tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190903519028956778.post1001281664323068080..comments2024-02-23T08:40:24.961+00:00Comments on Yes It's Number One: TOTP 7/4/77 (tx 19/4/12): boxing cleverUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190903519028956778.post-18651932559547437822012-04-28T10:16:07.729+01:002012-04-28T10:16:07.729+01:00Think mr wedding Suit would rather we link to rele...Think mr wedding Suit would rather we link to relevant sites than paste them. Dont want to provoke Levy's tears. <br /><br />From the camera scripts, the following occurs:<br /><br /> i have sung on stage but never got near to even regular gigs in a bus shelter but i could imagine i would be very vexed if I had to a) be accompanied by j pearson och and b) be drowned out by the Ladybirds screeching. Yours was a mix of track and och whereas the Dead end kids was track only. (and one was disc whatever difference that was). What was mandatory and did you have a choice?<br /><br />And in the 31 to 50 section, some long forgotten aces: Fatback band double dutch, cerrone love in minor c , queen tie your mother down and bazza qualified to satisfyElsterpienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190903519028956778.post-77551132426216982822012-04-26T19:26:51.110+01:002012-04-26T19:26:51.110+01:00Ah yes. Now your pasting my copy. It's all up ...Ah yes. Now your pasting my copy. It's all up there on the SCF site which was born out of our 30th TOTP anniversary get together and a desire to put the record straight. It's all about being old and angry. Still we're looking back through the BBC4 portal in 5 minutes. Should be embarrassing. On a train so it'll be the midnight show for me. Don't hold back on the sarky one liners guys...WeddingSuitnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190903519028956778.post-69367310636900352422012-04-26T13:01:10.532+01:002012-04-26T13:01:10.532+01:00It's Dave! We've snagged Dave!
The follow...It's Dave! We've snagged Dave!<br /><br />The following is taken from a site I've never heard of until today called Black Cat Bone...<br /><br />"Back to Brendon, this is the blurb for his Simple Country Folk album released in 2009...<br /><br />Then. <br /><br />The last time you heard them play together was in 1977.<br /><br />This was a good year for Brendon. An album of Folk ballads on UK Records and a top 20 dance single "Gimme Some" on Magnet at the height of the Disco era. Dave was the bass player in Brendon's band in between A-Level classes.<br /><br />Two famous labels, one run by Jonathan King, the other by Michael Levy (now Lord Levy, no relation to Dave though) Savvy guys in the days of real vinyl singles, Jimmy Savile fronting TOTP and Mrs Thatcher about to come to power. This was the UK at its grittiest. Punk on the horizon and an economy on its knees.<br /><br />Now. <br /><br />So what is this album all about ?<br /><br />I'm guessing it's a late stab at a bit of musical honesty. When you are 22 and the world is telling you what to do, your musical direction can get diverted. The immediate success can be hypnotic and sometimes the real music gets lost in the machine.<br /><br />So 30 years later, an album. Maybe this is where we would have been had "Gimme Some" not charted. Hand crafted via email and stolen hours at weekends in otherwise busy lives. <br /><br />Dave makes VFX for cult Sci Fi show Dr Who and music videos for the uber famous acts who weren't even born when we were strutting our bad lapels on prime time TV. Brendon shares and runs a business."<br /><br />Methinks Mr. Levy has been hiding his light under a very big bushel! Sounds a very talented and unassuming chap.Arthur Nibblenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190903519028956778.post-59012922377151238542012-04-24T21:09:30.433+01:002012-04-24T21:09:30.433+01:00Hey WeddingSuit, thanks for posting your recollect...Hey WeddingSuit, thanks for posting your recollections for us and looking forward to your appearance on Thursday! Looks like there's a toss-up between Leo Sayer and Mike Nesmith. I won't spoil it for myself and have a sneaky look, I'll wait for the surprise.Welliemannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190903519028956778.post-37862061549504962552012-04-24T19:54:30.045+01:002012-04-24T19:54:30.045+01:00Thanks a lot for posting these, Mr Wedding Suit! I...Thanks a lot for posting these, Mr Wedding Suit! Interesting to note that the Three Degrees performed a cover of Boz Scaggs' "We're All Alone" that was never broadcast!Neil Barkernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190903519028956778.post-38383975880124444922012-04-24T18:19:47.971+01:002012-04-24T18:19:47.971+01:00Fascinating stuff, Thanks Mr. Wedding Suit!
