29/01/1981 Top of the Pops

Hi, everybody. Welcome to Top of the Pops.

This is the programme that does not hang around!

Immediately, we bring you the Slade and We'll Bring The House Down!

# Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh

# Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh

# Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh

# Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh

# Yeah!

# Turn the megawatts way up loud

# Send an Earth tremor through the crowd

# Come on, heads start shaking Come on

# 120 in decibels

# A-rock'n'rollin' with armpit smells

# Come on, heads start shaking Come on

# Said we'll bring the house down

# We'll bring the house down

# We'll bring the house down

# You're gonna get it

# You're gonna get it

# You're gonna get it

# Head-bangers don't buy no soul

# All they wanna do is rock and roll away

# Let the bass blow you away

# Imaginary playing heavy riffs

# No diminisheds or fancy fifths

# Come on, heads start shaking Come on

# We'll bring the house down

# Oh, we'll bring the house down

# We'll bring the house down

# You're gonna get it

# You're gonna get it

# You're gonna get it

# Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh

# Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh

# Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh

# Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh

# We'll bring the house down

# Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh

# We'll bring the house down

# Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh

# Ohh, days later your ears are still ringing

# No voice from shouting and singing it out

# Sweat it and get it out

# Oh, we'll bring the house down

# Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh

# Oh, we'll bring the house down

# Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh

# We'll bring the house down

# You're gonna get it

# You're gonna get it

# We'll bring the house down

# Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh

# We'll bring the house down

# Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh

# We'll bring the house down

# Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh

-SLOWER:

-# Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh

# Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh

# Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh. #

APPLAUSE

Well, that's certainly the way to start any show.

That is the latest single by the Slade,

We'll Bring The House Down.

It's really nice to see them back on the hit trail.

And talking of hits, at number two this week,

here is Mr John Lennon and Woman.

# For the other half of the sky

# Woman

# I can hardly express

# My mixed emotions and my thoughtlessness

# After all, I am forever in your debt

# And, woman...

# I will try to express

# My inner feelings and thankfulness

# For showing me the meaning of success

# Ooohhhh-ooh-ooh

# Well, well

# Doo-doo-doo, doo-doo

# Ooohhhh-ooh-ooh

# Well, well

# Doo-doo-doo, doo-doo

# Woman

# I know you understand

# The little child inside the man

# Please remember, my life is in your hands

# And woman...

# Hold me close to your heart

# However distant, don't keep us apart

# After all, it is written in the stars

# Ooohhhh-ooh-ooh

# Well, well

# Doo-doo-doo, doo-doo

# Ooohhhh-ooh-ooh

# Well, well

# Doo-doo-doo, doo-doo

# Well, well

# Woman

# Please let me explain

# I never meant to cause you sorrow or pain

# So let me tell you again and again and again

# I love you

# Yeah, yeah

# Now and forever

# I love you

# Yeah, yeah

# Now and forever

# I love you

# Yeah, yeah

# Now and forever

# I love... #

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Well, in many ways, it is kind of sad to see that film,

but let's face it, I think the inspiration

of his music will live on forever.

Here's a band we haven't seen for a long time on Top of the Pops,

they're called The Stranglers.

# If ever you had counted

# The centuries you threw away

# And all the lies that you had started

# And all the chances thrown away

# If I set sail for new horizons

# Could I still leave you waiting here?

# I would chase just one set of chances

# The others would be thrown away

# Even though we tried, time wasn't on our side

# Then there came the day we threw it all away

# Thrown away

# Thrown away

# Thrown away

# My winter nights are so much colder

# Than yours could ever be

# I wish I hadn't been a traveller

# I would not have had to go away

# When all is said and all is over

# When all is just a memory

# Our ships will stay for just a moment

# Leaving false gods and hypocrisy

# Even though we tried, time wasn't on our side

# Then there came the day we threw it all away

# Thrown away

# Thrown away

# Thrown away

# Even though we tried, time wasn't on our side

# Then there came the day we threw it all away

# Thrown away

# Thrown away

# Thrown away. #

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

The famous and sometimes infamous Stranglers

and their current single, which is called Thrown Away.

