03/01/1985 Top of the Pops

Just when you thought the party

season was over we've got

another reason to celebrate.

Top Of The Pops

is 21 years old today.

And we're going into a new year with

a brand-new shape to the programme.

We'll tell you more about that later

on but we've got a great start

to this programme. This is

Police Officer, Smiley Culture.

# Every time me drive me

car police stop me superstar

# True me drive a Fiat and a Merc,

sell weh me Lancia

# So more time when me go a east

London to check some cockneys

# Them tell me to produce insurance,

licence and MOT

# But me say, police officer,

no give me producer

# Police officer,

no bother give me producer

# Police officer no give me producer

# Police officer

no bother give me producer

# To everybody in the dance

I dedicate this style

# Whether you be a lawbreaker

or you a informer

# You could be a PC,

CID or inspector

# Me no charge for murder, failing

to produce is what me charge for

# So police officer

no give me producer

# Police officer

no bother give me producer

# Call me a Smiley Culture,

used to drive up a Lancia

# And me a drive car

from me a teenager

# Police officer,

me is an expert driver

# So if you see me,

no shout or no holler

# No stand up in the road with

a torch and try pull me over

# Ca' if it's a dark night

by yourself you will get run over

# No come behind me in a Rover

and start flash your flasher

# Or come rev, rev, rev it

beside me 'pon your scooter

# Ca' me is a man who

would just ride faster

# And when me feel like it,

me would pull up on a corner

# Before you ask any question,

me already have an answer

# And any answer you get,

you know it would be formula

# Police officer no give me producer

# Police officer

no bother give me producer

# Police officer no give me producer

# Police officer

no bother give me producer

# One me way a people's club

me pass through Victoria

# And through me, an entertainer say

no tax 'pon me window

# As me go through the light

the whole road take over

# And as me drive nearer could see

clearer it was a Black Maria

# With six or seven

plain clothes police officers

# Them didn't look the type

of police me could give a fiver

# First thing that come into me

head, good thing me hide me ganja!

# Next thing that happen them wave,

in other words pull me over

# All me could do is sigh

and shrug me shoulder

# And as them approach me,

start wind down me window

# Me a go tell you how me answer

# Every question them fire

# Well, what's your name then, son?

# My name Smiley Culture

# Where do you think

you're coming from lad?

# From seeing me mother

# What's the registration

of the car?

# I can't remember

# What you got in the boot then,

son?

# A cassette recorder,

would like to have a look?

# Shut your bloody mouth,

we ask, you answer

# Now take the keys out the car

and step out of the motor

# Me and my colleague

have a few questions to ask you

# You'll be on your way as soon

as we get an answer

# As me come out of the car,

me think and me wonder

# What police officers could want

with Smiley Culture

# With them torch them a search

the interior

# But whatever them looking for

me hiding place superior

# But the way them search me

had to ask them what they look for

# But me try handle them coarse,

them just handle me coarser

# Then one draw handcuff,

put him hand 'pon my shoulder

# And say,

we ain't got time to waste,

# We don't think you have neither

# Just give us what we want,

the real sensimania

# Me never had a choice,

me draw out me ganja

# As me do that,

start to rub them hands together

# One say, shall we put him in the

van or in the back of the Rover?

# Me say, you can't do that

cause my name's Smiley Culture

# You what? Did you do that record,

Cockney Translator?

# In the reggae charts,

number one was its number

# My kids love it

and so does my mother

# Tell you what I'll do,

a favour for a favour

# Just sign your autograph

on this piece of paper

# Me cut him short

and me draw out me Parker

# 'Pon the producer,

me just sign Smiley Culture

# Them never lie, them never bother

# Arrest me or take me ganja. #

It's great to see

that in the charts.

That's Smiley Culture

and Police Officer, wasn't it?

Yes.

In a dance hall style.

We're going to go straight

to the charts a bit early

but there's a good reason for it.

At number 40, So Near To Christmas,

Alvin Stardust.

39, Hard Habit To Break, Chicago.

Number 38, Let It All Blow,

Dazz Band.

A chart entry at number 37, San

Damiano (Heart And Soul), Sal Solo.

I Wish It Could Be Christmas Day

Every Day. Roy Wood at 36.

A chart re-entry,

Freedom from Wham! is 35.

Brand-new at 34,

Police Officer, Smiley Culture.

33, Treat Her Like A Lady,

the Temptations.

A chart re-entry at 32.

Agadoo, Black Lace.

