TOTP 17-06-1971 Charts and Outro

[@beverleyr2625]

I'm a woman who's nearly 60 and I only ever listen to music from the Sixties and Seventies and I also would love to go back to those decades - even my kids were brought up on this music and they don't like what's in the charts today and they're not that old - 33 and 25! I know it's each to their own but I can't understand any woman wanting to cover herself in tattoos!

[@Alexia24601]

Totally agree.

[@tommy9693]

no piercings, no tattoos, girls were so natural then

[@boldbhoy67]

Yes, and it was a lot cheaper taking them out then too... What you drinkin luv? 'Just a half of lager and some crisps please.' lol, good ol' days!

[@joedredd9979]

@@boldbhoy67 so True

[@sawleyram7405]

There were a lot of old dogs back then! The BBC naturally picked the finest audience members for the camera.

[@grahamcass1122]

16\17 year olds dressed and looking like 11\12 year olds, the world is much harsher and more serious or something

[@pleun315]

But ☝️ a real genuine predator !!!!

[@jasmoff]

I love this clip,a fantastic era. It would be great to hear from anyone who was there that day.

[@Mike.Nov51]

jasmoff I'm having a seance this fri if it helps...

[@salus1231]

@@Mike.Nov51 lmao

[@Mike.Nov51]

@dariasstalbottson6067 still 50 years ago

[@garywood5427]

That smokey single gets better every time I hear it😎😆

[@paulcarbonaro6748]

I remember it all so well - like it was yesterday!

[@Lytton333]

My favourite is the chemistry undergraduate at 6:20. His name is Trevor, and he's always been a bit awkward with girls, but his mate Barry wangled him the ticket for the studios, so he thought it time he stepped out with the swinging scene and put himself out in the dating market.. He always wanted to play for Queen's Park Rangers when he was thirteen, but his mum wiped his snotty nose one day and told him he'd better get some 'O' levels behind him, so here he is now, sporting his best Carnaby St jacket. He bought it in a moment of madness once when he was a bit tipsy on Watneys after a Sat afternoon session down at the The King's Arms in Soho. He quite likes that lass in the flowery frock, but she might laugh at his hip technique. Oh, go on Trev.. give her a wink, you've got nowt to loose except your test-tubes old son..

[@jamierobinson9097]

Hahahahahaha!

[@margin606]

@Lytton333 - You're reading too much into it.

[@James_BAlert]

I thought it was the public house in Soho known as the Queens Legs!? 🙃

[@jackreacher5667]

At 4.41 I spotted you dopey. (from Trevor's big brother.)🤣🤣

[@fumetti]

Perry Como, Free, the Stones, Three Dog Night, The Temptations, all on the same pop chart. What variety...now those days are long gone.

[@paulmajor8865]

fumetti that’s what I like bout the charts having a good combo of music

[@moodyguymick]

Not forgetting Gerry Monro of course !

[@joedredd9979]

Charts are rubbisch now Bloody auto tune for people who cant sing

[@randybackgammon890]

Is there even a charts now?

[@stevealexR1]

Severine and her Eurovision track Un Banc, Un Amber, Une Rue was and remains a brilliant song!

[@willyboy64ify]

I'm sure this was the show with Tami Lynne doing Runaway as I recognize some of the dancers from her spot. Quality upload.

[@flosbuttocks4444]

FREE: a brilliant band, with classics such as Alright Now, Wishing Well, The Hunter, I'll Be Creepin', etc, etc.

[@brianmcd9492]

IF pubs had this crowd in we'd never leave ,bring back The disco venues 🙂

[@Redpilled-vv5lk]

Crikey my blood runs cold looking at that reptile Saville ..., who knew ! Lots apparently !!

[@nicklive66]

Predictable boring comment. We all know.

[@johndean4765]

Why don't they DELETE the film of Saville only a paedo would want to see that sick evil abuser.

[@johndean4765]

Saville was protected by the BBC who knew he was a child abuser.

[@normandunford5747]

Saville is irrelevant now, he's dead , just enjoy the music, it's a damn sight better than the likes of Sam Smith & co nowadays.

