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COUNTDOWN IS BACK THIS JANUARY, 2019 ... ON rage !!!!! Stay tuned below with regular Countdown full archival information for each Countdown episode rage shall be airing every Saturday throughout January ...
rage goes retro 2 - 3 Countdown episodes in FULL detail here!
Okay, 3 Countdown episodes this Saturday on rage. The 1981 is another of my requests being played
The other 2 episodes rage have chosen are from 1985 and 198hell7
Year:1981
Date:22/02/1981
Show no: 273
Summary:THIS WEEKS SHOW FEATURES AN INTERVIEW WITH POLICE WITH ACCOMPANYING CLIPS, RECORDED EARLIER IN THE WEEK IN SYDNEY'S STUDIO 21. ALSO RECORDED IN SYDNEY WERE XL CAPRIS, AND KIM DURANT. THERE IS ALSO AN INTERVIEW WITH ADAM & THE ANTS RECORDED IN LONDON. LITTLE NELL (OF ROCKY HORROR SHOW FAME) HOSTS THE SHOW.LOCAL ARTISTS:
XL CAPRIS 'WORLD WAR III'
KIM DURANT 'ONE WAY LOVE AFFAIR'
OVERSEAS ARTISTS:
ABBA 'SUPER TROUPER'
B A ROBERTSON 'FLIGHT 19'
ROCKY HORROR CAST 'TIME WARP'
BOOMTOWN RATS 'BANANA REPUBLIC'
LITTLE NELL 'BEAUTY QUEEN'
POLICE 'DE DO DO DO DE DA DA DA','ROXANNE','DON'T STAND
SO CLOSE TO ME','KLARK KENT','CAN'T STAND LOVING
YOU','WALKING ON THE MOON'
TOP TEN ITEMS:
ORIGINAL CAST 'TIME WARP'
AIR SUPPLY 'EVERY WOMAN IN THE WORLD'
BLONDIE 'THE TIDE IS HIGH'
THE SWINGERS 'COUNTING THE BEAT'
JO DOLCE 'SHADDUP YOU FACE'
SPLIT ENZ 'ONE STEP AHEAD'
MONDO ROCK 'STATE OF THE HEART'
JONA LEWIE 'STOP THE CAVALRY'
JOHN LENNON 'WOMAN'
SLIM DUSTY 'DUNCAN'
OVERSEAS HUMDRUM:
BUGGLES 'ELSTREE'
TIM CURRY 'I DO THE ROCK'
STEPHANIE MILL 'NEVER KNEW LOVE'
Year:1985
Date:16/6/1985
Show no: 466
Summary:THIS SHOW FEATURES IV WITH ANNIE LENNOX AND DAVE STEWART FROM EURYTHMICS RE FUTURE PLANS, ALBUM. MOLLY PRESENTS HUMDRUM VIA SATELLITE FROM LONDON AND NEW YORK, WHICH INCLUDED FTG OF MADONNA IN CONCERT PERFORMING 'HOLIDAY' AND 'DRESS YOU UP' (EXCERPTS).MOLLY IV ERIC FROM MONDO ROCK RE ALBUM.;VIDEO CLIPS:
;EUROGLIDERS 'WE WILL TOGETHER';
MACHINATIONS 'MY HEART'S ON FIRE';
MEN AT WORK 'EVERYTHING I NEED';
BEARGARDEN 'I WRITE THE NEWS';
KIDS IN THE KITCHEN 'SHINE';
DURAN DURAN 'A VIEW TO A KILL';
JOAN ARMATRADING 'THINKING MAN';
DAVID BOWIE 'LOVING THE ALIEN';
POINTER SISTERS 'BABY COME & GET IT';
GO WEST 'CALL ME';
CHARTBUSTERS (EXCERPTS):;DO RE MI 'MAN OVERBOARD';
MATT BIANCO 'WHO'S SIDE ARE YOU ON';
STYLE COUNCIL 'WALLS COME TUMBLING DOWN';
ANIMOTION 'OBSESSION';
TOP TEN:
;PAUL HARDCASTLE '19';GO WEST 'WE CLOSE OUR EYES';
TEARS FOR FEARS 'EVERYBODY WANTS TO RULE THE WORLD';
SIMPLE MINDS 'DON'T YOU (FORGET ABOUT ME)';
DEBARGE 'RHYTHM OF THE NIGHT';
MENTAL AS ANYTHING 'LIVE IT UP';
UNCANNY X-MEN '50 YEARS';
USA FOR AFRICA 'WE ARE THE WORLD';
MADONNA 'ANGEL';
EURYTHMICS 'WOULD I LIE TO YOU'
Year:1987
Date:5/7/1987
Show no: 561
Summary:SHOW HOSTED BY JENNY MORRIS AND INCL UK AND USA TOP 5'S AND PROMOTION FOR COUNTDOWN MAGAZINE. HUMDRUM SEGMENT INCLS PROMO FOR STEVE KILBY'S BOOK 'EARTHED' AS WELL AS FOR COUNTDOWN AWARDS ON JULY 19TH WHICH WILL BE LAST COUNTDOWN AND WILL INCLUDE SUCH PERFORMERS AS 'JASON O'DONOVAN'. SHOW INCLS DANCERS IN STUDIO DANCING TO 'I WANT YOUR SEX' BY GEORGE MICHAEL AND ENDS WITH MOLLY
TALKING TO JENNY MORRIS RE HER ALBUM STUDIO PERFORMANCES:PARTY BOYS 'HE'S GONNA STEP ON YOU AGAIN'
WEDDINGS, PARTIES, ANYTHING 'SHOTGUN WEDDINGS'. (GUITARIST BREAKS STRING BUT KEEPS PLAYING).