Number 31, Respect Yourself,

the Kane Gang.

A chart entry at 30.

Step Off, Grand Master Melle Mel.

29, All Join Hands, Slade.

Soul Deep from the

Council Collective is 28.

Louise at 27 for the Human League.

At number 26,

the Wild Boys, Duran Duran.

It's back to number 37 now

for the first solo hit from Sal Solo

who used to be in Classix Noveaux.

This is San Damiano.

# Only you San Damiano

# Lady of the roses own

# Only you San Damiano

# Far from here but close to home

# I want you to go

# Same as me

# I want you to know

# All I've seen

# All corners of the world

# A message to be heard

# With heart and soul,

heart and soul

# Heart and soul, heart and soul

# Only you San Damiano

# Lady of the roses own

# Only you San Damiano

# Far from here but close to home

# Oh, tranquillity

# All around

# Peace and mystery

# To be found

# Travel the world and still

# Can other places fill

# Your heart and soul,

heart and soul

# Heart and soul, heart and soul

# Only you San Damiano

# Lady of the roses own

# Only you San Damiano

# Far from here but close to home

# Oh-oh-oh-oh

# Oh-oh-oh-oh

# Oh-oh-oh-oh

# Oh-oh-oh-oh

# Corner of paradise

# A golden chain has tied

# Us heart and soul

# Heart and soul, heart and soul

# Heart and soul

# Only you San Damiano

# Lady of the roses own

# Only you San Damiano

# Far from here but close to home

# Ah, ah, ah, ah

# Ah, ah, ah, ah

# Ah, ah, ah, ah

# Ah, ah, ah, ah. #

That's San Damiano,

Sal Solo and some lads

who are here as part of a Top Of

The Pops youth training scheme.

Right, we're going to have more

charts for you.

Let's get on with it.

At number 25, it's Alison Moyet

and Invisible.

At 24, It Ain't Necessarily So,

that's Bronksi Beat.

Stevie Wonder's at 23,

I Just Called To Say I Love You.

And Alvin Stardust at 22,

I Won't Run Away.

At 21, I Feel For You. Chaka Khan.

At 20,

it's good old Shaky, Teardrops.

19, Jim Diamond with

I Should Have Known Better.

At 18, Round And Round

with Spandau Ballet.

Eurythmics at 17, Sexcrime 1984.

And the Thompson Twins at

number 16, Lay Your Hands On Me.

At 15 it's One Night

in Bangkok, Murray Head.

Kool & The Gang

are at 14 with Fresh.

At 13, one of my favourites,

Do The Conga, Black Lace.

Gary Glitter's at 12,

another Rock 'n' Roll Christmas.

And at number 11,

The Riddle, Ipswich's Nik Kershaw.

And as we hinted at the beginning

of the programme there are one

or two changes in format

on this week's Top Of The Pops.

Richard is now going to explain all.

It look like this you see.

We went out to find out what you

wanted from Top Of The Pops.

The overwhelming request

was more top hits.

So from this week,

we count down the Top Ten,

starting with

Foreigner at number 10.

# To change this lonely life

# I want to know what love is

# I want you to show me

# I wanna feel what love is

# I know you can show me

# Hey... #

Everything Must Change

but Paul Young stayed at number 9

but emphatically, emphatically.

# Everything must change

# I was never one

to back out of an argument

# And say, I was wrong

# Even when I'd seen the other side

# I'd hide my foolishness

and carry on

# But still I'd be embarrassed

# Cos they'd seen what happened

and they're playing along

# Until I backed

myself into a corner

# I will only realise

when they had gone

# And like a dream alive

# A reason

# Everything must change

# Everything, everything must change

# And like a world,

this earth and seasons

# Everything must change

# Everything, everything must change

# In the same way when we disagree

# I wouldn't be the one to back down

# Still I'd know

that you had faith in me

# Tell me something

# Am I letting you down?

# Cos when I woke up

and I saw the note

# You'd pressed to the mirror frame

# But it was easy to be angry at you

# But deep inside

I know we share the blame

# And now I'm like a dream alive

# A reason

# Everything must change

# Everything, everything must change

# Like a world,

this earth and seasons

# Everything must change

# Everything, everything must

# Change

# I'm going back to the top

to start myself off

# But first of all,

some things I need to know

# When I'm scared

of being wrong again

# Won't you be the one I turn to

# To let me know

# Oh, let me know

# Ooooh

# Please let me be right for once

# Cos right now all I feel

# I do is wrong

# And it's never too late

to learn about love

# And this victim needs your hand

# To hold on

# And like a dream alive

# A reason

# Everything must change

# Everything, everything must change

# Like the world,

the earth and seasons

# Everything must change

# Everything, everything must change

# Oo-oo-oo-oo-oo. #

Everything Must Change,

that's Paul Young.

