Channel: The Arkive

Category: Music

Tags: the old grey whistle testbbcgary numantubeway army4ad recordsthrowbackpost punkbeggars arkiveindustrial rockhits from the 80'shits from the 70'scarsdown in the parkelectronic rockelectronicsynth popnew wavememoriesbeggars banquetnumanoidsare friends electric

Description: Subscribe to Beggars Arkive Channel ➤ bit.ly/2ELeyze First Broadcast on 22nd May 1979 The Old Grey Whistle Test (sometimes abbreviated to Whistle Test or OGWT) is a British television music show. The show was devised by BBC producer Rowan Ayers, commissioned by David Attenborough[and aired on BBC2 from 1971 to 1988. It took over the BBC2 late-night slot from Disco 2, which ran between September 1970 and July 1971, while continuing to feature non-chart music. n. According to presenter Bob Harris, the programme derived its name from a Tin Pan Alley phrase from years before. When they got the first pressing of a record they would play it to people they called the old greys – doormen in grey suits. Any song the doormen could remember and whistle, having heard it just once or twice, had passed the old grey whistle test. Subscribe to The Arkive ➤ bit.ly/2ELeyze Beggars Banquet Archive ➤ bit.ly/2VBHdvZ 21 of the Arkive's favourite videos ➤ bit.ly/2TcPYAf Follow us on social media: Facebook: facebook.com/BeggarsArchive Instagram: instagram.com/Beggars_arkive Twitter: twitter.com/beggarsarchive Website: archive.beggars.com