Tag: totp
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RC 255: Pop Is Dead #3 – Bottom of the Pops
How’s about that, then? Goodness gracious as it ‘appens guys and gals we have another episode of the Pop Is Dead series, this one about the Topper of The Poppermost, Always In Colour Top of the Pops! Awight! Not ‘alf! Let’s see the chart rundown, while the Disco Dolllies, St Wunniful’s School Choir and Pan’s…
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You’ll never work in television again
A friend posting the infamous Orbital video lead to a journey into those musical moments where bands not only rebelled, refused to do as they were told, or just plain failed and created classic moments of TV. In the case of Orbital – Chime this is where a dispute over miming lead the Hartnoll brothers…
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Unofficial Anthems 5 & 6: Shipbuilding & Pills & Soap
When is an anthem not an anthem? If it says something profound and isn’t upbeat, is it an anthem? Ferry Cross the Mersey, Swing Low, even that terrible Elgar mess are all slow and meaningful and they’re anthems? (well maybe not the rugby ones, unless actions are also conferred LOL). I think Shipbuilding, written by…
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Pop is Dead: Top of the Pops axed
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/5099894.stm Not surprising, but very sad – maybe pop is dead? Ironically I’m working on a Pop is Dead mix about the music industry…maybe I should work in some TOTP stuff…