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Would you like to inspect the original subtitles? These are the user uploaded subtitles that are being translated: 1 00:00:01,001 --> 00:00:02,680 OK, here he comes. 2 00:00:05,920 --> 00:00:07,719 Can I just have one comment, please? 3 00:00:07,720 --> 00:00:09,320 I'm terribly sorry. 4 00:00:10,600 --> 00:00:14,920 I'm sorry. I would, but I've got to get home to watch Countdown. 5 00:00:21,320 --> 00:00:24,800 ANNOUNCER: Welcome to Classic Countdown - 1977. 6 00:00:28,640 --> 00:00:32,360 RICHARD CLAPTON: In 1977, Western culture was under siege. 7 00:00:34,000 --> 00:00:36,319 At almost every level of Australian society, 8 00:00:36,320 --> 00:00:38,280 tradition and convention was changed. 9 00:00:40,120 --> 00:00:41,639 Flags were waved for the Royal Family 10 00:00:41,640 --> 00:00:44,639 as they toured here for the Queen's Silver Jubilee year. 11 00:00:44,640 --> 00:00:46,639 SEX PISTOLS: ♪ God save the Queen... ♪ 12 00:00:46,640 --> 00:00:48,679 REPORTER: The Premier, Mr Dick Hamer, looking very happy, 13 00:00:48,680 --> 00:00:50,199 and he's got a new suit on, too. 14 00:00:50,200 --> 00:00:51,719 But at the same time, 15 00:00:51,720 --> 00:00:54,719 we replaced God Save the Queen with Advance Australia Fair 16 00:00:54,720 --> 00:00:56,639 as our national anthem. 17 00:00:56,640 --> 00:00:59,319 Don Chipp stirred up politics for the Australian democrats, 18 00:00:59,320 --> 00:01:01,839 promising to keep the bastards honest. 19 00:01:01,840 --> 00:01:04,439 While in Queensland, Premier Joh Bjelke-Petersen 20 00:01:04,440 --> 00:01:07,079 banned public marches and demonstrations. 21 00:01:07,080 --> 00:01:09,839 ♪ In England's dreaming... ♪ 22 00:01:09,840 --> 00:01:11,959 Australia was featured as the wholesome backdrop 23 00:01:11,960 --> 00:01:13,839 for ABBA The Movie. 24 00:01:13,840 --> 00:01:15,959 And in a galaxy far, far away, 25 00:01:15,960 --> 00:01:18,159 the Star Wars were just getting started. 26 00:01:18,160 --> 00:01:21,759 It's sort of a combination comic book, fairy tale, 27 00:01:21,760 --> 00:01:23,760 Wizard of Oz... 28 00:01:24,880 --> 00:01:27,479 There's so many different elements in the movie. 29 00:01:27,480 --> 00:01:30,999 Musically, it was the year of three vastly different groups - 30 00:01:31,000 --> 00:01:33,959 The Sex Pistols, Fleetwood Mac, and the Bee Gees. 31 00:01:33,960 --> 00:01:35,519 MOLLY: Can you tell us a bit about the new single 32 00:01:35,520 --> 00:01:37,519 that's just roaring up the charts now in America? 33 00:01:37,520 --> 00:01:39,719 Yeah, it's the closing music 34 00:01:39,720 --> 00:01:42,719 for a film that's coming out in December... 35 00:01:42,720 --> 00:01:44,679 I know, I know. (LAUGHS) 36 00:01:44,680 --> 00:01:47,799 called Saturday Night Fever, which stars John Travolta. 37 00:01:47,800 --> 00:01:51,439 ♪ Rebecca 38 00:01:51,440 --> 00:01:54,279 ♪ Down, down, down, down... ♪ 39 00:01:54,280 --> 00:01:58,039 Whenever popular taste looked like heading in one direction, 40 00:01:58,040 --> 00:02:00,080 it would drift off in another. 41 00:02:01,960 --> 00:02:06,239 ♪ Jamaica, land of tropical fruit 42 00:02:06,240 --> 00:02:10,400 ♪ And young girls and pineapple juice... ♪ 43 00:02:11,760 --> 00:02:16,679 Rather than shy away from this diversity, Countdown embraced it. 44 00:02:16,680 --> 00:02:18,239 ♪ Well 45 00:02:18,240 --> 00:02:22,200 ♪ Well, I know our love will always be... ♪ 46 00:02:23,200 --> 00:02:27,399 Boundary-pushing musicians found themselves a home on ABC TV. 47 00:02:27,400 --> 00:02:32,079 ♪ I went out to see if I could fall in love again 48 00:02:32,080 --> 00:02:34,439 ♪ That was my mistake 49 00:02:34,440 --> 00:02:37,239 ♪ That was my mistake 50 00:02:37,240 --> 00:02:41,759 ♪ I went out to see if I could raise a laugh again 51 00:02:41,760 --> 00:02:44,319 ♪ That was my mistake 52 00:02:44,320 --> 00:02:46,639 ♪ That was my mistake 53 00:02:46,640 --> 00:02:48,919 ♪ When all I needed was a friend 54 00:02:48,920 --> 00:02:51,399 ♪ To make me stop and think again 55 00:02:51,400 --> 00:02:53,919 ♪ Pull me up and pull me through 56 00:02:53,920 --> 00:03:01,319 ♪ Tally ho, your health, my dear 57 00:03:01,320 --> 00:03:06,079 ♪ I went out to see if I could live for a couple of days 58 00:03:06,080 --> 00:03:08,479 ♪ That was my mistake 59 00:03:08,480 --> 00:03:10,879 ♪ That was my mistake 60 00:03:10,880 --> 00:03:15,719 ♪ One by one I counted all those happiest of days 61 00:03:15,720 --> 00:03:17,999 ♪ Yeah, that was my mistake 62 00:03:18,000 --> 00:03:20,239 ♪ Why, that was my mistake 63 00:03:20,240 --> 00:03:22,839 ♪ What's gone is gone Sweet memories 64 00:03:22,840 --> 00:03:25,239 ♪ Don't let them get the best of me 65 00:03:25,240 --> 00:03:27,719 ♪ No more lost in history 66 00:03:27,720 --> 00:03:30,519 ♪ No more lost for love 67 00:03:30,520 --> 00:03:32,399 ♪ When all I needed was a friend 68 00:03:32,400 --> 00:03:34,799 ♪ To make me stop and think again 69 00:03:34,800 --> 00:03:37,439 ♪ The call to arms is loud and clear 70 00:03:37,440 --> 00:03:44,600 ♪ Tally ho, your health my dear 71 00:04:04,120 --> 00:04:08,799 ♪ I went out to see if I could fall in love again 72 00:04:08,800 --> 00:04:10,879 ♪ That was my mistake 73 00:04:10,880 --> 00:04:13,559 ♪ Why, that was my mistake 74 00:04:13,560 --> 00:04:18,359 ♪ One by one I counted all those happiest of days 75 00:04:18,360 --> 00:04:20,639 ♪ That was my mistake 76 00:04:20,640 --> 00:04:23,079 ♪ That was my mistake 77 00:04:23,080 --> 00:04:25,359 ♪ That was my mistake 78 00:04:25,360 --> 00:04:27,759 ♪ That was my mistake 79 00:04:27,760 --> 00:04:30,119 ♪ That was my mistake 80 00:04:30,120 --> 00:04:32,680 ♪ That was my mistake... ♪ 81 00:04:48,840 --> 00:04:50,319 ♪ Two guys in the bathroom 82 00:04:50,320 --> 00:04:52,959 ♪ They've been there for an hour 83 00:04:52,960 --> 00:04:57,239 ♪ Somebody said that they were taking a shower 84 00:04:57,240 --> 00:05:01,119 ♪ Jimmy couldn't wait so he kicked down the door 85 00:05:01,120 --> 00:05:03,159 ♪ Found his girlfriend and two guys 86 00:05:03,160 --> 00:05:05,399 ♪ Having a party on the floor 87 00:05:05,400 --> 00:05:07,999 ♪ At the party to end all parties 88 00:05:08,000 --> 00:05:10,159 ♪ Wildest one in the book 89 00:05:10,160 --> 00:05:11,919 ♪ Party to end all parties 90 00:05:11,920 --> 00:05:14,480 ♪ Step inside and take a look at the party... ♪ 91 00:05:18,800 --> 00:05:19,919 Sadly, 92 00:05:19,920 --> 00:05:23,919 not all the weird and wonderful moments of 1977 were preserved. 93 00:05:23,920 --> 00:05:27,839 In the late '70s, a no doubt well-meaning ABC manager 94 00:05:27,840 --> 00:05:30,079 decided to save money by reusing the tapes 95 00:05:30,080 --> 00:05:31,440 stored in the archives. 96 00:05:32,880 --> 00:05:35,959 Most of the 1977 episodes of Countdown were lost, 97 00:05:35,960 --> 00:05:37,959 literally taped over. 98 00:05:37,960 --> 00:05:41,879 ♪ You cast your spell on me 99 00:05:41,880 --> 00:05:45,039 ♪ And it's plain to see 100 00:05:45,040 --> 00:05:49,199 ♪ It's witchery Ooh... ♪ 101 00:05:49,200 --> 00:05:52,239 Fortunately, some far-sighted ABC staff members 102 00:05:52,240 --> 00:05:53,599 took it upon themselves 103 00:05:53,600 --> 00:05:57,119 to save a selection of live Countdown clips from '77, 104 00:05:57,120 --> 00:06:00,120 which have allowed us to piece this tribute together. 105 00:06:01,440 --> 00:06:03,919 ♪ Whichever way the wind is blowing 106 00:06:03,920 --> 00:06:07,479 ♪ About the only thing I know 107 00:06:07,480 --> 00:06:09,639 ♪ Is that I'm going to be 108 00:06:09,640 --> 00:06:11,839 ♪ Where the action is... ♪ 109 00:06:11,840 --> 00:06:13,119 Without that foresight, 110 00:06:13,120 --> 00:06:15,079 some of the great performances of that year 111 00:06:15,080 --> 00:06:17,039 would've been lost forever. 