Elkie Brooks (1945-) is an English singer. She was a vocalist with the bands Dada and Vinegar Joe, and later became a solo artist. She gained her biggest success in the late 1970s and 1980s, releasing 13 UK Top 75 singles, and reached the top ten with "Pearl's a Singer", "Sunshine After the Rain" and… Continue lendo ELKIE BROOKS – The Runaway (1979)
Tag: Top of the Pops
TOP OF THE POPS 1977 – Synthesizer Special
Top of the Pops, também conhecido como TOTP, é um programa musical da parada de sucessos britânica, produzido pela BBC e originalmente transmitido entre 1 de janeiro de 1964 e 30 de julho de 2006. Ele era transmitido tradicionalmente nas noites de quinta feira na BBC One até 1996, quando passou para sexta-feira e depois… Continue lendo TOP OF THE POPS 1977 – Synthesizer Special
THE RAH BAND – The Crunch (live @ Top Of The Pops, 1977)
Richard Anthony Hewson (born 17 November 1943, Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham) is an English producer, arranger, conductor and multi-instrumentalist, who created the studio group RAH Band. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2E8pDwMcvO4 Top 30 chart run down, followed by a stereo edit of The Rah Band performing, The Crunch on Top of the Pops for 7th July 1977. A very big… Continue lendo THE RAH BAND – The Crunch (live @ Top Of The Pops, 1977)
THE HUMAN LEAGUE – Don’t You Want Me (live on Top of The Pops (1982)
The Human League are an English electropop/synth-pop band formed in Sheffield in 1977. Initially an experimental electronic outfit, the group signed to Virgin Records in 1979 and later attained widespread commercial success with their third album Dare in 1981. The album contained four hit singles, including the UK/US number one hit "Don't You Want Me."… Continue lendo THE HUMAN LEAGUE – Don’t You Want Me (live on Top of The Pops (1982)
FICTION FACTORY – Feels Like Heaven (live @ Top Of The Pops 1984)
Fiction Factory foi uma banda escocesa de new wave formada na cidade de Perth, em 1983. O single de estréia da banda, "(Feels Like) Heaven" alcançou o Top 10 da parada britânica. A banda encerrou as atividades em 1987, após o lançamento do segundo álbum, mas Patterson, Medley, McGregor and Jordan se reuniram em 2011… Continue lendo FICTION FACTORY – Feels Like Heaven (live @ Top Of The Pops 1984)
I’m Too Sexy – RIGHT SAID FRED
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkyxYVCFNrg Phoenix Music International is proud to present the official archive video of Right Said Fred performing their hit song, 'I'm Too Sexy', live at the BBC on Top of the Pops. This show aired on Christmas Day, 25th December, 1991. Fun fact - 'Look What You Made Me Do' by Taylor Swift also uses… Continue lendo I’m Too Sexy – RIGHT SAID FRED