Top of the Pops 30 April 1981: Legs & Co. dance to Ai No Corrida by Quincy Jones.
In very skimpy outfits (fishnet body stockings and very little else) Sue, Lulu, Patti and Rosemary dance to Quincy Jones’ cover of Chaz Jankel’s song. Pauline had already left, Anita hadn’t joined yet and Gill was on holiday, so Legs & Co. are down to a foursome.
This Routine was Chosen as No. 2 in their Top Ten Legs & Co Routines interview with Shaun Tilley:
Lulu: “There were a lot of people looking and watching, because we weren’t wearing very much at all… I think it was probably one of our best routines: choreography, costumes, sets.”
Pauline: “Considering I wasn’t in it, that was also one of my favourites.”
From the old blog, Tuesday, 9 September 2014:
On the occasion of Sue Menhenick’s birthday, here’s a present for us all from my generous contributor Pans Legs. While we’ve had a version of this performance on the site before, this is both longer, and much higher quality.
Pans Legs also sent this message:
Hot Gossip are often referred to as a raunchy dance troupe, which some feel made Pan’s People and Legs & Co. look tame. Obviously an unfair comparison as the troupes fulfilled different roles and Hot Gossip never had the likes of Bridget The Midget or The Smurf Song thrust upon them! To this viewer, Gossip’s raunchiness felt forced and ultimately tedious… The difference with the Top of The Pops dance troupes is that when they were afforded the rare opportunity to turn up the heat, it was with an ease and the result retained both style and class. Did that make it any less effective? Dear me no! Here is a fine example, most probably deemed too raunchy to show in its complete form at the time on a very different show to the anything-goes, zany world of “The Kenny Everett Video Cassette”. Cut short to two thirds its original length, here the full length version includes a brief reminder at the end of just how much hard work went into these performances. Thank you and Happy Birthday Sue!
I can only add my own Happy Birthday wishes to Sue, and my thanks to Pans Legs for this rare treat.
comments:
PattiforPM said…
Wow Wow and thrice Wow! Thank you so much all involved in recording and releasing this version and letting us view it
9 September 2014 06:00Glenn Marshall said…
Thanks to all for this very special clip.
9 September 2014 14:15mojo2007 said…
I’ve got a heart problem and this nearly finished me off . I bet there were some crossed fingers in the costume team. Very sensual and fitting for the music.
9 September 2014 20:51
