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Post by vastar iner on Sept 4, 2019 23:12:24 GMT 1
The score between Blues and Blackburn in 1965. Brooks and Adrian "who?" John.
Joyce Sims. Freed from the pointless piano. This sounded better on video, the studio sound is hideous. So much so I can't be bothered with it.
New entry. Almost a re-entry. "Blue Monday", remixed. In at 10. Could it be a chart-topper? Video is thankfully not lipsyncing but there's a son of a b**** in it.
Charts. Prefab Sprout, a rare appearance in the 40. Chart rundown stops at 31 and we then see 29. Magnum. A reward for plugging away for so long. Bob Catley with his hat. It's not my tasse de thé but I am glad that they're in the charts. This could be big in the States.
Breakers. Harry Enfield and the Higsons. Based on his plasterer Essex man. Not great. The Adventures, another act deserving of a hit, with something that's close to epic. Narada Michael Walden with something that's less so. And Prince at no. 18 with something that The Chart Show had the premiere. Back to his funky best, his best cut since, well, "Purple Rain" perhaps.
Charts. Primitives up ONE? That seems COMPLETELY wrong. Start Turn with a HUGE leap, they MUST be on, surely? We have The Christians coming up at sometime though. And indeed they're now. Not that interesting. Music to be admired rather than adored.
Well, Primitives get a full play. This is just stunning. Absolute guitar-vocal collision that doesn't relent.
Top 10. Fairground Attraction at 2. A smiley S'Express have turned up this time. LOL, Sonique.
Playout is the highest climber. Star Turn. Heh, they have a video. Quick off the mark with a parody of Bomb The Bass. "Give the lad a chance, we've paid him thirty poond." One of Star Turn had a US number one. FACTBOMB!! This is rather funny. Another act that's waited a while to get their first real hit.
Well, that picked up towards the end.
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Post by vastar iner on Sept 4, 2019 22:10:17 GMT 1
28/4. Davies and Campbell in a bizarre tie. Mick & Pat with the sort of children's charity record that makes you warm to King Herod. They're described as "a London band". No mention that Sharp was once a TOTP presenter. Jealousy? This is just a load of nothing.
James Brown, "The Playback Mix" apparently. I suppose given everyone's been sampling him it's worth him taking advantage. But this is artless. Maybe they should release a greatest hits.
Top 40. Starturn On 45 Pints are in there, didn't expect that, just remember them from the 1982 Chart File. Segues into Fairground Attraction with the highest new entry, only it isn't. I remember listening to the chart rundown thinking that this one had dropped out instantly. Was astounded to hear it being such a mega leap. She looks REALLY tall. Great voice, sweet song that really stands out.
Breakers. Brenda Russell. Described as "beautiful" by Davies. Presumably he meant "dull". Sounds like Hall & Oates could have done it. That's not a compliment. The Primitives on the beach. Now this is loads better. Single is different to the album mix. Luther Van Dross. Emphasis on the dross. Joyce Sims with something that sounds better than her last one. Cheap video.
Bananarama before they go to Japan. Keren is looking, well, hot. Otherwise see above.
Charts. Narada at 30, very airbrushed. Joyce Sims, pic is very 1970s. We go to Will Downing and his homage to a Middlesbrough fanzine.
Top 10. Danny Wilson is a sh*t name for a band. New no. 1! Exciting times. S'Express. Guessing it's a London audience? Davies and Campbell are pretending that they're watching them on stage but it's a repeat performance. Playout is Scott Fitzgerald and he doesn't get a chart position, just a star graphic.
Not a great show.
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Post by vastar iner on Aug 31, 2019 9:30:42 GMT 1
21/4. Bates and Powell. S'Express with a biiiiig climb and a girl who is 6 foot 2. And has legs to prove it. I'm not sure anyone on stage was actually performing on the record. Looks like Mark brought a load of mates along to have some fun. And why the hell not?
Now a guy who has reunited with his girlfriend in St Tropez. Who could that be? George Michael, apparently. Huh. Right. OK. Song is crap.
Charts. A rather sweet Fairground Attraction sneaking into the forty. Up to no. 15 and Danny Wilson. Got a lot of hype last year but missed out. Now it has made it. Not sure why on either account. It's pleasant enough but there's no oomph to it.
