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Year:1979
Date:05/08/1979
Show no:205
Summary:TIM FINN & SPLIT ENZ ARE GUEST HOSTS.THE THEME IS AN ENERGY CRISIS WITH THE MESSAGE DON'T WASTE ENERGY.THE SHOW OPENS IN BLACK UNTIL SOMEONE CONNECTS AN ELECTRICAL CABLE TO CAMERA,SPLITZ ENZ THEN PERFORM LIVE AND GENERALLY HAM IT UP BETWEEN CLIPS.TOP TEN HITS OF THE WEEK AND HUMDRUM ARE PRESENTED BY MOLLY (NO HAT) AND OTHER LIVE PERFORMERS ARE RUSSELL MORRIS,LA FEMME
AND MOSCOS & STONE
LOCAL ARTISTS:
SPLIT ENZ 'SHE'S GOT BODY SHE'S GOT SOUL'
VICTORIA NICOLLS 'MIDNIGHT RENDEZVOUS'
MI-SEX 'YOU JUST DON'T CARE'
RUSSELL MORRIS 'HOT LOVE'
LA FEMME 'I WANNA BE YOUR MAN'
MOSCOS & STONE 'SONG FOR YOU'
OVERSEAS ARTISTS:
KISS 'I WAS MADE FOR LOVING YOU'
DICKIES 'BANANA SPLITS'
JOHN STEWART 'GOLD'
BLONDIE 'HANGING ON THE TELEPHONE'
RAYDIO 'YOU CAN'T CHANGE THAT'
DOLLAR 'SHOOTING STAR'
RACEY 'SOME GIRLS'
HUMDRUM ITEMS:
TELEX 'TWIST AT ST TROPEZ'
BAY CITY ROLLERS 'TURN ON THE RADIO'
TUBE WAY ARMY 'ARE FRIENDS ELECTRIC'
SEX PISTOLS 'SILLY THINGS'
TOP TEN ITEMS:
ELO 'SHINE A LITTLE LOVE'
KISS 'I WAS MADE FOR LOVING YOU'
ANITA WARD 'RING MY BELL'
ROGER VOUDOURIS 'GET USED TO IT'
EARTH WIND FIRE 'BOOGIE WONDERLAND'
DONNA SUMMER 'HOT STUFF'
UK SQUEEZE 'COOL FOR CATS'
M 'POP MUSIK'
ART GARFUNKEL 'BRIGHT EYES'
RACEY 'SOME GIRLS'

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