Re: Repeats of Top of the Pops on BBC Four. Part 3.

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Thu Mar 07, 2019 8:18 pm

That was an uninvolving episode with no highlights.

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

by Guest Thu Mar 07, 2019 8:19 pm

I think they were experimenting with stereo on that episode.

Not that anyone had a stereo telly in 1987, not for my sort anyway.

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Thu Mar 07, 2019 8:20 pm

by Fangirl Three Thu Mar 07, 2019 8:48 pm

Another blank sheet for me, continuing the confirmation of my hiatus theory.

The Call of the Wendigo wrote:I Wanna Dance With Somebody - Whitney Houston.

This was used in the big dance-off in Isn't It Romantic which I was watching on Netflix yesterday. I may not have taped it at the time but I did hear it on my futuristic television 32 years later.

Speaking of futuristic televisions:

Not that anyone had a stereo telly in 1987, not for my sort anyway.

We didn't have a NICAM Stereo telly till 1992. It had teletext too! I can see now it must have been bought out of the proceeds of the constructive dismissal/very early retirement action my dad successfully fought against his employer box

by Butterfield Thu Mar 07, 2019 9:36 pm

The Call of the Wendigo wrote:Donna Allen - Serious.

The Call of the Wendigo wrote:It sounds fairly generic.

Is it by Jam and Lewis?

I don't actually know and Wikipedia doesn't mention who produced it. Although...

The UK dance act Strike used her chorus hook line from "Serious", as the basis for their club hit, "U Sure Do" released in 1994.

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

ohrly

by Butterfield Thu Mar 07, 2019 9:39 pm

The Call of the Wendigo wrote:Tottenham Hotspur.

Did I see Glenn Hoddle amongst them? That'd mean he was featured on two songs in the current Top 40!

by Butterfield Thu Mar 07, 2019 9:44 pm

WhatDoesThisButtonDo? wrote:I think they were experimenting with stereo on that episode.

Not that anyone had a stereo telly in 1987, not for my sort anyway.

We had our first Nicam Stereo digital audio telly in 1990. smug

I think it was the first TV my parents actually bought rather than rented from Radio Rentals. shifty

by Butterfield Thu Mar 07, 2019 9:46 pm

Fangirl Three wrote:We didn't have a NICAM Stereo telly till 1992. It had teletext too!

We had Teletext on our previous TV which was acquired in January 1986, I believe.

by Fangirl Three Thu Mar 07, 2019 9:54 pm

Goodness, we didn't even have a video till about October 1986, and even then it was one of those Amstr*d televideo things which could only tape the channel you were watching.

by Guest Fri Mar 08, 2019 9:37 am

I'm in!

Gary Davis with his head at that funny angle.

Is there something wrong with him? Well, other than the obvious. evil2

by Guest Fri Mar 08, 2019 9:38 am

Erasure with some harmless fluff, forgettable. But I don't think he played that on an acoustic guitar.

Colbert

by Guest Fri Mar 08, 2019 9:40 am

Bonio!

Fred likes this one, and that's all that matters.

by Guest Fri Mar 08, 2019 9:40 am

He still hasn't found what he's looking for.

Well, it's always in the last place you look etc. etc.

by Guest Fri Mar 08, 2019 9:41 am

Some Gr8 dancing.

by Guest Fri Mar 08, 2019 9:41 am

by Guest Fri Mar 08, 2019 9:42 am

Chart run up. yes

Chris Rea...
Spear of Des
ABC...

Oh, can't keep up.

by Guest Fri Mar 08, 2019 9:42 am

Tom Jones - It's not Unusual

eh?

by Guest Fri Mar 08, 2019 9:43 am

This is going on forever...

by Guest Fri Mar 08, 2019 9:45 am

Pepsi and Sherlie!

Still don't know which is which, and I don't want to happy

by Guest Fri Mar 08, 2019 9:45 am

Is this a SAW sort of thing?

dunno

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