Countdown on Rage

**mighty_west** · 08-01-2010, 12:59 PM

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Doesn't seem to be too many interested, but, i'm committed now for the month, so hear goes for this Saturday nights playlist:

C'mon retro heads, there has to be some out there!

23:18pm

ROCK ARENA Ganggajang Special - November 25th, 1985 (ABC)
FLASHEZ Segment on Pool Safety, 1976 (ABC)
FLASHEZ November 8th, 1977 (ABC)

12:30am

COUNTDOWN March 25th, 1984 (ABC)
JOHN PAUL YOUNG I Hate The Music (Sony)
MICHAEL JACKSON Thriller (Sony)

2:00am

MONDO ROCK Come Said The Boy (WEA)
PAT BENATAR Love Is A Battlefield (Fest/Mush)
FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD Relax (Warner)
MARILYN Calling Your Name (Festival)
QUEEN Radio Ga Ga (EMI)

2:30am

VAN HALEN Jump (Warner)
CYNDI LAUPER Girls Just Want To Have Fun (Sony)
COUNTDOWN August 4th, 1985 (ABC)
TEARS FOR FEARS The Way You Are (Polydor)
TEARS FOR FEARS Mad World (Polydor)
TEARS FOR FEARS Shout (Polydor)
THE DREAM ACADEMY Life In A Northern Town (WEA)
CYNDI LAUPER The Goonies 'R' Good Enough (Sony)

4:00am

KATRINA & THE WAVES Walking On Sunshine (EMI)
DO RE MI Man Overboard (Virgin)
TINA TURNER We Don't Need Another Hero (Fest/Mush)
THE MODELS Out Of Mind Out Of Sight (Festival)
MENTAL AS ANYTHING Live It Up (Warner)
MADONNA Crazy For You (Warner)
MUSIC AROUND US May 11th, 1980 New Wave (ABC)

4:30am

COUNTDOWN June 17th, 1984 (ABC)
FLASHEZ Segment on New York City, 1977 (ABC)
PSEUDO ECHO Fooled Again (BMG)

6:00am

PSEUDO ECHO Listening (EMI)
PSEUDO ECHO Funky Town (EMI)
QUEEN I Want To Break Free (EMI)
CYNDI LAUPER Time After Time (Sony)
DURAN DURAN The Reflex (EMI)
LIONEL RICHIE Hello (Universal (MCA))

**LostDoggy** · 08-01-2010, 04:59 PM

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Thanks Mighty West. I missed this last week, but will set the IQ for this weekend - I don't know if it was just because I grew up in the 80s, but I love a lot of those songs. (Although some, like Marilyn were very sad too!!)

**Remi Moses** · 08-01-2010, 05:12 PM

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The ABC have been showing these episodes for around 10 years,always funny seeing Molly stumble his way through every episode

Best concert I attended in the 80's was the Angels at the Venue in around 85 and the worst was Uncanny X-men at Skinner Reserve in Feb 5. Notable mentions Dragon at Billboard,The Oils at Lakeside Oval ,Prince at the Tennis centre,Hoodoo Gurus at the Grainstore. Not so notable mentions Wa Wa Nee at the grainstore [they were awful]

**mighty_west** · 08-01-2010, 05:18 PM

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Originally posted by Remi Moses

The ABC have been showing these episodes for around 10 years,always funny seeing Molly stumble his way through every episode

Best concert I attended in the 80's was the Angels at the Venue in around 85 and the worst was Uncanny X-men at Skinner Reserve in Feb 5. Notable mentions Dragon at Billboard,The Oils at Lakeside Oval ,Prince at the Tennis centre,Hoodoo Gurus at the Grainstore. Not so notable mentions Wa Wa Nee at the grainstore [they were awful]

The X Men would have been pretty rough at Skinners in the 80's..

I remember a freebie gig at the Hatt reserve in Willy [on the beach], would have been 87'ish, i was there with a mate on our BMX's, Sunnyboys played, as well as Pseudo Echo and a few others, those were the days of free concerts..

**mighty_west** · 08-01-2010, 05:21 PM

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Details of the 3 Countdown eps for this week:

Countdown June 17 1984
HOSTED BY MOLLY THIS SHOW FEATURED FTG OF BREAKDANCE PERFORMANCES IN THE STREETS OF NEW YORK AND MOLLY IV PSEUDO ECHO RE TOUR.

