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Post by Dirty Epic on Aug 26, 2016 9:28:08 GMT
25 March 1982: Presenters – Peter Powell & Garth Crooks: Broadcast BBC Four 25/08/2016 (Thanks to POPSCENE for the running order) (41) ALTERED IMAGES – See Those Eyes (3) JULIO IGLESIAS – Quiereme Mucho (Yours) (video) (33) BUCKS FIZZ – My Camera Never Lies (28) FOSTER & ALLEN – A Bunch Of Thyme (44) THE BOOMTOWN RATS – House On Fire (26) THE NOLANS – Don’t Love Me Too Hard (video) (43) KILLING JOKE – Empire Song (22) PLUTO – Your Honour ® (14) CHAS & DAVE – Ain’t No Pleasing You (video) (1) GOOMBAY DANCE BAND – Seven Tears (9) THE ASSOCIATES – Party Fears Two It's back. On video, and making their only appearance on TOTPs for 1982 (in fact, it’s to be their final appearance on TOTPs ) are The Nolans, with the single entrende titled “Don’t Love Me Too Hard”. The Nolans are only 33.33% of bands from the emerald isle that feature. Also on TOTPS tonight are the leprechaun loving Foster & Allen, and the self-loving Bob Geldoff with the Boomtown Rats. So, enjoy the show, which I’m sure has something for everyone in it. And Clare…. hope you find your earring soon…. Killing Joke :- Great review again Windy. BIB Yessah! bloody great it's the last performance from the Nolan's... Didn't see it last night and does look a mixed bag so may have a watch on catch up interesting stuff about Killing Joke too.
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Post by Dirty Epic on Aug 26, 2016 9:31:54 GMT
The Nolans Glad to hear of their impending hiatus from the prog. I do wonder what Nolan/ BOM /Liquid Gold act will take their place on our like list Don't worry Del there's plenty of potential replacements for 'Liquid Shite' etc. to come over the 80's and 90's mate.
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Post by Windy Miller on Aug 26, 2016 18:55:26 GMT
BIB Yessah! bloody great it's the last performance from the Nolan's... Didn't see it last night and does look a mixed bag so may have a watch on catch up interesting stuff about Killing Joke too. All the Irish triple bill were cut from the 7.30 edition. Means we were spared The Nolans and Boomtown Rats Foster & Allen's "A Bunch Of Thyme" is a traditional 17th Century song that tells a dark tale of the birds & the bees through euphemism. The "Bunch of Thyme" is a symbol of purity, a common commodity for the unmarried maiden woman of the time. The maiden's thyme in question catches an untreatable disease after an indiscretion with a sailor, so it's somewhat appropriate that this #18 hit wasn't pressed by the Virgin label
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Post by Arthur Pringle on Aug 27, 2016 12:55:39 GMT
Funny to think of all those people listening to middle of the road folk duo Foster & Allen not knowing that they were singing about a sex disease.
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Post by Gene Hunt on Aug 28, 2016 17:35:20 GMT
Foster & Allen's "A Bunch Of Thyme" is a traditional 17th Century song that tells a dark tale of the birds & the bees through euphemism. The "Bunch of Thyme" is a symbol of purity, a common commodity for the unmarried maiden woman of the time. The maiden's thyme in question catches an untreatable disease after an indiscretion with a sailor, so it's somewhat appropriate that this #18 hit wasn't pressed by the Virgin label Were they singing about The Saint ?
Gene Genie.
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Post by Dirty Epic on Aug 29, 2016 20:16:14 GMT
Funny to think of all those people listening to middle of the road folk duo Foster & Allen not knowing that they were singing about a sex disease. Sounds more like Pogues territory Arthur! :lol:
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Post by Windy Miller on Aug 30, 2016 18:42:53 GMT
Killing Joke create a buzz by having a keyboard playing apiarist joining them on stage. It’s not the band’s usual keyboard player… it’s actually their roadie. Resident lead singer and keyboard player, Jeremy "Jaz" Coleman, had gone awol to Iceland. Nothing to do with his mum, but an effort to escape an impending Apocalypse, which he had prophesied was coming soon. Coleman spent a few months on the Nordic island until eventually realizing his prophecy had been missed timed. BIB
.... by 34 years and 3 months
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Post by Windy Miller on Sept 1, 2016 7:17:01 GMT
