Red codpiece

[Needtosoundoffandbreathe]

Okay - we're watching TOTP we've recorded so we're of a certain era.

If I say ,"red codpiece" what do you immediately think?

Cameo. Word up.

Word Up

I think that's what it's called. I have a clear mental image though, so thanks for that 🤣🤣

Absolutely. Lasting impression!

Didn't Mel B try to cover it once? Or was that a horrible fever dream?

One of the finest sweaty miming performances EVAH.

¿Qué? Omg.

Such a good song, but everyone remembers the red codpiece!

Cameo. He’s dead now isn’t he?

No - DP just looked him up

I just googled. One of the rare occasions on which I am sad to be right.

You had to be there. Seminal 1980s moment.

I saw Cameo a couple of weeks ago and the codpiece was in full force.

I seem to remember the video to Mel B’s version including a weird drawing of Mel B with a red heart where her fandango would be, and a baby coming out of it.

I might have dreamed that though.

Love that the first suggestion under this thread is for "leftover cod" 😂

Larry Blackmon on top of the pops. I was 13 when it originally aired and it was the talk of the class the next day 😁

Wave your hands in the air like you just don’t care!

Just like Culture Club's first appearance a few years earlier.

I remember being at my best friend’s house when he appeared on TOTP and we were all like this 👀👀👀👀

Then her cousin shot in (she lived next door) and said, “Did you see that fella’s shorts?!?”

Shorts! We fell about 😂😂😂

There's a girl in the audience getting a very close up view - practically in her face!

Is it worth setting up a TOTP thread? They're repeating it on Eden (I think) as well as BBC4