Wham! Special TOTP2

Greetings, Whamsters. Time to relive the heady '80s now

with George, Andrew, Pepsi and Shirlie.

You can scoff, which we will,

but they always looked like they were having fun on Top Of The Pops.

This seemed very fresh at the time,

from the days before they could afford socks.

Shirlie had come from her job as a dental receptionist.

Watch out for an unconvincing interjection from the drummer.

And yes, kids, waistbands really were this high.

# Well I hadn't seen your face around town awhile

# So I greeted you, with a knowing smile

# When I saw that girl upon your arm

# When she won your heart with a fatal charm

# I said, "Soul Boy, let's hit the town

# What's with the frown

# But in return, all you could say was,

# "Hi George, meet my fiancee"

# Young guns, having some fun

# Crazy ladies, keep 'em on the run

# Wise guys realise there's danger in emotional ties

# See me, single and free

# No fears, no tears, what I want to be

# One, two, take a look at you

# Death by matrimony

# Hey, sucker

# What the hell's got into you?

# Hey, sucker

# Now there's nothing you can do

# A married man? You're out of your head

# Sleepless nights on an HP bed

# Daddy by the time you're 21

# If you're happy with a nappy then you're in for fun

# But you're here and you're there

# There's guys like you just everywhere

# Looking back on the good old days

-# Well, this young gun says

-(Caution pays)

# Young guns, having some fun

# Crazy ladies keep 'em on the run

# Wize guys realise there's danger in emotional ties

# See me, single and free

# No fears, no tears, what I want to be

# One, two, look at you

# Death by matrimony

# I remember when we had such fun and everything was fine

# I remember have a good time, partners in crime

# Tell me that's all in the past and I will gladly walk away

# Tell me that you're happy now, turning my back, nothing to say

# Tell this jerk to take a hike

# There's something 'bout that boy I don't like

# Well, sugar, he don't mean the things he said

# Get him out of my way cos I'm seeing red

# We got plans to make, we got things to buy

# And you're wasting time on some creepy guy

# Hey, shut up, chick, that's a friend of mine

# Just watch your mouth, babe, you're out of line

# Get back, hands off, go for it!

# Get back, hands off

# Get back, hands off, go for it!

# Get back, hands off

# Get back, hands off, go for it!

# Get back, hands off

# Get back, hands off, go for it!

# Get back, hands off

# Young guns, having some fun

# Crazy ladies keep 'em on the run

# Wize guys realise there's danger in emotional ties

# See me, single and free

# No fears, no tears, what I want to be

# One, two, take a look at you

# Death by matrimony. #

Doesn't George bear a striking resemblance to Joe McElderry?

You see, Joe? You will grow out of it.

Moving on to '83 now and a radical change from the last performance.

This one features high-waisted jeans, no socks, youth club dancing

and Andrew significantly underemployed.

# Hey, everybody, take a look at me

# I've got street credibility

# I may not have a job but I have a good time

# With the boys that I meet down on the line

# At the D H S S

# The rhythm that they're givin' is the very best

# Hey

# I said B-one B-two

# Make the claims on your names all you have to do

# Folks can be a drag if work ain't your bag

# And when you let them know

# You're more dead than alive in a nine to five

# Then they say you've got to go and

-# Get yourself a job

-Get out of this house

-# Get yourself a job

-Are you a man or a mouse?

# A finger in each ear, you pretend not to hear

# Gotta get some space, get outta this place

# Wham, bam, I am a man

# Job or no job

# You can't tell me that I'm not

# Do you enjoy what you do?

# If not, just stop

# Don't stay there and rot

# On the streets, in the cars, on the underground

# If you listen real hard, you can hear the sound

# Of a million people switching off for work

# Listen, Mr Average, you're a jerk

# Not me, you can't hold me down

# Not me, I'm gonna fool around

# Gonna have some fun, look after number one

# You can dig your grave, I'm staying young

# Wham, bam, I am a man

# Job or no job

# You can't tell me that I'm not

# Do you enjoy what you do?

# If not, just stop

# Don't stay there and rot

# If you're a pub man or a club man

# Maybe a jet black guy with a hip hi-fi

# A white cool cat with a trilby hat

# Maybe leather and studs is where you're at

# Make the most of every day

# Don't let hard times stand in your way

# Give a wham, give a bam but don't give a damn

# Cos the benefit gang are gonna pay

# Now I reach up high and touch your soul

# The boys from Wham! will help you reach that goal

# It's gonna break your mama's heart

# It's gonna break your daddy's heart

# But you'll throw the dice and take my advice

# Cos I know that you're smart

-# Can you dig this thing?

