30/08/1979 Top of the Pops

Welcome to Top Of The Pops. Let's see the charts and listen to the Bellamy Brothers.

MUSIC: "If I Said You Had a Beautiful Body" by The Bellamy Brothers

# If I said you had a beautiful body Would you hold it against me?

# If I swore you were an angel, would you treat me like the devil tonight?

# If I were dying of thirst, would your flowing love come quench me?

# If I said you had a beautiful body Would you hold it against me?

# Now, we can talk all night about the weather

# Tell you 'bout my friends out on the coast... #

APPLAUSE

MUSIC: "Time For Action" by Secret Affair

# Standing in the shadows

# Where the in-crowd meet

# We're all dressed up for the evening

# We hate the punk elite

# So take me to your leader

# Because it's time you realised...

# That this is the time

-# This is the time for action

-Time for action

-# This is the time to be seen

-Time to be seen

# This is the time for action

# Time to be seen

# They can laugh in our face

# Cos we know we're right

# Looking good's the answer

# And living by night

# So take me to your leader

# Because it's time you realised

# That this is the time

-# This is the time for action

-Time for action

-# This is the time to be seen

-Time to be seen

# This is the time for action

# Time to be seen

# Look at Sweet Julia

# Speeding on the late night train

# They're laughing at the way she dresses

# Too smart and clean

# But she don't care

# Because she knows she's right

# And you know we're only two steps away

# Said this is the time

-# This is the time for action

-Time for action

-# This is the time to be seen

-Time to be seen

# This is the time for action

# Time to be seen

# Hey! Hey! Hey!

-# This is the time for action

-Time for action

-# This is the time to be seen

-Time to be seen

# This is the time for action

# Time to be seen

# I said this is the time

-# This is the time for action

-Time for action

-# This is the time to be seen

-Time to be seen

# This is the time for action

# Time to be seen

# I said this is the time

-# This is the time for action

-Time for action

-# This is the time to be seen

-Time to be seen

# This is the time for action

# Time to, time to, time to be seen. #

APPLAUSE

Making their Top Of The Pops debut, that was Secret Affair

and my current Radio One Record Of The Week, Time For Action.

Here's one of the new entries in the chart, from Dollar.

MUSIC: "Love's Gotta Hold On Me" by Dollar

# Here comes that same old feeling again

# And I don't wanna let it go

# Baby, I just want you to know

# That I love you so

# I just wanna hold you

# But if you wanna leave then I'll let ya, baby

# You know how I've tried to forget ya

# Only love's gotta hold of my mind

# Taking all of my time with you

# I feel your skin next to me

# I can hardly believe you're true

# Don't say you love me if you don't care

# But if you need me, honey, I'll be there

# I'll always be there cos

# Love's gotta hold of me Love won't let go of me

# Love's gotta hold on me

# Ah-ah-ah...

# If I could wake with you every morning

# See the sun shining in your eyes

# I'd be so happy everyday cos you're here to stay

# Like back in the old days

# But if you wanna leave then I'll let ya, baby

# You know how I've tried to forget ya

# Only love's gotta hold of my mind

# Taking all of my time with you

# I feel your skin next to me

# I can hardly believe you're true

# Don't say you love me if you don't care

# But if you need me, honey, I'll be there

# I'll always be there cos

# Love's gotta hold of me Love won't let go of me

# Love's gotta hold on me

# Ah-ah-ah-ah...

# Ah-ah-ah-ah...

# Takin' all of my time with you... #

APPLAUSE

Dollar and Love's Gotta Hold On Me.

It's always good to have Nick Lowe on Top Of The Pops.

And here he is with Rockpile and his current single Cruel To Be Kind,

which is currently rocketing up the American charts.

MUSIC: "Cruel To Be Kind" by Nick Lowe

# Oh, I can't take another heartache

# Though you say you're my friend, I'm at my wits' end

# You say your love is bona fide

# But that don't coincide with the things that you do

# And when I ask you to be nice, you say

# You gotta be

# Cruel to be kind in the right measure

# Cruel to be kind It's a very good sign

# Cruel to be kind means that I love you

# Baby, you gotta be cruel to be kind

# I do my best to understand, dear

# But you still mystify and I want to know why

# I pick myself up off the ground

# To have you knock me back down again and again

# And when I ask you to explain You say

# You gotta be

# Cruel to be kind in the right measure

# Cruel to be kind It's a very good sign

# Cruel to be kind means that I love you

# Baby, you gotta be cruel to be kind

# Ooh-ooh-ooh

# Well, I do my best to understand, dear

# But you still mystify and I want to know why

# I pick myself up off the ground

# To have you knock me back down again and again

# And when I ask you to explain You say

# You gotta be

# Cruel to be kind in the right measure

# Cruel to be kind It's a very good sign

# Cruel to be kind means that I love you

# Baby

# You gotta be cruel

# You gotta be cruel to be kind

# Cruel to be kind in the right measure

-# Cruel to be kind

-It's a very, very, very good sign

-# Cruel to be kind

-It means that I love you

-# Baby

-Baby...

