Blue - capture your heart
The orthodox view is that right at the time in Britain punk rock was erupting through the land and nothing would be the same again. Of course in reality many more people were still digging this kind of pleasant, undemanding and polished pop rock. There isn't anything wrong with Blue and this song, its just... too nice.
Olivia Newton John - Sam
DLT thinks she is delicious, hopefully he has eaten already. Its a big song with a big sound that would be right at home on a Saturday night TV variety show. Having said that Olivia performs it quite gently and the song meanders along but then towards the end Olivia tries to throw some life into it. But fails.
Liverpool Express - dreaming
More gentle pop rock. Like the first two songs it drifts along trying not to offend anyone. DLT comes on stage afterwards and gets beaten up by the band in a totally unscripted incident.
Legs & Co have gone all Oriental or as a 1970s pop annual i have memorably calls it "Chineasy". Bryan Ferry's "Tokyo Joe" obviously is the track the girls perform a lot of crude stereotypes too. Nice paper lanterns though.
The Stranglers - go Buddy go
Punk is here at last (or last week if you count The Jam)! After the pop-cheese that has gone on earlier this sounds like it comes from another planet, not that it is their best song by any means. But its pretty good all the same. At least it has some energy behind it.
Marie Myriam - the bird and the child
The Eurovision winner! This is more like it, enough of that punk rubbish already! In truth the song is a bit average and dated (not bad and very Eurovision it just sounds like it should have come from 1965) but Marie is lovely and sings it really well.
ELO - telephone line
Studio performance by some hairy Brummies. The video switches to DLT who looks like he could be part of the band. DLT has a large green frog with him to help him introduce...
Brendon - rock me
The first time he appeared on TOTP Brandon looked a bit like a rabbit in the headlights not totally believing they were letting him on stage. That still hasn't changed. He has a liking for opening his mouth really wide, as if he feeds on flies.
Rod Stewart - the first cut is the deepest
Rod is number one... or should it really be the Sex Pistols? Who really knows. Man those trousers are tight.
DLT came over all Father Jack during his bizarre, unscripted incident with Liverpool Express. Ah, the 1970s...
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