I like their music, because you never know

exactly what they're going to come out with.

Sometimes, neither do you know what

Madness are going to do either, and here they are.

Waiter?

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

That's absolute Madness at number 18 in the charts,

and their single called The Return of the Los Palmas 7.

And talking about taking coals to Newcastle,

this particular record started as a white reggae song

written by Sting and The Police, and now,

it's a great cover version by Sheila Hylton, backed by The Simmerers.

Same title - The Bed's Too Big Without You.

Ow!

# Bed's too big without you

# Cold wind blows right through the open door

# I can't sleep with your memory

# Dreaming dreams of what used to be

# I was cold inside

# The look on my face was just stunned

# No regrets, no love, no tears

# Living on hope was the least of my fears

# The bed's too big without you

# The bed's too big without you

# The bed's too big...

# Without you

# Ow!

# Since that day when you'd gone

# Just had to carry on

# Live through the days, but late at night

# Wept in my pillow, but it didn't feel right

# Every day just the same

# Old rules for the same old game

# All I gained was heartache

# All I made was one mistake

# The bed's too big without you

# The bed's too big without you

# The bed's too big...

# Without you

# Without you

# Ow! #

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

# We walked in the cold air

# Freezing breath on a window pane

# Lying and waiting

# A man in the dark in a picture frame

# So mystic and soulful

# A voice reaching out in a piercing cry

# It stays with you until

# The feeling has gone, only you and I

# It means nothing to me

# This means nothing to me

# Oh, Vienna

# The music is weaving

# Haunting notes, pizzicato strings

# The rhythm is calling

# Alone in the night as the daylight brings

# A cool empty silence

# The warmth of your hand and a cold grey sky

# It fades to the distance

# The image has gone, only you and I

# It means nothing to me

# This means nothing to me

# Oh, Vienna

# This means nothing to me

# This means nothing to me

# Oh, Vienna. #

And that, of course, was Ultravox,

at number six this week in our chart, and it is called Vienna.

You want to hear a good discotheque record and watch it too?

How about The Gap Band?

# Woo! I gave you my money, I gave you my time

# Why you wanna hurt me, girl?

# Are you serious? I'm just curious

# Why you wanna hurt me, girl?

# Just because you're not for real

# Why you wanna hurt me, girl?

# Just because you're not for real

# Why you wanna hurt me, girl?

# Never, ever had a lover

# Put the pedal to the metal and burn rubber on me

# Charlie Oh, no

# You took my money and took my time

# You made me think everything was fine

# Then you upped and ran away

# And made me just go crazy

# I never, ever had a lover

# Put the pedal to the metal and burn rubber on me

# Charlie Oh, no, no, no

# Just because you're not for real

# Why you wanna hurt me, girl?

# Just because you're not for real

# Why you wanna hurt me, girl?

# I never, ever had a lover

# Put the pedal to the metal and burn rubber on me

# Charlie Oh, no, no, no

# Just because you're not for real

# Why you wanna hurt me, girl?

# Just because you're not for real

# Why you wanna hurt me, girl?

# You told me to go up the block

# And get you a strawberry pop

# When I got back to the flat... #

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Absolutely amazing record.

It's number 26 this week, The Gap Band and Burn Rubber On Me.

And now, to interpret Diana Ross' latest record,

here are Legs & Co, and it's My Turn.

