Girl Groups TOTP2

Greetings, pop pickers. Mark Radcliffe here.

A thorn in the bed of Top Of The Pops roses

as we present a gaggle of girl groups.

First, with hairstyles inspired by the nest of the common rook,

it's the grandmommas of girl power, The Supremes.

# Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh

# Baby love, my baby love

# I need you, oh, how I need you

# When all you do is treat me bad

# Break my heart and leave me sad

# Tell me, what did I do wrong

# To make you stay away so long?

# Cos baby love, my baby love

# Been missing ya, miss kissing ya

# Instead of breaking up

# Let's do some kissing and making up

# Don't throw our love away

# In my arms why don't ya stay?

# Need ya, need ya

# Baby love, ooh, baby love

# Baby love, my baby love

# Why must we separate, my love?

# All of my whole life through

# I never loved no-one but you

# Why you do me like you do?

# I get this need

-# Ooh-hoo

-Yeah-yeah

-Ooh-hoo

-Yeah-yeah

# Need to hold you once again, my love

# Feel your warm embrace, my love

# Don't throw our love away

# Please don't do me this way

# Not happy like I used to be

# Loneliness has got the best of me, my love

# My baby love I need you, oh, how I need you

# Why you do me like you do?

# After I've been true to you

# So deep in love with you

# Baby, baby Ooh, till it's hurting me

# Till it's hurting me

# Ooh-ooh, baby love... #

Brilliant. Although they never really let themselves go, did they?

Not like this lot - clearly visible despite having splashed out on camouflage clobber.

What a waste of money that was, eh, girls?

# Now that you are out of my life I'm so much better

# You thought that I'd be weak without ya but I'm stronger

# You thought that I'd be broke without ya but I'm richer

# You thought that I'd be sad without ya, I laugh harder

# You thought that I would fail without ya, now I'm wiser

# You thought that I'd be helpless without ya but I'm smarter

# You thought that I'd be stressed without ya but I'm chillin'

# You thought I wouldn't sell without ya, sold ten million

# I'm a survivor I'm not gon' give up

# I'm not gon' stop I'm gon' work harder

# I'm a survivor I'm gon' make it

# I will survive Keep on survivin'

# I'm a survivor I'm not gon' give up

# I'm not gon' stop I'm gon' work harder

# I'm a survivor I'm gon' make it

# I'm a survivor Keep on survivin'

# Thought I couldn't breathe without you, I'm inhalin'

# You thought I couldn't see without you, perfect vision

# You thought we couldn't last without ya but we lastin'

# You thought that we would die without ya but we livin'

# Thought that we would fail without ya but we on top

# Thought it would be over by now but it won't stop

# You thought that we would self-destruct but we still here

# Even in our years to come we still gon' be here

# I'm a survivor I'm not gon' give up

# I'm not gon' stop I'm gon' work harder

# I'm a survivor I'm gon' make it

# I will survive Keep on survivin'

# I'm a survivor I'm not gon' give up

# I'm not gon' stop I'm gon' work harder

# I'm a survivor I'm gon' make it

# I will survive Keep on survivin'

# I'm wishin' you the best Pray that you are blessed

-# Much success, no stress and lots of happiness!

-I'm better than that

-# I'm not gon' blast you on the radio!

-I'm better than that

-# I'm not gon' lie on you or your family, yo!

-I'm better than that

-# I'm not gon' hate you in the magazine!

-I'm better than that

-# I'm not gon' compromise my Christianity!

-I'm better than that

# I'm not gon' diss you on the internet

# Cos my momma taught me better than that

# I'm a survivor I'm not gon' give up

# I'm not gon' stop I'm gon' work harder

# I'm a survivor I'm gon' make it

# I will survive Keep on survivin'

# I'm a survivor I'm not gon' give up

# I'm not gon' stop I'm gon' work harder

# I'm a survivor I'm gon' make it

# I will survive Keep on survivin'

-# Oh

-Oh

-Oh

-Oh

-Oh

-Oh

-Oh

-Oh

-# Oh

-Oh

-Oh

-Oh

-Oh

-Oh

-Oh

-Oh... #

CHEERING

# ..After all of the darkness and sadness

# Still comes happiness

# If I surround myself with positive things, I'll gain prosperity

# I'm a survivor I'm not gon' give up

# I'm not gon' stop I'm gon' work harder

# I'm a survivor I'm gon' make it

# I will survive Keep on survivin'

# I'm a survivor I'm not gon' give up

# I'm not gon' stop I'm gon' work harder

# I'm a survivor I'm gon' make it

# I will survive Keep on survivin'

# I'm a survivor I'm not gon' give up

# I'm not gon' stop I'm gon' work harder... #

I'm a survivor, I keep on surviving.