(I lo...Fascinating stuff, Thanks Mr. Wedding Suit!<br /><br />(I love the dodgy typing)Dyonnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16806759922954931461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190903519028956778.post-29987123414776259332012-04-24T17:56:06.006+01:002012-04-24T17:56:06.006+01:00Strange. 681 even opens on an iPhone. Might be a c...Strange. 681 even opens on an iPhone. Might be a cache issue with the ISP. Try again later. I think I have another one for Rock Me at home somewhere. <br /><br />So now you know why they don't change the sets a lot in a single series. It means they can re-use the VT spots and as there weren't enough stages to go round even in a regular week it was a mega timeshare event on recording day. Still you got to go to the BBC bar on the top floor and hang out with the other bands, assorted newscasters and Legs and Co.<br /><br />And on the Dead End Kids, they'd stuck a poster of themselves on their dressing room door so we'd all know who they were.WeddingSuitnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190903519028956778.post-26695092955203664522012-04-24T16:45:07.405+01:002012-04-24T16:45:07.405+01:00I couldn't get the second attachment to work, ...I couldn't get the second attachment to work, but, as for the first....<br /><br />WeddingSuit, this is absolute gold dust! It gives a whole new insight into the making of TOTP that I'd never been aware of. Huge thanks for sharing this with us. I'm sure Simon would consider making you vice-president of this blog as a result!Arthur Nibblenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190903519028956778.post-73213352825453489172012-04-24T15:53:47.476+01:002012-04-24T15:53:47.476+01:00Became an enthusiastic amateur. Ended up with an d...Became an enthusiastic amateur. Ended up with an degree in electronic engineering designing broadcast studio equipment. The Troggs first manager was Brendons uncle and our first London gig was supporting them at the Nashville. Back on the TOTP note I dug out some old camera scripts for you guys to see. The second one is this weeks show and the first is more detailed and shows just how much is not really live/mimed/recorded.<br /><br />http://www.simplecountryfolk.com/totp77/totp678.pdf<br /><br />http://www.simplecountryfolk.com/totp77/totp681.pdf<br /><br />ps. Travelled up on the train with B today.WeddingSuitnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190903519028956778.post-19503384100120269932012-04-24T10:39:00.872+01:002012-04-24T10:39:00.872+01:00WeddingSuit, I noticed on the net that Brendon'...WeddingSuit, I noticed on the net that Brendon's now in a group with former band member Dsve Levy called Simple Country Folk - I assume they're called that because they/you originated from Troggs country, i.e. Andover? How difficult did you find it combining university with a pop career?Arthur Nibblenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190903519028956778.post-85672965627723261042012-04-24T00:28:15.498+01:002012-04-24T00:28:15.498+01:00As in get a real job ! In my case back to universi...As in get a real job ! In my case back to university. As far as memories go that's all we have as we had no VHS in 1977 so have never seen the next 2 shows.WeddingSuitnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190903519028956778.post-88845012606619877722012-04-23T20:37:46.676+01:002012-04-23T20:37:46.676+01:00...ah, but the memories linger on!...ah, but the memories linger on!Arthur Nibblenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190903519028956778.post-73260136613197940752012-04-23T16:46:22.551+01:002012-04-23T16:46:22.551+01:00You did snag me. This thursday I may be wearing a ...You did snag me. This thursday I may be wearing a floaty cheesecloth number and have borrowed my next door neighbours (bass in Uriah Heep) fender Jazz for extra credibility. It's the last Gimme Some. We come back in May for a single show (Rock Me) then it's all over..WeddingSuitnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190903519028956778.post-21617092196621683872012-04-21T21:23:20.420+01:002012-04-21T21:23:20.420+01:00Haven't they be using clips from Soul Train fo...Haven't they be using clips from Soul Train for quite a while now? There have been clips from some American show before anyway.