29/09/77 Top of the Pops

So, that's what's happened to Tony Blackburn. "Hello!"

Welcome to Top Of The Pops.

Tony's lost his voice, I'm here instead

Welcome, with Oxygene!

MUSIC: "Oxygene" by Jean Michel Jarre

APPLAUSE

MUSIC: "Do Your Dance" by Rose Royce

# Do your dance

# Woh-oh, woh-ha!

# We're just having fun Well, do your dance

# Woh-oh, woh-ha!

# Woh-oh, woh-ha!

# Woh-ha-hay! We're just having fun... #

BRASS SECTION PLAYS

# Well...

# We're gonna start at midnight

# Do your dance - get down!

# Party till the morning light

# Get down, sit down!

# We ain't ever gonna stop

# Until we get it right

# Ain't that right? Ain't that right?

# Woo! Do your dance

# To the rhythm

# Of the drums

# We're just having fun

# Come on people, do your dance

# To the rhythm

# Of the drums

# We're just having fun... #

BRASS SECTION PLAYS

# Good music makes you feel like dancing

# Don't it make you feel good?

# Don't it make you wanna get down?

# Good music

# Share it round, share it round

# Do your dance To the rhythm

# Of the drums

# We're just having fun

-# Do your dance

-Dance now

-# To the rhythm

-To the rhythm

-# Of the drums

-Of the drum, now

# We're just having fun

# Do your dance

# To the rhythm

# Of the drums

# We're just having fun

# Do your dance to the rhythm

# Of the drums

# We're just having fun. #

APPLAUSE

Rose Royce and Do Your Dance,

and close behind a Rose Royce is a Silver Lady.

Still there at number two, a Silver Lady, and David Soul.

# Tired of drifting, searching, shifting

# From town to town

# Every time I slip and slide a little further down

# I can't blame you if you won't take me back

# After everything I put you through

# But, honey, you're my last hope

# And who else can I turn to?

# Come on, Silver Lady, take my word

# I won't run out on you again, believe me

# Oh, I've seen the light

# It's just one more fight

# Without you

# Here I am a million miles from home

# The Indiana wind and rain cut through me

# I'm lost and alone, chilled to the bone

# Silver Lady

# Double talkers, backstreet walkers at every turn

# Seedy motels and no star motels, still I had to learn

# That the one shining thing in my mind

# Was the sweet love I had with you

# And honey you're my last hope

# And who else can I turn to? #

There he goes. David Soul there, number two.

Waiting in vain no more, we've got Legs & Co and Bob Marley.

MUSIC: "Wait In Vain" by Bob Marley

# I don't wanna wait in vain for your love

# I don't wanna wait in vain for your love

# From the very first time I rest my eyes on you, girl

# My heart says follow through

# But I know, now, that I'm way down on your line

# But the waitin' feel is fine

# So don't treat me like a puppet on a string

# Cos I know I have to do my thing

# Don't talk to me as if you think I'm dumb

# I wanna know when you're gonna come, soon

# I don't wanna wait in vain for your love

# I don't wanna wait in vain for your love

# I don't wanna wait in vain for your love

# Cos if summer is here

# I'm still waiting there

# Winter is here

# And I'm still waiting there

# Like I said... #

APPLAUSE

Thank you, girls. Legs & Co there, and Bob Marley's Wait In Vain.

Bob's still waiting to go up the charts.

At number 28, where he's remained from last week.

Peter Blake, a newcomer to Top Of The Pops,

and Lipsmackin' Rock 'n Rollin'.

