29 May 1980

Thursday

1980-05-29

Events

 * Tonight's was the last Top of the Pops before the Musicians Union strike put it off the air for two months until 07 August 1980.

Top of the Pops
Presented by Kid Jensen
 * 1) (17) Crown Heights Affair – You Gave Me Love (Danced To By Legs & Co)
 * 2) (13) Don Mclean – Crying (Video)
 * 3) (37) Thin Lizzy – Chinatown
 * 4) (6) Roxy Music – Over You
 * 5) (26) Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark – MessagesOMD – Messages (TOTP)
 * 6) (21) Jermaine Jackson – Let’S Get Serious (Video)
 * 7) (36) Stiff Little Fingers – Nobody’S Hero
 * 8) (23) Mystic Merlin – Just Can’T Give You Up (Video)
 * 9) (New) Lena Zavaroni – Jump Down Jimmy
 * 10) (1) Mash – Theme From M*A*S*H (Suicide Is Painless) (Danced To By Legs & Co)
 * 11) (9) Lipps Inc – Funky Town (And Credits)

Smash Hits

 * Issue: May 29 - June 11 1980
 * Cover: Terry Hall (Specials)
 * Features: 'The Acceptable Face of Synthesisers ', OMITD interview and Messages lyrics;
 * Centrefold. New Musik
 * Lyrics: Rescue, No Self Control, We Are Glass, Messages, Kitchen At Parties, I'm Alive.
 * Rear cover: The Human League (live colour pic)