17/02/77 Top of the Pops

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# Straight out of Texas

# Down around San Antone

# Straight out of heaven

# Sweeter than you've ever known

# Don't let me hear

# That sweet kid's name

# Get your hands on me

# And I'll drive you insane

# So tear me apart

# If you wanna win my heart

# Well, I've been seen

# In the back of a limousine

# I may not own it

# But it's bigger Than you've ever seen

# She'll ride around

# And think she's a star

# If you squeeze, she's a tease

# You won't get far

# So tear me apart

# If you wanna win my heart

# Oh, your legs start shaking

# Every time they hear my name

# There'll be no heart breaking

# And you know you'll never be the same

# Don't talk to me about Louisiana Sue

# Cos she can't do a thing that I can do

# So tear me apart

# If you wanna win my heart

# I'm going to say goodbye

# To the likes of San Antone

# I'm Hollywood bound

# And there, I'm going to make my home

# Now, I don't give a damn

# What they think they've seen

# Cos they ain't seen nothing

# Like a Texas queen

# So tear me apart

# If you wanna win my heart

# Tear me apart

# If you wanna win my heart

# Tear me apart

# If you wanna win my heart. #

APPLAUSE

There's Suzi's new chart contender - Tear Me Apart, Suzi Quatro.

And now, we are going to have a record that was, at one time,

a Tony Blackburn Record Of The Week.

And it made the charts, it's number eight - The Moments.

# Oh, when Jack comes out of the box

# Jack comes out, Jack comes out

# The bears came home And caught Goldilocks

# That horn belongs to Little Boy Blue

# Little Boy Blue, Little Boy Blue

# And it's a fact, girl

# Yes, it's a fact

# Oh, a natural fact

# That I belong to you

# Belong to you, girl

# Belong to you, girl

# You think I fool around, girl

# I know you think I do

# I stay out in the streets

# I'm out there hustling for you

# Don't doubt my lovin'

# Cos my lovin' is true

# Sit yourself down

# I've got something to tell you

# Something to tell you

# Oh, when Jack comes out of the box

# Jack comes out, Jack comes out

# The bears came home And caught Goldilocks

# That horn belongs to Little Boy Blue

# Little Boy Blue, Little Boy Blue

# And it's a fact, girl

# Yes, it's a fact

# Oh, a natural fact

# That I belong to you

# Belong to you, girl

# Belong to you, girl

# This sounds like a game

# But it's a dog on a chain

# I can't make you believe That I'm yours

# But a fact is a fact

# Baby, this ain't no act

# So sit yourself down

# I've got something to tell you

# Something to tell you

# Oh, when Jack comes out of the box

# Jack comes out, Jack comes out

# The bears came home And caught Goldilocks

# That horn belongs to Little Boy Blue

# Little Boy Blue, Little Boy Blue

# And it's a fact, girl

# Yes, it's a fact

# Oh, a natural fact

# That I belong to you

# Belong to you, girl

# Belong to you, girl

# Do-doo-doo

# Do-doo-doo

# Do-doo-doo

# Do-doo-doo

# Do-doo-doo

# Do-doo-doo

# I've got something to tell you

# Something to tell you

# Something to tell you

# Something to tell you

# Oh, when Jack comes out of the box

# Jack comes out, Jack comes out

# The bears came home And caught Goldilocks

# That horn belongs to Little Boy Blue

# Little Boy Blue, Little Boy Blue

# And it's a fact, girl

# Yes, it's a fact

# Oh, a natural fact

# That I belong to you. #

It's always exciting to see a new band make it into the charts,

and that's certainly happened to our next guest.

Let's hear it for The Brothers and Sing Me.

# Oh, oh

# I am the melody

# Sing me

# You are the words You can't go wrong

# You are the words So sing the song

# Wo-oah-oah

# Wo-oah-oah

# I am the ship at sea

# Sail me

# You are the wind That's blowin' strong

# You are the wind Move me along

# Without you

# You know life don't mean a thing!

# Without you

# Well, there'd be no song to sing!

# I'd wander round Like a lonely soul

# Nowhere to go

# Nothing to prove

# Ooh...

# I am the song

# So sing me

# I am the faithful kite

# Fly me

# I fly so high

# I'm doing my thing

# But I come down When you pull my string

# Wo-oah-oah

# Yeah, baby

# Wo-oah-oah

# Sing it!

# Hey, hey, hey, hey

# Won't you sing me, sing me

# Won't you sing me, sing me

# Won't you sing me, sing me

# Oh... Oh...

# I am the faithful kite

# I want you to fly me

# I fly so high I'm doing my thing

# But I come down When you pull my string

# Wo-oah-oah

# Wo-oah-oah... #

Sing it! Come on!

