18
Dec
2010
The Big Paws "Glam Rock Christmas 1973" 18/12/10 — Tracklisting
“Nom nom nom song” by Parry Grip
“I Wish It Could be Christmas Everyday” by Wizzard
“Personality Crisis (demo)” by The New York Dolls
“Showdown” Electric Light Orchestra
“Deuce” by KISS
“I Love You love Me Love” by Gary Glitter
The Time Tunnel:
- This was the year that Scrabble was lauched.
- The Sutton Coldfield rail crash killed 17 near, no IN, Birmingham, England.
- Winston Churchill resigned as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
- Actor James Dean wss killed when his car collided with another vehicle at a highway junction near Cholame, California at the age of 24.
- The first footage of Elvis Presley was filmed as part of a film short about the Cleveland, Ohio, disc jockey Bill Randle.
- Cardiff was announced as the capital city of the principality of Wales. Clart.
- Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give up her seat on a bus to a white person.
- November 12 in this year was the day of the famous Hill Valley Lightning Storm
- The Disneyland Theme Park opens to the public in Anaheim, California, it was shut down later that week due to a six foot mouse being found in the kitchen.
- Under the guidance of Dr Humphry Osmond, Christopher Mayhew ingested 400 mg of mescaline hydrochloride and allowed himself to be filmed as part of a Panorama special for BBC TV that was never broadcast. Groovy.
- Born in this year: unfamous at this point Rowan Atkinson, and unfamous at this point Bruce Willis, unfamous at this point, but cute Janet Ellis
- Died this year: German-born physicist, Albert Einstein, Portuguese fruit enthusiast Carmen Miranda and somewhat typecast American character actor Chief Thundercloud,
- The Brooklyn Dodgers finally won the World Series, defeating the New York Yankees 2–0 in Game 7 of the 1955 baseball playoff.
But what was the year?
“Christmas Alphabet” by Dickie Valentine (1955)
“Step Into Christmas” by Elton John
“All The Way From Memphis” by Mott The Hoople
“Rivers of Babylon” by The Melodians
“Radar Love” by Golden Earing
“Street Life” by Roxy Music
“Gaudete” by Steeleye Span
“Can the Can” by Suzi Quatro
“Merry Christmas Everybody” by Slade
“Love, Reign o’er Me” by The Who
“American Trilogy” by Elvis Presley (Aloha from Hawaii: Via Satellite)
Tediously Topical Telephone Tag Time: “Live and Let *Bondi*” by Paul McCartney and Wings
“Brumburger (FInale)” by Cliff Richard
“Paradise Circus” by The Lilac Time
22
Aug
2009
The Big Paws 22/08/09 – Tracklisting – Xmas Special
“Nom nom nom song” – ParryGrip
“I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday” by Wizzard
“Feliz Navi-Nada” by El Vez
“Santa On The Roof” by Reverend Horton Heat
“Little Drummer Boy” by The Dandy Warhols
“Let it Snow” by Bit Shifter
Tiiiime Tunnel:
- The German magazine Stern printed the “Hitler Diaries“, they turned out to be fake
- Pioneer 10 became the first man-made object to leave the solar system.
- The NES – Nintendo Entertainment System – console was launched in Japan.
- Neil Kinnock was elected leader of the Labour Party.
- Nearly £26 million in gold was stolen from the Brinks Mat vault at Heathrow Airport.
- The final episode of M*A*S*H was shown – at the time the highest rated TV show ever
- Word Processor Microsoft Word was released.
- McDonald’s introduced the Chicken McNugget.
- The Big films of the year where Flashdance and Return of the Jedi
- The De Lorean Motor Company ceased production.
- Born were Australian singer and niece of Benny Hill, Holly Valance, Big Brother racist model Danielle Lloyd, and sharing a birthday with Jesus Kwai Lun-mei ther Taiwanese actress
- It was the Last Christmas for Buckminster Fuller the American architect, Joan Miró the Catalan painter and soft rock fans the world over bade goodbye to tragic Karen Carpenter, the singer and drummer
- Michael Jackson‘s “Thriller” was released and by the end of the year became 1983’s biggest selling album of all time.
1983- “Only You” by The Flying Pickets
Christmas Adverts from 1983:
“K Cera Cera” by The KLF and the Red Army Choir
“I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas” by Paul Vickers and the Leg
“Christmas At The Zoo” by The Flaming Lips
“Smells Like The Night Before Christmas” by Bob Rivers
“I’m Gonna Spend My Christmas With A Dalek” by The Go Gos
“Christmas Wrapping” by The Waitresses
“Xmas Is Really Fantastic” by Frank Sidebottom
Gavin’s Christmas Soul Experience:
“Soul Christmas” by Graham Parker & Nona Hendryx
“Where Do Jam Jars Go At Christmas Time” by Misty’s Big Adventure
“Lonely This Christmas” by Mud
Songs to vacuum to:
“Do They Know It’s Christmas” by Band Aid
“Christmas In Heaven” by Monty Python
“Paradise Circus” by The Lilac Time