Well, yes, that is the generally accepted nature of survival, ladies.

OK, next, a group much admired by Prince Charles,

who I'd always had down as an AC/DC man, but there you go.

This really is one of the classic sounds of the '70s,

beautifully executed here by The Three Degrees,

whose frocks played havoc with the metal-detectors at Heathrow

on the way home.

# Ooh-ooh-ooh, ah-ah-ah

# Ha-ah-ah, ooh-ooh-ooh

# Precious moments

# When will I see you again?

# When will we share precious moments?

# Will I have to wait for ever?

# Will I have to suffer and cry the whole night through?

# Ooh-ooh-ooh

# When will I see you again?

# When will our hearts beat together?

# Are we in love or just friends?

# Is it my beginning or is this the end?

# When will I see you again?

# When will I see you again?

# When will I see you again?

# Ah-ah-ah, ooh-ooh-ooh

# Precious moments

# Are we in love or just friends?

# Is this my beginning or is this the end?

# When will I see you again?

# When will I see you again?

# Sweet, sweet love of mine

# When will I see you again?

# Come on, come on

# When will I see you again?

# Tell me, yeah

# When will I see you again? #

Very nice finish, too. Sheer elegance.

Sugababes next, who operate a squad rotation system.

# Round, round, baby, round, round Spinnin' out on me

# I don't need no man

# Got my kicks for free

# When you stare at my face You're messin' with my brain

# If you try to convince me Then you better think again

# If you move to the music The music's got to give

# If it's too complicated That's the way I wanna live

# Cos if you hate me I will show you

# How to break me into something new

# If you want me, run away now

# If you stop me then I'll hit the ground

# And we go and we go

# Round, round, baby, round, round Spinnin' out on me

# I don't need no man Got my kicks for free

# We'll ride still fried on the beat down low

# I don't need nobody but my honeys when I go

# Explanations No, you don't need one

# Having a good time Getting down to fun

# And it's your time

# Just tonight he'll be mine

# Then he's gone, yeah-ah-ah

# People movin', bodies groovin' Never endin', players are choosin'

# Don't you worry 'bout a thing All you need is a fierce string

# All my girls are here with me One by one they've got their needs

# Do you feel me? # Do you feel me? Do you feel me?

# Do you feel me?

# Whoo!

# Round, round, baby, round, round Spinnin' out on me

# I don't need no man Got my kicks for free

# We'll ride still fried on the beat down low

# I don't need nobody but my honeys when I go

# Does it hurt when you see how I've done without you?

# Thought that I couldn't belong

# Never thought that you could be so cruel

# All you need is some friends

# Won't be by yourself

# Let's go round and round and round and round

# And rou-ou-ou-ou-ound

# Round, round... #

And by way of contrast, it must be the '80s, then,

It's the Go-Go's. Yes, I know they're on the Old Grey Whistle Test and not Top Of The Pops,

but if it bothers you that much, write to your MP.

The lead singer here is Belinda Carlisle

before she became... well, Belinda Carlisle.

# See the people walking down the street

# Fall in line just watching all their feet

# They don't know where they want go

# But they're walking in time

# They got the beat They got the beat

# They got the beat, yeah They got the beat

# All the kids just getting out of school

# They can't wait to hang out and be cool

# Hang around till quarter after twelve

# That's when they fall in line

# They got the beat They got the beat

# Kids got the beat, yeah Kids got the beat

# Go-go music really makes us dance

# Doing the Pony puts us in a trance

# Do what you see Just give us a chance

# That's when we fall in line We got the beat

# We got the beat We got the beat

# Yeah, we got it!

# We got the beat

# We got the beat

# We got the beat

# Everybody get on your feet

# We know you can dance to the beat

# Jump back, get down

# Round and round and round

# Whoo! We got the beat

-# We got the beat

-We got the beat

-# We got the beat

-We got the beat

-# We got the beat

-We got the beat

-# We got the beat

-We got the beat

-# We got the beat

-We got the beat

-# We got the beat

-We got the beat. #

Thank you.

Next, R'n'B's foremost gang of female scaffolders,

keen to show what can be done with a few poles, ladders and a little feminine style and imagination.

