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Skid X · 22-03-2014 11:41PM

The village in which he filmed this is looking to start a 'Bowie Tour'

I'd go, if I was anywhere near

http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-26577308

There are tentative plans, she says, to partner with a tour company located 150 miles south, to offer Bowie tours of the pub and the nearby Warrumbungle National Park, where some scenes of Let's Dance (and part of its follow-up, China Girl) were shot.

Skid X · 22-03-2014 11:44PM

I quite like Hallo Spaceboy.

Pet shop boys and Bowie, sure you can't go far wrong!

Welsh Megaman · 22-03-2014 11:45PM

This TOTP audience are probably waiting for Babylon Zoo to appear.

Shame on them!

Welsh Megaman · 22-03-2014 11:55PM

This Lou Reed documentary has been on before - still good though.

Only Thurston Moore can say 'Metal Machine Music' is a good album, whilst the rest of the world disagrees!

Welsh Megaman · 23-03-2014 12:10AM

The Warhol Crowd...just like the LLS/SNS boardsie regulars!

Skid X · 23-03-2014 12:15AM

Transformer was on sale in HMV for IR£4.99 for ages. Ian Dempsey used to plug it regularly, it was like a running joke.

It was almost a shame to see a classic album so cheap.

Ol' Donie · 23-03-2014 12:23AM

Evening chaps. What's the Lou Reed show like?

Yet another one i don't know much about.

Skid X · 23-03-2014 12:26AM

Ol' Donie wrote: »

Evening chaps. What's the Lou Reed show like?

Yet another one i don't know much about.

Hey, Donie.

The Bowie compilation earlier was sublime, IMO.

Decent programme about Lou Reed. To be honest, he's one of the musicians I admired rather than loved, if you follow me.

Ol' Donie · 23-03-2014 12:29AM

Sorry i missed Bowie.

Bowie night I struggle with, Bowie compilation I welcome with open arms.

When's D-I-S-C-O?

Skid X · 23-03-2014 12:31AM

Ol' Donie wrote: »

Sorry i missed Bowie.

Bowie night I struggle with, Bowie compilation I welcome with open arms.

When's D-I-S-C-O?

We've a bit to go yet.

TOTP at 12.50

Sounds of the 70s Disco at 1.30

Ol' Donie · 23-03-2014 12:35AM

Missed everything tonight. Was SNS any good?

And you met Chris Hetfield? Jeaysus. Coolest man in the world and beyond.

Em...have they played Walk on the Wild Side yet?

Skid X · 23-03-2014 12:45AM

Ol' Donie wrote: »

Missed everything tonight. Was SNS any good?

And you met Chris Hetfield? Jeaysus. Coolest man in the world and beyond.

Em...have they played Walk on the Wild Side yet?

Cool as f**k in real life. He just has an aura about him. He's the kind of person who could give a speech to kids and inspire them for life. It was a privilege to meet him briefly.

The SNS was a bit weak, to be honest.

Ol' Donie · 23-03-2014 12:50AM

Not like you to swear Skid! Must've made an impression. He seems like a super charismatic fella.

Don't let life push you into being the adult you don't want to be. That cartoon posted in the LLS thread a while ago actually has inspired me, particularly in work.

Anyway, Lou Reed ain't the most fun ever. C'mon TOTP!

Skid X · 23-03-2014 12:54AM

At 30 - The Jam
At 29 - The Buzzcocks
At 28 - Dire Straits

At that point I closed my eyes because I knew I would get annoyed at what was above those bands in the charts.

Skid X · 23-03-2014 12:57AM

Ol' Donie wrote: »

Not like you to swear Skid! Must've made an impression. He seems like a super charismatic fella.

Don't let life push you into being the adult you don't want to be. That cartoon posted in the LLS thread a while ago actually has inspired me, particularly in work.

Anyway, Lou Reed ain't the most fun ever. C'mon TOTP!

It was great seeing the schoolkids queue up to see him. I'm cynical enough but I thought "he's made a big impression here - some of those kids will remember this and might go on to do great things" Top bloke, I hope he comes back here soon. It was great move to get him appointed as an Irish Ambassador/

Ol' Donie · 23-03-2014 01:00AM

Jaysus at this rate Lena should be the beebrock anthem.

Ol' Donie · 23-03-2014 01:01AM

You know times are tough when you're glad to see Toto!

Skid X · 23-03-2014 01:04AM

Random TOTP fact from Twitter ...

Top Of The Pops Fax ‏@TOTP1979 Mar 20
Three members of TOTO also played on Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” LP. (Guitarist Steve Lukather is on “Beat It”, for example) #TOTP

Ol' Donie · 23-03-2014 01:10AM

Steve "Luke" Lukather seems to be held in very high esteem among guitar players.

Beat It, eh?

Yeah, he stole the show there...

Read an article a while ago about Eddie Van Halen. He was asked how he managed to handle recording an album, touring and playing on Beat It etc. His reply was "well, the Beat It thing took about 30 mins, so it wasn't that hard!"

Woo! The Lizzy!

Skid X · 23-03-2014 01:11AM

Ah, Lizzy.

Here's Phil a few years later on the LLS

Worth a watch

Skid X · 23-03-2014 01:13AM

Ol' Donie wrote: »

Read an article a while ago about Eddie Van Halen. He was asked how he managed to handle recording an album, touring and playing on Beat It etc. His reply was "well, the Beat It thing took about 30 mins, so it wasn't that hard!"

Wow, I think I'd go mad if I had that talent.

30 minutes to write a timeless hook like that. I can hardly get the computer started properly in 30 minutes.

Ol' Donie · 23-03-2014 01:16AM

It bothers me sometimes how much we go on about Irish heroes. Y'know punching above our weight and so on.

But Thin Lizzy really were exceptional.

Ever hear Bon Jovi's Boys are back in town from the Navy Seals soundtrack? It's not quite the same!

Ol' Donie · 23-03-2014 01:25AM

Skid X wrote: »

Wow, I think I'd go mad if I had that talent.

30 minutes to write a timeless hook like that. I can hardly get the computer started properly in 30 minutes.

Yeah, it's amazing. Apparently, the story of Eruption - the song that gave finger tapping to the world - is that the producer heard Eddie warming up, recorded it, and added a few drum fills and a tiny few backing chords, and the song that inspired thousands of guitar players was born.

Ol' Donie · 23-03-2014 01:26AM

There's Gloria on her skates again! :-D

Skid X · 23-03-2014 01:33AM

Disco Stu approves of this programme

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Skid X · 23-03-2014 01:38AM

Don't leave me this way ...

there's a class song. Survived long beyond Disco.

Ol' Donie · 23-03-2014 01:40AM

As usual I'm just sitting...waiting...to

DO THE HUSTLE!

Ol' Donie · 23-03-2014 01:42AM

Skid X wrote: »

Disco Stu approves of this programme

What would Frank think, if he was still with us.

Skid X · 23-03-2014 01:49AM

there's the much hated BBC TOTP Orchestra.

A Union agreement meant they had to perform the backing track for some of the 'live' TOTP performances at the time.

They messed up some great songs, but their time was short - they were kicked off the show in 1980/.

Skid X · 23-03-2014 01:53AM

Gloria Gaynor!

It must be 20 minutes since I've seen her on TV

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