Countdown (Australia)- National Top 10- August 5, 1984

The Countdown National Top 10 for April 12, 1984, announced by Countdown announcer Gavin Wood. The Songs, in order: 10. Bruce Springsteen- Dancing In The Dark 9. INXS- Burn For You 8. Steve Perry- Oh Sherrie 7. Frankie Goes To Hollywood- Two Tribes 6. Elton John- Sad Songs 5. The Twelfth Man- It's Just Not Cricket 4. Eurogliders- Heaven 3. Laura Branigan- Self Control 2. Prince- When Doves Cry 1. Wham- Wake Me Up Before You Go Go Note: Announcer Gavin Wood was great at inserting artist-specific puns in his top 10 countdowns- take particular note of his announcements of INXS, Frankie Goes To Hollywood, and The Twelfth Man. Molly Meldrum ends the segment ant the show with Australian comedian Rodney Rude, known for his rather risqué blue humour, discussing his latest album. Molly finishes by leading into the first Australian television airing of Bruce Springsteen's Dancing In The Dark. Vaxfacts: In announcing Elton John's Sad Songs, Gavin Wood rhetorically asks "Will he or won't he become Sir Elton? Will he or won't he become Sir Daddy Elton? Stay tuned for further developments." As it would turn out, Elton John would become Sir Elton John after being knighted by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on the 24th February 1998, and would indeed become a father, through a surrogate mother, with his civil partner David Furnish, in December 2010.