It’s the Winter Solstice, the original winter festival. I love Ring Out, Solstice Bells by Jethro Tull but I haven’t heard it on the radio for years. Jack says he actually has a copy of it on EP – somewhere. Anyway below is Jethro Tull performing it on Top of the Pops in 1976. I remember it so well. I know I’ve blogged this previously but that was yonks ago I’m sure.
I think it’s a few years since I did a music blogpost but I was listening to the radio a couple of days ago and the DJ mentioned that Roxy Music’s Virginia Plain had been released FIFTY-TWO YEARS AGO. How is that possible? Well, fair enough, in the summer of 1972 I had just become a teenager so I am a good deal older now. For me back then everything was Glam Rock, specifically T Rex but I soon branched out to David Bowie and Roxy Music. I remember this Top of the Pops appearance as if it was yesterday! Those were the days.
I’m still engulfed by that hell which is Gordon’s old bedroom, the decorating is taking a lot longer than it used to, must be my age – or maybe I’m not being so slap-dash now. Anyway, I’ve not had much time for anything else but on Friday night I took a bit of a break from it and watched The Old Grey Whistle Test programme which was on. Most of the clips were at least 40 years old but I can hardly believe that.
I loved Bryan Ferry and Roxy Music when I was a teenager so I enjoyed the clip of them doing The Strand but I fancied hearing Virginia Plain again, have a look if you want to see some glam rock from a 1972 Top of the Pops.
Honestly – what do those dancers in the audience look like?! I just hope that the 13 year old me wasn’t that awful!