Crockett's Theme..... proof that electronica most definitely CAN have soul! What a haunting, memorable and atmospheric track that defines the sound of that era beautifully.
Oh how I love 1987!! 15 year old me clinging to my Smash Hits and taping every episode of TOTP!! Had Johnny Hates Jazz, ABC, Madonna posters (well mostly print ads from Smash Hits and No.1 Magazine!) all over me room! What joy!
You obviously weren't there mate,,the 80s was a bitch of a decade, and no, the music wasn't better, most chart songs were crap.case in point Johnny Hates Jazz
The song that Mick Jagger did here was the first one broadcast on the US premiere of this show on CBS. The way that version worked is that they had American singer and actress Nia Peeples host from Los Angeles, while Gary Davies obviously did the parts from London. The show was broadcast on Friday nights at 11:30pm, but it only lasted about a year. It didn't help that they had to directly compete in that time slot with Johnny Carson, who was still pretty much the king of late night at the time.
Probably my favourite year of the 80s. Although, I do love every year of that decade, lol. I started getting into bands like Def leppard, motley, bon Jovi and whitesnake in 87.
@@robertgemmell1485 Ok, so what's your alternative interpretation of it? :) For many with recollections of Tebbit's "he got on you bike and looked for work" and indeed any awareness of the long-term Tory prizing of the Protestant Work Ethic, it is hard not to feel that Jagger's lyrics reflect this overtly...
@@RichardUpton Those memories keeps me going,and keeping sane in these strange times,we were diverse back in the day so we thought but now it's another level, some good some bad???🤔
Definitely agree - my fave artists all peaked that year - MJ was bad , Prince was sign of the times and Madonna still riding high on true blue and who’s that girl tour is still my fave tour
Great edition of top of the pops with Jonny hates jazz and Michael Jackson and Mick Jagger and Madonna and Jan hammer and Gary Newman and the amazing ABC and the amazing song the night you meander love and rick Astley and jan hammer
What kind of a war would we be in if you had to send for Johnny Hates Jazz to be on the frontline ? I mean if you're sending for Johnny Hates Jazz as a last resort ,you'd be as well waving the white flag and surrendering
What the…… ABC surely in the last knockings of New Romantics. So out of place in 1987. Why show Gary numan ? Where are the new British acts of that era?
1987 (35) long years ago, where has the time gone, liked the first two groups, didn’t like the Madonna track, after watching a doc of Stoke, Aitken, Waterman and their former PLW company, great to see their music with Rick Astly at the end, all in all, great performances with some artists no longer with us.
Why is hclark detacher from Johnny hates jazz doing Frank Bruno impression I thought the only person to do shadow boxing was cliff Richard mick jagger song very catchy
I did,not catch the fact that Mick Jagger did quite a bit of solo stuff, obviously we all know,dancing in the streets,but always thought it was just that song and all the rolling stones hits,...I must have been busy in 87, or working when this was on...👍
This reminds us of times when there were tunes! I was a 3rd year uni student in 1987. And while of course people had problems, life seemed so much simpler than now.
Rumour is that this edition of top of the pops had everybody cloned and that they are still stuck in 1987 in a recording studio dancing away completely unchanged or aged .............
I've had the ABC single for something like 12 years and this is the first time I have heard it. Wasn't expecting much but was pleasantly surprised and personally, I think it deserved better than stalling at 31.
