Beeb getting their money's worth out of that moth-eaten lion suit.
Top Of The Pops 1982 - BBC4
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I don't think that's a real gorilla. I can't be certain as it's so lifelike but it could be someone in a suit.
OK, if you really really had to choose...'The Lion Sleeps Tonight' or 'Seven Tears'? 
I'll confess, I think I prefer 'Seven Tears'
I'll confess, I think I prefer 'Seven Tears'
Originally Posted by nw0307:
“the worst thing is that the male singer here kind of reminds me of my hero Billy MacKenzie!”
“the worst thing is that the male singer here kind of reminds me of my hero Billy MacKenzie!”
Sacrilege! Hush your mouth!
Originally Posted by Torch81:
“Had more than enough of Tight Fit already. 'Fantasy Island' I really like but I hope we don't have to suffer this one much longer.”
“Had more than enough of Tight Fit already. 'Fantasy Island' I really like but I hope we don't have to suffer this one much longer.”
Fantasy Island is a much better song and comes from the Dutch pre-selection contest for Eurovision 1982 sung by The Millionaires
While music fans were watching Tight Fit on this show, I wish I could reassure them that within 12 months acts like New Order, Eurythmics, U2, Michael Jackson, David Bowie, Toto, etc. were going to come up with some real gems. 
Originally Posted by highlander1969:
“OK, if you really really had to choose...'The Lion Sleeps Tonight' or 'Seven Tears'?
I'll confess, I think I prefer 'Seven Tears'”
“OK, if you really really had to choose...'The Lion Sleeps Tonight' or 'Seven Tears'?
I'll confess, I think I prefer 'Seven Tears'”
Lion sleeps tonight, Seven tears is indescribably awful
File that one under 'distinctly average edition'. A few curiosities in there, Gary Numan and ABC's dress sense specifically. No real highlights though. 5/10.
Originally Posted by Scott_Whitton:
“Lion sleeps tonight, Seven tears is indescribably awful”
“Lion sleeps tonight, Seven tears is indescribably awful”
I think the song itself is okay, it's just the production that is poor in my opinion.
Originally Posted by highlander1969:
“OK, if you really really had to choose...'The Lion Sleeps Tonight' or 'Seven Tears'?
I'll confess, I think I prefer 'Seven Tears'”
“OK, if you really really had to choose...'The Lion Sleeps Tonight' or 'Seven Tears'?
I'll confess, I think I prefer 'Seven Tears'”
I haven't heard Seven Tears in 34 years, so I can't really remember what it sounds like. I suspect I would prefer "Lion", though, if I had to make a choice!
Didn't think much of that tonight, ABC and ABBA saved the day. I like Just an illusion too, with that in mind I'll give it 5/10
Is it me or were there serious issues with the studio direction (if that's the right term) tonight? Toni Basil frequently found herself looking into the wrong camera and in some cases having to adjust her position to look into the right one.
Then on Tight Fit's go, zooms to close up were wrecked by waved hats or something and the animals ended up blocking carefully positioned low shots. (I know one can't expect animals to behave; why risk having a lion in the studio anyway? Imagine the risk assessment if you tried that today - you'd just end up with a bloke in a cheap costume.)
Then on Tight Fit's go, zooms to close up were wrecked by waved hats or something and the animals ended up blocking carefully positioned low shots. (I know one can't expect animals to behave; why risk having a lion in the studio anyway? Imagine the risk assessment if you tried that today - you'd just end up with a bloke in a cheap costume.)
Originally Posted by ukcarter:
“Is it me or were there serious issues with the studio direction (if that's the right term) tonight? Toni Basil frequently found herself looking into the wrong camera and in some cases having to adjust her position to look into the right one.
Then on Tight Fit's go, zooms to close up were wrecked by waved hats or something and the animals ended up blocking carefully positioned low shots. (I know one can't expect animals to behave; why risk having a lion in the studio anyway? Imagine the risk assessment if you tried that today - you'd just end up with a bloke in a cheap costume.)”
“Is it me or were there serious issues with the studio direction (if that's the right term) tonight? Toni Basil frequently found herself looking into the wrong camera and in some cases having to adjust her position to look into the right one.
Then on Tight Fit's go, zooms to close up were wrecked by waved hats or something and the animals ended up blocking carefully positioned low shots. (I know one can't expect animals to behave; why risk having a lion in the studio anyway? Imagine the risk assessment if you tried that today - you'd just end up with a bloke in a cheap costume.)”
I guess the fact it was live would account for some of that. And it's not just the risk assessment you'd have to think about. Could you imagine the insurance premiums? I bet the meerkat couldn't compare that for you!
