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TheNinth Since: Nov, 2009
2012-11-02 06:09:52

Remember anything else about the band itself? How many members, genders, general sound?

KEVP Since: Aug, 2009
2012-11-03 04:36:13

I don't remember too much about the band. I think they were mostly or entirely men, and I don't remember the sound too well, other then just to say it was "rock". I think it may have been harder rather than softer, but not too hard.

The song itself would obviously have these children's voices, which were quite a contrast to the band. Anyone who has seen this performance should remember it, and probably anyone who has heard the song.

The rhythm for the chorus was just sort of "dum dum dum/ dum dum dum/ dum dum dum/ DUM dum dum" "Come and play/[Something] day/come and play/[something] day"

The [something] was two syllables, and I thought it was "circus".

I may be misremembering EVERYTHING about the band, I am only certain about the children singing these words.

KEVP

Angelikfire Since: Feb, 2010
2012-11-03 16:01:21

Early 80s or late 80s? And have you already ruled out the major acts of the time (Queen, David Bowie, and so on)?

Anyway, I tried some combinations on Google and so far the closest thing I got was 'Circus Games' (1980) by the Skids. According to The Other Wiki, though, they never played it on Top of the Pops (Wikipedia only lists 'The Saints Are Coming' and 'Into the Valley/Masquerade', in 1978 and 1979 respectively).

Edited by Angelikfire When you can't run... you crawl. And when you can't crawl, when you can't do that... You find somebody to carry you.
KEVP Since: Aug, 2009
2012-11-05 06:25:32

Thats IT!!

"Circus GAMES" by the Skids!!! (I had misheard the lyric as "Circus Day")

And they DID play it on Top of the Pops, here is the evidence:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANy2QVltrh8

KEVP Since: Aug, 2009
2012-11-05 06:41:17

Here is another performance by the Skids of the same song:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6LOxoTJ8ms

This certainly looks like a Top of the Pops performance. And actually, THIS is the performance I am remembering. If they played more than once on TOTP, they must have been number one.

KEVP

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