[Music] ToTP: 1984 (BBC4)

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Can there have been a more vile opening to any music show, or indeed ANY show ever than...

"I'm Lenny Henry - and here's Spandau Ballet!"



Oh, and here's Ultravox on straight after Spandau Ballet

Sake!

I blame THATCHER

 

[AmexRuislip]

Can there have been a more vile opening to any music show, or indeed ANY show ever than...

"I'm Lenny Henry - and here's Spandau Ballet!"



Oh, and here's Ultravox on straight after Spandau Ballet

Sake!

I blame THATCHER

There was that silver haired freak, that used to open TOTP, a more vile person than I care to mention

 

[studio150]

Can there have been a more vile opening to any music show, or indeed ANY show ever than...

"I'm Lenny Henry - and here's Spandau Ballet!"



Oh, and here's Ultravox on straight after Spandau Ballet

Sake!

I blame THATCHER

Yes, every opening to the Bay City Rollers TV series Shang-a-Lang

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

There was that silver haired freak, that used to open TOTP, a more vile person than I care to mention

To my absolute horror now, I've got a photo of me with aforesaid silver haired freak on that very TOTP stage

 

[The Andy Naylor Fan Club]

There was that silver haired freak, that used to open TOTP, a more vile person than I care to mention

 

[Sussex Nomad]

Can there have been a more vile opening to any music show, or indeed ANY show ever than...

"I'm Lenny Henry - and here's Spandau Ballet!"



Oh, and here's Ultravox on straight after Spandau Ballet

Sake!

I blame THATCHER

Are you 15? If so I can understand.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Are you 15? If so I can understand.



 

[Raleigh Chopper]

You can't knock the quality of the singers voices back in those days though.
Each artist sounds just like the original recordings and all done with the minimum of effort.
Even the guitarists and drummers are barely touching their instruments but are still able to play them even while jumping around like mad men.
Not like today's lightweights miming every song and getting away with it.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

And now they're playing the Pipes of Fookin Peace

 

[Sussex Nomad]

I wish I could be arsed to watch the Inbetweeners vid

 

[Raleigh Chopper]

Seeing Lenny Henry do all his 'acts' has just reminded me how much I am looking forward to having my prostrate examined next week.
It will be far less painful.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

I wish I could be arsed to watch the Inbetweeners vid

Be more specific man. Which one?

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

And now they're playing the Pipes of Fookin Peace

Good GRIEF! Here's Lionel Richie! HELLO!

Oh, AND Black Lace AgoDOO! DOO! DOO!

 

[GT49er]

Can there have been a more vile opening to any music show, or indeed ANY show ever?

Well, yes, quite frankly, quite a lot. I could make a list, but it would be very long and would probably offend the fans of Right Said Fred, Marie Osmond, Barry White, Engelbert Humperdink, Glbert O'Sullivan and St. Winifred's School Choir, to name but a few..........

I blame THATCHER

Fair enough - can't find any fault with that. You and me both - and we're not alone:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1NyWbhCxZE

 

[Raleigh Chopper]

And now they're playing the Pipes of Fookin Peace

Agadoo doo doo doo push pineapple shake the tree.
La la la.

 

[The Andy Naylor Fan Club]

Agadoo, doo, doo

 

[The Andy Naylor Fan Club]

Sir Trevor Mcdoughnut

 

[Raleigh Chopper]

Good GRIEF! Here's Lionel Richie! HELLO!

Oh, AND Black Lace AgoDOO! DOO! DOO!

I think the woman in the Lionel Ritchie video also made that bust of Christiano Ronaldo.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Truly GRIM year in TOTP history rescued thus far only by Bananarama and The Flying Pickets. Who'd have thought?

 

[Sussex Nomad]

Truly GRIM year in TOTP history rescued thus far only by Bananarama and The Flying Pickets. Who'd have thought?

Where do you live? I need some of what your taking