# ..I am the melody

# Sing me

# Cos you are the words

# You can't go wrong

# You are the words So sing the song

# Cos without you

# You know life don't mean a thing!

# Without you

# Well, there'd be no song to sing!

# I'd wander round like a lonely soul

# Nowhere to go

# Nothing to prove

# Oh-ooh...

# I am the song

# So sing me

# Listen to the melody

# I am the song

# So sing me

# I want you to sing me, sing me Listen to the melody

# I am the song

# Sing me. #

APPLAUSE

Right now, we have, from the States, Boz Scaggs

with a fabulous thing.

# What can I say?

# What can I do?

# 3am, it's me again

# And wouldn't you know

# Things would have to end this way?

# I did my best

# The perfect guest, knew when to go

# Perfect, you knew when to stay

# Come on, tell me

# That you're lonely, dear

# I've been feeling down some too

# After all this time

# Now ain't it clear

# I've been waiting just for you?

# What can I say?

# Oh, to make you know, baby

# What can I do?

# Ooh, to show you that I care

# What can I say?

# Say, I've got to have your number, girl

# What can I do?

# Do... Ooh-hoo

# Can't you see the people Stop and stare?

# Don't it make you wonder why? Why?

# I just happened to be standing there

# Can't you see it in my eyes?

# What can I say?

# Ooh, you got me acting like a fool, girl

# What can I do?

# Ooh, stop making like a little school girl

# What can I say?

# This could be your lucky day, baby

# What can I do?

# Do... Ooh-hoo

# Ooh, talk to me, girl

# What can I say?

# Oh, what can I say, baby?

# What can I do?

# Yeah, what can I do?

# What can I say?

# Oh, I'm down on my knees, girl

# What can I do?

# Please, please, please

# What can I say?

# What can I say? #

APPLAUSE

Boz Scaggs at number 19, with a song called What Can I Say?

We are very fortunate to have in the studio Thelma Houston,

because, right after the show, she has to go back to the United States of America.

This is a beautiful song.

# Ooh... Ooh....

# Ooh... Ooh...

# Ooh...

# Aah...

# Aah... Aah...

# Ooh... Ooh... Ooh...

# Aah... Aah...

# Don't leave me this way

# I can't survive

# I can't stay alive

# Without your love

# Oh, baby

# Don't leave me this way, no

# I can't exist

# I'll surely miss

# Your tender kiss

# Don't leave me this way

# Baby

# My heart is full of love

# And desire for you

# So come on now

# And do what you've gotta do

# You started this fire

# Down in my soul

# Now can't you see it's burnin'

# Outta control

# So come and satisfy

# The need in me

# Cos only your good lovin'

# Can set me free... Yeah!

# Don't, don't you leave me this way, no

# Don't you understand

# I'm at your command

# Oh, baby, please

# Please, don't leave me this way

# No, baby

# Don't, don't you leave me this way, no

# I can't survive

# I can't stay alive

# Without your love

# Baby, don't leave me this way

# Baby

# My heart is full of love

# And desire for you

# So come on now

# And do what you've gotta do

# You started this fire

# Down in my soul

# Now can't you see it's burnin'

# Outta control

# So come and satisfy the need in me

# Cos only your good lovin'

# Can set me free

# Yeah!

# Need your lovin', baby

# Need it

# Need it

# Need your lovin', baby

# Satisfy

# The need in me

# Satisfy

# The need in me

# Satisfy

# The need in me

# Hey, Hey, baby

# Come and satisfy the need in me

# Oh, oh, baby

# Come and satisfy the need in me

# Oh, baby. #

APPLAUSE

The sensational Thelma Houston,

with number 18 in the chart, the other version of Don't Leave Me This Way.

Here are The Rubettes with their brand new one.

Good song too, it's called Baby, I Know.

# You called me to tell me goodbye

# I told you

# That I was some other guy

# You said that you'd phone

# When he got home

# You told me

# To tell him that you'd called

# Now you don't have to

# Tell me goodbye

# And you don't have to

# Hear me cry

# And you don't have to

# Tell me to go

# Cos, baby

# Baby

# I know

# The phone rang again

# For some time

# I knew it was you on the line

# I'd hurt you before

# I knew it for sure

# Forgive me for being unkind

# Now you don't have to

# Tell me goodbye

# And you don't have to

# Hear me cry

# And you don't have to

# Tell me to go

# Cos, baby

# Baby

# I know

# Baby, I know

# Aah... Aah... Aah...

# When you called much later

# That night

# I said he'd be out till daylight

# But is there something

# That I can tell him?

# Forgive me for asking

# But is something not right?

# And then you broke down and cried

# Told me you loved him

# But your love had been denied

# He didn't want you

# No more

# I told her, don't you be so sure

# He'll never want you to go

# Cos, baby

# Baby

# I know

# Baby, I know

# I know

# Baby, I know

# I know. #

APPLAUSE

Really nice song. The Rubettes and their new one, Baby I Know.

