02/08/1979 Top of the Pops

It's Thursday, we've got music if you've got time. Here's Top Of The Pops, the charts and the Dooleys!

# You're the kind of guy that I gotta keep away

# But it's all right

# You know you can't deny It's the price I've gotta pay

# But it's all right

# Cos though your lips are sweet as honey

# Your heart is made of solid stone

# One look and boy you got me runnin'

# I bet you saw me comin' after you alone

# Wanted Boy, you're everything I ever wanted

# Now all I've got's a memory, I'm haunted

# Livin' in the shadow of your love

# Boy, you know you've got me Cos you're wanted... #

APPLAUSE

Yeah! Yeah!

# Robin Hood, Robin Hood Here we are again

# Living each day outside the law

# Trying not to do what we did before

# Country slag with the Bow Bell voice

# So close to the city we ain't got much choice

# Council estates or tower blocks

# Wherever you live you get the knocks

# But the people round here They are so nice

# "Stop being naughty Take our advice!"

# Hersham boys, Hersham boys

# Lace up boots and corduroys

# Hersham boys, Hersham boys

# They call us the Cockney cowboys

# It's down to the hop for the local girls

# They're not beauty queens but they're our pearls

# So when you go to bed tonight

# Don't worry about us We're all right!

# Hersham boys, Hersham boys

# Laced up boots and corduroys

# Hersham boys, Hersham boys

# They call us the Cockney cowboys.... #

That's right, guv'nor.

Jack the lad. Know what I mean?

Eh? Know what I mean? Ha-ha-ha!

# Hersham boys, Hersham boys

# Laced up boots and corduroys

# Hersham boys, Hersham boys

-# They call us the Cockney cowboys...

-#

WHOOPING AND CLAPPING

You just hold on there, boy.

# Hersham boys, Hersham boys

# Laced up boots and corduroys

# Hersham boys, Hersham boys

# They call us the Cockney cowboys. #

What a way to go nuts. Hersham Boys, highest new entry at 23, Sham 69.

This is the Olympic Runners.

# Bitch, a-ha

# God help the guy who gets the bitch

# I said bitch, ah-ha

# No-one is safe around the bitch

# There are good girls and there's bad

# The bad ones are all I've ever had

# I can't tell which is which

# But trust me to get the bitch

# A-ha, God help the guy who gets the bitch

# I said, bitch! A-ha

# No-one is safe around the bitch

# She will ruin me I know

# But I love her and I can't let her go

# She's like a wicked, wicked witch

# And I wish that I could ditch the bitch

# A-ha, God help the guy who gets the bitch

# I said bitch, a-ha

# No-one is safe around the bitch

# I said bitch

# A-ha

# God help the guy who gets the bitch

# I said bitch, a-ha

# No-one is safe around the bitch

# She will ruin me I know

# But I love her and I can't let her go

# Oh, no

# She's like a wicked, wicked witch

# And I wish that I could ditch the bitch

# A-ha, God help the guy who gets the bitch

# I said bitch, a-ha

# No-one is safe around the bitch

# I said bitch, yeah, a-ha. #

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

It's good, that, that's Olympic Runners,

featuring Pete Wingfield, of course, and The Bitch.

This is the sound of summer.

# The other day I saw you walking

# You looked as pretty as a peach

# You look so near but yet somehow you're out of reach

# I could change the world

# If I had you

# I could change the world

# If I had you

# My daddy told me not to worry

# He said, son, it always comes to he who waits

# But as I wait, I feel sometimes, oh, no

# It's too late

# I could change the world

# If I had you

# I could change the world

# If I had you

GUITAR SOLO

# I could change the world

# If I had you

# I could change the world

# If I had you... #

APPLAUSE

You've just seen and heard The Korgis at number 13, If I Had You.

This is ABBA, it's a double A-side,

and the one side we're playing for you is Voulez-Vous.

# People everywhere

# A sense of expectation hanging in the air

# Giving out a spark

# Across the room your eyes are glowing in the dark

# And here we go again We know the start, we know the end

# Masters of the scene

# We've done it all before and now we're back to get some more

# You know what I mean

-# Voulez-vous

-A-ha

-# Take it now or leave it

-A-ha

-Now is all we get

-A-ha

# Nothing promised, no regrets

-# Voulez-vous

-A-ha

-# Ain't no big decision

-A-ha

-You know what to do

-A-ha

# La question c'est voulez-vous

# Voulez-vous

# I know what you think

# "The girl means business so I'll offer her a drink"

# Looking mighty proud

# I see you leave your table, pushing through the crowd

# I'm really glad you came, You know the rules, you know the game

# Master of the scene

# We've done it all before and now we're back to get some more

# You know what I mean

-# Voulez-vous

-A-ha

-# Take it now or leave it

-A-ha

-Now is all we get

-A-ha

# Nothing promised, no regrets

-# Voulez-vous

-A-ha

-# Ain't no big decision

-A-ha

-You know what to do

-A-ha

# La question c'est voulez-vous

# And here we go again We know the start, we know the end

# Masters of the scene

# We've done it all before and now we're back to get some more

# You know what I mean

-# Voulez-vous

-A-ha

# A-ha... #

A guy I've been waiting to make a chart entry, and at last

he's going to do it. BA Robertson, Bang Bang.