# I wear tight clothing High-heeled shoes

# It doesn't mean that I'm a prostitute

# No, no

# I like rap music Wear hip-hop clothes

# That doesn't mean that I'm out sellin' dope, no, no, no

# Oh, my, forgive me for having straight hair, no

# It doesn't mean there's another blood in my heir, yeah, yeah

# I might date another race or colour

# It doesn't mean I don't like my strong black brothers

# Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh

# Why, oh why must it be this way?

# Ah, ah, ah, ah

# Before you can read me You gotta learn how to see me, I said

# Free your mind and the rest will follow

# Be colour-blind

# Don't be so shallow

# Free your mind and the rest will follow

# Be colour-blind

# Don't be so shallow

# So I'm a sister

# I buy things with cash

# That really doesn't mean that all my credit's bad

# Oh, no

# So why dispute me and waste my time?

# Because you really feel the price is high for me

# I can't look without being watched

# And oh, you rang my buy before I made up my mind, ow!

# Now attitude, why even bother?

# I can't change your mind You can't change my colour

-# Ooh

-da

-da

-da

-# Ooh

-da

-da

-da

-# Ooh

-da

-da

-da

-# Ooh

-da

-da

-da

# Why, oh why must it be this way?

# Ah

# Ah

# Ah

# Ah

# Before you can read me, you got to learn how to see me, I said

# Free your mind and the rest will follow

# Be colour-blind Don't be so shallow

# Free your mind and the rest will follow

# Be colour-blind Don't be so shallow

# Free your mind and the rest will follow

# Be colour-blind Don't be so shallow

# Free your mind and the rest will follow

# Be colour-blind Don't be so shallow... #

What a tune!

En Vogue en route to audition for extras of Pirates Of The Caribbean.

More '80s big hair now

and a group of four gals who all really want to be the lead singer.

"No, look at me!"

# Six o'clock already

# I was just in the middle of a dream

# I was kissing Valentino by a crystal-blue Italian stream

# But I can't be late cos then I guess I just won't get paid

# These are the days when you wish your bed was already made

# It's just another manic Monday

# Oh-oh

# I wish it was Sunday

# Oh-oh

# That's my fun day

# Oh-oh

# My I-don't-have-to-run day

# It's just another manic Monday

# Have to catch an early train

# Got to be to work by nine

# And if I had an aeroplane I still couldn't make it on time

# Cos it takes me so long just to figure out what I'm gonna wear

# Blame it on the train but the boss is already there

# It's just another manic Monday

# Oh-oh

# I wish it was Sunday

# Oh-oh

# Cos that's my fun day

# Oh-oh

# My I-don't-have-to-run day

# It's just another manic Monday

# All of the nights

# Why did my lover have to pick last night?

# Had to get down

# Last night, last night

# Doesn't it matter that I have to feed the both of us?

# Employment's down

# He tells me in his bedroom voice

# C'mon, honey Let's go make some noise

# Time, it goes so fast

# When you're having fun

# It's just another manic Monday

# Oh-oh

# I wish it was Sunday

# Oh-oh

# Cos that's my fun day

# Oh-oh

# My I-don't-have-to-run day

# It's just another manic Monday

# Oh-oh

# I wish it was Sunday... #

OK, these girls were all related, apparently, but who knew?

They kept that quiet. Incidentally, it was around this time that the BBC

got hold of the second-hand bubble machine at a car-boot sale.

# We are family

# I got all my sisters with me

# We are family

# Get up, everybody, and sing

# We are family

# I got all my sisters with me

# We are family

# Get up, everybody, and sing

# Everyone can see we're together

# As we walk on by

# And

# And we fly just like birds of a feather

# I won't tell no lie

# All

# All of the people around us they say

# Can they be that close?

# Just let me state for the record

# We're giving love in a family dose

# We are family

# Hey, hey, hey, hey

# I got all my sisters with me

# We are family

# Get up everybody and sing

# Sing it to me

# We are family

# I got all my sisters with me

# We are family

# Get up, everybody, and sing

# Living life is fun

# And we've just begun to get our share

# Of the world's delights

# High

# High hopes we have for the future

# And our goal's in sight

# We

# No, we don't get depressed

# Here's what we call our golden rule

# Have faith in you and the things you do

# You won't go wrong

# Oh no, this is our family jewel

# We are family

# Hey, sing it to me

# I got all my sisters with me

# Sing it to me

# We are family

# Oh, I can here you now

# Get up, everybody, and sing... #

APPLAUSE

And more singing sibling sirens now with this she wolves

of shop girl chic, the Nolans,

and apparently they're in the mood for some oddly restrained dancing.