<br /><br />I'm liking Cliff's late 70s stuff more and more these days. So quite a few good songs this week I thought, much better than last week.<br /><br />Let's see what kind of Jive we get next week!Dyonnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16806759922954931461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190903519028956778.post-59395485568510092742012-04-21T15:01:47.043+01:002012-04-21T15:01:47.043+01:00how strange that 3 of us here have some hazy recol...how strange that 3 of us here have some hazy recollection of oc smith's "together" but can't place where from! like the others i recognised the chorus - maybe it was just played a lot on the radio at the time, one of those songs that is pleasant without being special enough to acquire or even make the effort to remember...?wilberforcehttp://www.gavinunderhill.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190903519028956778.post-76842328489479236102012-04-21T01:35:23.908+01:002012-04-21T01:35:23.908+01:00Have we really managed to catch Brendon's bass...Have we really managed to catch Brendon's bassist? Reel the devil in - let's get some more 'juice'!Arthur Nibblenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190903519028956778.post-73808388331714815282012-04-20T22:33:30.103+01:002012-04-20T22:33:30.103+01:00The Dead End Kids really were going down a dead en...The Dead End Kids really were going down a dead end with this image. Definitely at least two years out of date Bay City Rollers look. Did their manager not read the music press which by now was heaving with punk and new wave imagery?<br /><br />Urggh, sorry, now onto Deniece Williams. I'm afraid it is still near the top of my least favourite songs list, along with Loving You by Minnie Ripperton and Silly Games by Janet Kay (amongst others). Unlike Wilberforce time has not softened my dislike of this song. At least the Soul Train visuals were interesting... Deniece's Viking style helmet and hairdo. And did anyone catch the dancer at the back with the 'T' on her t-shirt tucking herself in mid-way through?<br /><br />It goes without saying that the 'Waddy were top notch. I always liked their stuff and enjoyed their performances, but not enough to buy any of their records though! Still, plenty o' people did. Did Romeo Challenger actually play the kettle drum or did they do a rendition of Under The Moon Of Love as a warm up for the audience?<br /><br />Imagine what a high Elkie Brooks must have been on. After 10 or so years in the business plugging away she finally got her hit record. She seems to be purring like a cat! No wonder she was happy when Kid asked her to introduce the No. 1 song. I like the Cristal Tipps comparison by the way, Noax!<br /><br />Like my co-commentators above I too didn't think I knew Together but also recognised it from the chorus. What a weird lot of brain cells we have...Welliemannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190903519028956778.post-44161201661456277082012-04-20T21:46:27.120+01:002012-04-20T21:46:27.120+01:00A strangely uninteresting edition this, even The K...A strangely uninteresting edition this, even The Kid seemed a bit all over the place.<br /><br />Nice to see the return of the first bit of CCS being chopped - haven't had that in a while. The Brendon rundown pic is enough to make me want to pack away my recently purchased Widescreen TV and bring the CRT one back, it's that scary.<br /><br />Dead End Kids - No, it's still awful.<br /><br />Deniece Williams - Definitely high on the list of 'songs people totally forget were Number 1'. Not sure how it got there actually, because it's nothing special really.<br /><br />Showaddywaddy - Best performance on the show by a mile. Again.<br /><br />Elkie Brooks - Or Crystal Tipps as I like to call her. A big dog companion would make this a bit more interesting actually, especially as big afro guy appears to have been sacked. Unless he just lent his hairdo to the Dead End Kids singer.<br /><br />Cliff - Roll on the Alan Tarmey era, that's all I can say.<br /><br />The Manhattans - I'm a bit confused by this. They seem to actually be in the studio, and clearly visible. There was me thinking you could only ever see them through smears of vaseline. As far as songs that go 'You' a lot, it's nowhere near the top of the pile. No.1 spot belonging to the Jim'll Fix It theme of course.<br /><br />Maxine Nightingale - As others have said, this is ace. Thankfully annoying Pauline takes a back seat here. Patti is my favourite now I think, and she gets some good comedy business here. By the way, let's all be thankful that DLT wasn't on this week as there is NO WAY that he would have got out of that ring for the duration of the song.