Wednesday 9 December 2015

#38: Do They Know It's Christmas?, Christmas Top Of The Pops, 1984


Nearly everyone involved was on the show anyway to attempt a full scale replication but playback miming was in force, and more importantly note that crucial word 'nearly'. The incapacitated George Michael is replaced by a Sting who clearly isn't concentrating, and that pretty conclusively isn't Bono delivering the key line - not to mention Black Lace and Slade among others getting onto the end of the group chorus and that, even though Culture Club were on the show, Boy George clearly isn't ready to join in with the onstage frivolity along with everyone else. No wonder Bob looks bashful.

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