19/04/1984 Top of the Pops

# Free Nelson Mandela

# Free

# Free

# Free, free, free Nelson Mandela. #

Hi, welcome to a live transmission of Top Of The Pops,

it's absolutely packed, we've got Queen and also Thompson Twins.

We've got Blancmange and we've got Nik Kershaw, we've got

great music, stick around.

First, though, to get us under way, The Special AKA.

# Free Nelson Mandela

# 21 years in captivity

# Shoes too small to fit his feet

# His body abused but his mind is still free

# Are you so blind that you cannot see?

-# I said,

-Free Nelson Mandela

-# I'm begging you,

-Free Nelson Mandela

# Pleaded the causes at the ANC

# Only one there in a large army

# Are you so blind that you cannot see?

# Are you so deaf that you cannot hear his plea?

# Free Nelson Mandela

-# I'm begging you,

-Free Nelson Mandela

# 21 years in captivity

# Are you so blind that you cannot see?

# Are you so deaf that you cannot hear?

# Are you so dumb that you cannot speak?

-# I said,

-Free Nelson Mandela

-# Oh, I'm begging you,

-Free Nelson Mandela

# Free Nelson Mandela

# Begging you, begging you please

-# Free Nelson Mandela

-# You've got to, you've got to

# You got to free

# You got to free

# You got to free, yeah

# Free Nelson Mandela

# Nelson Mandela

# I'm telling you, telling you, telling you. #

Special AKA and Free Nelson Mandela,

and look out for their forthcoming LP in shops in about four weeks' time,

called In The Studio.

On promo, here's the Thompson Twins.

# I work on the front line

# I work to survive

# I sleep in a fever

# So this is my life

-# I cry in my sleep

-(Cry boy, cry boy)

# Just makes me weep when I try, how I try

# I know what it means to work hard on machines

# It's a labour of love so please don't ask me why

-# Looking for reason

-(Day in, day out)

-# Trying too hard

-(He's trying too hard)

-# Moving in circles

-(Too hot, too hot)

-# Don't get very far

-(Don't get very far)

-# Should I ask you to dance

-(Dance boy, dance boy)

# If I promised romance would you come for the ride?

# I know what it means to work hard on machines

# Will you believe in love, one that lasts for all time?

# You take me up

# You take me up to the higher ground

# You take me up

# So high

# Now I never want to come back down

-# I'm gliding these hard times

-(Day in, day out)

-# There's hope in your eyes

-(Hope in his eyes)

-# I don't need a religion

-(Too hot, too hot)

-# Cos this love never dies

-(Love never dies)

-# I believe in today

-(Believe boy, believe boy)

# It's better that way and you work through the night

# I know what it means to work hard on machines

# It's a labour of love so please don't ask me why

# You take me up

# You take me up to the higher ground... #

Excellent, the Thompson twins and You Take Me Up.

Well, the last time this next band were on Top Of The Pops

was round about a year ago with a song called Blind Vision.

They're back with Don't Tell Me. Here are Blancmange.

# I'll stay with you until the end

# I say you'll let me be your friend

# I'll say you'll let me in the end

# I just want to be your friend

# How can I be sure, you're breaking all the rules

# How can I be sure, I should be high above

# I climbed a mountain reaching for the skies

# And all too soon I jump the moon and find I'm losing my mind

# Don't tell me I'm the howling wind

# Don't tell me you're the wounded star

# And don't tell me I'm the devil's friend

# Don't tell me, don't tell me

# I've gone too far

# I didn't hear you as you left my room last night

# Don't turn your back on me

# I didn't hear you as you left the room last night

# Please return and set me free

# I climbed a mountain reaching for the skies

# And all too soon I jumped the moon and find the sun burns my eyes

-# Don't tell me I'm the howling wind

-(Don't tell me)

-# Don't tell me you're the wounded star

-(Don't tell me)

-# And don't tell me I'm the devil's friend

-(Don't tell me)

# Don't tell me, don't tell me

# I've gone too far

# I can't get a grip on

# I can't get a grip on

# I can't get a grip on you

# I can't get a grip on

# No, no, can't get a grip on

# I say you'll let me in the end

# I say you'll let me be your friend

# I maybe asked this once before

# Don't you love me any more? #

Great vantage point up here to see Blancmange and Don't Tell Me.

Now, the second single off their LP The Works,

the band are Queen and it's called I Want to Break Free,

it's on video and it's some video.

