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Countdown meant a lot of things to a lot of people, some of us watched it, some of us performed on it and some of us still wear the wardrobe.
Here some celebrities tell us what Countdown meant to them.
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My fondest memory of Countdown
Was when William Shakespeare performed My little angel
Uncanny X men
This is one band I really miss...I know Brian is round and about in Melbourne, but these guys ruled and I still am an X-maniac
uncanny xmen
I agree Cazza. Xmen rulled in the 80's. I remember going to one fo the concerts and grabbing brian mannix and pulling that furry thing he used to wear around his waist off him....lol
Renee Geyer's fondest memory of Countdown
"Iggy Pop performing 'I'm Bored' - I was there, and slapping Molly."
Renée Geyer is a legend in Australian music has been involved with the industry for over 30 years.
Paul Norton's fondest memory of Countdown
"Australian Crawl on Countdown with James Reyne singing up front with two broken arms or Iggy Pop leaping about and spitting on the kids the audience left with either a piece of Iggy in their hearts or in their hair."
Paul Norton released his first single ‘Stuck On You’ which reached number two on the Australian charts in the 80s. Paul toured with the Countdown Spectacular in 2006.
Mikey Robbins' fondest memory of Countdown
"John Paul Young f**king up the Fernando video, Iggy Pop and Rose Tattoo performing 'Bad Boy for Love'."
Mikey Robbins is an Australian media personality, comedian and writer.
Keith Lamb and Les Gock's fondest memories of Countdown
Les - "When ‘Bony Maroney’ was named the no 1 record of 1975"
Keith - "The Silver Jubilee Prince’s Show"
Keith Lamb (lead singer) and Les Gock (guitarist) were members of Aussie 70s glam rock band Hush, who were regular performers on Countdown with such hits as ‘Bony Maroney’ and ‘Glad all Over'.
James Reyne's fondest memory of Countdown
"Overhearing Cold Chisel discussing (while in our respective dressing rooms) how they were going to smash up the stage at the Countdown awards"
James Reyne led Australian Crawl to the top of the Australian music for over a decade. The band's popularity skyrocketed with all of their albums achieving top 5 status, winning numerous band, music and video awards and appearing on Countdown multiple times.
H.G Nelson's fondest memory of Countdown
"'I like it both ways' – Supernaut
'Bad boy for love' – Rose Tattoo
'Where the action is' – JPY
Molly’s interview with Prince Charles"
H.G. Nelson is one half of the much loved Australian sports comedy duo Roy and HG.
Brian Canham's fondest memory of Countdown
"Winning (and accepting from Kylie Minogue & Jason Donovan) the Countdown award for “Most Popular male Performer” in 1986… pretty surreal that was…"
Brian Canham was the lead singer of the successful Aussie group Pseudo Echo who frequented Countdown with such hits as ‘Funky Town’ and ‘Love an Adventure’.
Adam Spencer's fondest memory of Countdown
"Seeing Tim Finn clearly missing a line cos he was miming when Split Enz were performing their seminal hit 'I got you' - it was the death of innocence for me to realise that it wasn't being done live."
ABC personality Adam Spencer, currently presents the Breakfast shift on 702 ABC Radio Sydney.
LMAO I remember that too!
LMAO I remember that too!