112 00:06:17,040 --> 00:06:18,439 ♪ Do do do do 113 00:06:18,440 --> 00:06:19,960 ♪ Do do do do... ♪ 114 00:06:25,520 --> 00:06:29,360 ♪ City girls have got night life in their eyes 115 00:06:33,200 --> 00:06:38,319 ♪ Ooh, ask no questions and get told no lies 116 00:06:38,320 --> 00:06:41,359 ♪ If you get hurt 117 00:06:41,360 --> 00:06:46,279 ♪ They're on the flirt again tonight 118 00:06:46,280 --> 00:06:47,840 ♪ Tonight 119 00:06:50,760 --> 00:06:53,160 ♪ Don't fall in love 120 00:06:58,400 --> 00:06:59,999 ♪ Don't fall in love 121 00:07:00,000 --> 00:07:03,840 ♪ Big cars, bright lights with bow ties 122 00:07:07,840 --> 00:07:13,079 ♪ Underneath, all there is is lies 123 00:07:13,080 --> 00:07:17,839 ♪ Can't you see they're cheating all of you 124 00:07:17,840 --> 00:07:20,719 ♪ They're no good for you 125 00:07:20,720 --> 00:07:22,320 ♪ No good for you 126 00:07:25,040 --> 00:07:27,560 ♪ Don't fall in love 127 00:07:32,920 --> 00:07:35,560 ♪ Don't fall in love 128 00:07:55,480 --> 00:07:58,239 ♪ If you get hurt 129 00:07:58,240 --> 00:08:02,799 ♪ They're on the flirt again tonight 130 00:08:02,800 --> 00:08:04,440 ♪ Tonight 131 00:08:07,040 --> 00:08:08,839 ♪ Don't fall in love 132 00:08:08,840 --> 00:08:12,240 ♪ Long legs, short skirts with no tights 133 00:08:16,320 --> 00:08:21,599 ♪ Underneath all there is is lies 134 00:08:21,600 --> 00:08:26,159 ♪ Can't you see they're cheating all of you 135 00:08:26,160 --> 00:08:29,199 ♪ They're no good for you 136 00:08:29,200 --> 00:08:30,720 ♪ No good for you 137 00:08:33,400 --> 00:08:36,000 ♪ Don't fall in love 138 00:08:41,280 --> 00:08:45,679 ♪ Don't fall in love 139 00:08:45,680 --> 00:08:49,079 ♪ City girls have got night life in their eyes 140 00:08:49,080 --> 00:08:51,720 ♪ Don't fall in love... ♪ 141 00:09:06,640 --> 00:09:09,639 ♪ First thing in the morning 142 00:09:09,640 --> 00:09:12,559 ♪ Last thing at night 143 00:09:12,560 --> 00:09:18,399 ♪ All is reborn Into dark into light 144 00:09:18,400 --> 00:09:21,279 ♪ First thing in the morning 145 00:09:21,280 --> 00:09:24,079 ♪ Look through the sights 146 00:09:24,080 --> 00:09:27,080 ♪ I aim to be there... ♪ 147 00:09:28,960 --> 00:09:31,119 Although many of the rescued Countdown clips 148 00:09:31,120 --> 00:09:33,359 featured well-known overseas artists, 149 00:09:33,360 --> 00:09:35,559 some captured fascinating local acts, 150 00:09:35,560 --> 00:09:39,119 like former Tamam Shud guitarist, Lindsay Bjerre, 151 00:09:39,120 --> 00:09:41,359 moving away from his hippie past. 152 00:09:41,360 --> 00:09:44,199 ♪ I've got the heart And I've got the steam 153 00:09:44,200 --> 00:09:47,399 ♪ Just like a dream, I'll go on 154 00:09:47,400 --> 00:09:50,599 ♪ High from the ground I never go down 155 00:09:50,600 --> 00:09:53,879 ♪ Chasing the sun I will take you higher 156 00:09:53,880 --> 00:09:57,079 ♪ I've got the will I've got the time 157 00:09:57,080 --> 00:10:00,279 ♪ Fly like a rhyme on the wall 158 00:10:00,280 --> 00:10:03,279 ♪ Never a trace I'm not in my face 159 00:10:03,280 --> 00:10:07,160 ♪ I'll step up the pace And I'll take you higher 160 00:10:13,440 --> 00:10:16,399 ♪ I've got the feel And I've got the jive 161 00:10:16,400 --> 00:10:19,719 ♪ And while I'm alive I'll go on 162 00:10:19,720 --> 00:10:22,799 ♪ No-one can take me Shape me or break me 163 00:10:22,800 --> 00:10:26,439 ♪ I'm right at the top And I'll take you higher 164 00:10:26,440 --> 00:10:29,319 ♪ I've got the mood And I've got the sound 165 00:10:29,320 --> 00:10:32,639 ♪ While I'm around, I'll go on 166 00:10:32,640 --> 00:10:35,559 ♪ Hour by hour I build up the power 167 00:10:35,560 --> 00:10:39,320 ♪ Explode like a bomb and I'll take you higher 168 00:10:53,240 --> 00:10:55,999 ♪ I've got the feel and I've got the drive 169 00:10:56,000 --> 00:10:59,359 ♪ And while I'm alive I'll go on 170 00:10:59,360 --> 00:11:02,639 ♪ No-one can take me Shape me or break me 171 00:11:02,640 --> 00:11:05,959 ♪ I'm right at the top And I'll take you higher 172 00:11:05,960 --> 00:11:08,799 ♪ I've got the mood And I've got the sound 173 00:11:08,800 --> 00:11:12,279 ♪ And while I'm around I'll go on 174 00:11:12,280 --> 00:11:15,159 ♪ Hour by hour I build up the power 175 00:11:15,160 --> 00:11:18,840 ♪ Explode like a bomb And I'll take you higher 176 00:11:20,320 --> 00:11:22,120 ♪ Take you higher 177 00:11:23,680 --> 00:11:27,080 ♪ Take you higher... ♪ 178 00:11:38,200 --> 00:11:40,879 Hi. I'm John Paul Young, that's Sydney, 179 00:11:40,880 --> 00:11:42,479 and this is Countdown, 180 00:11:42,480 --> 00:11:46,160 Australia's top rock-pop show on the ABC network. 181 00:11:47,240 --> 00:11:50,919 We've released one album... In '77, Molly chewed the fat 182 00:11:50,920 --> 00:11:54,479 with some of the brightest stars in popular music. 183 00:11:54,480 --> 00:11:57,519 Luckily, the best of his interviews were preserved, too. 184 00:11:57,520 --> 00:11:58,999 MOLLY: What do you think of the album itself? 185 00:11:59,000 --> 00:12:02,479 Do you think that it's probably the best in a long while? 186 00:12:02,480 --> 00:12:05,119 I think there's a great deal of truth on it. Lyrically, anyway. 187 00:12:05,120 --> 00:12:06,999 I think some of the words are, probably, 188 00:12:07,000 --> 00:12:10,519 some of the nearest to the knuckle that I've ever written. 189 00:12:10,520 --> 00:12:11,520 A lot of them. 190 00:12:11,521 --> 00:12:14,439 I don't think they're even going to get played, they're so filthy. 191 00:12:14,440 --> 00:12:15,959 Prior to this album coming out... 192 00:12:15,960 --> 00:12:17,519 Yeah. ..there's been, again, 193 00:12:17,520 --> 00:12:19,039 the headlines and a lot of publicity 194 00:12:19,040 --> 00:12:21,439 about you and Britt, about you breaking up, 195 00:12:21,440 --> 00:12:22,639 and everything else like that. 196 00:12:22,640 --> 00:12:24,639 Well, there's more to it than that. As you know. 197 00:12:24,640 --> 00:12:28,039 Probably. But what I'm trying to say is, 198 00:12:28,040 --> 00:12:32,279 the titles on these songs are like, sort of, 199 00:12:32,280 --> 00:12:34,399 almost as if you could direct them at Britt. 200 00:12:34,400 --> 00:12:36,559 From the listener's point of view. 201 00:12:36,560 --> 00:12:38,959 I mean, was it that good or was it that bad? 202 00:12:38,960 --> 00:12:40,279 You're right. You're right. 203 00:12:40,280 --> 00:12:42,319 Yeah, that's a fairly accurate assumption. 204 00:12:42,320 --> 00:12:44,159 Some of them are aimed at her. 205 00:12:44,160 --> 00:12:47,039 Some of them are just aimed at women, you know? 206 00:12:47,040 --> 00:12:48,920 One of them's about football. 207 00:12:50,920 --> 00:12:52,959 What more can I tell you? 208 00:12:52,960 --> 00:12:56,199 That was the reason I didn't put the lyrics in the sleeve. 209 00:12:56,200 --> 00:12:58,399 I believe, on the last album, I put the lyrics on the sleeve. 210 00:12:58,400 --> 00:13:03,239 This time, there's just a cartoon, and the song, 211 00:13:03,240 --> 00:13:05,719 and it's up to the listener to work out what it's all about. 212 00:13:05,720 --> 00:13:07,719 MOLLY: I'm going to ask you a couple of pertinent questions. 213 00:13:07,720 --> 00:13:09,279 Oh. What are they? 214 00:13:09,280 --> 00:13:11,319 Um... the first one being, 215 00:13:11,320 --> 00:13:14,879 being one of the world's top groups 216 00:13:14,880 --> 00:13:17,079 and living in a country... Oh, how nice. 217 00:13:17,080 --> 00:13:18,559 Well, I mean, it's true. Yeah. 218 00:13:18,560 --> 00:13:19,999 Are you going to ask me about taxes? 219 00:13:20,000 --> 00:13:21,799 No, I'm not. Thank God. 220 00:13:21,800 --> 00:13:23,959 Living in London, 221 00:13:23,960 --> 00:13:27,119 with the punk rock craze coming along... 222 00:13:27,120 --> 00:13:29,319 Mm. What's that? 223 00:13:29,320 --> 00:13:30,839 Does it become a challenge? 224 00:13:30,840 --> 00:13:32,279 You know, in the sense where... 225 00:13:32,280 --> 00:13:34,639 you're finding these amazing contrasts? 226 00:13:34,640 --> 00:13:36,519 It's always been a challenge. 227 00:13:36,520 --> 00:13:38,959 You know, I mean, it doesn't matter what... 228 00:13:38,960 --> 00:13:41,319 Even if there is a new movement, or... 229 00:13:41,320 --> 00:13:43,119 call it what you want, there's always a challenge. 