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

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Sat Mar 16, 2019 7:04 pm

Is this a re-release?

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Sat Mar 16, 2019 7:05 pm

Cliff Richard - My Pretty One. Excited

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Sat Mar 16, 2019 7:05 pm

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Sat Mar 16, 2019 7:06 pm

I wonder how they decided which songs to give to Cliff and which songs to give to Alvin?

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Sat Mar 16, 2019 7:07 pm

Cliff showing all the other acts how to do it. Excited

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Sat Mar 16, 2019 7:08 pm

Top Ten.

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Sat Mar 16, 2019 7:10 pm

The Firm at Number One, with Star Trekkin'. llama

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Sat Mar 16, 2019 7:10 pm

Jackie Wilson type stop-motion.

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Sat Mar 16, 2019 7:13 pm

Playing out with John Farnham. sleepy

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Sat Mar 16, 2019 7:14 pm

That was a solid episode, with moderate highlights by Chris Rea and Cliff Richard.

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

by Fangirl Three Sat Mar 16, 2019 7:28 pm

T'errence T'rent D'arby - W'ishing W'ell.

I remember that being played in our sixth form clubhouse.

The Call of the Wendigo wrote:The Firm at Number One, with Star Trekkin'.

Star Trekkin' was the very last song I taped on my Good Top 40 Singles tapes.

by Guest Sun Mar 17, 2019 1:30 pm

Peter Prowl: "blah blah here's Terrance Trent Derby with Wishing."

Director in earpiece: "Wishing well"

Peter Prowl: "well!"

by Guest Sun Mar 17, 2019 1:36 pm

The Call of the Wendigo wrote:Simple Minds - Promised You a Miracle.

The Call of the Wendigo wrote:Is this a re-release?

Oh it's a live version with all the pop goodness replaced by hollow bombast. Gorilla No

by Guest Sun Mar 17, 2019 1:36 pm

It's a 47 year old Cliff Richard!

dance

by Guest Sun Mar 17, 2019 1:43 pm

Prowl: "No change at number 8 Nothing. Going going to Stop me. Now by Samantha Fox"

Prowl: "I want to Dance, with Somebody"

This man talks as a profession, dunno

by Butterfield Sun Mar 17, 2019 2:34 pm

The Call of the Wendigo wrote:"Let's dance with Chris Rea!"

Chris Rea was 36 at this point. He looks more like 66.

by Butterfield Sun Mar 17, 2019 2:35 pm

The Call of the Wendigo wrote:Bruce Willis - Under the Boardwalk.

I remember singing this as a child and it took me about 20 years to realise it was by actual Bruce Willis.

by Butterfield Sun Mar 17, 2019 2:38 pm

The Call of the Wendigo wrote:T'errence T'rent D'arby - W'ishing W'ell.

The Call of the Wendigo wrote:This is quite b'oring.

How can a song that features a recorder be "b'oring"? no no

by Butterfield Sun Mar 17, 2019 2:40 pm

The Call of the Wendigo wrote:Cliff Richard - My Pretty One.

This is one of my favourite Cliff songs, and written by the same person as a-ha's biggest hits. box

by Butterfield Sun Mar 17, 2019 2:41 pm

WhatDoesThisButtonDo? wrote:Peter Prowl: "blah blah here's Terrance Trent Derby with Wishing."

Director in earpiece: "Wishing well"

Peter Prowl: "well!"

I think he was going to say "Wishing I Was Lucky" - as in Wet Wet Wet.

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