LIVE STUDIO PERFORMANCES:
DEAR ENEMY 'KIDS IN THE STREETS';
ELECTRIC PANDAS 'BIG GIRLS';
MOVING PICTURES 'NEVER';
PSEUDO ECHO 'DANCING UNTIL MIDNIGHT';
VIDEO CLIPS:
DUGITES 'JUNO AND ME';
ULTRAVOX 'DANCING WITH TEARS IN MY EYES' AND IV RE TOUR,MUSIC.
MADONNA 'BORDERLINE';
THOMPSON TWINS 'DOCTOR, DOCTOR';
CULTURE CLUB 'MISS ME BLIND';
WHAM 'WAKE ME UP BEFORE YOU GO GO' (ENDS SHOW);
ELTON JOHN 'SAD SONGS';
BANANARAMA 'ROBERT DE NIRO'S WAITING' AND IV RE SONG;
TOP TEN:
EUROGLIDERS 'HEAVEN';
QUEEN 'I WANT TO BREAK FREE';
CYNDI LAUPER 'TIME AFTER TIME';
IGLESIAS & NELSON 'TO ALL THE GIRLS I'VE LOVED BEFORE';
DENIECE WILLIAMS 'LET'S HEAR IT FOR THE BOY';
DURAN DURAN 'THE REFLEX';
KENNY LOGGINS 'FOOTLOOSE';
PHIL COLLINS 'AGAINST ALL ODDS';
THE TWELFTH MAN 'IT'S JUST NOT CRICKET';
LIONEL RICHIE 'HELLO'

Countdown March 25 1984
THIS SHOW WAS HOSTED BY JANE CLIFTON AND JOHN PAUL YOUNG AND MOLLY (WEARING HOT PINK T-SHIRT WITH EGYPTIAN MOTIF OVER LONG SLEEVED WHITE SHIRT) IV RUSSELL MULCAHY RE CLIPS, FEATURE FILM AND IV JANE CLIFTON RE ACTING.

VIDEO CLIPS:
JOHN PAUL YOUNG 'WAR GAMES'
REAL LIFE 'CATCH ME I'M FALLING'
JANE CLIFTON 'GIRL ON THE WALL'
CHINA CRISES 'WORKING WITH FIRE AND STEEL'
INDUSTRY 'STATE OF THE NATION'
NENA '99 LUFT BALLOONS'
MADONNA 'HOLIDAY'
HUEY LEWIS AND THE NEWS 'I WANT A NEW DRUG'
HALL & OATES 'ADULT EDUCATION'
BILLY IDOL 'REBEL YELL'
THE KNUCKLEHEADS 'CURLY SHUFFLE'
TOP TEN:
MICHAEL JACKSON 'THRILLER'
MONDO ROCK 'COME SAID THE BOY'
REAL LIFE 'CATCH ME I'M FALLING'
MATTHEW WILDER 'BREAK MY STRIDE'
PAT BENATAR 'LOVE IS A BATTLEFIELD'
FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD 'RELAX'
MARILYN 'CALLING YOUR NAME'
QUEEN 'RADIO GA GA'
VAN HALEN 'JUMP'
CYNDI LAUPER 'GIRLS JUST WANT TO HAVE FUN'

Countdown August 4 1985
GUEST HOSTS IN THIS SHOW ARE TEARS FOR FEARS. MOLLY PRESENTS THEM WITH PLATINUM RECORD.

LIVE STUDIO PERFORMANCES:
BEARGARDEN 'I WRITE THE NEWS'
I'M TALKING 'LEAD THE WAY'
KOO DE TAH 'TOO YOUNG FOR PROMISES'
TEARS FOR FEARS 'EVERYBODY WANTS TO RULE THE WORLD',
'HEAD OVER HEELS' (ENDS SHOW)
VIDEO CLIPS:
UNCANNY X-MEN 'STILL WAITING'
FEARGAL SHARKEY 'LOVING YOU'
POINTER SISTERS 'BABY COME & GET IT'
MARY JANE GIRLS 'IN MY HOUSE'
DAN HARTMAN'FLETCH, GET OUTTA TOWN'
HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS 'POWER OF LOVE'
CHARTBUSTERS (EXCERPTS):
STEWART/BECK 'PEOPLE GET READY'
BILLY JOEL 'YOU'RE ONLY HUMAN'
EURYTHMICS 'THERE MUST BE AN ANGEL'
DREAM ACADEMY 'LIFE IN A NORTHERN TOWN'
HUMDRUM (EXCERPT):
MOTELS 'SHAME'
AUSSIES ON THE MOVE (EXCERPTS):
SPANIARDS 'ANGEL'
THE EXPRESSION 'SMALL BRAVE LAND'
GEISHA 'RAINY DAY'
STEPHEN CUMMINGS 'WHAT AM I GOING TO DO'
TOP TEN:
DREAM ACADEMY 'LIFE IN A NORTHERN TOWN'
CYNDI LAUPER 'THE GOONIES R GOOD ENOUGH'
KATRINA & THE WAVES 'WALKING ON SUNSHINE'
HAROLD FALTERMEYER 'AXEL F'
DO RE MI 'MAN OVERBOARD'
TINA TURNER 'WE DON'T NEED ANOTHER HERO'
MODELS 'OUT OF MIND, OUT OF SIGHT'
MENTAL AS ANYTHING 'LIVE IT UP'
MADONNA 'ANGEL/INTO THE GROOVE'
MADONNA 'CRAZY FOR YOU'

