23/12/1982 Top of the Pops

We're feeling festive and I hope you are as well as Top Of The Pops

celebrates and looks at the last chart of 1982.

And we kick off with The Maisonettes,

and this is Heartache Avenue.

# I've found a place to live

# I got it the hard way

# A permanent address to give

# I got it for always

# Nobody can tear me loose

# They tell me there's no escape

# On Heartache Avenue

# Oo-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh

# Oo-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh

# I live alone rent free

# There's nothing to pay here

# One thing you need to be if you want to stay here

# So lonely you can't pretend

# That you're a true resident

# Of Heartache Avenue

# Oo-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh

# Oo-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh

# Leave me alone cos I'm here where I belong

# Where I belong

# I feel at home on the street where love is gone

# It's a hard luck story of Heartache Avenue

# There's always room to let cos nobody goes there

# One thing you need to get, a ticket to nowhere

# No money, no credit cards

# The price is one broken heart

# On Heartache Avenue

# Oo-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh

# Oo-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh

# Leave me alone cos I'm here where I belong

# Where I belong

# I feel at home on the street where love is gone

# It's a hard luck story of Heartache Avenue

# Oo-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh

# On Heartache Avenue

# Oo-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh

# On Heartache Avenue

# Oo-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh

# On Heartache Avenue... #

From Birmingham, The Maisonettes making their Top Of The Pops

debut and Heartache Avenue.

Now from an American television special of a few years ago,

it's David Bowie with Bing Crosby.

# Come, they told me, pa-ram-pam-pam-pam

# A newborn king to see, pa-ram-pam-pam-pam

# Our finest gifts we bring, pa-ram-pam-pam-pam

# Ra-pam-pam-pam, ra-pam-pam-pam

-# Come, they told me,

-# Peace on Earth, can it be?

# Pa-ram-pam-pam-pam

-# A newborn King to see,

-# Years from now, perhaps we'll see

# Pa-ram-pam-pam-pam

-# Our finest gifts we bring,

-# See the day of glory

# Pa-ram-pam-pam-pam

# To lay before the King, pa-ram-pam-pam-pam, ra-pam-pam-pam

# See the day when men of good will live in peace, live in peace again

# Ra-pam-pam-pam

-# So to honour him

-# Peace on Earth

# Pa-ram-pam-pam-pam

-# Can it be?

-# When we come

# Every child must be made aware

# Every child must be made to care

# Care enough for his fellow man

# To give all the love that he can

-# Little baby

-# I pray my wish will come true

# Pa-ram-pam-pam-pam

-# I see the child

-# For my child and your child too

# Pa-ram-pam-pam-pam

-# I'll play my drum for him

-# He'll see the day of glory

# Pa-ram-pam-pam-pam

# I'll play my best for Him, pa-ram-pam-pam-pam, ra-pam-pam-pam

# See the day when men of good will live in peace, live in peace again

# Ra-pam-pam-pam

-# And he smiled at me,

-# Peace on Earth

# Pa-ram-pam-pam-pam

-# Me and my drum

-# Can it be?

# Can it be? #

I tell you, there's a crazy atmosphere in here tonight.

To top it all, it's snowing outside the Television Centre

here in London.

Moving on with the music, here's Incantation and Cacharpaya.

Believe it or not, Incantation come from just off

the Chiswick High Road and that was Zoo moving to their music.

Right now at number two in our Christmas countdown

it's Shakin' Stevens having a Blue Christmas.

# I'll have a blue Christmas without you

# I'll be so blue just thinking about you

# Decorations of red on a green Christmas tree

# Won't be the same if you're not here with me

# And when those blue snowflakes start fallin'

# That's when those blue memories start callin'

# You'll be doin' all right, with your Christmas of white

# But I'll have a blue, blue Christmas

# You'll be doin' all right, with your Christmas of white

# But I'll have a blue, blue Christmas

# And when those blue snowflakes start fallin'

# That's when those blue memories start callin'

# You'll be doin' all right, with your Christmas of white

# But I'll have a blue, blue Christmas. #

Shakin' Stevens, and you'll be able to see Shaky again in action

on the Christmas Day Top Of The Pops special -

that'll get under way about 2pm.

Meanwhile, here comes Imagination going through some Changes.

