Top of the Pops, 09 05 1985

19 at number 1 ist week

[@jaynesheehy5237]

RIP to two LEGENDARY Radio 1 DJ's = John Peel & Janice Long xx

[@melanieBrady-vb3rv]

Also Freddie Mercury, Curtis Hairston and the two members in Bronski Beat, Divine and Pete Burns.

[@MrDoeringerMartin]

I mean, we had Mozart, Techno, Rock'n'Roll and everything in music history, but the 80s were the best ever

[@fluorosco]

Easy Easy Easy❤

[@AlexMitchell-sj4sb]

Most definitely! 80s kid here so I biased!

[@Nicholas-qq6cm]

Best Year Ever. Wish I could live there Forever.

[@paulware4701]

My claim to fame: John Peel talked about me on his Sunday programme in the 90s. My other half wrote in (which listeners were encouraged to do) and told him that when I'd lived with my parents I built a full sized Tardis in my bedroom. Like the man who built a boat in his basement, I made no provision for ever getting it out again.

[@gemini802]

Well done 👏 that's a nice memory to share !

[@kevint8887]

Can't believe it. We are introduced to Slave to Love. Suddenly it's nearly 40 years and still a favourite.

[@markakademon]

19, truly amazing track, very immigrant part of my history! And I especially love the remixes! ❤

[@liamhemmings9039]

Nineteen is seminal.

[@user-ne6fx6ll2b]

I still love your song 19.

[@lazybelphegore6748]

I never used to like Jimmy Sommerville; (he wasn’t my “type” and the tenor voice turned me off). But tastes change.. Now when I hear him I understand and appreciate his voice; (it is really hard to control a voice like that, and he does it beautifully). And when I see him now I think he is actually very sexy. You go, Jimmy!!!

[@rogerwinstanley7244]

I never liked this duet - though always been a huge Marc Almond fan - but now almost 40 years later I love it. Yep, tastes change!

[@Nicholas-qq6cm]

Cheryl Smith from St Helens, I'll always remember you.🖤

[@jameswestley7647]

Thank you Paul for posting this but more so for all the amazing music during the 1980s with Dt rain, Carol Kenyon etc and the totps theme, born in 1971 you made the 1980s a special time.

[@markakademon]

Born in ‘71 myself. Echo all your comments! 🎉🎉

[@PooperScooperTrooper]

Nice. Was this your own VHS recording of the show? I'm just trying to imagine you in the mid-80's: "quick, press record - I'm on TOTPS tonight!!" I still find it very sad that TOTP just isn't a 'thing' anymore...neither is caring about the pop charts. Something changed...the internet came along I suppose. Bit sad really.

[@josephryan362]

No it was shown on BBC four

[@jackhardy1649]

MTV

[@josephryan362]

Great episode of top of the pops presented by Janice long and Jon peel and furring Freddie Mercury and godley and cream and paul hard castle and Steve Arrington in the studio and the style council and the top 40 brakes and the top ten and bronski beat and Marc Almond

[@marychristmas4911]

Sadly Curtis Hairston died of kidney failure aged only 34.

[@kevint8887]

Interesting times. Jimmy and Marc were not talked about as gay. Frigging obvious but it was still closet time.

[@melanieBrady-vb3rv]

The Cry video was creepy!

[@ashleyhaworth-roberts6066]

Why the mirror image?