16/06/77 Top of the Pops

Time for a shot of rhythm and rock on Top Of The Pops!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

# People always rushing around

# Making time to fuss and to worry

# Get your feet back on the ground

# It's no good to live in a hurry

# No-oh

# Take it easy on your mind

# No one wants to get behind

# Think about it You will find

# Time is on your side Slow down, baby

-Come on!

-# Can't slow down

# Slow down, baby Yeah

# Can't slow down

-# Slow down, woman

-# Can't slow down

# Baby won't you please slow down?

All right!

Whoo!

Take it up, take it up!

Yeah, yeah, yeah!

"TALKING" GUITAR SOLO

# Now things around you Change so fast

# Living day to day There's of confusion

Whoa, whoa!

# And how will the good times last?

# Thinking you're on top And you're losing

# Take it easy on your mind

# No-one wants to get behind

# Think about it Think about it

# Slow down, baby

# Can't slow down

-# Slow down, baby

-# Can't slow down!

# Slow down, baby

# Can't slow down

# Baby, won't you please slow down

# You've got to You've got to

-# Can't slow down

-Oh!

# You've got to You've got to

-# Can't slow down

-Oh!

# You've got to... #

APPLAUSE

Great start to this week's Top Of The Pops.

That's John Miles and his band and a disco smash called "Slow Down".

This week's Top Of The Pops has something for everybody. I think you'll enjoy it.

This is Olivia Newton-John and a song in this week's top 30

and it's especially for Sam.

# I heard

# That you're on your own now

# So am I

# I'm living alone now

# I was wrong

# So were you

# What will you do?

# Are you glad to be free?

# Are you feeling lost, just like me?

# Longing for company?

# Oh, Sam Sam

# You know where I am

# Come around

# And talk a while

# I need your smile

# You need a shoulder

# Oh, Sam Sam

# You know where I am

# And the door is open wide

# Come on inside

# Longing to see you

# Oh, Sam

# Sam

# You know where I am

# I

# Find

# The days hard to pass now

# Empty rooms

# There's much too much space now

# How the nights go so slow

# I'm sure you know

# Wish I knew what to do

# It would be so nice seeing you

# And it might help you, too

# Oh, Sam Sam

# You know where I am

# Come around

# And talk awhile

# I need your smile

# You need a shoulder

# Oh, Sam

# Sam

# You know where I am

# And the door

# Is open wide

# Come on inside

# Longing to see you

# Oh, Sam

# Sam

# You know where I am

# Come home, Sam... #

APPLAUSE

The highest climber in the top 30 is from Hot Chocolate.

It's called OK, You Win, not only a high climber,

but also a new entry at number 20.

# Do do do do Do do do do

# Do do do do

# Do do do do

# Do do do do

# Do do do do

# Just to admit one mistake

# It can be hard to take

# I know we've made them fall

# But only fools come back for more

# Being the fool I am

# I figured in all your plans Darling

# Your perfumed letters didn't say

# That you'd be leaving any day

# So you win again

# You win again

# Here I stand again

# A loser

# And just for fun

# You took my love and run

# A love that just begun

# I can't refuse her But now I know

# That I'm a fool

# Who won your love

# To lose it all

# When you come back

# You win again

# Do do do do Do do do do

# Do do do do

# And I'm not proud to say

# I let love slip away

# Now I'm the one who's crying

# I'm a fool There's no denying

# When will my heartache end?

# Will my whole life depend

# On fading memories?

# You took the game This time with ease

# So you win again

# You win again

# Here I stand again

# A loser

# And just for fun

# You took my love and run

# But love had just begun

# I can't refuse her

# And now I know

# That I'm the fool

# Who won your love

# To lose it all

# When you come back

# You win again

# Do do do do

# Do do do do

# Do do do do... #

APPLAUSE

Hot Chocolate. Any resemblance between this next fella

and the Bee Gees is purely intentional.

It's their younger brother Andy Gibb

and his debut single, already a hit in America,

called I Just Want To Be Your Everything.

