Top of the Pops, 23rd of April 1981: Legs & Co. dance to to Barry Manilow’s Bermuda Triangle. Splashy fun in colourful bikinis, in the TOTP paddling pool. This clip is dedicated to the old blog’s original commentator Hadeel, who first requested it. Update 2021:Thanks to OFTD blog guru Doc for sending me this version, […]
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Cherry Gillespie – Salamander
There’s no available TOTP routine for today, 18 September, so instead here’s a solo performance from Cherry Gillespie in 1976. many thanks to Scott Gordon, the original YouTube poster of the is clip. From the old blog, Friday, 19 September 2014: Here’s a performance discovered by (Forum regular) BeautifulBabs: Cherry Gillespie dancing on Jethro Tull’s […]
Gillian Clarke 1976
A fleeting sight of Legs & Co’s Gillian Clarke winning second place in the Miss Great Britain 1976 final. Terrible quality, but it’s better than nothing.
Sue Menhenick – Passion in Moisture
I’ve no anniversary performance for today, 26 September: so instead, here’s a performance by Sue that she discussed in a recent interview (alongside Babs) with Gary Crowley on Radio London. You can listen to the whole interview here. Riverside 31/01/1983: Sue Menhenick dances to Mick Karn’s Passion in Moisture. An unusually arty appearance from Sue. […]
Pan’s People – Signed, Sealed, Delivered
Top of the Pops, 6 August 1970: Pan’s People dance to Signed, Sealed, Delivered by Stevie Wonder. Pan’s People in groovy purple satin, midriff-baring, two-piece midi-skirt outfits and faun go-go boots, dancing enthusiastically to a classic Stevie Wonder number. Great! Thanks to panspeople.com for the youtube post.
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Sad News: Ruth Pearson has died
Pan’s People star Ruth Pearson has died at the age of 70. Ruth Pearson, a founding member of Pan’s People, has died at the age of 70. Ruth died on Tuesday morning following a battle with cancer. http://www.digitalspy.com/showbiz/news/a831950/pans-people-ruth-pearson-dies-obituary/ http://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/ruth-pearson-dead-pans-people-10706175
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Pamela Devis Dancers – Whole Lotta Love
Here’s an interesting clip, generously sent to OFTD by GJB Gaz (many thanks). The Pamela Devis Dancers performing in some unknown TV show, dancing to a big band arrangement of “Whole Lotta Love” similar to (if not the identical to) the hit version by CCS, and the TOTP Orchestra version used as a theme tune […]