We've done number 10,

we've done number 9.

Now we move inexorably up

to number 8 - Tears For Fears.

# Shout, shout, let it all out

# These are the things

I can do without

# Come on

# I'm talking to you

# Come on

# Shout, shout, let it all out

# These are things

I could do without

# Come on

# I'm talking to you

# Come on

# In violent times

# You shouldn't have to

sell your soul

# In black and white

# They really, really ought to know

# Those one track minds

# That took you for a working boy

# Kiss them goodbye

# You shouldn't have to jump for joy

# You shouldn't have

to shout for joy

# Let it all out

# These are the things

I can do without

# Come on

# I'm talking to you

# Come on

# They gave you life

# And in return you gave them hell

# As cold as ice

# I hope we live to tell the tale

# I hope we live to tell the tale

# Shout, shout

# Let it all out

# These are the things

I can do without

# Come on

# I'm talking to you

# Come on

# Shout, shout

# Let it all out

# These are the things

I can do without

# Come on

# I'm talking to you

# Come on... #

# Shout, shout

# Let it all out

# These are the things

I can do without

# Come on

# I'm talking to you

# Come on

# And when you've

taken down your guard

# If I could change your mind

# I'd really love to

break your heart

# I'd really love to

break your heart

# Shout, shout

# Let it all out

# These are the things

I can do without

# Come on

# I'm talking to you

# Come on. #

From the West Country to

the number 8 position,

that's Tears For Fears and Shout.

This is the Top of Pops top ten

countdown, and down two places

to number 7 this week,

it's the Power Of Love from Frankie.

# The power of love

# A force from above

# Cleaning my soul

# Flame on burn desire

# Love with tongues on fire

# Purge the soul

# Make love your goal... #

# If you're seeing things... #

This has been revitalised by the

success of the Ghostbusters film.

From 15 to number 6, Ray Parker Jr.

Come on, out of that bed, you.

We need the sheets.

# ..sleeping in your bed

# Who you gonna call?

# Ghostbusters

# I ain't afraid of no ghost

# I ain't afraid of no ghost... #

First time I saw these

they were at The Bell in Horton.

Now they're number 5 in the charts.

The Toy Dolls, Nellie The Elephant.

# To Bombay

# A travelling circus came

# They brought

an intelligent elephant

# And Nellie was her name

# One dark night

# She slipped her iron chain

# And off she ran to Hindustan

# And was never seen again... #

AUDIENCE:

Oooooooooooooo.

# Nellie the elephant

packed her trunk

# And said goodbye to the circus

# Off she rode

with a trumpety trump

# Trump, trump, trump

# Nellie the elephant packed her

trunk and trundled off to the jungle

# Off she rode

with a trumpety trump

# Trump, trump, trump

# Night by night

she danced to the circus band

# When Nellie

was leading the big parade

# She looked so proud and grand

# No more tricks

for Nellie to perform

# They taught her how to take a bow

# And she took

the crowd by storm... #

AUDIENCE:

Oooooooooooo!

# Nellie the

elephant packed her trunk

# And said goodbye to the circus

# Off she went with a trumpety

trump

# Trump, trump, trump

# Nellie the elephant packed her

trunk and trundled off to the jungle

# Off she rode with

a trumpety trump

# Trump, trump, trump

# Nellie the elephant packed her

trunk and said goodbye to the circus

# Off she rode with a trumpety

trump

# Trump, trump, trump

# Nellie the elephant packed her

trunk and trundled off to the jungle

# Off she rode with a trumpety

trump

# Trump, trump, trump

# The head of the herd

was calling far, far away

# They met one night in silver

light on the road to Mandalay... #

AUDIENCE:

Ooooooooooooooooo.

# Nellie the elephant packed her

trunk and said goodbye to the circus

# Off she went with a trumpety

trump

# Trump, trump, trump

# Nellie the elephant packed her

trunk and trundled out of the jungle

# Off she went with a trumpety

trump

# Trump, trump, trump

# Nellie the elephant packed her

trunk and said goodbye to the circus

# Off she went with a trumpety

trump

# Trump, trump, trump

# Nellie the elephant packed her

trunk and trundled off to the jungle

# Off she rode with a trumpety

trump

# Trump

# Trump

# Trump. #

They're mad. Number 5,

The Toy Dolls, Nellie the Ellie.