230 00:13:43,120 --> 00:13:46,999 I mean, look at... take, for example, the charts today. 231 00:13:47,000 --> 00:13:50,919 I mean, at the moment, I feel there's enormous competition 232 00:13:50,920 --> 00:13:52,639 with just the established acts. 233 00:13:52,640 --> 00:13:56,279 I mean, there's ELO, there's ABBA, there's Rod Stewart. 234 00:13:56,280 --> 00:13:59,199 So, I mean, you know... there's always competition, 235 00:13:59,200 --> 00:14:01,359 and we're never going to, sort of... 236 00:14:01,360 --> 00:14:03,559 I'm never one for resting on my laurels, really. 237 00:14:03,560 --> 00:14:05,399 MOLLY: You've sprung up a bit since I saw you last. 238 00:14:05,400 --> 00:14:06,879 (LAUGHS) Yeah. 239 00:14:06,880 --> 00:14:09,399 Everybody has, yeah. 240 00:14:09,400 --> 00:14:12,559 How have you taken it over the last five years? 241 00:14:12,560 --> 00:14:15,760 Success? Yeah. Has it affected you much? 242 00:14:17,280 --> 00:14:18,639 In a joyful way. 243 00:14:18,640 --> 00:14:21,679 In a rejoicing way, because I love it. 244 00:14:21,680 --> 00:14:23,799 You have to like it to be in it this long, 245 00:14:23,800 --> 00:14:26,359 or else you'd go crazy. It's so much. 246 00:14:26,360 --> 00:14:29,119 We've been travelling the world, and making records, 247 00:14:29,120 --> 00:14:30,919 and just having a great time. 248 00:14:30,920 --> 00:14:33,159 Over in Australia, we've seen you on many of the big shows, 249 00:14:33,160 --> 00:14:36,399 like the big music awards, and things like that. 250 00:14:36,400 --> 00:14:37,799 Oh, yeah. 251 00:14:37,800 --> 00:14:39,439 And your little sister's been on our show as well. 252 00:14:39,440 --> 00:14:40,440 Yeah, yeah. 253 00:14:40,441 --> 00:14:42,239 She's a funky little sister, isn't she? 254 00:14:42,240 --> 00:14:43,919 (LAUGHS) 255 00:14:43,920 --> 00:14:45,639 She is funky. She's amazing. 256 00:14:45,640 --> 00:14:47,559 (LAUGHS) 257 00:14:47,560 --> 00:14:51,679 But, I mean, the demand on you has been amazing, 258 00:14:51,680 --> 00:14:53,319 as far as, like, 259 00:14:53,320 --> 00:14:55,559 you've had to go into an adult world, more or less. 260 00:14:55,560 --> 00:14:57,719 I mean, did you find that hard to cope with, Michael? 261 00:14:57,720 --> 00:14:59,519 You mean, far as our music? 262 00:14:59,520 --> 00:15:01,799 Yeah, and demand, as far as... 263 00:15:01,800 --> 00:15:03,399 you having to go on all these shows, 264 00:15:03,400 --> 00:15:05,719 and sort of really compete against the adults 265 00:15:05,720 --> 00:15:07,919 as far as hosting things, and things like that. 266 00:15:07,920 --> 00:15:09,839 Oh, no, that's part of the business. 267 00:15:09,840 --> 00:15:11,639 And it comes at you all the time. 268 00:15:11,640 --> 00:15:14,959 It's up to you whether you want to do it or not, so... 269 00:15:14,960 --> 00:15:16,719 We do whatever we can. 270 00:15:16,720 --> 00:15:19,559 Now, tell me, what do you think is the success of the Jacksons? 271 00:15:19,560 --> 00:15:20,879 Yourself and the Jacksons? 272 00:15:20,880 --> 00:15:27,920 I'd say probably togetherness, or, um... 273 00:15:29,520 --> 00:15:31,240 just enjoying our work a lot. 274 00:15:36,360 --> 00:15:38,559 As Molly made contacts around the world, 275 00:15:38,560 --> 00:15:40,479 he was able to convince many of those acts 276 00:15:40,480 --> 00:15:42,399 to appear live on the show. 277 00:15:42,400 --> 00:15:44,519 ♪ Oh, I don't know why she's leaving 278 00:15:44,520 --> 00:15:46,439 ♪ Or where she's gonna go 279 00:15:46,440 --> 00:15:50,159 ♪ I guess she's got her reasons But I just don't want to know 280 00:15:50,160 --> 00:15:52,079 ♪ 'Cause for twenty-four years 281 00:15:52,080 --> 00:15:55,320 ♪ I've been living next door to Alice 282 00:15:58,200 --> 00:16:01,759 ♪ Twenty-four years just waiting for a chance 283 00:16:01,760 --> 00:16:05,359 ♪ To tell her how I feel And maybe get a second glance 284 00:16:05,360 --> 00:16:10,720 ♪ Now I've got to get used to Not living next door to Alice... ♪ 285 00:16:12,520 --> 00:16:15,039 Soon enough, the biggest touring acts in the world 286 00:16:15,040 --> 00:16:17,120 were gracing Studio 31. 287 00:16:18,400 --> 00:16:21,479 ♪ You're as cold as ice 288 00:16:21,480 --> 00:16:25,360 ♪ You're willing to sacrifice our love 289 00:16:33,040 --> 00:16:36,159 ♪ You want paradise 290 00:16:36,160 --> 00:16:40,799 ♪ But someday you'll pay the price, I know 291 00:16:40,800 --> 00:16:44,559 ♪ I've seen it before It happens all the time 292 00:16:44,560 --> 00:16:48,200 ♪ Closing the door You leave our world behind 293 00:16:50,400 --> 00:16:53,879 ♪ You're throwing away A fortune in feelings 294 00:16:53,880 --> 00:16:56,520 ♪ But someday you'll pay 295 00:17:11,520 --> 00:17:15,559 ♪ Cold as ice 296 00:17:15,560 --> 00:17:17,679 ♪ You know that you are 297 00:17:17,680 --> 00:17:22,959 ♪ Cold as ice 298 00:17:22,960 --> 00:17:25,599 ♪ As cold as ice to me 299 00:17:25,600 --> 00:17:30,120 ♪ Cold as ice 300 00:17:51,800 --> 00:17:55,879 ♪ You're as cold as ice 301 00:17:55,880 --> 00:18:00,119 ♪ Cold as ice 302 00:18:00,120 --> 00:18:02,320 ♪ Oh yes, I know 303 00:18:16,200 --> 00:18:17,799 MOLLY: Well, with the... 304 00:18:17,800 --> 00:18:19,759 Nice jacket, dear. Thank you. 305 00:18:19,760 --> 00:18:21,759 You've got one the same, actually. Oh, yes, I know. 306 00:18:21,760 --> 00:18:23,839 I clean the car with it. (LAUGHS) 307 00:18:23,840 --> 00:18:26,599 For all the palling about with international stars, 308 00:18:26,600 --> 00:18:29,120 Molly stayed friends with the local up-and-comers. 309 00:18:31,920 --> 00:18:35,799 ♪ Yes, it's alright baby 310 00:18:35,800 --> 00:18:39,599 ♪ You changed your life and how 311 00:18:39,600 --> 00:18:43,439 ♪ You used to be a honky tonk sister 312 00:18:43,440 --> 00:18:46,760 ♪ But you're a lady now... ♪ 313 00:18:49,040 --> 00:18:51,959 Countdown was always ready to give new artists a chance, 314 00:18:51,960 --> 00:18:55,879 and many would go on to long and successful careers. 315 00:18:55,880 --> 00:18:57,199 I'm talking about really true talent, 316 00:18:57,200 --> 00:18:59,439 and I think this is one of the best things she's ever done 317 00:18:59,440 --> 00:19:00,679 in her life. 318 00:19:00,680 --> 00:19:04,519 The most beautiful lady I know, and she's Hungarian, I believe. 319 00:19:04,520 --> 00:19:07,119 Speak Hungarian, speak Hungarian. 320 00:19:07,120 --> 00:19:10,359 Here's Renee Geyer with her beautiful single, 321 00:19:10,360 --> 00:19:12,879 Stares and Whispers. Renee Geyer! 322 00:19:12,880 --> 00:19:17,880 (CHEERING AND APPLAUSE) 323 00:19:19,320 --> 00:19:23,400 ♪ They just stare and whisper 324 00:19:37,200 --> 00:19:40,680 ♪ Everybody's talking 325 00:19:44,360 --> 00:19:48,359 ♪ Ooh 326 00:19:48,360 --> 00:19:50,400 ♪ Everybody's talking 327 00:19:54,840 --> 00:19:59,479 ♪ They just stare and whisper 328 00:19:59,480 --> 00:20:01,679 ♪ Wherever I go 329 00:20:01,680 --> 00:20:06,359 ♪ They just stare and whisper 330 00:20:06,360 --> 00:20:10,559 ♪ Now everyone knows 331 00:20:10,560 --> 00:20:13,879 ♪ That the dream I thought I had found 332 00:20:13,880 --> 00:20:17,920 ♪ Has come tumbling down 333 00:20:20,080 --> 00:20:22,519 ♪ What seemed more perfect 334 00:20:22,520 --> 00:20:27,719 ♪ Than the future that we planned 335 00:20:27,720 --> 00:20:31,919 ♪ Walking proudly by your side 336 00:20:31,920 --> 00:20:33,719 ♪ I could not see 337 00:20:33,720 --> 00:20:37,559 ♪ You were deceiving me 338 00:20:37,560 --> 00:20:41,199 ♪ How could I be so blind To all the reasons why 339 00:20:41,200 --> 00:20:45,479 ♪ They just stare and whisper 340 00:20:45,480 --> 00:20:47,759 ♪ Wherever I go 341 00:20:47,760 --> 00:20:52,199 ♪ They just stare and whisper 342 00:20:52,200 --> 00:20:56,759 ♪ Now everyone knows 343 00:20:56,760 --> 00:20:59,879 ♪ That the dream I thought I had found 344 00:20:59,880 --> 00:21:04,239 ♪ Has come tumbling down 345 00:21:04,240 --> 00:21:06,999 ♪ I found her picture 346 00:21:07,000 --> 00:21:11,999 ♪ That you safely tucked away 347 00:21:12,000 --> 00:21:15,479 ♪ There was no need to explain 348 00:21:15,480 --> 00:21:17,679 ♪ Or to question you 349 00:21:17,680 --> 00:21:21,679 ♪ It was written clearly on your face 350 00:21:21,680 --> 00:21:27,439 ♪ That you love her more And, oh 351 00:21:27,440 --> 00:21:29,999 ♪ They just stare and whisper 352 00:21:30,000 --> 00:21:31,799 ♪ Wherever I go 353 00:21:31,800 --> 00:21:36,239 ♪ They just stare and whisper 354 00:21:36,240 --> 00:21:39,319 ♪ Now everyone knows 355 00:21:39,320 --> 00:21:41,999 ♪ That the dream I thought I had found 356 00:21:42,000 --> 00:21:46,400 ♪ Has come tumbling down 357 00:22:07,280 --> 00:22:11,559 ♪ They just stare and whisper 358 00:22:11,560 --> 00:22:14,599 ♪ Everywhere I go 359 00:22:14,600 --> 00:22:18,359 ♪ They just stare and whisper 360 00:22:18,360 --> 00:22:21,199 ♪ Now everyone knows 361 00:22:21,200 --> 00:22:23,760 ♪ They just stare and whisper... ♪ 362 00:22:39,720 --> 00:22:42,999 In '77, The Saints, from the 'burbs of Brisbane 363 00:22:43,000 --> 00:22:44,919 caused a stir in England. 