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> On This Day In TOTP History, 19th March
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Mark Leech
post 19th March 2006, 12:46 PM
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19-3-81: Presenter: Peter Powell.

SHARON REDD – Can You Handle It
SHAKIN’ STEVENS – This Ole House (video)
DAVE STEWART & COLIN BLUNSTONE – What Becomes Of The Broken Hearted smile.gif
THE WHO – You Better You Bet
STEVIE WONDER – Lately (danced to by Legs & Co)
PHIL COLLINS – I Missed Again
BUCKS FIZZ – Making Your Mind Up mad.gif
VISAGE – Mind Of A Toy (video) smile.gif
DURAN DURAN – Planet Earth
TOYAH – It’s A Mystery
JOE DOLCE MUSIC THEATRE – Shaddap You Face (video) (Top 10) mad.gif
THE WHO – You Better You Bet (video) (Top 10)
TOYAH – It’s A Mystery (video) (Top 10)
ULTRAVOX – Vienna (video) (Top 10)
THE TEARDROP EXPLODES – Reward (video) (Top 10)
COAST TO COAST – (Do) The Hucklebuck (clip of TOTP 12-2-81) (Top 10)
ADAM & THE ANTS – Kings Of The Wild Frontier (video) (Top 10)
KIM WILDE – Kids In America (video) (Top 10)
SHAKIN’ STEVENS – This Ole House (video) (Top 10)
ROXY MUSIC – Jealous Guy (video) (and credits)

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19-3-87: Presenters: Simon Bates/Peter Powell.

MEL & KIM – Respectable
BRUCE WILLIS – Respect Yourself (video)
THE MISSION – Severina
ERASURE – It Doesn’t Have To Be
GENESIS – Tonight Tonight Tonight
AL JARREAU – Moonlighting
BOY GEORGE – Everything I Own (video)
PRINCE – Sign O’ The Times (video) (and credits)

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19-3-2004: Presenter: Tim Kash (Live)

THE DARKNESS – Love Is Only A Feeling
PET SHOP BOYS – Flamboyant smile.gif
G-UNIT – Wanna Get To Know You
BLUE – Breathe Easy
FOUNTAINS OF WAYNE – Stacy’s Mom
D-12 – My Band (video) smile.gif
BLACK EYED PEAS feat. TIPPA IRIE – Hey Mama
D.J. CASPER – Cha Cha Slide mad.gif

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19-3-70: Presenter: Tony Blackburn (Wiped)

LEE MARVIN – Wand’rin Star (and charts)
BOB & MARCIA – Young Gifted And Black
THE BEATLES – Let It Be (video)
DORIS TROY GROUP – Ain’t That Cute
DAVE CLARK FIVE with MADELINE BELL – Everybody Get Together
JUICY LUCY – Who Do You Love (crowd dancing)
PICKETTYWITCH – That Same Old Feeling
SIMON & GARFUNKEL – Bridge Over Troubled Water (video)
RADHA KRISHNA TEMPLE – Govinda
THE BAND – Rag Mama Rag (danced to by Pan’s People)
ANDY WILLIAMS – Can’t Help Falling In Love (video)
JULIE FELIX – If I Could
LEE MARVIN – Wand’rin Star (video)

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19-3-92: Presenters: Adrian Rose/Femi Oke.

LIQUID – Sweet Harmony smile.gif
CROWDED HOUSE – Weather With You (via satellite)
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN – Human Touch (video)
LISA STANSFIELD – Time To Make You Mine
MR. BIG – To Be With You (video)
CE CE PENISTON – Finally
DEF LEPPARD – Let’s Get Rocked
SHAKESPEAR’S SISTER – Stay (video) mad.gif

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19-3-99: Presenter: Jamie Theakston.

STEPS – Better Best Forgotten mad.gif
THE BEAUTIFUL SOUTH – How Long’s A Tear Take To Dry? smile.gif
ROXETTE – Wish I Could Fly
TRAVIS – Writing To Reach You
BRITNEY SPEARS – Baby One More Time (video)
REM – At My Most Beautiful smile.gif
MANIC STREET PREACHERS – You Stole The Sun From My Heart
BOYZONE – When The Going Gets Tough (and credits)

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TOTP2 - 19-3-2002: Presenter: Steve Wright.

