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Title: The Old Grey Whistle Test thread!
Post by Starbuck on Nov 26^th, 2011 at 10:20pm

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Post by MRD8 on Nov 27^th, 2011 at 6:27am

You should've had a button for all of the above!:)

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Post by Heart Of Stone on Nov 27^th, 2011 at 11:32am

Having to pick one is hard, I picked Bowie, another landmark appearance was by New York Dolls, which a lot of the English punks watched, I remember Joe Strummer talking about the Dolls on that show.

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Post by Edith Grove on Nov 27^th, 2011 at 2:54pm

Starbuck, I clicked on the Ramones link and got Billy Joel.

Not funny, dude. :whydontcha

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Post by StPeteStone on Nov 27^th, 2011 at 3:08pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZFE1T_N4uc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umxx2Qjxfww

Title: Re: The Old Grey Whistle Test thread!
Post by Starbuck on Nov 27^th, 2011 at 3:30pm

Edith Grove wrote on Nov 27^th, 2011 at 2:54pm:

Starbuck, I clicked on the Ramones link and got Billy Joel.

Not funny, dude. :whydontcha

my bad.

the problem has been fixed.

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Post by sweetcharmedlife on Nov 27^th, 2011 at 5:02pm

Edith Grove wrote on Nov 27^th, 2011 at 2:54pm:

Starbuck, I clicked on the Ramones link and got Billy Joel.

Not funny, dude. :whydontcha

Could of been worse.....Could of been a Beatles tribute band. :forfucksake :warhorse

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Post by Gazza on Nov 27^th, 2011 at 6:10pm

The Marley one remains very memorable. Although at the time I was too young to have watched it.

I rarely watched the Whistle Test until the late 70s as it was always on very late on a school night. My fondest memories of those I did watch were a few 'special' programmes. The first was in 1975 when I was allowed to stay up late (I was 11) to see a special interview with John Lennon from New York, on the release of his 'Rock 'n' Roll' album (the famous clips of 'Stand by Me' and 'Slippin and Slidin' come from this broadcast). Another one was from 1977 - a Stones concert special from the Paris shows the previous year.

Started watching it more from about 1978-79 until it finished in 1986 or so. At the end of each year, just after midnight on New Years Eve, they always showed their 'Pick of the Year'. The life-changer for me was the 1979 edition when the 2-hour show ended with the clip that I'd missed from earlier in the year that everyone in my class had been raving about in school the next day - THAT 12-minute clip of Springsteen performing 'Rosalita'.

Things were never the same after that!

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Post by MrPleasant on Nov 27^th, 2011 at 6:17pm

sweetcharmedlife wrote on Nov 27^th, 2011 at 5:02pm:

Edith Grove wrote on Nov 27^th, 2011 at 2:54pm:

Starbuck, I clicked on the Ramones link and got Billy Joel.

Not funny, dude. :whydontcha

Could of been worse.....Could of been a Beatles tribute band. :forfucksake :warhorse

And what's wrong with Beatles tribute bands? The Ramones were a tribute Beatles band.

I choose http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-SPhQydbrA

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Post by uncleson on Dec 1^st, 2011 at 3:35pm

Waterloo Sunset, of course!

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Post by dadrob on Dec 1^st, 2011 at 4:42pm

Little Feat FTW

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Post by Kilroy on Dec 1^st, 2011 at 9:08pm

I F^*)# up........mess up I voted for the Ramones......before listen to The Who!
Forgive me Keith.......The Greatest!

Please!

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Post by mojoman on Dec 1^st, 2011 at 9:28pm

uncleson wrote on Dec 1^st, 2011 at 3:35pm:

Waterloo Sunset, of course!

one of the most beautiful songs ever recorded

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Post by uncleson on Dec 2^nd, 2011 at 4:38pm

mojoman wrote on Dec 1^st, 2011 at 9:28pm:

uncleson wrote on Dec 1^st, 2011 at 3:35pm:

Waterloo Sunset, of course!

one of the most beautiful songs ever recorded

Agreed.

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Post by Starbuck on Dec 3^rd, 2011 at 10:13pm

uncleson wrote on Dec 2^nd, 2011 at 4:38pm:

mojoman wrote on Dec 1^st, 2011 at 9:28pm:

uncleson wrote on Dec 1^st, 2011 at 3:35pm:

Waterloo Sunset, of course!

one of the most beautiful songs ever recorded

Agreed.

sonny, did he just say "i have semen in my dreams"???

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ueDn9Oks_iY