# For so long

# You and me been finding each other For so long

# And the feeling that I feel for you Is more than strong, girl

# Take it from me

# If you give a little more Than you're asking for

# Your love will turn the key

# Darling mine

# I would wait for ever For those lips of wine

# Build my world around you, darling

# This love will shine, girl

# Watch it and see

# If you give a little more Than the you're asking for

# Your love will turn the key

# I, I, I, I

# I just want to be your everything

# Open up the heaven in your heart

# And let me be

# The things you are to me

# And not some puppet on a string

# Yeah, yeah And why

# If I stay here without you

# Darling, I would die

# I want to you laying In the love I have to bring

# I'd do anything

# To be your everything

# I La la

# Darling, for so long

# You and me Have been finding each other

# For so long

# And the feeling that I feel for you

# Is more than strong, girl

# Take it from me

# If you give a little more Than you're asking for

# Your love will turn the key

# I, I, I

# I just want to be your everything

# Open up the heaven in your heart

# And let me be

# The things you are to me And not some puppet on a string

# Ye-eah

# I

# If I stay here without you Darling, I would die

# I want you laying in the love I have to bring

# I'd do anything To be your everything

# Oh, everything #

APPLAUSE

And now making a rare television appearance,

from the Olympic Stadium in Montreal,

Emerson, Lake and Palmer in the charts this week at 17

and performing Fanfare For The Common Man.

FANFARE

SYNTHESISED BEAT

APPLAUSE

It does get cold in Canada, doesn't it? That's why I'm over here!

Unrequited love makes perfect fodder for singer-songwriters

and this is no exception. A great number from Gene Cotton.

All the way from Nashville comes Gene with a song called Me And The Elephant.

# I remember the day We had nothing to do

# So we went down to the city zoo

# Just to kill an hour or two

# Out in the good sunshine

# But we had so much fun

# We were glad that we came

# We fed all the animals

# And gave each a name

# Didn't even mind When it started to rain

# We had a real good time

# Now that it's over

# And you're far away

# I miss you more With each passing day

# And all my friends sympathise And say

# You'll forget in time

# Yes, you will

# Give yourself a little time

# But it's already been Well over a year

# Just in case you're interested You might like to hear

# How everybody's doing Down at the city zoo

# Without you

# Well the monkeys forgot you And the hippo forgot you

# And so did the kangaroo

# But me and the elephant We still remember you

# Me and the elephant We'll never forget you

# Well I wrote to Ann Landers And Dear Abby, too

# And sought their advice As to what I should do

# They said everything That reminds me of you

# Would all have to go

# So I burnt all your pictures Except two or three

# The one by my bed And one on my TV

# And the one That I always carry with me

# Everywhere I go

# And today was so who nice And since I was in town

# I thought I'd take the opportunity To go down

# To see how everyone is Down at the city zoo

# And what's new

# Well the rhinos forgot ya

# The zebra forgot ya

# And the polar bear and tiger, too

# But me and the elephant We still remember you

# Me and the elephant We'll never forget you. #

APPLAUSE

With the Jubilee celebrations, we thought it only appropriate that Queen appear on this programme.

Here they are. From their hit EP, this is called Good Old-fashioned Lover Boy.

# I can dim the lights

# And sing you songs Full of sad things

# We can do the tango just for two

# I can serenade and gently play On your heartstrings

# Be a Valentino just for you

# Ooh Love

# Ooh Lover boy

# What you doing tonight? Hey, boy

# Set my alarm Turn on my charm

# That's because I'm a Good old-fashioned lover boy

# Ooh Let me feel your heartbeat

# Go faster Faster

# Ooh Can you feel my love heat?

# Come on and sit on My hot seat of love

# And tell me how Do you feel?

# Right after all

# I'd like for you and I To go romancing

# Say the word Your wish is my command

# Ooh Love

# Ooh Lover boy

# What you doing tonight? Hey, boy

# Write my letter Feel much better

# And use that fancy patter On the telephone

# Yeah

# When I'm not with you

# Think of you always

# I miss you

# When I'm not with you

# Think of me always

# I love you

# Love you

# Hey boy Where d'you get it from?

# Hey boy Where did you go?

# I learned my passion

# In the good old-fashioned School of lover boys

# Dining at the Ritz We'll meet at nine

-# Two, three, four...

-# Precisely

# I will pay the bill You taste the wine

# Driving back in style in my saloon Will do quite nicely

# Take me back to yours That will be fine

# Come on and get it

# Ooh Love

# Ooh Lover boy

# What you doing tonight? Hey, boy

# Everything's all right Just hold on tight

-# That's because I'm a good old

-# Fashioned, fashioned

# Lover boy. #

APPLAUSE

Even the Americans are getting involved in our Jubilee celebrations.

