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The Giddy Carousel of Pop @giddypoppod.bsky.social · 6d

Many thanks ✊

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Route @routebooks.bsky.social · 6d

A Don't Stand Me Down bonanza. Guests on the latest Giddy Carousel of Pop include Dexys royalty in Helen O'Hara and a rare spottiing of Kev Adams on a podcast.

Q. Has there ever been an album so dismissed simply on the basis of the clothes the band are wearing?

A. No

Episode 37: Dexys Midnight Runners ‘Don’t Stand Me Down’ 40th anniversary special

Welcome back to The Giddy Carousel of Pop! In this special episode, we are joined by some previous riders on the carousel to take a trip down rock’s lost highway and discuss Dexys Midnight Runners&…

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The Giddy Carousel of Pop @giddypoppod.bsky.social · 6d

It's the exception that proves the rule 🎠🎠🎠

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Nige Tassell @nigetassell.bsky.social · 8d

A great listen. And a companion piece to Searching for Dexys Midnight Runners.

Lippy Kid @lippykidmusic.bsky.social · 8d

Excellent way to spend an hour today...

Great to hear from former Dexys members @kevadams.bsky.social and @oharaviolin.bsky.social about the making of the album alongside some journalistic insight.

Perfectly hosted by @simongmusic.bsky.social & @wholehogg.bsky.social 🙏x

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The Giddy Carousel of Pop @giddypoppod.bsky.social · 8d

🎠 NEW EPISODE OUT NOW 🎠

We're joined by
@oharaviolin.bsky.social @kevadams.bsky.social @simonprice.bsky.social and Chris Heath to discuss all things Don't Stand Me Down on it's 40th anniversary.

Listen here podfollow.com/the-giddy-ca....

Also now on YouTube! youtube.com/@thegiddycar...

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Lippy Kid @lippykidmusic.bsky.social · 8d

Excellent way to spend an hour today...

Great to hear from former Dexys members @kevadams.bsky.social and @oharaviolin.bsky.social about the making of the album alongside some journalistic insight.

Perfectly hosted by @simongmusic.bsky.social & @wholehogg.bsky.social 🙏x

bsky.app/profile/gidd...

The Giddy Carousel of Pop @giddypoppod.bsky.social · 8d

🎠 NEW EPISODE OUT NOW 🎠

We're joined by
@oharaviolin.bsky.social @kevadams.bsky.social @simonprice.bsky.social and Chris Heath to discuss all things Don't Stand Me Down on it's 40th anniversary.

Listen here podfollow.com/the-giddy-ca....

Also now on YouTube! youtube.com/@thegiddycar...

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Matthew Savine @mattsavine.bsky.social · 8d

Well this rather lovely thing made my day. Two band members, a sympathetic journalist from the time & another fine journalist (then a fan) talk to Gavin & Simon about one of the most extraordinary records released thus far in my lifetime. God bless them all

The Giddy Carousel of Pop @giddypoppod.bsky.social · 8d

🎠 NEW EPISODE OUT NOW 🎠

We're joined by
@oharaviolin.bsky.social @kevadams.bsky.social @simonprice.bsky.social and Chris Heath to discuss all things Don't Stand Me Down on it's 40th anniversary.

Listen here podfollow.com/the-giddy-ca....

Also now on YouTube! youtube.com/@thegiddycar...

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Simon Price @simonprice.bsky.social · 8d

LISTEN TO THIS. The chaps from The Giddy Carousel Of Pop (the Smash Hits-based podcast) have done a 40th anniversary special episode on Don't Stand Me Down, featuring actual Dexys members Helen O'Hara and Kevin 'Billy' Adams, Smash Hits legend Chris Heath, and little old me (a mere fan at the time).

The Giddy Carousel of Pop @giddypoppod.bsky.social · 8d

🎠 NEW EPISODE OUT NOW 🎠

We're joined by
@oharaviolin.bsky.social @kevadams.bsky.social @simonprice.bsky.social and Chris Heath to discuss all things Don't Stand Me Down on it's 40th anniversary.

Listen here podfollow.com/the-giddy-ca....

Also now on YouTube! youtube.com/@thegiddycar...

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The Giddy Carousel of Pop @giddypoppod.bsky.social · 8d

🎠 NEW EPISODE OUT NOW 🎠

We're joined by
@oharaviolin.bsky.social @kevadams.bsky.social @simonprice.bsky.social and Chris Heath to discuss all things Don't Stand Me Down on it's 40th anniversary.

Listen here podfollow.com/the-giddy-ca....

Also now on YouTube! youtube.com/@thegiddycar...

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Simon Price @simonprice.bsky.social · 9d

I never need much encouragement to talk about Dexys...

The Giddy Carousel of Pop @giddypoppod.bsky.social · 9d

It's #InternationalPodcastDay, so a good day to tell you that a very special episode 'drops' tomorrow, celebrating the 40th anniversary of Dexys great lost album. We're joined by @oharaviolin.bsky.social @kevadams.bsky.social @simonprice.bsky.social and Chris Heath to discuss this unique album! 🎠🎠🎠

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The Giddy Carousel of Pop @giddypoppod.bsky.social · 9d

Reunited!
We're back, back, BACK!!