Breakers. Pat & Mick. All proceeds going to help a London child. Which one? Will Downing. Great voice, wasted on this dull yuppiedom. James Brown, probably doesn't need a megamix. And Patrick Swayzee with something that's only a hit because it is in a film.
God. It's fairly depressing. Jermaine Stewart. Oh God. Skip. Hazell Dean. She should ditch the jacket. There's no song as such, it's all chorus.
Top 10. Well, the extra play didn't work for Bros. PSBs at no. 1. There's a hottie in the video. Not sure Neil is that interested. I've just read Dracula. Interesting that literally everyone gets it wrong. Video is excellent. Playout is the other "I Want You Back" with cartoon video. Why is this back in the charts? And why hasn't Michael Jackson done anything as good since?
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Post by vastar iner on Aug 31, 2019 8:34:23 GMT 1
14/4. Brookes and Wright. Starting with Bananarama, Keren looking hot. Hello, this is a new one. With the TOTP audience it sounds horribly tinny. Just cheap. And the horrible choreography makes the whole thing look corporate rather than fun. Shame.
Natalie Cole. I'll let my dad listen to this, after all, it's all nepotism.
Climie Fisher. Am mesmerized by the backing singer on the right.
Breakers. Def Leppard by numbers. S Express with something garage-y, worth a longer go. T'Pau with a rarity these days - a live cut. Contractual obligation? Proving they can? Milking it while they are hot? Whatevs, this one is quite fun. Jermaine Stewart, this one is not.
Back to the studio and the BBC's single-minded determination to give Jellybean a career continues. God almighty, why? Although I like the way Adele Bertei mimes this, she has a sort of rock chick contempt for this sh*te.
Charts. Dull. Pebbles. Ditto. Really awful sound again though. I suppose this is what happens when computerized generica gets magnified for television.
Top 10. No. 1 is PSB still. Bros at least get a playout. I wonder if they are close on sales? It's been 4 weeks at no. 2, maybe the label has suggested a little push might take it to the top.
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Post by vastar iner on Aug 18, 2019 8:47:09 GMT 1
That's a big 7/4, good buddy. Davies/Mayo. Taylor Dayne to start. Looks like she's come straight from work, via a hurricane. Most appropriate adjective for this is "dire". The type of song that someone knocked off at 4.55 on a Friday to meet a quota. Dreadful tinny backing too.
The Mac are back. They've nicked the video idea from Adam Ant. This is close to tweepop. But it is very, very lightweight. Barely touches the sides.
Charts. Bananarama at 36 and judging by their pic they've abandoned music for being a gay market gimmick. J&MC in the charts, always good.
Debut on TOTP. Glen Goldsmith. Song and backing seems to come from the same factory as Taylor Dayne. Chap has some swagger but he is polishing a turd.
Breakers. Starting with someone whose career is 100% down to her dead dad. Well, at least she can hit one note. So they write the song so she barely needs to leave it. At 23 it is Pebbles and I can barely tell it's changed from Natalie Cole. God almighty. It's the same fecking tempo, key, tune, backing, singing style. Thank God it kicks up with the Aussie Quo. Just noticed it's not Phil Rudd on drums.
Hazell Dean. She actually HAS come from work and brought a load of workmates on stage with her. Christ alive. There might be a good song here but again the vocals could be literally anyone and the backing is entirely artificial.
Charts again. "Let's find out where she is." We've just been feckin told. Deflep get the highest new entry at 28, that's pretty low for new entries. Hazell Dean looks VERY different in her chart pic, was that from 1984?
Eurovision time. Scott Fitzgerald singing live. Dressed like Miami Vice looking like a blond Cesar Menotti. It's deeply anonymous.
Top 10. Well, Aswad drop to 3, but Bros do NOT climb to 2. Last week's highest new entry is now no. 1. Pet Shop Boys. Have they entered Beatles territory? In that literally everything they release tops the chart? This doesn't have no. 1 written all over it, it's, well, there. Not unpleasant but it hardly gets the blood pumping. I'm also a bit effed off that they turn up to TOTP all the time but won't perform live on anything else.
