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Welsh Megaman wrote: »

Those 'Haysi' days of 1983

Looks their Fiddle Player was Bobby Valentino, the guy who did the Fiddle solo in The Bluebells 'Young at Heart' (they went to court over it)

http://www.bobbyvalentino.co.uk/bluebells-court-case-press.html

A MUSICIAN who serenaded the judge with a violin from the witness box today won a copyright battle over a pop song entitling him to £100,000 in royalties. Bobby Valentino said he was “absolutely delighted” with the judge’s decision that he was joint author and copyright owner of The Bluebells’ version of Young At Heart, which topped the charts in the eighties and again in the Nineties after it was used as the theme for a major TV advertising campaign.

Mr Valentino - real name Robert Beckingham - claimed he was entitled to a share in the copyright of the song and sued former Bluebells member Robert Hodgens and former Bana-narama member Sioban Fahey, the pair co-wrote the song originally recorded by Bananarama in 1983.

We might see this later in 2017 ...

Deleted User wrote: »

I"m at two minds whether I should go to Phil Collins this Summer. Does anyone wish to persuade me either way? Certainly one of the soundtracks to my teenage years.

I'd be tempted to wait until the reviews of his early Royal Albert Hall gigs (starting June 4th) just in case his voice isn't up it anymore.

The Aviva Stadium is a bit ambitious, 2 or 3 nights in the Point might have been better for everyone. I don't think it will sell out (at €89.50 a ticket)

Having said that, if he's on the soundtrack to your teenage years list then maybe just go for it! Thread about the gig here http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057683111

Ol' Donie wrote: »

Total guilty pleasure of mine, Young At Heart.

Yeah, quality tune.

I was very surprised to hear it was originally a Bananarama song (they co-wrote it with the guy from the Bluebells who was with Siobhan Fahey at the time). Their version doesn't have the same kick.

Hi, nothing new to report on BBC Four but there are some old favourites all over the place in the schedules. Pat Sharp makes his first appearance on TOTP, he would later perform on the show with his buddy Mick after having a few minor hits. And he presented Fun House on Childrens ITV while all this was going on, where did he find the time? Other Voices is back on RTE2, with Willie Nelson, among others ...



Thursday
7.30pm & 12.50am Top Of The Pops 1983 - February 10th
Janice Long and Pat Sharp present music from February 10, featuring the Belle Stars, Toto, Level 42, Michael Jackson, Central Line, China Crisis and Men at Work. Full details here http://thetvdb.com/?tab=episode&seriesid=78332&seasonid=479822&id=5857680&lid=7

11.30pm Other Voices (RTE2)
New series. Imelda May, Willie Nelson, Cage The Elephant and All Tvvins perform on the music show, presented by Annie Mac, Huw Stephens and May Kay



Friday
7.30pm & Midnight Top of The Pops 1983 - February 17th
Peter Powell and Gary Davies introduce performances by Wham!, Tears for Fears, Icehouse, Musical Youth, Madness, Haysi Fantayzee, Fun Boy Three and Kajagoogoo. Full details here http://thetvdb.com/?tab=episode&seriesid=78332&seasonid=479822&id=5857681&lid=7

8.50pm Sounds of The Sixties
More pop, rock and rhythm and blues from the archives, featuring appearances by the Rolling Stones, the Dave Clark Five, the Seekers and the Byrds from 1964 and '65. Dave Clark liked the bit where the Dave Clark Five appeared, but wasn't so keen on the rest of it.

10pm & 1.30am EMI: The EMI Story
A profile of the record company behind whose success lay a very British institution, often at odds with the music it released. EMI had to come to terms with psychedelia, face punk head on and find huge sums of money to feed the excesses of the 1980s. Artists reveal how their demands for more control led to drastic changes at the company, while its former employees recall life in an industry famous for its extravagance. Contributors include Neil Tennant, Glen Matlock, Roger Taylor and Nick Mason

11pm & 2.30am Singer-Songwriters at the BBC
Archive performances from the 1960s and 1970s, featuring Leonard Cohen, Julie Felix, Sandy Denny, John Martyn, Don McLean, Tim Buckley, Stealers Wheel, Joni Mitchell, Elton John, Paul Simon, Rab Noakes, Loudon Wainwright III, Clifford T Ward and Cat Stevens

12.30am Prog Rock at the BBC
Footage from the BBC studios of some of Britain's most popular progressive rock bands dating back to the early 1970s. Including performances by Emerson, Lake and Palmer, Yes, Genesis, Caravan, Barclay James Harvest, Gentle Giant, Family and Atomic Rooster



Saturday
8pm BBC Red Button (and looped over most the weekend) 6Music's Alternative 90s
BBC 6 Music radio presenter Steve Lamacq picks some of the best alternative tracks from the 1990s ahead of the BBC's next instalment of My Generation.

11.45pm Top Of The Pops 1983 - February 10th
Same as Thursday

12.25am Top of The Pops 1983 - February 17th
Same as Friday

12.50am Glastonbury 2014 - Robert Plant and the Sensational Space Shifters
Mark Radcliffe presents a performance by legendary Led Zeppelin frontman Robert Plant and his band the Sensational Space Shifters, at the music festival held at Worthy Farm, near Pilton in Somerset

2am The Rolling Stones at the BBC
Johnnie Walker introduces a history of the band, drawn entirely from BBC archive interviews and performances, ahead of their O2 concerts to mark the group's 50th anniversary

2.45am Jeff Lynne's ELO in Concert
Coverage of a special concert performed by Jeff Lynne's ELO at the BBC Radio Theatre in November. Originally broadcast live on Radio 2, the show featured some of the band's classic hits such as Mr Blue Sky, Telephone Line, Livin' Thing and Strange Magic, along with new tracks from their recent album Alone in the Universe, which is the outfit's first release in more than a decade


Sky Arts is a bit quiet, here's what they have to offer:

Friday
10pm Classic Albums - Def Leppard: Hysteria
11pm Def Leppard Live - Viva Hysteria

Saturday
10pm Close to You: Remembering The Carpenters
11.15pm Bee Gees: In Our Own Time
12.30am Bee Gees: One Night Only

Sunday
9.30pm Brian Wilson and Friends Live (2014)
10.45pm The Beach Boys: Live at Knebworth (1980)



That's about it, if you agree with me that Hollywood isn't making nearly enough Movies featuring Tom Jones battling Alien Invasions then you might enjoy Mars Attacks! (Sunday, ITV4 10.05pm)