Here's the number 4 sound now.

It's an American chart topper for

Madonna and it's just Like A Virgin.

# I made it through the wilderness

# Somehow I made it through

# Didn't know how lost I was

# Until I found you

# I was beat, incomplete

# I'd been had, I was sad and blue

# But you made me feel

# Yeah, you made me feel

# Shiny and new

# Like a virgin

# Touched for the very first time

# Like a virgin

# When you heart beats

next to mine

# Gonna give you all my love,

boy

# My fear is fading fast

# Been saving it all for you

# Cos only love can last

# You're so fine and you're mine

# Make me strong,

yeah, you make me bold

# Oh, your love thawed out

# Yeah, your love thawed out

# What was scared and cold

# Like a virgin

# Hey

# Touched for the very first time

# Like a virgin

# With your heartbeat next to mine

# Whoa, whoa, hooo

# Whoa, whoa, hooo

# Whoa, whoa, hooo

# You're so fine and you're mine

# I'll be yours

# Till the end of time

# Cos you make me feel

# Yeah, you make me feel

# I've nothing to hide

# Like a virgin, hey

# Touched for the very first time

# Like a virgin

# With your heartbeat next to mine

# Like a virgin

# Oooh, like a virgin

# Feels so good inside

# When you hold me... #

Staying at number 3 in our top

ten rundown, a bit of quality,

We All Stand Together, Paul

McCartney and the Frog Chorus.

# But what's the point

on a beautiful night?

# Arm in arm

# Hand in hand

# We all stand together

# Laaaaa, laaaaa

# Keeping us warm in the night

# Bom, bom-bom-bom-bom

# La-la-la, laaaaaaaa

# Walk in the night

# You'll get it right

# Win or lose, sink or swim

# One thing is certain,

we'll never give in

# Arm in arm

# Hand in hand

# We all stand together... #

That's Paul McCartney

with the Frog Chorus.

OK, to the number 2 spot

now and it's Wham!

They have turned their record

over this week, the new A side,

Everything She Wants.

They're here live.

# Uh-huh-huh

# Oh, yeah

# Somebody told me

# "Boy, everything

she wants is everything she sees"

# I guess I must have loved you

# Because I said you were

the perfect girl for me

# Baby

# And now we're six months older

# And everything you want

and everything you see

# Is out of reach, not good enough

# I don't know what the hell

you want from me, oh

# Aha, aha

# Ooo-ooo

# Aha, aha

# Doo-doo, la-la-la-la

# Aha-aha, ooo-ooo

# Aha, aha

# Doo-doo, la-la-la-la

# Somebody tell me

# Won't you tell me

# Why I work so hard for you?

# All to give you money

# Oh!

# Some people work for a living

# Some people work for fun

# Girl, I just work for you

# They told me marriage

was a give and take

# Well, show me you can take

# You've got some giving to do

# And now you tell me

that you're having my baby

# I'll tell you that I'm happy

if you want me to

# One step further

and my back will break

# If my best isn't good enough

# Then how can it be good

enough for two?

# Aha, aha

# Ooo-ooo

# Aha, aha

# I can't work any harder than I do

# Ooo-ooo

# Aha, aha

# Doo-doo-doo

# La-la-la-la

# Somebody tell me

# Won't you tell me

# Why I work so hard for you

# Give you money

# All to give you money

# Oh!

# Aw!

# Why do I do the things I do?

# I'd tell you if I knew

# My God

# I don't even think that I love you

# To give you money,

all to give you money

# Ooh!

# Aha-aaaaaa!

# Tell me

# Tell me

# How could you

settle for a boy like me?

# When all I can see

is the end of the week

# All the things we sign

# And the things you buy

# Ain't gonna keep us together

# It's just a matter of time

# La-la-la-la

# Just a matter of

# Oh-oh-oh

# Aha, aha

# Doo-doo, la-la-la-la

# Somebody tell me

# Won't you tell me

# Somebody

# Why I work so hard for you

# Give you money,

all to give you money... #

Everything She Wants. That's Wham!

still at number two. Ricardo.

Did you realise that George and

Andrew are both the same age

as Top Of The Pops?

They're 21. It's our birthday today.

This is our number one, Band Aid.