Bernie's haircut, inspired by Julie Andrews in The Sound Of Music,

I assume.

# Yeah, yeah!

# I'm in the mood for dancing

# Romancing

# Ooh, I'm giving it all tonight

# I'm in the mood for chancing

# I feel like dancing

# Ooh, so come on and hold me tight

-# Dancing

-# Dancing

# I'm in the mood, babe

# So let the music play

-# Ooh, I'm dancing

-Dancing

# I'm in the groove, babe

# So get on up and let your body sway

# I'm in the mood for dancing

# Romancing

# You know I shan't ever stop tonight

# I'm in the mood for chancing

# I feel like dancing

# Ooh, from head to my toes

# Take me again

# And heaven, who knows

# Just where it will end?

-# So dance

-Ooh, ooh, dance

-# Yeah, let's dance

-Ooh, ooh, dance

-# Come on and dance

-Ooh, ooh, dance

# Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh Ooh-ooh-ooh ooh-ooh

-# Dance

-Ooh, ooh, dance

-# Yeah, let's dance

-Ooh, ooh, dance

-# Come on and dance

-Ooh, ooh, dance

# Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh Ooh-ooh-ooh ooh-ooh

# I'm in the mood for dancing

# Romancing

# Ooh, I'm giving it all tonight

# I'm in the mood for chancing

# I feel like dancing

# Ooh, so come on and hold me tight

-# Dancing

-Dancing

# Just feel the beat, babe

# That's all you gotta do

-# I can't stop dancing

-Dancing

# So move your feet, babe

# Only when I get up close to you

# I'm in the mood for dancing

# Romancing

# You know I shan't ever stop tonight

# I'm in the mood, I'm in the mood

-# I'm in the mood to dance

-Ooh, ooh, dance

-# Yeah, let's dance

-Ooh, ooh, dance

-# Come on and dance

-Ooh, ooh, dance... #

APPLAUSE

Add more refugees to the Dublin denim discount outlets now,

it's B*witched.

Two of them were related to the one Boyzone

who hung around at the back looking moody

but don't hold that against them.

# Oh-oh

# I said Hey, boy, sittin' in your tree

# Mummy always wants you To come for tea

# Don't be shy Straighten up your tie

# Get down from your treehouse Sittin' in the sky

# I want to know just what to do

# Is it very big? Is there room for two?

# I got a house With windows and doors

# I'll show you mine If you show me yours

# Gotta let me in Hey, hey, hey

# Let the fun begin Hey

# I'm the wolf today Hey, hey, hey

# I'll huff, I'll puff

# I'll huff, I'll puff I'll blow you away

# Say you will, say you won't Say you'll do what I don't

# Say you're true Say to me

# C'est la vie

# Say you will, say you won't Say you'll do what I don't

# Say you're true Say to me

# C'est la vie

# Do you play with the girls? Play with the boys?

# Do you ever get lonely playing with your toys?

# We can talk, we can sing

# I'll be the queen and you'll be the king

# Hey, boy, in your tree

# Throw down your ladder Make a room for me

# I got a house with windows and doors

# I'll show you mine if you show me yours

# Gotta let me in Hey, hey, hey

# Let the fun begin Hey

# I'm the wolf today Hey, hey, hey

# I'll huff, I'll puff

# I'll huff, I'll puff I'll blow you away

# Say you will, say you won't Say you'll do what I don't

# Say you're true Say to me

# C'est la vie

# Say you will, say you won't Say you'll do what I don't

# Say you're true Say to me

# C'est la vie

# Hey-ey, na-nana-eh

# Na-nana-oh C'est la vie. #

Yes, it could've used a bit more energy from the fiddle player there but, to be fair,

he was being asked to mime to a tune played on a tin whistle.

And talking of whistles, back to the Whistle Test.

See what I did there?

Right, everyone watched their Suzi Quatro videos?

OK, let's rock.

