ABV 2 COLOUR and MUSIC Anniversary Special Part 7 1996


1975 brought with it COLOUR to Australian Television screens although you had to be either rich or lucky to be there from Day One.ABC TV in Melbourne launched it's Colour Revolution with a revamped "Countdown".

On the first Colour edition of "Countdown" the first for 1975, the programme featured an all Australian cavlcade of the best of Pop Music at the time. From Skyhooks to AC/DC and even Mark Holden.

One of the all time classic moments on "Countdown" when teen idol Holden, performing a song "Make you my Lady" on the show, was either dragged into the female masse or fell over into it hismelf.. I remember watching that LIVE that night on TV and and laughing. I'm not sure if it was possibly the Red Carnation as wellthat just made it funnier.

Speaking of "Young" talent, wait till you see Debbie Byrne and Philip Gould doing the Tony Hatch Hit "Everybody gets to go to the Moon" !! I actually had to do a double take before I realised it was Deb ! That Groovy late 60s early 70s energy locomotion riff in the music.

Jane Scali also on board in what has to go down as the Number 1 BEST ever "Set Design and Special Effect" moment in Australian Television History..when the Dancers, including Scali, emnerged from beneath this GIANT Top Hat !!

Colour most definately brought with it new production values and BIG entertainment for the "Saturday Show".

FUNNY ASIDE: Gina Riley and the "Fast Forward" team sent the show up "shitless" with their own renditions of the show's production numbers.. with Riley playing the fictional Hostess part of "Elanore Le Gore" !!

NOTE: Marvellous insight on the creation of "Countdown" from Producer/Director, Rob Weekes.







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AccordionManiac (September 2, 2008 at 10:09 am)
Very nice and interesting!!

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