364 00:22:44,920 --> 00:22:46,919 There was a lot of talk about punk music. 365 00:22:46,920 --> 00:22:49,919 MOLLY: Um, as far as the product's concerned, 366 00:22:49,920 --> 00:22:51,399 you came over here, 367 00:22:51,400 --> 00:22:55,239 you were labelled by the Australian magazines 368 00:22:55,240 --> 00:22:58,079 as Australia's first punk rock band. 369 00:22:58,080 --> 00:22:59,519 Which is a title I don't think 370 00:22:59,520 --> 00:23:01,879 that you or the group particularly like. 371 00:23:01,880 --> 00:23:03,679 No. Well, it was irrelevant at the time, 372 00:23:03,680 --> 00:23:07,959 because it was, like, a copy of English media. 373 00:23:07,960 --> 00:23:10,799 I don't think that half of them know what they're talking about, 374 00:23:10,800 --> 00:23:12,119 that's all. 375 00:23:12,120 --> 00:23:15,239 What do you actually class yourself as? 376 00:23:15,240 --> 00:23:16,799 You just class yourself as a... 377 00:23:16,800 --> 00:23:19,639 a rather energetic rock and roll band, don't you? 378 00:23:19,640 --> 00:23:22,199 If you have to put a classification to your music. 379 00:23:22,200 --> 00:23:25,639 Yeah, talented is what the classification is. 380 00:23:25,640 --> 00:23:28,119 Our audience these days isn't really punk, 381 00:23:28,120 --> 00:23:29,599 because punk is not... 382 00:23:29,600 --> 00:23:32,399 well, it's practically gone at the moment. 383 00:23:32,400 --> 00:23:34,279 It doesn't really exist anymore. 384 00:23:34,280 --> 00:23:37,559 So, like, a fair cross-section 385 00:23:37,560 --> 00:23:39,679 of the people that we used to get before, 386 00:23:39,680 --> 00:23:41,719 like, this hysteria thing, kinda. 387 00:23:41,720 --> 00:23:44,080 Because we have just come through a boom period. 388 00:23:47,160 --> 00:23:49,719 These things are just sorting themselves out. 389 00:23:49,720 --> 00:23:51,439 And it's not just because you've got spiky hair, 390 00:23:51,440 --> 00:23:53,519 and look like Johnny Rotten these days 391 00:23:53,520 --> 00:23:55,759 that you'll, like, win over audiences. 392 00:23:55,760 --> 00:23:58,319 It's, like... back to the way it used to be. 393 00:23:58,320 --> 00:24:01,999 This thing, today's music's just '70s rock and roll. 394 00:24:02,000 --> 00:24:04,439 It just says what '70s is about, 395 00:24:04,440 --> 00:24:06,639 what it's like being young today, you know? 396 00:24:06,640 --> 00:24:08,959 Just expressing our attitude. 397 00:24:08,960 --> 00:24:11,359 MOLLY: Do you feel that perhaps recording companies, 398 00:24:11,360 --> 00:24:13,239 that, perhaps, may be signing up a lot of the acts, 399 00:24:13,240 --> 00:24:15,759 are just trying to cash in on a craze 400 00:24:15,760 --> 00:24:18,599 that may be just going at the moment? 401 00:24:18,600 --> 00:24:19,759 Yeah, I mean, that always happens. 402 00:24:19,760 --> 00:24:21,639 I mean, there's loads of bands cashing in on it. 403 00:24:21,640 --> 00:24:23,279 Most people just sling a tie around their neck, 404 00:24:23,280 --> 00:24:24,919 reckon it's punk rock. Yeah. 405 00:24:24,920 --> 00:24:25,920 But I don't know. 406 00:24:25,921 --> 00:24:27,319 I think there's loads of groups like that. 407 00:24:27,320 --> 00:24:30,119 I mean, I think there's only a couple of really true groups. 408 00:24:30,120 --> 00:24:32,519 The rest is a load of shit. 409 00:24:32,520 --> 00:24:34,839 There's a lot of talk in all the trade papers, 410 00:24:34,840 --> 00:24:36,999 "They've sort of gone into a new wave." 411 00:24:37,000 --> 00:24:39,079 Yeah, well they always go mad with anything, don't they? 412 00:24:39,080 --> 00:24:40,080 They go mad with glitter, 413 00:24:40,081 --> 00:24:42,279 and they go mad with Bowie's haircut. 414 00:24:42,280 --> 00:24:44,439 And then they go mad with punk, you know. 415 00:24:44,440 --> 00:24:48,039 But it's good, you know? It's good, young music at last. 416 00:24:48,040 --> 00:24:49,999 That's the thing I like about it. 417 00:24:50,000 --> 00:24:52,119 It's kids getting their own thing on, 418 00:24:52,120 --> 00:24:54,520 instead of just copying their daddies. 419 00:24:56,000 --> 00:24:58,679 It's very like the music everyone else used to play. 420 00:24:58,680 --> 00:25:01,599 It's very like early Who and Doors and stuff. 421 00:25:01,600 --> 00:25:05,119 Influences are all back there, but I think it's good. 422 00:25:05,120 --> 00:25:07,039 I like it, you know. I like the way they dress. 423 00:25:07,040 --> 00:25:08,960 All that funny hair. 424 00:25:10,280 --> 00:25:12,359 MOLLY: And, like, you know, take Anarchy In The UK. 425 00:25:12,360 --> 00:25:14,239 You were saying, just a moment ago, 426 00:25:14,240 --> 00:25:15,879 that you thought it was, perhaps... 427 00:25:15,880 --> 00:25:17,519 it came out too early. 428 00:25:17,520 --> 00:25:20,559 Yeah. Came out this time last year, 429 00:25:20,560 --> 00:25:22,559 and wasn't really big then at all, 430 00:25:22,560 --> 00:25:24,519 the punk rock movement, you know. 431 00:25:24,520 --> 00:25:25,919 Do you think it was slightly overshadowed 432 00:25:25,920 --> 00:25:28,799 by the controversy that was going around it? 433 00:25:28,800 --> 00:25:31,639 No-one took no notice of the music at all. 434 00:25:31,640 --> 00:25:32,719 What they was worried about 435 00:25:32,720 --> 00:25:34,879 was the front page headlines and everything. 436 00:25:34,880 --> 00:25:37,239 No-one even bothered to listen to the record. 437 00:25:37,240 --> 00:25:39,879 They didn't realise how good it was. 438 00:25:39,880 --> 00:25:42,199 And God Save The Queen sort of... was obviously something 439 00:25:42,200 --> 00:25:43,919 that was going to cause a lot of controversy, 440 00:25:43,920 --> 00:25:46,399 as far as... whether you liked it or not. 441 00:25:46,400 --> 00:25:50,239 Pretty Vacant, people have taken it pretty serious, 442 00:25:50,240 --> 00:25:52,719 and to your favour. 443 00:25:52,720 --> 00:25:54,799 I mean... you must be pretty happy 444 00:25:54,800 --> 00:25:57,679 about the way Pretty Vacant was treated. 445 00:25:57,680 --> 00:26:00,320 I don't know. I didn't really like Pretty Vacant. 446 00:26:02,320 --> 00:26:04,279 In what respect? You didn't like it musically? 