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ForeignCoverVersions @foreigncovers.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

This Chinese version of Musical Youth's 1982 chart-topper was apparently re-written to be about traditional Buddhist principles. Or something.

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顏秋霞 Mimi Gan - 喃嘸喃嘸 Nan Fu Nan Fu (Official Audio)

YouTube video by Life Records Chinese

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Why Don't YouTube? @whydontyoutube.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

50 YEARS AGO TODAY: a peak of humanity as #totp's Ruby Flipper dance to Disco Duck. Never pause on the final image of this video.

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Ruby Flipper - 'Disco Duck' Top Of The Pops Rick Dees & His Cast Of Idiots

Ruby Flipper on TOTP on 23.09.76.

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Richard Brooks @thebrookso.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Things I was frightened of as a child: Pylons The Yorkshire Television ident Crow (and possibly Alice) from You and Me.

Scary Alice and even scarier Crow from You And Me.

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ForeignCoverVersions @foreigncovers.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

A Swedish language cover of Sparks' "This Town Ain't Big Enough For The Both Of Us" exists and this is what it sounds like.

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Det Land Vi Har Är Stort Nog åt Oss Alla

YouTube video by Johan Johansson - Topic

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Richard Brooks @thebrookso.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

If the likes of Clout can make this song work, it must be almost impossible to make a bad cover of it. youtu.be/3BAIM_xBGgw?...

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Since You've Been Gone

YouTube video by Clout - Topic

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Richard Brooks @thebrookso.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Playing Kimono My House and it had the audio from this at the end. Russell being enthusiastically attacked by adoring fans and Ron just grinning, playing and not allowing any break in character never gets any less watchable. youtu.be/yaD7HKENXfI?...

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Sparks - Amateur Hour Live Fairfield Halls, London 1975 (HQ Audio)

YouTube video by MaxEmail

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Hippolyta Loudbasket of treats 🍬🍬🍬(she/her) @loudbasket.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Evening. Please enjoy Kimono My Mouse.

Two felt mice in kimonos against a green background. One is holding a fan. They’re recreating the album cover for Kimono My House by Sparks.

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Birmingham 81 @birmingham81.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

#FallFriday As the Premier League season starts today, here's Mark E Smith reading the football results 21 years ago youtu.be/EBUiPs1PxKo

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Mark E Smith reads the football results

YouTube video by m0ggieboy

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Dr Kevin D. Tennent @kevindtennent.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Google Gemini drawn map of the rail network.

A map where north is at the left side and several railway lines are wrong. Many towns are made up.

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archivetvmusings @archivetvmusings.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Top of the Pops (10th August 1978). Jilted John is at number 37 with Jilted John.

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Richard Brooks @thebrookso.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

A brassy remake of the song originally on Liberation, which preceded the excellent Secret History comp. Very strong b-side action - a version of Jacky on the Cassette single you might expect, not so much a cover of this Ride song on CD1. youtu.be/VcqYHydJUNY?...

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The Divine Comedy - Vapour Trail

YouTube video by TheFranksz

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Boak & Bailey (Jess & Ray) @boakandbailey.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

A W.G. Grace table at The Nova Scotia on Bristol harbourside.

A Victoria cast iron pub table with the face of cricketer W.G. Grace, with his initials above.

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Ray Newman @raynewman.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

A short film from 2002 about Adam and the Ants doing their shopping at CO-OP. www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YeH...

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'ANT MUZAK' (2002) - Short Film

YouTube video by Tim Plester

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Richard Brooks @thebrookso.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

One of the great, and at the same time very odd, TOTP performances. The audience is barely interested. youtu.be/QB0-BhJkTXg?...

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Jilted John - Jilted John - TOTP - 10 August 1978

YouTube video by Shadow TV Network

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Neil Norman And His Cosmic Orchestra @fubsyshabaroon.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Perhaps the unlikeliest of comedy sketches to crop up in 2026, but also one of the funniest:

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British Pork: It’s Got the Lot | SNL UK

YouTube video by Saturday Night Live UK

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Real Gone (Raaargh Grrrrrrr) @realgonerocks.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Listen: My Mom Is Here's brilliant new version of Blind Faith classic 'Can't Find My Way Home' www.realgonerocks.com/2026/08/list... #MusicSky

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Listen: My Mom Is Here share brilliant new version of Blind Faith’s ‘Can’t Find My Way Home’ | Real Gone

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𝐃𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐀𝐠𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐆𝐮𝐚𝐧𝐨 @agnes-guano.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Award yourself a point for every one of Eddie Large's dodgy and dated impressions that you can successfully identify! www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhi5...

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LITTLE AND LARGE - 'Telephone Man' - 1977 45rpm

YouTube video by VinylHell

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archivetvmusings @archivetvmusings.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

On this day in 1967, Reg Varney was the first member of the public to use a cashpoint machine.

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Richard Brooks @thebrookso.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Of all the great songs on Indie Top 20 volume 20, this one is the best. Excellent Glass Oniony reference to this on their 1997 single Volcano Girls as well: “I told you about the seether before, You know, the one who's neither or nor, Well, here's another clue, if you please, The seether's Louise”

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BUCKERS @deathofbuckley.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

“Hello, French Polishers? It’s just possible you could save my life” x

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Survation. @survation.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

NEW Survation poll of pub landlords on behalf of @greenpeaceuk.bsky.social as seen in @mirror.co.uk 47% of landlords say they're not confident their pub will survive the next 12 months. Of those, 2 in 3 think they've got less than a year left at current costs. 🍺🧵1/4

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waltydunlop @waltydunlop.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Welcome, children. Make yourself at home. Here's your mandatory painting of Judi and Gus to help you settle in. Keep it close at hand. You'll need it at some point during your time here.

A Robert Lenkiewicz painting of Judi Speirs in an ornate chair. Gus Honeybun sits in her lap. Both are staring directly at the viewer.

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𝐃𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐀𝐠𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐆𝐮𝐚𝐧𝐨 @agnes-guano.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Andrew Sachs as Manuel promoting BBC coverage of the 1982 football World Cup finals in Spain. Definitely part of the extended Fawlty Towers Cinematic Universe.

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Mark GJ @brokentv.uk · 10/06/2026

GAME IDEA: A Paperboy sequel called EvriBoy, where you sneak up to peoples' houses, leave their parcel on the doorstep then pedal away frantically to leave someone else's parcel in a bin on bin day.

Screenshot of the arcade game Paperboy. A pixelated boy cycles up a pixelated street.

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Marcus Payne @nowtro.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

The mind boggles. (cc @transdiffusion.org)

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Richard Brooks @thebrookso.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Any excuse to trot out this brilliant (and 100% real) #totp chart countdown slide from the original run.

TOTP chart countdown slide
21 ROSE ROYCE
Slide is of a car going through a Car Wash.

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John J. Hoare @dirtyfeed.org · 29/05/2026

I don't tend to write much about music, but I just couldn't resist this one. On a track by dance music pioneer Patrick Cowley, which went unreleased for over four decades. www.dirtyfeed.org/2026/05/a-ch...

Album cover for Patrick Cowley's Hard Ware, featuring Patrick himself, nude, amid circuit board imagery

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theraygun.bsky.social @theraygun.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

How come I’ve never seen the giant Sir Mix A Lot promotional inflatable arse in Falling Down until now? (From the forthcoming Arrow Blu-ray)

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Gillian @gillianmcshane.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

See you lot on the bus!!

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