1 April 1982: Presenters – John Peel: Broadcast BBC Four 01/09/2016 (Thanks to POPSCENE for the running order) (33) MOTORHEAD – Iron Fist (2) IMAGINATION – Just An Illusion ® (18) ROXY MUSIC – More Than This (16) CLASSIX NOUVEAUX – Is It A Dream ® (15) DOLLAR – Give Me Back My Heart (14) LEO SAYER – Have You Ever Been In Love (video) (NEW) BARDO – One Step Further (NEW) CHAMPAGNE D’ORANGE – C’est Seulement Une Wynd Oop (video) (25) STATUS QUO – Dear John (9) JAPAN – Ghosts ® (1) GOOMBAY DANCE BAND – Seven Tears ® (37) SHAKATAK – Nightbirds Michael Hurll has spotted the appeal of John Peel, as his presenter duties on TOTPs are becoming more frequent. It’s certainly true that this edition is greatly enhanced by having him hosting the show. It is exactly six years to the day from the first in this run of BBC Four Top Of The Pops repeats, and there’s a million miles between the shows from then and now. But have all the change been for the better? Show kicks off with Motorhead, and head banging aficionados of the band will spot Fast Eddie is playing a telecaster. Of course, he’s not really playing a Telecaster as none of the guitars are plugged in and it’s just miming, but it’s these watershed moments on TOTPs that make history and why the show matters so much. The Telecaster makes a second appearance later in the show in the hands of its rightful owner. Here to play “More Than This” are Roxy Music, but, sadly, it’s really No More Of This, as it’s farewell to the band, who make their final studio appearance on TOTPs. Standing at the back and playing bass is probably the world’s most under ratted bass player, Tony Levin. A prolific session musician who’s played on albums by Peter Gabriel, Cher, Asia, Alice Cooper, John Lennon, Sarah McLachlan, Stevie Nicks, Pink Floyd, Dire Straits, Lou Reed, David Bowie, Tom Waits, Buddy Rich, The Roches, Todd Rundgren, and Seal. Also playing with the band is Level 42’s drummer Phil Gould. Bardo have just been chosen as the UK’s 1982 entry to the Eurovision Song Contest. A boy / girl duo comprising of Crackerjack’s (Craaackerrrjackkk) Sally Ann Triplett, who was also a member of the 1980 Eurovision group Prima Donna, and a guy called Stephen Fischer. John Peel rates the band, but the song only came seventh when the Eurovision Song Contest was held in Harrogate…. beaten by West Germany’s entry from Nicole' "Ein bißchen Frieden", a future UK #1 Bardot – One Step Further
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Post by Dirty Epic on Sept 1, 2016 13:13:57 GMT
Nice write up again Windy. Never knew More Than This was Roxy's last outing on TOTP before splitting up and quite a decent record to bow out with too. Reckon Motorhead, Imagination, Roxy and Japan are the best of this weeks bunch and probably not a line up John Peel would've gone for if he had the choice. Nah he didn't have to wait until 1996 for his next TOTP appearance but wonder if he becomes more frequent throughout the 1980's? And no Nolans neither!
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Post by Windy Miller on Sept 8, 2016 15:25:07 GMT
It’s a shame that nobody commented on last week’s TOTPs show. Nobody commented on the previous week’s show either which makes me think that either (a) people are being shy or (b) nobody’s watching the programme any more Probably the latter, but just in case here's what's on tonight. 8 April 1982: Presenter – Simon Bates: Broadcast BBC Four 08/09/2016 (Thanks to POPSCENE for the running order) (32) HAIRCUT 100 – Fantastic Day (2) BUCKS FIZZ – My Camera Never Lies (video) (4) CHAS & DAVE – Ain’t No Pleasing You (24) THE BOOMTOWN RATS – House On Fire ® (23) ELTON JOHN – Blue Eyes (video) (27) SHALAMAR – I Can Make You Feel Good (danced to by Zoo) (19) PAUL McCARTNEY & STEVIE WONDER – Ebony And Ivory (video) (18) FOSTER & ALLEN – A Bunch Of Thyme ® (1) GOOMBAY DANCE BAND – Seven Tears (30) PIGBAG – Papa’s Got A Brand New Pigbag The avuncular Simon Bates presents this week’s show in his usual error strewn style from the very start …. “Look over there and you’ll see Fantastic Day” etc. It's an endearing quality. Elton John’s iconic and memorable video for “Blue Eyes” was filmed in Australia, on Sydney's famous Bondi to Bronte walk, where a low, sandstone turret rests on the top of the cliffs and overlooks the Tasman Sea. The white Grand Piano was positioned right in the middle of the turret. The song is a dedication to all the beautiful blue eyed girls in the world. Who was in Elton John’s mind when the song was written? Elizabeth Taylor. Listeners to BBC 6 Music voted the #19 record by Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder as the worst duet ever recorded, and who can argue against that? The record is about racial harmony. McCartney’s thoughts being around the keys on a piano; "you can play the white keys and make a tune, and you can play the black keys and make a tune, but if you play a tune using both the white and black keys it sounds a lot better". The record provided Stevie Wonder with his first UK #1 It’s the final week at #1 for the Goombay Dance Band, and someone not shedding a tear over that is The King, who’s at #28 in this week’s chart. Instead of crying seven tears, Elvis is uncontrollably laughing his way through a performance of “Are You Lonesome Tonight?” recorded at the International Hotel, Las Vegas in August 1969. Elvis changed the words in a line of the song to “Do you gaze at your bald head and wish you had hair?” which prompted an audience member in the front row to remove his syrup, and that started Elvis off. Sticking to the script is backing singer Whitney Houston's Mother "Cissy" who provided the accompanying high-pitched backing vocals, and the source of further extended onstage hilarity. Blue Eyes :-
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