# You gotta be cruel

# You've got to be cruel to be kind

# Cruel to be kind in the right measure

-# Cruel to be kind

-It's a very, very, very good sign

-# Cruel to be kind

-It means that I love you

-# Baby

-Baby

# You gotta be cruel

# You gotta be cruel to be kind

# Cruel to be kind in the right measure... #

APPLAUSE

Cruel To Be Kind -

a record which should see Nick Lowe back in our charts very soon.

It's time to bring on the dancing girls.

But these birds have been caged.

MUSIC: "Lost In Music" by Sister Sledge

# We're lost in music

# Caught in a trap

# No turnin' back

# We're lost in music

# We're lost in music

# Feel so alive

# I quit my 9 to 5

# We're lost in music

# Have you ever seen

# Some people lose everything?

# First to go is their mind

Huh!

# Responsibility

# To me is a tragedy

# I'll get a job some other time Uh-huh

# I want to join a band

# And play in front of crazy fans

# Yes, I call that temptation

# Give me the melody

# That's all that I ever need

# The music is my salvation

# We're lost in music

# Caught in a trap

# Caught in our music

-# No turnin' back

-Ooooh!

# We're lost in music

# We're lost in music

# Don't take away our music

# Feel so alive

# Feel

-# I quit my 9 to 5

-Yeah!

# We're lost in music

# We're lost in music

# Melody is good to me

# Caught in a trap

# I'm caught up in it

-# No turnin' back

-No, no, no!

-# We're lost in music

-Ooh-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo

# We're lost in music... #

APPLAUSE

All girls together there.

Sister Sledge and Legs & Co, all together, Lost In Music.

Here come the Gibson Brothers, still on the disco trail,

and Ooh What A Life.

MUSIC: "Ooh What A Life" by The Gibson Brothers

# Oooh, aaaah

# Oooh, aaaah

# There be love

# Ooh, there be love

# Happiness

# Yes, there be happiness too

# There be love

# Love for everyone

# Tenderness

# Let there be tenderness

# Oh-oh-oh, what a life!

# Oh, what a life!

# Oh-oh-oh, what a life!

# Oh, what a life!

# No more wars

# No-one to kill no-one

# No more tears

# No more tears, I promise

# There be food

# Enough for everyone

# For many years

# For many years, I promise

# Oh-oh-oh, what a life!

# Oh, what a life!

# Oh-oh-oh, what a life!

# Oh, what a life!

# What a life to live in this world, you see

# What a life to live for you and me

-# Everybody

-Everybody

# What a life to live for you and me

# Oh, what a life!

# Oh-oh-oh, what a life!

# Oh, what a life!

# Oh-oh-oh, what a life!

# What a life, what a life, what a life, what a life, what a life

# What a life What a life

# What a life, what a life, what a life, what a life, what a life

# What a life What a life

# Oh-oh-oh, what a life!

# Oh, what a life! #

APPLAUSE

What A Life! Lively stuff indeed.

And from the disco groove with the Gibson Brothers to the

machine music of Gary Numan.

This week's highest new chart entry - Cars.

MUSIC: "Cars" by Gary Numan

# Here in my car

# I feel safest of all

# I can lock all my doors

# It's the only way to live

# In cars

# Here in my car

# I can only receive

# I can listen to you

# It keeps me stable for days

# In cars

# Here in my car

# Where the image breaks down

# Will you visit me, please

# If I open my door

# In cars

# Here in my car

# I know I've started to think

# About leaving tonight

# Although nothing seems right

# In cars... #

APPLAUSE

It must be very frustrating to have your record

go near the top of the chart and then get stuck.

And that's exactly what has happened to BA Robertson.

For the second week at number three, it's Bang, Bang.