# Blue skinned sleeping boys

# Man, you're lookin' wasted

# Greasy wheels, streets of steel

# No tellin' what ya tasted

# Good guys, bad guys

# Doesn't really matter

# Punch drunk, high on junk

# Sad you are so shattered

# Wasted lives of wasted drives

# Wasted days and wasted nights

# Wasted this and wasted that

# Wasted is where you're at

# Torpedoes in tuxedos

# Got iron in their hands

# Cotton sound, lost and found

# Is in every crazy man

# Lonely rain, bad cocaine

# Doesn't really matter

# China white, don't treat ya right

# Sad you are so shattered

# Wasted lives of wasted drives

# Wasted days and wasted nights

# Wasted this and wasted that

# Wasted is where you're at

# Madhouse melodies

# Got beach rats on the run

# Golden tractors, low plus factors

# Silver bullets, rubber gun

# Redneck rocker or devil daughter

# Doesn't really matter

# Cheap dope, you can't cope

# Sad you are so shattered

# Wasted lives of wasted drives

# Wasted days and wasted nights

# Wasted this and wasted that

# Wasted is where you're at. #

Enquiring after the ambient temperature of your inamorata now,

it's Pussycat Dolls, one of whom has sabotaged Nicole's outfit

by cutting one trouser leg off.

Ooh, baby.

Oh, catty! No wonder she went solo.

Dos.

-# See, I know you like me

-I know you like me

-# I know you do

-I know you do

# That's why whenever I come around

# She's all over you

-# I know you want it

-I know you want it

-# It's easy to see

-It's easy to see

# And in the back of your mind

# I know you should be on with me Come on, girls!

# Don't cha wish your girlfriend was hot like me?

# Don't cha wish your girlfriend was a freak like me?

# Don't cha?

# Don't cha?

# Don't cha wish your girlfriend was raw like me?

# Don't cha wish your girlfriend was fun like me?

# Don't cha?

# Don't cha?

-# Now fight the feeling

-Fight the feeling

-# Leave it alone

-Leave it alone

# Cos if it ain't love

-# It just ain't enough

-To leave my happy home

That's right!

-# Let's keep it friendly

-Let's keep it friendly

-# You have to play fair

-You have to play fair

# See I don't care

-# But I know

-She ain't gon' to want to share... #

This song's for all our girls out there. Let's hear you scream.

-# ..Don't cha wish your girlfriend was hot like me?

-Oh

-# Don't cha wish your girlfriend was a freak like me?

-Like me

# Don't cha?

# Don't cha?

# All right, sing

-# Don't cha wish your girlfriend was raw like me?

-Raw

-# Don't cha wish your girlfriend was fun like me?

-Big fun

# Don't cha?

# Don't cha? #

Are y'all ready?

# ..I know I'm on your mind

# I know we'd have a good time

# I'm your friend, I'm fun And I'm fi-i-ine

# You ain't mine... #

Come on! Whoo!

-# ..Don't cha wish your girlfriend was hot like me?

-Oh

-# Don't cha wish your girlfriend was a freak like me?

-Like me

# Don't cha?

-# Don't cha? #

-I want y'all to repeat after me...

# ..Don't cha wish your girlfriend was hot, hot, ooh

-AUDIENCE:

-# Don't you wish your girlfriend was hot, hot... #

-That's right

-# ..Don't cha? #

Well, OK, a spirited attempt

but let's have the real thing, shall we?

# I'll tell you what I want What I really, really want

# So tell me what you want What you really, really want

# I wanna, I wanna I wanna, I wanna

# I really, really wanna Wanna zig-a-zig, ah!

# If you want my future Forget my past

# If you wanna get with me better make it fast

# Now don't go wastin' my precious time

# Get your act together We could be just fine

# I'll tell you what I want What I really, really want

# So tell me what you want What you really, really want

# I wanna, I wanna I wanna, I wanna

# I really, really wanna Wanna zig-a-zig, ah!

# If you wanna be my lover You gotta get with my friends

# Make it last for ever Friendship never ends

# If you wanna be my lover You have got to give

# Taking is too easy But that's the way it is

# What d'you think about that? Now you know how I feel

# Say you can handle my love Are you for real?

# I won't be hasty I'll give you a try

# If you really bug me then I'll say goodbye

# I'll tell you what I want What I really, really want

# So tell me what you want What you really, really want

# I wanna, I wanna I wanna, I wanna

# I really, really wanna Wanna zig-a-zig, ah!

# If you wanna be my lover You gotta get with my friends

# Make it last for ever Friendship never ends

# If you wanna be my lover You have got to give

# Taking is too easy but that's the way it is

# So here's the story from A to Z

# You wanna get with me You gotta listen carefully

# You got M in the place who likes it in your face

# You got G like MC who likes it on a...

# Easy beat doesn't come for free She's a real lady

# And as for me, ah, you'll see

# Slam your body down and wind it all around

# Slam your body down and wind it all around

# If you wanna be my lover You gotta get with my friends

# Make it last for ever Friendship never ends

# If you wanna be my lover You have got to give

# Taking is too easy but that's the way it is

# If you wanna be my lover

# You gotta, you gotta, you gotta You gotta slam

# Slam your body down and wind it all around

# Slam your body down and wind it all around

# Slam your body down and wind it all around

# Slam your body down and zig-a-zig ah!

# If you wanna be my lover. #

That convinced all of us that we really did want to zig-a-zig ah,

even if we weren't quite sure what zig-a-zig ah-ing was.