Archie Bell's here to ring his Drells

with the brand-new 45 called Everybody Have A Good Time.

# Everybody have a good time

# When?

# Right now

# Everybody have a good Good, good, good time

# Right now

# Whoa Ain't gonna cost you no money

# Not one thin dime

# All you have to do is Dance, dance, dance, dance, dance

# All the time Yeah

# Baby, get Dow-ow-own

# To the funky beat

# Can't you feel the power?

Hey!

# Moving you on out of your seat?

Whoa!

# Good time

# When?

# Right now

# Well, well, everybody have A good, good, good time

# Right now

# Oh

# Listen to the music

# And what the words say

# Just grab yourself somebody

# And dance the night away

# Baby get do-ow-ow-own

# To the funky beat

# Can't you feel the power?

Hey!

# Moving you out of your seat? Come on!

Whoa!

# Good times

# When?

# Right now

# Everybody, everybody

# Come on, come on

# Let's have a good, good, good time

# When? Say it now

# Get on down Let's party on, y'all

# Where? Clap your hands, clap

# Get on down Let's funk the beat

Let me see what the Soul Train gang can do with this

# Get on down y'all Everybody

# Move it Move it

# When

# Right now

# Everybody Clap your hands. #

APPLAUSE

Time for Legs & Co

as they move to the sound of Bo Kirkland and Ruth Davis

with You're Going To Get Next To Me.

# Well if you keep on doing What you're doing

# You're gonna get next to me

# Keep on doing What you're doing

# You're gonna get next to me

# If you keep on doing What you're doing

# You're gonna get next to me

# Keep on doing What you're doing

# You're gonna get next to me

# I'm not really looking To settle down

# At this time

# Being a mother and a wife

# Whoa Not the number one thing on my mind

# But if you keep on doing What you're doing

# You're gonna get next to me

BOTH: # Keep on doing what you're doing

# You're gonna get next to me

# If you keep on doing What you're doing

# You're gonna get next to me

# Keep on doing What you're doing

# You're gonna get next to me

# Your rap was offbeat

# But right in key

# Your song and inner rhythms

# Keep on getting through to me

# But if you keep on doing What you're doing

# You're gonna get next to me

# Keep on doing what you're doing

# You're gonna get next to me

# If you keep on doing What you're doing

# You're gonna get next to me

# Keep on doing What you're doing

# You're gonna get next to me

# Oh, you talk so strange

# Ask me to speak plain

# Baby You know I had to be sincere

# Cos players just don't come on that way

# But if you keep on doing What you're doing

# You're going to get next to me

# Keep on doing What you're doing

# You're gonna get next to me

# If you keep on doing What you're doing

# You're gonna get next to me. # APPLAUSE

Not just boys around here that have fun, I tell you.

Legs & Go, You're Gonna Get Next To Me.

Here's a new act with a number I think you'll enjoy.

I think we'll be hearing a lot more of the Foster Brothers.

Their first single, this is Count Me Out.

# Come along like a breath of spring

# Turning cold as a winter wind

# Taking time Trying to steal my heart

# Aiming love like a poisoned dart

# Count me out, babe

# Count me out Yeah, yeah, yeah

# Count me out

# Babe

# Heaven help you now Now, now, now, now

# Saw your game Right from the start

# I went in and I played my part

# Acting blind While you pulled me down

# Stepped it up When you weren't around

# Count me out, babe

# Count me out

# Count me out Babe

# Heaven help you now Now, now, now, now, now

# Count me out

# Count me out

# Ooh-ooh wah

# Ooh-ooh wah

# Ooh-ooh wah

# Count me out

# Ooh-ooh wah Count me out

# Treat me like some kind of fool

# You never know That I was way too cool

# You really thought You had me licked

# But I was wise To all your tricks

# Count me out, babe Gotta count me out

-# Count me out

-# Count me right out

# Count me out I'm through with you

# So help you Help you now

# Count me out Better count me out, babe

# Better count me out, babe Better count me out

# Better count me out, babe. #

APPLAUSE

At number seven in the charts, is that prince in frog's clothing.

