Last Ever "Top Of The Pops"

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They say that when you are drowning your whole life flashes in front of you. It's a bit like that at the moment, watching the last ever "Top Of The Pops".
 
Some incredible songs and memories, but some utter tosh too.

When the decades are summed up you realise just how bad the 80s were
 
What do you mean the 80s were bad - that was MY era! Sitting in the front row of my school common room swooning over Adam Ant!
 
I turned it on just as Wham were singing Wake Me Up Before You Go Go. Can't believe that was 22 years ago, I remember it so well.
 
Hey - the 80s produced some great music!! :D

One of my younger colleagues swears he has never heard of "The Reflex" - plans are afoot to educate him with "The Greatest Hits of Duran Duran"....
 
Originally posted by Griffin@Jul 30 2006, 08:02 PM
I turned it on just as Wham were singing Wake Me Up Before You Go Go. Can't believe that was 22 years ago, I remember it so well.
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Yup - we all fancied George Michael as well ........ well we didn't get out much and as naice young gels really didn't understand those sort of issues! :D
 
I remember dancing with my cousin to it at another cousin's wedding. For years the photo of myself & my cousin Sam (then something like 5 & 6 years old) held pride of place in my aunt's "rogues gallery". Then, roughly 16 years later she made us have our photo taken dancing at another cousin's wedding - both pictures are now side by side....:confused:
 
Erm - no!! It's just that her warped sense of humour finds it amusing (and sweet - bleurgh) - she's still trying to get Sam to marry his girlfriend (who keeps saying she'll only say yes if he proposes on a gondola in Venice.....)
 
Originally posted by jinnyj+Jul 30 2006, 08:07 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (jinnyj @ Jul 30 2006, 08:07 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Griffin@Jul 30 2006, 08:02 PM
I turned it on just as Wham were singing Wake Me Up Before You Go Go. Can't believe that was 22 years ago, I remember it so well.
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Yup - we all fancied George Michael as well ........ well we didn't get out much and as naice young gels really didn't understand those sort of issues! :D [/b][/quote]
Ignorance is bliss :lol: I had no idea he was that way inclined until the infamous LA toilet incident! :what:
 
Originally posted by ovverbruv@Jul 30 2006, 07:45 PM




When the decades are summed up you realise just how bad the 80s were
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The early 80s was when chart music died.

Did Mike Reid really say Take That were the biggest band since The Beatles or did i dream that?
 
Originally posted by krizon@Jul 30 2006, 08:52 PM
Griffin, if it's any consolation, I had a (brief) crush on Cliff Richard when I was 15... :shy:
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But he's not gay is he??????????? At least you stand a chance with Cliff, George will never be interested in me :cry:
 
Originally posted by Griffin@Jul 30 2006, 09:03 PM

George will never be interested in me :cry:
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Look Griff it`s simple, all you need to do is hang around outside the park toilets near his house. Oh, and grow a cock. Easy.
 
Originally posted by Euronymous+Jul 30 2006, 09:08 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Euronymous @ Jul 30 2006, 09:08 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Griffin@Jul 30 2006, 09:03 PM

George will never be interested in me :cry:
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Look Griff it`s simple, all you need to do is hang around outside the park toilets near his house. Oh, and grow a cock. Easy. [/b][/quote]
Lets be honest about it, he'd fancy you more than he would me :cry:
 
I thought the mid 80s were shite. At the start, we had the last vestiges of punk and then at the end, the Roses and others were starting making good music again.

Apart from The Smiths who were ace.
 
I think it`s wrong to say a certain period of time was shit for music because the charts at that time were poor. There is and always has been a huge amount of great music that has passed TOTP by. Led Zeppelin for example never released a single, so never appeared on the show. And yet for album sales they were up there with The Beatles and The Stones.
 
Originally posted by PDJ@Jul 30 2006, 10:42 PM
I thought the mid 80s were shite. At the start, we had the last vestiges of punk and then at the end, the Roses and others were starting making good music again.

Apart from The Smiths who were ace.
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What are you on about ?

The mid 1980s had lots of good music - i just can't remember it !
 
Originally posted by PDJ@Jul 30 2006, 09:42 PM
I thought the mid 80s were shite. At the start, we had the last vestiges of punk and then at the end, the Roses and others were starting making good music again.

Apart from The Smiths who were ace.
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Spot on Paul. It was roughly about 1984 to 88 where it detriorated markedly with the advent of Frankie et al.

Personally, I thought the development of the synth bands offered a brave new world of sorts and a chance to move into hitherto unexplored territory. Essentially some seminal songs (couldn't call them anthems) did emerge that helped define a generation as new sounds became available for the first time, and boundaries could be pushed. Like anything that breaks new ground and involves a sense of experimention there was a fair amount of poor stuff too, but every era has produced its quota. But I do believe on balance some frontiers were pushed out, but ultimately it either corrupted itself, or was retreated from in favour of a safer, more commercial formula.

I think what happened was that the drum synthesiser came to dominate by the mid 80's and music became extremely manufactured with a heavy reliance on unimaginative baselines, and the development of the 'product'. Stock Aitken and Waterman being the epitomy of the descent into bland unchallenging and undemanding pulp. The other offender of course was the growth of the commercial video, which although prevalent from the late 70's, hadn't yet assumed the parity, some might even suggest primacy? that it would by the mid 80's. Essentially this relegated the musical output to being just a part of the package, as opposed the defining component. Once this Rubicon has been crossed, and the music becomes either incidental or sub-ordinated to a wider product, then the result is inevitable dross. Rick Astley, and a host of Aussie soap stars :cry:
 
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