tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190903519028956778.post1484201830360557176..comments2024-02-23T08:40:24.961+00:00Comments on Yes It's Number One: The disappeared: 8/9/77Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190903519028956778.post-1728543144490087682012-10-17T21:10:12.372+01:002012-10-17T21:10:12.372+01:00Everyone in the world knows 'Forget About You&...Everyone in the world knows 'Forget About You' was really the Grandstand theme with lyrics.dunkiephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17084967695339332589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190903519028956778.post-9981398994006872962012-10-16T17:39:23.442+01:002012-10-16T17:39:23.442+01:00I check in every couple of days to read comments, ...I check in every couple of days to read comments, When I first started reading here I just read Simons blog, now I come back for the comments (and the odd bit of joining in)Zygonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190903519028956778.post-44753718080828265892012-10-14T16:43:07.139+01:002012-10-14T16:43:07.139+01:00Re hits: it's hard to tell how many regular re...Re hits: it's hard to tell how many regular readers there are due to random Google hits and suchlike, but I can tell you the blog as a whole has averaged 475 impressions a day over the last month.Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05834265575179460764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190903519028956778.post-22235125528626101762012-10-14T14:42:04.443+01:002012-10-14T14:42:04.443+01:00Law graduate: yes, indeed. Looks like nowthen nowt...Law graduate: yes, indeed. Looks like nowthen nowthen is guilty until proven effing guilty. <br />Sounds like he was a right twat and i recall doing an impression of him in a pub with my cricket teammates back in 75/76 only for my non swearing fatherly captain to go all poker face and telling me to stop it as the saintly jim was a total c@@t and he had the misfortune to come across him regularly in leeds and manchester. He turned to the older ones and warned them not to let their daughters near him.<br /><br />So hearsay goes way back. But; i saw that exposure pgm on you tube replete with testomonies from two anonymous ladies with very similar verbal constructions who also admitted that they went back to studios many many times (!!!), a producer who has done time for credit card fraud, a woman who had been to borstal and one filmed woman called Fiona whose story now looks dubious.<br /><br />And then i saw tony blackburn dissing him and to describe him as not a very nice man. Interesting to see all this xmas totps they did together and this coming from a man who boasted sleeping with over 500 women.<br /><br />Deeply unpleasant obviously (and illegal in the uk) but for me the one that does matter is if he really was absuing those vulnerable patients. <br /><br />If he gets blasted for underage sex fair enough but then surely bowie wyman and page should be brought to book as well assuming all those internet articles and books about them are correct: why are they above this?<br /><br />Just as despicable of course are the politicians and dailymail using this to again attack the bbcOverageelsterpienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190903519028956778.post-49079559071456305812012-10-13T23:24:42.364+01:002012-10-13T23:24:42.364+01:00thanks for the compliment drykid! your comment mak...thanks for the compliment drykid! your comment makes me wonder: what kind of "hit rate" is there for this blog/comments site? can blog head honcho simon provide any statistics?<br /> <br />i would guess there are about 20 of us now making regular contributions of some sort, but just how many more out there are merely viewers rather than activists?wilberforcehttp://www.gavinunderhill.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190903519028956778.post-85644372869218351282012-10-13T22:49:51.977+01:002012-10-13T22:49:51.977+01:00Perfect sense, drykid. Thanks for the answer,and w...Perfect sense, drykid. Thanks for the answer,and welcome along.Arthur Nibblenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190903519028956778.post-79402475438111484612012-10-13T16:53:57.521+01:002012-10-13T16:53:57.521+01:00Arthur, to answer your question re: the timer on t...Arthur, to answer your question re: the timer on the Blue clip, I believe the timestamps on these kind of copies are counting frames rather than hundreds of seconds. I think the last digit actually goes from 0 to 24 (not 30) to reflect twenty-five frames a second for a PAL video such as this. You couldn't really have hundredths of a second displayed because there wouldn't be enough frames in a second to show each individual value. In a broacasting / editing context a frame counter just makes much more sense.<br /><br />(My first comment, although I've been folowing this blog for a while, and find it a pretty essential accompaniment for each episode now. Keep up the good work, people!)drykidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190903519028956778.post-76880389471854585652012-10-12T22:46:23.462+01:002012-10-12T22:46:23.462+01:00A show with a French flavour.
