It was a baron period for both Dusty & LuLu in terms of hits. Neither would reach the Uk top 40 until 1987 and 1986 respectively. I think the song that Dusty sang was a cover version - A Love Like Yours? I think it was Martha Reeves who had the original not sure.

 

Pet Shop Boys also worked with another act in the early 90's, I dont know if anyone remembers Cicero, he was a bit of a one hit wonder.

Not to mention songs with Kylie & Robbie, contributions and remixes to Bowie, madonna, Yoko, ab fab, clothes show theme, a ballet, a musical, a silent film soundtrack, numerous remix albums and a flawless run of singles and albums and new b sides & bonus tracks. OK I'm a fan, but even if you're not thats got to be impressive...

Thanks to popchartfreak for his pet shop boys feedback, good edition this week, great record from Kate Bush, of course, good punky sounds from The Tom Robinson Band and Magazine, good number one from ABBA, Rolls Royce had a great record featured, and also good stuff from The Sweet, The Bee Gees.

 

Good MOR from Billy Joel and Elkie Brooks, all in all, a much better edition for the music fan.

 

Trivia question - as many Kate Bush hits as possible,and also what was particularly unique about Wuthering Heights getting to number one? (thinking of gender and composition here).

 

All the best,

 

BC B-)

Possibly the best TOTP rerun so far.

 

Kate Bush was famously, and slightly unbelievably, the first solo female singer-songwriter to have a number one single. The list is still not exactly long.

 

I still remember when I first heard Wutheering Heights. Like many of my school contemporaries it took a few listens to decide whether it was brilliant or terrible because it was so unlike anything else at the time. My final verdict was that it was brilliant.

 

Later hits included Wow, Babooshka, the brilliant Man With The Child In His Eyes, Running Up That Hill (Placebo did a rather good version) Hounds Of Love (brilliantly covered by Futureheads), Experiment 4, Army Dreamers, Hammer Horror, Breathing, Cloudbursting, Hounds Of Love, a version of Rocket Man and, after a long absence, King Of The Mountain. She duetted with the equally brilliant Peter Gabriel on Don't Give Up and also featured (uncredited) on his Games Without Frontiers.

 

Not bad going from the top of my head :D

Thankfully it gets another rerun in silly hours :D

and the fab Sat In Your Lap, December Will Be Magic, gorgeous Woman's Work, lovely Sensual World, Rocket Man. I also remember my best mate at the time of Wuthering Heights (we all loved it) commenting while we watched her debut on TOTP that she'd have trouble following it up, as it was almost a novelty record. No trouble at all, as it turned out....hooray! :)

Forgot Wow, The Big Sky, Rubberband Girl and (possibly my favourite single of hers) Love and Anger.

Forgot Wow, The Big Sky, Rubberband Girl and (possibly my favourite single of hers) Love and Anger.

Wow was the first one in my list :huh:

Wow was the first one in my list :huh:

Typical me not reading properly!

Typical me not reading properly!

These three-letter song titles are easy to miss in a list :lol:

I think the song that Dusty sang was a cover version - A Love Like Yours? I think it was Martha Reeves who had the original not sure.

 

I'm only familiar with the great Ike & Tina Turner version.

 

From Wiki:

 

"A Love Like Yours (Don't Come Knocking Everyday)" is a 1963 song issued as the B-side to Motown singing group Martha and the Vandellas' hit single, "(Love Is Like a) Heat Wave", released on the Gordy label.

 

The song, written and produced by Vandellas cohorts, Holland–Dozier–Holland, is a song where a woman praises her lover for loving her after she "broke (his) heart and made (him) blue" saying afterwards "instead of hurting back" telling her he loved her.

 

The song, while not released as a single, is regarded as a sixties classic with notable covers by Dusty Springfield, Harry Nilsson and Cher, Juice Newton, Manfred Mann, and The Animals.[1] Ike & Tina Turner released it as a single from their album River Deep – Mountain High. Ike & Tina's version was the only version that became a charted hit peaking at #16 on the UK pop charts."

 

Edited February 23, 201312 yr by Common Sense

Retrurning to Dusty Springfield, next Friday night (1 March) is Dusty Night on BBC4.

Should be a good programme on Friday about Dusty looking forward to it. I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself, Son Of A Preacher Man, I Only Wanna Be With You and You Don't Have To Say You Love Me among my favourites of her many 60's hits.

Possibly the best TOTP rerun so far.

 

Kate Bush was famously, and slightly unbelievably, the first solo female singer-songwriter to have a number one single. The list is still not exactly long.

 

I still remember when I first heard Wutheering Heights. Like many of my school contemporaries it took a few listens to decide whether it was brilliant or terrible because it was so unlike anything else at the time. My final verdict was that it was brilliant.