JESUS LOVES YOU – Bow Down Mister (TOTP 21-3-91) mad.gif
THE BODYSNATCHERS – Let’s Do Rock Steady (TOTP 20-3-80) smile.gif
THE RUBETTES – I Can Do It (TOTP 13-3-75)
DAN HILL – Sometimes When We Touch (TOTP 16-3-78)
CAN – I Want More (TOTP 26-8-76)
KING KURT – Destination Zululand (TOTP 27-10-83)
VANESSA WILLIAMS – Save The Best For Last (TOTP 26-3-92) unsure.gif
DAVID MEAD – Comfort (video) (and credits)

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TOTP2 - 19-3-2003: Presenter: Steve Wright.

DURAN DURAN – Is There Something I Should Know? (TOTP 23-3-83)
KATE BUSH – Wuthering Heights (TOTP 23-3-78)
WET WET WET – Sweet Little Mystery (TOTP 13-8-87)
MANFRED MANN – My Name Is Jack (TOTP 6-6-68) smile.gif
RICHARD ASHCROFT – A Song For The Lovers (TOTP 9-2002) smile.gif
JOAN ARMATRADING – Love And Affection (TOTP 28-10-76)
TIPPA IRIE – Hello Darling (and credits) (TOTP 27-3-86)
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post 19th March 2006, 03:04 PM
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81 - DAVE STEWART & COLIN BLUNSTONE – What Becomes Of The Broken Hearted (Colin Bluntstone,used to like him,had a couple of hits in the early 70's and was in the Zombies in the 60's)
DURAN DURAN – Planet Earth (their first Top of the pops,I think)
TOYAH – It’s A Mystery(every time I remember this I keep hearing her lisp)
THE TEARDROP EXPLODES – Reward (I remember buying their album because of this track)
JOE DOLCE MUSIC THEATRE – Shaddap You Face (hated this - but I remember Rob saying he bought this) laugh.gif
KIM WILDE – Kids In America rolleyes.gif

87 - BRUCE WILLIS – Respect Yourself (should have worn a stained & torn vest with an ak47 over his shoulder and he would have got to #1 biggrin.gif )
AL JARREAU – Moonlighting (coincidence,was this not the theme from moonlighting starring afore mentioned Bruce Willis)

70 - LEE MARVIN – Wand’rin Star (was the b side not Clint Eastwood and "I talk to the trees"
THE BEATLES – Let It Be (must have been one of the last times they were on tv while they were together)

03 - MANFRED MANN – My Name Is Jack (TOTP 6-6-68)
RICHARD ASHCROFT – A Song For The Lovers

2 good songs


Keep them coming Mark, this is making me remember some of these performances. tongue.gif
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post 19th March 2006, 04:12 PM
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The best years shows in order good to bad:

1981
1999
1992
2004
1970
1987
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post 19th March 2006, 07:52 PM
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81.................. a good show in the middle of a good era imho.. visage, duran duran, teardrops, adam..


97.................. didnt hold much for me tbh


04................. detested the cha cha slide, blues 'breathe easy' was their best... ohmy.gif


70.................. jucy lucy 'who do you love' was brilliant ..


92.................. nothing there for me..


99................. strange how both britney and christinas first hit were imho their best... poor year.
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Mark Leech
post 19th March 2006, 08:12 PM
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Here's a bonus one for you to digest............

19-3-2006: Presenters: Rufus Hound/Trevor Nelson (Live)

GIRLS ALOUD – Whole Lotta History
THE SECRET MACHINES – Lightning Blue Eyes
JAMES BLUNT – Wisemen
BEVERLEY KNIGHT – Piece Of My Heart
TUBEWAY ARMY – Are ‘Friends’ Electric? (clip of TOTP 24-5-79)
YEAH YEAH YEAHS – Gold Lion
ORSON – No Tomorrow


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post 19th March 2006, 08:28 PM
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TUBEWAY ARMY – Are ‘Friends’ Electric? (clip of TOTP 24-5-79)

I remember seeing this and wondering what the fcuk was that, but after a short time it grew on me
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post 19th March 2006, 08:30 PM
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QUOTE(brian91 @ Mar 19 2006, 08:37 PM) *

TUBEWAY ARMY – Are ‘Friends’ Electric? (clip of TOTP 24-5-79)

I remember seeing this and wondering what the fcuk was that, but after a short time it grew on me



lol.. me too... the only track i know

*must catch up on current music*
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post 19th March 2006, 08:35 PM
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QUOTE(mushymanrob @ Mar 19 2006, 08:39 PM) *

lol.. me too... the only track i know

*must catch up on current music*



wouldn't bother, you're not missing anything dance.gif
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