I remember this episode and your song at No. 1. It still sounds fresh. Little did we know much more war was coming for the Americans. Greetings from Prague, CZ
I never used to like Jimmy Sommerville; (he wasn’t my “type” and the tenor voice turned me off). But tastes change.. Now when I hear him I understand and appreciate his voice; (it is really hard to control a voice like that, and he does it beautifully). And when I see him now I think he is actually very sexy. You go, Jimmy!!!
@@rogerwinstanley7244Research shows taste change every seven years though I am not convinced that is always the case. More likely it will vary from one person to another. Most of what I loved in the eighties I still do but some things I disliked I have changed my mind about. I remain firm in my dislike of the music of Travis, Adele and Coldplay to name but three artists from the last few years. I now do not mind Sade and Swing Out Sister which I used to see as the epitome of bland. When I hear the Freddie Mercury classic in this video I still think it is just as stunning as I did when it amazed me in 1985.
same, at the time I didn't like it but can appreciate it much more now, and Smalltown Boy was such an important song, always liked Soft Cell even at the time
80s was my era but lets not get carried away and try to compare ourselves to the likes of Mozart or Bethhoven. They were beyond great artists. They were Gods of music.
My claim to fame: John Peel talked about me on his Sunday programme in the 90s. My other half wrote in (which listeners were encouraged to do) and told him that when I'd lived with my parents I built a full sized Tardis in my bedroom. Like the man who built a boat in his basement, I made no provision for ever getting it out again.
Thank you Paul for posting this but more so for all the amazing music during the 1980s with Dt rain, Carol Kenyon etc and the totps theme, born in 1971 you made the 1980s a special time.
Nice. Was this your own VHS recording of the show? I'm just trying to imagine you in the mid-80's: "quick, press record - I'm on TOTPS tonight!!" I still find it very sad that TOTP just isn't a 'thing' anymore...neither is caring about the pop charts. Something changed...the internet came along I suppose. Bit sad really.
Pretty clear to me now - now that I'm not 13 anymore and a bit more "worldly" I mean - that Janice and John had indulged in a little toot before their TotP gig. All the signs are there.
Kinda worrying seeing John Peel having to ham it up - bet he hated doing it! Janice Long, trailblazer. Both sadly missed, for different reasons. Many musicians owe them a great deal. "Oooh ya beast!" Great to see them having fun. Yeah... "remedial surgery" for today's over-processed soulless muzak indeed...
Great episode of top of the pops presented by Janice long and Jon peel and furring Freddie Mercury and godley and cream and paul hard castle and Steve Arrington in the studio and the style council and the top 40 brakes and the top ten and bronski beat and Marc Almond
You can tell the difference in the UK and the US stuff. In the 80s all UK music was basically trying to intellectual and US stuff couldn't do that at all, they just sounded like idiots 95% of them. This program probes that even more. 1979 to 1989 was the best time in music, everything was basically high end pop and new wave. So much good stuff. Unfortunately that was over by the time we got the 90s with all this britpop wank. But at least we got 10 years of brilliant stuff from England. Today's it's all douchebags that havent made 3 seconds of music worth listening to. UK have Mesh and the US have Light Asylum, and thats it.. the rest worth listening to is from the early 80s.
And quite right too. Just look at the hideous consequences of letting that type parade about in public. In the closet was fine. Letting them out was the thin end of the wedge.
Between Freddie Mercury, Divine, Jimmy Somerville and Marc Almond (and all singing hideously shite songs) I'm amazed that any of us escaped that wretched decade without being bummed.
what an awful collection of dross. this was probably the worst the 80s had to offer. edit with the exception of simple minds that oozes 80s and n n nn n n nn 19!
RIP to two LEGENDARY Radio 1 DJ's = John Peel & Janice Long xx
Also Freddie Mercury, Curtis Hairston and the two members in Bronski Beat, Divine and Pete Burns.
Yes indeed too.
Both still around we were just resting
Can't believe it. We are introduced to Slave to Love. Suddenly it's nearly 40 years and still a favourite.
The top 40 that week was amazing! So many good tunes!
19, truly amazing track, very immigrant part of my history! And I especially love the remixes! ❤
I memories at year 1985 it was very good year pop music 🎶 and rock music on top of the pop 🎉 🎊 🎶 👌 😅I was very young 🎶
I remember 19. Went to HMV and bought the single
Jimmy Nail with Roger Taylor on Drums and Rick Parfitt on Guitar. So Queen, Status Quo backing an actor singing a cover, but hey it made the charts.
