Legs & Co - Top of the Pops Performances (1978)

Submitted by Andy on Tue, 2012-01-10 20:18

LEGS & CO PERFORMANCES
ON TOP OF THE POPS

1978

Key to Dancers:

PP - Pauline Peters	PH - Patti Hammond	G - Gill Clark	A - Anita Chellamah
R - Rosie Hetherington	L - Lulu Cartwright	S – Sue Menhenick

Text In Blue Routine On Site

1978

Watch	Date	Track	Artist	Dancers
	5-Jan-78 Host Peter Powell	Lets Have A Quite Night In	David Soul	PP, PH, G, R, S
	No Show 12th Jan
	19-Jan-78 Host Dave Lee Travis	Uptown Top Ranking	Althia & Donna	PP, PH, G, R, L, S
	26-Jan-78 Host David Jensen	Lovely Day	Bill Withers	PP, PH, G, R, L, S
	2-Feb-78 Host Tony Blackburn	The Groove Line	Heatwave	PP, PH, G, R, L, S
	9-Feb-78 Host Peter Powell	Take A Chance On Me	Abba	PP, PH, G, R, L, S
	16-Feb-78 Host David Jensen	Wishing On A Star	Rose Royce	PP, PH, R, L, S
	23-Feb-78 Host Dave Lee Travis	All Right Now	Free	PP, PH, G, L, S
	2-Mar-78 Host Noel Edmonds	Fantasy	Earth Wind And Fire	PP, PH, G, R, S
	9-Mar-78 Host Tony Blackburn	I Cant Stand The Rain	Eruption	PP, PH, G, R, L, S
	16-Mar-78 Host Peter Powell	Is This Love	Bob Marley	PP, PH, G, R, L, S
	23-Mar-78 Host Dave Lee Travis	Rumour Has It	Donna Summer	PP, PH, G, R, L, S
	30-Mar-78 Host David Jensen	The Ghost Of Love	Tavares	PP, PH, G, R, L, S
	6-Apr-78 Host Noel Edmonds	Never Let Her Slip Away	Andrew Gold	PP, PH, G, R, L, S
	13-Apr-78 Host Tony Blackburn	Everybody Dance	Chic
	13-Apr-78 Host Tony Blackburn	Move Your Body	Gene Farrow	PP, PH, G, R, L, S
	20-Apr-78 Host Peter Powell	Night Fever	Bee Gees	PP, PH, G, R, L, S
	20-Apr-78 Host Peter Powell	Lets All Chant	Michael Zager	PP, PH, G, R, L, S
	27-Apr-78 Host Jimmy Savile	Everybody Dance (Repeat)	Chic	PP, PH, G, R, L, S
	27-Apr-78 Host Jimmy Savile	Because The Night	Patti Smith	PP, PH, G, R, L
	4-May-78 Host David Jensen	Back In Love Again	Donna Summer	PP, PH, G, R, L
	4-May-78 Host David Jensen	Lets All Chant (Repeat)	Michael Zager	PP, PH, G, R, L, S
	11-May-78 Host Dave Lee Travis	More Than A Woman	Tavares	PP, PH, G, R, L, S
	11-May-78 Host Dave Lee Travis	Because The Night (Repeat)	Patti Smith	PP, PH, G, R, L
	18-May-78 Host Peter Powell	Love Is In The Air	John Paul Young	PP, PH, G, R, S
	25-May-78 Host Tony Blackburn	Lets Go Disco	Real Thing	PP, PH, G, R, S, Floid
	25-May-78 Host Tony Blackburn	You're The One That I Want	Olivia Newton John And John Travolta	PP, PH, G, R, S, Floid
	No Show 1st Jun
	8-Jun-78 Host Noel Edmonds	Ca Plane Pour Moi	Plastic Bertard	PP, G, R, L, S
	15-Jun-78 Host Jimmy Savile	Annie's Song	James Galway	S
	15-Jun-78 Host Jimmy Savile	Smurf Song	Father Abraham	PP, R, L, S
	22-Jun-78 Host David Jensen	Dancing In The City	Marshall Hain	PP, PH, G, R, L, S
	29-Jun-78 Host Dave Lee Travis	Annies Song	James Galway	S
	29-Jun-78 Host Dave Lee Travis	The Man With The Child In His Eyes	Kate Bush	PP, PH, R, L, S
	6-Jul-78 Host Peter Powell	Boogie Oogie Oogie	A Taste Of Honey	PP, PH, R, L, S
	13-Jul-78 Host Tony Blackburn	Used To Be My Girl	O Jays	PP, PH, G, R, L, S
	20-Jul-78 Host David Jensen	Come On Dance Dance	Saturday Night Band	PP, PH, G, R, L, S
