14/10/76 Top of the Pops

The show with the number one sounds, Top Of The Pops!

# 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

-You were my song

# How am I supposed to bear it

# Now that you're gone?

# Would you separate the words

# Ooh-ooh-ooh

# From a sweet, sweet melody?

# Lady, would you take away

# The music from the melody?

-# Don't take away

-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

# Don't take away

# The music

# No, everything else is gone

# Don't strip my world of its song

# Every time you whispered love

# My heart would sing

# My heart would sing

# Now it's silent like a phone

# A phone that never rings

# 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

# 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

# Don't take away

# The music

# Everything else is gone

# Don't strip my world of this song

# Don't take my music

# Ooh-ooh-ohh

# Don't take my music

# No, no, no

# Don't take my music

# Don't take away your loving

# Don't take my music

-# Don't leave me here with nothing

-Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

# Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

# A-a-a-h, a-a-a-h

# Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

# Since you're not here with me

# My whole life seems out of key

# Don't take away

# 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

# Don't take away

# Don't take away

# The music... #

APPLAUSE

That's the sound of Tavares, Don't Take Away The Music.

We're here to bring you the music, and we have the number four sound

across the nation in the chart this week.

If you fancy a quick Sherbet right now,

all I can say is, how's dat?!

# You told me I was the one

# The only one who got your head undone

# And for a while I believed the line that you spun

# But I've been lookin' at you

# Lookin' closely at the things you do

# I didn't see you the way you wanted me to

# How...how...howzat?

# You messed about, I caught you out, howzat?

# Now that I've found where you're at

# It's goodbye

# Well, howzat?

# It's goodbye

# You only came for a smile

# Even though you're really not my style

# I didn't think that you'd run me round like you do

# How...how...howzat?

# You messed about, I caught you out, howzat?

# Now that I've found where you're at

# It's goodbye

# Well, howzat?

# It's goodbye

# Oh, yeah

# Mmm, yea-eah

# Ah-ah-ah-ah

# Well, I've been looking at you

# And I see

# Looking closely at the things you do

# Be careful

# I didn't see you the way you wanted me to

# How...how...howzat?

# You messed about, I caught you out, howzat?

# Now that I found where you're at

# It's goodbye

# Howzat?

# You messed about, I caught you out, howzat?

# Now that I found where you're at

# It's goodbye

# Well, howzat?

# Goodbye

# Ooh, yeah

# Ooh-ee-ee... #

APPLAUSE

That was the sound of Sherbet and Howzat? Yes, more indeed.

It's always nice to welcome a newcomer to the top 30,

especially when it's somebody who has written the song they sing.

That applies to this next gentleman.

Here, singing about the summer of his life, Simon May!

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# Drinking up the last drops of the summer wine

# Catching strolls by the riverside

# And I look into your eyes

# And autumn's getting near

# You were the summer of my life

# You were everything to me

# You were all a man could need

# You turned my darkness into light

# You changed everything inside

# You were the summer of my life

# I thought of things what I'll say to you

# I want to say

# I think it's true

# Do it ever cross your mind

# That I'll always love you?

# You were the summer of my life

# You were everything to me

# You were all a man could need

# You turned my darkness into light

# You changed everything inside

# You were the summer of my life

# You were the summer of my life

# You were everything to me

# You were all a man could need

# You turned my darkness into light

# You changed everything inside

# You were the summer of my life

# You were the summer of my life

# You were everything to me

# You were all a man could need

# You turned my darkness into light

# You changed everything inside... #

APPLAUSE

Great, that was Simon May and the Summer of My Life.

After his last Top Of The Pops, Tony Blackburn was very worried.

He wasn't feeling well and saw a doctor.

His doctor said, "Don't worry".

He gave him a medical. "You've got nothing to worry about.

"You've got the body of a 20-year-old man.

"The only thing is, the 20-year-old man wants it back." Never mind.

Let's Play That Funky Music with Ruby Flipper.

# Hey, get down

# Yeah-hey

# Once I was a boogie singer

# Playin' in a rock 'n roll band

# I never had no problems, yeah

# Burnin' down the one-night stands

# And everything around me, yeah

# Got to start to feelin' so low

# And I decided quickly

# Yes, I did

# To disco down and check out the show

# Yeah, they were dancin' and singin'

# And movin' to the groovin'

# And just when it hit me

# Somebody turned around and shouted

# Play that funky music, white boy

# Play that funky music right

# Play that funky music, white boy

# Lay down the boogie

# And play that funky music till you die

# Till you die, oh, till you die

# Going to play some electrified funk

# Now, first it wasn't easy

# Changin' rock 'n roll at Myze

# And things were gettin' shaky

# I thought I'd have to leave it behind

# But now it's so much better

# Yeah, so much better

# I'm funking out in every way

# But I'll never lose that feeling

# You know I won't

# Of how I learned my lesson that day

# When they were dancin' and singin'

# And movin' to the groovin'

# And just when it hit me

# Somebody turned around and shouted

# Play that funky music, white boy

# Play that funky music right

# Play that funky music, white boy

# Lay down and the boogie

# And play that funky music till you die... #

APPLAUSE

That was Ruby Flipper. Some fabulous outfits there, too.

