The Top of the Pops Thread

[dasnutnock3]

Billy Joel had a full flop sweat on before he’d even started singing.

[dasnutnock3]

The Sweet were a bloody great 70s band.

[alf git]

Thinking of you is a great little tune.

[dasnutnock3]

Has been some excellent stuff tonight.

[dasnutnock3]

Maybe the best ever night of TOTP. Banger after banger.

[dasnutnock3]

Somewhat spoiled by this pish number one from Elaine Page.

[alf git]

Oh what an atmosphere.

[dasnutnock3]

Oh what an atmosphere.

Didn’t say it was entirely stinker-free. But that 85 episode in particular was superb.

[southbrishammer]

The joint highlights of my entire week were the bloke from Blackstreet with the vocoder sticking out of his mouth like a hospital feeding tube, and Mrs SBH and I attempting (very badly) the harmonies in I Know Him So Well.

[neathiron]

The Sweet were a bloody great 70s band.

Too right they were mate, my favourite from the Glam Rock era hands down. Forget the singles that Chinn/Chapman wrote for them, some of their album material they wrote was so heavy for its time. To me Mick Tucker is up there in my top 3 drummers of all time, Andy Scott was no slouch on guitar either.

[WHU Independent]

1985

Dead or Alive. The Colour Field, Killing Joke, Gary Numan, The Smiths - top episode.

[Up the Junction]

Crap music but Laverne was seriously hot back then.

Then, dan? THEN!?

I love Laverne. Probably even slightly more that Whiley. Only problem is you have to watch The One Show to see her these days.

On The Sweet, I'm guessing that performance was after Brian Connolly's throat injury? (Which I think was mid-70s).

[Estuary]

1985

Dead or Alive. The Colour Field, Killing Joke, Gary Numan, The Smiths - top episode.

Or.........Musics ****ed, kill me know.

[Gaz]

Placebo, Skunk Anansie, Katrina & The Waves - 1997 ...

[Chicken Run Supreme]

1977 Saving the best till last, Bowie’s Sound and Vision

1982 next up and fittingly in the week that Rick Buckler passed away, The Jam are featured.

[Gaz]

Switched over just in time for Tight Fit

[Gaz]

Sound and Vision is one of my favourite Bowie tracks by the way, shame I missed it

[Chicken Run Supreme]

Switched over just in time for Tight Fit

Lead singer looked like he was breaking in a set of teeth for Freddie Mercury

[Gaz]

Lead singer looked like he was breaking in a set of teeth for Freddie Mercury

[Chicken Run Supreme]

The Model, Maid of Orleans, Say Hello Wave Goodbye, Golden Brown and then both of The Jam’s Double A sided No.1, A Town Called Malice / Precious

Now that’s what I call a Top 5