Pointer Sisters next, who were very keen to let you know

that they'd just had a barn door autographed by their hero,

Russell Harty.

# As the midnight moon was drifting through

# The lazy sway of the trees

# I saw the look in your eyes lookin' into mine

# Seeing what you wanted to see

# Darlin', don't say a word cos I already heard

# What your body's sayin' to mine

# I'm tired of fast moves I've got a slow groove

# On my mind

# I want a man with a slow hand

# I want a lover with an easy touch

# I want somebody who will spend some time

# Not come and go in a heated rush

# I want somebody who will understand

# When it comes to love I want a slow hand

# Ooh-ooh, ooh

# Ooh-ooh, ooh

# On shadowed ground with no-one around

# And a blanket of stars in our eyes

# We are drifting free like two lost leaves

# On the crazy wind of the night

# Darlin', don't say a word cos I already heard

# What your body's sayin' to mine

# If I want it all night You say it's all right

# We got the time

# Cos I got a man with a slow hand

# I got a lover with an easy touch

# I've got somebody who will spend some time

# Not come and go in a heated rush

# I found somebody who will understand

# When it comes to love I want a slow hand

# Ooh, a lover with a slow hand

# Ooh, a lover with a slow hand

# Ooh, a lover with a slow hand

# Ooh-ooh... #

Have the two on the left discussed dress code with the one on the right, then(?)

Now, this, in my view, is sassy, simple and very, very cool.

# Boy, I'm in a daze

# I feel isolated Don't wanna communicate

# I take a shower, I will scour I will run

# Find peace of mind The happy mind I once owned, yeah

# Flexing vocabulary runs right through me

# The alphabet runs right from A to Z

# Conversations, hesitations in my mind

# You got my conscience asking questions that I can't find

# I'm not crazy

# I'm sure I ain't done nothing wrong

# No, I'm just waiting

# Cos I heard that this feeling won't last that long

# Never, ever have I ever felt so low

# When you gonna take me out of this black hole?

# Never, ever have I ever felt so sad

# The way I'm feeling, yeah You got me feeling really bad

# Never, ever have I had to find

# I've had to dig away to find my own peace of mind

# I've never ever had my conscience to fight

# The way I'm feeling, yeah It just don't feel right

# I'll keep searching

# Deep within my soul

# For all the answers Don't wanna hurt no more

# I need peace, gotta feel at ease

# Need to be free from pain Going insane

# My heart aches, yeah

# Sometimes vocabulary runs through my head

# The alphabet runs right from A to Z

# Conversations, hesitations in my mind

# You got my conscience asking questions that I can't find

# I'm not crazy

# I'm sure I ain't done nothing wrong

# Now I'm just awaiting

# Cos I heard that this feeling won't last that long

# Never, ever have I ever felt so low

# When you gonna take me out of this black hole?

# Never, ever have I ever felt so sad

# The way I'm feeling, yeah You got me feeling really bad

# Never, ever have I had to find

# I've had to dig away to find my own peace of mind

# I've never, ever had my conscience to fight

# The way I'm feeling, yeah It just don't feel right

# Never, ever have I ever felt so low

# When you going to take me out of this black hole?

# Never, ever have I ever felt so sad

# The way I'm feeling, yeah You got me feeling really bad

# Never, ever have I had to find

# I've had to dig away to find my own peace of mind

# I've never, ever had my conscience to fight

# The way I'm feeling, yeah, It just don't feel right

# Never, ever have I ever felt so low. #

Cool and understated.

Not an accusation you could throw at Labelle,

who have at least found an environmentally sound way

of recycling the tinfoil of a Christmas turkey.

