Forgot their version of Stepping Stone.

Yes, well done Suedehead, all Sex Pistols hits.

 

A version of the group was still going even after Sid Vicious past away and even after Rotten had left, Steve Jones and Paul Cook were still involved in some projects under the Sex Pistols banner. For example, they did make a hit single - and at the same time, a banned single - with Ronnie Biggs, No One Is Innocent (A Punk Prayer), I think it was called. And there were one or two others made as well.

 

None nearly as good as Anarchy In The UK or God Save The Queen, of course.

 

They also had an inferior version of a brilliant Monkees B Side "I'm Not Your Steppin' Stone". The Monkees version had much more bite n venom to it, it's utterly brilliant, garage punk 10 years early.

 

The odd thing about MOR at that time (it was almost expected of British female singers) is Cilla was in her early 30's at the time, hardly old at all! As you say, unlikely any music movement could ever get the sort of reaction from the media & public again in these times. Grime is the current equivalent, but most people would barely have heard of it even if they know Dizzee, Tinie & co.

 

 

Back after a two week break, and some very good records this week. Queen were still charting with Good Old Fashioned Lover Boy, maybe not one of their best, but still a lot better than certain other acts who were also charting at the time, in my view.

 

The Jam had a record charting, Modern World, which I thought was a better record than In The City. There was some bland music about, but good quality songs from Fleetwood Mac, and the Alessi Brothers, who I thought were female when I first heard their record at the time - more like The Alessi Sisters, I remember thinking to myself back in '77. Still a good record, though.

 

Highlight has to be the number one record, however. After good number ones from The Jacksons and Hot Chocolate, the best number one of the year in my opinion from the now sadly departed Donna Summer.

 

I Feel Love has to be one of the best disco songs ever, superb production, great performance from the disco diva. I think of it as a ground breaking sound in much the same way as Good Vibrations by The Beach Boys was a ground breaking new sound back in the sixties.

 

And I Feel Love still sounds so very very fresh today.

 

So all in all, a reasonable edition.

 

Trivia question for this week has to be on Donna Summer. Just name as many of her singles hits as possible.

 

All the best. B-)

Edited August 22, 201212 yr by blackcat

Winter Melody, Down Deep Inside and Love To Love You Baby spring to mind immediately.

 

I Feel Love is indeed a fantastic song. I've never been a fan of Donna Summer or disco music but this- thanks largely to Giorgio Moroder - is a classic. Apparently he wrote it after reading Anthony Powell's Dance To The Music Of Time. He wrote a sort of "music through the ages" piece and I Feel Love was meant to represent the future.

 

Moroder's sound is every bit as distinctive as Phil Spector before him and David Guetta today. Here's some more of his work.

 

 

This Time I Know Its Fo Real is a good Donna Summer song, unpopular with some as it was written and produced by Stock Aitken & Waterman. Restored her back to the US top 20 for the first time in about 10-15 years if I remember rightly

Don't forget Donna's upbeat version of the great 'Macarthur Park' - not a patch on the Richard Harris version of course.

Going back through the selections, belated appreciations to both popchartfreak and Grebo for the Sex Pistols stuff. Yes, I'm Not Your Stepping Stone was a cover of a Monkees song, and the Pistols were fans of The Monkees, presumably grew up watching the old sixties tv series of The Monkees.

 

And Suedehead, Feista and Richie with some good suggestions for Donna Summer songs. I can think of at least two more off the top of my head. One was a great record called State Of Independence, hit in the early eighties, if I remember correctly.

 

The other one was Dinner with Gershwin, hit in the late eighties, I believe.

 

That collaboration that Feista mentioned with Stock Aitken And Waterman gave the SAW team a rare top ten hit in the States, their highest ever chrting record over there.

Don't forget Donna's upbeat version of the great 'Macarthur Park' - not a patch on the Richard Harris version of course.

 

Her version was pretty awful really.

 

Going back through the selections, belated appreciations to both popchartfreak and Grebo for the Sex Pistols stuff. Yes, I'm Not Your Stepping Stone was a cover of a Monkees song, and the Pistols were fans of The Monkees, presumably grew up watching the old sixties tv series of The Monkees.

 

And Suedehead, Feista and Richie with some good suggestions for Donna Summer songs. I can think of at least two more off the top of my head. One was a great record called State Of Independence, hit in the early eighties, if I remember correctly.

 

The other one was Dinner with Gershwin, hit in the late eighties, I believe.

 

That collaboration that Feista mentioned with Stock Aitken And Waterman gave the SAW team a rare top ten hit in the States, their highest ever chrting record over there.

Ah yes, I remember those two now.

 

Some good stuff on this week's edition, some good reggae - Bob Marley - some good soul, from the Detroit Emeralds, good rock from the Steve Gibbons band and Thin Lizzy, that classic disco number one from Donna Summer, a "new wave" hit from Jonathon Richmond, progressive tune from Emerson Lake And Palmer, and if you like MOR, there was Dana, and a MOR rock song from Showaddywaddy. I count Boney's M's song as the novelty record this week.

 

 

Tremendously varied programme, as it should be.

 

Trivia question? Let's have a few hits from the late, great Phil Lynott and Thin Lizzy. And a few from the late lamented Gary Moore as well.

 

All the best.

