BBC 4 Music Evening

Posted by: Guido Fawkes on 07 January 2008

Enjoyed most of the BBC4 music evening - especially TOTP 1968, not so keen on Juke Box Jury (they all liked Frank Sinatra singing Old MacDonald Had A Farm Eek and I get criticised for liking Chas n Dave). Would have preferred the JBJ episode where Katie Boyle reviewed It Can't Happen Here by The Mothers of Invention.

I finally worked out why I used to like programmes like Disco 2 and OGWT - no hyped-up audience, just music. I think Disco 2 was the best pop/rock music show that the BBC ever put on - no audience and no DJ - just subtitles to introduce the music. Radio 1, in better years, had a Friday night called the Sequence with almost continuos music.

Some great footage though - the BBC must have some more excellent stuff in the archive.

Got me thinking - if they are going to reintroduce the shows with an artist's name in the title then how about Half Man Half Biscuit Half Hour or The Basia Bulat Show.

Lastly what clown at the Beeb erased all the footage of the Scott Walker show - what is lost is never gained again - at least they've got Alex Harvey's version of Brel's Next intact.
Posted on: 08 January 2008 by Guido Fawkes
This was the Juke Box Jury - it featured Nina and Fredrick who I used to detest when I was growing up and re-viewing gave me no reason to revise that view.
Posted on: 08 January 2008 by Malky
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Some great footage though - the BBC must have some more excellent stuff in the archive.

Lastly what clown at the Beeb erased all the footage of the Scott Walker show - what is lost is never gained again

Absolutely, which is why I get pissed-off when they keep showing the same clips over and over.
Wasn't it once common practice at the BBC to record over old tape? They've lost loads of Beatles and Barret- era Floyd which would have made them millions.
Posted on: 08 January 2008 by Steve O
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Originally posted by ROTF:
Enjoyed most of the BBC4 music evening - especially TOTP 1968, not so keen on Juke Box Jury (they all liked Frank Sinatra singing Old MacDonald Had A Farm Eek and I get criticised for liking Chas n Dave).


Chas n Dave?
Oh f**k.

Only joking mate. Sort of....
There ain't no foolin' you. Winker

Regards,
Steve O.
Posted on: 08 January 2008 by BigH47
Interesting programme tonight by Paul Morley (who I normally detest), talked about pop songs in general and 6 in particular not too bad a choice, of course the inevitable Smiths record what is it about about that drone?
His definition of a good pop song is it will still sound good being sung by Elvis, even so humane man still sounded weird.
Posted on: 10 January 2008 by ChrisG
There's an edition of "Six Five Special" on BBC 4 tonight at 9pm...be afraid, be very afraid!

Chris
Posted on: 10 January 2008 by Guido Fawkes
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.be afraid, be very afraid!


thanks for the warning - it was truly horrible, perhaps the worst pop music show I've ever seen - not one decent song on the show, I just couldn't watch anymore. Was there ever a presenter more nauseating than Pete Murray?

The BBC erased Syd Barrett's performances on TOTP and the Scott Walker show and kept this rubbish - unbelievable.

Nonetheless, thanks for the prompt - I'm glad I saw it to know just how dreadful 50s music was. No wonder as a kid when I first heard Shirley Collins it stood out so much.

But wait ... there must have been some good music in the 50s ... Lonnie Donegan was really great IIRC and Joe Brown and the Brothers and Tommy Steele .... perhaps it was just the BBC of the day.

ATB Rotf
Posted on: 11 January 2008 by Guido Fawkes
Tonight at 9.10 on BBC4 Pink Floyd - The Dark Side of the Moon

Documentary exploring Pink Floyd's ground-breaking 1973 album The Dark Side of the Moon, which holds the record for the longest ever stay in the charts. Featuring interviews with band members Roger Waters, Dave Gilmour, Richard Wright and Nick Mason.

Part of Pop, What is it Good For?