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Submitted by Flight14 on Sat, 2012-08-04 18:46
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I wonder if everyone would like to play a little interactive game  on here where we list a specific Pan's People or Legs & Co. or Ruby Flipper or Zoo etc.  Dance Routine & also a pop act performance from the same edition show that was really personally impressive!.

So it must be from the same TOTP Edition. The reason I thought of this was because trawling thru YT in search of any elusive Pan's People performances has also turned me onto some 1970's songs that I'd forgotten about or never even heard before.

So I'll start ! hee,hee........ :p...........

 

'Top Of The Pops' Thursday 1st July 1971 - DJ Jimmy Savile :

 

                           Pan's People 'River Deep Mountain High' - Supremes & Four Tops :

 

                http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDUk5PQYZ2I

                                      

                                             Same Show

 

                The Delfonics 'La,La,Means I Love You' :

 

                   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YO-y9vvsI1s

 

 

........................& The Next Top Of The pops edition featuring one PP/L&Co./RF/Z & one pop act is:........ :)

 

 

Submitted by Flight14 on Sat, 2012-08-04 20:58
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As no one's replied;I get to go again,ha,ha I like the rules of this lol......

 

                'Top Of The Pops' Thursday 6th January 1977 - DJ Kid Jensen :

 

                   Legs & Co. 'Don't Give Up On Us Baby' - David Soul .

 

                       http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dv6f4XPe04U

 

                      same show:

 

                       Clodagh Rodgers  -   'Save Me'  :

 

                                http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgserm_QYK0

                              

 

Submitted by gibb1962 on Sat, 2012-08-04 23:39
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I've picked 11.04.74 because Noel Edmunds is so good in this show,and of course the music is great.

Pan's People 'Homely Girl'.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqE4PF1zDFo&feature=plcp

A chance to see the intro to TOTP '74 plus the chart rundown to the sound of 'Walkin' Miracle' by Limme and the Family Cookin'.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hVTex3XHvs&feature=plcp

—

Glenn

Submitted by Boogiebox on Sun, 2012-08-05 23:37
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Hi Peter

I wasn't sure if you were including wiped editions that exist outside the BBC, so I've skipped over one, but here's one that most definitely exists at the BBC, presented by the lovely Jimmy Savile. :)

Marvin Gaye - Got To Give It Up (danced to by Legs & Co)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cF-e6q5rz8

Piero Umiliani - Mah Na Mah Na (danced to by Legs & Co)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNvezJ02Kg4

Billy Paul - Let 'Em In

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7d8k7YaGFEQ

A great live version of the Wings number from the lovely smoothie Billy Paul including some different lyrics from the original.

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Claire

Submitted by TOTP FAN on Sun, 2012-08-05 16:41
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Boxing Day 1971

Pan's People dancing to My Sweet Lord and from the same show Slade with Coz I love you.

Dave

Submitted by pattifan on Sun, 2012-08-05 17:10
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I have picked 15th Feb 1979, My first introduction to Legs And Co (as an eleven year old) on TOTP's dancing to:

Edwin Starr Contact, the girls performed wonderfully,and i fell head over heels for Patti.

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=EjRRDqennXY 

The other one for me would be Lene Lovich, Lucky Number,as i thought she was quite unique and

wonderfully strange.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=QjHBgrVBrNI 

Pattifan.

Submitted by Boogiebox on Sun, 2012-08-05 17:19
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Great selections everyone, including the most recent ones posted by you, Pattifan - Edwin Starr and Lene Lovich. 

Off topic, Legs & Co never danced to Lucky Number, but here they are dancing to Say When:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TPIOD6hChc

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Claire

Submitted by Scrooge McDuck on Sun, 2012-08-05 18:14
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For me, it has to be the 29th April 1971 with Pans People dancing to the Jackson 5's "Mama's Pearl". I absolutely love that one and leave it to your imagination to find out why ;)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAzDiSQuSN4

And the other great clip from that week was of course the No. 1 record, maybe the most unusual No. 1 of the 70's, Dave & Ansil Collins' "Double Barrel". I am the magnificent!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hw01eOeOyk

Needless to say, that was one of my first 45's :)

Submitted by Boogiebox on Mon, 2012-08-06 18:50
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Hi Scrooge

The dancers stand out in their hotpants. :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmPQFyoXKiI

Dave & Ansil Collins' follow-up Monkey Spanner is quite good but Double Barrel is my top favourite of the two songs.