 

Later hits included Wow, Babooshka, the brilliant Man With The Child In His Eyes, Running Up That Hill (Placebo did a rather good version) Hounds Of Love (brilliantly covered by Futureheads), Experiment 4, Army Dreamers, Hammer Horror, Breathing, Cloudbursting, Hounds Of Love, a version of Rocket Man and, after a long absence, King Of The Mountain. She duetted with the equally brilliant Peter Gabriel on Don't Give Up and also featured (uncredited) on his Games Without Frontiers.

 

Not bad going from the top of my head :D

 

Not bad at all, suedehead, well done. And yes, Kate was the first female songwriter to get her own self sung and self written song to number one in Britian.

 

Surprisingly it is still her only number one single in the UK, although she has had chart topping albums. She was involved in the Ferry Aid single, a cover of Let It Be, which got to number one in the UK charts in 1987.

 

And yes, Fiesta and others, Dusty was great, looking forward to the programme.

Edited February 27, 201312 yr by blackcat

This week's re-run was from 2nd March 1978, which means that they skipped a week, presumably the previous edition was either a Savile or a DLT presented show.

 

Which meant that a couple of songs, at least, were from the previous show broadcast last week, from Tom Robinson and Kate Bush.

 

Nevertheless, it has to be said, great show this week as well, in my view. Good MOR stuff from Rita Coolidge and Samantha Sang - both Gibb brothers compositions, I think that I right in saying - good play in music from Bob Marley, and great play out music from Gerry Rafferty and his excellent Baker Street classic.

 

Andy Williams provided something for the mellow music fan, great track from Earth Wind And Fire, Legs & Co providing every man's fantasy!

Don't know about breaking glass, but I love the sound of Nick Lowe! And ABBA provided one of their best promo film's for Take A Chance On Me.

 

So very happy, things are getting better musically for top of the pops 1978.

 

Trivia for this week, well, bit of a Bee Gees feel to the show with two compositions featured, so as many Bee Gees songs, and indeed Bee Gees compositions, as possible which were UK hits for Isle Of Man's finest threesome and for other artists. Should be a long list!

 

All the best!

 

BC B-)

 

 

Andy Williams rather spoild the show. It wasn't the only naff song but at least I could see the appeal of the Bee Gees songs and Fantasy.

 

They skipped a DLT programme wwhich included Blondie performing Denis (Denee) :(

 

The Bee Gees, of course, had a string of hits including Night Fever, Tragedy (ugh), Massachusetts, You Win Again, Stayin' Alive, How Deep Is Your Love (yawn), Jive Talking (double ugh) and Spirits Having Flown.

I enjoyed 'em all, Andy is an MOR great, The Gibbs never put a foot wrong, so the list mentioned (minus the ughs, and yawns, sorry Bee Gees are one of the great pop acts of all time - the number of cover versions of their songs must be second only in UK acts to the Beatles, I would imagine) I can add just a few personal faves: I Started A Joke, First Of May, masachussets, World, Words, Don't Forget To remember, Robin's fab saved By The Bell, Lonely days, US No 1 How Can You Mend A Broken Heart, You Should Be Dancin, This Is Where I Came In, How To Fall In Love, Spirits Having Flown..

 

not to mention songs for others like Love Me, If I Can't Have You, More Than A Woman, Woman In LOve, Heartbreaker Islands In The Stream, Only One Woman.. OK I'm a fan of them too. I'm a fan of everyone it seems...:)

They skipped a DLT programme wwhich included Blondie performing Denis (Denee) :(

 

What was the full line-up for the skipped show Suedy? Thanks.

 

I think the next No.1 is Kate Bush.

This week edition of TOTP had an impact on future generations of musicians, songs that were later hits for other acts

 

Take A Chance On Me Abba - no.1 for Erasure in 1992

Wishing On A Star Rose Royce - been covered countless times most recently by X Factor

Baker Street Gerry Rafferty - Undercover 1992

Emotions - Samantha Sang - Destinys Child 2001

Fantasy E W & F - Black Box 1990

 

Re: Dusty Springfield show, its a pity that the BBC had wiped all her performances from 1969 era so there was nothing much from her Dusty In Memphis album. Breakfast In Bed probably one of my fave songs from that album, later a hit in 1988 for UB40 & Chrissie Hynde.

 

She certainly liked Martha Reeves & Vandellas, I counted three song of theirs between the two shows.

Edited March 3, 201312 yr by fiesta

Thank you to suedehead and, in particular, to popchartfreak for the Bee Gees answers, there seems to be a division of opinion here.

 

Personally, I liked them, great songwriters, appealed to people of all ages, wrote for and helped other artists along the way. Similiar to their heroes The Beatles in that respect, although it has to be said that he Bee Gees were considerably more MOR than The Beatles ever were.

 

No programme on this week, its The Sky At Night time once again.

 

Just to keep the thread chugging along, another trivia question for Bee Gee pundits - they were involved in two film projects, in terms of writing and performing, in the mid to late 1970's. Name both projects, both films, and also give the christian name of the younger brother who had some success of his own, his own solo career, but who sadly later passed away.

 

Best wishes,

 

BC B-)