Originally Posted by ukcarter:
“Is it me or were there serious issues with the studio direction (if that's the right term) tonight? Toni Basil frequently found herself looking into the wrong camera and in some cases having to adjust her position to look into the right one.
Then on Tight Fit's go, zooms to close up were wrecked by waved hats or something and the animals ended up blocking carefully positioned low shots. (I know one can't expect animals to behave; why risk having a lion in the studio anyway? Imagine the risk assessment if you tried that today - you'd just end up with a bloke in a cheap costume.)”
“Is it me or were there serious issues with the studio direction (if that's the right term) tonight? Toni Basil frequently found herself looking into the wrong camera and in some cases having to adjust her position to look into the right one.
Then on Tight Fit's go, zooms to close up were wrecked by waved hats or something and the animals ended up blocking carefully positioned low shots. (I know one can't expect animals to behave; why risk having a lion in the studio anyway? Imagine the risk assessment if you tried that today - you'd just end up with a bloke in a cheap costume.)”
It was a live editon which might explain it.
Originally Posted by wuffles:
“I read somewhere that he ended up trying to flush it down the lav while they were on tour and it got stuck in the u-bend...”
“I read somewhere that he ended up trying to flush it down the lav while they were on tour and it got stuck in the u-bend...
”
Good story, How the hell did he think he could flush it away though. 
Originally Posted by Scrumper:
“Come back Jets, all is forgiven.”
“Come back Jets, all is forgiven.”
That's a sentence I've never expected to read on here.
Originally Posted by mal2pool:
“City Boy lead singer on Tight Fits vocals. Yet they actually sang on their next hit Fantasy Island which wasnt bad. Had some decent pop tunes”
“City Boy lead singer on Tight Fits vocals. Yet they actually sang on their next hit Fantasy Island which wasnt bad. Had some decent pop tunes”
I'd forgotten all that.
Originally Posted by wuffles:
“Do those girls sing or are they just there to wave bits of themselves at the crowd?”
“Do those girls sing or are they just there to wave bits of themselves at the crowd?”
This.
Originally Posted by nw0307:
“the worst thing is that the male singer here kind of reminds me of my hero Billy MacKenzie!”
“the worst thing is that the male singer here kind of reminds me of my hero Billy MacKenzie!”
RIP Billy, gone but hopefully never forgotten. I bet he'd still be making really interesting music if he was still with us.
Originally Posted by highlander1969:
“OK, if you really really had to choose...'The Lion Sleeps Tonight' or 'Seven Tears'?
I'll confess, I think I prefer 'Seven Tears'”
“OK, if you really really had to choose...'The Lion Sleeps Tonight' or 'Seven Tears'?
I'll confess, I think I prefer 'Seven Tears'”
I'm no doubt likely to get sick of it pretty quick if its featured too much but I always much preferred 'Seven Tears'. 'Lion...' just plain irritates me.
Originally Posted by catterall1:
“Fantasy Island is a much better song and comes from the Dutch pre-selection contest for Eurovision 1982 sung by The Millionaires”
“Fantasy Island is a much better song and comes from the Dutch pre-selection contest for Eurovision 1982 sung by The Millionaires”
Oh, I didn't know that. I see Tight Fit just basically copied it lock, stock and barrel then.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASznYSyvWcU The Millionaires look even more bargain basement ABBA than Brotherhood Of Man.
Originally Posted by highlander1969:
“It was a live editon which might explain it.”
“It was a live editon which might explain it.
”
You and Scott make a good point which I hadn't considered
Originally Posted by catterall1:
“Fantasy Island is a much better song and comes from the Dutch pre-selection contest for Eurovision 1982 sung by The Millionaires”
“Fantasy Island is a much better song and comes from the Dutch pre-selection contest for Eurovision 1982 sung by The Millionaires”
So what did the Dutch send to Eurovision instead?
Oh, I didn't know that. I see Tight Fit just basically copied it lock, stock and barrel then.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASznYSyvWcU The Millionaires look even more bargain basement ABBA than Brotherhood Of Man.[/quote]
Yes it was just a direct copy with English lyrics added....Goodness only knows how the Dutch didnt pick that as their entry and went for the awful Jij en ik
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASznYSyvWcU The Millionaires look even more bargain basement ABBA than Brotherhood Of Man.
[/quote]Yes it was just a direct copy with English lyrics added....Goodness only knows how the Dutch didnt pick that as their entry and went for the awful Jij en ik
Originally Posted by ukcarter:
“You and Scott make a good point which I hadn't considered”
“You and Scott make a good point which I hadn't considered
”
Mind you, with TOTP's, the issues that you mention tend to crop up from time to time even on recorded shows.
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