	20-Jul-78 Host David Jensen	Dancing In The City (Repeat)	Marshall Hain	PP, PH, G, R, L, S
	27-Jul-78 Host Jimmy Savile	Come Back And Finish What You Started	Gladys Knight & The Pips	PP
	27-Jul-78 Host Jimmy Savile	How Can This Be Love	Andrew Gold	PP, PH, G, R, L, S
	3-Aug-78 Host Dave Lee Travis	Don't Stop Now	Gene Farrow	PP, PH, G, L, S
	3-Aug-78 Host Dave Lee Travis	Boogie Oogie Oogie (Repeat)	A Taste Of Honey	PP, PH, R, L, S
	10-Aug-78 Host Peter Powell	Baby Stop Crying	Bob Dylan	PP, PH, G, L, S
	17-Aug-78 Host Noel Edmonds	Super Nature	Cerrone	PH, G, R, L, S
	17-Aug-78 Host Noel Edmonds	Three Times A Lady	Commodores	PH, L, S
	24-Aug-78 Host David Jensen	Brown Girl In The Ring	Boney M	PH, G, R, L, S
	24-Aug-78 Host David Jensen	Three Times A Lady (Clips)	Commodores	PH, L, S
	31-Aug-78 Host Tony Blackburn	Everlasting Love	Andy Gibb	PP, PH, G, R, S
	7-Sep-78 Host Peter Powell	I Thought It Was You	Herbie Hancock	PP, PH, G, R, L, S
	14-Sep-78 Host Jimmy Savile	Kiss You All Over	Exile	PP, PH, G, R, L, S
	21-Sep-78 Host Paul Burnett	You Make Me Feel (Mighty Reel)	Sylvester	PP, PH, G, R, L, S, Floid
	28-Sep-78 Host Dave Lee Travis	Grease	Frankie Valli	PP, PH, R, S
	5-Oct-78 Host David Jensen	Now That We've Found Love	Third World	PP, PH, G, R, S
	12-Oct-78 Host Jimmy Savile	Blame It On The Boogie	Jacksons	R, S
	12-Oct-78 Host Jimmy Savile	Talking In Your Sleep	Crystal Gale	PP, PH, G, R, L, S
	19-Oct-78 Host Peter Powell	Sandy	John Travolta	PH
	19-Oct-78 Host Peter Powell	Mcarthur Park	Donna Summer	PP, PH, G, R, L, S
	26-Oct-78 Host Tony Blackburn	Sweet Talkin Woman	E.L.O	PP, PH, G, R, L, S
	26-Oct-78 Host Tony Blackburn	Instant Replay	Dan Hartman	PP, PH, L
	2-Nov-78 Host Dave Lee Travis	Part Time Love	Elton John	PP, PH, G, R, L, S
	2-Nov-78 Host Dave Lee Travis	Mcarthur Park (Repeat)	Donna Summer	PP, PH, G, R, L, S
	9-Nov-78 Host Mike Read	Hopelessly Devoted To You	Olivia Newton John	PP, PH, G, L, S
	9-Nov-78 Host Mike Read	Instant Replay (Repeat)	Dan Hartman	PP, PH, L
	16-Nov-78 Host David Jensen	No performance
	23-Nov-78 Host Mike Read	Lay Your Love On Me	Racey	S
	23-Nov-78 Host Mike Read	Dance (Disco Heat)	Sylvester	PP, PH, G, R, L, S
	30-Nov-78 Host Peter Powell	Le Freak	Chic	PP, PH, G, R, S
	7-Dec-78 Host Jimmy Savile	Too Much Heaven	Bee Gees	PP, PH, G, R, L, S
	7-Dec-78 Host Jimmy Savile	Lay All Your Love On Me	Racey	S
	14-Dec-78 Host Tony Blackburn	You Don't Bring Me Flowers	Barbara Streisand And Neil Diamond	PP, PH, G, R, L, S
	No Show 21st Dec
	25-Dec-78 Host Noel Edmonds	Summer Nights	John Travolta & Olivia Newton John	PP, PH, G, R, L, S, Floid
	25-Dec-78 Host Noel Edmonds	Three Times A Lady	Commodores	PP, PH, G, R, L, S
	25-Dec-78 Host Noel Edmonds	Annies Song (Playout Christmas)	James Galway	S

Key to Dancers:

PP - Pauline Peters	PH - Patti Hammond	G - Gill Clark	A - Anita Chellamah
R - Rosie Hetherington	L - Lulu Cartwright	S – Sue Menhenick

PERFORMANCES PER DANCER:

Sue	Lulu	Patti	Rosie	Pauline	Gill	Anita	Floid
57	45	53	48	51	46		4

Please let us know of any errata!

