FabSwingers.com forum: Top of the Pops memories

By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

We all watched it.. part of growing up, Thursday nights 7:30 . but what memories of the music do you hold still.

still remember Culture Club thinking is he or she, and also remember Aha's Take on me video

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Flock of seagulls haircut!

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By *rightonsteveMan
over a year ago

Brighton - even Hove!

I remember the scary guy with the moustache from The Sparks but it might have been a re run.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Flock of seagulls haircut! "
Quality

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"I remember the scary guy with the moustache from The Sparks but it might have been a re run. "
Hitler on Keyboards

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Billy Bragg during the miners strike

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Flock of seagulls haircut! Quality

Picture of you was it

dong that is

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By *andybeachWoman
over a year ago

In the middle

I regularly watch a few of the old TOTP's on Sky, especially the 80's, I remember watching some of them back in the day, plus the fashion brings back so many memories of shoulder pads and big hair

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Flock of seagulls haircut! Quality

Picture of you was it

dong that is"

Song

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Flock of seagulls haircut! Quality

Picture of you was it

dong that is

Song

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was called Wishing PP

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

1978 TOTP on yesterday now if your interested

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Own up who had a Frankie Says T- shirt

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By *olgateMan
over a year ago

on the road to nowhere in particular

Shalamar with Jeffrey Daniel body popping and doing the moonwalk to a night to remember.

They don't have that one on you tube they only have the following week which wasn't anywhere near as good.

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By *umslut jannineTV/TS
over a year ago

nottingham

Pans people doing stupid dance routines that didn't go with the songs

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

Right ive made my decision.

Alimark might be surprised.

Sandi shaw puppet on a string with no shows on

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By *umslut jannineTV/TS
over a year ago

nottingham

"Right ive made my decision.

Alimark might be surprised.

Sandi shaw puppet on a string with no shows on"

Shoes lol

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By *opsy RogersWoman
over a year ago

London

My Dad rocking on his heels, shooting his cuffs and declaring loudly

"call this music, you can't hear the words!"

Other than that, Pans People and a bunch of paedophiles.

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By *icecouple561Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex

All I really remember is huge rows with my brother over if we watched TOTP or the Carry On film that was on ITV.

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By *dsindyTV/TS
over a year ago

East Lancashire

Dodgy fashions, dodgy dances, dodgy hair styles, dodgy presenters and some truly awful lip sync.....god I love the 70's and 80's

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Jackie Wilson.. Dexys midnight runners...with a backdrop of Jocky Wilson the darts player!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I've been watching get the old episodes they've been showing on BBC4 and so far it's been nostalgia central. Currently on 1981 and it's a great watch.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Jackie Wilson.. Dexys midnight runners...with a backdrop of Jocky Wilson the darts player!

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class forgot that one

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By *angerousEyesMan
over a year ago

weston

When I think of totp i remember an odd looking fellow who had his own show and looked a lot like a pedo if there ever was a definition of one.

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By *aul DeUther-OneMan
over a year ago

Sussex

Christmas time with Slade and Wizzard.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

been watching all the re runs of totp and 1981 the current year they are showing is very good .some realy good songs unlike the crap they have in todays flop 40

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By *umslut jannineTV/TS
over a year ago

nottingham

Terrible miming guitars with no strings and drums with covers on

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By *eanontiWoman
over a year ago

Limerick

You never missed it

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Flock of seagulls haircut! Quality

Picture of you was it

dong that is

Song

was called Wishing PP

I'm old now

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

What's top of the pops ?

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By *ngel n tedCouple
over a year ago

maidstone

"What's top of the pops ?"

It's down 3 places at number 9

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By *ngel n tedCouple
over a year ago

maidstone

"Shalamar with Jeffrey Daniel body popping and doing the moonwalk to a night to remember.

They don't have that one on you tube they only have the following week which wasn't anywhere near as good. "

Anthony daniels off of C3P0 was once a backing singer for shalamar.....courtesy of the i love star wars so much i'd have the words tattood across my face department

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By *ce WingerMan
over a year ago

P.O. Box DE1 0NQ

"What's top of the pops ?"

The Rezillos - Top Of The Pops

www.youtube.com/watch?v=DM3f-pRidnU

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By *o limits kinkMan
over a year ago

Bethesda

Sitting on the sofa in 70s polyester or nylon pyjamas nursing a semi watching Pan's People doing their thing.

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By *o limits kinkMan
over a year ago

Bethesda

"Flock of seagulls haircut! Quality

Picture of you was it

dong that is

Song

was called Wishing PP

I'm old now

Is Visage's song Fade To Grey all about getting old?