**Twodogs** · 10-01-2010, 12:40 PM

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Originally posted by mighty_west

LIVE STUDIO PERFORMANCES:
BEARGARDEN 'I WRITE THE NEWS'

Jesus H. Christ!

I didnt know that Beargarden ever did any TV. I hope the HDD got it last night.

**mighty_west** · 22-01-2010, 01:35 PM

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Saturday, 23 January 2010

23:23pm
THE 10.30 SLOT Big Day Out 2000 Special (ABC)

12:30am
FLASHEZ January 1st, 1977 (ABC)

1:00am
FLASHEZ Interview With The Saints, 1977 (ABC)
THE SAINTS Know Your Product (EMI)

1:30am
FLASHEZ Interview with Air Supply, 1977 (ABC)
AIR SUPPLY All Out Of Love (BMG)
FLASHEZ Segment on Stevie Wonder Bus, 1976 (ABC)
STEVIE WONDER - Live Superstition (Polydor)
FLASHEZ Interview with Billy Joel, 1976 (ABC)
BILLY JOEL Piano Man (Sony)
COUNTDOWN July 22nd, 1979 (ABC)
ZOOT Eleanor Rigby (Polydor)
COUNTDOWN October 22nd, 1982 (ABC)
YAZOO Don't Go (Festival)
JOE JACKSON Real Men (Festival)
TRIO Da Da Da (EMI)
COUNTDOWN March 20th, 1983 (ABC)
JIMMY & THE BOYS They Won't Let My Girlfriend Talk To Me (Festival)
JIMMY & THE BOYS Product Of Your Mind (Festival)

5:00am
TOTO COELO I Eat Cannibals (Independent)
WHAM Young Guns (Go For It) (Sony)
MARVIN GAYE Sexual Healing (Sony)
BLANCMANGE Living On The Ceiling (Universal)
ROCK ARENA Ganggajang Special - November 25th, 1985 (ABC)
CLIFF RICHARD Hey Mr. Dream Maker (Independent)
JIMMY BUFFET Margaritaville (ABC)

**mighty_west** · 22-01-2010, 01:45 PM

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Originally posted by Twodogs

Jesus H. Christ!

I didnt know that Beargarden ever did any TV. I hope the HDD got it last night.

How did you go Td, all worked out on the HDD?

Going by that performance, we can see why the 80's is quite often known for big hair..

**mighty_west** · 22-01-2010, 01:54 PM

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Details for the 3 Countdown's being aired this weekend....

Date: 22/7/1979

Summary: SHOW HOSTED BY DARRYL COTTON, MOLLY PRESENTS COTTON WITH GOLD RECORD FOR SINGLE 'ELEANOR RIGBY' RECORDED BY GROUP, THE ZOOT, AND IV'S HIM RE WHAT HE HAS BEEN DOING. ALSO IV'S SHIRLEY STRACHAN RE CO-HOSTING THE SHOW NEXT WEEK AND VICTORIA NICHOLLS RE SINGLE AND ACTING AS WELL AS SINGING. SHOW INCLUDES PERFORMANCE BY COUNTDOWN DANCERS DANCING TO DONNA SUMMER SONG 'HOT STUFF'

CHARTBUSTERS:
RACEY 'SOME GIRLS'
JOE JACKSON 'IS SHE REALLY GOING OUT WITH HIM'
ELO 'SHINE A LITTLE LOVE'
ANITA WARD 'RING MY BELL' (FULL PLAY)