# He met Marmalade down in old New Orleans

# Strutting her stuff on the street

# She said, hello, hey Joe You wanna give it a go?

# Gitchi, gitchi, ya-ya dada

# Gitchi, gitchi, ya-ya here

# Mocha chocolata ya-ya

# Creole Lady Marmalade...

# Voulez vous couchez avec moi ce soir?

# Voulez vous couchez avec moi?

# He sat in her boudoir while she freshened up

# The boy drank all that magnolia wine

# On her black satin sheets is where he started to freak

# Gitchi, gitchi, ya-ya dada

# Gitchi, gitchi, ya-ya here

# Mocha chocolata ya-ya

# Creole Lady Marmalade

# Voulez vous couchez avec moi ce soir?

# Voulez vous couchez avec moi?

# Get it, get it, get it...

# Go, sister

# Soul sister

# Yeah, yeah, yeah

# Touch of her skin feeling silky smooth

# Colour of cafe au lait

# Makes the savage beast inside roar until he cried

# More, more, more

# Now he's back home doin' nine to five

# Livin' his grey-flannel life

# But when he turns off to sleep Memories creep

# More, more, more

# Gitchi, gitchi, ya-ya dada

# Gitchi, gitchi, ya-ya here

# Mocha chocolata ya-ya

# Creole Lady Marmalade

# Voulez vous couchez avec moi ce soir?

# Voulez vous couchez avec moi?

# Voulez vous couchez avec moi ce soir?

# Creole Lady Marmalade-lade-lade-lade

# Voulez vous couchez avec moi ce soir?

# Voulez vous couchez avec moi? Mm-hm

# Voulez vous couchez avec moi ce soir?

# Voulez vous couchez avec moi?

# Gitchi, gitchi, ya-ya dada

# Gitchi, gitchi, ya-ya here

# Mocha chocolata ya-ya

# Gitchi, gitchi, ya-ya dada dada

# Voulez vous couchez avec moi ?

# And you can get your Get your ya-ya man

# Voulez vous couchez avec moi?

# And you can get your Get your ya-ya man

# Voulez vous couchez avec moi?

# And you can. #

APPLAUSE

# ..And you can get your Get your ya-ya man... #

Yes, the audience went a bit early on that one, didn't they?

OK, next up, it's TLC.

We've been down the sales

and found the top they all wanted was only left in XXL. Oh, well.

As I recall, this was an exclusive performance.

What did I tell you?

# I love my man with all honesty

# But I know he's cheating on me

# I look him in his eyes

# But all he tells me is lies to keep me near

# I'll never leave him down though I might mess around

# It's only cos I need some affection

# Oh, so I creep, yeah

# I just keep it on the down low

# Except nobody is supposed to know

# So I creep, yeah

# Cos he doesn't know what I do

# And no attention goes to show

# Oh, so I creep

# Creep, creep, creep...

# Lonely mother gazing out of the window

# Staring at her son that she just can't touch

# If at any time he's in a jam she'll be by his side

# But he doesn't realise he hurts her so much

# But all the praying just ain't helping at all

# Cos he can't seem to keep his self out of trouble

# So he goes out and he makes his money the best way he knows how

# Another body laying cold in the gutter

# Listen to me

# Don't go chasing waterfalls

# Please stick to the rivers and the lakes that you're used to

# I know that you're gonna have it your way or nothing at all

# But I think you're moving too fast

# Diggin', diggin', diggin' on you

# Diggin' the scene

# It's on like that

# Diggin', diggin, diggin' on you

# Diggin' the scene, diggin' on you Diggin' on me

# Baby baby, ooh, baby baby

# It's on like that It's on like that

# I gotta be in love or somethin' like that

# Diggin' the scene, diggin' on you Diggin' on me

# Baby baby, ooh, baby baby

# It's on like that It's on like that... #

Ah, the lovably under-rehearsed Bananarama next,

whose sense of fun is so impressive.

Just look at the smile on Terry Hall's little face(!)

# Though I ignored all the things he said

# He moved me in every way

# With his collar unbuttoned On my side he was struttin'

-# He was really saying something

-Saying something

-# Really saying something

-Saying something

# Bop bop shoo be do-wah

# Bop bop shoo be do-wah

# He flirted every step of the way

-# I could hear every word he'd say

-Oh, yeah

# My resistance was getting low

# And my feelings started to show

# My heart started thumping Blood pressure jumping

-# He was really saying something

-Saying something

-# Really saying something

-Saying something

# Bop bop shoo be do-wah

# Bop bop shoo be do-wah

-# Really saying something

-Saying something

-# Really saying something

-Saying something

# Bop bop shoo be do-wah

# Bop bop shoo be do-wah... #

Still, at least Macca's joining in.

