15/12/77 Top of the Pops

Good evening and welcome to this week's Top Of The Pops.

# Well, he searched and searched for nights and days

# Then he found the one he loved

# And he wrapped her in his arms again

# And then he thanked the stars above

# That he found who he'd been looking for

# And he stared her in the eye

# He said I love you...

# He said I love you...

# She stared him right back in the eye... #

DROWNED OUT BY APPLAUSE

MUSIC: "The Love Of My Life" by The Dooleys

# Darling when you touch my hand

# Who needs words to understand?

# Cos my love my eyes convey

# Everything I want to say

# You mean more than life to me

# There's no place I'd rather be

# Darling say you'll always stay by my side...

# Oh love of my life...

# That's what you mean to me

# My sweetness and light

# You are all I need

# As years come and go

# The closer we'll grow

# Because you'll always be

# The love of my life

# Every time you hold me tight

# Oh girl you know it feels so right

# I never felt like this before

# Like a child I beg for more

# Love is tender, love is strong

# Without love I can't go on

# Darling say you'll always stay by my side...

# Oh love of my life

# That's what you mean to me

# My sweetness and light

# You are all I need

# As years come and go

# The closer we'll grow

# Because you'll always be

# The love of my life... #

INSTRUMENTAL

# Ah...

# Ooh...

# Ah...

# Ooh...

# As years come and go

# The closer we'll grow

# Because you'll always be

# The love of my life. #

APPLAUSE

OK, that's the Dooleys at number nine this week,

with Love Of My Life.

Right now, we have the fantastic Legs & Co

dancing to Jonathan Richman and the Modern Lovers.

Number five this week, with Egyptian Reggae.

GUITAR SOLO AND INSTRUMENTAL

APPLAUSE

OK, that's Egyptian reggae.

Making a welcome comeback to the charts,

and a brand-new entry at number 30,

Mr Carl Douglas and his new release, Run Back.

INSTRUMENTAL

# Ooh...

# Ooh...

# Looking out on the world

# All I see

# Shadows of a girl who meant so much to me

# How I tried to turn my back on that woman

# Hey, hey!

# Run back

# I'm missing you, baby

# I'm sad

# You really did hurt me

# Run back

# Make it up baby while we still got time

# Every night I lie awake

# I'm on the phone

# Ooh, baby

# Forget the fight

# Wrong or right

# I want you home

# In my dreams all I see is that woman

# Hey, hey!

# Run back

# I'm missing you, baby

# I'm sad

# You really did hurt me

# Run back

# Make it up baby while we still got time

# Run back

# Oh, Lord! Here I am waiting

# I'm sad

# But I can't wait forever

# Don't try

# To take me for granted

# Come and change your mind

# While we still got time

# Ooh...

# Ooh, my baby...

# Come on! Run back

# I'm missing you baby

# I'm sad

# You really did hurt me

# Run back

# Make it up baby While we still got time

# Run back

# Here I am waiting

# I'm sad

# I can't wait forever... #

MUSIC FADES OUT

In the charts at 26 this week, Miss Julie Covington and her record,

Only Women Bleed.

# Man's got his woman

# To take his seed

# He's got the power

# Oh, she's got the need

# She spends her life through pleasing up her man

# She feeds him dinner

# Or anything she can

# She cries alone at night too often

# He smokes and drinks And don't come home at all

# Only women bleed

# Only women bleed

# Only women bleed

# Man makes your hair grey

# He's your life's mistake

# All you're really looking for

# Is an even break

# He lies right at you

# You know you hate this game

# He slaps you once in a while

# You live and love in pain

# She cries alone at night too often

# He smokes and drinks And don't come home at all

# Only women bleed

# Only women bleed

# Only women bleed

# Black eyes all of the time

# Don't spend a dime

# Clean up this grime

# And you there, down on your knees

# Begging me, please

# Come watch me bleed

# Only women bleed

# Only women bleed

# Only women bleed. #

OK. It's time to move yourself about a bit now

because at number six this week, we have Darts and Daddy Cool.

# I saw a crazy chick Running down the street

# I said, "A-whoo, pretty baby, Why the great big heat?"

# She said, "Wow, what a square, don't you dig the scene?"

# Daddy Cool's Playing his piano machine

-# Well, Daddy who?

-Daddy Cool

-# Daddy who?

-Daddy Cool

-# Daddy Cool, Daddy Cool

-Cool Daddy, cool

-# Daddy Cool, Daddy

-Cool Daddy, cool

# Daddy Cool, Daddy Cool

-# Daddy Cool, Daddy Cool

-Ahaha, ahaha

-# She led me by the hand

-Cool Daddy, cool

-# Down to the railroad track

-Cool Daddy, cool

# And in a tin roof, honky tonk

-# Cool Daddy shook the shack

-Ahaha, ahaha

-# The joint was dim and dark

-Cool Daddy, cool

-# Except for one spotlight

-Cool Daddy, cool

# Shining on to frantic hands

-# That rocked like dynamite

-Ahaha, ahaha

-# Daddy Cool, Daddy Cool

-Rock, Cool Daddy, rock

-# Daddy Cool, Daddy Cool

-Rock, Cool Daddy, honky tonk

-# Daddy Cool, Daddy Cool

-Rock, Cool Daddy, honky tonk

-# Daddy Cool, Daddy Cool

-Rock, rock, rock, rock, rock

# Rock, rock, rock, rock, rock

# When she walks by the men all stand engrossed

# She can't help it The girl can't help it

# When she passes by the flashlights turn to toast

# She can't help it The girl can't help it

# That girl's got a lot of what they call the most

# She can't help it The girl can't help it

# Well, the girl can't help it if she was born to please

# She can't help it The girl can't help it

# And if she's got a figure made to squeeze

# She can't help it The girl can't help it

-# Now, won't you kindly be aware That I can't help it?