HUMDRUM ITEMS:
PETER FRAMPTON 'I CAN'T STAND IT NO MORE'
SIOUXSIE & THE BANSHEESH 'HONG KONG GARDEN'
MIKE KOMINSKI 'VIOLINSKI, CLOG DANCER'

STUDIO PERFORMANCES:
DARRYL COTTON 'GLAMOUR GIRL'
VICTORIA NICHOLLS 'MIDNITE RENDEZVOUS'
THE ANGELS 'MR DAMAGE'
XTC 'LIFE BEGINS AT THE TOP'
ROBERT PALMER 'BAD CASE OF LOVING YOU'

VIDEO CLIPS:
THE KNACK 'MY SHARONA'
WINGS 'OLD SIAM SIR'
ABBA 'VOULEZ VOUS'
BLONDIE 'HANGING ON THE TELEPHONE'
GERRY RAFFERTY 'NIGHT OWL'
TOP TEN: (READ ONLY OF ITEMS 10 TO 2 WITH FULL PLAY OF
NUMBER 1)
ELO 'SHINE A LITTLE LOVE'
LENE LOVICH 'LUCKY NUMBER'
AIR SUPPLY 'LOST IN LOVE'
ROSE ROYCE 'LOVE DON'T LIVE HERE ANY MORE'
EARTH WIND & FIRE 'BOOGIE WONDERLAND'
ABBA 'DOES YOUR MOTHER KNOW'
ROGER VOUDOURIS 'GET USED TO IT'
RACEY 'SOME GIRLS'
DONNA SUMMER 'HOT STUFF'
ART GARFUNKEL 'BRIGHT EYES'
M 'POP MUSIK'

Date: 24/10/1982

Summary: CAROL POPE FROM ROUGH TRADE IS GUEST PRESENTER.

LIVE STUDIO ITEMS:
CAROL POPE 'ALL TOUCH'
SERIOUS YOUNG INSECTS 'FARAWAY PLACES'
REELS 'THIS GUY'S IN LOVE'
MOIR SISTERS 'SO EXCITED'

CHARTBUSTERS:
IN MELBOURNE:JO JO ZEP 'TAXI MARY'
IN ADELAIDE:VERTICAL HOLD 'TEARS OF EMOTION'
IN SYDNEY:CLASH 'ROCK THE CASBAH'
IN BRISBANE 'OLIVIA NEWTON JOHN 'HEART ATTACK'
IN TASMANIA: HOT CHOCOLATE 'IT STARTED WITH A KISS'
IN PERTH:CAROL POPE 'ALL TOUCH'

OVERSEAS ARTISTS VIDEO CLIPS:
ADAM ANT 'FRIEND OR FOE'
KING TRIGGER 'THE RIVER'
SIMPLE MINDS 'GLITTERING PRIZE'
PRETENDERS 'BACK ON THE CHAIN GANG'

HUMDRUM ITEMS:
RIPTIDES 'HEARTS & FLOWERS'
ICEHOUSE 'HEY LITTLE GIRL'
BELL STARS 'THE CLAPPING SONG'
HAZY FANTAYZEE 'JOHN WAYNE IS BIG LEGGY'

TOP TEN ITEMS:
FRIDA 'I KNOW THERE'S SOMETHING GOING ON'
YAZOO 'DON'T GO'
MELISSA MANCHESTER 'YOU SHOULD HEAR HOW SHE TALKS ABOUT YOU'
CHICAGO 'HARD TO SAY I'M SORRY'
CHEAP TRICK 'IF YOU WANT MY LOVE'
JOE JACKSON 'REAL MEN'
TRIO 'DA DA DA'
BANANARAMA 'SHY BOY'
DEXY'S MIDNITE RUNNERS 'COME ON EILEEN'
SURVIVOR 'EYE OF THE TIGER'

Date: 20/3/1983

Summary: MUSIC SERIES WITH SPECIAL GUEST HOST IGNATIUS JONES, FEATURING WORLD EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE OF NEW DAVID BOWIE SONG 'LET'S DANCE' AND EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH DAVID BY IAN 'MOLLY' MELDRUM.

