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Old 17-06-2016, 23:05
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The 80s when men could wear knee high boots outside trousers.
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Old 17-06-2016, 23:05
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Pete Waterman more like.
Oh yes, of course; goodness knows why Gary Barlow came to my mind.
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Old 17-06-2016, 23:05
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Blue Monday live. Can't wait.
New Order's performance of Blue Monday in March 1983 was the perfect example of why live performances on TOTP in the 1980s weren't a good idea. It was often impossible at that time to reproduce songs that bands had spent weeks or months putting together in the studio in a live performance without them sounding awful.
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Old 17-06-2016, 23:05
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None of the 5 performances of 'The Lion Sleeps Tonight' are affected by Yewtree! Sods Law eh? Not sure why they played it on the Big Hits show.
What a depressing thought that we're gonna have to suffer that again multiple times.

H100, this is more like it though.
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Old 17-06-2016, 23:05
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Is that guitar bigger than normal or is Nick Hayward just really really small?
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Old 17-06-2016, 23:06
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None of the 5 performances of 'The Lion Sleeps Tonight' are affected by Yewtree! Sods Law eh? Not sure why they played it on the Big Hits show.
Because it was a Big Hit?
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Old 17-06-2016, 23:06
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New Order's performance of Blue Monday in March 1983 was the perfect example of why live performances on TOTP in the 1980s weren't a good idea. It was often impossible at that time to reproduce songs that bands had spent weeks or months putting together in the studio in a live performance without them sounding awful.
Yes I know what you mean, I am often disappointed how live songs sound less vibrant than the record version.
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Old 17-06-2016, 23:07
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The Stranglers allowed to be moody.
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Old 17-06-2016, 23:08
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What a depressing thought that we're gonna have to suffer that again multiple times.
Especially when we lost 6 Human League performances with 3 singles in 1981 and they went and showed the Christmas performance of 'Don't You Want Me' on the Big Hits show.
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Old 17-06-2016, 23:08
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Golden Brown was record of the week on Radio 2. I guess they didn't suspect it was about heroin.
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Old 17-06-2016, 23:08
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So if it wasn't balloons, it was Zoo?
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Old 17-06-2016, 23:08
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Clunky edit there.
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Old 17-06-2016, 23:09
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I was half fearing we were going to get a totally naff and unwanted Mark Radcliffe voice over on this programme. What a relief and utter pleasure that they've spared us that!
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Old 17-06-2016, 23:09
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ABC - The era of Perfect Pop was well and truly upon us.
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Old 17-06-2016, 23:10
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Yes I know what you mean, I am often disappointed how live songs sound less vibrant than the record version.
A track like Mirror Mirror, or Videotheque, by Dollar would have been difficult to play live since producer Trevor Horn used to spend months on end getting it to sound right using the latest computer technology such as the Fairlight.
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Old 17-06-2016, 23:10
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The night 50 audience members were blinded after Martin's arm caught one of the side laser lights.
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Old 17-06-2016, 23:11
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ABC - The era of Perfect Pop was well and truly upon us.
Yes I'm glad I grew up in this era, although still a year or two before I really started to appreciate music.
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Old 17-06-2016, 23:11
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"Love on arrival, she comes when she comes".

How did that line get past the censors??
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Old 17-06-2016, 23:11
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Don't much care for ABC but the next 6 songs will be compulsive viewing!
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Old 17-06-2016, 23:11
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Because it was a Big Hit?
There will be some Big Hits that are affected by Yewtree that we won't see. As 'Lion Sleeps Tonight' will feature 5 times, it might have been better to have left that one out.
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Old 17-06-2016, 23:12
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Here's BA Robertson's favourite female singer.
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Old 17-06-2016, 23:13
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Interesting to see the BBC having no qualms about showing 15 year old Annabella Lwin girating around the stage.
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Old 17-06-2016, 23:13
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Bow Wow WOW. I always put this on the jukebox given half a chance. Love it.
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Old 17-06-2016, 23:13
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They've set fire to the studio!

Luckily that bloke from London's Burning is dancing in the corner. He'll sort it out.
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Old 17-06-2016, 23:14
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Not keen on Bow Wow Wow, but nice to hear on a compilation album.
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