# The straitjacket of true love's fine bang, bang

# If you're Houdini in your spare time bang, bang

# Lord Nel and Lady Hamilton they fought for love

# When he come home from the war he gave her what for love

# The mighty fall when love has called

# Vampire friends desire to lust - fang fang

# They fall on necks then fall in love - pang pang

# The Marquis de Sade was happy with a stoke of love

# Sherlock Holmes alone preferred a little toke of love

# Bang, bang, the mighty fall

# Bang, bang, when love has called

# Bang, bang, the mighty fall

# Tony and Cleo struck out for the freeo down Egypt's way

# But Caesar had squeezed her in Rome on his quilt for a day

# Hey, hey

# Now Anthony got really angry

# 'Bout old Caesar's hanky panky

# She told 'em she would use 'em And boy did she abuse 'em

# Fall in love and blew 'em away

# Bang, bang, the mighty fall

# Bang, bang, when love has called

# Bang, bang, the mighty fall

# Bang, bang

# Na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na na-na-na-na-na-na-na

# And Sam and Delilah they both we should file under fool

# Cos when the temple start to crumble

# Sammy for his comb did fumble

# Life was in a ruin, she loved Johnny Fruin

# Fall in love and blew 'em away

# Bang, bang, when love has called

# Bang, bang, the mighty fall

# Bang, bang, when love has called

# Bang, bang. #

Hot work here. Sun, sand, Legs & Co,

Earth, Wind & Fire, what have you got?

# For a while To love was all we could do

# We were young and we knew

# And our eyes were alive

# Deep inside We knew our love was true

# For a while

# We paid no mind to the past

# We knew love would last Every night something right

# Would invite us to begin the dance

# Somethin' happened along the way

# What used to be happy was sad

# Something happened along the way And yesterday was all we had

# And, oh, after the love has gone How could you lead me on?

# And not let me stay around

# Oh, oh, oh, after the love has gone

# What used to be right is wrong

# Can love that's lost be found?

# For a while to love each other with all we would ever need

# Love was strong for so long never knew that what was wrong

# Oh, baby, wasn't right We tried to find what we had

# Till sadness was all we shared

# We were scared this affair would lead our love into

# Something happened along the way

# Yesterday was all we had

# Something happened along the way

# What used to be happy is sad

# Somethin' happened along the way

# Oh, yesterday was all we had

# And, oh, after the love has gone

# How could you lead me on and not let me stay around?

# Oh, oh, oh, after the love has gone... #

Woof! After The Love Has Gone, Legs & Co. At 10, it's Sparks.

# You gotta beat the clock You gotta beat the clock

# You gotta beat the clock You gotta beat the clock

# You gotta beat the clock You gotta beat the clock

# You gotta beat the clock You gotta beat the clock

# When I was born a little premature

# You gotta beat the clock You gotta beat the clock

# Mom just couldn't take no more

# You gotta beat the clock You gotta beat the clock

# Had no time to learn to cry Goodbye, mama, got to fly

# Bye, bye, bye, bye, bye, bye, bye

# You gotta beat the clock You gotta beat the clock

# You gotta beat the clock You gotta beat the clock

# Entered school when I was two

# You gotta beat the clock You gotta beat the clock

# PhD'd that afternoon

# You gotta beat the clock You gotta beat the clock

# Never entered any sports Didn't look too good in shorts

# Got divorced when I was four

# You gotta beat the clock You gotta beat the clock

# Well, I've seen everything there is

# I've done everything there is

# I've met everyone but Liz Now I've even met old Liz

# No time for relationship Skip the foreplay let 'er rip

# You gotta beat the clock You gotta beat the clock

# You gotta beat the clock You gotta beat the clock

# You gotta beat the clock You gotta beat the clock

# You gotta beat the clock You gotta beat the clock

# You gotta beat the clock You gotta beat the clock

# You gotta beat the clock You gotta beat the clock

# You gotta beat the clock You gotta beat the clock

# You gotta beat the clock You gotta beat the clock

# You gotta beat the clock You gotta beat the clock

# When I did lots of travelling

# You gotta beat the clock You gotta beat the clock

# Parts of me unravelling

# You gotta beat the clock You gotta beat the clock

# The army then rejected me Said I had two flat feet

# Wore them out when I was three

# You gotta beat the clock You gotta beat the clock

# You gotta beat the clock You gotta beat the clock

# Too bad there ain't ten of you

# You gotta beat the clock You gotta beat the clock

# Then I'd show you what I'd do

# You gotta beat the clock You gotta beat the clock

# I could cheat on five of you... #

That is good, it's number 10, it's Sparks.

