The Rolling "Top of the Pops" BBC4 Revival thread.

Not to worry, that "Mr Rubik" got nowhere near the charts or the TOTP studio

Two weeks back to back tonight at 8PM

For those who wished to see "Mary of the 4th form" by The Boomtown Rats..

This was on twice, back in the day. First time, introduced by Jimmy Savile. Second time, by DLT.

Guess which song you won't be seeing any time soon on BBC4.

Looks like it's going to be all Kid Jensen/Edmonds/Tony Blackburn until we hit the Peter Powell years.

thought PP had been on already

I don't think he's a regular presenter until 1979.

November 3, 1977 - Peter Powell

http://www.bbc.co.uk/totp2/trivia/presenters/list2.shtml

and semi-regular from '78

That's a great list. BBC will be skipping 13 episodes from '78.

...and skipping 18 from '79. Looks like we are going to reach the 80's before the BBC can it, after all.

Unless they can it.

can the can

7PM BBC4 tonight, in case anyone was pondering whether the Christmas chart in 1977 was as dire as it is in 2012.

bump.

lots on the last one that i hadn't seen before. that medley of rock'n'roll tunes, that drummer man song. most of it quite poor.

oh, and fernando figaro, which is just blatant.

Is it? One is about thwarted revolution, one is about a beach bum.

Oh, and if you have it on 'replay', one of the girls sings "see her" where everyone else eings "see him down on the beach"...

It's 'Angelo' which is the 'Fernando' rip, although 'Figaro' is still 'crap ABBA copyists who have run out of ideas do Seaside Special'. And they tailed off hard after 'Figaro' - it was their last number one and by late '78 they were done.

Is it? One is about thwarted revolution, one is about a shepherd.

'Figaro' is more like a de-sexyfied daytime version of 'Voulez-Vous'.

Darts, 1978's Scissor Sisters, with Armando Iannucci on vocals.

and frankenstein's monster on backing vox.

"if i had words" is very familiar although i don't remember hearing that version for YEARS. had forgotten the reggae backbeat too.

BOM again 8(

Aside from a number 15 record in April 1978, this is the last time they trouble the charts. Possibly another victim of the 'Greatest Hits album' curse.

But they shall trouble TOTP a fee more times...

few

bom #1 this week, gah

still, abba and mr blue sky back to back. and that 'more more night' thing.

(that 'one more night' thing reminds me of 's-s-s-single bed' in a way)

(ha ha, youtube clip is from totp2 and the pop-up text says he was previously in Fox)

"5 Minutes" by the Stranglers was almost embarrassing in that it stood out so clearly amongst all the muck surrounding it.

Three songs featured which never made the chart, including Lulu's cover of "Best Of My Love" and pass-the-hat Dusty Springfield.

TOTP really was shite, wasn't it?

Entering the 'put a sticker on your guitar's scratchplate under the strings' period.

A little while ago, Paul Weller had a "put a mailing address sticker from you girlfriend's post' on his guitar. Presumably she doesn't live there anymore

Kid Jensen very taken with Kate Bush

So was a young snoball. One of my clearest and earliest musical memories.

Me too, I was 6 but I clearly remember my folks and some of their friends buying The Kick Inside and raving about her.

Kid Jensen very taken with Kate Bush

Unusually for Radio 1 DJ as she was over 16 at the time. Kid was kinda korny but at least he wasn't a creep or a weirdo.

Yea, he was earnest, like Richard Skinner

Unlike Peter Powell, however, Jensen does not resemble Kenneth Branagh.

I always thought PP looked a bit like Huey Lewis too

I always thought Powell looked (and acted) like Zippy from Rainbow.

"I'm not in love with television, although I will appear on it if my band's single is a big enough hit..."

They should have given Tina Charles a box to stand on, then we'd be spared many of these interminable audience shots (why yes, Keith Chegwin lookalike in a trilby, you are on TV).

Never took much notice of the Motors back in the day (too much else of interest) but what a great single is Airport
Anyone else notice the bizarre resemblance between their guitarist and Jack from On the Buses in that clip?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tR_oBTUZYJg

Just realised that late 70's Macca looks like an old boss of mine.

Oh look, some tired old shit representing the UK at Eurovision.

odd edit after boomtown rats, straight into hot chocolate. wonder what happened.

Editing around a damaged tape maybe?

http://totp.heroku.com/programmes/4f9x - annoyingly alphabetical

Boomtown Rats - Shes So Modern
Hot Chocolate - Every 1s A Winner
Legs & Co / Andrew Gold- Never Let Her Slip Away
Squeeze - Take Me Im Yours
Wings - With A Little Luck
Sheila - Singin In The Rain
Andy Gibb - Shadow Dancing
Co Co - The Bad Old Days
Brian and Michael - Matchstalk Men & Matchstalk Cats

which means the following weren't shown:
The Manhattan Transfer - Walk In Love
Showaddywaddy - I Wonder Why
The Stylistics - Wonder Woman

is also missing genesis over the chart and blondie over the end credits

are they editing long versions down to 30 minutes? they don't appear to be showing the extended versions on saturdays like they used to

is also missing genesis over the chart and blondie over the end credits

But I heard Genesis being played over the chart. Seeing Andy Gibb made me kinda sad :(

(i meant that list i copied is missing the intro and outro music)

the late repeat yesterday, and saturday night's is 40 minutes long

http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/programmes/schedules/2013/04/04

I'm not saying last night's show was creepy, but when you end up wondering whether LS Lowry was dodgy it's probably time to tune out.