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1978

23 comments

Submitted by panfan on Sun, 2012-03-25 12:58

1978 losses?

I know I'm way behind most of you guys, but with a view to adding to the Wanted List Routines topic, I was wondering if any of the 1978 routines by Legs were wiped, or is this the first complete archival year?

Submitted by cornershop15 on Thu, 2012-05-17 18:34

Donna Summer, R.I.P.

Very sad news about Donna. I know Legs and Co. danced to at least three of her songs, two of them in 1978: Rumour Has It (the only one I've seen) and MacArthur Park. The other I know of is 1977's Love's Unkind.

My own favourite was This Time I Know It's for Real.

Submitted by panfan on Thu, 2012-05-17 18:18

Donna Summer

Gosh, I wondered what I'd missed - but just looked at the BBC News.

Thanks for alerting us, Cornershop.

Submitted by Rusty Carno on Thu, 2012-05-17 18:25

Artist with the mostest

Sorry to hear this, she was a true Queen of the disco era and actually Legs & Co danced to more of her songs than any other artist if I recall a comment of Jez's in the past correctly. Some real classics like Deep Down Inside, Love's Unkind, Bad Girls and Hot Stuff. Sad to hear she's gone.

—

Rusty

Submitted by Lee and Mary Fan on Thu, 2012-05-17 18:41

Very Sad News

I just cought the news about Donna Sommer, very sad news indeed, I love 1970s Disco and Soul music, I loved Donna Sommers music, we also lost Adndrea True some months ago, two Disco Legends sadly gone.

Submitted by gibb1962 on Thu, 2012-05-17 18:54

RIP Donna Summer

Very sad news.Love so much of her music.As well as the songs mentioned above,i love 'Back In Love Again' and 'I Feel Love'.Only a couple of months ago i came across a 7" single 'Rumour Has It' for a quid,and added it to my collection.

—

Glenn

Submitted by panfan on Thu, 2012-05-17 18:56

Yes it's such a shock - I

Yes it's such a shock - I Feel Love was - and still is - a true classic.

Submitted by panfan on Tue, 2012-06-19 21:54

1978 Legs

A very big thank you from me to Andy for helping out with the Legs routines from 1978 on - saving me a lot of work. Well done Andy!

Submitted by Suefan on Tue, 2012-06-19 22:39

Hi Panfan/Andy

Everybody Dance on 27/4/78, the Jimmy S hosted show, was a repeat of 13/4.

And can confirm that the 16/11//78 show is not unknown. The archive copy has been checked and there was no Legs performance that week.

Also although I've not studied them all closely I have the impression that Lulu seems to have slipped through the net with regards to some of the dances in the initials column. For instance she was certainly up for a spot of Boogie Oogieing and for waving her baguette at old Plastic.

Submitted by panfan on Tue, 2012-06-19 22:41

Thanks, Suefan, we'll get

Thanks, Suefan, we'll get those corrections in...

Submitted by Andy on Tue, 2012-06-19 23:49

I have changed the tables so

I have changed the tables so Lulu is there Thanks for the help

(what a mistaker to maker)

Year 1979, 80 and 81 have all been done

Submitted by Suefan on Wed, 2012-06-20 09:30

Hi Andy, somewhere over on

Hi Andy, somewhere over on OFTD there is a thread called the "Attendance Thread" in which I listed all the non-appearances of the Legs ladies which, if you can find it, you are welcome to use if it is of any help in tweaking your listing. All six girls took part in "I Thought It Was You" but there was no sign of Gill doing the "Boogie Oogie" unfortunately.

Submitted by Andy on Thu, 2012-06-21 15:50

Just had a look at them and

Just had a look at them and made some alterations many thanks.

The ones I left blank were ones which I didn't have the routine

Submitted by Andy on Thu, 2012-06-21 16:00

Was having a look at the

Was having a look at the Smurf Song

I think the Smurfs are

Rosie on Pipe , Sue with Glasses

Lulu Papa Smurf and Pauline smurfing out of tune

What do others think?

Submitted by Suefan on Thu, 2012-06-21 16:36

Hi again Andy.

I think the fours Smurfs were Sue (glasses), Rosie (pipe), Pauline (singing out of key) and Gill (under the white beard).

Submitted by Andy on Thu, 2012-06-21 17:30

Yes that also sounds right

Submitted by cornershop15 on Sat, 2012-06-23 17:38

Publicity for a routine or a fashion shoot?