They chose a good u...A show with a French flavour.<br /><br />They chose a good upbeat song for the rundown this week, I bought The Best Of My Love when it came out. The Emotions did a superb (now rarely-played) Christmas song called Black Christmas.<br /><br />I remember someone calling The Motors 'the ugliest band in pop history' but boy could they write a great power pop tune. Love and Loneliness was my fave.<br /><br />I had no idea what the name Rosetta Stone meant when I was 15 and thought it was the name of a girl singer until the boy band came on.<br /><br />Jean-Michel Jarre. I bought the single and then the album and played it a lot. I never realsied at the time that Oxygène is French for Oxygen, I always assumed it was some clever play on words about life.<br /><br />Black Gorilla. There's certainly enough of them on stage, more than Showaddywaddy. It looks like two bands merged as one. I recognise the guy playing the bongos from somewhere. The guy playing the tambourine is rivalling Errol Brown in the tight strides department, we can tell which religion he is.<br /><br />Black Is Black by La Belle Epoque, another record like Oxygene that was a big hit in Europe months before it was in the UK - I used to listen to the French charts on Luxembourg on Sundays (anyone know where those charts are listed?) so I knew what was on the way - we've got The Smurfs and Jean Paul Young to come soon they were already huge in Europe by this point.<br /><br />Bon smour.LaBamaboogiewoogienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190903519028956778.post-70775673539961119072012-10-12T16:12:27.325+01:002012-10-12T16:12:27.325+01:00The Man: next month.The Man: next month.Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05834265575179460764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190903519028956778.post-71029891780375499052012-10-12T13:32:57.183+01:002012-10-12T13:32:57.183+01:00Thanks to Neil and John as well as Andee, for comp...Thanks to Neil and John as well as Andee, for completing more of the mosaic for this edition than most of us could have expected.<br /><br />So, JMJ was in the studio being interviewed, a rarity for an artist to be interviewed in the same ediiton as their single's played, but he didn't fancy having a go on the old joanna in the studio? I bet if that had been Rick Wakeman he'd have had a crack. Maybe JMJ could have sub-contracted The Rah Band (or at least Mister Binbag Balaclava) to give their special take on the tune.<br /><br />Only another year to wait for The Motors' subtle re-write of the Grandstand theme!Arthur Nibblenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190903519028956778.post-24989628554204760432012-10-12T11:21:53.103+01:002012-10-12T11:21:53.103+01:00We didn't lose most of JMJ, just half of it, t...We didn't lose most of JMJ, just half of it, the track was already cut to 2 minutes on original tx, as was the Motors. I recorded about half of this show on audio cassette, including these two tracks, but not the JMJ interview unfortunately.Johnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190903519028956778.post-31610502755310119842012-10-12T10:12:27.680+01:002012-10-12T10:12:27.680+01:00When's Bowie on?When's Bowie on?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190903519028956778.post-30998639419268419212012-10-11T23:42:31.478+01:002012-10-11T23:42:31.478+01:00The playout track on that edition was "Black ...The playout track on that edition was "Black Is Black" by La Belle Epoque. Also, I've only just realised that the running order on Popscene is wrong. It should read: Emotions, Motors, Space, Rats, Meri, Gorilla, Rods, Blue, JMJ, Rosetta, Elvis, Epoque.Neil Barkernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190903519028956778.post-42467458822443558852012-10-11T22:41:43.451+01:002012-10-11T22:41:43.451+01:00looks like most of this wiped edition has fortunat...looks like most of this wiped edition has fortunately made the internet in some form or other, the only real casualties being the motors, but even they are in the BBC vaults with a live rendition of this on OGWT that i saw on BBC4 fairly recently... why wasn't this track a monster hit? along with boston's "more than a feeling", the perfect track to blast out at maximum volume whilst cruising the highway (or in my case the M6), and miles better than their later hits... as someone has pointed out, they were no oil paintings and maybe that affected this song's chart progress? when they put out their second album with their ugly mugs featured prominently on the sleeve, those browsing through the record shop racks were so offended they had to change it to a less-frightening design!<br /><br />i checked out the blue "marc" video and noticed that the singer was now on much cooler guitar rather than piano as on their hit - i actually prefer this to "capture your heart" but that's not saying much. with reference to the black gorilla track described on discogs as "krautrock disco", this one is more deserving than most to be catagorised under the much-maligned catch-all style of "pop-rock"...<br /><br />changing the topic to add something of interest to this month's hot topic, earlier today i was reading an article by daisy goodwin published in the sunday times on 30th september about under-age schoolgirls being taken advantage of by older teachers back in the 70's, to pretty much indifference if not actual acceptance - although there was absolutely no reference to any slebs doing such things, this was published mere days if not actually hours before the storm broke on PEN1 - one has to wonder: was it sheer coincidence, or did she know something others did (yet) not?<br /><br />here's the link anyway (sadly you have "subscribe" to read the whole article):<br /><br />http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/newsreview/columnists/article1136338.ecewilberforcehttp://www.gavinunderhill.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190903519028956778.post-72439941210712389732012-10-11T21:48:45.422+01:002012-10-11T21:48:45.422+01:00Oh god how much longer do I have to wait to see Te...Oh god how much longer do I have to wait to see Telephone Man? It's absolute torture!Angelohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16090709386124664912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190903519028956778.post-22619334413601786832012-10-11T21:14:48.472+01:002012-10-11T21:14:48.472+01:00That actually looked an intriguing Legs&Co rou...That actually looked an intriguing Legs&Co routine. Shame we missed most of it, but big thanks to Andee for the taster.<br /><br />Interesting that Hugh was stage front instead of behind the piano for that Blue song, which wasn't much cop, was it? However, I was fascinated by the timer at the top of the screen. Can anyone technical tell me why it didn't show hundredths of a second and only timed fractions of a second up to 30 segments before defaulting to the next second?Arthur, let someone else have a go...noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190903519028956778.post-65781903296761041822012-10-11T20:59:38.048+01:002012-10-11T20:59:38.048+01:00Can you ride tandem?
