New Year TOTP

[Icy Gull]

Two songs in, feck me HOW shit?

I have turned into my father

 

[Chicken Run]

Me too! If you'd said to me NYE 1985 fast forward to NYE 2016 and this is what you'd get I wouldn't believe it! Half expecting Bruno Brooks to pop up!

 

[Magic Sponge]

Two songs in, feck me HOW shit?

Just said exactly the same to my daughter!

 

[Icy Gull]

Inproving now it has to be said, but don't worry Craig David will be along shortly

 

[Buzzer]

This is music for the current Radio 1 audience though. No offence but I bet your dad said exactly the same thing when you used to watch your favourite bands when you were a nipper. And if a large part of the new generation's music doesn't annoy the hell out of previous generations then it's really not doing its job. There is a fair bit of new music by young artists that you will like though.

Try a bit of LA Salami
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEUP1S1RKnQ

and Michael Kiwanuka. This track has a huge build up and really gets going after 7 mins.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FngDSOuCNAA

 

[GT49er]

Two songs in, feck me HOW shit?

Doesn't auger well for popular music in 2017, does it? Mind you, for most of its existence TOTP avoided playing better music even when it was around.

 

[Cheeky Monkey]

Caught a bit of the Xmas Day one and concur with the OP. Think last act on was that dodgy X Factor bloke James Arthur doing a blatant rip off of an Adele song FFS!

 

[Raleigh Chopper]

Two songs in, feck me HOW shit?

I have turned into my father

I was working in a kitchen a couple of weeks ago for a lady in her 50's who had Radio 1 on loud, I could not get out of the house quick enough.

 

[Pretty pink fairy]

old grey whistle test !!!
regards
DR

 

[Raleigh Chopper]

Doesn't auger well for popular music in 2017, does it? Mind you, for most of its existence TOTP avoided playing better music even when it was around.

Nonsense!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2v7FQ87SBI

 

[Brighton_Rose]

I watched the Top of the Pops 2 Wham special earlier it was so good

 

[GT49er]

Nonsense!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2v7FQ87SBI

I rest my case!

 

[Icy Gull]

Me too! If you'd said to me NYE 1985 fast forward to NYE 2016 and this is what you'd get I wouldn't believe it! Half expecting Bruno Brooks to pop up!

Is Fearne Cotton any less annoying?

 

[fork me]

Doesn't auger well for popular music in 2017, does it? Mind you, for most of its existence TOTP avoided playing better music even when it was around.

I dunno.

Here's a playlist I made a while ago

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjtLjmoeeH0Po26Y2JR_ZhDLLfJxh4BZL

 

[GT49er]

I dunno.

Here's a playlist I made a while ago

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjtLjmoeeH0Po26Y2JR_ZhDLLfJxh4BZL

Yes, there's some good stuff there (among a lot of deleted videos) - but these gems would be very thinly spread amongst the overwhelming dross - maybe one such track at most in most shows. And I've no idea what Nellie the Elephant is doing amongst those punk classics!

 

[Pretty pink fairy]

Goldfrap
regards
DR

 

[fork me]

Yes, there's some good stuff there (among a lot of deleted videos) - but these gems would be very thinly spread amongst the overwhelming dross - maybe one such track at most in most shows. And I've no idea what Nellie the Elephant is doing amongst those punk classics!

It took me a while. I did some research and found every appearance by a punk band on TOTP, at the time every one of them was on youtube, which was nice. Since then some have been deleted for copyright. It seems almost random what gets caught and what doesn't.

 

[GT49er]

It took me a while. I did some research and found every appearance by a punk band on TOTP, at the time every one of them was on youtube, which was nice. Since then some have been deleted for copyright. It seems almost random what gets caught and what doesn't.

Yes, quite a lot of stuff I've enjoyed on YouTube has since been deleted. I suspect that the record companies - or possibly the PRS - are working through YouTube to make sure that we can't download things for free.


First time I've ever seen 'No time to be 21' on video, tough - so thanks for that!

 

[Murray 17]

I know I'll get groans for this, but I miss the novelty and fun records from the 80s. Having watched most of 'Top of the Pops 1982' there were plenty of them!

 

[Dr. No]

Is Fearne Cotton any less annoying?

No.