NOMINATIONS FOR COUNTDOWN AWARDS GIVEN DAVID BOWIE PROMOTIONAL INTRODUCTION

MENTAL AS ANYTHING 'SPIRIT GOT LOST'
MONTE VIDEO 'SHOOP SHOOP DIDDY WOP'
MEN AT WORK 'OVERKILL'
THOMAS DOLBY 'BLINDED ME WITH SCIENCE'
TEARS FOR FEARS 'MAD WORLD'
IGNATIOUS JONES 'WHISPERING YOUR NAME'

ANGLES 'EAT CITY'

MELDRUM RE NEW ALBUMS, RAP DANCE CRAZE MELDRUM (WITH HAT) AND BOWIE IV RE BOWIE'S ARRIVAL IN AUSTRALIA, FUTURE EXPECTATIONS WITH FILMS, ALBUMS AND TOURS, WRITING TO PLEASE HIMSELF, INFLUENCES WHEN WRITING SONGS, NEW ALBUM, TRACKS AND TITLES, GETTING AN AUSTRALIAN SUNTAN AND LETS DANCE ALBUM,

DAVID BOWIE 'LET'S DANCE'
MICHAEL JACKSON 'BILLY JEAN'

TOP TEN
ROGERS/EASTON 'WE'VE GOT TONITE'(10)
TOTO COELO 'I EAT CANNIBALS'(9)
TOTO 'AFRICA'(8)
WHAM 'YOUNG GUNS'(7)
MARVIN GAYE 'SEXUAL HEALING'(6)
BLANCMANGE 'LIVING ON THE CEILING'(5)
LAURA BRANIGAN 'GLORIA'(4)
PHIL COLLINS 'YOU CAN'T HURRY LOVE'(3)
COCKER/WARNES 'UP WHERE WE BELONG'(2)
DIRE STRATES 'TWISTING BY THE POOL'

**Remi Moses** · 29-01-2010, 11:56 PM

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Originally posted by mighty_west

The X Men would have been pretty rough at Skinners in the 80's..

I remember a freebie gig at the Hatt reserve in Willy [on the beach], would have been 87'ish, i was there with a mate on our BMX's, Sunnyboys played, as well as Pseudo Echo and a few others, those were the days of free concerts..

Can'y remember much about it. teenage hormones were running out of control back then!Psuedo Echo were a band before their time IMHO. Just a pity they're just remembered for the remake of ''Funky Time''.

**Remi Moses** · 29-01-2010, 11:58 PM

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Before I get corrected Funky Town. Did a good job I thought

**mighty_west** · 30-01-2010, 10:56 AM

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The final week of Countdown's being played for the year on Rage tonight:

23:55pm
DURAN DURAN My Own Way (EMI)
COUNTDOWN Countdown Special - Studio 31 (1983) (ABC)
FRANK ZAPPA Interview With Frank Zappa (ABC)

1:00am
ROCK ARENA Do Re Mi Special - July 30th, 1985 (ABC)
GTK Interview With Gary Glitter (ABC)
GTK Vox Pops On Melbourne Night Life (ABC)
FUNKY ROAD Million Dollar Bill featuring Billy Thorpe (ABC)

2:30am
WEEKEND MAGAZINE News Story On The Mod's Nod (ABC)
GTK Cannabis Segment (ABC)

3:00am
GTK Interview with the Easybeats (ABC)
MUSIC AROUND US Pop Music (ABC)

3:30am
THE 10.30 SLOT Best of 2000 (ABC)

5:00am
SEVERED HEADS - live on Rock Arena Petrol (ABC)
COUNTDOWN March 4th, 1984 (ABC)
STATUS QUO Roll Over Lay Down (ABC)
MOTHER EARTH featuring RENEE GEYER Country Road (ABC)

**mighty_west** · 30-01-2010, 11:04 AM

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Originally posted by Remi Moses

Can'y remember much about it. teenage hormones were running out of control back then!Psuedo Echo were a band before their time IMHO. Just a pity they're just remembered for the remake of ''Funky Time''.

I always thought A Beat For You was a pretty cool new romantic / pop tune in it's day, but they tried to be what they were not, and reform into a rock band with their 3rd album "Race", they lost the electro Simmons drum kits & hand held Roland synth for real drums & guitars, and it just didn't suit their style, failed miserably for them, and that was all she wrote.

**Remi Moses** · 31-01-2010, 12:42 AM

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Originally posted by mighty_west

I always thought A Beat For You was a pretty cool new romantic / pop tune in it's day, but they tried to be what they were not, and reform into a rock band with their 3rd album "Race", they lost the electro Simmons drum kits & hand held Roland synth for real drums & guitars, and it just didn't suit their style, failed miserably for them, and that was all she wrote.

got all Rocky on us agreed.

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