Mark Goodier served up one cracking bit of chart trivia after another on this week’s double helping of Pick of the Pops, covering 1984 and 1991. The standout nugget came during the 1991 countdown, when Goodier revealed that Right Said Fred’s breakthrough hit “I’m Too Sexy” was later sampled by Taylor Swift for “Look What You Made Me Do” in 2017, a deal reportedly worth £4 million to the duo.
George Michael’s first solo single, “Careless Whisper,” got its own mini-feature in the 1984 hour. Goodier explained that Michael auditioned nine different saxophone players before settling on Steve Gregory, the same musician who played the famous sax line on the Rolling Stones’ “Honky Tonk Women.” He also noted the track was co-written with Wham! bandmate Andrew Ridgeley.
Goodier flagged a couple of upcoming treats for Radio 2 listeners. He said Emma Willis will be joined by Radio 2 presenters for a National Album Day special celebrating Prince, airing next Saturday from 1pm. He also confirmed that next Sunday’s Pick of the Pops will jump to the charts from 1978 and 1988.
Elsewhere in the countdowns, Goodier pointed out that U2’s “Pride (In the Name of Love)” was given extra resonance by news that the band’s first album in nine years was due out on 13 November 1984, and that Monty Python’s “Always Look on the Bright Side of Life” enjoyed a huge 22-place climb in the 1991 chart.
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