Took me decades to really understand what I've deduced are the 2 main takeaways from this classic: "Hold onto 16 as long as you can. Changes come around real soon, make us women and men." And, of course, "Life goes on long after the thrill of living is gone." God bless 1982!
The BBC should have kept the Top Of The Pops logo and theme tune it used at this time. This could be one of the reasons why, in 1986 (when the format was changed), this show began its 20-year downward spiral until it was axed in 2006. But boy what a decade the eighties were to be growing up in.
1986 is when the music began to go downhill, so did the show with it. Kylie and all that crappo stuff in the charts. TV centre was on some prime land so guess what? they blamed low ratings but eastenders had those, did they axe it? then the beeb wanted to wash it's hands of totp and the site after the saville scandal and couldn't wait to be rid of it.
What a fantastic decade to have been a teenager, I enjoyed it so much. Such happy memories we were so carefree. Would love to go back for a visit I would so savor the moment. 😀😀
Well, I;m a 54 year old who remembers all of these tracks... they just DON'T make em like they used to... Really do hope you had a great time and survived the RAF experience with some humour. My 26 yr old Nephew is currently INVOLVED - just hopes he comes out in one piece! 🎶🎵🎹🎧🎼
I was in Germany as my husband was in the RAF and this was our first posting as a married couple . So the 80s hold a lot of memories ,best times of my life.
John Cougar Mellencamp’s song “Jack and Diane” is still as great as when it was released. I was 10 when this show aired. I loved the music then, and I still do 42 years later!
This was the week The Day before you came by Abba dropped from no 32 to 35 so sad this happened, it was by far one of their best, now its known as a masterpiece, NME even voted it the 6th best song in a chart they compil a few years ago ❤
love the early eightes boogie track from sharon redd unfortunately too youg to be at ravinf when these jams were being produced 11 years old favourite period era of music
Sigh xxx take me back. Before the world was as much of an insane "Mad World" as Tears For Fears sang, as it is now. Creativity, Freedom in expression, Quality in music and culture. Fabulous + And the more RARE performance of Do You Really Want To Hurt Me from Culture Club!! - THANK YOU!!!! .. What is the final FUNK track they are all dancing too???? ... Is it Sharon Redd?
the world was mad THEN too check your facts about the cold war we were constantly under nuclear threat hijackings / ira bombings / rape / murder clean your rosey spex before you go back! :-0
That's interesting, the Blancmange lyrics were changed from "I'm up the bloody tree" to "I'm up the cuckoo tree"! Never heard that before. Were the BBC so prudish in 1982!! Not exactly a strong swearword is it!
Yes odd that I don't know why though. He wasn't like dlt or Savile either. But as he is not here know I guess we will not know alas. Also to note he presented this one on his own whereas some other ones had two doing so too did they not too.
The performance is available on their official VEVO channel through UA-cam if you want to see George Michael say “Hey suckers” in their TOTP debut performance which was the opening act on the 04/11/1982 episode presented by Mike Smith, Sarah Greenes’ husband as he was shown once in 2008 as part of the Pop on Trial season in the Christmas 1982 repeat.
@@Vader535I remember when C4 started, it wasn’t available in wales, as we had S4C ( might have had a different name back then) had a Tv in my bedroom that if I pulled out the TV cable and used a wire coat hanger in the top I could get C4.
Took me decades to really understand what I've deduced are the 2 main takeaways from this classic: "Hold onto 16 as long as you can. Changes come around real soon, make us women and men." And, of course, "Life goes on long after the thrill of living is gone." God bless 1982!
The BBC should have kept the Top Of The Pops logo and theme tune it used at this time. This could be one of the reasons why, in 1986 (when the format was changed), this show began its 20-year downward spiral until it was axed in 2006. But boy what a decade the eighties were to be growing up in.
1986 is when the music began to go downhill, so did the show with it.
Kylie and all that crappo stuff in the charts.
TV centre was on some prime land so guess what?
they blamed low ratings but eastenders had those, did they axe it?
then the beeb wanted to wash it's hands of totp and the site after the saville scandal
and couldn't wait to be rid of it.
Fully agree Martin. Best wishes from our beautiful island of Ireland 🇮🇪 ❤️ 😊
What a fantastic decade to have been a teenager, I enjoyed it so much. Such happy memories we were so carefree. Would love to go back for a visit I would so savor the moment. 😀😀
The good ole days before cultural enrichment
The name above says it all 🏴
@@coventrypunx1014 not sure what you mean by cultural enrichment
@@darren-q5n I’m not sure why your not sure . 🤔
@@coventrypunx1014 i have never come across that term before
what do you mean by cultural enrichment ?
What a time to be 11 yrs old...
Ahh ...the 80'S...what great times
Thanks for uploading! This is from the day before I was born :)
brilliant band blancmange. one of my favourite songs especially the 12 inch version.
"Up the cuckoo tree"...typical BBC. Can't say "bloody".
@@alanprior7650
after a few weeks, even Marvin Gaye's song would be called "Healing" only.
Enjoyed that thanks great songs great memories 👌 👍
Blancmange were great.
Yes they were too then.
Looked a bit wobbly to me😊
@williammurray1346 indeed so too I am sure of course. Ho hum too.
Love blamange too.❤❤❤❤❤🎉
Mind you I'm more of a trifle girl myself.😂😂😂😂😂😂❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
That Asian rhythm running throughout Living On The Ceiling is totally hypnotic!
its a reggae base line on the cultural club hit its got didily squat to do with asian rthymn lol christ
Ah! The last Top of the Pops before I joined the RAF on 7 Nov '82.
