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Ol' Donie wrote: »

Didn't he have a radio show they used to play on Saturday nights on Today FM?

'Nights With Alice Cooper' is on weeknights on Planet Rock, sky channel 0110. Can't wait for next week's episode...glam metal/hair-metal!

Surely Van Halen will feature as they were MTV favourites...as well as 'Dave TV'

That will be followed by *record scratches* Bon Jovi in Concert :mad:

Skid X

I bet Slade gigs must have been good craic.

Belting anthems, no-one taking it too seriously, a little bit camp. Happy days.

Skid X

I used to love Cheggars Plays Pop.

I envied the contestants and the audience.

That was a long time ago, before Pip Schofield started Childer's BBC

grey_so_what

Skid X wrote: »

I used to love Cheggars Plays Pop.

I always think of Keith Chegwin as Noel Edmonds runner from Swap Shop!...:D

You have to hand it to Noddy, he was the original Werewolf....

Ol' Donie

So, if you had to describe Slade's look in three words, what would they be? :-D

Skid X

Ol' Donie wrote: »

So, if you had to describe Slade's look in three words, what would they be? :-D

Brummy chummy Glam.

Skid X

Ol' Donie wrote: »

Egads! No Van Halen! They're even in the ad for this!

Next Friday, Donie

Series 1. Episode 3/3: Welcome to the JungleThe story of US rock music in the 1980s, when the rise of MTV led to the emergence of party-anthem pop-metal which was tailor-made for the medium of television. While bands including Van Halen and Motley Crue sported heavy make-up and big hair, artists such as Tom Petty and Bruce Springsteen tried to tackle the social and political issues of the time. However, by the end of the decade, the narcissistic and sexist music form that American rock had grown into, together with power ballads, gave way to grunge music and bands such as Nirvana. Last in the series Rock

http://tvlistings.theguardian.com/text-only/?tvgDayOffset=6f&tvgBroadcaster=UKFreeview&tvgRegion=East+Anglia&tvgFlagFilter=&tvgChannelName=BBC+4

grey_so_what

Em, Checky, Hairy and Hats

*as in "check" shirts*

Skid X

Noddy was asked to join AC/DC as their Lead Singer after Bon Scott died.

He turned them down, and Brian Johnson instead.

Hard to imagine AC/DC singing Merry Christmas Everybody at the end of their gigs.

grey_so_what

Skid X wrote: »

Noddy was asked to join AC/DC as their Lead Singer after Bon Scott died.

He turned them down, and Brian Johnson instead.

Hard to imagine AC/DC singing Merry Christmas Everybody at the end of their gigs.

That was the maddest idea ever...:eek:

grey_so_what

I'm sure the Teddy has great significance....

This always reminds me of singing in front of the mirror with the hairbrush...

And, I'm not just saying, I did it better than these lads!

Skid X

grey_so_what wrote: »

I'm sure the Teddy has great significance....

This always reminds me of singing in front of the mirror with the hairbrush...

And, I'm not just saying, I did it better than these lads!

Historians believe the Teddy was the Puppeh/Kitteh of the 70s

grey_so_what

Skid X wrote: »

Historians believe the Teddy was the Puppeh/Kitteh of the 70s

Wait until they read about ours that are dressed for Space...:D

Sally in her nightie!...

Ol' Donie

I'd say uncoordinated outrageous and (a little) unsettling.

Next week will be the best ever. *checks Van Halen album release dates*. Hmm...eighties, eh?..hmm...

Anyway, what the hell is this phone song?

Skid X

Ol' Donie wrote: »

Anyway, what the hell is this phone song?

As soon as Kid Jensen said "what song about an answering machine is in the charts?", I knew it was the Jonie song. I don't know how, it's funny how you remember songs from years ago.

I got a SatNav for Christmas, Bonnie Tyler does the voice for it.

It's good. Although it's always telling me to turn around, and every now and then it falls apart.

grey_so_what

Ol' Donie wrote: »

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Anyway, what the hell is this phone song?

They are called singing answering machines Donie....

Us oldies used to own them...;):p

Skid X

TOTP was much better in the 80s, when the audience had balloons and blocked the cameras.

Ol' Donie

Skid X wrote: »

I got a SatNav for Christmas, Bonnie Tyler does the voice for it.

It's good. Although it's always telling me to turn around, and every now and then it falls apart.

*commits to memory for later use*

Thanks for that Skid!

grey_so_what

And we were only talking about Leo on the SNS thread!

"Oh Misery".......lol, always loved that.....hehehe

Skid X

grey_so_what wrote: »

And we were only talking about Leo on the SNS thread!