Monkey Spanner appeared just the once on TOTP in the form of an unidentified disc on 8/7/71, which has got me thinking.

As there are two discs listed, not confirmed, but from logic, Monkey Spanner would have been used for the chart rundown and the number 1 Middle Of The Road's Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep would have been danced to by Pan's People, very likely also with the crowd, over the credits.

If this is correct, for 15/7/71 Atomic Rooster would have been the chart music and the number 1 by T Rex - Get It On the Pan's People dance routine, very likely with the crowd also dancing.

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Claire

Submitted by Scrooge McDuck on Mon, 2012-08-06 18:29
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Hi Claire,

Tony Blackburn was the host on 29/04/71, and after Pans People dancing to "Mama's Pearl" he said, "I didn't tell Pans People they could borrow my pairs of hot pants...". Tony Blackburn in hot pants, go figure! LOL! Right after PP, this edition featured the film of Ringo Starr performing "It don't come easy" in Norway, another highlight of the show.

"Monkey Spanner" is another good tune, and another 45 I bought, though not quite as good as "Double Barrel". Of course the line "This is the heavy heavy monster sound" was recycled a few years later in the intro to Madness' "One Step Beyond...". Dave & Ansil Collins released two or three further singles which went nowhere, but in 1973 Dave Collins put out a solo record called "Hot Line" which I absolutely love!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j68PsTucj9I

Funny thing is, Dave "Collins" is actually Dave Barker, but as everyone thought Dave & Ansil were siblings sharing the name "Collins", he used this name for solo releases.

Unfortunately I can't help you with 8/7/71 and 15/7/71 but to my knowledge "Monkey Spanner" was never performed on TOTP by the duo.

Submitted by Boogiebox on Mon, 2012-08-06 18:58
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Hi Scrooge

I'd love to see Tony in hotpants! lol  That would be a very interesting sight. :D  Tony would probably be having a good laugh if he visits this site.

There's another film of Ringo Starr, which may possibly be the one shown on 22/4/71?, as it has no miming:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHzqjTXNpg0

I didn't see TOTP in 1971, but this seems a very likely contender for being the very footage shown the week before the Scandinavia footage.

Dave Collins is a good pseudonym for Dave Barker.  I didn't know "Collins" isn't his real surname.

I've just clicked on the Dave Collins link.  Never heard this one before.  It's very catchy. :)

Monkey Spanner would have fitted in perfectly to a chart rundown or as the playout, but I think you'll be right that Dave and Ansil never performed this in the TOTP studio.  It probably went down before they had a chance to perform it.

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Claire

Submitted by Flight14 on Sun, 2012-08-12 00:50
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Wow!.Thanks everyone.Boy I just had an enjoyable,thoroughly entertaining late night of watching everyone's brilliant selections on '2 for the price of 1 '

Here's the list so far :

Glenn : Th 11 April 1974 - P P 'Homely Girl' bonus  Chart rundown Limme & The Family       Cookin'  'Walkin' Miracle' .

Claire : Th 12 May 1977 - L&Co. x 2 - Marvin & Piero  bonus  Billy Paul  'Let 'Em In' . 

Dave : Boxing Day 1971 -  P P 'My Sweet Lord'  bonus  Slade  'Coz I Love You' .

Pattifan : Th 15 February 1979-  L&Co. 'Contact'  bonus  Lene Lovich 'Lucky Number'. 

Scrooge : Th 29 April 1971 -  P P 'Mama's Pearl'  bonus  Dave & Ansel Collins 'Double Barrel'.

Andy : Th 20th April 1978 - L&Co. 'Night Fever' bonus  Michael Zager Band 'Let's All Chant' & Wings 'With A Little Luck' .

Rusty : Th 10th April 1975 - P P 'Swing Your Daddy' bonus  Bad Company 'Good Lovin' Gone Bad' .

Justin : Th 22nd September 1977 - L&Co. 'Best Of My Love' bonus  The Stranglers 'No More Heroes' .

 

That is a 1st Class list - thankyou to everyone .Please keep 'em coming !!...........

