Life On Mars becomes Ashes to Ashes
 

Just read about it in the paper.

In the spin-off, DCI Gene Hunt comes to London and Keeley Hawes (the ex-Spooks bird) replaces John Simm as the bird who goes back in time to (apparently) 1981.

Anyone else know anything more? If it's the 80's, at least the music will be better!

Life on Mars was such a fantastic series - can't wait for this :thumb:

Your kidding me? the 80's was the worse decade ever for music with about 2 or 3 bands only being worth a mention.

Calling Gene...

Gene was on the phone to Chris Moyles this morning.

the car he gets is a red quatro and they have almost finished filming.

On in Feb apparently, Life on Mars was a great show cant wait for this!

I suppose it depends on your age at the time.

IMHO You're VERY Wrong!

Ok, How bout Marc Bolan: Ride A White Swan, Life's a Gas, Get It On, David Bowie: Queen Bitch, Ziggy Stardust, and of course, The Jean Genie. The Jam: Town Called Malice, That's Entertainment, Hot Chocolate: Man To Man,(It's not about Uphill Gardeners) So You Win Again (Nothing to do with the Beegees I might add... Billy Ocean: Love Really Hurts Without You, Dawn: Candida, Knock Three Times....and so on ie Bay City Rollers, Showaddy waddy, Tiger Feet by Mud???

And the Duran of course ....... :D

http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/d...42020_2185.jpg

From my Facebook album :D

1980
1. Queen, "Another One Bites The Dust"
2. Blondie, "Call Me"
3. Captain and Tennille, "Do That To Me One More Time"
4. Kenny Rogers, "Lady"
5. Diana Ross, "Upside Down"
6. Pink Floyd, "The Wall"
7. Micael Jackson, "Rock With You"
8. Barbra Streisand, "Woman In Love"
9. Queen, "Crazy Little Thing Called Love"
10. John Lennon, "(Just Like) Starting Over"
11. Olivia Newton-John, "Magic"
12. Paul McCartney & Wings, "Coming Up (Live at Glasgow)"
13. KC and the Sunshine Band, "Please Don't Go"
14. Billy Joel, "It's Still Rock And Roll To Me"
15. Lipps, Inc., "Funkytown"
16. Elton John, "Little Jeannie"
17. Christopher Cross, "Ride Like The Wind"
18. Smokey Robinson, "Crusin'"
19. Stevie Wonder, "Master Blaster (Jammin')"
20. Air Supply, "Lost In Love"
21. Air Supply, "All Out Of Love"
22. Leo Sawyer, "More Than I Can Say"
23. Bette Midler, "The Rose"
24. Spinners, "Working My Way Back To You/Forgive Me Girl"
25. Kenny Rogers, "Coward Of The County"

:D (PS. Not sure this proves much though TBH!)

Indeed, I was born in the 80's, and what I've heard has been total rubbish.

I was born in 1980 and the music was tripe, as I said, very few bands to come through it with any shine. 70's was much better and I didnt even grow up in that era.

This is probably the wrongest statement on the interweb this year.

IMHO 1965-ish to late 70's was best period ever. I keep telling my kids this but you can imagine the reaction :rolleyes: What's fun though is when they discover a "new" song and I can point to the original version way back. dl

(PS. Anyone see the Clapton thing on TV over the weekend? - terrific)

Look forward to seeing this, really enjoyed Life on Mars :)

I'll watch it as the script should be funny... :D

As for the music, I was born in the 70's, had a very happy childhood etc, etc, but am well aware that the 70's musically was the most embarassing decade since the 1500's when "Hardcore Harpsichord" was the number one album for 46 weeks :eek:
The music will be way better thanks to the 80's influence :thumb:

Me also, big big fan of LoM, as for the music your kidding??? I am a fan of eighties music but given the choice between Cream - The White Room and Black Lace - Agadoo I know what I would take! In fact it was probably the 80s where we first started seeing ridiculous 'party' songs in the charts!

I shall look forward to that coming on in February.

I reckon that the best popular music was in the 60's and the early 70's. Always worth listening to that when they play it sometimes on BBC4.

Les

ALL eras have good and crap.

Lots of crap in the 80s (as with the 60s,70s, 90s, 00s).

You just take what you like out of it.

Some greats of the 80s (and subsequently of course! shows their longevity I suppose):
The Cure
The Smiths
REM
U2
The Chameleons
and many more. Some of the above have been just about the biggest bands in the world with massive tours and album sales.

As I say, all era's have good and crap. Anyone who writes off the whole of a given era is highlighting the fact that they know diddly-squat about music.

But a Quattro ?

Doesnt sound right for the Gene Genie does it.

I've noticed thin ties are making a comeback...gawd,kids never believe you when you tell them these were in twenty years ago.

I was at school in the eighties...it was Michael Jackson Thriller time and everyone wore one glove

They should have used a Capri :lol1:

Not just those - But drain pipe jeans!


Jesus it will be Staypress and tonics next ;)

Or will it go the Fila, Tacchini, LeCoste route?

Never went away fella... Maybe in some parts of the world, but Lacoste and Sergio Tacchini are very much omnipresent :D
Which is why I am one cool bastad :norty: :wonder:

I hope there's plenty of style council tune's in the series one of my favourite bands. Some of great music in the 80's you just have to filter through the ****e!!

YouTube - The Style Council "Walls come tumbling down"

It already has original Fila "Borg" tracksuit tops are now changing hands on the fleabay for over £500 !!!

lol, might have to dig out the old pringle sweaters and gabicchi rollnecks!!!
lol :)