The Feel It Advent-ure 2024: Door 22
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So there I was, still in the Imperial boxes. I'm not at all sure why I
picked this one out. I had never heard of Jimmy Griffin, and there was no
one listed...
2 hours ago
6 comments:
You can see why I've always wanted to be a Pip. If only I had a sense of rhythm. Or could sing. Or was a man. So close to living the dream!
The woman with the New Zealand Gladys Knight tribute act franchise is backed by three small dogs, weirdly. You should try and catch them some day. Gladys Knight & the Pups.
The movements of the Pips led to laugh out loud guffaws in my lounge.
The Wurzels (and the dreadful Ruby Flipper) helped underline that it was a Light Entertainment Show at that time.
I thought Andrea had a True Connection with her unfeasibly tight trousers.
The Pips kick arse!
People on Twitter keep saying how they can't wait for punk to come along re 1976 totp. Bollocks to that; I already know all about punk. This light entertainment gubbins is TV gold!
BTW I even found myself marvelling at the musicianship and stage presence of Peter Frampton and chums the other day. Should I be worried?
I agree. It's the suprise of the not seen since, half-forgotten, what the .. of that time's smorgasbordy broad church of mainstream variety which really shocks.
The live vocals help bring it home.
Plus the context of life at that time. The politics, the state of the country, the fashion, the endless summer, the new-found holidays to Spain, the football hooliganism, the whole punctured ball of confusion.
And I always thought Peter Frampton would be an ideal friend when syphoning petrol from cars.
And did the Bellamy Brothers have different fathers? In a William and Harry kinda way.
I think it's the fact that one of them's clearly about twenty years older than the other, that makes the Bellamy Bros such an unlikely pair of siblings!
Actually I've been surprised at just how many of the acts on '76 totp have been singing their vocals live. Hardly anyone did in the 80s. I still remember seeing New Order performing True Faith live (instruments & all) on there in '87 & how unusual that seemed.
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