Playout is Jellybean. Which sums up this horrible, awful episode. Describing this show as music is like describing American cheese as cheese. Barely any music ever got anywhere near it. It was almost entirely computer generated and had all the soul, emotion, and impact of a discarded tea bag. Not only though was it a dreadful set of songs, as a programme it was dreadfully put together. No variation. Everything bar Mac and about 10 seconds of Accadacca was "dance". The casual audience had nothing to think "well this is different". Why not throw in J&MC or Def Leppard who both had high(ish) new entries? Why play feckin Jellybean? Who on the planet has ever thought "yay, a Jellybean release, I must go out to get it RIGHT NOW"? Jellybean. Feckin Jellybean. JELLYBEAN.
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Post by vastar iner on Aug 11, 2019 9:57:03 GMT 1
24/3. New number one, per Bates, alongside a tiny Peter Powell. Also promise of a new A-ha video. Sinitta to start, see comments on breakers above. She can eat my sins any time.
The new A-ha video as promised is, well, not a video. They're in the studio. How feckin hard is it to get that right? The most interesting thing about this is the contrast to Sinitta. After her horrible godawful tinny artificial computer soulless fascistic wankc*nt backing, this is proper production work, emphasizing the music. Although the song itself is a bit meh. Builds to a great chorus, but the verses are filling time.
Charts. Jellybean is basically spamming. Taylor Dayne has two in this bit. Unlikely person to have two hits at the same time. Magnum (no play) non-move, Roth (play) drops. THERE'S A LESSON THERE BBC
Next, Simon Harris. So, this week, 67% of the plays so far are breakers. This is not good from a music variety perspective. Studio performance which is ridiculous given the samples.
Breakers, or, basically, next week's show. Wet Wet Wet. Yawn. Gibson. This seems to have been given a remix. It had a huge publicity push last year which flopped, don't know why, it's a great little pop single. Climbing Fisher. See what I did there? Climie is desperately trying to push the boy band narrative. Ooh, I like the backing singer on the left.
Highest new entry...Iron Maiden? Wow, that came from nowhere. Graham Chapman in the video. Is that Tintern Abbey? Not sure how the kids get away with wearing jeans in their school uniform. This is actually terrific. At least until after the second chorus when they run out of ideas and it turns into guitar solo indulgence. It's a great video too. Chapman nails horror.
Charts. Tiffany has climbed to 5. God, has this joke not worn thin yet? Top 10. Wow, big climb for Bros, no. 1 in waiting? And as predicted last week Aswad are no. 1. Well done them. Playout is Houston. Appalling.
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Post by vastar iner on Aug 11, 2019 9:28:42 GMT 1
Clare Grogan's 26th birthday. A somewhat tentative Mike Reid and Gary Davies. Hair dye? Bros to start. Now this is a little unconventional for boyband fodder. Quite sparse and staccato. It's...quite bold. I will give them lots of credit for trying this. Is 17 a disappointment after a no. 2 hit?
Heart. I bet this will be in the rock chart even though I've seen talc that was harder. The blonde didn't let the brunette do much on this one. Like the little heart graphic at the end.
Charts. The Clash? Stochastic. Must be a compilation coming out. Climie Fisher. Don't mention gravel. Debbie Gibson's first, and better, single gets another go. Magnum in the forty? Long overdue.
Erasure again. Can't be bothered. Sinitta. God, she is so, so, so, sohot. She is almost dressed as well. But the song is as ever atrocious. Is that Pepsi in the video? (Or Shirlie?) Simon Harris with some of his housey housey music. He's whiter than me. Keith Sweat with some fakesoul by numbers, dull. Dave Lee Roth with bogstandard hair metal. This gets an outing, but not Magnum? Way to promote British talent there. Didn't know he was a mountaineer though, that's quite impressive.
They're basically eschewing the whole group thing of Eighth Wonder, all the focus being on Kensit to the extent that there is literally nobody else on stage. The line about her life being an open book is quite prescient. God almighty, though, in that LBD...she's utterly, utterly, utterly stunning. I might need some me time.
Chart me up, bitches. Aztec Camera go down, never having had a proper play. Belinda Carlisle is creeping up bit by bit.
Highest climber is Aswad. Well. That's a surprise. 22 to 4. That little play last week worked a treat. It's actually climbed more this week than it did last, which is unusual. Song is OK, unchallenging sunshiney reggae despite the lyrics, but it's nice that an act that's been plugging away for a while has suddenly got themselves a big hit. Interestingly Davies thinks it could be no. 1 next week. Has he seen midweek flashes?
