Good show this week. Ram Jam, Slade, Darts, Tom Robinson.

 

Ok trvia question Mary Mason was on with her version of Angel Of The Morning, but does anyone know who took a sample of that song to number one in 2001?

 

little Fact: Angel Of The Morning was written by the same bloke who wrote Wild Thing for the Troggs, Chip Taylor. A US hit for Merilee Rush and the Turnabouts in the 60's, The Turnanbouts Guitarist Carl was brother of Wilson Sisters from Heart! I was just reading about it yesterday, something I didnt know.

 

Not off the top of my head, Fiesta, I know that Juice Newton also had a version of Angel Of The Morning released. Best guess would be some over the top hip hop version hit the charts in 2001!

 

Wild Thing by The Troggs was one record that defined that whole sixties era. Just as it could be argued that Love Is All Around by Wet!Wet!Wet! helped to define the rather bland 1990's era, in my view.

 

And the writer of Love Is All Around? Mr Reg Presley, of The Troggs!

Didnt think Slade would still have got on TOTPs as late as 1977/78?!

Didnt think Slade would still have got on TOTPs as late as 1977/78?!

 

 

Yes, I am surprised at that as well, Steve. I know they had a bit of an early eighties revival, a number two hit in late 1983, if I remember correctly.

 

And of course, in terms of airplay, at this time of year............................................. :angel:

Good show this week. Ram Jam, Slade, Darts, Tom Robinson.

 

Ok trvia question Mary Mason was on with her version of Angel Of The Morning, but does anyone know who took a sample of that song to number one in 2001?

 

little Fact: Angel Of The Morning was written by the same bloke who wrote Wild Thing for the Troggs, Chip Taylor. A US hit for Merilee Rush and the Turnabouts in the 60's, The Turnanbouts Guitarist Carl was brother of Wilson Sisters from Heart! I was just reading about it yesterday, something I didnt know.

 

OK since no-one else is offering, it sounds to me like that errr...UNUSUAL... version by Shaggy that for some reason got to Number One. Shaggy had some decent Number Ones. And then he had this one.:)

You are correct Popchartfreak. Oh Carolina is still his best imo

Time for the next city. This offering is from Cork's greatest trio :D

 

Good contributions on the cities and towns trivia question, thanks to all who posted on that, and thanks to Fiesta and popchartfreak for the Angel Of The Morning riddle.

 

One epoch making single that we have not mentioned, and which was certainly centred around a certain city, was The Beatles highly creative Strawberry Fields Forever/Penny Lane disc, probably the best double A side ever made, and undoubtedly the most famous record Worldwide about Liverpool.

 

This week's show was excellent in the main, I thought. Still a bit of rough with the smooth, you have to draw a veil over mediocre efforts from Showwaddywaddy and a really "funny" Barron Knights song, but very good otherwise. Good soul from Dorothy Moore, great mod/punk from The Jam.

 

I agree with Peter Powell, We Are The Champions probably was Queen's best since Bohemian Rhapsody, and Rocking All Over The World well above Quo's usual fare, in my view.

 

Abba's number one was maybe not one of their best, but still a highly creative record.

 

And David Bowie singing Heroes with a live vocal, if I am not mistaken. Excellent!

 

Many of these acts would go on to give equally excellent performances at Live Aid eight years later.

 

Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft was one of The Carpenters best ever in my view,

so for a bit of fun this week, how about some more UK hits over the years with a space/science fiction theme? Again, could be a long list, but should be fun to compile!

 

All the best,

 

BC B-)

We have to start with Bowie with Starman, Life On Mars?, Space Oddity and Ashes To Ashes which revived the character of Major Tom.

 

Then Ash's first big hit was Girl From Mars with the Star Wars theme as the b-side.

 

BTW, are you suggesting Long Haired Lover From Liverpool is not the most famous Liverpool song? :o

 

The BBC may not show the 'TOTP's from 1978, & later. Apparently, Jimmy Saville

presented it a lot, from then on, & the BBC feels it is not appropriate to show any

'Editions' that he presented.

If it was just Savile it would probably be OK. After all, there are 12 Sky At Night programmes to fit in. DLT's arrest has made things more awkward if they continue not to show his programmes as well.

I think the only logical solution would be to make brand new episodes of TOTP to plug the gaps.

I think the only logical solution would be to make brand new episodes of TOTP to plug the gaps.

As long as all presenters undergo a full CRB check first.

Good contributions on the cities and towns trivia question, thanks to all who posted on that, and thanks to Fiesta and popchartfreak for the Angel Of The Morning riddle.