MUSIC: "Bang, Bang" by BA Robertson

# The straitjacket of true love's fine

# Bang, bang

# If you're Houdini in your spare time

# Bang, bang

# Lord Nel and Lady Hamilton they fought for love

# When he come home from the war he gave her what for love

# The mighty fall when love has called

# Vampire friends desire to lust

# Fang, fang

# They fall on necks then fall in love

# Pang, pang

# The Marquis de Sade was happy with a stoke of love

# Sherlock Holmes alone preferred a little toke of love

# Bang, bang The mighty fall

# Bang, bang When love has called

# Bang, bang The mighty fall

# Tony and Cleo struck out for the freeo down Egypt's way

# But Caesar had squeezed her in Rome on his quilt for a day

# Hey, hey

# Now, Anthony got really angry

# 'Bout old Caesar's hanky panky

# She told 'em she would use 'em And boy, did she abuse 'em

# Fall in love and blew 'em away

# Bang, bang The mighty fall

# Bang, bang When love has called

# Bang, bang The mighty fall

# Bang, bang

# Na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na na-na-na-na-na-na-na

# And Sam and Delilah, they both We should file under fool

# Cos when the temples start to crumble

# Sammy for his comb did fumble

# Life was in a ruin She loved Johnny Fruin

# Fall in love and blew 'em away

# Bang, bang When love has called

# Bang, bang The mighty fall

# Bang, bang When love has called

# Bang, bang

# Bang, bang

# Bang, bang

# Bang, bang

# Bang, bang The mighty fall

# Bang, bang When love has called

# Bang, bang The mighty fall

# Bang, bang, when love has... #

APPLAUSE

Well, The Commodores have currently embarked on a mammoth

tour of the Planet Earth, and are also enjoying success with

their album Midnight Magic, from which comes this single, Sail On.

MUSIC: "Sail On" by The Commodores

# Sail on down the line

# About a half a mile or so

# And I don't really wanna know

# Where you're going

# Maybe once or twice you see

# Time after time I tried

# To hold on to what we've got

# But now you're going

# And I don't mind

# About the things you're gonna say, Lord

# I gave all my money and my time

# I know it's a shame

# But I'm giving you back your name

# Yeah, yeah

# Yes, I'll be on my way

# I won't be back to stay

# I guess I'll move along

# I'm looking for a good time

# Sail on down the line

# Ain't it funny how the time can go

# Friends say they told me so

# But it doesn't matter

# It was plain to see that a

# Small town boy like me

# Just wasn't your cup of tea

# I was wishful thinking

# I gave you my heart and I tried to make you happy

# And you gave me nothing in return

# You know, it ain't so hard to say

# Would you please just go away

# Yeah, yeah

# I've thrown away the blues

# I'm tired of being used

# I want everyone to know

# I'm looking for a good time, good time

# Oh, sail on, honey

# Good times never felt... #

APPLAUSE

It's a real accomplishment to have a hit single with your first ever

record release, and that's what has happened to the next band.

The Specials and Gangsters.

# Bernie Rhodes knows don't argue!

MUSIC: "Gangsters" by The Specials

# Why must you record my phone calls?

# Are you planning a bootleg LP?

# Said you've been threatened by gangsters

# Now it's you that's threatening me

# Can't fight corruption with con tricks

# They use the law to commit crime

# And I dread, dread to think what the future will bring

# When we're living in gangster time

# Don't call me Scarface

# Can't interrupt while I'm talking

# Or they'll confiscate all your guitars

# And Catch 22 says if I sing the truth

# They won't make me an overnight star

# Don't offer us legal protection

# They use the law to commit crime

# I dread to think what the future will bring

# When we're living in gangster time

# Bernie Rhodes knows don't argue! #

APPLAUSE

We have a couple of chart veterans in tonight's programme.

Johnny Mathis is first up, and he's been enjoying success over here

since 1958. Here he is with his current hit single,

and a little help from Jill from Legs & Co, with Gone, Gone, Gone.

MUSIC: "Gone, Gone, Gone" by Johnny Mathis

# It's a mystery I cannot explain

# All it feels I got are heartaches and pain

# Since she's gone, gone, gone

# Baby's gone

# I wonder, wonder, wonder where she's gone, gone, gone

# Baby's gone

# I can't sleep at night Got no appetite

# Everything is wrong that used to be right

# Since she's gone, gone, gone

# Baby's gone

# I wonder, wonder, wonder where she's gone, gone, gone

# Baby's gone

# Oooh

# Yes, I tried to change her

# Tried to rearrange her personality

# Oooh

# God, I'm paying now

# I just cannot seem to face reality

# I can't sleep at night Got no appetite

# Everything is wrong that used to be right

# Since she's gone, gone, gone

# Baby's gone

# I wonder, wonder, wonder where she's gone, gone, gone

# Baby's gone

# Baby!

# It's a mystery I cannot explain

# All it feels I got are heartaches and pain

# Since she's gone, gone, gone

# Baby's gone

# I wonder, wonder, wonder where she's gone, gone, gone

# Baby's gone

# Since she's gone, gone, gone

# Baby's gone

APPLAUSE # I wonder, wonder, wonder... #

And now for a slight tempo change, we bring you The Stranglers,

who bring you Duchess.