Playout is Eric B & Rakim. I'm not keen on this thing of playing breakers 2 weeks in a row when the show is only 30 minutes. It means quite a few acts are missing out entirely.
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Post by vastar iner on Aug 11, 2019 8:30:37 GMT 1
10 March. Mike Smith wants to sh*t on artists that could do with the royalties, so this is a truncated youtube thing. Steve Wright is co-presenting, so that could be a reason too.
Vanessa Paradis. Umm. That's hardly age appropriate. Thank Buddah I'm younger than her. Great sax choreography.
Johnny Hates Jazz. See above. God, they were f***ing sh*te.
They miss out Belinda Carlisle and go into the breakers. Eric B & Rakim with something rather hard and rocky. Good use of sample. Heart with something Diane Warren-y. Patsy Kensit & Eighth Wonder (how they're described), Patsy rocking an Andrea Lewis bob, and looking so hot she might have turned the Pet Shop Boys. This is rather good despite the obvious. And Afrika Bambaata. OK.
Ooh. Primitives. This is, of course, brilliant. Just wish it were longer. Could do with another verse. Smith gets political about real instruments. Interesting. Then kind of undermines it by calling Whitney Houston brilliant.
Taja Sevelle, playing live. Very weird dance. She's more power than nuance.
Thankfully eschews the Minogue musocide and the playout, which looks like it's Aswad.
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Post by vastar iner on Aug 10, 2019 12:23:02 GMT 1
Three three. Favies and Mayo, looking very casual day at work. Coldcut to start. See above. They are SO enjoying themselves, it's actually good to see, rather than those who think they are entitled to a play because they are so talented at being photographed for a SAWmill atrocity.
Ghastly.
Charts. Afrika Bambaataa in at 40, is that his first? Eighth Wonder, wow, she's hawt. They are no longer distinguishing new entries into the 40, just showing them as climbers. Only thing with new entry are chart entries. So it looks like a lot of records have gone up into the high 30s.
Sisters Of Mercy. Eldritch in white again. He seems like someone who would not normally be willing to do Ver Pops. He could have had 100 camels for Patricia? Should have taken it, given his comments that she was just window dressing.
Top 40 breakers. Belinda Carlisle. This video is soooo 80s. Great song though. Johnny Hates Jazz are in the charts which means GUARANTEED PLAY no matter how sh*te they are. Taja Sevelle, this is a bit out of kilter. Interesting. And Aztec Camera getting a minor hit with something that sounds like it should be Christmassy.
Erasure. Looking resolutely un-star-like. Another unusual one, quite understated by their standards. Rather brooding and introspective.
Charts again. Derek B as Britain's first successful rapper. Not counting Sid Snot. Or indeed The Cookie Crew. This is a bit bland.
Top ten. f***ing Minogue. Who is buying this? Mayo looks actually pained at the end.
Playout is Mel & Kim. Hm. This is actually worrying. After they didn't appear in the "FLM" video, this one doesn't have them either. There have been rumours about Mel. Which are being denied, but...well, this seems to be supporting them. :S
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Post by vastar iner on Jul 31, 2019 23:44:55 GMT 1
To accompany Bjorn Again, here is No Way Sis, with their cover of "Shakermaker". Minor Christmas hit in 1996. I forgot how many soundalikes made the charts in the nineties. Well, at least three.
