04/11/76 Top of the Pops

Welcome to Top Of The Pops. Tonight's show is dedicated

to everyone who wanted me to get the sack.

# Let's go for a little walk

# Under the moon of love

# Let's sit down and talk

# Under the moon of love

# I wanna tell ya

# That I love ya

# And I want you to be my girl

# Little darling, let's walk

# Let's talk

# Under the moon of love

# You look so lovely

# Under the moon of love

# Your eyes shine so brightly

# Under the moon of love

# I wanna go all the time

# You'll be my love tonight

# Little darling let's walk

# Let's talk

# Under the moon of love

# I wanna talk sweet talk

# Whisper things in your ear

# I wanna tell ya lots of things

# I know you've been longing to hear

# Come on little darling take my hand

# Let's go for a little walk

# Under the moon of love

# Let's sit down and talk

# Under the moon of love

# I wanna tell ya

# That I love ya

# And I want you to be my girl

# Little darling let's walk

# Let's talk

# Under the moon of love

# The moon of love

# Under the moon of love

# I wanna tell ya

# That I love ya

# And I want you to be my girl

# Little darling let's walk

# Let's talk

# Under the moon of love

# The moon of love

# I wanna talk sweet talk

# Whisper things in your ear

# I'm gonna tell ya lots of things

# I know you've been longing to hear

# Come on little darling take my hand

# Let's go for a little walk

# Under the moon of love

# Let's sit right down and talk

# Under the moon of love

# Let's go for a little walk

# Under the moon of love

# Let's sit down and talk

# Under the moon of love. #

Showaddywaddy, Under The Moon Of Love.

I'll explain about those sacks in just a while. Here's the sound

in the chart, with the big deep voice, in the start.

No, not Lena Zavaroni, The Manhattans.

# You made a promise, and you broke it

# He could never love you like I do

# Ooh I feel so bad

# Hurt

# To think that you lied to me

# Hurt

# Way down deep inside of me

# You said your love was true

# And we'd never part

# Now you've found someone new

# And it breaks my heart

# I'm hurt

# Hurt

# Much more than you'll ever know

# Hurt

# Because I still love you so

# But even though you hurt me

# Like no-one else could do

# I would never

# Never hurt

# You

# Even though you've taken your love from me

# Baby I want you back

# I'll never hurt you

# I'll never hurt you

# No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. #

The sound of The Manhattans and Hurt.

Now, a fortnight ago, we set a competition.

We invited you, in fact, to submit some names, suggestions

for the new title of our all-lady-dancing-group on Top Of The Pops.

As you can see, thousands of you sent entries in.

In fact, you ruined it, totally ruined it

because each one of these sacks holds about 2,000 or 3,000 cards,

we've had so many we can't announce it tonight.

Sorry about that but DLT, next week, will be announcing the winner

and the prize-winner will be on the programme.

Here are the ladies. See you next week for that announcement.

# Well I've been lookin' real hard

# And I'm tryin' to find a job

# But it just keeps gettin' tougher every day

# But I got to do my part cos I know in my heart

# I got to please my sweet baby, yeah

# Well, I ain't superstitious

# And I don't get suspicious

# But my woman is a friend of mine

# And I know that it's true that all the things that I do

# Will come back to me in my sweet time

# So keep on rockin' me baby

# Keep on a rockin' me baby

# Keep on a rockin' me baby

# Keep on a rockin' me baby

# I went from Phoenix, Arizona

# All the way to Tacoma

# Philadelphia, Atlanta, L.A.

# Northern California where the girls are warm

# So I could be with my sweet baby, yeah

# Keep on a rockin' me baby

# Keep on a rockin' me baby

# Keep on a rockin' me baby

# Keep on a rockin' me baby

# Baby, baby, baby

# Keep on rockin'

# Rockin' me baby

# Keep on a rockin'

# Rockin' me baby

# Woo-hoo-hoo, yeah

# Don't get suspicious

# Now don't be suspicious

# Babe, you know you are a friend of mine

# And you know that it's true

# That all the things that I do

# Are gonna come back to you in your sweet time

# I went from Phoenix, Arizona

# All the way to Tacoma

# Philadelphia, Atlanta, L.A.

# Northern California where the girls are warm

# So I could hear my sweet baby say

# Keep on a rockin' me baby. #

Steve Miller Band and Rockin' Me.