447 00:26:04,280 --> 00:26:06,199 Or the way it was recorded, or what? 448 00:26:06,200 --> 00:26:08,039 Well, no, I just... 449 00:26:08,040 --> 00:26:09,479 I never liked that song that much. 450 00:26:09,480 --> 00:26:11,679 I mean, everyone else likes it, so... 451 00:26:11,680 --> 00:26:13,879 BON SCOTT: We're pulling bigger crowds than they are, you know? 452 00:26:13,880 --> 00:26:15,399 MOLLY: Yeah? 453 00:26:15,400 --> 00:26:17,159 I mean, we've got our following here, 454 00:26:17,160 --> 00:26:18,919 it's not new wave and it's not punk, 455 00:26:18,920 --> 00:26:23,119 it's just people that like our band, our rock band, you know? 456 00:26:23,120 --> 00:26:24,839 And, like, we thought, 457 00:26:24,840 --> 00:26:27,399 we honestly thought that the punk and the new wave thing 458 00:26:27,400 --> 00:26:31,559 might sort of spoil it for us, but it hasn't at all. 459 00:26:31,560 --> 00:26:33,639 Yeah. It was a big fad. 460 00:26:33,640 --> 00:26:35,599 Just like anything else. Big fad for a while, 461 00:26:35,600 --> 00:26:37,959 and there's those that are still hanging onto it, 462 00:26:37,960 --> 00:26:40,039 but the main thing about it is, 463 00:26:40,040 --> 00:26:45,239 that it gave rock music a real kick in the guts, you know? 464 00:26:45,240 --> 00:26:47,239 And even though we started the whole thing over here, 465 00:26:47,240 --> 00:26:48,559 like, we were the... 466 00:26:48,560 --> 00:26:53,079 we played here before the Sex Pistols were even... thought of. 467 00:26:53,080 --> 00:26:54,599 Now, we've always been there, 468 00:26:54,600 --> 00:26:56,239 and people are beginning to realise that now, 469 00:26:56,240 --> 00:26:58,359 they want more than just some... 470 00:26:58,360 --> 00:27:01,439 uh, someone up there screaming, "Anarchy and rape!" 471 00:27:01,440 --> 00:27:03,479 And this sort of crap, you know? 472 00:27:03,480 --> 00:27:06,479 And we're it. We're doing it right. 473 00:27:06,480 --> 00:27:10,239 ♪ Well it's a dog eat dog 474 00:27:10,240 --> 00:27:13,759 ♪ Eat cat too 475 00:27:13,760 --> 00:27:17,119 ♪ Frenchy eat frog 476 00:27:17,120 --> 00:27:21,679 ♪ And I eat you 477 00:27:21,680 --> 00:27:24,719 ♪ Business man You make a deal 478 00:27:24,720 --> 00:27:28,639 ♪ Do you know who you can trust 479 00:27:28,640 --> 00:27:31,559 ♪ Do you sign your life away 480 00:27:31,560 --> 00:27:34,839 ♪ Do you write your name in dust 481 00:27:34,840 --> 00:27:37,759 ♪ Hey, hey, hey 482 00:27:37,760 --> 00:27:41,919 ♪ Every dog has his day 483 00:27:41,920 --> 00:27:45,599 ♪ It's a dog eat dog 484 00:27:45,600 --> 00:27:49,359 ♪ Dog eat dog 485 00:27:49,360 --> 00:27:53,159 ♪ Dog eat dog 486 00:27:53,160 --> 00:27:56,319 ♪ Read the news 487 00:27:56,320 --> 00:27:59,839 ♪ Someone win 488 00:27:59,840 --> 00:28:04,399 ♪ Someone lose 489 00:28:04,400 --> 00:28:07,559 ♪ Up's above and down's below 490 00:28:07,560 --> 00:28:11,279 ♪ And limbo's in between 491 00:28:11,280 --> 00:28:13,039 ♪ Up you win 492 00:28:13,040 --> 00:28:14,639 ♪ Down you lose 493 00:28:14,640 --> 00:28:17,639 ♪ It's anybody's game 494 00:28:17,640 --> 00:28:20,519 ♪ Hey, hey, hey 495 00:28:20,520 --> 00:28:24,159 ♪ Every dog has his day 496 00:28:24,160 --> 00:28:28,199 ♪ It's a dog eat dog 497 00:28:28,200 --> 00:28:31,240 ♪ Dog eat dog 498 00:29:01,240 --> 00:29:05,239 ♪ And it's an eye for eye 499 00:29:05,240 --> 00:29:08,759 ♪ Tooth for tooth 500 00:29:08,760 --> 00:29:12,479 ♪ It's a lie 501 00:29:12,480 --> 00:29:16,199 ♪ That's the truth 502 00:29:16,200 --> 00:29:20,399 ♪ See the blind man on the street 503 00:29:20,400 --> 00:29:23,519 ♪ Looking for something free 504 00:29:23,520 --> 00:29:27,079 ♪ Hear the kind man ask his friend 505 00:29:27,080 --> 00:29:30,079 ♪ Hey, what's in it for me 506 00:29:30,080 --> 00:29:32,839 ♪ Hey, hey, hey 507 00:29:32,840 --> 00:29:36,719 ♪ Every dog has his day 508 00:29:36,720 --> 00:29:40,679 ♪ It's a dog eat dog 509 00:29:40,680 --> 00:29:42,720 ♪ Dog eat dog... ♪ 510 00:29:47,800 --> 00:29:49,799 At the other end of the musical spectrum, 511 00:29:49,800 --> 00:29:53,159 American west coast rock was still reeling in the hits. 512 00:29:53,160 --> 00:29:55,559 Fleetwood Mac was a very spontaneous album. 513 00:29:55,560 --> 00:29:58,039 We'd only known each other a month. 514 00:29:58,040 --> 00:29:59,759 MOLLY: You also established a style. 515 00:29:59,760 --> 00:30:02,199 Right, and it established a certain thing, 516 00:30:02,200 --> 00:30:05,440 so we were under a great deal of pressure... 517 00:30:07,000 --> 00:30:09,279 to do another album. 518 00:30:09,280 --> 00:30:11,479 And we all became very critical, 519 00:30:11,480 --> 00:30:16,879 and probably very scared and frightened, of not... 520 00:30:16,880 --> 00:30:18,199 I don't think that anybody ever worried 521 00:30:18,200 --> 00:30:19,759 that it wouldn't be as good, 522 00:30:19,760 --> 00:30:21,599 but we worried that it would be different. 523 00:30:21,600 --> 00:30:24,319 Because we had been playing together, 524 00:30:24,320 --> 00:30:28,719 well... for over a year as a band, and we were much closer, 525 00:30:28,720 --> 00:30:33,479 and much more ready to... tear things apart. 526 00:30:33,480 --> 00:30:37,039 So from when I was a very little girl, 527 00:30:37,040 --> 00:30:39,039 I was dancing around the house. 528 00:30:39,040 --> 00:30:41,999 So, this is nothing new for me. This is nothing different. 529 00:30:42,000 --> 00:30:46,639 People can interpret what I do any way they want to, 530 00:30:46,640 --> 00:30:50,439 just the way they can interpret a song any way they want to. 531 00:30:50,440 --> 00:30:53,919 I don't... it is not important to me. 532 00:30:53,920 --> 00:30:57,120 I happen to like black. I've always liked black. 533 00:30:58,520 --> 00:31:02,599 I happen to like very flowy clothes, 534 00:31:02,600 --> 00:31:05,079 but I always liked those kinds of clothes. 535 00:31:05,080 --> 00:31:07,559 Um... I'm small. 536 00:31:07,560 --> 00:31:11,839 I'm not... you know, your stately, sexy type of a person. 537 00:31:11,840 --> 00:31:12,840 "I'm 5'1" tall. 538 00:31:12,841 --> 00:31:16,399 And if I don't wear the kind of stuff I wear on stage, 539 00:31:16,400 --> 00:31:18,840 from a distance, you'd never see me. 540 00:31:22,680 --> 00:31:23,959 Many Australian acts 541 00:31:23,960 --> 00:31:27,879 gave us their own take on the west coast sound. 542 00:31:27,880 --> 00:31:32,039 ♪ You better look after yourself 543 00:31:32,040 --> 00:31:35,999 ♪ 'Cause nothing stays the same 544 00:31:36,000 --> 00:31:39,799 ♪ If you can run with the tide 545 00:31:39,800 --> 00:31:42,719 ♪ You've got yourself to blame... ♪ 546 00:31:42,720 --> 00:31:44,319 You could hear it in the work of Stars, 547 00:31:44,320 --> 00:31:47,720 Cold Chisel, Paul Kelly, and this bloke from Sydney. 548 00:31:59,120 --> 00:32:02,879 ♪ We used to go down to the beach at night 549 00:32:02,880 --> 00:32:06,719 ♪ Fireflies dancing in the promenade lights 550 00:32:06,720 --> 00:32:10,359 ♪ Oh those rock 'n roll bands used to really swing 551 00:32:10,360 --> 00:32:14,159 ♪ And I'd do the foxtrot with sweet Christine 552 00:32:14,160 --> 00:32:18,079 ♪ Speaking to me with her gentle hands 553 00:32:18,080 --> 00:32:21,760 ♪ And we'd fly on down to Wonderland 554 00:32:24,200 --> 00:32:26,159 ♪ Deep water 555 00:32:26,160 --> 00:32:30,639 ♪ I'm caught up in its flow 556 00:32:30,640 --> 00:32:33,959 ♪ If I'm in over my head 557 00:32:33,960 --> 00:32:38,160 ♪ I'd be the last to know 558 00:32:39,160 --> 00:32:42,839 ♪ Deep water 559 00:32:42,840 --> 00:32:45,680 ♪ Deep water 560 00:32:57,400 --> 00:33:00,799 ♪ They closed down the doors to the Trocadero 561 00:33:00,800 --> 00:33:04,559 ♪ And I came back looking just like a ghost 562 00:33:04,560 --> 00:33:08,199 ♪ The posters are scattered all over the stairs 563 00:33:08,200 --> 00:33:12,199 ♪ Nobody reads them so nobody cares 564 00:33:12,200 --> 00:33:15,479 ♪ The kids all retired when they reached twenty-one 565 00:33:15,480 --> 00:33:19,280 ♪ But that really just ain't my idea of fun 566 00:33:22,080 --> 00:33:24,519 ♪ Deep water 567 00:33:24,520 --> 00:33:28,639 ♪ I'm caught up in its flow 568 00:33:28,640 --> 00:33:31,879 ♪ If I'm in over my head 569 00:33:31,880 --> 00:33:37,079 ♪ I'd be the last to know 570 00:33:37,080 --> 00:33:40,799 ♪ Deep water 571 00:33:40,800 --> 00:33:43,600 ♪ Deep water 572 00:34:06,240 --> 00:34:09,639 ♪ Sitting out on the Palm Beach Road 573 00:34:09,640 --> 00:34:13,439 ♪ I'm so drunk and the car won't go 574 00:34:13,440 --> 00:34:17,840 ♪ And my crazy eyes keep looking out to sea 575 00:34:21,280 --> 00:34:24,839 ♪ The Sunday drivers are cruising round 576 00:34:24,840 --> 00:34:27,400 ♪ I wish they'd all go back to town 577 00:34:29,040 --> 00:34:32,519 ♪ What do they expect to find 578 00:34:32,520 --> 00:34:36,480 ♪ Sure as hell ain't peace of mind 579 00:34:38,960 --> 00:34:41,119 ♪ Deep water 580 00:34:41,120 --> 00:34:45,559 ♪ I'm caught up in its flow 581 00:34:45,560 --> 00:34:48,879 ♪ If I'm in over my head 582 00:34:48,880 --> 00:34:54,039 ♪ I'd be the last to know 583 00:34:54,040 --> 00:34:57,839 ♪ Deep water 584 00:34:57,840 --> 00:35:02,640 ♪ Deep water... ♪ 585 00:35:11,600 --> 00:35:13,399 This is Michelle Phillips. 