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Post by vastar iner on Jul 28, 2019 9:42:58 GMT 1
It's partly to check my view on when music fell off a cliff. Partly whether it is as good or bad as I recall. Also a crash course in history. Talking of which, that's how we start on 25/2. The Primitives with Tracey looking quite Hepburn in clobber. Now THIS is music. Proper power pop with killer hooks. They've had a few indie hits but this may sling them into the stratosphere. Album next month, might need to get that. Goodier presents Morrissey, who, solo, instantly gets his biggest ever hit. This is also quite decent janglypop. Nice camera. Heading around Fairmount IN, where James Dean grew up and was buried. Can't help but think that his reputation soared because of his early death. (Dean, not Morrissey.) Rebel Without A Clue was gash. Not sure why driving a tractor is a video highlight. Oh, there's the grave. Powell and Goodier now do the chart from 40 to 31. New method? We go to Paradis. Christ alive, she shouldn't be moving like that at that age. (Or singing.) L'Académie Française must be having conniptions at "le cool cat". Breakers. Ghastly at 9 with something that sounds the f***in same as his last one. Well, nobody's buying this for the music, are they? At 17, Sisters Of Mercy. Hello, looks like Petra. Eldritch looks like a Bond villain in this one. Sounds worthy of a longer play. Eddie Cochran because the current mainstream scene is so vapid that something 30 years old sounds fresh. 50% of The Beatles with a wispy bit of psychedelic nostalgia. Pretty decent. Flying in from the States. The Mission. I can see why Sisters Of Mercy were not on this show in person. Oh. Now chart is 30 to 11. Powell introduces Eddy Grant by saying that he hopes it goes top three. That's oddly specific. Top 10. Bomb The Bass up to 2. The no. 1 is still woeful. Let's go straight to the playout. Bangles. Ooh. This is good. Galloping cover. Nice harmonies. Christ alive, Susannah. Nice pounding drums from Debs. Side-eye. Oog. I might need some me time.
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Post by vastar iner on Jul 24, 2019 19:05:35 GMT 1
I also did a random thing. Went onto wikipedia and kept clicking Random Article until I got to a song by someone who never made the top 40.
And here it is.
The Bronx had passed me by, but I note they had two charting hits here.
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Post by vastar iner on Jul 21, 2019 14:47:31 GMT 1
Stupid name, inspired by lead singer Elaine MacFarlane having the same surname as Spanky from the silent movie shorts era. Harmony groups were quite a big thing in the sixties, but I suppose that, as we had The Seekers, we didn't need Americans with cover versions.
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Post by vastar iner on Jul 21, 2019 11:24:33 GMT 1
18/2. Davies again with Nicky Campbell. Debuting is Bomb The Bass. Which appearto be an actual band rather than Tim Simenon. Hm. Not convinced. Assume he's got some mates to pose with instruments. This is pretty good. Maybe needs a bit more bass impact.
Billy Ocean. This is rather euphoric, it builds to a quick peak. Indeed the verses are more impacting than the chorus. I love the tallest girl. Billy Ocean is meant to be one of pop's gentlemen. Good that he's getting another big hit.
T'Pau are back in the top 10. "Valentine". /checks date Is this going to be a new thing? A Valentine song market? It's a slow builder to a tremendous crescendo. Bad news ladies, Campbell is spoken for.
Charts. I didn't know Eddy Cochrane was blonde. Vanessa Paradis. God almighty, there's gaolbait everywhere in the charts now.
Was (Not Was). This is a bit mundane. After a week's break, the Breakers. Davies is glad Paradis is in the charts. Why would he be glad about that? Can't be the music, which is insultingly bad. Jackson at 27 with something down to his usual standard. The Bingly Bangles with a fairly galloping cover. Lots of harmonies on this one, Debby will be pleased.
Back to the studio. Coldcut. Featuring Yazz, who is very tall, and The Plastic Population, which appears to be one dancing bloke. More of the housey housey stuff. I lyk this. It appeals. There's something of the underdog about it, like they knocked it up with no budget in a shed. LOL, scat. Finishes off on a bit of Dave & Ansell Collins.
Top 10. f***ing Minogue is no.1. A prime example of how talent is irrelevant. Playout is Alex O'Neill & Cherelle. Another show that finished on an utter downer.
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Post by vastar iner on Jul 21, 2019 10:59:52 GMT 1
Onze deux. I am really f***ed off with this f***ing theme tune now. Brookes looking like one of Steve Wright's Gay Caballeros and Davies looking like he's just turned up from his accountancy job.
Eddy Grant. Bouncy bit of anti-apartheid thing. It's all going so well in Seth Efrica now.
Debbie Gibson. Is she legal yet? Basically a more talented Tiffany. Although this is no "Only In My Dreams".
The Mish. The window dressing has gone. This is almost country rock. Is Wayne Hussey channelling his inner Bon Jovi? Perhaps US megastardom beckons, they're even wearing Bono spex. I quite like this. There's a rolling thunder feel to it.
Chartissimo. The Fall are falling. Did they get a play last week that has been censored by the dead?