MUSIC: "Duchess" by The Stranglers

# Duch of the terrace never grew up

# I hope she never will

# Broken down TV sits in the corner

# Picture's standing still

# Standing still

# Duch of the terrace knows all her heritage

# Says she's Henry's kid

# Knows all the history in her family

# Needs a man, God forbid

# God forbid

-# And it sounds like an empty house

-Ahhh-ah

# Standing still

-# And it's quieter than a mouse

-Ahhh-ah

# Standing still

# Duch of the terrace never grew up

# I hope she never will

# Says she's an heiress sits in her terrace

# Says she's got time to kill

# Time to kill

-# And the Rodneys are queuing up

-Ahhh-ah

# God forbid

-# And they all want to win the cup

-Ahhh-ah

# God forbid

-# Duchess, Duchess

-Duchess, Duchess

# Duchess, Duchess

-# And the Rodneys are queuing up

-Ahhh-ah

# God forbid

-# And the Rodneys are queuing up

-Ahhh-ah

# God forbid

# And the Rodneys are queuing up

# God forbid. #

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Well, like Johnny Mathis, Cliff Richard has been

in and out of the charts since 1958,

and he's celebrating his 21st year in show business

with his second week at number one this week

and We Don't Talk Anymore.

MUSIC: "We Don't Talk Anymore" by Cliff Richard

# Used to think that life was sweet

# Used to think we were so complete

# I can't believe you'd throw it away

# Used to feel we had it made

# Used to feel we could sail away

# Can you imagine how I feel today?

# Well, it seems a long time ago

# You were the lonely one

# Now it comes to letting go

# You are the only one

# Do you know what you've done?

# It's so funny how we don't talk any more

# It's so funny why we don't talk any more

# But I ain't losing sleep

# And I ain't counting sheep

# It's so funny how we don't talk any more

# How we don't talk

# Oooooh

# Well, it really doesn't matter to me

# I guess your leaving was meant to be

# It's down to you now

# You want to be free

# Well, I hope you know which way to go

# You're on your own again

# Don't come crying to me

# When you're the lonely one

# Remember what you've got

# Oh, it's so funny how we don't talk any more

# It's so funny why we don't talk any more

# But I ain't losing sleep

-# And I ain't counting sheep

-Sheep

# No, no, no

# It's so funny how we don't talk any more

# Ah, we don't talk

# Oooooo-oooh

# Ooh, we don't talk

# But I ain't, no, losing sleep

-# No, I ain't counting sheep

-Sheep

# No, no, no, no

# It's so funny how we don't talk any more. #

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

And that winds up this week's edition of Top Of The Pops.

I hope you've enjoyed it and that you'll be with us

next week at the same time.

We leave you with the music this week of Boney M and Gotta Go Home.

MUSIC: "Gotta Go Home" by Boney M

# Whoo-ooh hoo, ooh-hooo, ooh-hooo

# Whoo-ooh hoo, ooh-hooo, ooh-hooo

# Whoo-ooh hoo, ooh-hooo, ooh-hooo

# Headin' for the islands

# We're ready, man, and packed to go

# Whoo-ooh hoo, ooh-hooo, ooh-hooo

# When we hit those islands

# There's gonna be a big hello

# Whoo-ooh hoo, ooh-hooo, ooh-hooo

# Diggin' all the sunshine

# It's easy not to say goodbye

# Bye!

# Bye

# Bye!

# Headin' for the islands

# Hey, yeah, we're really flyin' high

# Whoo-ooh hoo, ooh-hooo, ooh-hooo

# Whoo-ooh hoo, ooh-hooo, ooh-hooo

# Gotta go home, home, home

# Gotta go home, home, home

# Gotta go home, home, home

# Gotta go home, home, home

# Gotta go home

# Whoo-ooh hoo, ooh-hooo, ooh-hooo

# Whoo-ooh hoo, ooh-hooo, ooh-hooo

# Whoo-ooh hoo, ooh-hooo, ooh-hooo

# Walking down the beaches

# Tomorrow morning we'll be there

# Whoo-ooh hoo, ooh-hooo, ooh-hooo

# Golden sandy beaches

# Say, I can smell the breezy air

# Whoo-ooh hoo, ooh-hooo, ooh-hooo

# One more celebration and then we're ready for goodbye

# Bye!

# Bye

# Bye!

# Walkin' down the beaches

# Hey, yeah, we're really flyin' high

# Whoo-ooh hoo, ooh-hooo, ooh-hooo

# Whoo-hoo whoo,hoo-ooooh,hoo-ooooh

# Gotta go home, home, home Gotta go home, home... #