 

One epoch making single that we have not mentioned, and which was certainly centred around a certain city, was The Beatles highly creative Strawberry Fields Forever/Penny Lane disc, probably the best double A side ever made, and undoubtedly the most famous record Worldwide about Liverpool.

 

This week's show was excellent in the main, I thought. Still a bit of rough with the smooth, you have to draw a veil over mediocre efforts from Showwaddywaddy and a really "funny" Barron Knights song, but very good otherwise. Good soul from Dorothy Moore, great mod/punk from The Jam.

 

I agree with Peter Powell, We Are The Champions probably was Queen's best since Bohemian Rhapsody, and Rocking All Over The World well above Quo's usual fare, in my view.

 

Abba's number one was maybe not one of their best, but still a highly creative record.

 

And David Bowie singing Heroes with a live vocal, if I am not mistaken. Excellent!

 

Many of these acts would go on to give equally excellent performances at Live Aid eight years later.

 

Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft was one of The Carpenters best ever in my view,

so for a bit of fun this week, how about some more UK hits over the years with a space/science fiction theme? Again, could be a long list, but should be fun to compile!

 

All the best,

 

BC B-)

 

Star wars (meco), Magic Fly (Space), Neighbourhood (another band called Space), Star (kiki dee) - OK a different kind of star there:)

 

Loving The Alien (Bowie), Doctorin The Tardis (Timelords/KLF), Thunderbirds Are Go, ET, Superman themes, X Files theme (this is taking the "theme" literally:)

We have to start with Bowie with Starman, Life On Mars?, Space Oddity and Ashes To Ashes which revived the character of Major Tom.

 

Then Ash's first big hit was Girl From Mars with the Star Wars theme as the b-side.

 

BTW, are you suggesting Long Haired Lover From Liverpool is not the most famous Liverpool song? :o

 

LOL! Long haired lover from Liverpool, highly creative sound from little Jimmy Osmond, clearly Penny Lane and Strawberry Fields do not have a patch on that!

 

Thank you for the replies so far on the space theme, there are a few rather silly records one could name as well, such as The Firm's Star Trekking, A Spaceman Came Travelling by Chris De Burgh, Urban Spaceman by The Bonzo Dog Do Dah band, Starship Trooper by Hot Gossip.

 

Must be many more.

 

As for the question of the future of these repeats, I can only say what I said before - hopefully they will keep showing them, and just ban the Jimmy Savile shows.

 

If they don't, this thread, sadly, might come to an abrupt end. :(

There are plenty of others who feel the same way about the repeats including some who have made the same suggestion that I made, i.e. show te Savile programmes with his contributions edited out.

 

http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2012-11-22/...f-the-pops-bbc4

Excellent TOTP this week, lots of my fave songs, Modern World, Heroes, We are The Champs, etc. Kenny Everett is hosting next week.

 

Song with space theme in its title. The excellent Drops of Jupiter by Train. Not sure weather you could include Telstar by Tornadoes it was sopposed to have a sci fi feel to it.

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Excellent TOTP this week, lots of my fave songs, Modern World, Heroes, We are The Champs, etc. Kenny Everett is hosting next week.

 

Song with space theme in its title. The excellent Drops of Jupiter by Train. Not sure weather you could include Telstar by Tornadoes it was sopposed to have a sci fi feel to it.

 

 

Yes, Telstar by The Tornadoes was probably deemed as being more to do with science fact than science fiction.

 

Bit of trivia for you, Fiesta and others - what important chart landmark did Telstar achieve in the early sixties?

 

Not necessarily talking about the UK charts here, though. <_<

I can't see BBC4 repeating TOTP forever though, so wouldn't it make sense to skip a few years to 81,82 or 83 when Saville was more associated with his Fixits and we had the likes of John Peel on introducing Toto Coelo? Wouldn't want to see audience numbers dwindle further if they trudge through 1978 and have it cancelled as I'd love to see some 80s repeats. Or they could stop the week-upon-week thing and just jump around the archives.

Yes, Telstar by The Tornadoes was probably deemed as being more to do with science fact than science fiction.

 

Bit of trivia for you, Fiesta and others - what important chart landmark did Telstar achieve in the early sixties?

 

Not necessarily talking about the UK charts here, though. <_<

 

first british band to get a USA number one, I think it was:)

Correct, popchartfreak, first British rock act at number one in the USA.

 

About a year or so before The Beatles made a more substantial and long lasting breakthrough over there.

 

I have heard that the first British artist ever to get a number one Stateside may have been Vera Lynn, but can't swear to that offhand.

 

Again, thanks for the replies on the space theme, look forward to the late great Kenny Everitt presenting the next edition. Worth savouring every edition from now on, because you never know when the next edition maybe the last. :(