Comments on: Blog ’92: PUGH PUGH BARNEY MCGREW

By: Ashley Pomeroy

Ashley Pomeroy — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 14:08:50 +0000

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.

By: DJ Punctum

DJ Punctum — Thu, 08 May 2008 08:53:09 +0000

Guess which ones Dale would play!

By: Billy Smart

Billy Smart — Wed, 07 May 2008 19:28:59 +0000

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.

By: DJ Punctum

DJ Punctum — Wed, 07 May 2008 11:14:10 +0000

“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.

By: Kat but logged out innit

Kat but logged out innit — Sun, 04 May 2008 17:03:03 +0000

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.

By: SteveM

SteveM — Sat, 03 May 2008 16:47:36 +0000

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!