<br /><br />OC Smith - Now, last week I was asking about this song as I thought I'd never heard it. Someone (sorry, can't remember who) said that it was good. At first I wasn't that impressed, and then it got to the chorus and I thought 'I know this!' Like Wilberforce, I cannot work out how - it doesn't seem to have been covered, so was it a TV theme tune or something?<br />I particularly enjoyed his costume, which appeared to have been made from the covering of a leather pouffe which someone had then sewn together to make a jacket.Noaxnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190903519028956778.post-80101258925367776342012-04-20T20:41:07.684+01:002012-04-20T20:41:07.684+01:00Lulu at c20.16. What a saucy minx!Lulu at c20.16. What a saucy minx!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190903519028956778.post-52370052432533278052012-04-20T15:26:35.614+01:002012-04-20T15:26:35.614+01:00Someone rather unexpected has turned up in the 24/...Someone rather unexpected has turned up in the 24/3/77 comments...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05834265575179460764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190903519028956778.post-75119068099038729892012-04-20T14:56:23.413+01:002012-04-20T14:56:23.413+01:00i have two very contrasting musical memories regar...i have two very contrasting musical memories regarding the two soul train clips: i hated "free" back then when it was a hit but love it these days, and whilst i had no prior recollection of "together", as it went on it became naggingly familiar... is it just something that's been dredged out of my subconcious or did someone else have a bigger hit with it?<br /><br />also, kudos to legs & co for performing an entertaining and potentially disastrous routine in front of a "live" audience, even if their efforts didn't seem appreciated...wilberforcehttp://www.gavinunderhill.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190903519028956778.post-38549335820404887682012-04-20T09:17:07.593+01:002012-04-20T09:17:07.593+01:00No, I think Kid had to point it out to the viewers...No, I think Kid had to point it out to the viewers, who might otherwise have been confused by reverential audience participation in comparison to the stare / shrug / putting out a small fire variations in the TOTP studio.Arthur Nibblenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190903519028956778.post-69420286374310142122012-04-20T08:59:54.103+01:002012-04-20T08:59:54.103+01:00Obviously Flick decided what Legs & Co had bee...Obviously Flick decided what Legs & Co had been lacking all these weeks was gratuitous violence. But it was more exciting than the previous week. Great "face acting".<br /><br />Romeo Challenger chewing again? I hope he's brought enough for everyone.<br /><br />Nice to see Forest Whitaker on vocals with the Manhattans. And O.C. Smith before he formed The Adverts - talk about a drastic image change.<br /><br />I wonder if Kid had to point out those clips were from Soul Train because we couldn't avoid noticing the big, shiny "SOUL TRAIN" logo above the performers?THXnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190903519028956778.post-59115140925342226142012-04-20T08:29:07.954+01:002012-04-20T08:29:07.954+01:00It's been too long since we had a daft Legs an...It's been too long since we had a daft Legs and Co routine so that was ace. As well as The Rubettes getting a new chart pic which they'll never use again - it seems to come from their previous hit, this time last year, when Alan Williams was dressed as a bus conductor - Brendon's new picture is absolutely terrifying.<br /><br />An oddly staged performance by the Dead End Kids, which the guitarist in front of the other guitarist. And someone had to lug the tubular bells up to the highest platform, to little effect. Someone should have told him that he didn't have to stare straight down the camera every single time he sings, we can work out he's the singer.<br /><br />OC Smith looked a bit like a black David Copperfield off Three of a Kind.Steve Williamshttp://www.tvcream.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190903519028956778.post-33000314346145917542012-04-19T23:42:07.951+01:002012-04-19T23:42:07.951+01:00The highlight of the show this week for me has to ...The highlight of the show this week for me has to be the Legs and Co routine - what a knockout!Angelohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16090709386124664912noreply@blogger.com