Heartland

Thay'd play just about anything back then, aye. It didn't even have to be in the charts.

Big Si wrote:

jay wrote:

9while9 wrote: Here's one you forgot > http://youtube.com/watch?v=YaUeibfAGmA&search=Bauhaus

Well spotted.
I NEED to find a Mary Chain clip from TOTP

Didn't they refuse to ever appear?

Anyway, who fancies a trip to Peru

I'm pretty sure they played. They got roaring drunk in the Blue Peter garden before they went on apparantly

*thumping heart*

...please ems my blood pressure...

mh wrote:

jay wrote:Heres on I forgot...
http://youtube.com/watch?v=WWj6I3RQweA&search=totp

OMFG!!!

That was the one that did the Sisters job on me for real!!!

Thank YOU.


(PS: Anybody know how to download these?

Does anyone write lyrics like that these days?

The Dave Bowie clip is worth a watch for behind the scenes action.

Last time I watched TOTP I saw Madonna's boney ass working out to samples of an old ABBA tune, not pleasant in the sound and vision department.

When Mott The Hoople split, that was the end for me.

Sad to see it passing, but haven't watched for years...

James Blast wrote:Last time I watched TOTP I saw Madonna's boney ass working out to samples of an old ABBA tune, not pleasant in the sound and vision department.

Aggghhh!!!

That's in there for life now!!!

weebleswobble wrote:Sad to see it passing, but haven't watched for years...

I watch it with the sound off.............just watch the "Girl" bands really
It's the end of an institution, another part of my youth bites the dust.........I think that's the worst part, while it was on there's always the possibility that it could get better, a new producer, new ideas, now it's gone.......or as good as, that's not going to happen .
I must admit, if I was in a band I love to have my Mum and Dad watch me on TOTP's, "Mum....I'm going to be on VH1", just doesn't have the same ring to it................any else know what I mean?.........or am I talking Bollox again?

scotty wrote:.........or am I talking Bollox again?

Not one little bit scotty. Not one little bit.

I was thinking just a week or two ago, have they already axed it? I didn't realised it had been moved... but it just seems to have melted away in terms of importance in recent years.

I used to wait for thursday nights even in the early 90's when I was a lad , but I think it started it's descent not long after, in fact it had porbably already begun.

The problem is, it's become a kid's show. It's not just a matter of everyone who used to watch it becoming olde pharts and not liking newer music - that's each generation's perogative. It's that the acts they used to put on appealed and sold records to a large range of ages. In the 70's and probably even more in the 80's, you'd often have bands there that had their largest market in 20-30 somethings in addition to the pop pap.

But in the past decade, it's just become like an extension of one of these f**king hyperactive kids' Saturday morning shows , it is almost purely for children, young teenagers and the hopelessly retarded. In a way it's gone full circle, started out as a teenyboppers' programme, ended up back there.

Only difference is, it's not as exciting being a teenybopper now...

boudicca wrote: Only difference is, it's not as exciting being a teenybopper now...

You're too young to be so jaded!

boudicca wrote:The problem is, it's become a kid's show.

That's it in a nutshell.

Back in the day they (as someone mentioned) put The Exploited on (I remember that ) but now they daren't put someone like Marilyn Manson on, for fear he'll scare the kiddies.

It's all too safe, too boring, too predictable, too corporate.

markfiend wrote:

boudicca wrote:The problem is, it's become a kid's show.

That's it in a nutshell.

Back in the day they (as someone mentioned) put The Exploited on (I remember that ) but now they daren't put someone like Marilyn Manson on, for fear he'll scare the kiddies.

It's all too safe, too boring, too predictable, too corporate.

Sums up all aspects of modern life in this country...
http://www.alexcox.com/blog.htm

weebleswobble wrote:

boudicca wrote: Only difference is, it's not as exciting being a teenybopper now...

You're too young to be so jaded!

Whereas Mark has had years of practice

jay wrote:Sums up all aspects of modern life in this country.

Troo dat.

timsinister wrote:Whereas Mark has had years of practice

Bloody Oi! â„¢

I remember watching it through the nineties and seeing Babylon Zoo perform "Space Man" I got confused because they were "playing" it blindfolded, I thought they must've been great musicians!

weebleswobble wrote:

boudicca wrote: Only difference is, it's not as exciting being a teenybopper now...

You're too young to be so jaded!

Worst thing is, I've been moaning about it since I was about 10 .

I meant, it's not as exciting being a teenybopper now as it was back when they actually called them teenyboppers, in the 60's... when TOTP began (and it was sort of a kids show back then).

jay wrote:

I NEED to find a Mary Chain clip from TOTP

Didn't they refuse to ever appear? [/quote]

I'm pretty sure they played. They got roaring drunk in the Blue Peter garden before they went on apparantly[/quote]

at the very least they played april skies

TOTP August 1977;
The Adverts-Gary gilmours eyes
The Stranglers-Straighten out
The Jam-All around the world

My life was never quite the same after that show.

wild bill buttock wrote:

TOTP August 1977;
The Adverts-Gary gilmours eyes
The Stranglers-Straighten out
The Jam-All around the world

My life was never quite the same after that show.

Aye, I remember the one with The Stone Roses and The Happy Mondays, happy daze

I remember The Cure being on playing Lullaby and they refused to do any close ups because of his Scary Goth Make-Up

weebleswobble wrote:I remember The Cure being on playing Lullaby and they refused to do any close ups because of his Scary Goth Make-Up

Well, wouldn't want to set a bad example to any budding goth kids... keep the lipstick somewhere near the lips!

jay wrote:Sums up all aspects of modern life in this country...
http://www.alexcox.com/blog.htm

"Al licks cocks"?

June 26, 2006

'Top Of The Pops', the long running British TV show has finally been dropped. Bauhaus played the show on three occasions. The songs featured were 'Ziggy Stardust', 'Lagartija Nick' & 'She's In Parties'.

David J writes:

As a band, we were brought up on and inspired by T.O.T.P. T Rex, Bowie, Roxy Music and some of the odd juxtapositions were great where you would have some total wimpy m.o.r. rubbish followed by a band like The Who. When we played on the show for the first time it was a real 'pinch your self' dream come true. We were also told off by the producer for breaking the rules, Peter propelling his fake microphone that ended up in the producers box then leaping into the audience at the end of our song. The second time we did it, we pulled a similar stunt again, only this time charging through the crowd, the same queeny producer was screaming the classic, "This band will never do this show again!" (we did though) but now it is really true. A great British institution, sad to see it go.

David J