-Yeah!

-# Are you gonna get down?

-Yeah!

-# Say Wham!

-Wham!

# Wham! Bam! #

Wham Rap. That's about the most rap fun you can have,

although someone should have swept the stage.

There had obviously been a kids' party

at the BBC community centre that afternoon!

Right, here we go with Bad Boys.

Look, Andrew's got a guitar for his birthday,

but who's the bloke dressed like a Wham and dancing like a Wham?

Must be some kind of Wham Bez!

# This baby could count to three You knew just what he would become

# Run along to school, your child, your man grows up a fool

# Run along to school

# When you tried to tell me what to do

# I just shut my mouth and smiled at you

# One thing that I know for sure

# Bad boys

# Stick together, never sad boys

# Good guys

# They make rules for fools so get wise

# Dear Mummy, dear Daddy

# Now I'm nineteen as you see

# I'm handsome, tall and strong

# So what the hell gives you the right to look at me

# As if to say, what went wrong?

# Where were you last night? You look as if you had a fight

# Where were you last night?

# I think that you may be right, but don't try keep me in tonight

# 'Cause I'm big enough to break down the door

# Bad boys

# Stick together, never sad boys

# Good guys

# They make rules for fools so get wise

# Boys like you

# Are bad through and through

# Still, girls like me

# Always seem to be with you

-# We can't help but worry

-You're in such a hurry

-# Mixing with the wrong boys

-Playing with the wrong toys

-# Easy girls

-And late nights

-# Cigarettes

-And love bites.

# Why do you have to be so cruel? You're such a fool

# Bad boys

# Stick together, never sad boys

# Good guys

# They make rules for fools so get wise

# Bad boys

# Stick together, never sad boys

# Good guys

# They make rules for fools so get wise. #

Ah, so that lad on the right was there to hold Andrew's guitar

so he could do the dance in the finale!

Wouldn't a guitar stand have been cheaper, lads?

OK, holiday time now

and here come the gang straight from the pool-side bar.

Drinks are free, apparently, although given the dubious look

of the beverage with the big flower in it,

I'll stick to my dandelion and burdock withy Malibu.

And see if you can spot some very lacklustre cocktail shaking

from the gentleman sitting at the table.

# Club Tropicana drinks are free

# Fun and sunshine, there's enough for everyone

# All that's missing is the sea

# But don't worry, you can suntan

# Castaways and lovers meet, then kiss in Tropicana's heat

# Watch the waves break on the bay

# Soft white sands, a blue lagoon

# Cocktail time, a summer's tune, a whole night's holiday

# Club Tropicana, drinks are free,

# Fun and sunshine, there's enough for everyone

# All that's missing is the sea

# But don't worry, you can suntan

# Club Tropicana drinks are free

# Fun and sunshine, there's enough for everyone

# All that's missing is the sea

# But don't worry, you can suntan

# Pack your bags and leave tonight

# Don't take your time

# Gotta move your feet, don't you miss the flight

# Pack your bags and leave tonight

# Don't take your time

# Gotta move your feet, don't you miss the flight

# Club Tropicana drinks are free

# Fun and sunshine, there's enough for everyone

# All that's missing is the sea

# But don't worry, you can suntan

# C-o-o-l

# C-o-o-l. #

Those girls didn't want to get their hair wet

in that feeble-looking non power shower.

This is a Top Of The Pops 2 Wham special

and that was Club Tropicana, though other orange juices are available.

Now, do you remember these big white slogan t-shirts?

George had been up all night sewing those sequins on

and Pepsi and Shirley let the side down

by coming straight from netball practice.

