Welcome to January 5th 1984 and your vowels and consonants are T O P O F T H E P O P S ~ let's see what you can make out of those!
No, you must've misheard me, this song is about having a big election.......
And it's the big numbers only from now on ~ the Top 30 countdown has been expanded to the Top 40!
05/01/84 (20th anniversary edition) (David Jensen & John Peel with brief appearance from Alan Freeman)
Frankie Goes To Hollywood – “Relax” (35)
It's a live show and what a way to start a year! Relax would soon be banned of course, but it didn't matter, this record had number one written through it like a stick of rock, and Frankie Goes to Hollywood were poised to take 1984 by storm.
Rod Stewart – “Sweet Surrender” (32) (video)
Peaked at number 23, but edited out of tonight's 7.30 showing.
John Peel then introduces some clips from the 1960's, which somehow also included Thin Lizzie and Sweet from 1973, possibly because they were in black and white:
The Rolling Stones – “Let’s Spend The Night Together” (clip from 26/12/67)
Procol Harum – “A Whiter Shade Of Pale” (clip from 26/12/67)
Lulu – “Love Loves To Love Love” (clip from 26/12/67)
Engelbert Humperdinck – “The Last Waltz” (clip from 26/12/67)
The Alan Price Set – “Don’t Stop The Carnival” (clip from 15/02/68)
These next ones were edited out of the 7.30 showing:
Peter Sarstedt – “Where Do You Go To My Lovely” (clip from 27/02/69)
The Hollies – “Sorry Suzanne” (clip from 27/02/69)
Brotherhood Of Man – “United We Stand” (clip from 29/01/70)
Edison Lighthouse – “Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)” (clip from 29/01/70)
Jonathan King – “Let It All Hang Out” (clip from 29/01/70)
But we did see these:
Jethro Tull – “The Witch’s Promise” (clip from 29/01/70)
The Dave Clark Five – “Everybody Get Together” (clip from 26/02/70)
Thin Lizzy – “Whiskey In The Jar” (clip from 01/02/73)
The Sweet – “Blockbuster” (clip from 01/02/73)
The Beatles – “All You Need Is Love” (‘Our World’ clip 1967) ~
the fab four's only appearance in the TOTPs studio came on June 16th 1966, when they performed Paperback Writer, and Rain. But, alas, long since wiped.
Status Quo – “Marguerita Time” (5)
Went up two more places - but was edited out of the 7.30 broadcast tonight.
John pays a little tribute to fellow DJ Alexis Korner, who had died on News Years Day, and who had played on the TOTPs version of Whole Lotta Love, and then we delve into the 70's for some more classic clips:
Deep Purple – “Black Night” (clip)
Slade – “Coz I Luv You” (clip from 27/12/71)
Ashton, Gardner & Dyke – “Resurrection Shuffle” (clip from 27/12/71)
edited out
Wizzard – “Ball Park Incident” (clip from 27/12/73)
Alvin Stardust – “My Coo Ca Choo” (clip from 15/11/73)
Gary Glitter – “I Love You Love Me Love” (clip from 15/11/73)
edited out
Roxy Music – “All I Want Is You” (clip from 04/10/74)
Bay City Rollers – “Bye Bye Baby” (clip from 25/12/75)
Cliff Richard – “Devil Woman” (clip from 25/12/76)
Ian Dury & The Blockheads – “Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick” (clip from 25/12/79)
Gary Numan – “Cars” (clip from 25/12/79)
Paul McCartney – “Coming Up” (video clip)
Soft Cell – “Tainted Love” (clip from 13/08/81)
Dexy’s Midnight Runners – “Come On Eileen” (clip from 15/07/82)
Frank Kelly – “Christmas Countdown” (26)
Feck! It's filthy Father Jack Hackett from Father Ted, with a considerably cleaned up version of his X rated interpretation of the 12 Days of Christmas. Number 26 was its peak though ~ Arse!
Slade – “My Oh My” (2)
At its peak now.
The Flying Pickets – “Only You” (1) (video)
Final week at number one.
Kool & The Gang – “Straight Ahead” (19) (audience dancing/credits)
Peaked at number 15.
Today's BBC1 schedule
It's January 12th 1984 next.
