“Great minds think alike.”
That and coincidence are the reasons why in 1984, This Is Spinal Tap had a counterpart from the UK, Bad News.
The runner-up in the pants-stuffing joke competition of 1980s mockumentaries.
Tag Archives: 1984
Bad News, Worse Timing
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5 Fabulous Fanfares
In the Before Times, when music on the radio was not analogous to commercial interruption, a band of musicians had a three-minute window to set the world on fire. Many groups took this responsibility with great gravitas, crafting an introduction to their big number that would grab listeners by the scruff of the neck and pull them uncomfortably close for the duration. These were songs that made turning the dial impossible.
And to state the utterly obvious, they don’t make ’em like this no more.
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