They were dancing to Wild Cherry, Play That Funky Music.

If you want more music, here's what to do.

Take this advice from Liverpool Express.

# Hold tight, feels right

# Let me stay with you tonight

# Feels right, so right

# Feeling, reeling

# My heart's just hit the ceiling

# Feels right, so right

# Hold tight tonight

# And if this is the way

# I wish I had this feeling every day

# So hold tight, hold tight

# Tonight's all right

# Cold feet, knees weak

# I s-s-stammer when I try to speak

# Feels right, so right

# Hold tight tonight

# And if this is the way

# I wish I had this feeling every day

# So hold tight, hold tight

# Tonight's all right

# Cold feet, knees weak

# I s-s-stammer when I try to speak

# So hold tight, hold tight

# Tonight's all right

# Tonight's all right

# Tonight. #

APPLAUSE

Fabulous. That was Liverpool Express, Hold Tight.

This is Bev. You can see who Bev likes. Who is it, Bev?

-David Essex.

-David Essex.

David Essex about to do his new tour, chart bound and Coming Home.

Here he is.

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# Yesterday, ah-ah

# I felt like crying

# Got to go, make a move back home

# But was I right, ah-ah

# To cause a commotion?

# Am I right to go home?

# Oh, when I think about the times

# I was wrong, but was I right?

# There's no question in my mind

# That I'm coming home tonight

# Tonight

# Yes, I'm coming home tonight

# Oh, I'm coming home

# Oh, I'm coming home

# Start again, ah-ah

# Build a beginning

# Make a stand, make a plan to go home

# Walk the line, ah-ah

# Go back in time

# Leaving it, going home

# Oh, when I think about the times

# I was wrong, but was I right?

# There's no question in my mind

# That I'm coming home tonight

# Tonight

# Yes, I'm coming home tonight

# Oh, I'm coming home

# Oh, I'm coming home

# Ah-ah

# Ah-ah

# Oh, when I think about the times

# I was wrong, but was I right?

# There's no question in my mind

# That I'm coming home tonight

# Tonight

# Yes, I'm coming home tonight

# Oh, I'm coming home

# Oh, I'm coming home

# Oh, I'm coming home

# Oh, I'm coming home

# Oh, I'm coming home

# Yesterday

# Oh, I'm coming home

# Make a stand

# Oh, I'm coming home

# Coming home

# Oh, I'm coming home

# Coming home. #

APPLAUSE

That was David Essex, Coming Home. We're not going home yet.

We've got a brand-new number one for you.

Right now, we've got a fabulous disco sound

from the JALN Band. Hit it, boys!

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# I went downtown to the disco

# To party and let myself go

# The place was smoking with dancing music

# After a time, I had to get down

# Cos the music nearly blew my mind

-# I said, hey

-Hey

# Mr DJ

# What's the name of the music that you're playing?

# Say, funky music, that's what it is

# And funky music is disco music

# Well, disco music

# I l-i-i-i-i-ke it

# Disco music

# I l-i-i-i-i-ke it

# Disco music

# I l-i-i-i-i-ke it

# Disco music

# I l-i-i-i-i-ke it

# I like it

# Disco music, sure enough, said

# If your baby should walk away

-# Just wake up

-Wake up

# To a brighter day

# Don't stay at home

# Feeling all alone

# Let's go downtown to the disco

# Let funky music take your mind

# Just party and have a good time

# Cos funky music

# Sure enough said

# Disco music

# I l-i-i-i-i-ke it

# Disco music

# I l-i-i-i-i-ke it

# Disco music

# I l-i-i-i-i-ke it

# Disco music

# I l-i-i-i-i-ke it

-# Fau-pow-pow

-Da-na-da-na-na

-# Fau-pow-pow

-Da-na-da-na-na

-# Fau-pow-pow

-Da-na-da-na-na

-# Fau-pow-pow

-Da-na-da-na-na

-# Fau-pow-pow

-Da-na-da-na-na

# Yeah-he-he

# Come on, brothers

# Let's do it

# Come on, sisters

# And do it, do it

# Make you bam-bam-bam

# Makes you boogie on down

# Make you bam-bam-bam

# Makes you boogie on down

# It makes you bam-bam-bam

# Makes you boogie on down

# Disco music... #

APPLAUSE

What about that? That was the JALN Band and Disco Music.

I'll see you on Radio One and Radio Two

tomorrow afternoon at 2:00.

Don't forget Top Of The Pops next Thursday.

We leave you this week with

the brand-new number one across the nation. They've toppled Abba.

They are Pussycat, and this is Mississippi.

Till next week, ta-ra! Bye!

APPLAUSE

# Well, you can hear the country song from far

# And someone play the honky-tonky guitar

# Where all the lights will go out one by one

# The people join 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 the 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 roll along

# Until the end of time

# Now the country song forever lost its soul

# When the guitar player turn 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 roll along

# Until the end of time

# Every time I hear this song

# Mississippi roll along

# Until the end of time. #

APPLAUSE

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