Dee C Lee!
Indeed
I was DJ 83 - 89 in various nightclubs = tinnitus now……..pump up the volume 🎤🎵🪗
I remember this episode and your song at No. 1. It still sounds fresh. Little did we know much more war was coming for the Americans. Greetings from Prague, CZ
Nineteen is seminal.
EURYTHMICS
I never used to like Jimmy Sommerville; (he wasn’t my “type” and the tenor voice turned me off). But tastes change.. Now when I hear him I understand and appreciate his voice; (it is really hard to control a voice like that, and he does it beautifully). And when I see him now I think he is actually very sexy. You go, Jimmy!!!
I never liked this duet - though always been a huge Marc Almond fan - but now almost 40 years later I love it. Yep, tastes change!
@@rogerwinstanley7244Research shows taste change every seven years though I am not convinced that is always the case. More likely it will vary from one person to another. Most of what I loved in the eighties I still do but some things I disliked I have changed my mind about. I remain firm in my dislike of the music of Travis, Adele and Coldplay to name but three artists from the last few years. I now do not mind Sade and Swing Out Sister which I used to see as the epitome of bland. When I hear the Freddie Mercury classic in this video I still think it is just as stunning as I did when it amazed me in 1985.
same, at the time I didn't like it but can appreciate it much more now, and Smalltown Boy was such an important song, always liked Soft Cell even at the time
Curtis Hairston just brilliant 😎😎
so many people in this edition that are no longer around;
Peel & Long / Mercury / Hairston /Burns /Divine / Nelson /etc.
Whoever produced TOTPs hated pop music
Steve who
Sadly Curtis Hairston died of kidney failure aged only 34.
Bloody awful ... music was going through it's shallow phase in the mid 80s .
It has never recovered
John Peel must have despised a lot of those songs. Such crap!
Quite possibly Freddie’s worst performance ever.
Here’s a scary fact though, we’re as far away from the 80s as the 80s was from the 40s.
I left my teenage years behind me in 1986 and count myself blessed to have been the age I was during the '80s; being able to appreciate the music
We're the same age, and couldn't agree more!
The Godley and Cream video is still mesmerizing 👍
"19" is as relevant today as it was 40 years ago.
it wasn't accurate tho;
The average age of a GI was 21.
Please Madonna was better
Rory Bremner did it better
I mean, we had Mozart, Techno, Rock'n'Roll and everything in music history, but the 80s were the best ever
Easy Easy Easy❤
Most definitely! 80s kid here so I biased!
80s was my era but lets not get carried away and try to compare ourselves to the likes of Mozart or Bethhoven. They were beyond great artists. They were Gods of music.
Not to mention functional knees, innocence, and hope. Fabulous times. Would love to revisit. Has anyone got a time machine?
Across the genres it was the 70s
Wow, 1985 had such a diverse rangle of musical styles in the charts ❤
The 'muricans still doing disco tho...
Best Year Ever. Wish I could live there Forever.
My claim to fame: John Peel talked about me on his Sunday programme in the 90s. My other half wrote in (which listeners were encouraged to do) and told him that when I'd lived with my parents I built a full sized Tardis in my bedroom. Like the man who built a boat in his basement, I made no provision for ever getting it out again.
Well done 👏 that's a nice memory to share !
Cool but the tardis is huge.😅
Artists had charisma, songs were different.
Thank you Paul for posting this but more so for all the amazing music during the 1980s with Dt rain, Carol Kenyon etc and the totps theme, born in 1971 you made the 1980s a special time.
Born in ‘71 myself. Echo all your comments! 🎉🎉
R.I,P To The Poor Lads in Vietnam...
Vietnam had ended before this was made
What's with the Bass with Weller?
Back in the day when performing was all fake... some "artists" like kanze south still haven't got the memo.
I still love your song 19.
Can't believe Paul had to pay Mike Oldfield over 100 grand for supposedly ripping the melody from Tubular Bells for '19'.
Please tell me more of the story . Thanks .
Cheryl Smith from St Helens, I'll always remember you.🖤
So glad I was 15 in 1990, I got the rave scene. ❤
I was 22 and hated it!
22 in 85 or 1990 ?
19 just takes me back to better times.
Amazing to think that all that stage gear , clothes mics helicopter lights etc are now buried in the ground never to be seen again .
Nice. Was this your own VHS recording of the show? I'm just trying to imagine you in the mid-80's: "quick, press record - I'm on TOTPS tonight!!"
