Archive for the ‘top of the pops’ tag
- The legend of the TOTP audience
Second in notoriety only to the ‘shake and vac‘ lady are those poor souls who, for better or worse, volunteered their dancing services to Top of the Pops. Remember young ‘uns to look out for your mum or dad in these clips. I apologize profusely for the appearance of Spender at the beginning.
Peel and faithful sidekick Kid Jensen make an appearance at about 8:45 into this televisual delight. I never watched this but I’m guessing mid ’90s, based on the fact that Danny Baker is considerably less fat and unkempt than he is now.
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- TOTP classics: JP introduces Orange Juice, 1983
The year is 1983 and TOTP has become one of the biggest and most prominent endorsements for Thatcherism imagineable. You can learn a hell of a lot about the spirit of the time by watching the audience for this performance from one of the most famous non-festive 50 bands of them all. JP is typically magnificent in his ‘while all around you lose their heads‘ attitude…