[@richardplume3212]

Agree enemy in plain site

[@kimeton5502]

I was in the studio in the ordinance several times i was a model in the 70s. So yes. I got it

[@southlondon86]

Madam you were in the TOTP audience back then? Ever spotted yourself in any video?

[@gary1961]

I hope you managed to avoid the other dirty bastard.

[@kimeton5502]

@@southlondon86 yes watching madness in September 1980 bleach blonde hair punky

[@keithnaylor1981]

Great stuff. Good times!

[@777petew]

We all suffered much deflation when we heard about our teenage idols. Savile was a good DJ, having a lot of experience in Manchester, and around Yorkshire. Always thought he was odd, but regarded that as part of the show biz persona. We loved Gary Glitter as young teens. But yes, we now know the truth. We weren't at fault in those days. We were conned. Believe me, if we had known then what we know now, we would have dropped these people like a stone. It tarnishes our memories. We were very happy then, and that's what they fed off.

[@margin606]

@Peter Woodier - Trying to distance yourself?

[@joedredd9979]

@@margin606 really dude youre a sad millennial

[@mine7292]

You have summed up a generation’s feeling of guilt and sense of being let down. It has nothing to do with ‘distancing ‘.

[@minty448]

stephen noonan You are absolutely right in what you say!

[@beverleyr2625]

Peter Woodier - Totally agree with you about Saville and Glitter. I hate it when Saville appears on these old clips of TOTP but he was presenting and there's nothing we can do about it. I feel for his victims though, I really do and Glitter's victims. We think it soured our memories of our childhood and teens knowing what we know now, but for their victims' it must be a thousand times worse!

[@johnpenny5638]

The era of mini skirts, hot pants and at 4:40, some of Mother's old curtains!

[@Deedee-ee1sg]

Really great artists in that chart! Lovely clips of audience

[@johndean4765]

No mention of kid abuser Saville spoils the film.

[@Deedee-ee1sg]

@@johndean4765 I've noticed that some posters ARE editing him out. So I don't know why he's in this, but I guess because he was everywhere in the 70s, he been left in as part of that part of history. Personally, it is horrible to see him.

[@jennyladen]

Happy days❤️

[@jdb47games]

Nice childhood memories, and all introduced by the late, great.....

[@infrasleep]

Going purely from memory I'd say it was "Double Barrel" by Dave and Ansil Collins(Don't think it was "Monkey Spanner") possibly "Sally" by Gerry Monroe Severine was the Euro Song winner "Un Arbre" or something Three Dog Night "Joy to the World" Jonathan King "Lazy Bones" East of Eden "Jig a Jig" Waldo de los Rios "Mozart 40" Sweet "Coco " Hurricane Smith "Don't let it die" Temptations "Just my imagination" Stones "Brown Sugar" Perry Como "It's Impossible" McGuiness Flint "Malt and barley Blues" Peter Noone -Bowie's "Oh you Pretty Things" Elvis re issued "Heartbreak Hotel" about then-that might be his at 12 Free "My Brother Jake" R Dean Taylor "Indiana Wants Me" Neil Diamond "Sweet Caroline" John Kongos "He's Gonna Step on you again" Mungo Jerry "Lady Rose" (" Baby Jump" was earlier,but it could be that though I feel it is "Lady Rose") Tami Lynn "I'm Gonna Run Away From You" Tony Christie "I did what I did for Maria" Dawn "Knock Three Times" and Middle of the Road "Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep" Cant think of the others Blue Mink "Stay with me" ?? This al from the top of my head; 1971 I started getting interested in pop!!

[@YeOldeFootballChannel]

Blue Mink - Banner Man. Dave and Ansil Collins with Double Barrel (a fortnight later, it was Monkey Spanner), Gerry Monroe with "It's a Sin To Tell A Lie", Elvis with "Rags to Riches" (Heartbreak Hotel was on July or August), Neil Diamond's was "I Am... I Said" (Sweet Caroline was on January, I think) and Perry Como with "I Think of You" (It's Impossible was earlier than that, in April) As for the rest: The Hollies with "Hey Willy" and Bob and Marcia with "Pied Piper".