-Ahaha, ahaha

-# Daddy Cool, Daddy Cool

-Cool Daddy, cool

-# Daddy Cool, Daddy Cool

-Cool Daddy, cool

# Daddy Cool, Daddy Cool

-# Daddy Cool, Daddy Cool

-Ahaha, ahaha

-# Daddy Cool, Daddy Cool

-Cool Daddy

-# Daddy Cool, Daddy Cool

-Cool Daddy

# Daddy Cool, Daddy Cool

-# Daddy Cool, Daddy Cool

-Ahaha, ahaha

# Ahaha. #

Right, now we have the chance to see the lovely Legs & Co again,

dancing to this week's number 19,

My Way by Elvis Presley.

# And now, the end is near

# And so I face the final curtain

# My friend, I'll say it clear

# I'll state my case, of which I'm certain

# I've lived a life that's full

# I've travelled each and every highway

# And more, much more than this

# I did it my way

# Regrets, I've had a few

# But then again, too few to mention

# I did what I had to do

# And saw it through - without exemption

# I planned each charted course

# Each careful step along the byway

# And more, much more than this

# I did it my way

# For what is a man, what has he got?

# If not himself, then he has naught

# To say the words he truly feels

# And not the words of one who kneels

# The record shows I took the blows

# And did it my way

# The record shows I took the blows

# And did it

# my way. #

It really is excellent news is this next record that's

come into the charts this week at number 27,

making its debut on Top of the Pops for the charts scene, anyway.

So here's John Otway and Wild Willy Barrett.

# Well, I wake up in the morning

# Tell me, baby, what do you see?

# I see my true love and she walks up and she kisses me

# I say, "Cor, baby, that's really free"

# I go walking down to your house

# Tell me, baby, is it good for me?

# Your ma and pa, they just want to kick me

# I say, "Cor, baby, that's really free"

# Really free, really free

# Really, really, really free

# Kick me

# I tried talking to your mama

# Oh no, what's wrong with me?

# Every time I go near your baby

# You say, "Cor, baby, that's really free"

# I tried singing in the bathroom

# Tell my honey put the heat on me

# Every time you move towards my body

# I say, "Cor, baby, that's really free"

# Really free, really free

# Really, really, really free

# Kick me

# So I wake up in the morning

# Tell me, baby, what do you see?

# I see my true love and she walks up and she kisses me

# I say, "Cor, baby, that's really free"

# I go walking down to your house

# Tell me, baby, is it good for me?

# Your ma and pa, they just want to kick me

# I say, "Cor, baby, that's really free"

# Really free, really free

# Really, really, really free

# Kick me. #

APPLAUSE

Great stuff. OK.

One of the best singles of the year, in my opinion,

was Best Of My Love by The Emotions, and we're lucky enough,

at Top of the Pops tonight, to have these young ladies

here from America to sing I Don't Wanna Lose Your Love.

Come on, everybody. Clap your hands.

# Clap your hands, people

# Dinner's ready

# And the wine is chilled

# My baby's coming over

# Well I know how I feel

# Cos I don't wanna lose your love

# Think how it feels, baby

# It's getting harder to conceal, yeah

# Do I fit in the life you've been living, boy?

# Say I do

# Do you live on the love I've been giving you?

# Oh, when you come home to me

# Do you see things ain't the way they used to be, baby boy?

# I can't believe that's your only reason

# You've got to say just what's the reason

# Don't take my love for granted, boy

# And then turn around and move on, oh!

# I don't wanna lose your love

# Just don't wanna lose your love

# Don't wanna lose your love

# I don't wanna lose your love

# Come on and say that you will

# I'll do the best to fulfil

# I don't wanna lose your love

# I don't wanna lose your love

# I think you need my love

# You can't defeat my love

# You won't believe my love

# I don't wanna lose your love

# Yeah, yeah

# Yeah, ohhh yeah

# I don't think you really wanna leave me

# I think you're confused and you want to believe it

# You can't take love and just walk away

# With the guilt that you carry

# You'll be back some day

# Come on and say that you will

# I'll be there to fulfil

# I don't wanna lose your love

# I don't wanna lose your love

# I don't wanna lose your love

# Don't wanna lose your love

# Don't wanna lose your love

# I don't wanna lose your love

# Yeah, oh yeah

# Oh oh, oh oh oh

# Ooh, babe, you just don't know. #

APPLAUSE

OK. Now to this week's number one sound,

and it's been there for the third week now.

It's Mull Of Kintyre from Wings.

# Mull of Kintyre

# Oh, mist rolling in from the sea

# My desire is always to be here

# Oh, Mull of Kintyre

# Far have I travelled

# And much have I seen

# Dark, distant mountains

# With valleys of green

# Past painted deserts

# The sunset's on fire

# As he carries me home

# To the Mull of Kintyre

# Mull of Kintyre

# Oh, mist rolling in from the sea

# My desire is always to be here

# Oh, Mull of Kintyre... #

BAGPIPE INSTRUMENTAL

# Sweep through the heather

# Like deer in the glen

# Carry me back

# To the days I knew then

# Nights when we sang

# Like a heavenly choir

# Of the life and the times

# Of the Mull of Kintyre

# Mull of Kintyre

# Oh, mist rolling in from the sea

# My desire is always to be here

# Oh, Mull of Kintyre

# Mull of Kintyre

# Oh, mist rolling in from the sea

# My desire is always to be here

# Oh, Mull of Kintyre. #

Well, thank you for dressing up this week at Top Of The Pops.

Be sure to join us again next week.

Meanwhile, we have the Brighouse and Rastrick Brass Band.

SONG: "The Floral Dance"

Subtitles by Red Bee Media Ltd