Oh, whatever will pop bands work up to now? Getting your video on MTV was the thing when they still played music. Yes all you youngsters out there, the M stands for Music, not Make-me-richer-and-more-famous-than-God-with-my-mind-numbingly-stupid-reality-show. Erm, I’m sorry about the rant, unfortunately they get longer the older I get.
Anyway, three years ago they changed the format a bit due to plummeting ratings. When that didn’t help the BBC moved it to another channel and another day, which is always a ratings booster, until it hit such a low that there was no other choice than to get rid of the show entirely. But it seems nobody is really mourning the demise of this pop institution; I still haven’t seen any footage of angry mobs with banners saying “Damn the Man, save the Pops!”. That would have rocked … or popped. Har har.
I think the saddest thing was that in spite of the petitions Art Brut never got the chance to be on Top Of The Pops. Imagine what that would have been like! Instead of ending on a sad note with Jimmy Savile, excuse me, Sir Jimmy Savile turning off the light while shaking his head, why not end the way they started with him announcing an exciting band that’s dying to be on the show.
Art Brut – Top Of The Pops (live)
Filed under: Music, Poptastic Day
