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Pan’s People – Do You Wanna Dance

By youngmistergrace | Published: November 15, 2020

TOTP 15 November 1973: Pan’s People dance to Do You Wanna Dance by Barry Blue.

From the old blog, Friday, 19 November 2010:

Louise-period Pan’s People, in colourful outfits, with what I think are strawberry patches on their bums, and those white-gold dancer’s heels that they wear in a lot of performances around this time. Can you tell I’ve watched this many times? Can you blame me?

Yes, I’ve seen this clip a thousand times: but I’ve just seen something glaringly obvious that I never noticed before. If you don’t want to spoil the fun, scroll up a bit and watch the clip before you read the next bit.

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Okay, everybody watched the clip? Did you notice anything? In the audience? No? You didn’t notice that there’s a Womble in the audience? Yes, that’s right: a five-foot Womble. Right there. Go on, watch it again

…and if anyone did see it first time: how can you call yourself a Pan’s People fan?

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Pan’e People – The Name of the Game is Love

By youngmistergrace | Published: August 22, 2020

Pan’s People on French TV Show Beat! Beat! Beat!, dancing while Vic Dana sings The Name Of The Game Is Love. 7th November 1968

Here’s another European TV rarity that recently showed on on YouTube: featuring Babs, Ruth and Louise.

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Pan’s People – Vehicle

By youngmistergrace | Published: August 12, 2020

Pan’s People dance to Vehicle by The Ides of March,
From German TV Show London Aktuell: 8th November 1970

Here’s a Pan’s People rarity, spotted by Alan M on YouTube.

Nothing says 1970 like fringe tops and loon pants.

Can anyone identify the location? From the show title, I would guess it’s London. The cobblestones might narrow it down a little, though perhaps there were more cobbled streets in 1970 London than remain now.

Thanks again to Alan M for this rare treat.

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Pan’s People – Funky Street

By youngmistergrace | Published: August 4, 2020

The Lulu Show, 1 February 1969: Pan’s People dance, Lulu sings Funky Street.

From the old blog, Tuesday 7 February 2012:

Here’s a rarity, posted by Flight14 over at panspeople.com. It’s Pan’s People on Lulu’s* TV show, Happening for Lulu on February 1 1969, dancing to Lulu’s Funky Street along with a couple of blokes.

Quality is not the best, and we mostly only get wide shots of the dancers, but I reckon it’s the full 1969 line-up. Thanks to Flight14 and pp.com for the clip.

*Not that one.

comments:

PattiforPM said…

Thanks for this YMG/F14. Great to see the sixties PP in all their glory even from a distance. Also forgot how cute the young Lulu was and what a powerful voice she had.
7 February 2012 13:47

Some Guy said…

I notice that Pans are performing here with Male dancers. I do not profess to be a Pans expert by any stretch of the imagination, so id like to know if this was a rare occurence or was it a common sight on shows of this nature ? Did Pans ever get lumbered with male dancers on TOTPs, i would have thought not ?
7 February 2012 20:41

Suefan said…

A fine voice but would you have trusted her at the wheel of your getaway car?
7 February 2012 23:03

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Pan’s People – Here, There and Everywhere

By youngmistergrace | Published: August 1, 2020

Another Clip from The Price of Fame, here’s Alan Price singing the Beatles’ Here, There and Everywhere while Pan’s People dance.

From the old blog, Sunday, 10 April 2011:

Comments:

jez said…

great work done by pans: if only the beeb had kept their totp performances from this year.
12 April 2011 14:01

PattiforPM said…

Yes what lovely silhouettes they make. It does make you want to unwipe those TOTP episodes
12 April 2011 18:41

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Pan’s People – Altar Rock

By youngmistergrace | Published: July 25, 2020

Pan’s People on The Tow Ronnies, dancing to Bobby Keys’ Altar Rock.

What’s this tune called then? It’s from Bobby Keys’ self-titled 1972 solo album: both Amazon and iTunes call it “Bootleg”. But here’s Bobby himself in 2012, playing the song he calls “Bootleg”. It seems pretty clear to me that this is the tune that Amazon & iTunes call “Crispy Duck”.

