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Hello and welcome to page 444. Coming
up in a few moments...
* HAVE YOUR SAY
Are Simple Minds really U2 in
disguise asks one reader...Let people
have their say in peace says another
...and a letter of support for Neil
Tennant's West End Girl.
* NOT THE 1985 40O'CLOCK ROCK POP P/LL
Who has the biggest mouth and the
least to say? Which 1985 single
sounds like it was recorded in a
lunch box? You can tell us...
Edited by Sally Reidy-Crofts
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P444ORACLE 444 Mon10 Feb C4 1701:04
DEAR 4 O'CLOCK ROCK...
"After reading the replies defending
A-ha when NT's West End Girl put them
down, I wanted to know the answer to
this question: isn't anyone allowed
their own opinion?
"Okay, I know it isn't nice getting the
group or person you like put down but
everyone is entitled to their own say.
"I'm a Duran fan and some of the things
that are written about them in certain
newspapers are enough to make you want
to kill the writer but people should be
able to have their own say.
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P444ORACLE 444 Mon10 Feb C4 1701:21
DEAR 4 O'CLOCK ROCK...
"I'm not taking sides with anyone as I
like A-Ha AND Pet Shop Boys, but I just
thought for once someone would be able
to say what they thought and there
wouldn't be about 100 letters saying
A-ha are great and everything else.
Thanks a lot, PHIL from LIVERPOOL.
4OCR SAYS: Hopefully we won't get a
deluge of letters putting down Duran
Duran now...
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P444ORACLE 444 Mon10 Feb C4 1701:01
DEAR 4 O'CLOCK ROCK...
"Question: which band is doing very
well in the charts, has very good
musicians but lacks in one important
area?
"Answer: Simple Minds.
"The area in which they are lacking is
originality. They are exactly the same
as the popular Irish group U2. Simple
Minds used to be an excellent band with
an original sound but since U2 became
popular, they decided to share the fans
and publicity by stealing U2's sound.
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P444ORACLE 444 Mon10 Feb C4 1702:18
DEAR 4 O'CLOCK ROCK...
"I therefore appeal for all the Simple
Minds fans to listen to some U2 albums
and then write to the Simple Minds fan
club and complain.
"This way you can listen to the
original sounds of both U2 and Simple
Minds."
Yours, U2 HERITAGE TRUST, AYRSHIRE.
4OCR: Before a massive breaking of U2
records takes place, remember that
everyone is entitled to an opinion,
no matter how..er..biased.
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P444ORACLE 444 Mon10 Feb C4 1701:45
DEAR 4 O'CLOCK ROCK...
"I am writing to you on the subject of
A-ha and Pet Shop Boys. I am probably
the only person in the world to happens
to agree with Neil Tennant's West End
Girl. A-ha are only very popular
because of their good looks which I
don't deny.
"But Pet Shop Boys got to Number One
with the originality of West End Girls
and not because of their looks. Just
because most girls don't fancy Neil
Tennant or Chris Lowe, it doesn't stop
them from getting to Number One and
they deserve it too...
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P444ORACLE 444 Mon10 Feb C4 1702:22
DEAR 4 O'CLOCK ROCK...
"Pet Shop Boys may have re-released
West End Girls - big deal. Most girls
may fancy A-ha but I think Pet Shop
Boys don't need to get far on their
looks.
"And as for Neil Tennant's hair, I
personally don't see anything wrong
with it. He obviously doesn't feel the
need to put it in a poofy style just to
suit his fans."
Lots of love, CHRIS LOWE'S WEST END
GIRL from HIGH WYCOMBE.
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P444ORACLE 444 Mon10 Feb C4 1702:36
G O T S O M E T H I N G T O S A Y ?
Is Saturday Live and its musical guests
good enough? Has The Tube reached those
parts other pop shows cannot reach?
What is the connection between Pop The
Question and a pop quiz show?
Why not put pen to paper (or Tippex to
typewritten sheet) and give us YOUR
views?
Write to: 4 O'Clock Rock
4-Tel Teletext
60 Charlotte Street
London, W1P 2AX
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P444ORACLE 444 Mon10 Feb C4 1714:03
"OH NO!
NOT THE
1985 POP
POLL!!"
P444ORACLE 444 Mon10 Feb C4 1714:16
NOT THE 1985 4 O'CLOCK ROCK POP POLL...
It's not what you think but it's
everything you ever hoped for in a Pop
Poll.
It's your chance to let off steam and
vote for all the nasty bits that
are ignored by other Polls.
Instead of just voting, you can add
your own sharpened comments if you
like - though we might have to edit
some of them for libel's sake!
So, grab a pen and paper and prepare to
take down the questions coming up...
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P444ORACLE 444 Mon10 Feb C4 1714:11
NOT THE 1985 4 O'CLOCK ROCK POP POLL...
1 Person With The Largest Mouth And The
Least To Say Award...
2 Least Likely Male and Female Pop Stars
3 Single That Most Sounds Like It Was
Recorded In A Lunch Box With a Tuna
Sandwich For Company Award...
4 Smelly Old Hippies Aren't Dead And I'm
Living Proof Award...
5 Snappiest Tongue Of The Year Award...
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P444ORACLE 444 Mon10 Feb C4 1711:28
NOT THE 1985 4 O'CLOCK ROCK POP POLL...
6 Person You'd Most Like To See
Wrestling With A Killer Shark Award...
7 Person You Most Suspect Will Have A
Nose Job This Year Award...
8 The Album You Would Have Bought Rather
Than Illegally Taped If You Had The
Money Award...
9 Most Unexciting Hairdo To Have Hit
The Charts Last Year...
10 TV Pop Show With A Lot To Learn
Award...
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P444ORACLE 444 Mon10 Feb C4 1719:05
NOT THE 1985 4 O'CLOCK ROCK POP P/LL...
Once you have noted the questions in
our searching poll, write your answers
(corresponding with each number 1 - 10)
on a sheet of paper.
Add your name, address and age to the
bit of paper and stick it in the post
to arrive here no later than Monday,
February 24.
We'll display some of the votes as they
come in and collate all of them for one
grand showing at the end of February.
Our address follows in a moment.
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P444ORACLE 444 Mon10 Feb C4 1712:40
NOT THE 1985 4 O'CLOCK ROCK POP POLL...
Send your votes to:
4OCR Pop Poll
4-Tel Teletext
60 Charlotte Street
London
0W1P 2AX
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