Please can I get to have another go?.........No!...........thanks.........lol....... :p

 

            'Top Of The Pops'    Thursday 15th November 1973 :    DJ  Tony Blackburn :

 

  Pan's People     'Do You Wanna Dance '  -   Barry Blue    

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dfpe09hkH88

 

 

                                    same show 

 

   David Essex      -     ' Lamplight '           

 

   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dIK3eRcKLY

 

 

Submitted by Scrooge McDuck on Tue, 2012-08-07 21:08
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15th November 1973... what an excellent choice:

Ringo Starr - Photograph (charts)
Alvin Stardust - My Coo Ca Choo
Marie Osmond - Paper Roses
Paul McCartney - Helen Wheels (video)
Gilbert O'Sullivan - Why Oh Why Oh Why
Mott the Hoople - Roll Away The Stone
David Essex - Lamplight
Osmonds - Let Me In
Kiki Dee - Amoureuse
Gary Glitter - I Love You Love Me Love
Barry Blue - Do You Wanna Dance (Pan's People)

Glam was obviously in full swing, and the Osmonds at the height of their popularity. A legendary performance by Mott the Hoople featuring the Thunderthighs on backing vocals, Alvin Stardust making his TOTP debut, a lovely young Marie Osmond (yeah I know the song is a tad too maudlin), a rare TOTP appearance of Paul McCartney (if only on video), David Essex with the follow up to his smash hit "Rock On", Kiki Dee also debuting on TOTP, and the former "King of Glam Rock" Gary Glitter, followed by Pan's People dancing to Barry Blue, what a great line-up! All killer, no filler, LOL!

Of all performances, the lowest charting record peaked at No. 13. No obscure song to start the show with, not a single "I-never-heard-of-that-one". What a contrast to the recent repeats of 1977. Makes me even more sad to think about how many of those great shows were wiped...

Submitted by Flight14 on Wed, 2012-08-08 19:37
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Yep definitely 1973 was 'Glam Rock' in full swing.It didn't last much longer tho.As you say not a single bad act or filler act in TOTP Thurs 15th Nov 1973.

Submitted by Andy on Wed, 2012-08-08 23:36
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I had to think about this I know routines but not normally what other act was on the show

But watching today a show with not one but two favorites routines “Bee Gees-Night Fever” and “Michael Zager-Lets All Chant” on 20th April 78

I know that is two but also on the show was one of my favorite artist Paul McCartney “With A little Luck”
 

Submitted by Rusty Carno on Thu, 2012-08-09 05:30
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This really got me thinking too so thanks for the opportunity F14,  I've gone for a contasting pair of tunes on 10th April 1975 with a lovely Pans People dance to Jim Gilstrap's Swing Your Daddy and then the fine Bad Company performance of Good Lovin Gone Bad, not a major singles hit but a great Rock song by Mick Ralphs and his friends IMO

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Rusty

Submitted by Flight14 on Fri, 2012-08-10 02:42
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Thanks Andy & Rusty. Really interesting choices guys!.Thankyou so much & I've added you to the list i've compiled of the full set of choices further back on the thread........

 

........so who's choice is it now?......!........?......well seems to be me again..........ha,har.......... :p.......stand well back guys 'n' gals....cos this is the big one !!!:........

 

 

'Top Of The Pops' Thursday 4th January 1973 :  DJ Jimmy Savile :

 

(The mind-blowing de-luxe choice!!:)

 

 

       Pan's People  - 'You're So Vain' - Carly Simon :

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5w6HuGpPQw

            

                      Same  show:

 

 

       David Bowie  -  'Jean Genie ' :

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7atHoLxow9k

 

 

 

Submitted by Lee and Mary Fan on Fri, 2012-08-10 14:34
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I LOVE this routine for Your So Vain, its amusing and quite sexy, what a shame it doesnt exist in colour anymore, I wonder what colour their shoes and dresses were, matching or various colours?, anyway, thanks for the link, I enjoyed watching this one again.

Submitted by Paperboyplod on Fri, 2012-08-10 08:54
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From the TOTPs episode of 09/22/1977, No More Heroes by The Stanglers, immediately followed by Legs & Co. dancing to Best Of My Love by The Emotions!

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Justin

Submitted by Flight14 on Sun, 2012-08-12 01:04
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Thankyou PJ & Justin.Yep it's a pity that Carly Simon's 'You're So Vain' routine isn't in colour.It should be in colour but obviously not this source.'No More Heroes' one of my favourites too.