# It's Christmas time

# There's no need to be afraid

# At Christmas time

# We let in light

and we banish shade

# And in our world of plenty

# We can spread a smile of joy

# Throw your arms around the world

# At Christmas time

# But say a prayer

# Pray for the other ones

# At Christmas time

# It's hard

but when you're having fun

# There's a world

outside your window

# And it's a world of dread and fear

# Where the only water flowing

# Is the bitter sting of tears

# And the Christmas bells

that ring there

# Are the clanging chimes of doom

# Well, tonight thank God it's them

# Instead of you

# And there won't be snow in Africa

this Christmas time

# The greatest gift they'll

get this year is life

# Oooh-oh

# Where nothing ever grows

# No rain or rivers flow

# Do they know it's

Christmas time at all

# Here's to you

# Raise a glass for everyone

# Here's to them

# Underneath that burning sun

# Do they know it's

Christmas time at all... #

# Feed the world

# Feed the world

# Feed the world

# Let them know it's

Christmas time again

# Feed the world

# Let them know it's

Christmas time again

# Feed the world

# Let them know it's

Christmas time again

# Feed the world

# Let them know it's

Christmas time again

# Feed the world

# Let them know it's

Christmas time again

# Feed the world. #

I hope you enjoyed the new format

and you'll write

and tell us all about it.

We're going to play you out

with Grand Master Melle Mel.

This is Step Off.

Good night.

Happy New Year.

# Let me fill you with my charms

# Chaka, cos you know that I'm

the one to keep you warm, Chaka

# I'll make you more

than just a physical spell

# I want to rock you Chaka, baby

cos my name is Melle Mel

# Step, step, step, step, step off

# Because you got to get lost

because you know you're soft

# Step, step, step, step, step off

# Because you got to get lost

because you know you're soft

# I was sitting on the corner

just a-wasting my time

# When I realised I was

the king of the rhyme

# I got on the microphone

and what do you see

# The rest was my legacy

# I was born to be the king

of the be-bop swing

# To have stallions and medallions,

big diamond rings

# To own a castle and a yacht,

two million in gold

# Cos rap is the game

that I control

# I'm like Shakespeare,

I'm a pioneer

# Because I made rap something

people wanted to hear

# See, before my reign

it was the same old same

# "To the bop with the bop"

that street-talk game

# So if you ever,

let me make this clear

# If you ever think that

we're stepping out of here

# You ever think you're getting up,

down, around or in

# You better think again, my friend

# Because the door is closed

and we're in town

# And the only place you can go

is down

# Step, step, step, step, step off

# Well, I'm Keith Cowboy

and you're my cow

# So what ya MC's going to do now

# It's going to be a slaughter

and here's my plan

# You won't even

get bread and water, my man

# Goin' to put you on the racks

like a pair of slacks

# With another wack rapper

tied to your back

# And if you want to hang yourself

out to dry

# It's the beautiful

round up in the sky

# I'm the carry-out kid

when my trigger's in cock

# I'll be carrying out bodies

stiff as a rock

# Carrying out a million dollars

in my pockets and hand

# But I carry out orders from no man

# Cos anything you want to do

I already did

# You used to see me rock the house

when you was a kid

# But in my MC school

my class was packed

# And tricks were for kids

so I left your ass back

# The bow-legged brother,

there'll never be another

# I'll buy a mansion for my mother

# The 24-7, the Kool-Aid smile

# Say, "Hey, crack a lemon and

look at my pile"

# Step, step, step, step, step off

# Because you got to get lost

because you know you're soft

# Step, step, step, step, step off

# Because you got to get lost

because you know you're soft

# Step, step, step, step, step off

# Because you got to get lost

because you know you're soft

# Come on, now you know

just who I am

# And what I do

because I'm in demand

# Because I look good,

do you hear my man?

# And if you can't take that

ya chump ya own hand

# You one-girl-at-a-time

getting MC

# So how could you think

that you rank with me

# If you only did your homework

you would surely find

# When Scorp' get girls,

they all be fine

# And the only girl

that you could take of mine

# Is the one that I left way behind

# And plus you're cheap,

you're petty, your music is trash

# You need to go to the bank

and get some cash

# Because talking don't pay,

you're drifting away

# When I see you on a stage

I'm-a blow you away

# You're right, there is no

difference between me and you

# Except I look good

and you look through

# Take that

# Step, step, step, step, step off

# Because you got to get lost

because you know you're soft

# Step, step, step, step, step off

# Because you got to get lost

because you know you're soft. #