ROCKMELONS 'RHYMES'
VIDEO CLIPS:
JENNY MORRIS 'I KNOW YOU'
ICEHOUSE 'CRAZY'
ROGER WATERS 'RADIO WAVES'
BOB SEGER 'SHAKEDOWN'
T'PAU 'HEART AND SOUL'
U2 'I STILL HAVEN'T FOUND WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR'
ABC 'WHEN SMOKEY SINGS'
TOP TEN:
MICHAEL BOW 'LOVE & DEVOTION'
CLUB NOUVEAU 'LEAN ON ME'
NOISEWORKS 'TAKE ME BACK'
WORLD PARTY 'SHIP OF FOOLS'
PARTY BOYS 'HE'S GONNA STEP ON YOU AGAIN'
BREAKFAST CLUB 'RIGHT ON TRACK'
DAVE DOBBYN 'SLICE OF HEAVEN'
STARSHIP 'NOTHING'S GONNA STOP US NOW'
MEL AND KIM 'RESPECTABLE'
WHITNEY HOUSTON 'I WANNA DANCE WITH SOMEBODY'
Re: rage goes retro 2 - 3 Countdown episodes in FULL detail here!
In case this hasn't been posted yet, the second Rock Arena episode this Saturday night is a Ska/2-Tone bands special which was last played on 'rage' in 2004.
photo of rock arena logo
Rock Arena - 13th September, 1983
Hosted by Andrew Peters
THE SPECIALS - Gangsters
THE SPECIALS - A Message To You Rudi
THE SPECIALS - Do Nothing
THE SPECIALS - Ghost Town
FUN BOY THREE - The Lunatics (Have Taken Over The Asylum)
FUN BOY THREE - Tunnel Of Love
FUN BOY THREE - The More I See (The Less I Believe)
THE BEAT - Mirror In The Bathroom
THE BEAT - Hands Off She's Mine
THE BEAT - Too Nice To Talk To
THE BEAT - Doors Of Your Heart
THE BEAT - I Confess
THE BEAT - Save It For Later
MADNESS - One Step Beyond
MADNESS - Baggy Trousers
MADNESS - Grey Day
MADNESS - Driving In My Car
MADNESS - It Must Be Love
MADNESS - Our House
STRANGE TENANTS - Hard Times
Re: rage goes retro 2 - 3 Countdown episodes in FULL detail here!
Leigh
In case this hasn't been posted yet, the second Rock Arena episode this Saturday night is a Ska/2-Tone bands special which was last played on 'rage' in 2004.
The episode that they are playing is listed as Sept 20, the SKA episode was the week earlier on Sept 13. They did play Gangsters off that episode this morning for the Specials tribute.
Re: rage goes retro 2 - 3 Countdown episodes in FULL detail here!
Loved the "Shine" video. I must have seen it back in 85 but in the internet age the only thing on youtube has been a live (and pretty awful) remix, so to see the original again was amazing.
Re: rage goes retro 2 - 3 Countdown episodes in FULL detail here!
Clip Magnet
Lee
I really hope that these three are the actual concept videos and not live ones.
MACHINATIONS 'MY HEART'S ON FIRE';
BEARGARDEN 'I WRITE THE NEWS';
KIDS IN THE KITCHEN 'SHINE';
You got your wish
Hi Clip Magnet
Unfortunately mate Countdown don't like to play the full videos. Shine is missing 40 seconds from the start, I Write The News is missing 20 and the cut off about 30 seconds for My Hearts On Fire. Luckily I have all 3 in nice, clean and full anyway but I might just do some editing and use most of the Countdown videos as that is a bit better quality anyway.