Taylor Dayne. I think there's a good voice there being wasted by a background with all the emotion of an air conditioning unit.
This is very female-solo friendly today. Sinead O'Connor. I think this has some Marr input. She has a very weird bobbing thing going on at the mike. But this is a terrific single. Davies says she has an incredible voice. It is certainly distinctive.
Top 10. Jermaine Stewart. Why? Oh, no, that's Annie Lennox. Jack & Chill, this is several months late. Minogue up 14 places? Why why why why why?
Tiffany at no. 1. Playout is Stewart. Well, that de-escalated quicky.
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Post by vastar iner on Jul 18, 2019 23:42:35 GMT 1
Fiercely powerful voice, gigantic 1981 take on the Wall of Sound, cute mix of two of the great sixties singles...why did this not make it?
Perhaps because when Rachel Sweet was on Stiff she had something of the Lolita about her promotion (she was still only 17 when this came out) and people were not ready for that sort of thing?
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Post by vastar iner on Jul 18, 2019 8:32:09 GMT 1
08 Tears For Fears - Shout 04 Bruce Springsteen - Dancing In The Dark 09 Stephen "Tin Tin” Duffy - Kiss Me 02 Paul Young - Every Time You Go Away 01 DeBarge - Rhythm Of The Night 00 Phil Collins - One More Night 00 Kool & The Gang - Cherish 01 Billy Ocean - Suddenly 03 Dire Straits - Money For Nothing 05 Cars - Drive 01 Madonna - Gambler 00 Phil Collins & Marilyn Martin - Separate Lives
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Post by vastar iner on Jul 18, 2019 8:31:25 GMT 1
01 KC & The Sunshine Band - Please Don't Go 00 Fiddler's Dram - Day Trip To Bangor 05 Nolans - I'm In The Mood For Dancing 10 Madness - My Girl 10 Vapors - Turning Japanese 04 Marti Webb - Take That Look Off Your Face 00 Michael Jackson - She's Out Of My Life 01 Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway - Back Together Again 00 Stacy Lattisaw - Jump To The Beat 00 Sheena Easton - 9 To 5 01 Elvis Presley - It's Only Love 10 Madness - Baggy Trousers 07 Bad Manners - Special Brew 09 Dennis Waterman - I Could Be So Good For You 03 Boomtown Rats - Banana Republic 06 Jona Lewis - Stop The Cavalry
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Post by vastar iner on Jul 15, 2019 17:08:58 GMT 1
Matchbox. The band The Stray Cats could have been. Their constant use of the Confederate battle flag means they are a bit infra dig these days...
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Post by vastar iner on Jul 13, 2019 9:30:13 GMT 1
21-1. Wright looking like a would-be wacky accountant dressed as Gordon Gekko and a behatted Davies. Bros with something that is a bit meta. Lyrics are banal but there's something interesting in the music, occasional tempo and key changes.
Accadacca. Up to 12. Will this video give them their first top ten after a long wait? It's bog-standard rawk, but it does what it does. There's something charismatic about it though. Not sure what. They just carry it off without caring for fashion or following the trend. They are resolutely what they are. Bit like Quo. So kudos for that.
Joyce Sims. Looking like a modern-day Winifred Atwell, a bit bemused that she's got a hit with her boring yuppie sub-soul. Can't be arsed with this.
Charts. Julianne Regan, hot. "Candle In The Wind"? People still want that? Two Men A Drum Machine And A Trumpet? Concise. GOSH are STILL going up. Dollar with a BIG climb. Not as big as Bros.
The Christians. Still going up with what seems to have been a punt at the Christmas no. 1. Not bad but a bit preachy. Fitting, I suppose.
Breakers. Motley Crue. See, that's what AC/DC have and the Crue don't. That something indefinable. We get a smidge of The Beatmasters. Could do with a lot more. Sounds interesting. Bananarama. Doesn't sound interesting.
Dollar. Therese still looking good. This is surprisingly appealing. For all the pelters Dollar got, they did do some good stuff, albeit mostly with Trevor Horn. This is of course an Erasure cover and they chose well.
Top 10. Morris Minor have peaked at 4. TTD'A at 2, could challenge Carlisle. Playout is The Stranglers, non-moving. Should have had the Cookie Crew.
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