papa's Got A Brand New Pig Bag' by Pigbag.
"Do you wanna cut down on beer or the kids new gear, it's a big decision in a Town Called Malice". Great lyric.
OMG. Just realised its presumably Tight Fit who knock The Jam off number 1. 
Borderline criminal offence.
Borderline criminal offence.
Wasn't that the first time since The Beatles that an act was allowed to play both sides of a double 'A' No.1 on TOTP's?
Originally Posted by Torch81:
“OMG. Just realised its presumably Tight Fit who knock The Jam off number 1. Borderline criminal offence.”
“OMG. Just realised its presumably Tight Fit who knock The Jam off number 1.
Borderline criminal offence.”
Spot on! Just when you think things are looking good....
Originally Posted by Torch81:
“"Do you wanna cut down on beer or the kids new gear, it's a big decision in a Town Called Malice". Great lyric.”
“"Do you wanna cut down on beer or the kids new gear, it's a big decision in a Town Called Malice". Great lyric.”
There are very few lines in Town Called Malice that aren't great - "rows and rows of disused milk floats stand dying in the dairy yard" (very evocative, although difficult to sing) - "ghost of a steam train echoes down my track" - wonderful!
For me that episode got better as it went on. Bonus point for them letting The Jam do both sides there, certainly reflects just how huge the group were at the time.
6/10.
6/10.
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