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Bruce Gorrie @bsgorrie.bsky.social · 9d

Not to be missed, Kev and Helen are lovely

The Giddy Carousel of Pop @giddypoppod.bsky.social · 9d

It's #InternationalPodcastDay, so a good day to tell you that a very special episode 'drops' tomorrow, celebrating the 40th anniversary of Dexys great lost album. We're joined by @oharaviolin.bsky.social @kevadams.bsky.social @simonprice.bsky.social and Chris Heath to discuss this unique album! 🎠🎠🎠

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Kev Adams @kevadams.bsky.social · 9d

Looking forward to a listen (read the subtitles in my case of course 😄) Of this later 😊

Many thanks to Gavin and Simon for celebrating the 40th anniversary 👏👏👏

The Giddy Carousel of Pop @giddypoppod.bsky.social · 9d

It's #InternationalPodcastDay, so a good day to tell you that a very special episode 'drops' tomorrow, celebrating the 40th anniversary of Dexys great lost album. We're joined by @oharaviolin.bsky.social @kevadams.bsky.social @simonprice.bsky.social and Chris Heath to discuss this unique album! 🎠🎠🎠

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The Giddy Carousel of Pop @giddypoppod.bsky.social · 9d

It's #InternationalPodcastDay, so a good day to tell you that a very special episode 'drops' tomorrow, celebrating the 40th anniversary of Dexys great lost album. We're joined by @oharaviolin.bsky.social @kevadams.bsky.social @simonprice.bsky.social and Chris Heath to discuss this unique album! 🎠🎠🎠

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Anne Billson @annebillson.bsky.social · 25d

Blancmange - Living on the Ceiling. Video filmed in Cairo. RIP Stephen Luscombe.

Blancmange - Living On The Ceiling (Official Video)

YouTube video by Blancmange

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The Giddy Carousel of Pop @giddypoppod.bsky.social · 26d

It's the Giddy Carousel of Parkrun!
Si and Gav running 5k together today in slightly blustery Glossop.

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Mr DaveDogFacedBoy @davedfb.bsky.social · Sep 5

Brill night with two PSB films at the BFI Southbank - Battleship Potemkin restoration is just superb and their score a propulsive, elegiac and dramatic accomplishment.

It Couldn't Happen Here as charmingly odd as ever and somehow timeless. Nice chat with Neil too

@petshopboys.music-social.com

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The Giddy Carousel of Pop @giddypoppod.bsky.social · Sep 5

Might at least make a nice change for him to be asked something different. Carousel say: Young gun, go for it!

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The Giddy Carousel of Pop @giddypoppod.bsky.social · Sep 4

The whole origin story here:
www.allthingsloud.com/the-curious-...

The Curious Origin of ‘Landfill Indie’ - All Things Loud

Uncovering the true origin of a music term reveals a chilling truth about modern media. A case study on how misinformation spreads on the internet.

www.allthingsloud.com

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The Giddy Carousel of Pop @giddypoppod.bsky.social · Sep 4

This electro pop tune from 1983 has been making some internet noise lately for being a possible influence on West End Girls. There are definitely some similarities but it's not enough to send the PSB to pop jail. Maybe a few hours community service at the most.
youtu.be/DB8HVmFjleU?...

The Pool "Dance it Down" 1983

YouTube video by Austin History Center

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Glossop Record Club @glossoprecordclub.bsky.social · Aug 29

Our next session is on Thurs 11 Sept, when we'll be celebrating the 40th anniversary of Dexys' masterpiece, Don't Stand Me Down. We'll be playing the original album on vinyl and in full and a handful of other Dexys tunes to set the scene. Join us! glossoprecordclub.wordpress.com/2025/08/28/1...

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SPRAY @spraypopmusic.com · Aug 18

The new Spray Podcast is the band's most in-depth yet. Which one can change a plug, which one likes dragging up and did Jenny ever see Barbara Dickson live? The answers will shock you.
Guess which band originally got the Qs (from an 80s Smash Hits) and you might win a prize!

linktr.ee/spraypopmusic

Writer Ben Baker grills Jenny McLaren and Ricardo Autobahn using questions plundered from old 1980s issues of Smash Hits.

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Strawberry Switchblade fansite @strawfansite.bsky.social · Aug 21

Happy anniversary to the brilliant documentary Since Yesterday: The Untold Story of Scotland’s Girl Bands. A year ago today it had its global premiere in Edinburgh ahead of screenings across Scotland and beyond. 🧵

www.youtube.com/watch?v=v38p...

Since Yesterday: The Untold Story of Scotland's Girl Bands - official trailer

YouTube video by Strawberry Switchblade

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We Buy Records Podcast @webuyrecords.bsky.social · Aug 13

Ep 69. Discogs Special. Some unusual goings on over at the popular selling platform....and some fairly shocking discoveries. Plus a quiz with a Lovely Lustre.....
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The Killing of Sister Gore-ge @deliaisnthappy.bsky.social · Aug 20

The request was IIRC
'Dear Jim'll,
Please can I drive around in that little electric car Gary Numan has in his video?'
Then, apparently, the kid was in a strop cos they told them to put on some dungarees, his sister's dungarees.

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The Giddy Carousel of Pop @giddypoppod.bsky.social · Aug 19

Finally, one of the weirdest music TV clips - as discussed in our episode with @simonprice.bsky.social - has resurfaced.
Gary Numan on Jim'll Fix doing Music For Chameleons while a haunted child circled him slowly in an electric car with torches for headlights.
youtu.be/ZBa5BsaB2kI?...

GARY NUMAN - Music For Chameleons (Jim'll Fix It, 20.03.1982)

YouTube video by 3Disco

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