Pop, Sex & Videotape: Tonight

[Chris S]

Anybody see 'Pop, Sex & Videotape: Tonight', last night? People were expressing outrage at the sexual content of contemporary pop videos. They're fairly mild compared to what came out in the 1970's and 80's. Anybody else remember Queen's 'Fat Bottomed Girls' or Legs & Co dancing to Free's 'Alright Now' on Top of the Pops? This was considered family viewing at the time.



Now then, now then - goodness, gracious, me!

 

[TheDoctor]

There was also Queen's 'Bicycle Race' video, which featured 60-odd naked women on bikes.
Tasteful...

 

[captain nemo1701]

Not to mention Duran Duran and their infamous Girls on Film video. However, top spot must go to Frankie Goes to Hollywood and the banned-by-the-BBC single 'Relax' which got to no.1 at the time. It was funny to watch the presenters of TOTP mention it briefly before 'playing us out' with whatever was at no.2 at the time

 

[biggs682]

no i was asleep by 9 am

 

[the_mikey]

I remember watching totp on Thursday nights on BBC 1 in the 80s followed by the Kenny Everett TV show. At primary school people would regularly do their own version of 'Cupid Stunt'...

 

[slowmotion]

Billy Idol camps it up something rotten. Extremely dubious taste but quite hilarious.

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View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PinBVYKQGeM
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[Roadrider48]

And they say we're progressing these days!
Much preferred living in the 60's,70,s&80's to now time.

 

[Beebo]

I think it was done with a bit more humour back in the 70's and 80's.
The current shock surrounding Miley Cyrus is based on the fact that she was a Disney star with loads of young girl fans. Queen and Billy Idol never had an army of pre teen girls to influence.

 

[Over The Hill]

You cannot top this!

 

[Rapples]

I think it was done with a bit more humour back in the 70's and 80's.
The current shock surrounding Miley Cyrus is based on the fact that she was a Disney star with loads of young girl fans.

It's all old hat anyway, this was 1982, and is probably more sexually explicit (@56 seconds if you can't stand the song)

View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXu8hd49ZZM

 

[mr_cellophane]

Mild compared to this

 

[Chris S]

I've just noticed DLT was presenting this - I hope I'm not in contempt of court!

Anybody see 'Pop, Sex & Videotape: Tonight', last night? People were expressing outrage at the sexual content of contemporary pop videos. They're fairly mild compared to what came out in the 1970's and 80's. Anybody else remember Queen's 'Fat Bottomed Girls' or Legs & Co dancing to Free's 'Alright Now' on Top of the Pops? This was considered family viewing at the time.



Now then, now then - goodness, gracious, me!

 

[snorri]

I hope I'm not in contempt of court!

I think you might have got away with it if you hadn't said it twice

 

[ufkacbln]

I find this more worrying!