A great picture of four of the dancers but the date of the caption (26th October 1978) doesn't match the two routines they performed on that day's Top of the Pops - E.L.O.'s Sweet Talkin' Woman and Instant Replay by Dan Hartman.

I recognise Sue, Gill and Lulu but am less sure about Patti. If that's her (third in the line-up) she looks more like fellow model Patti Boyd in that picture. Anouska Hempel too, with eyes like Louise.

As for the others, you can just about see Pauline and then Rosie on the left:

Female dance troupe Legs & Co., of the BBC's 'Top of the Pops', at a studio in Bow Street, London.

Lulu seems a bit out of sorts there. I miss Terence Donovan, the photographer, who was a great personality. I remember his daughter Daisy presented a show with comedian Iain Lee for a while.

Submitted by Rusty Carno on Sat, 2012-06-23 20:21

Lovely Casual Shot

I love this latter "natural" picture with Sue and Patti chatting with Gill. Shame Lulu was chilled but probably a drafty BBC venue or something. All the ladies look so fantastic and i always like it when their attire is so varied. Thanks so much for posting these Cornershop

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Rusty

Submitted by panfan on Sat, 2012-06-23 18:15

I wonder if they were cold?

I wonder if they were cold? Nice finds, Cornershop!

Submitted by Paperboyplod on Sat, 2012-06-23 18:55

Lulu certainly doesn't look

Lulu certainly doesn't look too well here, she possibly has a cold, there's a chill in the air making her more sensitive giving her the shivers, & hence her wrapping her arms around herself like that, she also looks like she's about to sneeze!

—

Justin

Submitted by panfan on Sat, 2012-06-23 18:58

Looks like both Sue and Patti

Looks like both Sue and Patti have folder arms too, so maybe it was a little chilly!

Submitted by gibb1962 on Sat, 2012-06-23 18:32

Cold

It seems to me that they were told to pose 'straight',and in doing so the first picture doesn't do them justice.I'd have preferred to have seen something of their personalities.Poor Lulu looks chilled to the bone in the outtake.Legs & Co used pictures from this session for promotion.Here are two autographed photos.

—

Glenn

Submitted by panfan on Tue, 2012-06-26 09:46

1978 thumbnails

Many thanks to Andy for his sterling work in doing the 1978 thumbnails. I just recall the time it took me to do the few months of Ruby Flipper, so I applaud the dedication it takes to do the years of Legs thumbnails!

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Legs & Co - Top of the Pops Performances (1978)

LEGS & CO PERFORMANCES ON TOP OF THE POPS

1978

Key to Dancers:

1978

Watch

Date

Track

Artist

Dancers

5-Jan-78 Host Peter Powell

Lets Have A Quite Night In

David Soul

PP, PH, G, R, S

No Show 12th Jan

19-Jan-78 Host Dave Lee Travis

Uptown Top Ranking

Althia & Donna

PP, PH, G, R, L, S

26-Jan-78 Host David Jensen

Lovely Day

Bill Withers

PP, PH, G, R, L, S

2-Feb-78 Host Tony Blackburn

The Groove Line

Heatwave

PP, PH, G, R, L, S

9-Feb-78 Host Peter Powell

Take A Chance On Me

Abba

PP, PH, G, R, L, S

16-Feb-78 Host David Jensen

Wishing On A Star

Rose Royce

PP, PH, R, L, S

23-Feb-78 Host Dave Lee Travis

All Right Now

Free

PP, PH, G, L, S

2-Mar-78 Host Noel Edmonds

Fantasy

Earth Wind And Fire

PP, PH, G, R, S

9-Mar-78 Host Tony Blackburn

I Cant Stand The Rain

Eruption

PP, PH, G, R, L, S

16-Mar-78 Host Peter Powell

Is This Love

Bob Marley

PP, PH, G, R, L, S

23-Mar-78 Host Dave Lee Travis

Rumour Has It

Donna Summer

PP, PH, G, R, L, S

30-Mar-78 Host David Jensen

The Ghost Of Love

Tavares

PP, PH, G, R, L, S

6-Apr-78 Host Noel Edmonds

Never Let Her Slip Away

Andrew Gold

PP, PH, G, R, L, S

13-Apr-78 Host Tony Blackburn

Everybody Dance

Chic

13-Apr-78 Host Tony Blackburn

Move Your Body

Gene Farrow

PP, PH, G, R, L, S

20-Apr-78 Host Peter Powell

Night Fever

Bee Gees

PP, PH, G, R, L, S

20-Apr-78 Host Peter Powell

Lets All Chant

Michael Zager

PP, PH, G, R, L, S

27-Apr-78 Host Jimmy Savile

LEGS & CO PERFORMANCES
ON TOP OF THE POPS