We trans people have a complex relationship with our own image, and a lot of us never manage to quite come to terms with it. M. Michael Franks Lyrics. Complete your Bucks Fizz collection. Meanwhile, Stanley Appel - who produced 'Top of the Pops' in the 90s - previously questioned the decision to axe the long-running music show. thanks to the olympics (i watched the athletics avidly, but you can keep the rest as far as i'm concerned) it seems like ages since i've watched a show, but of course this one is only a week on from the last one we saw!hosts: garth crooks may have gone on to have a long career working for the beeb (even if he's regarded as a bit of a joke by his media colleagues), but here he's plainly more at home on the pitch than in the studio. Watch the video for My Camera Never Lies from Bucks Fizz's The Best Of Bucks Fizz for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Another decent pop outing this one, although the boys' verses are a bit too breathy, lightweight and back-in-the-mix for me. Lets see how the poseurs dance to this....Terribly, as it happens. Can open camera, but can't close it without Ctrl/Alt/Del, end task. Stanley said: "I don't know if … This is actually better than I remember it being utilising a 60s classic reggae rhythm with Bob's half-grunted vocals. Only 9 months after this appearance on TOTP, they would return ingloriously to their cabaret roots with a pitiful cover of The Kids From Fame's 'Starmaker' on Mike Yarwood's ITV Christmas show.BTW, the young messenger's uniform in the sisters' video reminds me of the similar powder-blue outfit worn by the late comic actor Malcolm McFee - whom you may remember as Craven from 'Please Sir!' This was sadly the last Nolans hit as the next single ‘Crashing down’ didn’t crash into the charts.Killing Joke – Empire Song – Hmmm don’t remember this and listening I can see why. Michael Sundin is joined by a host of other dancers including a bloke with bleached blond hair and shocking pink trousers but there's no sign of Fairbrass, until near the end when he gets tired of all the others hogging the limelite and starts showing off at the back. I also remember the catchy ‘Dat’ from 1976 which reached no. No, he isn't. Must admit I had no idea who Pete's co-host is, but I don't follow football. Possibly the best thing on the show, worth a revival. When it was chock full of all the current trends - New Romanticism, Punk, Electronica, Ska, even NWOBHM for gawds sake? Badfinger - Come And Get It - Top Of The Pops - 1970 - YouTube. It's easy to sneer at Foster & Allen, especially in those ludicrous outfits, but I have a soft spot for folk music and this was well performed - it was also worth it for the self-conscious slow dancing of Fairbrass and friends in the background. WOW! Sorry, still almost unlistenable to me. Halcyon days my friends. Tap the camera icon at the top of your screen to switch between the front and back cameras. It is overproduced, and the vocals are over-processed - in some ways, it sounds like a forerunner of the too-glossy-by-half pop that infests the charts these days. Double tap the home button to view all open apps. So much to love here from the girls' Edwardian bathing beauty outfits (or are they Came-rara skirts?) The Rats are back, complete with enormous sax, but they were now on the slide. It was so much more beautiful than my … Check this out!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVkvkWE_ao4. My mum and dad loved it, my nan loved it, I loved it. Still stuck in a reggae groove, this isn't actually a bad effort, though the lyrics further extend the obsession with Tarzan and jungles that has been a notable feature of the early 1982 music scene.The Nolans' video was a bit weird, looking like it was filmed in some kind of garden centre. 1983. The strings really do shine and it’s a great single and the best song on the show.Goombay Dance Band – Seven Tears – Three weeks at number one for this admittedly catchy song notwithstanding the fire eating novelty. Unlike Peter Powell who is his usual self. Galantis, David Guetta & Little Mix's Heartbreak Anthem: First listen preview, The Little Things debuts at Number 1 on the Official Film Chart, Duran Duran announce new album Future Past, BTS' Official Top 10 most streamed songs in Ireland, Years & Years announce Kylie Minogue collaboration, Anitta talks Girl From Rio, new album, and plans for global domination. clare's hat throws a shadow over the top half of her face, so ironically we rarely get to "see those eyes"buck(s) fizz: another one i haven't heard for yonks - my recall was it was no "land of make believe" but still a relatively-credible