Phil Lynott wrote Yellow Pearl which was used as the TOTP theme tune for some years. Thin Lizzy had a sting of hits including, from memeory, Jailbreak, The Boys Are Back In Town, Whiskey In The Jar and Don't Believe A Word.

 

Gary Moore's big hit was Parisienne Walkways.

And Suedehead, Feista and Richie with some good suggestions for Donna Summer songs. I can think of at least two more off the top of my head. One was a great record called State Of Independence, hit in the early eighties, if I remember correctly.

 

The other one was Dinner with Gershwin, hit in the late eighties, I believe.

 

That collaboration that Feista mentioned with Stock Aitken And Waterman gave the SAW team a rare top ten hit in the States, their highest ever chrting record over there.

SAW had two number 1s in the US, both with Rick Astley - 'Never Gonna Give You Up' and 'Together Forever'. 'This Time I Know It's For Real' peaked at number 7.

 

SAW had two number 1s in the US, both with Rick Astley - 'Never Gonna Give You Up' and 'Together Forever'. 'This Time I Know It's For Real' peaked at number 7.

 

 

Yes, quite correct, I forgot about Rick Astley, my mistake.

 

Thanks, Robbie.

 

Also, going back to this week's top of the pops '77. maybe I should also have mentioned the Rita Coolidge record; a great song, very memorable melody.

 

And suedehead, yes, thanks for your Thin Lizzy list. I vaguely remember a great Elvis tribute from Phil Lynott as well, I think it might well have been called "The King's Call". Released around about 1980, if my memory is correct.

 

I also remember some kind of Christmas collaboration between Phil Lynott and some Sex Pistols members, but hey, my grey cells are working overtime this time in the morning.

 

Not always easy to remember hits from decades ago off the top of one's head. Thank goodness for the internet and google, some would say.

Edited September 2, 201212 yr by blackcat

My Fave Thin Lizzy song has to be the one that was on TOTP this week Dancing In The Moonlight, with its infamous line "I always get chocolate stains on my pants". Boys Are Back In Town is undoubtely a rock classic but Ive heard it so much Ive got bored of it.

Back after a two week break, a lot of the songs from last time out were still around in the charts, such as Thin Lizzy, Showwaddywaddy, Rita Coolidge, and Donna Summer still at number one, of course.

 

Highlights for me included the Steve Gibbons Band, Fleetwod Mac, and Eddie And The Hotrods, or The Rods, depending on which source you go by. Do Anything You Wanna Do by The Rods just about summed up the punk philosophy. Unfortunately, not that many people of my generation really followed through on that philosophy. :unsure:

 

Trivia question - as many Fleetwood Mac hits as one can think of of the top of ones' head.

 

All the best. B-)

Albatross obviously, their only number one. Plus Rhiannon, Tusk, Go Your Own Way, Sara, Oh Well. One of their best known tracks (or the riff anyway) is now The Chain, used for the BBC's F1 coverage and the chain feature on Radcliffe & Maconie's 6Music show but that was never a single.

Back after a two week break, a lot of the songs from last time out were still around in the charts, such as Thin Lizzy, Showwaddywaddy, Rita Coolidge, and Donna Summer still at number one, of course.

 

Highlights for me included the Steve Gibbons Band, Fleetwod Mac, and Eddie And The Hotrods, or The Rods, depending on which source you go by. Do Anything You Wanna Do by The Rods just about summed up the punk philosophy. Unfortunately, not that many people of my generation really followed through on that philosophy. :unsure:

 

Trivia question - as many Fleetwood Mac hits as one can think of of the top of ones' head.

 

All the best. B-)

 

err I could name them all (love the Mac) but I'll spare you! Happy to mention 3 fab "solo"-ish Mac hits though:

 

I'd rather Go Blind - Chicken Shack (Christine McVie/Perfect)

Trouble - Lyndsey Buckingham (FAB record)

Rooms On Fire - Stevie Nicks (criminally her only Top 40 UK hit, she had plenty of american solo hits that should have hit here too)

I like some of the Macs early releases before Buckingham and Nicks joined in the 70's. Man of the world and Oh Well are excellent early hits. Their last top ten hit was Everywhere in 1988 if I remember right. Rooms On Fire as ChartFreak suggested is an excellent song.

 

According to Guinness World Records Rumours has sold 40 million :o

According to Guinness World Records Rumours has sold 40 million :o

 

Well deserved too. Great great album.

Some good Fleetwood Mac replies on here, thanks to all who posted.

 

The thing I remember about Fleetwood Mac is one of their b-sides being given exposure once, I think it might have been the original b-side of Albatross.

 

Its title - and don't forget this was well before punk reared its ugly head in the late seventies - was SOMEONE'S GONNA GET THEIR HEAD KICKED IN TONIGHT.

 

No peace and love for Fleetwood Mac during the hippie era, then.

Edited September 15, 201212 yr by blackcat

Some good Fleetwood Mac replies on here, thanks to all who posted.

 

The thing I remember about Fleetwood Mac is one of their b-sides being given exposure once, I think it might have been the original b-side of Albatross.

 

Its title - and don't forget this was well before punk reared its ugly head in the late seventies - was SOMEONE'S GONNA GET THEIR HEAD KICKED IN TONIGHT.

 

No peace and love for Fleetwood Mac during the hippie era, then.

 

it was the B side of Man Of The World, heres the link for it on Youtube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0U-eef6OyQ