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BeebRock II - Music Shows on BBC Four, Sky Arts and everywhere else

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    #8762
    odyssey06
    Registered Users Posts: 29,549 ✭✭✭✭odyssey06


    What annoyed me about the Breakers was they only played a short clip and the Breakers jingle itself went on too long!

    "To follow knowledge like a sinking star..." (Tennyson's Ulysses)



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    #8763
    Declan A Walsh
    Registered Users Posts: 6,059 ✭✭✭Declan A Walsh


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119530958#Comment_119530958

    There were some random episodes between 1988 and 1992 where they didn't have the Breakers, and that was much better. A whole song could have been squeezed in during the time taken for the Breakers in the case of some episodes! It was a good idea to show the Top 40 countdown (40 to 11) at the bottom of the screen while a song was been shown. At least that saved time. There were plenty of episodes in the 1970s, and probably a good few in the 1980s, that were 35 or 40 minutes, and would have been handy going forward. Moving from the Top 30 to the Top 40 when the episodes were already cut down to 30 minutes caused problems fitting in song selections. Another annoying thing was showing a song that was not in the Top 40, such as some of those live satellite performances, when they did not have time to play all the new movers in the countdown. That worked better when it was the Top 30 and the show was more than 30 minutes.

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    #8764
    Declan A Walsh
    Registered Users Posts: 6,059 ✭✭✭Declan A Walsh


    And another thing....

    Top of the Pops used to have a rule that a song would get played every other week, unless it was dropping in the charts (when it would no longer be played), or was at Number 1 (always played - unless banned). There were some episodes from the late 1980s onwards where a song was at its highest position for a couple of weeks (say Number 2 or Number 3) and they were not getting an airing when they would have been due to be played. Come to think of it, only last week Jelly's Three Little Pigs was a Breaker as the highest new entry at Number 5 one week. Then the following week it was still at Number 5, but was not played at all. Some other Breakers from the previous week were played in full the following week.

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    #8765
    Welsh Megaman
    Registered Users Posts: 72,535 ✭✭✭✭Welsh Megaman


    Dave live at Reading/Leeds festival right now on BBC2.

    The least hip-hop name ever!

    Which of course, I would say to his face.



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    #8766
    dasdog
    Registered Users Posts: 3,609 ✭✭✭dasdog


    Gary Numan third on the hate list - aside from that the teenagers of 1980 had pretty decent musical taste.

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    #8767
    Declan A Walsh
    Registered Users Posts: 6,059 ✭✭✭Declan A Walsh


    From The Vaults, which is shown on Sky Arts, is an interesting programme because it shows past performances by artistes on ITV and Channel 4 shows, and studiously avoids BBC programmes.

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    #8768
    Welsh Megaman
    Registered Users Posts: 72,535 ✭✭✭✭Welsh Megaman


    The Rolling Stones documentary ‘Charlie Is My Darling’ on Sky Arts later at 6.40pm.

    Following their tour of Ireland in 1965.


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    #8769
    Welsh Megaman
    Registered Users Posts: 72,535 ✭✭✭✭Welsh Megaman


    Arctic Monkeys live at Reading on BBC One right now.


    Do the What A Scummy Man song!



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    #8770
    Welsh Megaman
    Registered Users Posts: 72,535 ✭✭✭✭Welsh Megaman


    Floppity Toppity Poppity!


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    #8771
    Welsh Megaman
    Registered Users Posts: 72,535 ✭✭✭✭Welsh Megaman


    PLAY NIAMH KAVANAGH!

    DON’T PLAY STING!



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    #8772
    Welsh Megaman
    Registered Users Posts: 72,535 ✭✭✭✭Welsh Megaman


    Haddaway’s dancers learnt the routine ten seconds before going on.



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    #8773
    odyssey06
    Registered Users Posts: 29,549 ✭✭✭✭odyssey06


    Haddaway! No. Thou must have an even number of backing dancers. This is not symmetrical!

    "To follow knowledge like a sinking star..." (Tennyson's Ulysses)



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    #8774
    Welsh Megaman
    Registered Users Posts: 72,535 ✭✭✭✭Welsh Megaman


    NIAMH!