[@michaelholmes4374]

Yes it was double barrel my favourite year for music

[@gary1961]

Blue Mink's record might have been Melting Pot. A brilliant song which wouldn't see the light of day nowadays due to its lyrics.

[@bqkmg2037]

Hot pants were very popular and started that year 1971 lasted until about 1973 or 1974 women looked hot in them.

[@callithowiseeit5806]

I was listening to something else and put this on for visuals.. surreal...

[@corbe1970ify]

Where's ya mama gone,,, a nice fitting song ending for sir Jimmy of saville

[@johndean4765]

Jason Corbett just call the abuser Saville not sir or jimmy

[@aliman3229]

How’s about that then Boys and Girls!

[@kimgrant3879]

Those hot pants

[@seamusellis1450]

Just seeing those young women with their arms round Saville makes you cringe now...

[@BadMF383]

Jimmy looks like a kid in a sweet shop

[@Mike.Nov51]

BadMF383 Pick n Mix...

[@lemming9984]

LOL. !

[@quizmaster85]

Or he preferred kids in sweet shops.

[@gazriley624]

i bet he got laid that night

[@dissyduster]

he was slick MF,,

[@Stiffd1]

‘…and we join the dinner ladies and bus inspector’s freestyle ball with a seriously seedy Saville’

[@marklee1783]

The Scottie girl is gorgeous, I wonder how her life turned out.

[@sawleyram7405]

She is indeed! If she was 20 then she'll be approaching 70 now...

[@violettruthseekermrsirvine5473]

Lol I thought she was beautiful Also..

[@romanopaso]

she was the only one

[@davidfogarty2220]

Wouldn't surprise me she was a model.

[@gordoncampbell.2157]

The monster Savile in his element .... Its all so chrystal clear when you look back at the old footage.

[@mikewest1542]

Some nice black crumpet though !

[@John-K638]

Being part of the TOTP audience was thought a great thing back then, but looking at the audience here it really doesn't look like anyone is having much fun

[@doubledeckers]

By then they were recording it in chunks and editing it together later. Sometimes the bands redid the songs several times as shown by the studio tape of the Four Seasons at that time. So the reality probably was a bit long and drawn out with a lot of waiting around.

[@smithy2882]

They look like they are to me,

[@josephtaylor3221]

That's because Paedo supremo was presenting...

[@nigelloflaveo]

Thanks for sharing - brings it all back...fab song by Smokey btw , one of his best ever [ let's draw a discreet veil over the Middle of the Road offering !! ]

[@roberthorwat6747]

Different times, I was a kid and Middle of the Road was hip and happening... admittedly, the song has not aged well, but I still enjoyed hearing it. Fun times!

[@julialan7494]

The very day I was born x

[@jasonwhitehurst4508]

ted rogers from 321 seems to be enjoying himself at 1:18.

[@gazriley624]

Ha ha ha

[@corbe1970ify]

Yanow I could be wrong but it looks very much like George Cohen England 66 World Cup winner

[@Nuron666]

Full of fun characters back in the days.

[@randybackgammon890]

Yep Saville....Johnathon King....groovy

[@Nuron666]

@@randybackgammon890 Apart from them, it was full of fun. But now a days we got something even worse with grooming gangs in Rotherham, Oldham etc..

[@rogerhudson9732]

And the BBC still maintain the audience members were always 18+, the lying toerags, they always knew what went on.

[@aidanlunn7441]

+Roger Hudson Rather that the under-18s faked their age or broke in when no-one was looking. As happens at many gigs now.

[@redblade43]

Jimmy Savile brought the under 18's in...

[@margin606]

@Roger Hudson - How do you know?

[@funzo1159]

Jennifer Lawrence's mom at 2:04?

[@johnrichards2616]

That’s when girls were so hot,and well stacked,the black girl in the striped tank top,oh mumma

[@keithnaylor1981]

John Richards - yep, and that's just seeing it on a screen, imagine being an adored DJ in those settings. It's no wonder so many lost there way.

