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Pick of the Pops featured 1978 and great to hear the Rats riding high with Rat Trap
Not so good was the thought that this is now 34 years ago and if the next 34 years passes as quickly as the last, and I'm still here, I will be 80. Doesn't time fly?
Still, Tony Blackburn - who was 35 when he presented them on TOTP in '78 and who is therefore 69 as he presented them today on Radio 2 - will be 103.
1980 was featured with the Rats at 5 with Banana Republic (down 2 from last week's 3, so not played)
I recall listening avidly to the charts each week and thinking 32 years ago, this might have gone to 2 or 1 this week, having shot up from 9 to 3, the week before. Abba had had 2 weeks at 1 already and I felt sure Grandma would run out of steam. Wrong again.
Saturday actually: Tony Blackburn plays hits from this week in 1978 and 1987 including Blondie, The Boomtown Rats, Tavares, Fleetwood Mac, Madonna and Tom Jones.
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1978 featured again on Tony Blackburn's Pick of the Pops and a good show too, with the Stones, The Rats and the Motors. Unfortunately, the Smurfs were in there but what can you do?
Available on the i-player for those who need to 'catch-up'
Pick of the Pops this coming Saturday features 1972 and 1982. I think House on Fire was around mid April '82 so there's a chance Mr Blackburn will include it.
Seems Radio 2 is cutting back. This show will now get a repeat at 3am Thursdays along with other 'selected' shows, every morning of the week between 3am and 5am. Sounds of the 80s, 60s shows will also feature.
This big Irish number 2 from '78 played at 7.18 this morning by Chris Evans who declared it 'probably my favourite Boomtown Rats track. A very good tune.'
This big Irish number 2 from '78 played at 7.18 this morning by Chris Evans who declared it 'probably my favourite Boomtown Rats track. A very good tune.'
It is possibly my favourite song by anyone. Certainly in the top dozen or so. Vies with a few others depending on my mood.
Haven't cheated by looking up but my guess for #1 in Ireland would be late eighties/early nineties, so I'll plump for 1990. Standing by for scorn equivalent to the guy on Pop Master quiz (or maybe he was thinking of the Dustin version?? )
What kept Rats off the top in Ireland in '78 then? Again, too lazy to search in hope someone on here has facts at their fingertips...
Haven't cheated by looking up but my guess for #1 in Ireland would be late eighties/early nineties, so I'll plump for 1990. Standing by for scorn equivalent to the guy on Pop Master quiz (or maybe he was thinking of the Dustin version?? )
What kept Rats off the top in Ireland in '78 then? Again, too lazy to search in hope someone on here has facts at their fingertips...