I still find it very sad that TOTP just isn't a 'thing' anymore...neither is caring about the pop charts. Something changed...the internet came along I suppose. Bit sad really.
No it was shown on BBC four
MTV
Was 17 when these jams were in the chart 🤗🇮🇪
Me too turne 17 in the March 85
I was living in London and bought Steve Arringtons record. Absolutely loved it. I still have it!
that was such a massive hit back then!
Dee C Lee looking mighty fine
Awesome episode. Loving the witty banter inbetween the tunes with one of my all-time favorites of John Peel.
Loved Janice long…sad she’s no longer with us.
LOVE slave to love.
Pretty clear to me now - now that I'm not 13 anymore and a bit more "worldly" I mean - that Janice and John had indulged in a little toot before their TotP gig. All the signs are there.
Kinda worrying seeing John Peel having to ham it up - bet he hated doing it! Janice Long, trailblazer. Both sadly missed, for different reasons. Many musicians owe them a great deal. "Oooh ya beast!" Great to see them having fun. Yeah... "remedial surgery" for today's over-processed soulless muzak indeed...
Oh take me back to the 80s ❤
Can I come with you please?
lots now dead in video
Take me back.....😢🙄🎉....
just when music turnd shite !
Steve Arrington is singing live here!
Rare TV appearance by the late, great Curtis Hairston, gone too soon RIP
forgot how awesome the Godley and Creme video was! awesome!
My bday on this date, back in the day... sweet 16 🎉
Eeeeeeèeeyyyy up you pop crazed youngsters
Divine, hah what a song, if it came out now the gammons would go mad
None of them received a hero's wecome.....
Great to see the late great Curtis Hairston🙏
Jimmy summervillle had a head like a light bulb
Great episode of top of the pops presented by Janice long and Jon peel and furring Freddie Mercury and godley and cream and paul
hard castle and Steve Arrington in the studio and the style council and the top 40 brakes and the top ten and bronski beat and Marc Almond
Kim Wilde was terrible 🥴
BBC lol
You can tell the difference in the UK and the US stuff. In the 80s all UK music was basically trying to intellectual and US stuff couldn't do that at all, they just sounded like idiots 95% of them. This program probes that even more. 1979 to 1989 was the best time in music, everything was basically high end pop and new wave. So much good stuff. Unfortunately that was over by the time we got the 90s with all this britpop wank. But at least we got 10 years of brilliant stuff from England. Today's it's all douchebags that havent made 3 seconds of music worth listening to. UK have Mesh and the US have Light Asylum, and thats it.. the rest worth listening to is from the early 80s.
Dead or no dead
Jimmy Nail. 😂😅😂
The Freddie video was hilarious, talk about a false front bless him.
Can you imagine how many artists they’d manage to fit on the show today, with songs only being 2 minutes long now.
Hey! It's Mr.T
luck. just like nobbie.
Interesting times. Jimmy and Marc were not talked about as gay. Frigging obvious but it was still closet time.
Eh? Bronski Beat's first hit Small Town Boy made it pretty obvious, the theme, the lyrics, the video. Everybody knew they were Gay.
And quite right too. Just look at the hideous consequences of letting that type parade about in public.
In the closet was fine. Letting them out was the thin end of the wedge.
Marc Almond was definitely known as gay in my school. The rumors were gross...
It was a pretty poor year for mainstream music.
The Godley & Creme video of quite clever though.
The Cry video was creepy!
Divine !❤
Why the mirror image?
I forgot how embarrassingly bad music was in the eighties.
Υπάρχουν αριστουργηματα masterpiece, the rool
I feel this conversation just isn't given enough air...there certainly was a fair share of garbage.
Opens with Weller and a black girl from england thats good-looking.... that's a first. Wow 😎
She was his girl at the time. Then he left her for some white chick half his age!
@@PenriceProds strange, as that girl is tier ten anyway... 😎
Between Freddie Mercury, Divine, Jimmy Somerville and Marc Almond (and all singing hideously shite songs) I'm amazed that any of us escaped that wretched decade without being bummed.
Freddy mercury?? JImmy Somerville? ❤
Haven't had many responses to that deliberately provocative and homophobic comment, have you? Were you wanking in anticipation when you posted it? 😂
what an awful collection of dross. this was probably the worst the 80s had to offer. edit with the exception of simple minds that oozes 80s and n n nn n n nn 19!
What a misery guts. 😅