[@wmbrown6]

As for what the top 30 scene was across the pond this week (with * as usual indicating a record or side that had no UK chart action whatsoever), to show how divergent each "scene" was: 30. "Never Can Say Goodbye" _by Isaac Hayes_ * 29. "Puppet Man" _by Tom Jones_ 28. "I Don't Know How To Love Him" _by Yvonne Elliman_ 27. "That's The Way I've Always Heard It Should Be" _by Carly Simon_ * 26. "Here Comes The Sun" _by Richie Havens_ * 25. "Love Her Madly" _by The Doors_ * 24. "You've Got A Friend" _by James Taylor_ 23. "Funky Nassau - Part I" _by The Beginning Of The End_ 22. "Chick-A-Boom (Don't Ya Jes' Love It)" _by Daddy Dewdrop_ * 21. "Never Can Say Goodbye" _by The Jackson 5_ 20. "She's Not Just Another Woman" _by The 8th Day_ * 19. "Don't Pull Your Love" _by Hamilton, Joe Frank And Reynolds_ * 18. "Me And You And A Dog Named Boo" _by Lobo_ 17. "Superstar" _by Murray Head With The Trinidad Singers_ 16. "Nathan Jones" _by The Supremes_ 15. "Double Lovin' " _by The Osmonds_ * 14. "Don't Knock My Love - Pt. I" _by Wilson Pickett_ * 13. "I Don't Know How To Love Him" _by Helen Reddy_ * 12. "When You're Hot, You're Hot" _by Jerry Reed_ * 11. "Bridge Over Troubled Water" / "Brand New Me" _by Aretha Franklin_ * 10. "Sweet And Innocent" _by Donny Osmond Of The Osmonds_ * 09. "I'll Meet You Halfway" _by The Partridge Family Starring Shirley Jones, Featuring David Cassidy_ * 08. "Joy To The World" _by Three Dog Night_ 07. "Indian Reservation (The Lament Of The Cherokee Reservation Indian)" _by the Raiders_ * 06. "Treat Her Like A Lady" _by Cornelius Brothers And Sister Rose_ * 05. "It Don't Come Easy" _by Ringo Starr_ 04. "Brown Sugar" _by The Rolling Stones_ 03. "Want Ads" _by The Honey Cone_ * 02. "Rainy Days And Mondays" _by the Carpenters_ * 01. "It's Too Late" / "I Feel The Earth Move" _by Carole King_

[@connerstevens4050]

This was England before mass immigration, god how I miss those days !!

[@romanopaso]

looked like shit you know

[@frithst]

Love how everyone's so bashful when they realise they're on the screen.

[@wilhelmtauber836]

All the girls looked lovely back then, no tattoos, and none are over-weight or with make-up over-kill! What went wrong?

[@colbangers6336]

Another 'no tattoos' drone. Of course they didn't have tattoos. They were 14 years old, you mucky man.

[@Khultan]

For me, not having been alive in the 1960s, but I notice there is a difference in the theme and message of the music from the late 60s, which one might say comprised psychedelic and political/cultural/societal/ in contrast with the early 70s, which in most cases, seem to 'fluffy soft' type of music, I could be mistaken.

[@Gera1713]

American Born Patriot. ...this was 1971

[@nigelloflaveo]

That's an interesting observation and largely valid i'd say. 1971's "What's going on" , "Soldier Blue" & "Don't let it die" definitely convey comment" [ for want of a better word ] ....but after that i'm struggling. "Our world" by Blue Mink is a nice blend of fluffy escapism , brilliant melody with a gentle message.....in fact i'm going to play it right now. Cheers.

[@choppy249]

You are very right. I was a youngster at the time and we all noticed the sudden change in pop music which as you correctly say turned into a sort of soft , fluffy , bubble gum sort of sound . Funnily enough the Glam Rock period was just about to emerge here too. We can look back at that small period in time as a kind of fun , not to betaken too seriously kind of pop music period really I guess. However things were shortly to change again as around 73/74 you had the West Coast sound from California really starting to make a big impact on the music scene ( Thankfully ) with bands like the Eagles and so many others . That started to put meaning and sincerity and depth back into music again . That really was a great , exciting time to be listening to music if you were still youngish and perhaps even a bit older too.

[@roberthorwat6747]

I was born in 1960. The seventies were definitely different but fluffy and soft? Well yes but only to a point. Silver machine, Gudbuy to Jane, Bohemian Rhapsody, Life on Mars, Stairway to Heaven, Shine On You Crazy Diamond and Fanfare for the Common Man to name but a few were anything but.

