| | Year: | 1979 | | Date: | 18/02/1979 | | Show no: | 181 | | Summary: | COUNTDOWN HOSTED BY MOLLY MELDRUM AND INCLUDES IV WITH ACTOR TOM BAKER WHO PLAYS DR WHO IN BBC TELEVISION SERIES. BAKER INTERVIEWED AS IF HE WAS DR WHO AND ASKED SUCH QUESTIONS AS, 'WHO WOULD WIN A FIGHT BETWEEN DR WHO AND SUPERMAN?'. BAKER RESPONDS TO MANY QUESTIONS LOOKING VERY WIDE EYED. AT ONE STAGE MOLLY INTERRUPTED WHEN INTRODUCING A BAND BY AUDIENCE MEMBER WHO REQUESTS COUNTDOWN PLAY MORE CLIPS BY BAND, KISS. SHOW ALSO INCLUDES IV WITH ELTON JOHN WHO REFERS TO BILLY JOEL'S NEW ALBUM AS BEING VERY 'COMMERCIAL' AND SAYS THAT SINGLE 'BIG SHOT' IS 'BENNY & THE JETS' BACKWARDS, AS WELL AS IV WITH ROD STEWART RE SUCCESS OF SINGLE AND ALBUM.
HUMDRUM ITEMS:
PROMISES 'BABY IT'S YOU'
SYLVESTER 'YOU MAKE ME FEEL MIGHTY REAL'
LEIF GARRETT 'SHEILA'
BLONDIE 'IN THE FLESH'
BLONDIE 'HEART OF GLASS'
SUMMER HITS EXCERPTS:
JON ENGLISH 'SIX RIBBONS'
MOJO SINGERS 'C'MON AUSSIE C'MON'
TOTO 'HOLD THE LINE'
FRANK MILLER 'DARLIN'
PETER TOSH/MICK JAGGER 'DON'T LOOK BACK'
SUZI QUATRO/CHRIS NORMAN 'STUMBLIN' IN'
STUDIO PERFORMANCES:
SPORTS 'DON'T THROW STONES'
THE ANGELS 'AFTER THE RAIN'
KEVIN BORICH EXPRESS 'NO TURNING BACK'
VIDEO CLIPS:
DAN HARTMAN 'INSTANT REPLAY' (CLIP INTERCUT WITH FTG OF COUNTDOWN DANCERS PERFORMING)
IAN DRURY 'HIT ME WITH YOUR RHYTHM STICK'
TED GARSTEDT 'TAKE ME BACK TO HOLLYWOOD'
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN 'ROSALITTA' (CONCERT CLIP)
XTC 'ARE YOU RECEIVING ME'
BILLY JOEL 'BIG SHOT'
TOP TEN: (READ ONLY OF ITEMS 10 TO 2 WITH FULL PLAY
NUMBER 1)
EQUAL 10 - OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN 'A LITTLE MORE LOVE'
EQUAL 10 - BILLY JOEL 'MY LIFE'
BEE GEES 'TOO MUCH HEAVEN'
STREISAND/DIAMOND ' YOU DON'T BRING ME FLOWERS'
VILLAGE PEOPLE 'YMCA'
PLASTIC BERTRAND 'CA PLANE POUR MOI'
JON ENGLISH 'SIX RIBBONS'
MOJO SINGERS 'C'MON AUSSIE C'MON'
CHIC 'LE FREAK'
QUATRO/NORMAN 'STUMBLIN' IN'
ROD STEWART 'DO YOU THINK I'M SEXY' |
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