tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4802567794111313334.post2243854199166598501..comments2023-06-21T09:35:57.565+01:00Comments on Trying to borrow a fiver off...: Selected in advance for their knowledge of popular musicIan Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10220962051392602822noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4802567794111313334.post-40411348262185678012008-07-17T17:44:00.000+01:002008-07-17T17:44:00.000+01:00OK, these were the ones I was thinking of:1) Blue ...OK, these were the ones I was thinking of:<BR/><BR/>1) Blue Peter: Flag Day by The Housemartins<BR/>2) Dallas: The Day Before You Came by Abba<BR/>3) Man About The House: Photo Jenny by Belle And Sebastian<BR/>4) The Generation Game: You're In A Bad Way by St Etienne<BR/>5) Jeux Sans Frontiers: Games Without Frontiers by Peter Gabriel<BR/>6) The Archers: Life On A Top People's Health Farm by The Style Council<BR/>7) Top Of The Pops: Waiting For The Great Leap Forwards by Billy Bragg<BR/>8) The Seven O'Clock News: Black Diamond Bay by Bob Dylan<BR/>Cheers to everyone who took part.Ian Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10220962051392602822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4802567794111313334.post-43463113185012018742008-07-17T06:10:00.000+01:002008-07-17T06:10:00.000+01:008. Simon & Garfunkel - Silent Night/7 o'Cl...8. Simon & Garfunkel - Silent Night/7 o'Clock NewsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4802567794111313334.post-27631060541425729752008-07-16T12:28:00.000+01:002008-07-16T12:28:00.000+01:00Is it Dirty Laundry by Don Henley?Is it Dirty Laundry by Don Henley?Jon Peakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04471926651090670258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4802567794111313334.post-11952119194268092412008-07-16T09:57:00.000+01:002008-07-16T09:57:00.000+01:00Any suggestions for 6) and 8) then? I'll concede 8...Any suggestions for 6) and 8) then? I'll concede 8) is a bit of a cheat - it's from an American song.Ian Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10220962051392602822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4802567794111313334.post-85717265868541169012008-07-15T10:51:00.000+01:002008-07-15T10:51:00.000+01:003 is 'Photo Jenny' by top Caledonian drabsters and...3 is 'Photo Jenny' by top Caledonian drabsters and twee-merchants Belle & Sebastian, of course.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12802583032573180384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4802567794111313334.post-41288666369648115622008-07-15T10:45:00.000+01:002008-07-15T10:45:00.000+01:001. Brown Sauce/I Wanna Be A Winner2. Blancmange/Th...1. Brown Sauce/I Wanna Be A Winner<BR/>2. Blancmange/The Day Before You Came<BR/>3.<BR/>4. St Etienne/You're In A Bad Way<BR/>5. Peter Gabriel/Games Without Frontiers<BR/>6. <BR/>7. BA Robertson/Knocked If OffJon Peakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04471926651090670258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4802567794111313334.post-50305336575307102862008-07-15T10:01:00.000+01:002008-07-15T10:01:00.000+01:002. Abba - The Day Before You Came 7. The Rezillos ...2. Abba - The Day Before You Came <BR/>7. The Rezillos - Everybody's on Top of the PopsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4802567794111313334.post-18039441304980133882008-07-15T09:46:00.000+01:002008-07-15T09:46:00.000+01:007 - TOTP is Rat Trap - Boomtown Rats7 - TOTP is Rat Trap - Boomtown RatsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4802567794111313334.post-40132995443063339382008-07-15T09:21:00.000+01:002008-07-15T09:21:00.000+01:001. 99% of Gargoyles Look Like Bob Todd - by Half M...1. 99% of Gargoyles Look Like Bob Todd - by Half Man Half Biscuit<BR/><BR/>2.Erm...<BR/><BR/>3... That's it.<BR/><BR/>Actually knowing Half Man, those shows probably appear in a fair number.<BR/><BR/>Pretty sure Top of the Pops gets mentioned in 'Bug Powder Dust' by Bomb the Bass.John Rivershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05974970355697789460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4802567794111313334.post-57198603128350343062008-07-15T00:45:00.000+01:002008-07-15T00:45:00.000+01:001 - Flag Day by the Housemartins2 - The Day Before...1 - Flag Day by the Housemartins<BR/>2 - The Day Before You Came by Abba/Blancmange<BR/>3 - nope<BR/>4 - You're In A Bad Way by Saint Etienne<BR/>5 - Games Without Frontiers by Peter Gabriel (sung by Kate Bush)<BR/>6 - nope<BR/>7 - Well, you can have the Rezillos of course, or Rat Trap by Boomtown Rats<BR/>8 - erm...Matthew Ruddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05842392964784000029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4802567794111313334.post-82378389200708009062008-07-14T23:14:00.000+01:002008-07-14T23:14:00.000+01:00"Get your kicks watching Bruce on the old Generati..."Get your kicks watching Bruce on the old Generation Game" - Saint Etienne, You're in a Bad Way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com