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Year:1979
Date:8/7/1979
Show no:201
Summary:SHOW OPENED WITH LITTLE RIVER BAND SINGING 'LONESOME LOSER' LIVE IN THE STUDIO. SHOW HOSTED BY GLENN SHORROCK WITH MOLLY AS CO-HOST AND WITH HUMDRUM WHICH INCLUDED AN INTERVIEW WITH IGGY POP WHO SEEMS TO BE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF SOME SUBSTANCE. MOLLY INTERVIEWS GLENN RE ALBUM, NEW SINGLE AND USA TOUR. LOCAL ARTISTS:
LITTLE RIVER BAND 'LONESOME LOSER' (LIVE)
RUSSELL MORRIS 'HOT LOVE' (COUNTDOWN CLIP)
MENTAL AS ANYTHING 'THE NIPS ARE GETTING BIGGER' (LIVE)
OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN 'DEEPER THAN THE NIGHT' (OVERSEAS CLIP)
OVERSEAS TALENT:
ANITA WARD 'RING MY BELL' (EX-SCHOOLTEACHER)
JOHN COUGAR, LATER KNOWN AS JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP AND JOHN MELLANCAMP 'LIVING IN MIAMI'
ERUPTION 'ONE WAY TICKET'
DESMOND CHILD & ROUGE 'OUR LOVE IS INSANE'
KENNY ROGERS 'SHE BELIEVES IN ME'
WINGS 'GETTING CLOSER'
IGGY POP 'I'M BORED'
M 'POP MUSIK'
OVERSEAS CHARTBUSTERS:
RACEY 'SOME GIRLS'
SISTER SLEDGE 'HE'S THE GREATEST DANCER'
ROSE ROYCE 'LOVE DON'T LIVE HERE ANYMORE'
OVERSEAS HUMDRUM ITEMS:
WINGS 'OLD SIAM SIR'
LA FEMME 'I WANNA BE YOUR MAN'
DAVID BOWIE 'DJ'
LEO SAYER 'FAME'
NATIONAL TOP TEN:
ROGER VOUDOURIS 'GET USED TO IT' (10)
ABBA 'DOES YOUR MOTHER KNOW' (9)
WINGS 'GOODBYE TONIGHT' (8)
RACEY 'LAY YOUR LOVE ON ME' (7)
BONEY M 'HOORAY HOORAY IT'S A HOLI-HOLIDAY' (6)
ART GARFUNKEL 'BRIGHT EYES' (5)
AMI STEWART 'KNOCK ON WOOD' (4)
DONNA SUMMER 'HOT STUFF' (3)
LENE LOVICH 'LUCKY NUMBER' (2)
M 'POP MUSIK' (1)

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