[@carlcushmanhybels8159]

This is Top-40. So it's going to be softer, popp-ier and more candy (combined with some true catchy excellence.) Meanwhile, on FM, 1971 is the Classic Rock of Classic Rock's Era: Led Zeppelin, The Who, Allman Brothers, Eric Clapton -Derek and the Dominoes..., Yes, Pink Floyd, Jethro Tull, Eagles...

[@Mike.Nov51]

4:50...pink girl and her mom

[@Mike.Nov51]

J. H yep...I missed that family pair

[@denis1970able]

no song titles for the chart countdown?

[@misterteaification]

They did it that way then!

[@bigbreadeaterellis]

i was 4 years when this was on....

[@elainemurphy2406]

What the hello is jimmy saville doing on here!!!!!

[@conlaiarla]

Well i suppose apart from abusing the vulnerable this is what he did . He gives me the chills ...Too bad for his victims nobody in authority listened to Johnny Rotten .

[@nicklive66]

Presenting TOTP.

[@sambda]

1:26 yum yum

[@margin606]

Sorry bro, Peter Noone is straight.

[@photodom2000]

I thought all clips of Jimmy Saville, the arch pervert, had been banned.

[@normandunford5747]

Just because JS turned out bad. JS IS now dead, so just enjoy the music. No one can blame the music, because that's what TOTP was actually famed for.

[@theknightwhosaysni1356]

Have they banned all film clips of Hitler?

[@38ddkelly]

1:51....I believe it's John Kongos, not Kongas.

[@Agnethatheredhairkid]

It is indeed Kongos. He is/was South African.

[@stephendines1936]

Those dancers would be well past 70 now.

[@Bolanboogie10]

Or dead from covid

[@joshuaparsons1377]

Lots of young people having a lot of fun. Jimmy Savile doing whatever the hell he's doing (looks like full-bodied dry heaves) Good times all around.

[@bluethunder6801]

This one here is a frenchie, this one here is a scottie, and this one here is anything with a few kids in it

[@anddysilva1435]

Omg i am afraid these people

[@lennylaa1686]

OOOOOOOEEEEEEEHHH!!! ASTON VILLA BOOT BOYS!! hahahahaha! skinheads and bovver boys! '' '' '' '' '' '' ''chirpy chirpy cheep cheep!''

[@2opler]

Looks like a couple of dads crept in.

[@colincrooky]

Get that man out of here!!!

[@777petew]

I don't wish to spoil the nostalgia, and hardly any of us knew what Savile was up to. There's no mistake, but on the face of it, it was good times in those days. But, didn't he look so stiff and unnatural with his dancing, despite the acting and bravado? He just looks as if he's playing along to something he doesn't really like. But obviously, he knew where his occupation could take him. A fraud in every sense.

[@LeighRichards27]

a young sally geeson at 1.22 ....

[@adiedonoghue1]

All grannies now lol

[@nandoslucho]

Ese tío Jimmy Saville es Frio de Frios.

[@blissy1]

Think all of the guys buy clothes at the Oxfam Shop, most of the girls too

[@PaulMichaels2010]

Jeesus, Mama Cass lost a tonne of weight at 1:07

[@Beatlefan67]

Haha!! Brilliant!

[@gazriley624]

Lol

[@craigiedal]

I thought it was Steve Priest 😂

[@MrWildcat2009]

1:07 Peppermint Patty

[@andrewwillan3372]

Why are these clips with Savile still being shown?

[@johndean4765]

Andrew willan i agree with you they should erase Saville out of the film its disgusting how that vile child abuser wasn't imprisoned for life he got away with his crimes.

[@brucemedley635]

Just a reminder that you were subsidising his lifestyle by you paying for your tv licence

[@andrewwillan3372]

I was a teenage so wasn't paying anything

[@josephriley4460]

Who says white men can't dance?

[@Beatlefan67]

That bird in the red dress looks a bit worried. Who can blame her? Nothing wrong with Jimmy Savile that a garrote couldn't put right...

