Top of the Pops, also known as TOTP, is a British music chart television programme, made by the BBC and originally broadcast weekly between 1 January 1964 and 30 July 2006. It was traditionally shown every Thursday evening on BBC One, before being moved to Fridays in 1996, and then moved to Sundays on BBC Two in 2005. Each weekly programme consisted of performances from some of that week's best-selling popular music artists, with a rundown of that week's singles chart. Additionally, every year there was a special edition of the programme on Christmas Day featuring some of the best-selling singles of the year.
Although the weekly show was cancelled, the Christmas special has continued. It was also survived by Top of the Pops 2, which began in 1994 and featured vintage performances from the Top of the Pops archives.
In the 1990s, the show's format was sold to several foreign broadcasters in the form of a franchise package, and at one point various versions of the show were shown in nearly 100 countries.
There was a time when I couldn't stomach Morrissey,
I thought he can't have had a hard a life as me
You write this down in your diary
and leave it open for me to see.
I hope this doesn't cause offence,
but I think its time you forgave your parents.
I've nothing to say in their defence,
but I think its time you forgave your parents.
I've nothing to say in their defence,
but I think its time you forgave your parents.
I hope this doesn't cause offence,
but I think its time you forgave your parents
Whenever you try to forgive someone
it lasts a week and then its undone.
You blame them for so much.
You blame them for so long.
In light of recent events,
perhaps its time you forgave your parents.
To me it makes perfect sense,
I think its time we forgave your parents.
In light of recent events,
I think its time to forgive your parents.
In light of recent events,
I think its time to forgive your parents.
Let's pretend there's no harm meant,
I'm sure we can both forgive your parents.
I'm sure there's no harm meant,
It's time we forgave your parents.
Let's pretend there's no harm meant,
I think its time we forgave your parents.
Lets say it was self defence.
I think its time we forgave your parents.
I've just come in at Number 25
I'm oh so happy, so glad to be alive
And everybody says it's going to get to the top
Life is so easy when your record's hot.
Go tell my mamma and my sister too
To press my trousers and polish my shoes
I might even end up a rock-and-roll god
It might turn into a steady job.
And my agent said to me: "Son, I always told you so."
Now my record's number 11 on the BBC
But number seven on the N.M.E.
Now the Manager Maker want to interview me
And ask my view on politics and theories on religion.
Now my record's up to number 3
And a woman recognized me and started to scream
This all seems like a crazy dream
I've been invited to a dinner with a prominent queen
And now I've got friends that I thought I never had before
It's strange how people want you when you record's high
'Cos when it drops down they just pass you by
Now my agent called me on the telephone and he said:
Hold tight
Now we're on our own
Cue lights
Now it's ready to roll
Tonight
How I've waited for
I've competed for years
It's fun
Oh I just can't wait
Hold on
Do I look up to date?
You're on
I'll do anything
If it's the right thing to see
Does it matter
What is shown?
Just as long as everyone knows
What is selling
What to buy
The stock market for your hi-fi
Take the money
Leave the box
Everybody's on Top Of The Pops
There's one
Born every day
Same song
Then they fade away
Ding-dong
What's the future in
The pop music industry?
All right
So you made the grade
Hold tight
To the buck you made
Just wait
You've been rated for
Constipated peak viewing time
Does it matter
What is shown?
Just as long as everyone knows
What's in fashion
What is scene
On the run of a television screen
Take the money
Leave the box
Everybody's on Top Of The Pops
Hold tight
Now we're on our own
Cue lights
Now it's ready to roll
Tonight
How I've waited for
I've competed for years
It's fun
Oh I just can't wait
Hold on
Do I look up to date?
You're on
I'll do anything
If it's the right thing to see
Does it matter
What is shown?
Just as long as everyone knows
What is selling
What to buy
The stock market for your hi-fi
Take the money
Leave the box
Everybody's on Top Of The Pops
Pay the money
Watch the box
Everybody's on Top Of The Pops
Everybody's on Top Of The Pops
Hold Tight!
Now were on our own
To Night!
Now it's ready to roll
To Night!
I've been waiting for
Agrivating for years
It's Fun!
Oh we just can't wait
Hold Tight
You're Wrong
I'll do anything
Doesn't matter what is shown
Just as long as everyone knows
What to say
What to buy
The Stockmarket for the pop life
Take your money
Leave your boss
Everybody's on top of the pops
This one's bourn everyday
Sing a song than you fade away
Tick Toc!
What's the furchure in the pop industre
Not right!