follow-up, and so this proves with some good production techniques lifting it out of the ordinary (did their songs always modulate?). The lyrics also mention Chas and Dave, in a neat coincidence. It seems a bit weird that he was on it at all, given the celebrity co-host idea had been binned more than a year earlier, but maybe someone at the Beeb thought he had potential? Elton John Lyrics. Oh yes My Camera-ra Never Lies. Some bands were unlucky in only getting one big hit while missing out with many others. I wonder - while he was over here from Florida, did Pluto go for the photo-shoot in the clobber first, or TOTP first, or did the record company get permission to use one of those celebrated 'behind the scenes' mugshot photos taken at the Beeb?PS - Chas and Dave. INXS – “Need You Tonight” (18) (breaker) Became the band's only top ten hit when it peaked at number 2. some nice organ noodling by johnnie fingers, and watch the drummer - he really wants to show off that he's been listening hard to sly dunbar!nolans: i've just realised that this is the third irish act on the show in a row (although this lot spent most if not all of their formative years in blighty). Well, we say 'killed off', but only in the way you kill off a rat by hammering in its head after the mousetrap only managed to maim it because you had the snapper set too sensitively. well identified on the horns front julie, but i suspect those unusual instruments were chosen merely for show. I see you tempt the night. But the camera never lies. Was it in a TV advert or something at the time? The camera doesn’t lie, it just tells a story From 19th-century fairies to Forties actresses, we have always twisted the photographic truth By Gaby Wood 18 July 2014 • 6:10am to my ears this is far superior to that, and (even though they're a bit late on this particular band wagon) perhaps the best thing they ever did. PS In fact, would Garth have been the first-ever black presenter of TOTP? This band got exactly what they deserved, 'Love Like Blood' being by far the best thing they ever did.If that 'spaceman' helmet isn't from Blakes 7 or Doctor Who stock, I'll be amazed!Chas & Dave - These days regarded as the very fine pop song that is, which is as it should be as it is truly brilliant. Incidentally, why did Cheryl put on a dress decorated with geese?BBC4 clearly don't like the Irish much, if their choice of edits for this show is anything to go by! Became their second of five top ten hits when it peaked at number 4. Bart B. To keep him company Michael Hurrrlll does exactly what Glenn Hoddle would later go on to do - pick an injured Spurs player when there were much better options out there. Sct353, that long olympics break seems to have worked wonders for you, but thanks for the heads up on this weeks new Elvis chart entry. Four crew members who worked with Jimmy Savile on Top of the Pops were child abusers and plucked girls out of the audience to molest, it has been alleged. Pleasant enough but nothing special.Boomtown Rats – House on Fire – My goodness me, I recall the first time I saw the video of ‘I don’t like Mondays’ and the impact it made on me at the time. It was re-discovered at the this point and was released as a single. What future cameras reveal may be equally unfamiliar – and will reshape our ideas about the authenticity of photographs. In this mixed bag of a TOTP, the luck of the Irish blessed one act...but deserted two others. May 13, 2021 21:08. Julio has a very strange semi-mullet haircut which almost makes Donald Trump's look normal. The crowd seem to like it but it didn't get far in the charts.The Nolans in a bar drinking what looks like fabric conditioner and singing, rather cheekily, about being loved too hard. We really were spoilt for musical excellence at no.1 at this point in time in 1982 weren't we?3 weeks of Tight Fit3 weeks of the Goombay Dance Band1 week of improvement with Bucks Fizz3 weeks of Paul and Stevie2 weeks of Nicole....with more horrors to come later in the year!Arghhhh!!! The recordings were intended to replicate the sound of the original hits as closely as possible. The song itself is OK, but like Altered Images they are breaking no new ground here. is she a future sleb like whirling dervish michael sundin to the left? Not as memorable as that other hit…what was it called now…?Bucks Fizz – My Camera never lies – Andy Hill and Nicky Martin really pull out all the stops for this wonderful piece of pop and we have the best of all to come next with one of their most underrated songs ever… Cheryl manages to upstage Jay in the outfit stakes on this performance.Foster and Allen – A bunch of thyme – Terry