# I know you think you've got me where you want me

# Tied up in the chains you know I can't shake free

# Caught up in the trap you call affection

# Now I've seen it all just take your hands off me

# Changes

# Changes

# Someday somehow there's gonna be some changes

# You can scream and shout

# But you don't have the right to tell me

# Here and now there's gonna be

# You're gonna see some changes,

# Changes, changes

# You just don't have the right

# You won't hurt me tonight

# Trusting you it all adds up to nothing

# Dealing with the lies it's all a part of you

# Promises that should have come to something

# But I don't need your empty-headed attitude

# Changes

# Changes

# Someday somehow there's gonna be some changes

# You can scream and shout

# But you don't have the right to tell me

# Here and now there's gonna be

# You're gonna see some changes

# Changes, changes

# You just don't have the right

# You won't hurt me tonight

# Someday somehow there's gonna be some changes

# You can scream and shout

# But you don't have the right to tell me

# Here and now there's gonna be

# You're gonna see some changes... #

There goes Imagination.

The record industry tends to regard the end of the year chart

as the most prestigious, so let's see who's made it as we go

through our Christmas hit sound countdown.

I Don't Wanna Dance.

Dear Addy.

Cacharpaya.

Where The Heart Is.

Under Attack.

The Other Side Of Love.

Wishing.

I Feel Love.

Living On The Ceiling.

Rio.

Let's go back to number 26 right now and see Abba and a film they

recorded in Sweden performing Under Attack.

# Don't know how to take it

# Don't know where to go

# My resistance running low

# And every day the hold is getting tighter

# And it troubles me so

# (You know that I'm nobody's fool)

# I'm nobody's fool and yet it's clear to me

# I don't have a strategy

# It's just like taking candy from a baby

# And I think I must be

# Under attack, I'm being taken

# About to crack, defences breaking

# Won't somebody please have a heart

# Come and rescue me now cos I'm falling apart

# Under attack, I'm taking cover

# He's on my track, my chasing lover

# Thinking nothing can stop him now

# Should I want to, I'm not sure I would know how

# This is getting crazy, I should tell him so

# Really let my anger show

# Persuade him that the answer to his questions

# Is a definite no

# (I'm kind of certain that's the truth)

# Guess I'm kind of flattered but I'm scared as well

# Something like a magic spell

# I hardly dare to think of what would happen

# Where I'd be if I fell

# Under attack, I'm being taken

# About to crack, defences breaking

# Won't somebody please have a heart

# Come and rescue me now cos I'm falling apart

# Under attack, I'm taking cover

# He saw my track, my chasing lover

# Thinking nothing's gonna stop him now

# Should I want to, I'm not sure I would know how... #

It would seem that Abba's last hit of 1982 will be their

first hit of 1983.

We left the chart at number 21 - let's go back and see who's

at number 20.

If You Can't Stand The Heat.

Singalong-A-Santa.

Buffalo Gals.

Let's Get This Straight.

Hymn.

Friends.

All The Love In The World.

Young Guns (Go For It).

Mirror Man.

Little Town.

Every Christmas chart has at least one unusual surprise hit,

and this year's surprise hit comes from a fella you've probably seen

on TV lots of times in the past - his name is Keith Harris

and here he is with Orville's Song.

# I wish I could fly way up to the sky but I can't

-# You can.

-I can't

# I wish I could see what folks see in me but I can't

-# You can.

-I can't

-# Look, Orville.

-Yes?

# Now that I'm here with you

# There's nothing that you can't do

-# So why don't you make a start.

-I will

-# And hear what I'm saying, Orville.

-Yes?

-# Who is your very best friend?

-You are

# I'm gonna help you mend your broken heart

# Thank you

# I wish that I had a mummy and dad but I don't

-# You don't?

-I don't

# I often pretend my sadness will end but it won't

-# It will.

-It won't

-# Look, Orville.

-Yes?

# Nothing that you can say

# Will change how I feel today

# You know that we'll never part

-# Now hear what I'm saying, Orville.

-Yes?

-# Who is your very best friend?

-You are

# I'm gonna help you mend your broken heart

# Aww

# So does this mean although I'm green

# And not exactly bright

# You want to care and will be there

# To tuck me in at night?

# But I'll always be there, Orville

# The other birds laugh and say that I'm daft and I am

-# You're not!