[@johndean4765]

John Penny had Saville been dealt with promptly it would have saved 100s of kids lives.

[@Beatlefan67]

@@johndean4765 Massive cover-up by those in power etc. An utter disgrace.

[@gazriley624]

Micheal Palin at 2.44

[@danielward6572]

Wish there was a way of erasing creepy Savile while keeping the episodes.

[@jayzee6617]

There is...It's called editing software and very easy to use...poster is just lazy....BBC could have shown the Saville/DLT shows in HD by just an hour's work in the editing suite...But again too lazy....

[@williamfisher5749]

Proper creepy saville

[@heraldeventsandfilms5970]

Oh fuck!

[@oldmanc2]

4:37 Clarkson's Dad

[@lennylaa1686]

mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm....sexy in specs @ 1.23 !!!!!!!!! nice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@mylesrichardson2087]

Old Sir Jim...bet he fixed them young Lasses..

[@youtubeviewer7030]

one thing i can say saville cant dance

[@romanopaso]

most of the could not

[@fumetti]

@JFBridge some of the chicks are pretty hot.

[@x4dd]

Saville 🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮

[@dee74raz]

Funny seeing Jimmy Savile dance, but I let him off, he's a legend anyway !!!! :)))

[@markfletcher760]

@David Kenna . Yes he is still a legend mate !

[@rossmarshall6960]

U must feel stupid now after this comment unless u av been hiding under a rock since

[@johndean4765]

Dee Ray how can you say Saville is a legend the vile scum abused hundreds of kids and got away with it,then you treat him like he's a hero.

[@johndean4765]

Dee Raz you must be a cretin if you think Saville is a legend.That ugly excuse for a human being has abused hundreds of young people and children many will be permanently damaged for the rest of their lives.Now do you still think that molester that NEVER faced justice should be hailed as a legend.?

[@josephtaylor3221]

Which cave have you been stuck in since 2012?

[@loungejay8555]

Knowing what we know now, 3:34 though! haha

[@smacwhinnie]

Looks like a couple of parents chaperoning to keep an eye on Jimmy. Or maybe they procured for him

[@jennytalia226]

Cant work out if the girls looked old for their age, or some mothers sneaked in wearing their daughters clothes.

[@vertxxgg]

Jimmy was a nice guy...in a very permissive and free era

[@markfletcher760]

Always a nice guy is Jimmy Savile,and always will be !

[@johndean4765]

Are you sick xavier saying Saville was a nice guy .

[@johndean4765]

Nice guys don't abuse kids but perhaps you Xavier think this is acceptable.

[@josephtaylor3221]

Seriously??

[@professionalwidow]

god savile could not dance

[@moodyguymick]

All pensioners now.

[@mikewest1542]

As well has having Saville at the end we had that bloody awful song Chirpy ,Chirpy , Cheep , Cheep , bloody hell!

[@MrAlwaysBlue]

Early 70s. Poor folk didn’t realise how bad the decade was to be.

[@dickiea8048]

Better than today.

[@joedredd9979]

@@dickiea8048 so true mate

[@theknightwhosaysni1356]

Glam, punk and disco........name a better music decade.

[@MrAlwaysBlue]

@@theknightwhosaysni1356 80's ?

[@JFBridge]

Some of the dancers shown here seem a trifle elderly!

[@kevintrace5396]

Pity Saville was what he turned out to be cos he was good for top of the pops comical and full of life but that's how it goes sad though

[@jayturner3397]

Always suspicious, since I was 8, however I understand, my ex knew him years back, never picked up on the pervert aspect, just violence from thugs he had..😮

[@stewartbrown4802]

Looks all so innocent these lovely tattoo less girls dancing around then you see the devil saville strutting his stuff evil man it's hard to believe this guy got away with it for so long 😡😡

[@johndean4765]

Yes Stewart he got away because the BBC protected him.

[@johndean4765]

Stewart he got away with abusing kids because BBC hid his crimes and protected him.

[@skippyone2769]

Not culturally Britain's best decade for dance or music tbh !!!

[@mrelano65]

Still better than the shit today.

[@theknightwhosaysni1356]

Glam, punk and disco.......wtf are you talking about?