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In this corner, at 180 pounds,
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Ian "Molly" Meldrum!
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(BOOING)
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And in this corner,
at 110 pounds,
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Miss Samantha Bang.
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(CHEERING)
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(CHEERING)
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Ten! Nine!
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Eight! Seven!
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Six! Five!
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Four! Three! Two! One!
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AUDIENCE: Countdown!
The winner!
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♪ Countdown!
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♪ Countdown!
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♪ Countdown! Countdown!
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ANNOUNCER: Welcome
to Classic Countdown, 1978!
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♪ Countdown! ♪
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JANE: 1977 belonged
to Star Wars.
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But 1978 had
two movie blockbusters.
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First came Superman.
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He is a visitor
from outer space,
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but he is here, after all,
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fighting for truth, justice,
and the American way.
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The American way worked fine.
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But the second Hollywood hit
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found its heroes
here in Australia.
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You know, I'm proud
to be Australian.
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It'd be nice to feel that Australia
was happy for me too.
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Australians were
the flavour of the month,
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and it seemed there was
nothing we couldn't do.
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We could lure
the rest of the world
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to a rebel cricket competition.
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We could be trailblazers
in the fight for equal rights.
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We could even break
the world water speed record.
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If a new hero was needed,
we could provide.
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Molly Meldrum had become
the hero of Australian music,
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championing our songs
on the world stage.
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(CHEERING)
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In 1978, Molly championed
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my own band's music
on Countdown.
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And so, became
a personal hero of mine.
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He still is.
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♪ Goodbye, Johnny
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♪ See you round, so long
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♪ It's taken me
a long, long time
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♪ I can see
I had you figured wrong
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♪ You talk a lot about passion
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♪ But you still want
to keep it cool
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♪ You might think I'm a fashion
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♪ But I know you can't keep
to your rules
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♪ Goodbye, Johnny
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♪ I don't belong in your scene
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♪ You're buttering up to me like
pieces of bread
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♪ You're spreading
yourself too thin
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♪ I found out
what it's all about
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♪ Don't try that sympathy game
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♪ I'm through with whispering and
I'm learning to shout
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♪ My loving can't stay the same
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♪ Because you're dead
in the heart
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♪ Dead in the head
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♪ Dead in the heart,
dead in the head
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♪ I used to hang in the shadow
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♪ Waiting for the sun to shine
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♪ Ooh
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♪ I got to dance to the drum
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♪ I tried to read
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♪ Between your lines
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♪ But it's getting tougher
all the time
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♪ I don't think
I can keep on trying
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♪ Goodbye, Johnny
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♪ I can't take
no more of your jive
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♪ I'd gladly give you
all of my money
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♪ If you'd just look me
straight in the eye
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♪ I see through your rented skin
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♪ You can't fool me no more
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♪ You're telling lies,
and they're wearing thin
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♪ Your heart is
a padlocked door, hey
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♪ Dead in the heart,
dead in the head
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♪ Hey! Dead in the heart
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♪ Dead in the head
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♪ You brought me
diamonds and wine
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♪ Words to melt my heart
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♪ You never told me
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♪ About yourself
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♪ But I caught up
with your press release
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♪ I think I'll stay on the shelf
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♪ Goodbye, Johnny
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♪ Why don't you get out of town?
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♪ Take yourself out to Chunamarie
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♪ See if you can
get off the ground
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♪ Goodbye, Johnny
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♪ Goodbye, Johnny
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♪ Goodbye, Johnny. ♪
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This is David Bowie,
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and we're on Countdown
across Australia.
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♪ Look around
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♪ Be a part
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JANE: In the first
three years of the show,
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Countdown audiences were treated to
performances
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by some of Australia's
best male vocalists.
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♪ And I love you best
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♪ You're not like the rest
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♪ You're there when I need you
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♪ You're there when I need
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♪ I'm going to need you. ♪
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From the experienced smoothness of
Glenn Shorrock...
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♪ They're calling to me
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to the silky funk
of Mark Holden...
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♪ In the garden of love
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♪ First thing in the morning
and last thing at night
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♪ All is reborn into dark into light
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♪ First thing in the morning
I look through the sights
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♪ I aim to be there. ♪
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And the beer band, chainsaw
massacre vocals of Jimmy Barnes.
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♪ I been pasted to the telephone
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♪ Boxing Day break was wasted
sitting home on my own
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♪ The beer we bought
for Christmas
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♪ Ran dry this afternoon
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♪ On the radio
it's New Year's Eve
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♪ What a low down time
of the year
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♪ to pack
your luggage and leave. ♪
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In 1978,
international acts showed
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they could more than compete.