That's anonymous doing the dancing, but next week on Top of the Pops

we will name them, so join DLT for that.

In the meantime, accept no substitute, although it's just come in at this week's number 15.

# You think we look pretty good together

# You think my shoes are made of leather

# I'm a substitute for another guy

# I look pretty tall but my heels are high

# The simple things you see are all complicated

# I look bloody young, but I'm just back-dated, yeah

# Substitute your lies for fact

# I can see right through your plastic mac

# I look all white, but my dad was black

# My fine linen suit is really made out of sack

# I was born with a plastic spoon in my mouth

# The north side of my town faced east

# And the east was facing south

# And now you dare to look me in the eye

# Those crocodile tears are what you cry

# It's a genuine problem, you won't try

# To work it out at all you just pass it by

# Pass it by

# Substitute me for him

# Substitute my coke for gin

# Substitute you for my mum

# At least I'll get my washing done

# But I'm a substitute for another guy

# I look pretty tall but my heels are high

# The simple things you see are all complicated

# I look pretty young, but I'm just back-dated, yeah

# Substitute me for him

# Substitute my coke for gin

# Substitute you for my mum

# At least I'll get my washing done

# Substitute your lies for fact

# I see right through your plastic mac

# I look all white, but my dad was black

# My fine linen suit is really made out of sack. #

There they were, live at Charlton,

the highest old entry this week at number 15, The Who and Substitute.

It's not bad form for your second single to make it into the Top 30.

Here's Bonnie Tyler from South Wales and she's Lost In France.

# I was lost in France

# In the fields the birds were singing

# I was lost in France

# And the day was just beginning

# As I stood there in the morning rain

# I had a feeling I can't explain

# I was lost in France in love

# I was lost in France

# In the street a band was playing

# And the crowd all danced

# Couldn't catch what they were saying

# When I looked up he was standing there

# And I knew I shouldn't but I didn't care

# I was lost in France in love

# Ooh la la la

# Ooh la la la dance

# Ooh la la la dancing

# Ooh la la la ooh la la la dance

# Ooh la la la dancing

# Ooh la la la ooh la la la dance

# Ooh la la la dancing

# I was lost in France

# And the vines were over-flowing

# I was lost in France

# And a million stars were glowing

# And I looked round for a telephone

# To say baby I won't be home

# I was lost in France in love

# Ooh la la la ooh la la la dance

# Ooh la la la dancing

# Ooh la la la ooh la la la dance

# Ooh la la la dancing

# Ooh la la la ooh la la la dance

# Ooh la la la dancing

# And I looked round for a telephone

# To say baby I won't be home

# I was lost in France in love

# Ooh la la la ooh la la la dance

# Ooh la la la dancing

# Ooh la la la ooh la la la dance

# Ooh la la la dancing

# Ooh la la la ooh la la la dance

# Ooh la la la dancing

# Ooh la la la ooh la la la dance

# Ooh la la la dancing. #

Bonnie Tyler and she obviously stayed too long, went to Rouen,

perish the thought, she was Lost In France.

Right now, five gentlemen from America,

they are Tavares and they don't stop the music for anybody.