# You put the boom-boom into my heart

# You send my soul sky high when your lovin' starts

# Jitterbug into my brain

# Goes a bang-bang-bang 'til my feet do the same

# But something's bugging you, something ain't right

# My best friend told me what you did last night

# Left me sleepin' in my bed

# I was dreaming, but I should have been with you instead

# Wake me up before you go-go

# Don't leave me hanging on like a yo-yo

# Wake me up before you go-go

# I don't want to miss it when you hit that high

# Wake me up before you go-go

# 'Cause I'm not plannin' on going solo

# Wake me up before you go-go

# Take me dancing tonight

# I wanna hit that high

# Yeah, yeah

# You take the grey skies out of my way

# You make the sun shine brighter than Doris Day

# Turned a bright spark into a flame

# My beats per minute never been the same

# 'Cause you're my lady, I'm your fool

# It makes me crazy when you act so cruel

# Come on, baby, let's not fight

# We'll go dancing, everything will be alright

# Wake me up before you go-go

# Don't leave me hanging on like a yo-yo

# Wake me up before you go-go

# I don't want to miss it when you hit that high

# Wake me up before you go-go

# 'Cause I'm not plannin' on going solo

# Wake me up before you go-go

# Take me dancing tonight

# I wanna hit that high

# Yeah, yeah, baby

# Cuddle up, baby, move in tight

# We'll go dancing tomorrow night

# It's cold out there, but it's warm in bed

# They can dance, we'll stay home instead

# Wake me up before you go-go

# Don't leave me hanging on like a yo-yo

# Wake me up before you go-go

# I don't want to miss it when you hit that high

# Wake me up before you go-go

# 'Cause I'm not plannin' on going solo

# Wake me up before you go-go

# Take me dancing tonight

# Wake me up before you go-go

# Don't you dare to leave me hanging on like a yo-yo. #

OK, late '84 now and we're getting more sophisticated,

in clothes if not dancing, eh, George?

And we can now afford socks,

but only white towelling ones off the market.

# Saw your lover with another and he's making a fool of you, oh

# If you loved me, baby, you'd deny it

# But you laugh and tell me I should try it

# Tell me I'm a baby and I don't understand

# But you know that I'll forgive you

# Just this once, twice, forever

# 'Cos, baby, you could drag me to hell and back

# Just as long as we're together

# And you do

# I don't want your freedom

# I don't want to play around

# I don't want nobody, baby,

# Part time love just brings me down

# I don't need your freedom,

# Girl, all I want right now is you

# Do-do-do

# Woah, woah, yeah

# Do-do, do-do, do-do

# Like a prisoner who has his own key

# But I can't escape until you love me

# I just go from day to day

# Knowing all about the other boys

# You take my hand and tell me I'm a fool to give you all that I do

# I bet you, someday, baby, someone says the same to you

# But you know that I'll forgive you

# Just this once, twice, forever

# Baby, you could drag me to hell and back

# Just as long as we're together

# And you do

# I don't want your freedom

# I don't want to play around

# I don't want nobody, baby

# Part time love just brings me down

# I don't want your freedom

# Girl, all I want right now is you

# Do-do-do

# Woah, woah, yeah

# Do-do, do-do, do-do

# You're hurting me, baby, hurting me, baby

# Do-do, do-do, do-do Do-do, do-do, do-do

# Do-do, do-do, do-do Do-do, do-do, do-do

# You're hurting me, baby, hurting me, baby

# But you know that I'll forgive you

# Just this once, twice, forever, 'cos, baby

# You could drag me to hell and back

# Just as long as we're together

# And you do

# I don't want your freedom

# I don't need to play around

# I don't want nobody, baby

# Part-time love just brings me down... #

Next up is on of Wham!'s coolest songs, Everything She Wants.

It takes them into more sophisticated musical territory.

Sadly, Andrew had to come straight from his circus skills workshop,

where he'd been studying the art of clowning.

It took three perfectly good tablecloths to make that suit.

And because he was late, he didn't have time to learn the guitar part.

He's having a go on bass instead.

It's only four strings - that's got to be two easier than guitar.

