Comments on: Blog ’92: PUGH PUGH BARNEY MCGREW https://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2008/05/blog-92-pugh-pugh-barney-mcgrew Lollards in the high church of low culture Thu, 24 Jun 2021 21:09:43 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 By: Gareth Parker https://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2008/05/blog-92-pugh-pugh-barney-mcgrew/comment-page-1#comment-2513461 Thu, 24 Jun 2021 21:09:43 +0000 https://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/pop/2008/05/blog-92-pugh-pugh-barney-mcgrew/#comment-2513461 Great track. Feel the Heat indeed!

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By: Ashley Pomeroy https://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2008/05/blog-92-pugh-pugh-barney-mcgrew/comment-page-1#comment-524101 Tue, 14 Oct 2008 14:08:50 +0000 https://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/pop/2008/05/blog-92-pugh-pugh-barney-mcgrew/#comment-524101 This always reminded me of “Are Friends Electric”, in the sense that it’s basically two different songs mashed together. I assume they came up with the rave piano section first, but decided that it wasn’t distinctive enough to release on its own, so they added the Trumpton element as a hook. I’m not sure of the chronology of toytown techno, as to whether this was the first, or whether it post-dated Charly and that version of the Magic Roundabout etc. It’s a shame that there was never a trip-hop version of The Flumps.

Which was cooler, out of Trumpton, Camberwick Green, and Chigley? I am tempted to say that Chigley was the superior series, because it is nowadays more obscure – the story arc was a lot darker, the characterisation more intense – but I recall almost nothing about any of them.

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By: DJ Punctum https://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2008/05/blog-92-pugh-pugh-barney-mcgrew/comment-page-1#comment-417276 Thu, 08 May 2008 08:53:09 +0000 https://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/pop/2008/05/blog-92-pugh-pugh-barney-mcgrew/#comment-417276 Guess which ones Dale would play!

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By: Billy Smart https://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2008/05/blog-92-pugh-pugh-barney-mcgrew/comment-page-1#comment-416957 Wed, 07 May 2008 19:28:59 +0000 https://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/pop/2008/05/blog-92-pugh-pugh-barney-mcgrew/#comment-416957 TOTP Watch: Urban Hype performed ‘Trip to Trumpton AND The Smart E’s performed ‘Sesame’s Treet’ on the same edition of the 9th of July 1992, hosted by Femi Oki and Adrian Rose. Also in the studio that week were; Dina Carrol, Joe Cocker, Bryan Adams and Erasure.

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By: DJ Punctum https://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2008/05/blog-92-pugh-pugh-barney-mcgrew/comment-page-1#comment-416718 Wed, 07 May 2008 11:14:10 +0000 https://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/pop/2008/05/blog-92-pugh-pugh-barney-mcgrew/#comment-416718 “Sesame’s Treet” was much better on TOTP, in the “Go!” era when dance acts had to perform the samples live and they got in some local schoolkids to do the “singing.” Total chaos and one of the best TOTP performances ever, even if I can’t find it on YouTube.

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By: Kat but logged out innit https://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2008/05/blog-92-pugh-pugh-barney-mcgrew/comment-page-1#comment-415037 Sun, 04 May 2008 17:03:03 +0000 https://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/pop/2008/05/blog-92-pugh-pugh-barney-mcgrew/#comment-415037 Hurray! Good old Ruislip Lido… *wistfully recalls sitting by said lido chugging pre-mixed rum and coke out of an Evian bottle* er yes anyway, although TTT would be kind of bobbins without the sample, it’s not just a straight remix of the Trumpton theme tune and that makes all the difference.

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By: SteveM https://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2008/05/blog-92-pugh-pugh-barney-mcgrew/comment-page-1#comment-414585 Sat, 03 May 2008 16:47:36 +0000 https://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/pop/2008/05/blog-92-pugh-pugh-barney-mcgrew/#comment-414585 I agree that there’s more to this than just the kids TV theme element – sturdy production in it’s own right and I like where it goes with the piano break.

A most important detail about the video – filmed at Ruislip Lido!

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