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♪ I got something to say
I been changing your direction
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♪ And we're stepping away
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♪ I bring emotion
and I bring desire
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♪ And I bring a potion
to set you on fire. ♪
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Many male singers
first heard on Countdown
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would become the most recognisable
voices
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of the next generation.
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♪ Well, I been walking
the streets in the evening
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♪ Racing through
the human jungles at night
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♪ I'm so confused,
my mind is indifferent
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♪ I'm so weak, won't somebody shut
off my light?
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♪ Electricity runs
through the video
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♪ And I watch it
from this hole I call home
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♪ All the stonies are dancing to the
radio
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♪ And I got
the world calling me up
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♪ Tonight on the phone
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♪ I need a lover
that won't drive me crazy
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♪ Some girl to thrill me
and then go away
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♪ I need a lover
that won't drive me crazy
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♪ Some girl that knows
the meaning of
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♪ Ah, hey, hit the highway
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♪ Well, I'm not wiped out by this
pool room life I'm living
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♪ I'm gonna quit this job, and go to
school, head back home
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♪ And I'm not asking
to be loved or be forgiven
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♪ Hell, I just can't face shaking in
this bedroom
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♪ One more night alone
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♪ I need a lover
that won't drive me crazy
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♪ I need a lover that won't drive me
crazy
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♪ I need a lover
that won't drive me crazy
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♪ Some girl that knows
the meaning of
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♪ Hey, hit the highway
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♪ I need a lover
that won't drive me crazy
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♪ Some girl to thrill me,
and then go away
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♪ I need a lover
that won't drive me crazy
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♪ Some girl that knows
the meaning of
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♪ Hey, hit the highway
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♪ You betcha. ♪
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(CHEERING)
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JANE: The female vocalists
who appeared on Countdown
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in the early years
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were often more impressive
than the blokes.
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♪ I say play on
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♪ Nothing you can say
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♪ Why don't you play on?
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♪ Come on now, play on
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♪ Nothing you can say
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♪ Why don't you pla-a-a-a-y
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♪ Nothing you can try. ♪
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Marcia Hines' voice had made
her Queen of Pop.
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♪ I don't have no doubt about it
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Renee Geyer would
go on to record
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with international stars
Neil Diamond, Sting,
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Bonnie Raitt and Joe Cocker.
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♪ I'm the way, yes, I am
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♪ I can't talk so loud about it
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♪ I'm so proud of you. ♪
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In 1978, Countdown also featured
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one of the most astounding new voices
of the era, Kate Bush.
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♪ You
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♪ Stood
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♪ In the belltower
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♪ But now you're gone
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♪ So who knows
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♪ All the sights
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♪ Of Notre Dame
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♪ They've got the stars
for the gallant hearts
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♪ I'm the replacement
for your part
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♪ But all I want to do is forget
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♪ You friend
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♪ Hammer Horror
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♪ Hammer Horror
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♪ Won't leave it alone
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♪ The first time in my life
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♪ I keep the lights
on to ease my soul
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♪ Hammer Horror
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♪ Hammer Horror
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♪ Won't leave it alone
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♪ I don't know
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♪ Is this the right thing to do?
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♪ Rehearsing
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♪ In your things
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♪ I feel guilty
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♪ And retracing
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♪ All the scenes
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♪ Of your big hit
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♪ Oh, God,
you needed the leading role
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♪ It wasn't me
who made you go, though
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♪ All I want to do
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♪ Is forget
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♪ You friend
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♪ Hammer Horror, Hammer Horror
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♪ Won't leave it alone
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♪ The first time in my life
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♪ I keep the lights on
to ease my soul
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♪ Hammer Horror, Hammer Horror
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♪ Won't leave it alone
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♪ I don't know
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♪ Is this the right thing to do?
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♪ Oh, oh, oh
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♪ Oh, oh, oh
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♪ Ooh-ooh-ooh
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♪ Oh, oh, oh, ooh
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♪ Who
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♪ Calls me
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♪ From the other side
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♪ Of the street
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♪ And who
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♪ Taps me
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♪ On the shoulder?
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♪ I turn around
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♪ But you're gone
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♪ I've got a hunch
that you're following
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♪ To get your own back on me
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♪ All I want to do
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♪ Is forget
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♪ You friend
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♪ Hammer Horror, Hammer Horror
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♪ Won't leave it alone
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♪ The first time in my life
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♪ I keep the lights on
to ease my soul
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♪ Hammer Horror, Hammer Horror
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♪ Won't leave it alone
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♪ I don't know
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♪ Is this
the right thing to do? ♪
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(APPLAUDING AND CHEERING)
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JANE: Proving vocal talent wasn't
everything,
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none of us could approach the
megastar status of Dame Edna.