# I can't cover up my feelings

# In the name of love

# Or play it safe

# For a while, that was easy

# And if living for myself is what I'm guilty of

# Go on and sentence me

# I'll still be free

# It's my turn

# To see what I can see

# I hope you'll understand

# This time's just for me

# Because it's my turn

# With no apologies

# I've given up the truth

# To those I've tried to please

# But now it's my turn

# If I don't have all the answers

# At least I know I'll take my share of chances

# Ain't no use in holding on

# When nothing stays the same

# So I'll let it rain

# Cos the rain ain't gonna hurt me

# And I'll let you go

# Though I know it won't be easy

# It's my turn

# With no more room for lies

# For years I've seen my life

# Through someone else's eyes

# And now it's my turn

# To try and find my way

# And if I should get lost

# At least I'll own today

# It's my turn

# Yes, it's my turn

# And there ain't no use in holding on

# When nothing stays the same

# So I'll let it rain

# Cos the rain ain't gonna hurt me

# And I'll let you go

# Though I know it won't be easy

# It's my turn to see what I can see

# I hope you'll understand

# This time's just for me

# Because it's my turn

# To turn and say goodbye

# I sure would like to know

# That you're still on my side

# Because it's my turn

# It's my turn

# It's my turn... #

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Legs & Company.

Number 25 in the charts, Diana Ross and It's My Turn.

How would you like to know what's between 30 and 21?

At number 30, Chas and Dave

running out of Rabbit.

Susan Fassbender is 29,

stay tuned to see her.

Rainbow get the green light,

they're at 28.

Down to 27,

The Nolans, Who's Gonna Rock You.

The Gap Band scorch position 26.

As you've seen, it's her turn

at 25, Diana Ross.

Spandau Ballet defrost position 24.

John and Yoko at 23 with Happy Christmas,

John Lennon at 22 with Starting Over.

And Lorraine steps from 22 to 21 with her Bad Manners.

And we leap to this week's number three.

Here's Phil Collins - In The Air Tonight.

# I can feel it coming in the air tonight

# Oh, Lord

# And I've been waiting for this moment for all my life

# Oh, Lord

# Can you feel it coming in the air tonight?

# Oh, Lord, oh, Lord

# Well, if you told me you were drowning

# I would not lend a hand

# I've seen your face before, my friend

# But I don't know if you know who I am

# Well, I was there and I saw what you did

# I saw it with my own two eyes

# So you can wipe off that grin

# I know where you've been

# It's all been a pack of lies

# And I can feel it coming in the air tonight

# Oh, Lord

# Well, I've been waiting for this moment for all my life

# Oh, Lord

# I can feel it coming in the air tonight

# Oh, Lord

# Oh, Lord

# Well, I remember

# I remember, don't worry

# How could I ever forget?

# It's the first time

# The last time we ever met

# But I know the reason why you keep your silence up

# No, you don't fool me

# Well, the hurt doesn't show

# But the pain still grows

# It's no stranger to you and me

# I can feel it coming in the air tonight

# Oh, Lord

# Well, I've been waiting for this moment for all my life... #

APPLAUSE

That is such a good record. It's at number three this week.

Phil Collins and In The Air Tonight.

Now, would you care to know what's in the middle

reaches of the chart, somewhere say between 20 and 11?

This week's number 20 is David Bowie's Scary Monsters.

Heatwave, Gangsters in the Groove goes up to 19.

Madness is at 18.

Cliff is A Little In Love at 17.

Dire Straits elevate Romeo and Juliet to 16.

Sue Runs Around and down to 15 for Racey.

Queen's Flash fades down from 10 to 14.

The Beat drop to number 13.

Visage propel Fade To Grey up to number 12.

The Specials' Do Nothing Does Something drops down to number 11.

APPLAUSE

OK, we're going to go all the way back to number 29,

and if you come with me, you can meet Susan Fassbender,

who's in the Twilight Cafe, and the coffee's good.

So come on, come this way. You'll really enjoy it.