Wogan influenced no doubt just like the Fureys and Davey Arthur. I certainly did, well worth giving us a little 1982 breathing space. Eurovision quiz: Can you score more than 'nul points'? Would have made up for that attack on my eardrums. Bucks Fizz, Chas & Dave and The Asociates were the only decent tunes - 4.Crooks has no charisma, no experience,an annnoying speaking voice and - like all footballers apart from Leighton Baines- no taste in music. so very much a bizarre moment in the annals of totp history. You know, the show that's hidden away in the … The song was written by Andy Hill and Nichola Martin, and was featured on Bucks Fizz's second album Are You Ready it was also a bit unsettling watching the others acting rather timidly and apathetically despite the aggressiveness of the music (they reminded me of those guys that filled in for the likes of saxon on the post-strike test show). Bloody hell, the Mums an Grannies must have bought 10 copies each. The Boomtown Rats' horn section actually consisted of a bass saxophone and a soprano trombone, both fairly rare instruments. I wouldn't have admitted it at the time but this is superb.Next up Mulligan and O'Hare, sorry, Foster and Allan. Dross.Boomtown Rats. - in his role as an innumerate lift attendant on BBC1's pre-school series 'You and Me'. This list shows singles that peaked in the Top 10 of the UK Singles Chart during 1982, as well as singles which peaked in 1981 and 1983 but were in the top 10 in 1982. A classic!The Goombay's make the most of their time in the spotlight with new outfits but retain the gimmicky fire eating routine. It has power, certainly, but not quite as epic as they could sound. You play me for a fool. Astonishingly he is still on TV to this day and astonishingly he hasn't improved.Anyway the show. there was no sign of gazza there though... Garth Crooks was a fairly decent choice of presenter and helped the BBC in terms of diversity. (My camera never lies) There's nothing worth lying for (My camera never lies) My camera never lies anymore (Ah click click, ah click click) My camera, my camera, my camera never lies Lies oh, oh, oh, oh My camera never lies anymore â Cos there's nothing worth lying for My camera never lies So I'll put you in the picture and cut it down to size It counts photons, collecting, recording the number that arrive at the … julie, your nolans/falklands comment reminds me of the group massive attack being forced by the system to change their name (to simply massive) during the gulf war - a real case of big brother, and also rather pathetic in my opinion!i remember "please sir" all too well as it was possibly the first sitcom i ever saw. Foster and Allen enjoyed the first of a string of MOR hits that would make them firm favourites with mums and dads, but neither The Boomtown Rats nor The Nolans would see the Top 40 again except as part of charity ensembles, respectively Band Aid and The Crowd.The Nolans' brand of disco-pop, while still well executed, was now starting to sound predictable. Altered Images guitarist Tony McDaid's use of an accordion to mime the synthesiser licks was his equivalent of XTC guitarist Dave Gregory's trombone "playing" in 'Sgt Rock Is Going To Help Me'. A blog to follow each edition of Top of the Pops broadcast on BBC4. Julio Doubleglazias does indeed refer to Fray Bentos on at least a couple of occasions on this song, as I was curious following Angelo's summary on this.The Boomtown Rats I thought were copying UB40 very well on this track, in all manner of the word, from the sax section to the movements of the band members, and also the general rhythm of the song. Rather Clare's air kiss than Foster and Allen's sleazy wink at the camera. Sinitta – “Cross My Broken Heart” (30) (breaker) Became her third of four top ten hits when it peaked at number 6 Simon Harris – “Bass (How Low Can You Go)” (29) (breaker) … Before 2004, the chart was only based on the sales of physical singles. Different outfits, I suppose... Whitney makes it to the top with a number 1 nobody remembers, then a repeat of the 'Nanas from the other week. 6 track of the Kinks ' eighth studio album Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One is called "Top of the Pops" and narrates the path to stardom by reaching No. Kudos for their miming though - with all the overlapping vocals on it, it's not the easiest one to mime!Foster & Allen - I have Irish in-laws. They used to be billed for gigs as Chas and Dave with their orchestra, Mick Burt, so they had two orchestras accompanying them here!I really wish that Goombay dolt had set his hair alight. Bearing in mind the copious use of the word ‘backfire’ in the lyrics, ironic how the appearance backfired and failed to get this testing track a mugshot.A very tastefully done video for Chas and Dave, though I though Dave should have had a tie with bass guitars on rather than pianos like Chas’s. Ensure no other apps are using the camera. I mean they seemed to take a leaf out of Magic Fly's Space from 1977, with the Kendo Nakasaki style helmet on one of the band members. Benny Hill did a parody of Top of the Pops in January 1971 called "Top of the Tops". to the boys in bow ties, the beautiful vocal harmonies which never let up, even in the instrumental break. Seems to drag on for about an hour, this, same brief tune repeated over and over. i don't remember this at all and never realised the rats actually went through a cod-reggae phase as opposed to releasing a one-off with "banana republic". The Elvis single was the live "laughing" version recorded in 1969 in Las Vegas. nor were the music police around to stop this rubbish ever being recordedassociates: watch out for the shirley maclaine lookalike in the short fuschia dress (does anyone recognise her? I was too busy playing countdown with the letters on Jay’s attire – “two from the top” indeed.Peter’s intro to Foster and Allen was one of his trademark “Who’s buying this shit?” disguises. I thought Rockney was the drummer. also rather odd to see the drummer "singing", and i had to laugh when the usual frontman jez coleman was "revealed" as a deep sea diver (or was he a spaceman?) Find out what was Number 1 on your 7th birthday, Eurovision 2021: Everything you need to know, Olivia Rodrigo earns top trending song with Good 4 U. Something from the 80s!Booooo! I see you take a bite. What a grade 1 plonker. While I was always a Jay Aston gazer on Bucks Fizz, I must admit that Cheryl Baker was looking very good in her red bathing suit, despite not being a fan of hers as much as Miss Aston.With regard to the Nolans video, I thought it was very good, and hilarious when the bellboy came in between the girls to disrupt their emotional melancholy of the song and their worry over the person 'loving them too hard'. Bucks Fizz were considerably bolder musically at this time, but I don't like My Camera Never Lies very much. Oh, come on, you remember Top Of The Pops - it's that show that your Dad used to like. i liked the piano keyboard ties thoughgoombay dance band: sadly health and safety officials were not around at the time to put an end to that fire-eating nonsense (notice the black guy's surprise at being handed one of the torches!). "My Camera Never Lies" is a 1982 single by pop group Bucks Fizz. The two guys are just busting out their patented moves with no thought to matching to the beat or rythmn of the song.Finally the song fades, the screen goes dark and we are clear.A horrible,horrible show. The novelty was wearing off…Julio Iglesias – Yours – Baffled how this guy got so high in the charts with his MOTR stuff at the height of 1982? This had the complete opposite effect. This was a lot better than I expected it to be, I liked love Like Blood a lot but I always thought their early stuff was unlistenable but this proved otherwise.A repeat from Pluto with the annoyingly animated crowd who were all standing/dancing reallycloselytogether.Chas and Dave on video, who's have thought. Top of the Pops is the name of a series of records issued by Pickwick Records on their Hallmark label, which contain anonymous cover versions of recent and current hit singles. Were there any black jocks on Radio 1 at that time? The Goombays then celebrate hitting the top with some hideously loud shirts and another dose of fire-eating (I noticed the male backing singer initially forgot to collect the torch as well), before some rather unremarkable dancing to The Associates concludes an unremarkable edition. Most boring ever Zoo dance routine in the background, too.No recollection of this Boomtown Rats single, no wonder, it's mediocre cod reggae, maybe they should never have gotten rid of the pyjamas?The Nolans, not sure of the concept behind this video, they seem to be interested in being courted until they notice the names of their suitors on the telegram or card. This was too twee for its own good, a nice tune but spoiled by the singers' self consciously cheesy traditional outfits. Apologies Dory - can't for the life of me think why I added the 'e'! Sadly.Altered Images - Not one of their best songs, I'm waiting for 1983 when we get their very best, and Clare actually wears a sexy outfit for once...Bucks Fizz - One of those songs that people forget was ever No.1 I think, it's a good one but the performance of it is a bit weird.