-I am

# They tease me a lot and call me a clot and I am

-# You're not!

-I am

-# Look, Orville.

-Yes?

# Nothing that you can say

# Will change how I feel today

# You know that we'll never part

-# Now hear what I'm saying, Orville.

-Yes?

-# Who is your very best friend?

-You are

# I'm gonna help you mend your broken heart... #

Thank you.

Cos I've got a broken heart, haven't I?

I know, but you know I'm going to help you mend it.

You will, won't you?

Of course I will.

Cos you love me, don't you?

We all love you. We all love him, don't we?

Yes!

-Thank you.

-There you are.

How, how, how much do you love me?

How much? Ooh, this much.

As much as that?

As much as that.

# My broken heart. #

Aww. Just outside the Top 30, Keith Harris

and the BBC's version of ET - that was Orville and Orville's Song.

Right, let's see if we can make it right to the very top

of our Christmas chart. Here's the hit list.

Beat Surrender.

Truly.

Best Years Of Our Lives.

A Winter's Tale.

You Can't Hurry Love.

Our House.

Time (Clock Of The Heart).

Peace On Earth/little Drummer Boy.

The Shakin' Stevens Ep.

And this year's Christmas Number 1 is from Renee and Renato

and here they are with Save Your Love.

# Save your love my darling, save your love

# For summer nights with moon and stars above

# A serenade I long to sing you

# The reddest rose I always bring you

# Save your love for Roma and for me

# Darling, I will love you endlessly

# Even though you're far away from me

# I can't forget the words I told you

# How it felt to love and hold you

# Love like ours will last eternally

# Save your love my darling, save your love

# For summer nights with moon and stars above

# A serenade I long to sing you

# The reddest rose I always bring you

# Save your love for Roma and for me

# Even though it's been so very long

# The memory of our love still lingers on

# I can't wait to hold and kiss you

# Don't you know how much I miss you

# Darling sing for me our lovers' song

# Salva l'amore cara, salva l'amore

# Le notte d'estate, la luna e le stelle la su

# A serenade I long to sing you

# The reddest rose I always bring you

# Salva l'amore per Roma e per me

-# La la-la la-la la-la la-la

-(io ti amo caro)

-# La-la la-la la-la la-la la-la

-(I love you)

# I can't wait to hold and kiss you

# Don't you know how much I miss you

# Darling, sing for me our lovers' song

# Save your love my darling, save your love

# Oh, you know that I will

# For summer nights with moon and stars above

# (Oh, I love you still)

# A serenade I long to sing you

# The reddest rose I always bring you

# Save your love for Roma and for me. #

Hey, appropriately enough, it's Father Christmas!

Wait a minute, no, it's not, it's Renato.

Congratulations on your success.

-Thank you very much.

-How are you going to spend Christmas?

Me and Renee for a change are going to have a night off.

Well deserved. Thank you, Renato, for dropping by.

I hope you have a happy Christmas.

Don't forget our Christmas Day Top Of The Pops special,

Saturday, 2pm. We're going to leave you now with Modern Romance.

Have a great weekend, lots of love, see you soon.

# Oh, makes me wanna dance

# Oh, it's a new romance

# Oh, I look into your eyes

# Oh, best years of our lives

# I ask you the questions but you tell me lies

# Cos all of the time, you're just full of surprise

# Please tell me, please tell me if all this is true

# Cos deep down inside, all I wanted was you

# Oh, makes me wanna dance

# Oh, it's a new romance

# Oh, I look into your eyes

# Oh, best years of our lives

# When we first met, I could hardly believe

# The things that would happen that we could achieve

# So let's be together for all of the time

# And thank my good fortune that you are still mine

# Oh, makes me wanna dance

# Oh, it's a new romance

# Oh, I look into your eyes

# Oh, best years of our lives

# I ask you the questions but you tell me lies

# Cos all of the time, you're just full of surprise

# And I can't understand why you tease me this way

# My head's in a whirl and I've just got to say

# Oh, makes me wanna dance

# Oh, it's a new romance

# Oh, I look into your eyes

# Oh, best years of our lives

# Oh, makes me wanna dance

# Oh, it's a new romance

# Oh, I look into your eyes

# Oh, best years of our lives. #