# I want to break free

# I want to break free

# I want to break free from your lies

# You are so self satisfied, I don't need you

# I've got to break free

# God knows, god knows I want to break free

# I've fallen in love

# I've fallen in love for the first time

# And this time I know it's for real

# I've fallen in love, yeah

# God knows, god knows I've fallen in love

# It's strange but it's true, yeah

# I can't get over the way you love me like you do

# But I have to be sure

# When I walk out that door

# Oh, how I want to be free, baby

# Oh, how I want to be free

# Oh, how I want to break free

# But life still goes on

# I can't get used to living without, living without

# Living without you by my side

# I don't want to live alone, hey

# God knows, got to make it on my own

# So baby can't you see?

# I've got to break free

# I've got to break free

# I want to break free, yeah. #

Queen, and I Want To Break Free,

don't you think Freddie Mercury is absolutely amazing in that video?

OK, making their debut on Top Of The Pops tonight

with a song called I'm Falling, from Glasgow, here are The Bluebells.

# You're sweating now

# But wait till the winter comes around

# It won't be sweat

# That pours from your brow

# Just the cold tears of the hard driven rain

# Last night when you were crying

# How I wished that I was dying

# Saying silly things that made no sense at all

# Tried to sort out the problems

# But there were too many of them

# You said you'd love me through my rise and fall

# I'm falling down again

# I've been falling on down again

# Falling down again

# Falling on down

# I've been falling on down again

# Falling down again

# Falling on down

# So I asked her do you need a shield

# From the weapons the elements wield

# As all the hate comes pouring down

# I've been falling on down again

# Falling down again

# Falling on down

# Last night when you were crying

# How I wished that I was dying

# I need you to help me toe the line

# Tried to sort out the problems

# There were too many of them

# And I don't want to pay the price with my pride

# I'm falling down again

# I've been falling on down again

# Falling down again

# Falling on down

# I've been falling on down again

# Falling down again

# Falling on down

# I've been falling on down again

# Falling down again

# Falling on down

# I've been falling on down again

# Falling down again

# Falling on down

# I should have known better than

# These things just happen I guess

# I should have known better than

# These things just happen I guess

# I should have known better than

# These things just happen I guess. #

Good song that. Now to the UK charts. Here's the Top 40.

Somebody Else's Guy.

Bolero.

Automatic.

When You're Young.

All The Girls I've Loved Before.

One Love.

Street Dance.

Heartbeat.

Silver.

Baby You're Dynamite.

Your Love Is King.

Relax.

Cherry Oh Baby.

Dr Mabuse.

I'm Falling.

And here he is, with Dancing Girls.

# Cold and lonely, tired and bored

# Just like the day before

# Missing out on life's reward

# Of that you can be sure

# So bring on the dancing girls

# Take off the cold night and the sad day

# Bring on the dancing girls

# Take off the twilight and the skies so grey

# And they dance for him inside his head

# Soul destroyed by life's demands

# With nothing to believe

# Our hero sits with head in hands

# And heart upon his sleeve

# So bring on the dancing girls

# Take off the cold night and the sad day

# Bring on the dancing girls

# Bring on the girls to dance his blues away

# And they danced for him inside his head

# So bring on the dancing girls

# Take off the cold night and the sad day

# Bring on the dancing girls

# Take off the twilight and the skies so grey

# And they danced for him inside his head

# Dancing girls

# Take off the cold night and the sad day

# Bring on the dancing girls

# Bring on the girls to dance his blues away

# Dancing girls

# Take off the cold night and the sad day

# Bring on the dancing girls. #

Nik Kershaw and Dancing Girls.

Nik's still got three dates to do on his sell-out tour.

Don't worry you can still catch him in Ipswich tonight,

because he's flying there by helicopter, right now.

OK, let's get back to the charts.

Give Me Tonight.

What Do I Do.

That's The Way.

P. Y. T.

Lucky Star.

Locomotion.

It's Raining Men.

Some Day.

It's A Miracle.

Don't Tell Me.

The Caterpillar.

Just Be Good To Me.

Robert De Niro's Waiting.

(When You Say You Love Somebody) In The Heart

And we go back to Number 19, with a song called Locomotion.

Here are Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark.