............okay who's next?.................?...................anyone?..................no one...........so it's me again !!............:p

 

'Top Of The Pops' - Thursday 7th September 1972 -  DJ Tony Blackburn :

                     

                            Pan's People : 'Walk In The Night' Junior Walker & The All Stars

                    (Routine wiped - song only - but what a superb Pantacular dance routine it would have been!!) :

 

     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rBrDnCRLSE

 

                                                                Same Show :

 

 

                Roxy Music   :   'Virginia Plain ' :

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Neuu0aZmMAU

 

 

 

Submitted by gibb1962 on Sun, 2012-08-12 01:35
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This time i'm going for the 04.10.74. with Jimmy Saville.

Pan's People dancing to The Tymes' 'You Little Trustmaker'.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KW4uk0VdjCY&feature=plcp

I've chosen a great record by Andy Kim called 'Rock Me Gently'.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-8iHlGZ1FI&feature=plcp

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Glenn

Submitted by Flight14 on Thu, 2012-08-16 17:36
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Thanks Glenn.Absolutely wonderful Pan's People routine.Great Andy Kim performance too.

Submitted by Scrooge McDuck on Thu, 2012-08-16 20:12
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This time I've chosen 1st January 1976 with Pan's People dancing to Mike Oldfield's "In Dulce Jubilo":
http://www.panspeople.com/?q=node/783

and this superb almost forgotten comedy record:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuAmuyuALy0

Flashback into "prime time crime"!

Submitted by Flight14 on Mon, 2012-08-20 00:59
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Thanks Scrooge.Brilliant choice!.P P dancing to Mike Oldfield & Billy Howard's 'King Of The Cops'.I actually bought KOTC record when it came out in late '75.The impressions sound much more convincing on record than actually seeing the characters.Kojak is superb which makes me think maybe I should put Telly Savalas 'If' on here?.......

Submitted by Flight14 on Tue, 2012-08-21 18:05
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'Top Of The Pops' Thursday 13th March 1975 : DJ Noel Edmonds :

 

     Pan's People  -    'Philadelphia Freedom'     -Elton John :

 

                     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pmlg7Kt-qWY

 

                                              Same Show:

 

  Telly Savalas   -   'If'  (only I could sing!!!) :

 

                      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mUA55Du9dw

 

 

.................& next up is:..........................?...................

                      

Submitted by gibb1962 on Tue, 2012-08-21 18:12
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I didn't like the record by 'Kojak' when it first came out in '75,but i think it has a certain charm now.The Xmas version is good,as does it live.

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Glenn

Submitted by Andy on Tue, 2012-09-04 01:43
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There was the Yin and Yan version on 10th April 75

Utube = Yin and Yan - If (HQ) |TOTP 10-4-1975|

Submitted by Flight14 on Tue, 2012-09-04 02:06
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Ha,ha thanks for reminding us of the 'Yin & Yang' version.They really do take the piss out of the fact that Telly Savalas couldn't or wouldn't sing 'If' .But Telly S went to number 1 with the song so he had the last laugh.

Submitted by Flight14 on Tue, 2012-09-04 01:19
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Thanks Glenn.No Telly Savalas was no crooner,in fact I don't think he could sing at all? but he made a real sentimental effort to recite 'If' .Nice song.

 

'Top Of The Pops' - Thursday 2nd July 1981 - DJ - Dave Lee Travis :

 

'Legs & Co.' -   'Razzamatazz'   -   Quincy Jones :

 

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjqiW4VFmXA

 

                                              same show :

 

'The Specials '  -   'Ghost Town'  :

 

 

                http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpYyqaSYLyw

 

 

   The moral of this : guys 'n' gals don't make this website a 'Ghost Town' please post when you are on here .Thankyou.........

      

Submitted by Andy on Tue, 2012-09-04 01:31
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Every time people mention Ghost Town I always think of the Father Ted episode where A DJ has forgot all his singles and finds only Ghost Town he spends the rest of the time just playing in constantly

Submitted by gibb1962 on Tue, 2012-09-04 01:36
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Here's a fantastic dance by Legs & Co to ELO's 'Hold On Tight' 27.08.81.Host is Richard Skinner.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4fdyfqVHA4

Number one that week was Anika's 'Japanese Boy',backed by Legs & Co.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nY1Dz1woIGk

—

Glenn

Submitted by Flight14 on Tue, 2012-09-04 02:23
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Thanks for this 2 for 1 Glenn.Clever to find two choices on same show with Legs & Co. in both.I remember the Aneka song which went to number 1 in Britain.I wonder who went out & bought that one then,ha,har......?............!...........*blush*.........