Chart Music Episode 1

The debut of the podcast that takes a random episode of Top Of The Pops and breaks it down to its very last compound. It’s the Summer of ’77, and the Sex Pistols are finally allowed on. Will The Kids start gobbing on anyone onstage in flares? Will Legs & Co do the Pogo whilst dressed as giant swastikas? Will Kid Jensen point out that you have to destroy in order to create, and then tell the viewing audience to ‘Fuck Off’?

Strangely enough, no. Supertramp and Hot Chocolate defiantly sport the billowingist white flares ever seen on British television, the lead singer of Jigsaw models the latest styles from C&A’s ‘Mr Humphries’ collection, there’s some disturbing Ted-skipping in the audience, and Kenny Rogers comes back from Saudi Arabia. And Cilla Black’s on it.

Al Needham is joined by David Stubbs and Sarah Bee – two former Melody Maker journalists and all-round mint and skill writers – for a comprehensive blather about everything to do with this episode, amongst other things. It’s a first go, so it may be is a bit rough-arse in places, but – as a wise man once said – ‘We Don’t CAAAAAARRRRRRRRE.’

(and there’s swearing)

"Like Punk Hadn’t Really Happened Just Yet".

DATE: 26th September 2016

FEATURING: Al Needham David Stubbs Sarah Bee

TOTP Transmission date: 14th July 2017

TOTP Presenter(s): David Jensen

ACTS:

The Real Thing - Love's Such A Wonderful Thing.

Rita Coolidge - We're all alone.

The Saints - This Perfect Day.

The Commodores - Easy (Legs & Co.)

Dave Edmunds & Rockpile - I knew the bride.

Jigsaw - If I have to go away.

Supertramp - Give a little bit.

Cilla Black - I wanted to call it off.

The Sex Pistols - Pretty vacant.

Hot Chocolate - So you win again.

Emerson Lake & Palmer - Fanfare for the common man.