tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3232389689701494095.post5454342076852998500..comments2023-10-21T05:34:10.060-07:00Comments on Peake Of The Pops!: 1979: What it don't get I can't useUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3232389689701494095.post-70759606845666276922011-06-27T09:25:15.175-07:002011-06-27T09:25:15.175-07:00The absolute weirdness of the Flying Lizards' ...The absolute weirdness of the Flying Lizards' version didn't really strike me until much later - ditto their cover of 'Summertime Blues', which is really quite sinister. It reminds me of the summer I learned to drink, via several dodgy encounters with Campari (blame those bloody Lorraine Chase ads, which were everywhere at the time.). <br /><br />I've never been to the Isle of Wight, despite its proximity. You make it sound wonderful.Kolley Kibberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07055145770836351738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3232389689701494095.post-87105998540473521852011-06-27T05:03:29.490-07:002011-06-27T05:03:29.490-07:00Do you remember when Sian Lloyd was transformed in...Do you remember when Sian Lloyd was transformed into the lead singer of the Flying Lizards on a celebrity edition of Stars In Their Eyes? Never before has the applause sounded so "don't have a clue who you're referring to, but jolly good show anyway" as it did that day. And like everything done by Sian Lloyd, it was utterly hideous.Matthew Ruddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05842392964784000029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3232389689701494095.post-18849898021112473132011-06-27T03:54:09.690-07:002011-06-27T03:54:09.690-07:00Playing penny falls (I dunno what they're call...Playing penny falls (I dunno what they're called, either) on a summer morning and a day trip to Ventnor. It just feels like 1979, reading this.<br /><br />I first heard Money when it was used on a NatWest advert in about 1989. It's still ace.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08449084108586525683noreply@blogger.com