Top of The Pops 1980's

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Anyone watching. The miming is hilarious . Some a blatantly not bothering to sing at all!

Meglet, I used to hang about outside Marc Bolan's house with my mate, who was a fan. That was in the early 70s though.

Nice slow one to end on. Just like a real school disco.

Marc Bolan is way cooler than Luke Goss.

They didn't show Neneh Cherry with her bump did they?

Do you remember the audience all wore those plastic checked party bowler hats and lobbed balloons around? Even if it was Echo and The BunnyMen in the studio?

I wanted to be there more than ANYTHING

Oohhh ooohhh
makes me wanna dance

ooohh oohh
it's a New romance

Oh, it's just finished.

DD has just said she wished they still did TOTP. Do you think if we got a MN petition up the BBC would start it up again?

they had a clapping soundtrack on every record. it was shite

Nah, they wouldn't . its all about downloads now.

You're right. Shame.

I've Sky+ed this one... It's not sounding as good as I hoped. I'll look forward to swooning over John Taylor again though.

Ah,dh and I have been reliving our youth through this.
The dds were pretty mystified by Boy George,but danced along happily to Dexy's [I still have the 7" of Come On Eileen].

I had a cheeseclothy type pinafore dress like the violinist wore.I'd forgotten all about it 'til now.

Wasn't it Leukaemia that one of Mel and Kim died of?

FWIT,dd1 thought that Limahl was a girl and that Nena was a boy.

I thought she died of cancer of the spine? Very sad as she was only 24.

What a great watch though and brings back memories of my youth.......!

101Dalmations - we're both wrong, it seems!
Mel and Kim

Oh I watched this!

It took me back, those happy lunchtimes spent debating with my schoolfriends who were coolest - Wham or Duran Duran. Desperately wanting to have legs like Yazz.

It's my 40th next year and I want to have an 80s party!

do you remember they used to have some dancers in the studio that were there every week, this was post pans People and Legs and Co. i remember a blonde bloke and a really bad woman dancer who looked like one of Kenny everetts rejects

I'm 40 this year and I want an 80s party!

see this just would nt cut the mustard in terms of performance now, would it? bleached jeans and a scruffy shirt and a face I want to punch

LOL! Cyb...

I'm watching it now and fast forwarding past UB40

Oooooh, Duran Duran. Sigh. John Taylor is still gorgeous - unlike the rest of them. I met Nick Rhodes once (in about 1999) he was so pale he was practically transparant. Bizarre. He took the piss out of my over-eager tosser colleague (male) beautifully however...

And, how did I not know that George Michael was gay??

HE IS NOT GAY

he is dressed as a pilot somewhere, with Andrew Ridgely, just waiting for me

I saw him at Wembley Arena (was 8 months pregnant and dancing like a loon) nearly three years ago. I think his "cop" costume is an improvement on the pilot. OMG that man's hips...

Thanks Annner.That's so sad isn't it?

watched this!! it made me want to go to out at the weekend and sing and dance like someone possessed!!

I was born '77 (Jux - 2 weeks after Marc died, on what would have been his 30th birthday. I love him!) so remembered most of these. Sadly i missed the first few mins (did they play Karma Chameleon?) but I have decided that 1985/6 was ace! Just loved Nena, Feargal Sharkey, Aha, The Communards and Pet Shop Boys.

To be fair, I loved them all then too!!

I thought it was really good on the whole, but went down once the likes of Bros were on. I remember watching A-ha, Madness, all the greats!

Horseyrider - completely agreed!

I turned Bros off! Tiffany was ok for naffness value though! Jaw dropped at seeing Morten from Aha in his best days - he was sooooo gorgeous! I was only 8 so didn't see him in 'that' way at the time.