Re: Repeats of Top of the Pops on BBC Four. Part 26.

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Tue Oct 24, 2023 8:00 pm

Playing out with Deuce and I Need You. dunno

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Tue Oct 24, 2023 8:00 pm

And Paul Harris with Spinning Away. dunno

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Tue Oct 24, 2023 8:01 pm

And more people who seem to want to represent us in Europe. dontpanic

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Tue Oct 24, 2023 8:01 pm

Someone called FFF who are going for that Nirvana vibe that always goes well in Eurovision. box

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Tue Oct 24, 2023 8:02 pm

Love City Groove with Love City Groove.

I remember this one. Excited

Weren't they something to do with Jonathan King? shifty

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Tue Oct 24, 2023 8:03 pm

It is over.

It was a normal episode with no real highlights to speak of.

Now to look back at the thread and see what everybody else made of it. Excited

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Tue Oct 24, 2023 8:07 pm

The Call of the Wendigo wrote:I wonder what the vocals on the record sound like?

In fairness, they don't sound any better than they did on the live performance.

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Tue Oct 24, 2023 8:08 pm

I assumed the studio performance would have some leather-lunged hefty lass belting it out like a good 'un, Black Box style.

by Butterfield Tue Oct 24, 2023 9:02 pm

The Call of the Wendigo wrote:Now that's made me half-remember that woman I'd forgotten about who was in Eastenders and had a hit once.

Sophie Lawrence?

by Butterfield Tue Oct 24, 2023 9:05 pm

The Call of the Wendigo wrote:Duran Duran - Perfect Day.

The Call of the Wendigo wrote:Why do I have no memory of this?

Well, in fairness it did only get to number 28. It's from their much maligned album of covers, which includes their version of White Lines (Don't Don't Do It). What a Face

by Butterfield Tue Oct 24, 2023 9:06 pm

The Call of the Wendigo wrote:Who would've thought Toni Halliday ever made it onto TOTP?

Who is she?

by Butterfield Tue Oct 24, 2023 9:08 pm

The Call of the Wendigo wrote:Love City Groove with Love City Groove.

I remember this one.

Weren't they something to do with Jonathan King?

I think all UK Eurovision acts were.

by Butterfield Tue Oct 24, 2023 9:09 pm

Actually, I'm not sure they were. He was more Brit Awards.

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Tue Oct 24, 2023 9:25 pm

Butterfield wrote:
The Call of the Wendigo wrote:Who would've thought Toni Halliday ever made it onto TOTP?

Who is she?

The lead singer of Curve.

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Tue Oct 24, 2023 9:30 pm

Butterfield wrote:
The Call of the Wendigo wrote:Love City Groove with Love City Groove.

I remember this one.

Weren't they something to do with Jonathan King?

I think all UK Eurovision acts were.

Butterfield wrote:Actually, I'm not sure they were. He was more Brit Awards.

Wikipedia wrote:Jonathan King, then working for BBC Television, tasked with finding and producing an entry for Eurovision, requested that the song be submitted for the "A Song for Europe" contest in 1995.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_City_Groove

scared

by SiberianPrincess’sMidriff Tue Oct 24, 2023 11:21 pm

The Call of the Wendigo wrote:It's not what you could call harmonically nimble.

Could this be the start of a new ‘authentic reggae’ style meme?

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Mon Oct 30, 2023 8:00 pm

Now to watch the episode from March 30th, 1995.

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Mon Oct 30, 2023 8:01 pm

Introduced by Hole. gasp

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Mon Oct 30, 2023 8:01 pm

No falling records.

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Mon Oct 30, 2023 8:02 pm

Presented by Ant and Dec. gasp

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