Two out of two from them on their new LP.

For the first time on British TV, it's The Specials and Gangsters.

# Why must you record my phone calls?

# Are you planning a bootleg LP?

# Said you've been threatened by gangsters

# Now it's you that's threatening me

# Can't fight corruption with con tricks

# They use the law to commit crime

# And I dread, dread to think what the future will bring

# When we're living in gangster time... #

Don't call me scar face!

# Don't interrupt while I'm talking

# Or they'll confiscate all your guitars

# And catch 22 says if I sing the truth

# They won't make me an overnight star

# Don't offer us legal protection

# They use the law to commit crime

# I dread to think what the future will bring

# When we're living in real gangster time

# Bernie Rhodes knows - don't argue. #

-It's the Gibson Brothers, they're live on stage and...

-What a life!

-Indeed!

-What a life!

-# There'll be love!

-Mmm, there'll be love

-# Happiness!

-Yes, there'll be happiness, too

-# There'll be love!

-Love for everyone

-# Tenderness

-Yes, there'll be tenderness, too

# Oooh, oooh, oooh, ooooh What a life!

# Ooooh What a life!

# Oooh, oooh, oooh, ooooh What a life!

# Ooooh What a life!

-# No wars!

-No war to kill no-one

-# No more tears!

-No more tears, I promise

-# There'll be food!

-Enough for everyone

-# For many years!

-For many years, I promise

# Oooh, oooh, oooh, ooooh What a life!

# Ooooh What a life!

# Oooh, oooh, oooh, ooooh What a life!

# Ooooh What a life!

# What a life to live in this world, you see

# What a life to live for you and me and...

# Everybody!

# Everybody!

# What a life to live for you and me

# Oooh, oooh, oooh, ooooh What a life!

# Oooh, oooh, oooh, ooooh What a life!

# Ooooh What a life!

# Oooh, oooh, oooh, ooooh What a life!

# What a life, what a life what a life, what a life

# What a life, what a life

# What a life

# What a life

# What a life, what a life what a life, what a life

# What a life, what a life

# What a life

# What a life

# Oooh, oooh, oooh, ooooh What a life!

# Ooooh What a life! #

CHEERING

Well, what more do you want? Seventh week at number one, take it easy. It's the Boomtown Rats.

# The silicon chip inside her head Got switched to overload

# And nobody's gonna go to school today

# She's gonna make them stay at home

# And daddy doesn't understand it

# He always said she was good as gold

-# And he can see

-No reasons

-# Cos there are

-No reasons

# What reasons do you need to be shown?

-# Tell me why

-I don't like Mondays

-# Tell me why

-I don't like Mondays

-# Tell me why

-I don't like Mondays

# I wanna shoot

# The whole day down

# The telex machine is kept so clean

# As it types to a waiting world

# And mother feels so shocked Father's world is rocked

# And their thoughts turn to their own little girl

# Sweet 16, ain't that peachy keen

# Now it ain't so neat to admit defeat

-# They can see

-No reasons

-# Cos there are

-No reasons

# What reasons do you need?

# Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

-# Tell me why

-I don't like Mondays

-# Tell me why

-I don't like Mondays

-# Tell me why

-I don't like Mondays

# I wanna shoot

# The whole day down, down, down, shoot it all down

# Now the playing's stopped in the playground now

# She wants to play with her toys a while

# And school's out early and soon we'll be learning

# The lesson today is how to die

# And then the bullhorn crackles

# And the captain tackles with the problems and the hows and whys

-# And he can see

-No reasons

-# Cos there are

-No reasons

# What reasons do you need to die, die, oh, oh, oh

-# Tell me why

-I don't like Mondays

-# Tell me why

-I don't like Mondays

-# Tell me why

-I don't like, I don't like

-# Tell me why

-I don't like Mondays

-# Tell me why

-I don't like, I don't like

-# Tell me why

-I don't like Mondays

-# Tell me why

-I don't like Mondays

# I wanna shoot

# The whole day down. #

CHEERING

I don't like Mondays. Don't mind Thursdays.

That was number one, it was the Boomtown Rats and we'll see you again next week.

I'm going to have a bit of a kip here. See you around, bye-bye.

# We were born to be

# Alive We were born to be

-# Alive!

-Born!

# Born to be alive

# You see we're born

# Born, born

# Born to be alive

# Time was on my side when I was running down the street

# It was so fine, fine, fine

# A suitcase and an old guitar... #