BBC & ITV musical montages
Musical montages that captured tournaments most memorable moments were a regular feature of the BBC & ITV coverage back in the 1980's but were phased out in all except for the World Championship in the 1990's, which itself dropped them at the end of that decade. I've compiled the following list of montages that I'm aware of and am curious about whether I've missed any and also which ones people remember most fondly:
Embassy World Championship
1978 When I’m Sixty-Four (The Beatles)
1979-88 The Entertainer (Scott Joplin) (1979/81/82/83/86/87/88)
1981 Making Your Mind Up (Bucks Fizz)
1983 Get it Right Next Time (Gerry Rafferty)
1983 Private Investigations (Dire Straits)
1984 While You See a Chance (Steve Winwood)
1984 Total Eclipse of the Heart (Bonnie Tyler)
1984 Sartorial Eloquence (Elton John)
1984 Zorba the Greek theme
1984 Don’t Wait Until Tomorrow (Leo Sayer)
1985 Standing On the Inside (Neil Sedaka)
1985 With A Little Bit of Luck (Frederick Lowe - My Fair Lady)
1985 Pressure (Billy Joel)
1986 Boss O’ the Black (Jed Ford)
1987 Memories (Barbara Streisand)
1989 Radetzky March (Strauss)
1989 With A little Bit of Luck (Frederick Lowe - My Fair Lady)
1990 Radetzky March (Strauss)
1991 Souvenir (OMD)
1991 The Anvil Chorus (Verdi)
1992 These Are the Days of Our Lives (Queen)
1993 Hero (Tasmin Archer)
1994 Every Breath You Take (Police)
1995 You Gotta Be (Desree)
1996 Don’t Stop Me Now (Queen)
1997 Who Do You Think You Are (Spice Girls)
1997 Unforgettable (Nat King Cole)
1998 Stuck In The Middle With You (Stealers Wheel)
Other tournaments
1983 Jameson International (You Got What it Takes, Showaddywaddy)
1984 B&H Masters (That's All, Genesis)
1984 Jameson International (Help, The Beatles)
1984 Hofmeister Doubles (I Got You Babe, Sonny & Cher)
1985 B&H Masters (Tell Me What You See, The Beatles)
1985 Dulux British Open (Wouldn’t It Be Good, Nik Kershaw)
1985 Goya Trophy (Holding out for a Hero, Bonnie Tyler)
1985 Coral UK Champs (Sorry Seems To Be the Hardest Word, Elton John)
1986 B&H Masters (Through the Long Night, Billy Joel)
1986 B&H Irish Masters (Walk of Life, Dire Straits)
1986 Tennents UK Champs (Carmen Overture, George Bizet)
1987 Rothmans Grand Prix (I Missed Again, Phil Collins)
1987 Tennents UK Champs (Albatross, Fleetwood Mac)
1988 Tennents UK Champs (Knew You Were Waiting, George Michael & Aretha Franklin)
1989 Anglian British Open (At the Hop, Danny and the Juniors)
Embassy World Championship
1978 When I’m Sixty-Four (The Beatles)
1979-88 The Entertainer (Scott Joplin) (1979/81/82/83/86/87/88)
1981 Making Your Mind Up (Bucks Fizz)
1983 Get it Right Next Time (Gerry Rafferty)
1983 Private Investigations (Dire Straits)
1984 While You See a Chance (Steve Winwood)
1984 Total Eclipse of the Heart (Bonnie Tyler)
1984 Sartorial Eloquence (Elton John)
1984 Zorba the Greek theme
1984 Don’t Wait Until Tomorrow (Leo Sayer)
1985 Standing On the Inside (Neil Sedaka)
1985 With A Little Bit of Luck (Frederick Lowe - My Fair Lady)
1985 Pressure (Billy Joel)
1986 Boss O’ the Black (Jed Ford)
1987 Memories (Barbara Streisand)
1989 Radetzky March (Strauss)
1989 With A little Bit of Luck (Frederick Lowe - My Fair Lady)
1990 Radetzky March (Strauss)
1991 Souvenir (OMD)
1991 The Anvil Chorus (Verdi)
1992 These Are the Days of Our Lives (Queen)
1993 Hero (Tasmin Archer)
1994 Every Breath You Take (Police)
1995 You Gotta Be (Desree)
1996 Don’t Stop Me Now (Queen)
1997 Who Do You Think You Are (Spice Girls)
1997 Unforgettable (Nat King Cole)
1998 Stuck In The Middle With You (Stealers Wheel)
Other tournaments
1983 Jameson International (You Got What it Takes, Showaddywaddy)
1984 B&H Masters (That's All, Genesis)
1984 Jameson International (Help, The Beatles)
1984 Hofmeister Doubles (I Got You Babe, Sonny & Cher)
1985 B&H Masters (Tell Me What You See, The Beatles)
1985 Dulux British Open (Wouldn’t It Be Good, Nik Kershaw)
1985 Goya Trophy (Holding out for a Hero, Bonnie Tyler)
1985 Coral UK Champs (Sorry Seems To Be the Hardest Word, Elton John)
1986 B&H Masters (Through the Long Night, Billy Joel)
1986 B&H Irish Masters (Walk of Life, Dire Straits)
1986 Tennents UK Champs (Carmen Overture, George Bizet)
1987 Rothmans Grand Prix (I Missed Again, Phil Collins)
1987 Tennents UK Champs (Albatross, Fleetwood Mac)
1988 Tennents UK Champs (Knew You Were Waiting, George Michael & Aretha Franklin)
1989 Anglian British Open (At the Hop, Danny and the Juniors)
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