1984 - Big Hits
Performances by The Smiths, Duran Duran, Sade, The Weather Girls, Wham!, Bronski Beat, Madonna, Miami Sound Machine, Cyndi Lauper, Frankie Goes to Hollywood and Black Lace.
Celebrating the big hits from a big year in British pop. The big hitters in this compilation are performed by the likes of The Smiths, Duran Duran, Sade, The Weather Girls, Wham! and Bronski Beat, to name a few.
Further stellar appearances come from the TOTP debuts of iconic Americans Madonna, Miami Sound Machine and Cyndi Lauper, who runs riot in the studio.
Frankie Goes to Hollywood celebrate their 1984 chart dominance with one of their celebrated renditions of Two Tribes, while we couldn't let you forget a little ditty from Black Lace - you'll be singing this for days... you have been warned!
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Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes
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10:00
Frankie Goes to Hollywood
Two Tribes
- Welcome To The Pleasuredome.
- ZTT.
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10:04
Nik Kershaw
I Won't Let The Sun Go Down On Me
- Human Racing.
- MCA.
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10:06
Madonna
Holiday
- Madonna.
- Sire.
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10:10
Duran Duran
The Reflex
- Seven and the Ragged Tiger.
- EMI.
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10:14
Miami Sound Machine
Dr. Beat
- Eyes of Innocence.
- Epic / CBS Records.
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10:17
The Smiths
Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now
- Hatful of Hollow.
- Rough Trade.
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10:20
Cyndi Lauper
Girls Just Want To Have Fun
- She's So Unusual.
- Portrait.
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10:23
Bananarama
Robert De Niro's Waiting
- Bananarama.
- London.
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10:26
Black Lace
Agadoo
- Get Up And Dance.
- Sonet.
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10:27
The Weather Girls
It's Raining Men
- Success.
- Columbia.
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10:32
Wham!
Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go
- Make It Big.
- Epic / CBS Records.
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10:35
Echo & the Bunnymen
The Killing Moon
- Ocean Rain.
- WEA.
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00:00
Sade
Your Love Is King
- Diamond Life.
- Epic / CBS Records.
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10:41
Bronski Beat
Smalltown Boy
- Age of Consent.
- Forbidden Fruit / London Records.
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10:45
Alison Moyet
Love Resurrection
- Alf.
- CBS.
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10:49
The Style Council
Shout to the Top
- Internationalists.
- Geffen Records.
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10:51
Deniece Williams
Let's Hear It for the Boy
- Let's Hear It for the Boy.
- Columbia.
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10:55
George Michael
Careless Whisper
- Make It Big.
- Epic / CBS Records.
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Producer | Sasha Duncan |
Executive Producer | Mark Cooper |
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