# Sometimes I get so low

# There's only one place I can think of to go

# It's where the beat is strong, strong, strong

# Melodies drifting, I can sing my song

# Walk down the High Street

# I'm on the neon lights

# And pretty soon I'll find my way

# To the Twilight Cafe

# The music grabs me, spins me round and around

# My spirit soars, no longer smashed to the ground

# The cares and worries of a busy day

# Just slide across me as I start to play

# Walk down the High Street

# I'm on the neon lights

# And pretty soon I'll find my way

# To the Twilight Cafe

# The beat gets stronger and a mystical wave

# Pulsates around me as I dance and sway

# My body feels as if my heart's on fire

# Enfolds my brain with a deep desire

# Walk down the High Street

# I'm on the neon lights

# And pretty soon I'll find my way

# To the Twilight Cafe

# A sea of faces swims before my eyes

# You walk towards me giving no disguise

# I find no words to say, say, say

# Beautiful ending to a hard, hard day

# Walk down the High Street

# I'm on the neon lights

# And pretty soon I'll find my way

# To the Twilight Cafe

# Walk down the High Street

# I'm on the neon lights

# And pretty soon I'll find my way

# To the Twilight Cafe

# Walk down the High Street... #

APPLAUSE

That's Susan Fassbender and her record,

which is called Twilight Cafe.

Nice to see a lady rhythm guitarist.

Nice also to see the charts.

Stevie Wonder goes up two to number 10 this week,

although he still insists he Ain't Gonna Stand For It.

# I ain't gonna stand for it, babe... #

First released in 1978, three years later, it's the number nine single.

Young Parisians, Adam and the Ants.

The Look's I Am The Beat slips from six down to number eight.

# And the party wouldn't swing if not for me... #

Ace disco record Yarbrough & Peoples climbs a notch from eight to seven.

# This means nothing to me... #

Ultravox take the title track of their album Vienna

up ten places to number six.

And Blondie toured their way up to number five this week

with Rapture.

# 24-hour shopping in Rapture... #

Adam and the Ants' other top ten record, Ant Music,

scuttles down to four.

# I can feel it coming in the air... #

Phil Collins' In The Air Tonight, moves to number three.

# Oh, Lord

# Oh, Lord... #

John Lennon's most recent single, Woman, moves up to number two.

# The little child inside the man... #

And that much missed man also provides the number one

record this week, just as indeed he did last week.

Here is John Lennon and the classic single, Imagine.

# Imagine there's no heaven

# It's easy if you try

# No hell below us

# Above us only sky

# Imagine all the people

# Living for today

# Imagine there's no countries

# It isn't hard to do

# Nothing to kill or die for

# And no religion too

# Imagine all the people

# Living life in peace

# You may say I'm a dreamer

# But I'm not the only one

# I hope someday you'll join us

# And the world will be as one

# Imagine no possessions

# I wonder if you can

# No need for greed or hunger

# A brotherhood of man

# Imagine all the people

# Sharing all the world

# You may say I'm a dreamer

# But I'm not the only one

# I hope some day you'll join us

# And the world will live as one. #

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

That's our number one in the United Kingdom this week,

that of course is John Lennon and Imagine.

-I hope you have a really good week. Say good night.

-What?

Or what, if you like! See you soon, God bless!

# Gonna take control

# Check out the stiff that sits in the corner

# Don't you know that could be you?

# Jump on the riff

# We're givin' the orders

# Watchin' everything you do

# Don't try to squeal

# We'll be gunnin' you down

# Got the deal

# Spread the message around

# That the mob is hitting town tonight

# We're the gangsters of the groove

# Got a contract out on you

# There ain't a chance that you'll survive

# We're the syndicate of soul

# Gonna take control

# You've got to join the winning side

# We're the bandits of the beat

# Gonna dance you off your feet

# There ain't a word that you can say

# Better do just what you're told

# Let the good times roll

# Come on and join us all today

# Don't try to hide, there ain't no protection

# Even from the FBI

# Don't call the cops

# Just follow directions

# If you wanna stay alive

# Dress up to kill

# Lay your life on the line

# For the thrill

# Be a partner in crime

# Of the wildest sound that's going down

# We're the gangsters of the groove

# Got a contact out on you

# There's no excuses left to use

# We're the syndicate of soul

# Gonna take control

# We're tired of living in the blue

# We're the bandits of the beat... #