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News & Sport & TV & Radio – 26 November 1987

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Hello again! A special little something for our valued subscribers here, the full unedited lunacy of the News & sport and TV & radio sections from this week’s Off The Chart. Hope you enjoy!

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If you missed this week's #OffTheChart on @MadWaspRadio, or you just couldn't believe it the first time round, it's up now on Mixcloud: mixcloud.com/SOTC80s/off-th…

12:50 pm · 12 August 2018

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And that's it for this week! You can hear the show again tomorrow from 6am on Mad Wasp Radio or catch up on Mixcloud from sometime on Sunday morning. Thanks for listening and don't forget to come back next week when we'll look at 1987! #OffTheChart pic.twitter.com/8SNuznL6hg

11:59 am · 11 August 2018

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Green Door is actually a very sad song about being bullied and excluded Now enjoy your dance ;) #OffTheChart

11:57 am · 11 August 2018 ·
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This week in 1981 was the third of four weeks at the top of the UK chart for "Green Door", Shakin' Stevens' second number 1 hit. The song has also been recorded by Frankie Vaughan, Crystal Gayle and The Cramps. Separately, not all together. #OffTheChart

11:57 am · 11 August 2018

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About time we had a bit of culture on this show... At #2 today in 1981, yet another medley, "Hooked on Classics" by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Louis Clark. #OffTheChart

11:53 am · 11 August 2018

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At #3, Stevie Wonder's "Happy Birthday" is a record that actually achieved something - it brought about a public holiday to celebrate Dr Martin Luther King Jr. It's been held in January every year since 1986. #OffTheChart

11:46 am · 11 August 2018

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Another of those medley records at #4 this week in 1981: "Back to the '60s" by Tight Fit, cutting and pasting eight 1960s hits with help from "a well known DJ". They had another hit later in the year - "Back To The 60s Part 2". #OffTheChart

11:43 am · 11 August 2018

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Top five time! At #5 this week in 1981, "Chant No.1 (I Don't Need This Pressure On)" didn't get to no.1, but it was Spandau Ballet's biggest hit to date, having peaked at #3. #OffTheChart

11:38 am · 11 August 2018

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Not sure what it is Def Leppard don't want, but they're very insistent... "No No No" was the closing track on "High 'n' Dry" and the original LP has the final "No!" repeating in a locked groove until you lift the arm off the record. #OffTheChart

11:33 am · 11 August 2018

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Just groaned loudly at the "Littlest Lobo" joke and got a concerned glance from the person stood next to me in the queue at the cashpoint... #OffTheChart

11:31 am · 11 August 2018 ·
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