586 00:35:13,400 --> 00:35:16,639 I'm on Countdown right across Australia. 587 00:35:16,640 --> 00:35:17,640 MOLLY: Now, tell me, 588 00:35:17,641 --> 00:35:19,519 do you ever listen to the old Mamas and the Papas records? 589 00:35:19,520 --> 00:35:23,399 All the time. (LAUGHS) I'm a disgrace. 590 00:35:23,400 --> 00:35:26,359 They're blaring out of my house all the time. 591 00:35:26,360 --> 00:35:28,519 Well, I heard one the other day on the radio, and actually, 592 00:35:28,520 --> 00:35:32,439 the announcer said they matched up to today's sound. 593 00:35:32,440 --> 00:35:33,920 Do you agree on that? 594 00:35:35,240 --> 00:35:36,839 Mm-hm. 595 00:35:36,840 --> 00:35:40,399 Yep. I don't think that they're just nostalgic. 596 00:35:40,400 --> 00:35:44,799 I think that they're, you know... 597 00:35:44,800 --> 00:35:47,239 it's really good American music. 598 00:35:47,240 --> 00:35:49,719 ♪ Well I just flew in for a one night stand 599 00:35:49,720 --> 00:35:52,079 ♪ Making my business with a travelling band 600 00:35:52,080 --> 00:35:54,439 ♪ Drummer play the rhythm Pass the wine 601 00:35:54,440 --> 00:35:56,599 ♪ Everybody here gonna have a good time 602 00:35:56,600 --> 00:35:59,079 ♪ Now boogie 603 00:35:59,080 --> 00:36:01,399 ♪ Well, it's going to be one of those nights 604 00:36:01,400 --> 00:36:03,759 ♪ Got to be one of those nights 605 00:36:03,760 --> 00:36:06,399 ♪ People, I'm-a giving you a warning 606 00:36:06,400 --> 00:36:08,959 ♪ We're all going to jail in the morning 607 00:36:08,960 --> 00:36:10,879 ♪ Grab your mama and hold on tight 608 00:36:10,880 --> 00:36:13,359 ♪ Got to be one of those nights Sing it 609 00:36:13,360 --> 00:36:16,599 ♪ Do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do... ♪ 610 00:36:16,600 --> 00:36:18,919 Countdown loved ground-breaking pop. 611 00:36:18,920 --> 00:36:22,239 We always made room for local legends and favourite sons, 612 00:36:22,240 --> 00:36:24,799 artists who just made you want to get out of your chair 613 00:36:24,800 --> 00:36:26,640 and swing your hips. 614 00:36:37,160 --> 00:36:40,639 ♪ The more I see you 615 00:36:40,640 --> 00:36:44,519 ♪ The more I want you 616 00:36:44,520 --> 00:36:47,799 ♪ Somehow this feeling 617 00:36:47,800 --> 00:36:51,639 ♪ Just grows and grows 618 00:36:51,640 --> 00:36:54,039 ♪ With every sigh 619 00:36:54,040 --> 00:36:58,879 ♪ I become more mad about you 620 00:36:58,880 --> 00:37:02,359 ♪ More lost without you 621 00:37:02,360 --> 00:37:05,600 ♪ And so it goes 622 00:37:06,960 --> 00:37:10,119 ♪ Can you imagine 623 00:37:10,120 --> 00:37:13,839 ♪ How much I love you 624 00:37:13,840 --> 00:37:17,359 ♪ The more I see you 625 00:37:17,360 --> 00:37:21,319 ♪ As years go by 626 00:37:21,320 --> 00:37:24,879 ♪ I know the only one for me 627 00:37:24,880 --> 00:37:28,519 ♪ Can only be you 628 00:37:28,520 --> 00:37:31,719 ♪ My arms won't free you 629 00:37:31,720 --> 00:37:34,040 ♪ And my heart won't try 630 00:38:06,840 --> 00:38:09,919 ♪ Can you imagine 631 00:38:09,920 --> 00:38:13,839 ♪ How much I love you 632 00:38:13,840 --> 00:38:17,239 ♪ The more I see you 633 00:38:17,240 --> 00:38:21,279 ♪ As years go by 634 00:38:21,280 --> 00:38:25,199 ♪ I know the only one for me 635 00:38:25,200 --> 00:38:28,639 ♪ Can only be you 636 00:38:28,640 --> 00:38:31,759 ♪ My arms won't free you 637 00:38:31,760 --> 00:38:34,080 ♪ And my heart won't try 638 00:38:39,600 --> 00:38:42,719 ♪ The more I see you 639 00:38:42,720 --> 00:38:46,879 ♪ More that I want you 640 00:38:46,880 --> 00:38:49,839 ♪ Somehow this feeling 641 00:38:49,840 --> 00:38:53,199 ♪ Just grows and grows 642 00:38:53,200 --> 00:38:58,839 ♪ With every sigh I become more mad about you 643 00:38:58,840 --> 00:39:02,519 ♪ More lost without you 644 00:39:02,520 --> 00:39:06,119 ♪ And so it goes 645 00:39:06,120 --> 00:39:10,279 ♪ Can you imagine 646 00:39:10,280 --> 00:39:13,719 ♪ How much I love you 647 00:39:13,720 --> 00:39:17,119 ♪ The more I see you 648 00:39:17,120 --> 00:39:20,879 ♪ As years go by 649 00:39:20,880 --> 00:39:24,839 ♪ I know the only one for me 650 00:39:24,840 --> 00:39:28,079 ♪ Can only be you 651 00:39:28,080 --> 00:39:31,519 ♪ My arms won't free you 652 00:39:31,520 --> 00:39:33,960 ♪ And my heart won't try 653 00:39:39,680 --> 00:39:42,759 ♪ The more that I see you 654 00:39:42,760 --> 00:39:45,040 ♪ The more that I want you... ♪ 655 00:39:47,000 --> 00:39:49,959 ♪ Come closer, baby, I will give you a kiss 656 00:39:49,960 --> 00:39:52,319 ♪ Kiss on your mouth On your north, on your south 657 00:39:52,320 --> 00:39:55,839 ♪ On your east, on your west What is on your chest 658 00:39:55,840 --> 00:39:58,959 ♪ I'll lay my head At night in bed 659 00:39:58,960 --> 00:40:01,839 ♪ One step is treason Two steps fear 660 00:40:01,840 --> 00:40:05,000 ♪ Just another reason to get out of here... ♪ 661 00:40:06,120 --> 00:40:08,199 In its first few years on air, 662 00:40:08,200 --> 00:40:11,159 Countdown created its own superstars. 663 00:40:11,160 --> 00:40:15,279 By 1977, Marcia Hines had become Australia's disco queen, 664 00:40:15,280 --> 00:40:18,719 but the nation also loved her to belt out a big love song. 665 00:40:18,720 --> 00:40:24,479 ♪ Kiss today goodbye 666 00:40:24,480 --> 00:40:29,560 ♪ The sweetness and the sorrow 667 00:40:31,280 --> 00:40:33,199 ♪ Wish me luck 668 00:40:33,200 --> 00:40:40,999 ♪ The same to you 669 00:40:41,000 --> 00:40:44,159 ♪ But I can't regret 670 00:40:44,160 --> 00:40:47,039 ♪ What I did for love 671 00:40:47,040 --> 00:40:53,160 ♪ What I did for love 672 00:40:54,280 --> 00:40:59,080 ♪ Look, my eyes are dry 673 00:41:00,480 --> 00:41:05,880 ♪ The gift was ours to borrow 674 00:41:07,160 --> 00:41:15,120 ♪ It's as if we always knew 675 00:41:16,640 --> 00:41:19,639 ♪ And I won't forget 676 00:41:19,640 --> 00:41:22,959 ♪ What I did for love 677 00:41:22,960 --> 00:41:30,960 ♪ What I did for love 678 00:41:31,360 --> 00:41:35,839 ♪ Gone 679 00:41:35,840 --> 00:41:42,399 ♪ Love is never gone 680 00:41:42,400 --> 00:41:48,959 ♪ As we travel on 681 00:41:48,960 --> 00:41:55,599 ♪ Love's what we'll remember 682 00:41:55,600 --> 00:42:01,799 ♪ Kiss today goodbye 683 00:42:01,800 --> 00:42:08,759 ♪ And point me towards tomorrow 684 00:42:08,760 --> 00:42:16,760 ♪ We did what we had to do 685 00:42:18,880 --> 00:42:22,359 ♪ Won't forget, can't regret 686 00:42:22,360 --> 00:42:29,680 ♪ What I did for love 687 00:42:40,880 --> 00:42:48,880 ♪ We did what we had to do 688 00:42:50,960 --> 00:42:54,399 ♪ Won't forget, can't regret 689 00:42:54,400 --> 00:42:58,359 ♪ What I did 690 00:42:58,360 --> 00:43:06,360 ♪ For love 691 00:43:08,040 --> 00:43:13,960 ♪ What I did for love... ♪ 692 00:43:32,280 --> 00:43:33,280 Well, from... 693 00:43:33,281 --> 00:43:34,999 AUDIENCE MEMBER: When's your engagement, Molly? 694 00:43:35,000 --> 00:43:37,079 I got engaged yesterday. 695 00:43:37,080 --> 00:43:40,039 (CHEERING AND APPLAUSE) No... 696 00:43:40,040 --> 00:43:42,719 Hold on. I was knocked back. So, there you go. 697 00:43:42,720 --> 00:43:44,679 She's got the ring, and I've been knocked back. 698 00:43:44,680 --> 00:43:46,319 I feel really cut up about that. 699 00:43:46,320 --> 00:43:48,679 Let's go down into the Countdown audience. 700 00:43:48,680 --> 00:43:51,039 Hey! (CHEERING) 701 00:43:51,040 --> 00:43:53,480 Right, now, listen. No, let me step down. Come on. 702 00:43:54,800 --> 00:43:56,599 Hold on, hold on. 703 00:43:56,600 --> 00:43:58,519 Now, this is the Countdown audience. 