Honky - join the party
Well this is fun, though a definite period piece, especially having a band with this name. Its good rollicking white boy soul funk, messy in all the right ways. Great synths too and we have party streamers! They are all the way from Southampton according to Jimmy, that must have been a long way away in 1977. Practically the moon.
Barbara Streisand - evergreen
The video from the movie again, with Kris Kristofferson acting all lovey dovey.
Blue - i'm gonna capture your heart
A basic and decent pop-rock track though if it was a dish on Masterchef they would say it was a bit lacking in oomph. In one of the close-ups one of the members looks into the camera and looks like he wants to eat each and every one of us.
Trinidad Oil Company - the calendar song
Some people like steel drum music, but to others it is something to be endured. I fall into the latter category. They all wear hideous orange and black suits but it doesn't make it any better funnily enough.
Jimmy wears a brown wig and pretends to be his brother Percy to introduce Legs & Co performing along to Piero Umiliani's comedy track "mah na mah na" (the song played on the Muppets and Benny Hill). They are dressed as flowers menaced by a bee.
10cc - good morning judge
Another showing of the early pop video and jolly good fun it is too. But how come he was allowed that guitar in court? Don't they have security or something?
Martyn Ford Orchestra - let your body go downtown
Fairly formless disco-funk. Its OK but instantly forgettable. Its fronted by someone who looks like a mid-70s sports show host.
Legs & Co are earning their money tonight, they are back in matching skimpy outfits to prance around to Marvin Gaye's "gotta give it up".
Billy Paul - let 'em in
What a nice hat, in between verses he starts ranting and sounds like a street preacher.
Dr Feelgood - lights out
Turn up the energy levels, its rock and roll time. Performed angrily, almost punk-like. We haven't yet had punk on TOTP (but its coming soon) i guess the show has to be eased into it. Oddly this is the B-side of their charting single "Sneaking suspicion".
Denise Williams - free
The number 1, nice song, nice performance, nice jump suit.
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