A Life in Top of the Pops

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Actually · #1 Post by **Actually** » Fri 06 Oct 2006, 2:49 pm

How about a Dvd release of all the LIVE footage of Pet Shop Boys performing their singles on Top of the Pops ?
Does anyone disagree that the following hit singles were never PERFORMED on Top of the Pops ?
Opportunities
Suburbia
What have i done to deserve this ?
Rent
Left to my own devices
It's alright
Where the streets have no name & How can you expect to be taken seriously ?
Jealousy
DJ Culture
Was it worth it ?
Go West
I wouldn't normally do this kind of thing
Yesterday, when i was mad
Paninaro 95
Before
Se a vida e
Single-Bilingual
I'm with stupid...It was stupid to finish Top of the Pops!!!

redsock · #2 Post by **redsock** » Fri 06 Oct 2006, 3:33 pm

I'm pretty sure I've got a performance of Opportunities on TOTP somewhere.

Chris has a set of drum pads and just plays the beat, he doesn't go near a keyboard.

bookshopboy · #3 Post by **bookshopboy** » Fri 06 Oct 2006, 3:38 pm

Actually wrote:How about a Dvd release of all the LIVE footage of Pet Shop Boys performing their singles on Top of the Pops ?
Does anyone disagree that the following hit singles were never PERFORMED on Top of the Pops ?
Opportunities
Suburbia
What have i done to deserve this ?
Rent
Left to my own devices
It's alright
Where the streets have no name & How can you expect to be taken seriously ?
Jealousy
DJ Culture
Was it worth it ?
Go West
I wouldn't normally do this kind of thing
Yesterday, when i was mad
Paninaro 95
Before
Se a vida e
Single-Bilingual
I'm with stupid...It was stupid to finish Top of the Pops!!!

I don't understand... they have performed some of these tracks on TOTP. "I'm with Stupid", for example, was performed with the dancers wearing those politician masks...

In fact according to the TOTP website...

Opportunities - live on 5th June 1986
Suburbia - live on 2nd October 1986
Rent - live on 22nd October 1987
Left to my own devices - live on 1st December 1988
Paninaro '95 - live on 3rd August 1995
I'm with Stupid - live on 23rd April 2006

Actually · #4 Post by **Actually** » Fri 06 Oct 2006, 3:52 pm

Oh goody!!!!
That means there will be more footage if ever it is decided to release such a thing.

Flaffer · #5 Post by **Flaffer** » Fri 06 Oct 2006, 4:06 pm

redsock wrote:I'm pretty sure I've got a performance of Opportunities on TOTP somewhere.

Chris has a set of drum pads and just plays the beat, he doesn't go near a keyboard.

that was on TOTP. Chris drops one of the sticks at the end and then chucks the other one as though it was planned. Pretty sure Left to my own devices was performed on TOTP

Rent · #6 Post by **Rent** » Fri 06 Oct 2006, 4:20 pm

Left to my own devices has also been performed on TOTPs.

Docoboy · #7 Post by **Docoboy** » Fri 06 Oct 2006, 10:23 pm

Unlike the music videos to these songs, however, the PSB don't own the TOTP footage, it would be owned by the BBC. If PSB were going to put it out, it would be very expensive for them to buy the rights - so I think it would be very unlikely it would ever be relaeased (even though it would be interesting).

Issey Miyake · #8 Post by **Issey Miyake** » Sat 07 Oct 2006, 6:19 am

don't forget when neil performed with david bowie and electronic twice

Mattis · #9 Post by **Mattis** » Sat 07 Oct 2006, 8:10 am

Someone should make a petition for BBC/Pet Shop Boys to release such a DVD!!!

...and if not, the fans who owns good copies, should go together and put it on a bootleg-DVD and upload it somewhere!!!

canveyboy · #10 Post by **canveyboy** » Sat 07 Oct 2006, 10:33 am

i have absolutely every single performance that PSB ever did on top of the pops on tape....it is my prized possesion.

- all 3 performances of west end girls, plus the xmas totp performance
- both suburbia performances
- both its a sin performances
- all the xmas totp performances....

wow, what a collection......my favourite is 'opportunities' with neil playing keyboards and chris playing electronic drum pads - furiously banging away to the drum pattern....classic!

Undertaker · #11 Post by **Undertaker** » Sat 07 Oct 2006, 1:17 pm

I emailed the BBC about this a few years ago. They told me they don't do video's or DVD's for a BBC Show. Especially for just one artist. Something to do with the copyright.

Dave

psb-freak · #12 Post by **psb-freak** » Sat 07 Oct 2006, 6:53 pm

I wouldn't normally do this kind of thing was on TOTP once too.
And I think Before was performed too.

! · #13 Post by ! » Sat 07 Oct 2006, 7:30 pm

What's so special about their performances on TOTP?

Paulo · #14 Post by **Paulo** » Sun 08 Oct 2006, 12:07 am

Issey Miyake wrote:don't forget when neil performed with david bowie and electronic twice

What about Liza and Dusty???

canveyboy · #15 Post by **canveyboy** » Sun 08 Oct 2006, 10:51 am

Paulo wrote:
Issey Miyake wrote:don't forget when neil performed with david bowie and electronic twice
What about Liza and Dusty???

they never performed with either liza or dusty on totp. only ever performed once with dusty at the brits doing What have I done to deserve this? and once with liza on wogan doing losing my mind.

they also never performed 'before' or 'I wouldn't normally do this kind of thing' on totp.

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