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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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We all watched it.. part of growing up, Thursday nights 7:30 . but what memories of the music do you hold still.
still remember Culture Club thinking is he or she, and also remember Aha's Take on me video |
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I regularly watch a few of the old TOTP's on Sky, especially the 80's, I remember watching some of them back in the day, plus the fashion brings back so many memories of shoulder pads and big hair  |
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By *olgateMan
over a year ago
on the road to nowhere in particular |
Shalamar with Jeffrey Daniel body popping and doing the moonwalk to a night to remember.
They don't have that one on you tube they only have the following week which wasn't anywhere near as good. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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been watching all the re runs of totp and 1981 the current year they are showing is very good .some realy good songs unlike the crap they have in todays flop 40 |
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"Shalamar with Jeffrey Daniel body popping and doing the moonwalk to a night to remember.
They don't have that one on you tube they only have the following week which wasn't anywhere near as good. "
Anthony daniels off of C3P0 was once a backing singer for shalamar.....courtesy of the i love star wars so much i'd have the words tattood across my face department  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I remember the first time in realised they didn't perform live. Can't remember who it was, may have been Jonny Hates Jazz, but they were so out of sync and I was so disappointed. Then Nirvana came along and took the piss and made it all better. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"We all watched it.. part of growing up, Thursday nights 7:30 . but what memories of the music do you hold still.
still remember Culture Club thinking is he or she, and also remember Aha's Take on me video"
I remember well; The Stranglers kicking the door down outside the dressing room of the group "Child" and getting banned
wasn't long before TOTP had them back though and it was refreshing to see the stranglers on the show
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By *ave65Man
over a year ago
maltby/rotherham |
Watched one the other day and it was the first time madness specials and bad manners on 1979 loved them then and still do and they all touring this year again so I'll be going to seeing them again |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I remember the first time Soft Cell played. I fell in love at first sight with Marc Almond, in black with studded wristbands and eyeliner. I've always liked effeminate looking men.
I am going to see Marc Almond live later this year, have been a fan ever since that first 1981 appearance.
Incidentally a few years before that I also loved Sparks, Soft Cell were very similar |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Shalamar with Jeffrey Daniel body popping and doing the moonwalk to a night to remember.
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This. I remember watching it as a young lad being blown away by it.
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"What's top of the pops ?
The Rezillos - Top Of The Pops
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DM3f-pRidnU
The Rezillos played Caerphilly Workmans Hall last Thursday"
I used to play that album all the time when i was a young lad |
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By *olgateMan
over a year ago
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"Shalamar with Jeffrey Daniel body popping and doing the moonwalk to a night to remember.
This. I remember watching it as a young lad being blown away by it.
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The irony of people thinking Michael Jackson invented the moonwalk years later |
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Sadly, I was born too late to appreciate the artistry of Pan's People 
I do remember Oasis's performance of Roll With It where Noel mimed to Liam's vocal, with Liam on guitar. Don't know what that was about or even why I remember it. Good times though... |
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It will be before all of you remember as I was at school I suppose I was 14/15 There had been an art competition and a friends brother had won it. He painted a huge mural of The Beatles and they were to be on the show. He asked me to accompany him to the show  my Mum wouldnt let me travel to London  How amazing would that have been.
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"I remember the scary guy with the moustache from The Sparks but it might have been a re run. "
I saw that clip on BBC4 last week. He's playing keys with his mad Hitler 'tache and a white jacket. That guy's mental.  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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The wonder stuff and vic reeves doing dizzy. And Martin Gilks their drummer very pissed giving up miming the drums and getting up to dance around the stage. In fairness they edited it well so it wasn't that obvious |
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By *ophiaCDTV/TS
over a year ago
St Asaph |
"The Associates. Party Fears Two
Bowie Starman
T Rex all their performancesi wanted to choose t rex as well but couldnt chose one performance over another"
Just been on YouTube and watched all the associates videos, class music brings back so much. RIP Billy
Human League such great music in the 80's I could go on and on, haircut 100, simple minds, depech mode |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Stiff Little Fingers' Jake Burns wearing a Northern Ireland footy top on TOTP.....
Seen them in 1978 "
saw them a couple of years ago in birmingham still wearing the same top |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I remember actually being in the audience once, I was more overcome that gianna from eastenders drove out elstree why we waited in the line!!
I think Peter Andre was on their if I recall
G x |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"1984, Madonna doing Holiday.
Was the first lady pop star that seemed so sexually assertive and in control.
God I miss that show so much. All went downhill when Andi Peters started producing it  "
it all went crap when the charts got full of stock,aitken and waterman produced rubbish  |
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By *olgateMan
over a year ago
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"Zoe doing 'sunshine on a rainy day' song was good but the way she was dressed suddenly made me realise what lust was "
The way she danced really put me off wanting to get her anywhere near the sack. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Regarding the TOTP opening sequence, can anyone recall when it started with some music and a cartoon like sequence or am i imagining it? Probably in the 70s.. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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The Cockney Rejects singing bubbles in 1980.
Iron Maiden playing with West Ham wristbands and tops on.
Britney Soears making the crossed hammers sign to show her alegance.
The Cockney Rejects (again) singing we hate Millwall off mike to John Peel.
Kid Jensen rolling his eyes at Paul Weller and mouthing wanker when Weller gets moody. |
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By *sh6866Man
over a year ago
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"Zoe doing 'sunshine on a rainy day' song was good but the way she was dressed suddenly made me realise what lust was
The way she danced really put me off wanting to get her anywhere near the sack. "
she was dancing??? |
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By *ittie4UCouple
over a year ago
Watford |
"Billy Bragg during the miners strike"
"I kept the faith and I kept voting
Not for the iron fist but for the helping hand
For theirs is a land with a wall around it
And mine is a faith in my fellow man
Theirs is a land of 'Hope and Glory'
Mine is the green field and the factory floor"
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