TOTP Top 40 Chart Rundown 26-04-1984

The Top Of The Pops Chart Rundown 40 to 1 from the edition 26-04-84. This show was presented by Simon Bates and Janice Long.

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Music

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• Top40
• TOTP
• Top
• Of
• The
• Pops
• Janice
• Long
• Simon
• Bates
• 1984
• Retro
• Classic

[col2006ie]

"Yellow Pearl" was introduced as the TOTP theme tune on the 900th edition on 9th July 1981.

The "soft rock" version was first used on the chart rundown on 30th August 1984 - the same show where Jimmy Savile, on his last regular TOTP, travelled on the Top of the Pops InterCity train from London to Bristol.

[Markjuk]

I suppose you could say it was out with the old and in with the new =)

The ironic thing is that I remember seeing the "TOTP" Intercity at Reading Station and thought to myself why did they name a Intercity after TOTP?

[Markjuk]

I don't think the 30/08/84 show was meant to be his last show, this is sorted of hinted on the TOTP2 website interview with him. It was stated evey year he would pick up the phone and say that he finished filming Jim'll Fix It then they would invite him back to present TOTP. In late '84/early '85 he didn't bother picking up the phone to say he was available and that was it. Probably something to do with the direction the show was taking.

[DMarriott81]

@madderscientist23 Totally agree-great music



[madderscientist23]

I would love to get hold of this blue pearl mix.  To my mind it;s the best rundown theme

[iguanna41]

Yellow Pearl was the best music for totp

[Feisty1967]

Brilliant! the best era of music ever!!

[glenrea]

@TheThedj101 I have both the Album version from 1980 and the 1981 polydor(?) single release, which is the same as the 1981-mid 1983 charts background music, albeit without any words; the version in the background of this chart is the later unreleased BBC re-recording. The one I really want is the late 1984- mid 1986 Soft rock version of yellow pearl

[TheThedj101]

@glenrea , the first recording of yellow pearl by phil lynott was on the album solo in soho , it had the woman speaking " we all must all beware of the yellow pearl " the one on the charts was rerecorded by the beeb , but never released as a single which is a shame coz its fantastic

[WAYNE1977100]

Why is todays music so shite?

[glenrea]

@lanks1978 There were 2 versions of Yellow Pearl released prior to TOTP. The version used on TOTP 1981 to 1983 is a special BBC edit of the 1981 single without vocals. The version in this video is a 1983 re-recording I think by the Beeb, as was the 'soft rock' version a year later, but please correct me if I'm wrong.

[Feisty1967]

this was a time when you actually CARED what was in the charts and the Top 40 each week was exciting. Can anyone recall what is No 1 this week?