Now, in pre-makeover days, I don't think our Cheryl

would've got all those shampoo adverts

if she'd persevered with this hairstyle.

# Daddy told me Look into the future,

# Sit at your computer Be a good girl

# Mama said Remember you're a lady

# Think before your play And straighten your curls

# Everybody's talking like I'm crazy

# Dangerous and lazy girl with no soul

# But I've seen it all from where I'm hiding

# Baby, cos I'm sliding out of control

# Here I go, off the road Crank the stereo

# I flick my finger to the world below, oh

# Here I am, dirty hands I don't give a damn

# Shut your mouth because it might show

# I don't need no good advice

# I'm already wasted

# I don't need some other life

# Cold and complicated

# I don't need no Sunday trips

# Tea and sympathising

# I don't need no special fix to anaesthetise me... #

AUDIENCE CHEERS

# Daddy always told me to remember

# Leave the boys till later Don't you drop down

# Mama said I'd never get to heaven

# Hanging till 11 with the wrong crowd

# Everybody's talking like I'm only

# Just another phoney girl who got played

# But I dig the music that I'm making

# Baby, and I'll break it into your brain

# Here I go, off the road Crank the stereo

# I flick my finger to the world below, oh

# Here I am, dirty hands I don't give a damn

# Shut your mouth because it might show

# I don't need no good advice

# I'm already wasted

# I don't need some other life

# Cold and complicated

# I don't need no Sunday trips

# Tea and sympathising

# I don't need no special fix

# To anaesthetise me

# I don't need no good advice

# No well-intentioned sacrifice

# And I don't need no Sunday trips

# No chocolate box or speed for kicks

# And I don't need no beauty sleep

# No need to count those dirty sheets

# And I don't need no bed-time prayer

# Cos frankly, I don't even care. #

Now, this is where the Runaways got their inspiration,

playing all their own instruments, let's rock.

Whoa, steady on the drums, you'll break them if you're not careful!

# Every time I see you looking my way

# Baby, baby Can't you hear my heartbeat?

# In the car or walking down the highway

# Baby, baby Can't you hear my heartbeat?

# When you move up closer to me

# I get a feeling like ooh, whee, hey

# Can't you hear the pounding of my heartbeat?

# You're the one I love

# You're the one I love

# When I feel you put your arms around me

# Baby, baby Can't you hear my heartbeat?

# Then I'm glad I'm mighty glad you found me

# Baby, baby Can't you hear my heartbeat?

# When you asked me to meet your ma

# I knew that, baby we'd be going far, yeah

# Can't you hear the pounding of my heartbeat?

# You're the one I love

# You're the one I love

# Wedding bells are gonna chime

# Baby, baby, you're gonna be mine, yeah

# Can't you hear the pounding of my heartbeat?

# You're the one I love... #

With a young Pat Butcher on guitar, Goldie And The Gingerbreads. OK, that's it.

We'll leave you with the British synchronised swimming team

shortly before entering the Olympic pool.

See you next time.

# I was caught in a place

# Far away from the light

# What I saw I couldn't face

# So I closed my eyes

# Wish I could turn back the page

# Rewrite my point of view

# Save all the time you waste

# Got to get gone, gone

# Don't let it escalate

# Don't fight, it's just no use

# There's nothing left to say

# Got to get gone, gone, gone

# Forever is over

# And my heart's not gonna fight

# Forever is over

# And I'm no longer afraid

# Cos if I don't get out now I may never escape

# Your power is fading away

# And I'm getting so stuck

# To the place I belong

# Forever is over Over, over, over, over...

# I don't want you to tell me you found someone

# Cos I got no distance left to run

# Wish I could turn back the page

# Rewrite my point of view

# Save all the time you waste

# Got to get gone, gone

# Don't let it escalate

# Don't fight, it's just no use

# There's nothing left to say

# Got to get gone, gone, gone

# Forever is over

# And my heart's not gonna fight

# Forever is over

# And I'm no longer afraid

# Cos if I don't get out now I may never escape

# Your power is fading away

# And I'm getting so stuck

# To the place I belong

# Forever is over Over, over, over, over...

# I'm on the other side

# And now I realise

# I'm in paradise

# Cos you're out my life

# Forever is over

# And my heart's not gonna fight

# Forever is over

# And I'm no longer afraid

# Cos if I don't get out now I may never escape

# Your power is fading away

# And I'm getting so stuck to the place I belong

# Forever is over Over, over, over, over...

# Forever is over... #

APPLAUSE