# Somebody told me

# Everything she wants is everything she sees

# I guess I must have loved you

# Because I said you were the perfect girl for me, baby

# And now we're six months older

# And everything you want and everything you see

# Is out of reach, not good enough

# I don't know what the hell you want from me, oh

# Oh, oh, oh (oh, oh, oh)

# A-ha (a-ha)

# Doo-doo-doo, la-la-la-la-la

# Oh, oh, oh (oh, oh, oh)

# A-ha (a-ha)

# Doo-doo-doo, la-la-la-la-la

# Somebody telly me

# Won't you tell me

# Why I work so hard for you?

# Give you money, work to give you money

# Some people work for a living

# Some people work for fun

# Girl, I just work for you

# They told me marriage was a give and take

# Well, you've shown me you can take

# You've got some giving to do

# And now you tell me that you're having my baby

# I'll tell you that I'm happy if you want me to

# But one step further and my back will break

# If my best isn't good enough

# Then how can it be good enough for two?

# Oh, oh, oh (oh, oh, oh)

# A-ha (a-ha)

# I can't work any harder than I do

# Why do I do the things I do?

# I'd tell you if I knew

# My God

# I don't even think that I love you

# Give you money, work to give you money

# Tell me

# Tell me, tell me, tell me

# How could you settle for a boy like me

# When all I can see was the end of the week

# All the things we sign and the things we buy

# Ain't gonna keep us together

# Girl, it's just a matter of time

# It's just a matter of...

# Oh, oh, oh (oh, oh, oh)

# A-ha (a-ha)

# Doo-doo-doo, la-la-la-la-la

# Somebody tell me

# Won't you tell me

# Why I work so hard for you? #

Last one now and they've had a haircut

and been to a budget leather jacket factory shop,

but, lads, you've forgotten to pick up Pepsi and Shirlie!

Those bricklayers in the brass section are no substitute.

George, did you really need three guitarists?

I know you'd made a few quid by now, but you're wasting at least one wage

Perhaps that lad with short hair on the Telecaster is on work experience

What's that, George? You're thinking of letting Andrew go?

Right, well I won't say a word.

# Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

# Yeah, yeah, yeah

# Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

# I would lock you up, but I could not bear

# To hear you screaming to be set free

# I would chain you if I'd thought you'd swear

# The only one that mattered was me, me, me

# I would strap you up but don't worry, baby

# You know I wouldn't hurt you 'less you wanted me to

# It's too late to stop, won't the heavens save me?

# My daddy said the devil looks a lot like you

# You take me to the edge of heaven

# Tell me that my soul's forgiven

# Hide your baby's eyes and we can...

# You take me to the edge of heaven

# One last time might be forever

# When the passion dies

# It's just a matter of time before my heart is looking for a home

# Yeah, yeah, yeah

# Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

# Yeah, yeah, yeah

# Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

# I'm like a maniac at the end of the day

# I'm like a doggie barking at your door

# So come take me back to the place you stay

# And maybe we can do it once more

# You say I'm dangerous but don't worry, baby

# I get excited at the things that you do

# And there's a place for us n a dirty movie

# Cos no-one does it better than me and you

# You take me to the edge of heaven

# Tell me that my soul's forgiven

# Hide your baby's eyes so we can...

# You take me to the edge of heaven

# One last time might be forever

# Please don't tell me lies

# It's just a matter of time before my heart is looking for a home

# Yeah, yeah, yeah

# Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

# Yeah, yeah, yeah

# Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

# I ain't got no more worries

# I'm gonna spend some time with you

# Loving you takes such courage

# And don't you think that I know it, I know it, I know it, I know it!

# I know it, I know it, I know it, I know it!

# You take me to the edge of heaven

# You tell me that my soul's forgiven

# Hide your baby's eyes and we can...

# You take me to the edge of heaven

# One last night might be forever

# Don't you tell me lies

# Because believe me, baby, one day you'll wake up on your own

# Yeah, yeah, yeah

# Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

# Yeah, yeah, yeah

# Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

# I ain't got no more worries

# I ain't got no more time for you

# Loving you takes such courage

# Everyone's got their eyes on you

# I ain't got no more worries

# I ain't got no more time for you

# Loving you takes such courage. #

OK, kids, that's your lot.

A snapshot there of those exuberant times.

See you next time on Top Of The Pops 2.

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