704 00:43:58,520 --> 00:44:00,839 This is the one I say, "Shush, shush, shush," to. 705 00:44:00,840 --> 00:44:02,919 This is the one... where are we? Where are we? 706 00:44:02,920 --> 00:44:04,400 Oh, here we are, Ian. 707 00:44:05,640 --> 00:44:07,679 Ian's on the zoom. Oh, my God. 708 00:44:07,680 --> 00:44:12,159 That's the... dust, dust, dust. You see? I mean, not... 709 00:44:12,160 --> 00:44:13,359 Actually, you shouldn't do it to me, 710 00:44:13,360 --> 00:44:14,639 because no matter what she does, 711 00:44:14,640 --> 00:44:16,079 I'm going to always look the same. 712 00:44:16,080 --> 00:44:17,959 That is real dust coming off his face, by the way. 713 00:44:17,960 --> 00:44:20,119 I beg your pardon? 714 00:44:20,120 --> 00:44:22,599 He's been lying around for so long. 715 00:44:22,600 --> 00:44:24,999 Look, I can't say enough of how much 716 00:44:25,000 --> 00:44:27,759 we're delighted and how proud we are. 717 00:44:27,760 --> 00:44:29,559 Well, we thank you. The Little River band has... 718 00:44:29,560 --> 00:44:31,079 have really done it, you know? 719 00:44:31,080 --> 00:44:33,359 Well, from on behalf of all the boys... 720 00:44:33,360 --> 00:44:35,159 a special thanks to yourself and for Countdown 721 00:44:35,160 --> 00:44:36,399 for kicking us off in the first place. 722 00:44:36,400 --> 00:44:37,400 No, no. Which is great. 723 00:44:37,401 --> 00:44:38,799 If you can't believe in a group like that, 724 00:44:38,800 --> 00:44:40,159 then what can you believe in? 725 00:44:40,160 --> 00:44:43,959 And I keep reading in all the television magazines, you know? 726 00:44:43,960 --> 00:44:45,079 You don't like Squeak. 727 00:44:45,080 --> 00:44:46,679 You 're like, "What are you doing to Squeak?" 728 00:44:46,680 --> 00:44:47,959 And everything else like that. 729 00:44:47,960 --> 00:44:51,479 Now, Squeak, on behalf of not only yourself, 730 00:44:51,480 --> 00:44:53,199 and all your fans... Yeah. 731 00:44:53,200 --> 00:44:56,239 But Sherbet, you name it... (CHEERING) 732 00:44:56,240 --> 00:44:57,639 Here it is. Punch me on in the nose. 733 00:44:57,640 --> 00:44:58,919 I'm inviting you to. A left hook? 734 00:44:58,920 --> 00:45:01,159 A left hook. Come on. 735 00:45:01,160 --> 00:45:03,879 (LAUGHS) (CHEERING) 736 00:45:03,880 --> 00:45:07,519 From all the ladies, I want you to slap me in the face. 737 00:45:07,520 --> 00:45:09,559 (CHEERING) 738 00:45:09,560 --> 00:45:10,560 Right. 739 00:45:15,720 --> 00:45:17,119 Hello, everybody. This is Jon English, 740 00:45:17,120 --> 00:45:19,760 and you're watching Countdown, right across Australia. 741 00:45:22,320 --> 00:45:23,839 Molly had an uncanny ability 742 00:45:23,840 --> 00:45:26,559 to be in the right place at the right time. 743 00:45:26,560 --> 00:45:28,639 Would you now make welcome to Countdown, 744 00:45:28,640 --> 00:45:31,239 His Royal Highness, Prince Charles. 745 00:45:31,240 --> 00:45:33,399 Your Royal Highness, it is a pleasure to have you here 746 00:45:33,400 --> 00:45:35,999 to help us support the Queen's Silver Jubilee Appeal 747 00:45:36,000 --> 00:45:37,479 for young Australians. 748 00:45:37,480 --> 00:45:41,559 I'm delighted to be here, obviously, as the patron. 749 00:45:41,560 --> 00:45:45,119 And particularly grateful 750 00:45:45,120 --> 00:45:50,759 that this program should've produced this marvellous album, 751 00:45:50,760 --> 00:45:52,799 the Countdown album, 752 00:45:52,800 --> 00:45:56,039 which I know has taken a lot of effort and problem to produce. 753 00:45:56,040 --> 00:45:58,519 It's a lot of effort, but I'm sure you'd be delighted to know 754 00:45:58,520 --> 00:46:00,359 that all the artists and composers 755 00:46:00,360 --> 00:46:02,039 represented on this LP 756 00:46:02,040 --> 00:46:05,119 have waived their royalties as a donation to the appeal. 757 00:46:05,120 --> 00:46:06,439 And the recording companies involved 758 00:46:06,440 --> 00:46:08,919 have given their very generous support. 759 00:46:08,920 --> 00:46:11,759 From princes of the realm to lead guitarist of the band, 760 00:46:11,760 --> 00:46:13,679 Molly was our man on the spot. 761 00:46:13,680 --> 00:46:15,919 MOLLY: Les, how did the accident happen? 762 00:46:15,920 --> 00:46:18,599 Well, we were in Maryborough in Queensland. 763 00:46:18,600 --> 00:46:21,319 And it was kind of my fault, 764 00:46:21,320 --> 00:46:25,119 because we'd just started the show, 765 00:46:25,120 --> 00:46:27,119 and the dragons were breathing flames, 766 00:46:27,120 --> 00:46:29,119 and we had these flash pots. 767 00:46:29,120 --> 00:46:32,479 And I kind of forgot that the flash pots were there. 768 00:46:32,480 --> 00:46:35,319 And I started playing guitar. 769 00:46:35,320 --> 00:46:36,919 And... the guitar sounded kind of funny, 770 00:46:36,920 --> 00:46:39,399 so I turned around to try it fix it up, 771 00:46:39,400 --> 00:46:42,159 and this flash pot blew up. 772 00:46:42,160 --> 00:46:44,599 And... I kind of looked down and my shirt was on fire, 773 00:46:44,600 --> 00:46:47,959 I was on fire, and then we fainted. 774 00:46:47,960 --> 00:46:50,399 Hello, Mabel! 775 00:46:50,400 --> 00:46:52,719 Countdown bottled incredible moments. 776 00:46:52,720 --> 00:46:55,999 Sometimes the interviews Molly conducted were so outrageous 777 00:46:56,000 --> 00:46:58,959 and the live performances he captured so rare 778 00:46:58,960 --> 00:47:01,239 they remain essential viewing to this day. 779 00:47:01,240 --> 00:47:02,359 MOLLY: I saw on Midnight Special, 780 00:47:02,360 --> 00:47:03,839 that thing that you did on Midnight Special, 781 00:47:03,840 --> 00:47:07,199 where you said that you really... 782 00:47:07,200 --> 00:47:09,559 got off on Beatles numbers in the '60s, 783 00:47:09,560 --> 00:47:10,560 and you really enjoyed them. 784 00:47:10,561 --> 00:47:13,639 Now, Bedroom Window, did you... 785 00:47:13,640 --> 00:47:15,719 when you actually recorded that number... 786 00:47:15,720 --> 00:47:16,720 (SQUAWKS) 787 00:47:16,721 --> 00:47:18,839 and finally heard the finished product... 788 00:47:18,840 --> 00:47:19,840 Go on. 789 00:47:19,841 --> 00:47:21,399 When you finally heard the finished product, 790 00:47:21,400 --> 00:47:24,159 did you honestly think that it was going to be a national... 791 00:47:24,160 --> 00:47:26,399 international number one hit right throughout the world? 792 00:47:26,400 --> 00:47:28,239 Do you realise you just said a hundred and one words 793 00:47:28,240 --> 00:47:30,239 in less than 55 seconds? I did. 794 00:47:30,240 --> 00:47:33,399 You know, it's just like... (BARKS AND HOWLS) 795 00:47:33,400 --> 00:47:35,039 Oh god. (HOWLS) 796 00:47:35,040 --> 00:47:36,999 I can handle the rocks. 797 00:47:37,000 --> 00:47:38,919 (BARKS AND HOWLS) You can handle the dogs? 798 00:47:38,920 --> 00:47:43,839 Rocks. (LAUGHS) (HOWLS) 799 00:47:43,840 --> 00:47:45,360 Ferrets everywhere! 800 00:47:47,120 --> 00:47:48,599 Well, that were the Mad Dogs and Englishmen, 801 00:47:48,600 --> 00:47:50,519 and obviously they should never go out in the midday sun. 802 00:47:50,520 --> 00:47:52,519 Nicky Hopkins, Bobby Keys and Joe Cocker. 803 00:47:52,520 --> 00:47:53,879 But that night, they put on a concert 804 00:47:53,880 --> 00:47:55,719 that had everyone raving about it. 805 00:47:55,720 --> 00:47:57,119 All the press that were up there, 806 00:47:57,120 --> 00:47:59,839 this is You're So Beautiful, Joe Cocker. 