# Crossing every ocean for the sake of locomotion

# Crossing every ocean for the sake of locomotion

# Across every ocean

# For the sake of locomotion

# But I wouldn't have a notion

# How to save my soul

# I walk down the sidewalk

# Run down the boardwalk

# Stop and make small talk

# But I can't say no to you

# I can't say no, I can't say yes

# I can't even write down my own address

# I can't touch heaven it's a little too far

# It's the only way to travel

# Got dreaming on a par

# I'm staring through the window

# Wondering where you are

# Moving through the landscape at a million miles an hour

# Across every nation

# From the harbour to the station

# It's a form of inspiration

# It's a power to the state

# They run down the railways

# Sail across the seaways

# Fly through the airways

# But they can't say no

# To you

# I can't stand up, I can't stand still

# I know you wouldn't like it if I told you how I feel

# I just want to say that it's only common sense

# But the words always fail me at my own expense

# I'm staring out the window

# I wonder where you are

# Moving through the landscape at a million miles an hour

# Across every ocean

# For the sake of locomotion

# But I wouldn't have a notion

# How to save my soul

# Across every ocean

# For the sake of locomotion

# But I wouldn't have a notion

# How to save my soul

# Walk down the sidewalk

# Run down the boardwalk

# Stop and make small talk

# But I can't say no to you

# Crossing every ocean for the sake of locomotion

# Crossing every ocean for the sake of locomotion

# Crossing every ocean for the sake of locomotion

# Crossing every ocean for the sake of locomotion. #

That's OMD and Locomotion.

Hey, Pete, look, Easter starts tomorrow. I've brought you a little present.

Oh, yes, love it! Just my colour.

Here are the charts, Top Ten.

Wood Beez (Pray Like Aretha Franklin).

Nelson Mandela.

Ain't Nobody.

Gladys All Over.

People Are People.

I Want To Break Free.

Against All Odds.

A Love Worth Waiting For.

You Take Me Up.

For the fifth week running, here is Hello.

Listen up, everybody.

Tony, Billy Boy's been in prison for 25 years. He's only been out for three days.

The last time you were a free man the Brooklyn Dodgers were still the Brooklyn Dodgers.

And Eisenhower was your president.

Laura.

Amanda's intrigued with Billy Boy.

Billy Boy. Ask Amanda for a date.

We could go to The Paramount, maybe?

There is no more Brooklyn Paramount.

It's been taken over by some college.

Or The Albie?

That's gone, too.

You're a regular Rip Van Winkle, aren't you?

# I've been alone with you inside my mind

# And in my dreams I've kissed your lips a thousand times... #

It's been a long time since I've been on a date.

# I sometimes see you pass outside my door

# Hello, is it me you're looking for?

# I can see it in your eyes

# I can see it in your smile

# You're all I've ever wanted and my arms are open wide

# Cos you know just what to say and you know just what to do

# And I want to tell you so much, I love you... #

It's OK.

# I long to see the sunlight in your hair... #

Hi Laura. Sorry we're late.

# And tell you time and time again how much I care

# Sometimes I feel my heart will overflow

# Hello, I've just got to let you know

# Cos I wonder where you are and I wonder what you do

# Are you somewhere feeling lonely? Or is someone loving you?

# Tell me how to win your heart, for I haven't got a clue

# But let me start by saying... #

Too many memories, too many ghosts.

# I love you... #

It's what I know. This, and the can.

We could go to Florida.

Or we could go out west.

PHONE RINGS

Hello?

# Hello

# Is it me you're looking for?

# Cos I wonder where you are and I wonder what you do

# Are you somewhere feeling lonely? Or is someone loving you?

# Tell me how to win your heart... #

-Lionel Richie and Hello, Number One for the fifth week running.

-Could you just look after my egg?

-Gazza, I have got a special present for you.

-A present for me?

-An Easter present, come through.

A real Easter bunny, just what I always wanted.

Oh! Censored, folks.

Next week Simon Bates and Janice Long present the show,

we're playing out with Kool and The Gang, In The Heart. What's going on here?

Have yourselves a great long weekend, and we'll see you next week, bye-bye.

# When you say you love somebody

# You got to let them know about it

# You should let them know it

# When you say you love somebody

# You got to let them know about it

# You got this feeling you've been wanting to share

# It makes you feel as though you're walking on air

# You say this feeling is a thing called love

# Then you should tell the one you're thinking of

# When you say you love somebody

# You got to let them know about it

# You should let them know it

# When you say you love somebody

# You got to let them know about it

# It is time to show it

# In every person, there's a yearning to love

# This is the message that is sent from above

# In every heart, there's a love so true

# That's why I'm saying that I love you

# When you say you love somebody

# You got to let them know about it

# You should let them know it... #