Wonder what the end credit s...Can you ride tandem?<br /><br />Wonder what the end credit song would have been this week?Arthur Nibblenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190903519028956778.post-48494815724702379032012-10-11T19:27:40.406+01:002012-10-11T19:27:40.406+01:00Luckily we're not missing much in this edition...Luckily we're not missing much in this edition, though I'd quite like to see The Motors doing their not very big hit. They were ugly sods though, as we shall see next year.<br /><br />Rosetta Stone I can gladly live without, ditto Blue, and at least we have the 'treat' of the Black Gorilla clip existing. The following rhyming couplet is truly a work of genius :<br /><br />All the chimpanzees,<br />High up in the trees,<br />Are hiding their bananas,<br />'Cos they feel ill at ease.<br /><br />Poor chimps, I wonder why they were feeling so perturbed. Were the PG Tips casting agents visiting again?Noaxnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190903519028956778.post-17551062752259309202012-10-11T19:08:04.515+01:002012-10-11T19:08:04.515+01:00Thanks Simon, more exposure for the account and th...Thanks Simon, more exposure for the account and the lovely Legs & Co ladiesAndee Beehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17269721667518011252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190903519028956778.post-11947503735760419172012-10-11T18:36:18.817+01:002012-10-11T18:36:18.817+01:00Thanks Andee, post edited to include link.Thanks Andee, post edited to include link.Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05834265575179460764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190903519028956778.post-34288213997298504692012-10-11T18:28:28.584+01:002012-10-11T18:28:28.584+01:00I have put up a brief snippet of Oxygene IV on the...I have put up a brief snippet of Oxygene IV on the official One For The dads You Tube account, the Elvis routine is repeated 29/9/77Andee Beehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17269721667518011252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190903519028956778.post-1529965468129818482012-10-11T18:08:06.767+01:002012-10-11T18:08:06.767+01:00Has the Rule Of Law been dissolved now?Has the Rule Of Law been dissolved now?A Law Graduatenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190903519028956778.post-7833640409113691042012-10-11T14:21:45.612+01:002012-10-11T14:21:45.612+01:00At the mo, the next two Jim'll-hosted editions...At the mo, the next two Jim'll-hosted editions have been pulled from the schedules. Typical, just as we reach the holy grail of the last wiped edition. We'll actually miss two TOTPs in a row here, as NowThenNowThen presented the show immediately after this wiped effort.<br /><br />One big problem with editing links out is the host's tendency to talk over the start of a song by introducing the act over the instrumental intro - a classic example in Jim'll's case being "Oooh, The Trinidad Oil Company!". Trying to chop him out completely would lead to some songs 'starting' in an unfamiliar and maybe unwholsesome manner.Arthur Nibble (again)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190903519028956778.post-32325708922983573732012-10-11T13:23:48.546+01:002012-10-11T13:23:48.546+01:00I see the BBC have pulled the 15/9/77 edition feat...I see the BBC have pulled the 15/9/77 edition featuring Public Enemy No.1 which is a damn shame as I've assiduously been recording all the episodes since the 1/4/76 re-run. Does that mean all episodes with Mr Savile will now be pulled? Why can't the BBC edit him out and just show the songs instead - it should be easy enough! Stuartnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190903519028956778.post-291267319749887452012-10-11T12:43:27.436+01:002012-10-11T12:43:27.436+01:00This was actually a cover of "Gimme Dat Banan...This was actually a cover of "Gimme Dat Banana", as it had been a hit for Strobe in South Africa the previous year. It was then covered by Alston Koch & Dark Tan (?!) and their version was a minor hit in Australia in 1979. Personally, I couldn't stand it. Reminded me of the sort of guff you'd get on Animal Kwackers.Arthur Nibblenoreply@blogger.com