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    #8775
    odyssey06
    Registered Users Posts: 29,549 ✭✭✭✭odyssey06


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119561503#Comment_119561503

    Video was classier than I expected!

    "To follow knowledge like a sinking star..." (Tennyson's Ulysses)



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    #8776
    furiousox
    Registered Users Posts: 6,963 ✭✭✭furiousox


    Sparks in Berlin on Sky Arts tonight.

    CPL 593H



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    #8777
    Welsh Megaman
    Registered Users Posts: 72,535 ✭✭✭✭Welsh Megaman


    ROD!

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    #8778
    Welsh Megaman
    Registered Users Posts: 72,535 ✭✭✭✭Welsh Megaman


    PLAY TEENAGE FANCLUB!



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    #8779
    dasdog
    Registered Users Posts: 3,609 ✭✭✭dasdog


    PSB on after TOTP at 8pm. Not the PSB who Shane MacGowan referred to as "Two poofs with a synthesizer" after keeping The Pogues off number one that time but Public Service Broadcasting. A really good newish, mostly instrumental band.

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    #8780
    Welsh Megaman
    Registered Users Posts: 72,535 ✭✭✭✭Welsh Megaman


    Love both versions of PSB - this should be good.


    :)



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    #8781
    dasdog
    Registered Users Posts: 3,609 ✭✭✭dasdog


    This is very good - George Bernard Shaw. All debut music and they just sound great.

    Bought their most recent record not long ago. Caught them in the Academy in 2018 and it was wonderful. Think they played there again this year but this is a different level production.



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    #8782
    Welsh Megaman
    Registered Users Posts: 72,535 ✭✭✭✭Welsh Megaman


    Enjoyed that - and now to Sparks performing ‘Amateur Hour’!

    :)



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    #8783
    Oscar Bravo
    Registered Users Posts: 10,135 ✭✭✭✭Oscar Bravo


    Fantastic Live concert from Simon and Garfunkel recorded in Central Park 1981 on BBC 4 now



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    #8784
    Hotblack Desiato
    Registered Users Posts: 34,706 ✭✭✭✭Hotblack Desiato


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119561591#Comment_119561591

    Whit is tha TFC track in question?

    Fingal County Council are certainly not competent to be making decisions about the most important piece of infrastructure on the island. They need to stick to badly designed cycle lanes and deciding on whether Mrs Murphy can have her kitchen extension.



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    #8785
    fryup
    Registered Users Posts: 18,067 ✭✭✭✭fryup


    what's with the guy staring side stage at Paul Simon when he's singing about John Lennon??



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    #8786
    Welsh Megaman
    Registered Users Posts: 72,535 ✭✭✭✭Welsh Megaman


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119562262#Comment_119562262

    'Radio' - eventually played it, but only as part of the breakers (five seconds)!



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    #8787
    furiousox
    Registered Users Posts: 6,963 ✭✭✭furiousox


    I saw Sparks in Berlin in March and they were unbelievable.

    Both in their 70s!

    CPL 593H



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    #8788
    Hotblack Desiato
    Registered Users Posts: 34,706 ✭✭✭✭Hotblack Desiato


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119562281#Comment_119562281

    Ah yes, Thirteen, thought it was a very underwhelming album at the time, probably a grower but it didn't really get the chance.

    What is the fcukin' point of playing five bloody seconds of anything?!?

    Fingal County Council are certainly not competent to be making decisions about the most important piece of infrastructure on the island. They need to stick to badly designed cycle lanes and deciding on whether Mrs Murphy can have her kitchen extension.



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    #8789
    dasdog
    Registered Users Posts: 3,609 ✭✭✭dasdog


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119561994#Comment_119561994

    There must have been some early 1980's unwritten code among fathers to pacify "Are we there yet" kids in the back of winding road holiday car journeys with Simon and Garfunkel.



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    #8790
    Welsh Megaman
    Registered Users Posts: 72,535 ✭✭✭✭Welsh Megaman


    Roxy Music night tomorrow night on BBC2!


    CPL 593H!



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    #8791
    4Ad
    Registered Users Posts: 2,714 ✭✭✭4Ad


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119562465#Comment_119562465

    I was into punk and ska in the 80's but loved Simon and Garfunkel..i still do..



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