Slade - gypsy road hog
Noddy is still wearing an amazing hat though the heydays of glam have long gone. Slade rock out but Noel reveals they haven't been on the show for some time, which shows in the patchy miming.
Noel says the chart is interesting at the moment, by the end of the show we might know if he meant "interesting" in the sense of "rubbish".
Donna Summer - Winter melody
A pop video that consists of a performance somewhere interspersed with footage of Donna by a fire and taking her Christmas decorations down. Ah its Winter then!
10cc - the things we do for love
The SFX guy must have been on overtime this week, we get lots of coloured lights and later on the band appear on a giant screen while the TOTP studio audience boogie. Funky.
Noel gives us some boring chart stats including the number of new entries which includes...
Jesse Green - flip
With a low camera angle we get members of the audience getting in the way of Jesse, nowadays that would be edgy but back then it probably just looked like a mess. Its the most interesting thing in this song in any case.
Noel asks us if we have ever thought about becoming strippers (or something like that), that is his link into Legs & Co. donning the raincoats and then taking them off to Elvis' "suspicion".
Leo Sayer - when i need you
Leo needs no gimmicks, just a nice yellow jumper. However the SFX guy can't resist and gives us multiple Leos on the screen. One is enough, though he has his fans in the studio. We get a cheer when the song ends.
Thin Lizzy - don't believe a word
The Lizzy rock in the studio, at one point in the song you can see Noel in the background rocking out, slightly.
OMG what is this? Three girls in purple tops and matching spangly trousers gyrate awkwardly on stage though luckily manage to avoid any collisions. They are game but it seems a bit like a bad children's performance on stage, by grown-ups.
David Soul - don't give up on us
We get the video as David gave up on appearing live.
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