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By *ncutgemMan
over a year ago

Bath ish

Who remembers Pans Fannies

dance gropu closest thing we got to porn in the 60's

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I remember the first time in realised they didn't perform live. Can't remember who it was, may have been Jonny Hates Jazz, but they were so out of sync and I was so disappointed. Then Nirvana came along and took the piss and made it all better.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"We all watched it.. part of growing up, Thursday nights 7:30 . but what memories of the music do you hold still.

still remember Culture Club thinking is he or she, and also remember Aha's Take on me video"

I remember well; The Stranglers kicking the door down outside the dressing room of the group "Child" and getting banned

wasn't long before TOTP had them back though and it was refreshing to see the stranglers on the show

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My older sister demanding total silence as she tried to record David Essex on her tape recorder stuck up against the TV !

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By *ave65Man
over a year ago

maltby/rotherham

Watched one the other day and it was the first time madness specials and bad manners on 1979 loved them then and still do and they all touring this year again so I'll be going to seeing them again

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I remember the first time Soft Cell played. I fell in love at first sight with Marc Almond, in black with studded wristbands and eyeliner. I've always liked effeminate looking men.

I am going to see Marc Almond live later this year, have been a fan ever since that first 1981 appearance.

Incidentally a few years before that I also loved Sparks, Soft Cell were very similar

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Watching my cousin. I was about 15 when the band he's in played on there on the first time.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I also remember loving Gary Numan, Are Friends Electric

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"I also remember loving Gary Numan, Are Friends Electric

What a tune that is

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Donny osmond, bay city rollers,mud,and the dancers pans people, gawd ideal old lol

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Hot Gossip were Sluttier

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By *ce WingerMan
over a year ago

P.O. Box DE1 0NQ

Rainbow - Since You've Been Gone 1979

www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8RHIRxjF08

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Legs and co , panz people and hot gossip

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Was never into Metal but bought "United" Judas Priest on the strength of TOTP

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

Another one that sticks out for me is robert palmer and his female backers addicted to love

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By *iewMan
Forum Mod
over a year ago

Angus & Findhorn

The Associates. Party Fears Two

Bowie Starman

T Rex all their performances

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

"The Associates. Party Fears Two

Bowie Starman

T Rex all their performances"
i wanted to choose t rex as well but couldnt chose one performance over another

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

the last song that legs and co danced to on totp was the birdie song

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The first time Bohemian Rhapsody was played. Remember it well, 1975, thinkin Wtf is all this about!

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By *ikeC81Man
over a year ago

harrow

My mum was on totp in the 70s with a certain northern Paedo

Hence my football nickname of saville

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By *olgateMan
over a year ago

on the road to nowhere in particular

Bowie Starman

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Bowie with his arm around Mick Ronsons shoulder

TOTP defining moment

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"What's top of the pops ?

The Rezillos - Top Of The Pops

www.youtube.com/watch?v=DM3f-pRidnU"

The Rezillos played Caerphilly Workmans Hall last Thursday

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Shalamar with Jeffrey Daniel body popping and doing the moonwalk to a night to remember.

This. I remember watching it as a young lad being blown away by it.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Jilted John.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"What's top of the pops ?

The Rezillos - Top Of The Pops

www.youtube.com/watch?v=DM3f-pRidnU

The Rezillos played Caerphilly Workmans Hall last Thursday"

I used to play that album all the time when i was a young lad

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

https://youtu.be/INEC7IdE4QU

Ahhhhh memories

The rezillos-destination venus

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"https://youtu.be/INEC7IdE4QU

Ahhhhh memories

The rezillos-destination venus

Flying Saucer Attack

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"https://youtu.be/INEC7IdE4QU

Ahhhhh memories

The rezillos-destination venus

Flying Saucer Attack"

Just watched that on youtube

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By *olgateMan
over a year ago

on the road to nowhere in particular

"Shalamar with Jeffrey Daniel body popping and doing the moonwalk to a night to remember.

This. I remember watching it as a young lad being blown away by it.

The irony of people thinking Michael Jackson invented the moonwalk years later

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By *oward1978Man
over a year ago

Rotherham

Sadly, I was born too late to appreciate the artistry of Pan's People

I do remember Oasis's performance of Roll With It where Noel mimed to Liam's vocal, with Liam on guitar. Don't know what that was about or even why I remember it. Good times though...

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By *innamon!Woman
over a year ago

no matter

It will be before all of you remember as I was at school I suppose I was 14/15 There had been an art competition and a friends brother had won it. He painted a huge mural of The Beatles and they were to be on the show. He asked me to accompany him to the show

my Mum wouldnt let me travel to London

How amazing would that have been.

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By *-4pleasureCouple
over a year ago

Belfast

Stiff Little Fingers' Jake Burns wearing a Northern Ireland footy top on TOTP.....

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Stiff Little Fingers' Jake Burns wearing a Northern Ireland footy top on TOTP....."

Seen them in 1978

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By *o limits kinkMan
over a year ago

Bethesda

"I remember the scary guy with the moustache from The Sparks but it might have been a re run. "

I saw that clip on BBC4 last week. He's playing keys with his mad Hitler 'tache and a white jacket. That guy's mental.