# Down at the corner store

# The guys ask how do I score so well

# Uh-hu-hu

# It's impressing the teenagers that keep me out of Heartbreak Hotel

# Uh-hu-hu

# I tell them keep your cool, that's how you get the chicks to drool

# If you wanna have a ball you gotta get the chicks to fall for

# That lipsmackin' rock 'n rollin'

# Lipsmackin' rock 'n rollin'

# First you show the chicks that you're really kind of smooth

# Oh, yeah

# Uh-hu-hu

# The chick from merchandise is escorted to the pool

# Oh, yeah Uh-hu-hu

# When I get to where they're sittin'

# Put my mittens round those kittens

# Their corks will really pop when I pull out all the stops

# That lipsmackin' rock 'n rollin'

# Lipsmackin' rock 'n rollin'

# Flowers are for nerds

# Know it takes more than words

# To make her eyes light up the tail lights on a T-Bird

# The only thing that I say

# Is, "Baby, you look OK"

# "So how'd'you like to run your fingers through my hair?"

# I kiss her on the mouth and she acts a little shocked, OK

# Uh-hu-hu

# I know it drives her crazy cos she's shakin' in her socks, OK

# Uh-hu-hu

# Her ponytail's a mess, she's crying her heart inside her dress

# She won't put up a battle cos I made her earring's rattle

# With lipsmackin' rock 'n rollin'

# Lipsmackin' rock 'n rollin'

# Flowers are for nerds

# I know it takes more than words

# To make her eyes light up like the tail lights on a T-Bird

# I pick up her books and take her back home in my wheels

# Uh-hu-hu

# She climbs into the front, she gives my panelled dash a feel

# Uh-hu-hu

# Tonight when we're alone, she can polish up my chrome

# And if she's really good she can check under my hood

# For lipsmackin' rock 'n rollin'

# Lipsmackin' rock 'n rollin'... #

APPLAUSE

Yes, the good old lipsmackin' rock 'n rollin'.

Thank you very much, Peter Blake.

Tomorrow, Radio One's ten years old, and so are Radio Two.

Welcome Ram Jam at number 18.

MUSIC: "Black Betty" by Ram Jam

# Whoa, Black Betty Bam-a-lam

# Whoa, Black Betty Bam-a-lam

# Black Betty had a child Bam-a-lam

# The damn thing gone wild Bam-a-lam

# She said, "I'm worryin' outta mind" Bam-a-lam

# The damn thing gone blind Bam-a-lam

# I said "Oh, Black Betty" Bam-a-lam

# Whoa, Black Betty Bam-a-lam

# Oh, Black Betty Bam-a-lam

# Whoa, Black Betty Bam-a-lam

# She really gets me high Bam-a-lam

# You know that's no lie Bam-a-lam

# She's so rock steady Bam-a-lam

# And she's always ready Bam-a-lam

# Whoa, Black Betty Bam-a-lam

# Whoa, Black Betty Bam-a-lam... #

APPLAUSE

Ram Jam, number 18 and Black Betty.

Here he is on Top Of The Pops, David Essex at number 27.

Cool Out Tonight.

MUSIC: "Cool Out Tonight" by David Essex

# Hey, you say you wanna be my friend

# Stick with me till the end

# And I'm lucky now to have a girl like you

# To give me love, to get me through

# I'm all right, you're all right

# We're already right

# I know it's good and I know we should

# But, please, cool out tonight

# Oh, yes, I know we were going out tonight

# To drink some wine with a friend of mine

# But now with you sitting close to me

# By the fireside

# I don't wanna leave

# I'm all right, you're all right

# We're already right

# I know it's good and I know we should

# But, please, cool out tonight

# Oh, baby, I lo-o-ove you

# Oh, yeah, baby, I care

# Just to hold you

# Close up to me, girl

# Just to know, just to know, to know you're there

# Everywhere

# I'm all right, you're all right

# We're already right

# I know it's good and I know we should

# But, please, cool out tonight

# Cool out tonight

# Girl, I want to give you love

# I want to give you love

# Cool out tonight... #

APPLAUSE

David Essex. A new entry at number 27 with Cool Out tonight.

His album Gold And Ivory is at 29 in the album charts.

A good year for David.

The Stylistics are back with us on Top Of The Pops.

Their new single I Plead Guilty.

MUSIC: "I Plead Guilty" by The Stylistics

# People often do things that's sung before

# When they're in a spot, no telling what they'll say

# Baby, I'm no different

# I've made mistakes

# Yes, it's true, I've sinned

# I'm human in that way

# But I'll make it up to you, girl, if you stay

# I plead guilty to hurting you

# Yes, I plead guilty to hurting you

# But I am guilty of loving you too

# You know that we belong together

# Together

# Together

# People seldom see things the way they are

# The grass looks greener and much cleaner across the hill

# You're but nothing, you tell yourself

# And although you're true, love heals the less you feel

# Yes, I'm guilty but I swear I love you still

# I plead guilty to hurting you

# Yes, I plead guilty to hurting you

# But I am guilty of loving you too

# You know that we belong together

# Together

# Together

# Together

# I plead guilty to hurting you

# Yes, I plead guilty to hurting you

# But I am guilty of loving you too

# You know that we belong

# You know that we belong together

-# Together

-Together

-# Together

-Together

-Together... #

APPLAUSE

The Stylistics' unmistakable sound.

I Plead Guilty, complete with dance steps.