So what’s our tune called then? This guy on Youtube has uploaded the whole album: he’s got “Bootleg” right (i.e. he agrees with Bobby Keys) and he calls this tune “Altar Rock“. That’ll do for me.

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Pan’s People – Hip-Hug Her

By youngmistergrace | Published: July 18, 2020

Update, 13 February 2015: broken video clip replaced.

Here’s a Pan’s People performance from their residency on The Two Ronnies (1973-4): dancing to Booker T and the MGs, “Hip-Hug Her”.

From the old blog, Thursday, 5 June 2014:

I think the lack of stress here is palpable: This is a seasoned dance group and choreographer, used to working week-in, week-out on a shown where they often have a mere two days to create and rehearse a full routine. By contrast, here they get to select the music: and though it’s a weekly show, they won’t ever have to scrap the routine and start again halfway through the week. The result is a relaxed, fun performance of a routine which, while light-weight, is nonetheless complex and sophisticated. All of the dancers are on top form, including the sainted Louise: Ruth just shines, and I don’t think I’ve seen a better performance from Dee Dee.

Magical Stuff.

Thanks to panspeople.com for the YouTube post.

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Pan’s People – Get Back *

By youngmistergrace | Published: February 16, 2020

Marie-Luise Steinbauer hosts the 1970 German qualifying programme for the Eurovision Song Contest (“Deutsche Vorentscheidung”) “Ein Lied für Amsterdam” (A song for Amsterdam) and introduces two Pans People sequences. 1/2.

Watch on google drive

Thanks to Andeebee for the information and the YouTube post.

From the old blog: Monday, 12 December 2011

Here’s a rare non-TOTP Pan’s People performance: from 1970, on German TV, dancing to The Beatles’ Get Back.

The occasion is the Eurovision Song Contest: back in those dark analogue days, there was always a break of about half an hour between the performance and the vote counting parts of the event. In 1970, the German’s seem to have had the good taste to invite Pan’s People to dance as part of this hiatus show.

The choreography is pretty understated, but we can assume from the nature of the event that Flick would probably have had to create a routine “blind”, i.e. without any say in or information about size and decor of the set, and number and angles of cameras: possibly without even a lighting or camera rehearsal.

Many thanks to discussion-board regular Legs, who sent me this rare routine via the widget (at the bottom of this page). He’s sent another performance from the same event, which I’ll post soon.

Comments:

Suefan said…

Basic moves yes, but any material with Andi and Flick is a real treat and no mistake so many thanks guys. Loved the well mannered audience almost as much as those great outfits and the next dance with the girl in the pale pink top is mine. I’ve a few moves of my own I could show her!

12 December 2011 14:36

PattiforPM said…

Great to see a PP performance I have never seen before, thanks indeed

12 December 2011 17:25

Some Guy said…

Now this is a real treat. Crystal clear quality colour viewing from way back when. Keep your eyes on Dee Dee during this, she is superb, absolutely faultless. Thanks go to YMG and Legs for uploading this gem. Hey Legs, we havent heard from you on the forum in ages, come and say hello.

12 December 2011 17:34

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Pan’s People – Theme from The Persuaders

By youngmistergrace | Published: January 20, 2020

Top of the Pops 20 January 1972
Pan’s People perform to Theme from The Persuaders by John Barry.

Thanks to to supermullers for the YouTube post.

From the old blog, Tuesday, 28 December 2010:

By request from Ryan, here’s clip from back when the TOTP budget stretched to occasional location filming for Pan’s People routines. Here they are in a Rolls, driving to the casino, smoking cigars and wearing fedoras, to John Barry’s Theme from The Persuaders.

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Pan’s People – We’ve Only Just Begun

By youngmistergrace | Published: January 14, 2020

Top of the Pops, 14 January 1971:
Pan’s People dance to We’ve Only Just Begun by The Carpenters

From the old blog, Saturday, 23 October 2010:

We haven’t seen any Pan’s People here for ages: to remedy that, here they are dancing to We’ve Only Just Begun by the Carpenters, from a recent TOTP2 repeat.

Going by the maxi-length frocks, the patterns and colours, and the fact the Andi and Flick are still in the group, I’d guess this was from 1970. Oh wait, look: it says “Jan 1971” right there on the clip. Duh.

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