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It's not exactly War and Peace is it?

And if Bananarama were not the nadir of popular music, their collaboration with the appalling Fun Boy Three was.

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrgh!............Lene Lovich.....

remember the questions from the biscuit tin? They could be really bizarre!

Brian

Really enjoying the programme tonight. I too was starting high school in 1978 and loved all things Smash Hits. Would love to hear Bronski Beat and Small Town Boy despite Jan's objections!

Hearing the Pet Shop Boys In Suburbia always makes me laugh as when I lived in Spain in 1986 the locals thought this was a tribute to a Spanish town - "En Segovia".

Ann from Troon

I also remember that smash hits had a real love affair with the band 'shampoo' they got really big in japan but I can only remember the song 'trouble which was well nippy!
Just thought of 'we've got a fuzz box and we're gonna use it'! fab band and def not girly!

glenmiller - I'm very hurt, all these years I've thought that a tongue in cheek letter written to a music magazine by two 16 year old girls would come pretty close to the literary prowess of Tolstoy.
I did manage to find it in my heart to forgive Jimmy Somerville, and even went to see The Communards the following year.
Great show Bryan and Barbara, and thanks for taking the time to show us around today.

I was not, of course, referring to your incisive and eloquent lettter but to the magazine itself. This was equally unjustified because I have never read it.

My mother threw out my New Musical Express collection - so put these petty comments down to envy.

I will never forgive Bananarama, however, until Jimmy Somerville becomes a baritone.

My apologies and I hope you had a great day.

glenmiller - no need to apologise. I've actually never read War and Peace so consider us quits (as we used to say when I were a lass).

Meant to say, I really enjoyed last night's show. I'm another one who never even so much as picked up a copy of Smash Hits - the NME was my periodical of choice - but yesterdays playlist could just as easily have been for the NME readership. How about an "Old Grey Whistle Test" night sometime. There were so many great performances on that show (Alex Harvey comes immediately to mind, and it was the show where I first saw Steve Forbert) and I'm sure Hawkwind and Frank Zappa must have been on it which would cheer some listeners up. Would be nice to hear a clip of Whispering Bob Harris too.

Cheers, Julie - I don't think Hawkwind actually ever made it onto TOGWT, probably too much bass rumble for Whispering Bob to cope with, he was much more West Coast than Ladborke Grove. They did make ToTP with THAT song however. I was only glad to have the hoary old Hawkmeisters mentioned on Newsdrive!

I also managed to sneak Hawkwind and Half Man Half Biscuit t-shirts onto recent episodes of Postcode Challenge as well though!

is we workin` again?

Do you remeber the crazy black and white old old cartoons they used to run with some of the more off the wall tracks? barnes and Barnes Fish Heads and Caoptain beefheart Ice Cream on Crow were I seem to remeber two expamles.

I have the DVD set of OGWT performances and it is really good. I will check tonight just in case Hawkwind are on it!

Seems so.

break out the rioja, settle into the comfy chair & prepare to wallow( in such a good way) in a "Double Deckers" sized pool of nostalgia. Ahhhhhhhh..... the warm glow oozes out every pore! (or is that just LAST nights red wine!?!)

1. U2 - Hold me thrill me kiss me kill me ( almost as good as the tv series original. altogether now na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na.... BATMAN!

2. PSB -Absolutely Fabulous

3. Manics -Suicide is painless

4. The Who - Baba O`Reilly

5. Maggie Bell - No Mean City

Have we had a technology theme yet?

Kraftwerk - Computer Love

Costello - Just a Memory

Kate Bush - Sat in My lap(top)

Hot Chip -Ready for the floor

Norrie - you're typing faster than you're thinking again :-)

I do remember the cartoons - they were great. Although RoxyJohn would probably have a fair choice of tracks to nominate, loads of bands and singers appeared - from Prog Rock to Punk. Used to look forward to the Hogmanay shows too. Think Later with Jools Holland is the only show that's been a worthy successor.

Julie - neither are particularly fast!

There was a great Hogmanay show in about '93, which seemed too last most of Hogmanay and Ne'ersday when we gathered elsewhere to watch the handily done video.

Otway and Barrett - classic hubris!

Harry: I have a very small autograpoh collection and John Otway's signature comprises half of it!

I meant autograph. Must cut my fingernails.

Julie - I've got his, Wild Willy's and Eddie Stanton's (support act) on the back of an old 10 Regal fag packet from the DK50/80 tour.

Similarly small collection - the other half of mine's Michael Moorcock's :-)

Actually Harry, after some more thought I realise my autograph collection is quadruple the size I said it was, the others being both of The Proclaimers and Bella Emberg (Blunderwoman from The Russ Abbott Show)!!! Could make a fortune on e-bay with those couldn't I.

so...I can't count now either...and I forgot ex-Hibs players Ulrik laursen and Franck Sauzee.

I also overlooked John Greig (requested through gritted 11-year old Hibee teeth), and Fred Riddle top scorer with St Cuthberts Wanderers in the early 70s (we are very short of celebs down here in Galloway!).