Donna Summer's got two in the charts at number five and number 21.

This time I Remember Yesterday.

MUSIC: "I Remember Yesterday" by Donna Summer

# I remember that first night we met

# Dancing to the sounds of clarinets

# Dancing cheek to cheek

# Oh, how sweet

# You and me and the '30s beat

# Oh, I remember our first night

# I remember how we carried on

# Arm in arm until the light of dawn

# From the very start you stole my heart

# Knew right then that we'd never part

# Oh, I remember that first night

# Remember the first night

# Remember the first night

# I saw your love-light through candle's glow

# Champagne was flowing and so I let myself go

# And when the night was over

# And we both looked around the room

# Remember, darling, chairs on the table

# And only me and you

# I remember how we carried on

# Arm in arm until the light of dawn

# And from the very start you stole my heart

# Knew right then that we'd never part

# I remember that first night... #

APPLAUSE

Moving up the charts there, Donna Summer and I Remember Yesterday.

A sound with a difference from Golden Earring and Radar Love.

MUSIC: "Radar Love" by Golden Earring

# I've been drivin' all night, my hand's wet on the wheel

# There's a voice in my head, that drives my heel

# It's my baby callin', says, "I need you here"

# And it's 4.30 and I'm shifting gear

# When she's lonely and the longing gets too much

# She sends a cable comin' in from above

# Don't need no phone at all

# We've got a thing that's called radar love

# We've got a wave in the air

# Radar love

# The radio's playing some forgotten song

# Brenda Lee's coming on strong

# The road's got me hypnotized

# And I'm speeding into a new sunrise

# When I get lonely, and I'm sure I've had enough

# She sends her comfort, comin' in from above

# Don't need no letter at all

# We've got a thing that's called radar love

# We've got a line in the sky

# Radar love

# She could kill me

# She could kill me... #

APPLAUSE

Golden Earring and Radar Love. Great number there.

Time for almost our last one on Top Of The Pops.

Five weeks at the top, you've guessed it.

It's still Elvis and Way Down.

# Babe, you're getting closer

# The lights are goin' dim

# The sound of your breathin'

# Has made the mood I'm in

# All of my resistance

# Is lying on the floor

# Taking me to places

# I've never been before

# Ooh, and I can feel it,

-# Feel it, feel it, feel it

-Feel it, feel it, feel it

-# Way down

-Way down where the music plays

-# Way down

-Way down like a tidal wave

-# Way down

-Way down where the fires blaze

# Way down, down

# Way, way on down

# Way on down

# Ooh, my head is spinnin'

# You got me in your spell

# 100 magic fingers

# On a twirling carousel

# The medicine within me

# No doctor could prescribe

# Your love is doing something

# That I just can't describe

# Ooh, and I can feel it

-# Feel it, feel it, feel it

-Feel it, feel it, feel it

-# Way down

-Way down where the music plays

-# Way down

-Way down like a tidal wave

-# Way down

-Way down where the fires blaze

# Way down, down

# Way, way on down

# Way on down

# Hold me again

# Tight as you can

# I need you so

# Baby, let's go

-# Way down

-Way down where it feels so good

-# Way down

-Way down where I hoped it would

-# Way down

-Way down where I never could

# Way down, down

# Way, way on down

# Way on down. #

APPLAUSE

Yep, still up there.

Fifth week on the top for Elvis Presley and Way Down.

The number 30 sound this week in the Top 30, a young man called Giorgio,

who's with us right here on Top Of The Pops this evening.

Let's give him a nice Top Of The Pops welcome.

APPLAUSE

-Giorgio, you've got a great record called?

-From Here to Eternity.

Which is not only number 30 here but it's doing well somewhere else.

Yeah, it's number one in the discos in the States.

Good luck to it here as well.

You've also been behind Donna Summer and her musical side, haven't you?

Yeah, I found Donna in Munich three years ago

and I did songs like Love To Love You Baby, I Feel Love

and the last one I Remember Yesterday.

Good luck to you. You're doing well with her and with yourself.

That's it from Top Of The Pops this week. See you next time. Bye!

MUSIC: "From Here To Eternity" by Giorgio Moroder

-# Baby

-Baby

# Baby gives me loving

# Leaves me meaning nothing

# Nothing left to mean

-# Baby

-Baby

# Baby's got me sighing

# Nearly has me dying

# Dying off to me

# From here to eternity

# That's where she take me

# From here to eternity

# She does, she does, she does

# From here to eternity... #

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