# Don't take away the music

# It's the only thing I've got

# It's my piece of the rock

# I knew you were always there

# You were my song

# How am I supposed to bear it

# Now that you've gone

# Would you separate the words

# Ooh, from a sweet melody

# Lady, would you take away

# The music from a symphony

# Don't take away the music

# It's the only thing I've got

# It's my piece of the rock

# Don't take away the music

# Everything else is gone

# Don't strip my world of its song

# Every time you whispered low

-# My heart would sing

-(My heart would sing)

# Now it's silent like the phone

# The phone that never rings, baby

# Memories of love's refrain

# Memories keep haunting me

# What are we doing to the song we sang

# What happened to our sweet harmony

# Don't take away the music

# It's the only thing I've got

# It's my piece of the rock

# Don't take away the music

# Everything else is gone

# Don't strip my world of it's song

# Don't take my music ooh-hoo-hoo

# Don't take my music no, no, no!

# Don't take my music

# Don't take it away, oh, no! #

This week's sound, from America, the brothers Tavares

and Don't Take Away The Music.

I thought this lot came from America, but they come from the Midlands.

It's The Climax Blues Band and they couldn't get it wrong.

# Time was drifting

# This rocker got to roll

# So I hit the road and made my getaway

# Restless feeling, really got a hold

# I started searching for a better way

# But I kept on looking for a sign

# In the middle of the night

# But I couldn't see the light

# No, I couldn't see the light

# I kept on looking for a way

# To take me through the night

# I couldn't get it right

# I couldn't get it right

# LA fever made me feel all right

# But I must admit it got the best of me

# Getting down, so deep I could have drowned

# Now, I can't get back the way I used to be

# But I kept on looking for a sign

# In the middle of the night

# But I couldn't see the light

# No, I couldn't see the light

# I kept on looking for a way

# To take me through the night

# I couldn't get it right

# I couldn't get it right

# New York City took me with the tide

# And I nearly died from hospitality

# Left me stranded, took away my pride

# Just another no account fatality

# But I kept on looking for a sign

# In the middle of the night

# But I couldn't see the light

# No, I couldn't see the light

# I kept on looking for a way

# To take me through the night

# I couldn't get it right

# I couldn't get it right

# I kept on looking for a sign

# In the middle of the night

# But I couldn't see the light

# No, I couldn't see the light

# I kept on looking for a way

# To take me through the night

# Couldn't get it right

# Couldn't get it right. #

Climax Blues Band and they Couldn't Get It Right.

This week's number two ought to be number one. Not just because they're standing here,

but here are three members from Chicago.

There's Terry and Peter and Danny, welcome to the UK.

Can I start with you, Terry? Where did you get the song from?

You ought to start with him, since he wrote this song.

I wanted you to say that so I could get to him, you see. Peter...

Well, actually you should... No... I did write this song. It was from experience.

-If You Leave Me Now, how did it come about? I mean, somebody wandered out of your life?

-Many times.

I don't know, I just wrote it.

-I don't know, you're putting me on the spot. I've no idea.

-No idea?

And a little tear appears on one cheek. Danny, you're tired because of the jetlag.

-How long are you in the UK for?

-Two more days and then we go to Paris.

I hope you can hang around long enough to see you take over the number one spot.

It's got to be number one next week.

On Top Of The Pops, here's this week's number one. I hope you

enjoyed the programme, I've got my fingers crossed for Chicago, but in the meantime,

let's take a journey nowhere near Chicago, the Mississippi and Pussycat.

# Well you can hear the country song from far

# And someone play the honky tonk guitar

# Where all the lights will go on one by one

# People enjoying the sun

# And the wind takes it away

# Where the Mississippi rolls down to the sea

# And lovers found the place they like to be

# How many times before this song was ending

# Love and understanding everywhere around

# Mississippi

# I'll remember you

# Whenever I shall go away

# I'll be longing for the day

# That I will be in Greenville again

# Mississippi

# You'll be on my mind

# Every time I hear this song

# Mississippi rolls along

# Until the end of time

# Now the country song for ever lost its soul

# When the guitar player turns to rock'n'roll

# And every time when summer nights are falling

# I always will be calling

# Dreams of yesterday

# Mississippi

# I'll remember you

# Whenever I shall go away

# I'll be longing for the day

# That I will be in Greenville again

# Mississippi

# You'll be on my mind

# Every time I hear this song

# Mississippi rolls along

# Until the end of time

# Every time I hear this song

# Mississippi rolls along until the end of time. #

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