807 00:47:59,840 --> 00:48:03,280 ♪ You are so beautiful 808 00:48:09,200 --> 00:48:11,360 ♪ To me 809 00:48:14,520 --> 00:48:19,040 ♪ You are so beautiful 810 00:48:24,960 --> 00:48:28,439 ♪ To me 811 00:48:28,440 --> 00:48:33,439 ♪ Can't you see 812 00:48:33,440 --> 00:48:38,000 ♪ You're everything I hoped for 813 00:48:41,160 --> 00:48:45,040 ♪ You're everything I need 814 00:48:50,760 --> 00:48:54,800 ♪ You are so beautiful 815 00:48:57,480 --> 00:48:59,080 ♪ To me 816 00:49:03,040 --> 00:49:08,200 ♪ Such joy and happiness 817 00:49:13,640 --> 00:49:17,040 ♪ You bring 818 00:49:19,040 --> 00:49:23,080 ♪ Such joy and happiness 819 00:49:29,600 --> 00:49:33,039 ♪ You bring 820 00:49:33,040 --> 00:49:36,120 ♪ Like a dream 821 00:49:37,880 --> 00:49:41,239 ♪ A guiding light 822 00:49:41,240 --> 00:49:45,359 ♪ That shines in the night 823 00:49:45,360 --> 00:49:49,280 ♪ Heaven's gift to me 824 00:49:52,880 --> 00:50:00,320 ♪ You are so beautiful 825 00:50:40,760 --> 00:50:43,879 ♪ A guiding light 826 00:50:43,880 --> 00:50:48,239 ♪ That shines in the night 827 00:50:48,240 --> 00:50:52,640 ♪ Heaven's gift to me 828 00:51:00,000 --> 00:51:04,160 ♪ You are so beautiful 829 00:51:06,600 --> 00:51:10,160 ♪ To me. ♪ 830 00:51:14,680 --> 00:51:17,559 While his older brothers were discoing all the way to the bank, 831 00:51:17,560 --> 00:51:20,079 Andy Gibb had his own chart topper in '77, 832 00:51:20,080 --> 00:51:22,519 with I Just Want To Be Your Everything. 833 00:51:22,520 --> 00:51:23,879 MOLLY: Did you think the single 834 00:51:23,880 --> 00:51:26,679 was going to be such the monster it's turned out to be? 835 00:51:26,680 --> 00:51:29,399 Well, when I very, very first heard the song, 836 00:51:29,400 --> 00:51:30,639 you know, and Barry played it to me, 837 00:51:30,640 --> 00:51:33,159 I thought, "Oh, yeah. That's a monster song." 838 00:51:33,160 --> 00:51:36,839 And I thought that maybe the song's great, 839 00:51:36,840 --> 00:51:39,399 but maybe it won't be a hit because I'm doing it, or whatever. 840 00:51:39,400 --> 00:51:41,159 I didn't really think that I could actually, myself, 841 00:51:41,160 --> 00:51:42,999 have a hit record, a number one record. 842 00:51:43,000 --> 00:51:44,879 And then it just kept climbing and kept climbing. 843 00:51:44,880 --> 00:51:46,759 And when it got to the top 50, that was enough for me. 844 00:51:46,760 --> 00:51:47,760 I screamed my head off. 845 00:51:47,761 --> 00:51:49,839 In a year famous for punk and disco, 846 00:51:49,840 --> 00:51:52,079 a folk song held the number one spot 847 00:51:52,080 --> 00:51:54,359 for 11 weeks at the end of the year. 848 00:51:54,360 --> 00:51:55,879 MOLLY: Now, with Mull of Kintyre, 849 00:51:55,880 --> 00:51:57,199 it's sort of a bit different, 850 00:51:57,200 --> 00:51:58,679 because of the bagpipes and that. 851 00:51:58,680 --> 00:52:01,199 Eh? And a lot of people say that it's... 852 00:52:01,200 --> 00:52:04,199 it's you getting back to ballads and that. 853 00:52:04,200 --> 00:52:05,399 Oh, yeah. Yeah? 854 00:52:05,400 --> 00:52:07,079 Did you get away from them, dear? 855 00:52:07,080 --> 00:52:08,679 I don't... no, I've never got away from them. 856 00:52:08,680 --> 00:52:12,279 No, but I mean a really lengthy ballad like that. 857 00:52:12,280 --> 00:52:13,399 Oh, good. Well... 858 00:52:13,400 --> 00:52:14,599 But it is a bit different from the... 859 00:52:14,600 --> 00:52:17,199 Yes. Well, I'll accept that, Mr Meldrum. 860 00:52:17,200 --> 00:52:19,199 Now, can you tell us a bit about it? 861 00:52:19,200 --> 00:52:21,319 Tell him? Actually, all it was is, 862 00:52:21,320 --> 00:52:25,399 I kind of realised that most Scottish tunes are old tunes. 863 00:52:25,400 --> 00:52:29,399 People do, they kind of just revamp all the old ones. 864 00:52:29,400 --> 00:52:32,079 Most of those kind of old ballads you like. 865 00:52:32,080 --> 00:52:35,279 So I thought I'd have a go at trying to write a new one, 866 00:52:35,280 --> 00:52:38,799 so I got together with Dennis, here... 867 00:52:38,800 --> 00:52:40,759 Waltz time ballad. Yes, waltz time. 868 00:52:40,760 --> 00:52:43,079 Yes, waltz time ballad, if ever I saw one. 869 00:52:43,080 --> 00:52:46,959 So we got together and... 870 00:52:46,960 --> 00:52:50,000 saw if we could kind of write one, and that's what came out. 871 00:52:51,480 --> 00:52:54,320 Rod Stewart made it to the top with You're In My Heart. 872 00:52:59,160 --> 00:53:03,759 Australian number ones were more of a rarity than they are now, 873 00:53:03,760 --> 00:53:06,880 but Little River Band cracked it with Help Is On Its Way. 874 00:53:20,680 --> 00:53:22,879 ♪ Why are you in so much hurry 875 00:53:22,880 --> 00:53:25,239 ♪ Is it really worth the worry 876 00:53:25,240 --> 00:53:29,399 ♪ Look around Then slow down 877 00:53:29,400 --> 00:53:31,719 ♪ What's it like inside the bubble 878 00:53:31,720 --> 00:53:33,959 ♪ Does your head ever give you trouble 879 00:53:33,960 --> 00:53:38,239 ♪ It's no sin Trade it in 880 00:53:38,240 --> 00:53:42,519 ♪ Hang on, help is on its way 881 00:53:42,520 --> 00:53:46,999 ♪ I'll be there as fast as I can 882 00:53:47,000 --> 00:53:51,199 ♪ Hang on, a tiny voice did say 883 00:53:51,200 --> 00:53:56,039 ♪ From somewhere deep inside the inner man 884 00:53:56,040 --> 00:53:58,799 ♪ Are you always in confusion 885 00:53:58,800 --> 00:54:00,639 ♪ Surrounded by illusion 886 00:54:00,640 --> 00:54:05,119 ♪ Sort it out You'll make out 887 00:54:05,120 --> 00:54:07,279 ♪ Seem to make a good beginning 888 00:54:07,280 --> 00:54:09,279 ♪ Someone else ends up winning 889 00:54:09,280 --> 00:54:13,759 ♪ Don't seem fair Don't you care 890 00:54:13,760 --> 00:54:18,239 ♪ Hang on, help is on its way 891 00:54:18,240 --> 00:54:22,679 ♪ I'll be there as fast as I can 892 00:54:22,680 --> 00:54:26,919 ♪ Hang on, a tiny voice did say 893 00:54:26,920 --> 00:54:31,640 ♪ From somewhere deep inside the inner man 894 00:54:40,760 --> 00:54:45,119 ♪ Don't you forget who'll take care of you 895 00:54:45,120 --> 00:54:49,639 ♪ It don't matter what you do 896 00:54:49,640 --> 00:54:54,159 ♪ Form a duet Let him sing melody 897 00:54:54,160 --> 00:54:58,440 ♪ You'll provide the harmony 898 00:55:21,000 --> 00:55:23,239 ♪ Why are you in so much hurry 899 00:55:23,240 --> 00:55:25,199 ♪ Is it really worth the worry 900 00:55:25,200 --> 00:55:29,879 ♪ Look around Then slow down 901 00:55:29,880 --> 00:55:32,079 ♪ What's it like inside the bubble 902 00:55:32,080 --> 00:55:34,159 ♪ Does your head ever give you trouble 903 00:55:34,160 --> 00:55:38,559 ♪ It's no sin Trade it in 904 00:55:38,560 --> 00:55:42,999 ♪ Hang on, help is on its way 905 00:55:43,000 --> 00:55:47,479 ♪ I'll be there as fast as I can 906 00:55:47,480 --> 00:55:51,679 ♪ Hang on, a tiny voice did say 907 00:55:51,680 --> 00:55:56,359 ♪ From somewhere deep inside the inner man 908 00:55:56,360 --> 00:56:00,879 ♪ Hang on, help is on its way 909 00:56:00,880 --> 00:56:05,399 ♪ I'll be there as fast as I can 910 00:56:05,400 --> 00:56:09,559 ♪ Hang on, a tiny voice did say 911 00:56:09,560 --> 00:56:14,280 ♪ From somewhere deep inside the inner man 912 00:56:29,920 --> 00:56:32,120 ♪ Help is on its way 913 00:56:38,800 --> 00:56:41,120 ♪ Help is on its way... ♪ 914 00:56:49,680 --> 00:56:51,359 Captions by Ericsson Access Services 915 00:56:51,360 --> 00:56:53,239 DIRECTOR: Mark it. 52, one. 916 00:56:53,240 --> 00:56:55,279 All my life, I've been into rock and roll music, 917 00:56:55,280 --> 00:56:57,959 which was simple, vibrant noise, right? 918 00:56:57,960 --> 00:57:00,279 Sorry. Could you start again? OK, right. 919 00:57:00,280 --> 00:57:01,599 You ready to go? MOLLY: Yeah. 920 00:57:01,600 --> 00:57:03,519 I thought rock and roll was just about great music, 921 00:57:03,520 --> 00:57:05,919 so... you know, I think they're daft, 922 00:57:05,920 --> 00:57:08,999 because I haven't really heard any great music from Chrysalis. 923 00:57:09,000 --> 00:57:12,919 I think we're going to be the first great thing they've had. 924 00:57:12,920 --> 00:57:16,039 Well, have you sort of followed any other form of music before? 925 00:57:16,040 --> 00:57:18,959 I mean, have you... I've been into rock and roll. 926 00:57:18,960 --> 00:57:21,120 I mean, all my life. 927 00:57:22,200 --> 00:57:24,879 Visit the Classic Countdown website for more pictures, 928 00:57:24,880 --> 00:57:26,879 interviews, and behind-the-scenes information. 65866

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