Re: Repeats of Top of the Pops on BBC Four. Part 2.

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Sat 12 Jan 2019 - 21:34

Robbie Nevil - C'est La Vie.

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Sat 12 Jan 2019 - 21:35

This is a very late 1980s song.

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Sat 12 Jan 2019 - 21:35

He looks very in love with himself.

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Sat 12 Jan 2019 - 21:36

Paul Simon - The Boy in the Bubble.

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Sat 12 Jan 2019 - 21:36

I've got a copy of this, somewhere. Excited

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Sat 12 Jan 2019 - 21:38

Epic greenscreen overdose. happy

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Sat 12 Jan 2019 - 21:39

Top Ten.

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Sat 12 Jan 2019 - 21:40

Jackie Wilson is still at Number One.

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Sat 12 Jan 2019 - 21:40

Fast forward to find out what the playout song is.

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Sat 12 Jan 2019 - 21:41

Playing out with Genesis and Land of Confusion, which means Spitting Image have two videos on the chart this week. dontpanic

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Sat 12 Jan 2019 - 21:44

It seems to be going on forever.

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Sat 12 Jan 2019 - 21:47

That was a terrible episode which was saved only by the presence of the Pretenders and Paul Simon.

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

by Fangirl Three Sun 13 Jan 2019 - 8:48

Swing Out Sister - Surrender

It's not a patch on Break Out though.

The Pretenders - Hymn to Her

Iggy Pop - Real Wild Child

Tommy Vance on my tape wrote:Iggy Pop is in the Top 10 in the United Kingdom! Who would've believed it?!

Paul Simon - The Boy in the Bubble

Genesis and Land of Confusion

This is a great time for my Top 40 recordings - the era of Tape 5

389 The Boy In The Bubble
390 Dreamin'
391 So Cold The Night
392 Caravan Of Love
393 Over The Hills And Far Away
394 No More The Fool
395 Is This Love?
396 Trampoline
397 Something In My House
398 Real Wild Child (Wild One)
399 Hymn To Her
400 Future's So Bright I Gotta Wear Shades
401 Magic Smile
402 Rat In Mi Kitchen
403 Shoplifters Of The World Unite
404 Surrender

Times are changing though. I completed this tape on Feb 8 1987. Two weeks previously I had bought a punk compilation LP box

by Butterfield Thu 17 Jan 2019 - 2:48

The Call of the Wendigo wrote:Gary Moore - Over the Hills and Far Away.

The Call of the Wendigo wrote:I thought he'd only ever had one hit.

I remember him having a hit in the late 80s, when I was first properly listening to the charts.

by Butterfield Thu 17 Jan 2019 - 2:50

The Call of the Wendigo wrote:Spitting Image - Santa Claus is on the Dole.

Isn't that just the worst song ever? It also lacks any typical Spitting Image humour so fails on all accounts.

by Butterfield Thu 17 Jan 2019 - 2:51

The Call of the Wendigo wrote:Playing out with Madonna and Open Your Heart.

Hasn't this already been Number One?

No, it never reached number one.

by Butterfield Thu 17 Jan 2019 - 2:52

The Call of the Wendigo wrote:How come it's getting played on the playout if it's going down the charts?

Because it's post-Christmas with no new songs being released so they're having to fill up the show with "old" songs.

by Butterfield Thu 17 Jan 2019 - 2:54

Fangirl Three wrote:See, to me that just illustrates my point, that rubber puppetry seems ludicrously out of date in the 90s. It's like Doctor Who in the Colin Baker era.

That's the start of my era of Doctor Who. Colbert

by Butterfield Thu 17 Jan 2019 - 2:55

The Call of the Wendigo wrote:It has now ended and Lionel Richie has come on with something called Ballerina Girl.

It's a lovely song, if rather forgotten, and not included on his Best Of album.

by Butterfield Thu 17 Jan 2019 - 2:58

The Call of the Wendigo wrote:It makes it look like he's singing a love song to an eight year old.

It's about his daughter Nicole Richie - you know, the one who went on to hang out with Paris Hilton and did a reality show together.

Whatever happened to them?

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