Earlier on, I was saying how exciting it is

when a new band makes it to the charts.

Well, this one is the highest climb of the week -

Mr Big, with Romeo.

# I am the morning

# You are the light

# You make the morning

# Such a beautiful thing

# I am the green grass

# And you are the rain

# Fall on me, make me grow

# No-one will ever know

# Fall on me, make me grow again

# I am the spirit

# You are the light

# You make the sun shine brighter

# You make me smile

# I am the water

# And you are the rose

# Oh, lady of the land

# Come to me, take my hand

# Until tomorrow, I'm your man

# Step back inside me, Romeo

# She said

# Step back inside me

# Take me to your bed

# Step back inside me, Romeo

# My Juliet, and take me home

# I am the darkness

# You are the night

# You make the darkness

# Such a beautiful thing

# I am the mountain

# You are the snow

# Fall on me, make me grow

# No-one will ever know

# Fall on me, make me grow again

# Step back inside me, Romeo

# She said

# Step back inside me

# Take me to your bed

# Step back inside me, Romeo

# My Juliet, and take me home

# Step back inside me, Romeo

# She said

# Step back inside me now

# Step back inside me, Romeo

# She said

# Step back inside me

# Take me to your bed

# Step back inside me, Romeo

# My Juliet, and take me

# Step back inside me, Romeo

# She said... #

APPLAUSE

That's this week's biggest climb in the chart - number 16 - and Mr Big with Romeo.

Over there, I can see six lovely ladies who are displaying

how many ways you can wear a scarf.

And they're doing it to the sound of Tavares

and a fabulous thing called The Mighty Power Of Love.

# The mighty power of love

# It's got more force than any shove

# Love can open any doors

# Stand alone on any floor

# If you're in doubt

# Why don't you check it out?

# The mighty power of love

# Sweeter than the flowers of

# Love can break through Shields of anger

# Make a friend out of a stranger

# Can't say enough

# Love can do so more

# Love can make a winter's day

# Seem like the fourth of July

# Love can make a lover's dream

# Come true before his eyes

# Oh-eh!

# Oh-ooh!

# Oh-eh!

# The mighty power of love

# It's got more force than any shove

# It's your lifeboat to the shore

# You're a fella with a cause

# Can't say enough

# Love can do so much

# Mighty power

# Power of love, yeah

# Mighty power

# Power of love, yeah. #

APPLAUSE

The Mighty Power Of Love at number 27 by Tavares.

And a beautiful performance there by Legs & Co.

And, of course, our grateful thanks to The Salvation Army for the use of their tambourines.

A beautiful song at number one.

And it is, of course, the record that made it on Tuesday.

And we were so pleased to see it make it, cos it deserved to.

It's Leo Sayer, and When I Need You.

# When I need you

# I just close my eyes

# And I'm with you

# And all that I so wanna give you

# It's only a heartbeat away

# When I need love

# I hold out my hands

# And I touch love

# I never knew there was so much love

# Keeping me warm night and day

# Miles and miles of empty space

# In between us

# The telephone can't take

# The place of your smile

# But you know I won't be travelling forever

# It's cold out

# But hold out

# And do like I do

# When I need you

# I just close my eyes

# And I'm with you

# And all that I so wanna give you, babe

# It's only a heartbeat away

# It's not easy

# When the road is your driver

# Honey, that's a heavy load that we bear

# But you know I won't be travelling

# A lifetime

# It's cold out

# But hold out

# And do like I do

# Oh, I need you

# When I need love

# I hold out my hands

# And I touch love

# I never knew there was so much love

# Keeping me warm night and day

# When I need you

# I just close my eyes

# And you're right here by my side

# Keeping me warm night and day

# I just hold out my hands

# I just hold out my hands

# And I'm with you, darling

# Yes, I'm with you, darling

# And all I wanna give you

# It's only a heartbeat away

# Oh, I need you, darling

# Oh, I want you, darling, yeah

# And all I wanna give you

# It's only a heartbeat... #

APPLAUSE

The number one sound, of course, Leo Sayer,

and When I Need You.

Well, that's just about it. It's time to say goodnight.

I'd like your company on Radio One between 12 and two,

and I hope you can make it.

In the meantime, we leave you with the sound of Earth, Wind And Fire,

with a fabulous song called Saturday Night.

# It was Saturday night

# The moon was bright

# Saturday night

# Shining down

# It was Saturday night

# The moon was bright

# Shining down its harvest light

# Music all around to hear

# Set the stage and atmosphere

# Many dress to suit their taste

# Participate in the ego race

# Tonight's the night for you to be

# Biggest man in history... #

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