Yes, folks, it's Kermit's nephew Robin

and he's still halfway up the stairs.

# Halfway down the stairs Is a stair where I sit

# There isn't any other stair Quite like it

# I'm not at the bottom

# I'm not at the top

# So this is the stair Where I always stop

# Halfway up the stairs Isn't up and isn't down

# It isn't in the nursery It isn't in the town

# And all sorts of funny thoughts Run round my head

# It isn't really anywhere It's somewhere else instead

# Halfway down the stairs Is a stair where I sit

# There isn't any other stair Quite like it

# I'm not at the bottom

# I'm not at the top

# So this is the stair Where I always stop. #

APPLAUSE

I'm delighted to be able to announce this next sound.

It's one that I've played a lot my Saturday Radio 1 programme.

It's from Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers.

A new 45 called Anything That's Rock 'n' Roll.

Go!

# Some friends of mine and me Stayed up all through the night

# Rocking pretty steady Till the sky went light

# I didn't go to bed Didn't go to work

# I picked up the telephone Told the boss he was a jerk

# Your mama don't like it When you run around with me

# But we got to hip your mama That you got to live free

# Don't need her Don't need school

# You don't like your daddy Don't dig rules, so

# Come on, baby Let's go

# Don't you hear the rock 'n' roll?

# Playing on the radio Sounds so right

# Girl, you'd better grab hold

# Everybody's got to know

# Anything That's rock 'n' roll's fine

# Anything That's rock 'n' roll's fine

# 0h, oh, oh Hold me, little baby

# I'm a little bit shaken I'm a little bit crazy

# But I know what I want I want it right now

# While the electric guitar's Playing way up loud

# Come on, baby, let's go Don't you hear the rock 'n' roll?

# Playing on the radio Sounds so right

# Girl, you better grab hold Everybody's got to know

# Anything That's rock 'n' roll's fine

-# Anything that's rock 'n' roll

-# Anything that's rock 'n' roll's

# Fine

# Yeah, so fine

# Hey! Baby, so fine

# It's so fine #

Whoo!

-APPLAUSE

-Great bit of rock from Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers.

This week's No 1, a surprise, I think, from Kenny Rogers.

His first-ever British number one - Lucille.

# In a bar in Toledo

# Across from the depot

# On a bar stool She took off her ring

# I thought I'd get closer

# So I walked on over

# I sat down And asked her her name

# When the drinks finally hit her

# She said, I'm no quitter

# But I've finally quit Living on dreams

# I'm hungry for laughter

# And here ever after

# I'm after whatever The other life brings

# In the mirror I saw him And I closely watched him

# I thought how he looked Out of place

# He came to the woman Who sat there beside me

# He had a strange look on his face

# The big hands were calloused

# He looked like a mountain

# For a minute I thought I was dead

# But he started shaking

# His big heart was breaking

# He turned to the woman and said

# You picked a fine time To leave me, Lucille

# With four hungry children And crop in the field

# I've had some bad times

# Lived through some sad times

# But this time Your hurting won't heal

# You picked a fine time To leave me, Lucille

# After he left us

# I ordered more whisky

# I thought how She'd made him look small

# From the lights of the bar room

# To a rented hotel room

# We walked without talking at all

# She was beauty

# But when she came to me

# She must have thought I'd lost my mind

# I couldn't hold her

# As the words that he told her

# Kept coming back time after time

# You picked a fine time To leave me, Lucille

# With four hungry children And a crop in the field

# I've had some bad times And lived through some sad times

# But this time Your hurting won't heal

# You picked to find time To leave me, Lucille

# You picked a fine time To leave me, Lucille. #

APPLAUSE

Sadly, it's time to bid you a fond farewell.

We leave you with hit sound No 3, the Jacksons

and Show You The Way To Go.

From me, Kid Jensen, have a good week. Good love!

# I don't know everything

-# But there's something I do know

-# I know, I know

# I've read and heard a lot

# And I'm ready to show

# That we can come together

# And think like one

# Come together now

# Live together

# Underneath the sun

# Please, please Let me show you

# Let me show you

# Let me show you the way to go

# Follow me, my friend

# Oh, oh Let me show you

# Come on Let me show you the way to go

# Just put your trust in me

# I'll try not to let you down

# Let you down, let you down

# The job is hard to do

# But only we can work this out... #

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