Oh baby baby its the 26th of February 1999 edition of Top of the Pops!
Number one hitney
26-2-99: Presenter: Jayne Middlemiss
(2) THE CORRS – Runaway
Getting the show underway but the song could get no higher.
(5) N-SYNC – I Want You Back
Making their studio debut with their first of six top ten hits and this one was at its peak.
(4) LAURYN HILL – Ex-Factor
Performing her second and final top ten hit and it got no higher.
(14) LUCID – Crazy
With their second of three top 40 hits but it got no higher.
(3) LENNY KRAVITZ – Fly Away (via satellite)
Last week's number one.
(NEW) WHITNEY HOUSTON – It’s Not Right But It’s Okay
Performing the second single from her top 5 album, My Love is Your Love, and it will peak at number 3.
(1) BRITNEY SPEARS – Baby One More Time (video)
Her first of six number one hits and it topped the charts for two weeks.
(EUROVISION) ALBERTA – So Strange (and credits)
Did not chart.
Hi Angelo, please can you put up the listings of 08/04/76 & 22/04/76 which were shown last night on BBC4, ready for comment, as Anonymous has already put up the skipped 15/04/76 & 29/04/76 episodes on the previous thread.
ReplyDelete8-4-76: Presenter: Noel Edmonds
Delete(19) HOT CHOCOLATE – Don’t Stop It Now
(4) ABBA – Fernando
(NEW) PAUL NICHOLAS – Reggae Like It Used To Be
(23) THE BEATLES – Paperback Writer (danced to by Pan’s People)
(6) 10cc – I’m Mandy Fly Me (video)
(NEW) LINDA LEWIS – Baby I’m Yours
(20) BAY CITY ROLLERS – Love Me Like I Love You (video)
(NEW) THE FOUR SEASONS – Silver Star
(24) THE CARPENTERS – There’s A Kind Of Hush (All Over The World) (danced to by Pan’s People)
(29) SHEER ELEGANCE – Life Is Too Short Girl
(NEW) FRANKIE VALLI – Fallen Angel
(1) BROTHERHOOD OF MAN – Save Your Kisses For Me
(2) BARRY WHITE – You See The Trouble With Me (and credits)
22-4-76: Presenter: David Hamilton
Delete(42) JIMMY JAMES & THE VAGABONDS – I’ll Go Where Your Music Takes Me
(3) JOHN MILES – Music ®
(22) RODGER COLLINS – You Sexy Sugar Plum (But I Like It) (danced to by Pan’s People)
(8) BAY CITY ROLLERS – Love Me Like I Love You (video)
(35) HARPO – Movie Star
(2) ABBA – Fernando (video)
(17) SHEER ELEGANCE – Life Is Too Short Girl
(31) SUTHERLAND BROTHERS & QUIVER – Arms Of Mary (video)
(25) KEITH EMERSON – Honky Tonk Train Blues
(NEW) THE RUBETTES – You’re The Reason Why
(4) HANK MIZELL – Jungle Rock (danced to by Pan’s People) ®
(NEW) GILBERT O’SULLIVAN – Doing What I Know
(1) BROTHERHOOD OF MAN – Save Your Kisses For Me ®
(29) ANDREA TRUE CONNECTION – More More More (and credits)
Wonder if they are ever going to show the 25th March?
DeleteI doubt it, as it has The Glitter Band as one of the performers, even though Gary was no longer in the group by that point, and the presenter saying he has two Glitter Girls with him when introducing one of the performers. The other possible reason is the drumkit image on the first group on the show, The Marmalade.
DeleteNext weekend BBC4 are already into May 1976, so the 25th March edition is long gone by now.
08-04-76 episode - one of the best ever Pans People performances was on Paperback Writer, excellent choreography.
DeleteEric Carmen didn't hang around after being interviewed by Noel Edmonds, did he? when glancing over to the next act which was Frank Valli, Carmen turned towards Edmonds with a thank you handshake and cleared off instead of waiting till the camera moved away from them. Good Lord! Anyway, looks like Carmen did a recording of his new single on this episode for the next episode the following week with DLT, as on the DLT show we see Carmen performing his song in the same clothes as the Noel Edmonds episode where he was on only for an interview.
Back to Franki Valli's studio performance on this show - he appeared in the TOTP studio a number of times in 1976, but in 1978 when he was in the charts with the Grease soundtrack, he was nowhere to be seen, as we got the high school prom video instead, and on another occasion a Legs & Co routine. Good Lord!
22-04-76 episode - by now I just loved how Pans People were getting two songs to dance to on each TOTP show, especially as their were only four girls left in the group by 1976, so why not have more than one song to dance to?
DeleteBy the time Legs & Co came along as five or six girls, they only got one song per show, even though the shows were still 35 or 40 minutes long for a further five years until 1981 when they finally bowed out.
@Dory Marmalade was the reason why 25-03-76 didn’t get shown, the band’s drum kit has a golliwog on it.
DeleteIt was good to get 10cc on the 8th April repeat which I don't think was shown the last time the edition was repeated. I'd forgotten what a great acoustic strum part it had as well as a lovely tune. They were one clever band. Good video too which showed off their skills.
DeleteI've noticed that BBC4 are playing the full 1976 shows at 40 minutes long, and not editing them. Thumbs up BBC4, and thanks to whichever Anonymous posted up the 25-03-76 episode on here recently.
DeleteWhitney Houston - Good Lord, don't remember her ever being in the TOTP studio, let alone performing in it - well at least not in the 90s, as it was always her videos in the early 90s since her big No.1 in 1992. Anyone know?
ReplyDeleteTop 20 chart rundown - Good Lord, Steppenwolf back in the charts in 1999 with the legendary Born To Be Wild. This re-issue in 1999 peaking at No.18, did much better than the original in 1969 which only made No.30. I would imagine this may have beed reissued at the 30th anniversary of the single, as I can't think of any other reason why.
Whitney definitely performed I Wanna Dance With Somebody in the studio in the 80's, singing it live too.
ReplyDeleteyoutube clip from 1987 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdUvfojP7-w&list=RDpdUvfojP7-w&start_radio=1
DeleteI thought as much, as it was when she was No.1 forever in 1992 with I Will Always...we only got the video week after week, and since then only videos for her singles on the show, so this new 1999 appearance in the TOTP studio was likely to be the first in 12 years since 1987 with I Wanna Dance With Somebody.
DeleteI still like 'I Wanna Dance With Somebody' but here's an anecdote; I went on a school excursion to Thorpe Park in Summer term 1987 when it was in the charts. One of those keep 'em occupied things that they did in the late '80s at school if you opted not to go on the school field trip. My vivid memory of it was that it seemed to be playing on the coach about 8 times going there and about 8 times going back! Maybe more. I still can't hear it without thinking about swirling around on a ride and being soaked!
DeleteIt was certainly on overplayed track in those days and in the years beyond. Nowadays I can't bear it when it comes on at any greatest hits radio channels.
DeleteBy the way, I remember vividly my school field trip which took us to St Marys Bay in Kent I think in early 1985 during the winter, as I remember it was very cold and still getting dark early before the clocks went forward for British summertime, but it was a lot of fun.