Top of the Pops 8th August 1991

Words: Chris Arnsby Nicky Campbell: “Oh, very good to see you. Thanks for joining us. Listen, tonight’s show is wonderful. Rock and roll up for the greatest pop show on Earth, Top of the Pops and prepare to marvel at the line up tonight. Truly incredible. Let’s start off with three fun loving guys from Amityville. The phenomenal De La Soul.” [22] DE LA SOUL: A ROLLER SKATING JAM NAMED ‘SATURDAYS’. Henry Barber is still doing the Lighting and it looks great. Lots of colour. Lots of studio atmosphere. Good use of the hand held camera operators by Stanley Appel. Yes, this is a really positive start to the show. I could do without Nicky Campbell quoting the Zip-a-de-doo-dah lyric at the end. When he does it, it’s not cool. [2] EXTREME: MORE THAN WORDS: Promo VT and charts from [40] to [2]. I didn’t realise Bryan Adams potentially kept this dirge off the Number One spot. Keep up the great work Bryan. [32] BEVERLEY CRAVEN: HOLDING ON. I’m struggling to find much to say about this edition,…