Well, I;m a 54 year old who remembers all of these tracks... they just DON'T make em like they used to... Really do hope you had a great time and survived the RAF experience with some humour. My 26 yr old Nephew is currently INVOLVED - just hopes he comes out in one piece! 🎶🎵🎹🎧🎼
I was in Germany as my husband was in the RAF and this was our first posting as a married couple . So the 80s hold a lot of memories ,best times of my life.
John Cougar Mellencamp’s song “Jack and Diane” is still as great as when it was released.
I was 10 when this show aired. I loved the music then, and I still do 42 years later!
Got the album in the shed 😊
All in their 60s n 70s I was nearly 19 now hittin 61 was a New Romantic now living with bloody cancer lol
Yeah same age as me all the best get well soon sorry to hear about the cancer
Stiff upper lip .55 now hope I can reach your age 🙏..
Absolutely loved this. Met my hubby in the October of that year so this provoked so many happy memories ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Blancmange epic Tears for fears mad world epic
I discovered their Love like blood song only recently and I love it!
@@gate8475 me too! i found their videoclip "Living On The Ceiling" in MTV 80's and i love it😻, and i discovered all the discography of them yeah!
Great edition of top of the pops presented by mike smith with blancmange and cool and the kang and cluture club in this edition fo top of the pops
Say what you saw😂
Hard to think this was 41 years ago.
This was the week The Day before you came by Abba dropped from no 32 to 35 so sad this happened, it was by far one of their best, now its known as a masterpiece, NME even voted it the 6th best song in a chart they compil a few years ago ❤
Much of abbas later work is superb. "the visitors" album was IMHO their best work
Ironic that the song would do better a few years later performed by none over than Blancmange
Iconic song that! 😊
"masterpiece" according to whom?
:-0
love the early eightes boogie track from sharon redd
unfortunately too youg to be at ravinf when these jams were being produced
11 years old
favourite period era of music
Sigh xxx take me back. Before the world was as much of an insane "Mad World" as Tears For Fears sang, as it is now. Creativity, Freedom in expression, Quality in music and culture. Fabulous + And the more RARE performance of Do You Really Want To Hurt Me from Culture Club!! - THANK YOU!!!! .. What is the final FUNK track they are all dancing too???? ... Is it Sharon Redd?
the world was mad THEN too
check your facts about the cold war
we were constantly under nuclear threat
hijackings / ira bombings / rape / murder
clean your rosey spex before you go back!
:-0
Don't know,keep enjoying the throw backs.😊 love it. Bless the Disco/ clubs. ❤❤❤😂
Top of the Pops ....was top show too
The playout track was great!
RIP Sharron Redd and Mike Smith! 🪦🕊️💐
I remember this I was 2 weeks old!
Love this......
Oòooh la la. ❤
RIP Mike smith.
Always remember Radio one desperately plugging John Cougar or whatever his surname was at the time but he never made it in the UK
That's interesting, the Blancmange lyrics were changed from "I'm up the bloody tree" to "I'm up the cuckoo tree"! Never heard that before. Were the BBC so prudish in 1982!! Not exactly a strong swearword is it!
Yet they thought nothing of Pan's People gyrating their hot selves about every week.
This was also played on the radio with the “cuckoo” lyric.
@@SuperZedd That's interesting! I never heard it. Must have been two versions made of the record then!
@@2760ade I guess so, as the word bloody back then would of been an offensive word for some.
@@SuperZedd Maybe, but still seems a bit lame? I was a teenager in 1982 and I'm sure I heard worse on the radio and telly!😀
Nunca desista de você ( Never give you Up ) [ Sharon Redd ] from album - Redd Hott - MCMLXXXII - Last music.
BBC four didn't show top of the pops from 4th of December 1982 because Mike Smith refused to signed a contract repeat
November
Yes odd that I don't know why though. He wasn't like dlt or Savile either. But as he is not here know I guess we will not know alas. Also to note he presented this one on his own whereas some other ones had two doing so too did they not too.
@@BruceDanton-xw6eg
suppose someone could ask Sarah Green?
@agfagaevart they could do too indeed I wonder there.
Actually it was his wife who didn’t want to see repeats of her late husband ( plus they weren’t paying her residuals either)
sitar and tabla opening the show
Memories
"No.29, The Pinkees..." Good to see Yosser Hughes managed to get a job in the end.
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂❤❤❤❤🎉
wham fist on there
House of the rising sun...the animals 😶
How did that classic get there again ?
Wish they kept Zoo
Nah 70's for me
Great TOTP shame about wham
The performance is available on their official VEVO channel through UA-cam if you want to see George Michael say “Hey suckers” in their TOTP debut performance which was the opening act on the 04/11/1982 episode presented by Mike Smith, Sarah Greenes’ husband as he was shown once in 2008 as part of the Pop on Trial season in the Christmas 1982 repeat.
Channel 4 was only a couple of days old when the BBC transmitted this episode of Top of the Pops.
@@Vader535I remember when C4 started, it wasn’t available in wales, as we had S4C ( might have had a different name back then) had a Tv in my bedroom that if I pulled out the TV cable and used a wire coat hanger in the top I could get C4.
Wot?!! No Wham or Diana Ross?!!!
Obvious lip syncing by Boy George there. Kinda disappointing. Dude was excellent live back in the day. They didn't need to sync him.
Cringe cringe
Depressing music depressed times fuckin terrible fashion and hair
Really? Then why are so many songs today samples of 80's music?
As for fashion - what are you wearing? Under Armour? 110's? D2 Squared?
@@Handlebar-MustDashThat’s a good one 😂