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By *ophieslutTV/TS
over a year ago

Central

"I remember the scary guy with the moustache from The Sparks but it might have been a re run. "

They're still going - a friend tours to see them.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Nine and "Ninety nine red balloons".

When she lifted her arms and the UK went "Arggghhh".

We both still call underarm hair "Nina's".

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Nina.

Stupid phone!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The wonder stuff and vic reeves doing dizzy. And Martin Gilks their drummer very pissed giving up miming the drums and getting up to dance around the stage. In fairness they edited it well so it wasn't that obvious

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By *xscotMan
over a year ago

Kingston

Top was always recorded on a Wednesday evening. Was a great night to go to the BBC club in television centre.

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By *olgateMan
over a year ago

on the road to nowhere in particular

Shakin Stevens putting DLT in a leg lock around his neck while he tried to announce the next act. DLT was not happy to say the least

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By *iSTARessWoman
over a year ago

London

1984, Madonna doing Holiday.

Was the first lady pop star that seemed so sexually assertive and in control.

God I miss that show so much. All went downhill when Andi Peters started producing it

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By *ophiaCDTV/TS
over a year ago

St Asaph

"The Associates. Party Fears Two

Bowie Starman

T Rex all their performancesi wanted to choose t rex as well but couldnt chose one performance over another"

Just been on YouTube and watched all the associates videos, class music brings back so much. RIP Billy

Human League such great music in the 80's I could go on and on, haircut 100, simple minds, depech mode

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By *evaquitCouple
over a year ago

Catthorpe

Paul Hardcastle 19 and the banned Frankie goes to Hollwood, Relax. The first two songs that came to mind.

Him

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Own up who had a Frankie Says T- shirt

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i did. Mine said arm the unemployed

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Stiff Little Fingers' Jake Burns wearing a Northern Ireland footy top on TOTP.....

Seen them in 1978 "
saw them a couple of years ago in birmingham still wearing the same top

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I remember actually being in the audience once, I was more overcome that gianna from eastenders drove out elstree why we waited in the line!!

I think Peter Andre was on their if I recall

G x

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By *ountryfansCouple
over a year ago

huntingdon

Early 80's my uncle was the designer for top of the pops. My only claim to fame (adie)

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By *uyfromchiMan
over a year ago

CHICHESTER

Jimmy saville ....oops

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"1984, Madonna doing Holiday.

Was the first lady pop star that seemed so sexually assertive and in control.

God I miss that show so much. All went downhill when Andi Peters started producing it

it all went crap when the charts got full of stock,aitken and waterman produced rubbish

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By *ockyjohnMan
over a year ago

North West

Does seem to be a reduction in the number of DJs visible on these repeats

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By *sh6866Man
over a year ago

halifax

Zoe doing 'sunshine on a rainy day' song was good but the way she was dressed suddenly made me realise what lust was

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Transvision vamp

Ooooooooosh Wendy James

Many a bedtime wank was had

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

they should bring it back.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Stone Roses AND Happy Mondays on the same show..

Top one Mad one Sorted....

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By *olgateMan
over a year ago

on the road to nowhere in particular

"Zoe doing 'sunshine on a rainy day' song was good but the way she was dressed suddenly made me realise what lust was

The way she danced really put me off wanting to get her anywhere near the sack.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Sham 69 saying "look who's on Top of the pops then"

Just before launching into Angels With Dirty Faces.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Regarding the TOTP opening sequence, can anyone recall when it started with some music and a cartoon like sequence or am i imagining it? Probably in the 70s..

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Pity there are only a few re runs the BBC can play now due to the presenters being locked up etc!!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The Cockney Rejects singing bubbles in 1980.

Iron Maiden playing with West Ham wristbands and tops on.

Britney Soears making the crossed hammers sign to show her alegance.

The Cockney Rejects (again) singing we hate Millwall off mike to John Peel.

Kid Jensen rolling his eyes at Paul Weller and mouthing wanker when Weller gets moody.

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By *sh6866Man
over a year ago

halifax

"Zoe doing 'sunshine on a rainy day' song was good but the way she was dressed suddenly made me realise what lust was

The way she danced really put me off wanting to get her anywhere near the sack. "

she was dancing???

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"they should bring it back. "

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By *ymph and ManicCouple
over a year ago

North East

"Stiff Little Fingers' Jake Burns wearing a Northern Ireland footy top on TOTP....."
.. lol his wife used to teach my kids ... they are 29 and 28 now ... how time flys ...

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By *illwill69uMan
over a year ago

moston

Does anyone remember the Beeb going crazy about legs and co dancing this routine on ToTPs? I surprised the track ever got aired!

https://youtu.be/mUhXj6Z1sx8

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By *ittie4UCouple
over a year ago

Watford

"Billy Bragg during the miners strike"

"I kept the faith and I kept voting

Not for the iron fist but for the helping hand

For theirs is a land with a wall around it

And mine is a faith in my fellow man

Theirs is a land of 'Hope and Glory'

Mine is the green field and the factory floor"

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