"Oh Misery".......lol, always loved that.....hehehe

Can't beat the real thing, by Buddy!

Although I like Leo, he did a cracking concert in Parc Ui Chaoimh one year. TG4 show it occasionally, on "Ar Staitse"

grey_so_what

I always wanted a dry ice machine....

Ol' Donie

This Dr Who business is killing me!

A good test of my channel-changing willpower before Coldplay in the next show.

Edit: What's this Car 67 business? This is a novelty heavy TOTP!!

grey_so_what

Hang in there Donie, this was Kid Jensen's Record of the Week.....

I'm laughing here...Dear God, who bought this record?..

Skid X

grey_so_what wrote: »

Hang in there Donie, this was Kid Jensen's Record of the Week.....

I'm laughing here...Dear God, who bought this record?..

I am disappointed in Kid

Holy moly, when people tell you music is no good these days, remind them of rubbish like that.

Ol' Donie

It's also uglyness heavy. That leopardskin guitar makes me feel ill.

grey_so_what

This must get trotted out at Christmas....

For some reason it reminds me of that time of year.

Skid X

I would love to see RTE do a few compilations of Fab Vinny's MT USA programmes.

They were way ahead of their time. RIP Vinny, you were great.

grey_so_what

The slow set brigade were doing well that week in the charts....

I'm Hank Marvin now....:)...

Skid X

There are umpteen versions of this.

David Essex had one, Madonna, Julie Covington, my cousin after too many sherrys ...

Ol' Donie

Insrumental Lloyd Weber? Is someone taking the piss out of me?

Skid X

grey_so_what wrote: »

The slow set brigade were doing well that week in the charts....

I'm Hank Marvin now....:)...

Best ad ever

grey_so_what

Well, Legs & Co. got very raunchy all of a sudden!

Ol' Donie

That ad really is fantastic.

What's the craic with these dancers? Were they a band?

Skid X

Ol' Donie wrote: »

That ad really is fantastic.

What's the craic with these dancers? Were they a band?

Pure filth.

Legs & co, they were there before music videos for most songs.

Video killed the saucy dance troupe.

Ol' Donie

Skid X wrote: »

I am disappointed in Kid

Holy moly, when people tell you music is no good these days, remind them of rubbish like that.

A very good point! 1979 was a crap year, if this is to be believed.

Ol' Donie

I take it all back!

Dammit, where the hell is my Indian headgear gone?!

Skid X

Fun Fact: The Policeman from The Village People was once married to the actress who played Clare Huxtable, Bill Cosby's wife in the Cosby Show.

Ol' Donie

No way, really? Something there doesn't quite add up...

Anyway, we are in serious hit and miss territory here, I reckon. Two big misses so far, i'd have to say.

Skid X

Ol' Donie wrote: »

No way, really? Something there doesn't quite add up...

I was starting to wonder, but it's on wiki

Rashād's first marriage, in 1972, was to dentist William Lancelot Bowles, Jr. They had one son, William Lancelot Bowles III, who was born the following year. The marriage ended in 1975. Rashād then married Victor Willis (original lead singer of the Village People, whom she met during the run of The Wiz) in 1978. Their divorce was finalized in 1982.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phylicia_Rash%C4%81d

Ol' Donie

Moved firmly back into hit territory now!

Not sure if that's to be trusted, Skid. The village people are surely perfect for "Marilyn Manson was Kevin's friend in The Wonder Years" style urban legends!

Skid X

I do like a bit of The Who.

Ol' Donie

Yay! A trip down memory lane...to last Saturday night!

Skid X

Ol' Donie wrote: »

Yay! A trip down memory lane...to last Saturday night!

Give us a smile there Gary, go on!!

Ol' Donie

One of the many things I've gained from bbc4 is an appreciation for how good Dire Straits were. Never going to be my favourite, but pretty flippin good.

Skid X

Love 'Romeo and Juliet', a timeless song.

Atlantic Dawn

Vice City here we come, love this tune.

Skid X

Ol' Donie wrote: »

One of the many things I've gained from bbc4 is an appreciation for how good Dire Straits were. Never going to be my favourite, but pretty flippin good.

That is very well said Donie. Excellent musicians with some very good songs. They are not very well remembered, considering how big they were.

Ol' Donie

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

Vice City here we come, love this tune.

Ha, it'd be brilliant if they did a special on the music from GTA games!

Atlantic Dawn

Ol' Donie wrote: »

Ha, it'd be brilliant if they did a special on the music from GTA games!

I'd be out robbing every car within sight in the neighbourhood, crime spree

Ol' Donie

Q: What do you call Sting after he dies?

A: Stung

Sorry...