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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 · 23/09/2026

(Renown had previously bought the rights to the Danziger archive off of the liquidators of Network.)

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Richard Brooks @thebrookso.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Carnal Knowledge was made by Rapido tv, as was Eurotrash. Until last year, Rapido was owned by the liquidators of Network Distributing, but rights were sold on in September 2025. Reading between the lines, I suspect Renown/TP have bought the rights to all the shows Rapido previously had rights over.

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Richard Brooks @thebrookso.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

And here’s Ralph singing it on the Alphabet Zoo tv show with Nerys Hughes. youtu.be/HZTbWzJaONw?...

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Alphabet Zoo Series 1 episode 11 Granada Production 1983

YouTube video by ADC TV Collection

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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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Richard Brooks @thebrookso.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

“Please, which one is man with beard?”

The Builders from the Fawlty Towers episode of the same name, from L to R, Kerr, Jones and Lurphy (with beard).

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Richard Brooks @thebrookso.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Very pleased to see that the freehold of The Garibaldi Redhill has now been bought by its not for profit operating company following a two year fundraising campaign. A remarkable team achievement: garibaldiredhill.co.uk/gari-sold/ #Bskybeer

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Gari Sold! - The Garibaldi

The Garibaldi is now ours! Over the last few years, The Garibaldi has faced its biggest challenge in its 160 plus year history – buying the freehold and securing the pub for the community forever more...

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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

Always liked what A&M/Suzanne Vega did and just released the DNA bootleg, not knowing how huge it would become. Think you’ve mentioned it before but the late Jeremy J. Beadle’s 1993 book Will Pop Eat Itself? was really good on charting the early rise of sampling and the technical / art side of it.

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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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Richard Brooks @thebrookso.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

I’ll keep my response to my top 3 in the city centre only, but the quality in Manchester is usually really high, so you can’t go wrong with the GBG entries really - City Arms is an absolute must, but would also recommend Port Street Beer House and Cafe Beermoth.

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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 · 06/08/2026

Carl’s comments didn’t age well. Saying we don’t want to attract more NF to our gigs is still naive at best in ‘79, if you contrast that approach with the emerging Midlands ska bands who were able to send anti racist messages in their music, and then were able to reinforce that visually on stage.

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Richard Brooks @thebrookso.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

I checked out that interview last night inbetween discussing with @realgonerocks.bsky.social Clapton’s racism at Birmingham 50 years ago. The NF element at their gigs was clearly a subject they didn’t feel comfortable with talking abt (& w/ little PR control didn’t know how to deal with as a band).

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

Ben Goldacre, the guy who wrote Bad Pharma, but not a believer in Bad Karma it would seem.

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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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Richard Brooks @thebrookso.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

My brother and I were in the Rainham End for this. I don’t support Gills or Chelsea, but living in Medway in 1995 there wasn’t much in the way of excitement on a Summer’s evening! youtu.be/P8IVcRCfmbU?...

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Gillingham vs Chelsea Friendly 1995 - The Arrival of Ruud Gullit - Debut

YouTube video by Chelsea F.C. Lookback

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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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Richard Brooks @thebrookso.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Talk of buying the brand back is PR concocted guff designed to deflect from Watt’s excesses: early this week The Times reported there were Health & Safety breaches at Ellon during his tenure as CEO. Not that if you look through any news searches now you’d find any mention of it.

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Richard Brooks @thebrookso.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Son has (apparently) been overseeing their London pubs for a few years with some loosening of the rules on phones noted at least, so fingers crossed. A crying shame those pubs have been off limits to so many as some are of real historical interest. Eg. Princess Louise, Holborn is Grade II listed.

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Richard Brooks @thebrookso.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Haircut 100 - Boxing The Compass

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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 · 26/06/2026

Haha! No, I’ve not had my name changed from Bookbinder.

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Richard Brooks @thebrookso.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

I really do need to get out more. You’re right about the Music Week back issues 😳 that must have sunk in subliminally; also I’ve retained most of the contents of the Green Guinness Book of Hit Singles, so that helps for remembering artists who had big gaps between top 10 singles at that period.

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Richard Brooks @thebrookso.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

That’s a fabulous bit of trivia to know. The answer is Elkie Brooks, the album was called Screen Gems.

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