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♪ Hello, little fellow
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♪ Snuggled in your pram
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♪ What has life got
in store for you
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♪ Little chap?
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♪ Has Dame Nature
planned for you
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♪ Something very grand for you?
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♪ Are the good things of life
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♪ Going to drop into your lap
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♪ Little lamb? ♪
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Already a superstar on Broadway,
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Bette Midler was on the verge
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of her screen breakthrough
role in The Rose.
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I am Molly.
Oh!
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(LAUGHS)
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All your monster friends,
I suppose.
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No, the whole nation, unfortunately.
267
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What do you mean unfortunately?
268
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Oh, fortunately, I guess.
I should say so!
269
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Kiss the ground. My god!
Stay there. Really.
270
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Be grateful. Wasn't anything
to write home about.
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With Cher...
With Cher or shirt?
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Cher.
With Cher?
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You two are good friends.
We're very good friends.
274
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Still are?
Yeah, very good friends.
275
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She never did me any dirt.
Right.
276
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In fact, she sends me clothes.
I get all her hand-me-downs.
277
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Truly, literally, really.
Yeah.
278
00:16:01,400 --> 00:16:04,119
I had nothing to wear in England for
my performance,
279
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my show, my party.
280
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And she sent me clothes.
She said, "You poor thing."
281
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You know? She sent me
a whole packet of clothes.
282
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I am Care. Care from Cher.
283
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Alright.
284
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Dustin Hoffman is obviously
a very good friend of yours.
285
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He's a nice guy, yes.
He's a very good friend.
286
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He's a nice man.
287
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A little nya-nya, you know?
288
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Just to finish off now,
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of all the people
you've worked with...
290
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Finish off?
The interview.
291
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Oh, I see.
292
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You've worked and done specials with
Neil Sedaka,
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and, as I said,
the one with Dustin,
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and you've done things
with Elton and Barbara,
295
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with Elton and "Chur."
Chur?
296
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And also one with the late
Bing Crosby that you did
297
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playing an usherette.
298
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Oh, I was so mortified.
299
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Oh, god. Was that mortifying?
300
00:16:46,600 --> 00:16:48,279
Yeah?
Oh, it was so hideous.
301
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It was underdressed, you know?
302
00:16:50,000 --> 00:16:52,519
And I looked like a sausage, and no
one told me.
303
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My dress sort of went "pbbt"
304
00:16:54,800 --> 00:16:56,599
as I was running down the aisle.
305
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And I had to stop and say,
"Button me! Help me! Help me!"
306
00:16:59,960 --> 00:17:02,639
Because I had gloves on
my hands. Oh, it was just...
307
00:17:02,640 --> 00:17:05,359
Oh, god, was that awful.
Well, look...
308
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And then Bing fell into the pit!
309
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Oh, my god!
(LAUGHS)
310
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It was so awful!
311
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DIRECTOR: Stand-by, Ian.
Quiet, please.
312
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Stand-by, Ian.
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JANE: Thanks to Livvy,
and to her role in Grease,
314
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all of a sudden,
it was cool to be Australian.
315
00:17:23,720 --> 00:17:26,279
Alan Carr, who was
the producer of the movie,
316
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sent me the album with the original
music and the script,
317
00:17:29,720 --> 00:17:31,959
and said he would like me for the
part, was I interested?
318
00:17:31,960 --> 00:17:33,919
And I read it, and had
an instinct about it
319
00:17:33,920 --> 00:17:35,639
that it was right.
320
00:17:35,640 --> 00:17:38,439
Then I heard that John Travolta
was the leading man.
321
00:17:38,440 --> 00:17:41,639
And he, as yet,
wasn't a big film star.
322
00:17:41,640 --> 00:17:43,919
Saturday Night Fever
was not yet released.
323
00:17:43,920 --> 00:17:47,079
But I had a meeting with him, and we
got on very well,
324
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and did a screen test together,
and it seemed to work.
325
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And so that was the first step.
326
00:17:52,480 --> 00:17:54,639
And then we had
three weeks of rehearsals,
327
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dancing rehearsals and stuff.
328
00:17:56,840 --> 00:17:58,479
I had three months
of incredible fun.
329
00:17:58,480 --> 00:18:00,119
It was really great.
I loved it.
330
00:18:00,120 --> 00:18:02,439
IAN: And how does it feel
to come, you know, back here
331
00:18:02,440 --> 00:18:05,039
being sort of what we think is your
home city,
332
00:18:05,040 --> 00:18:06,799
and what you probably do too.
333
00:18:06,800 --> 00:18:09,119
I do. It feels very exciting,
actually.
334
00:18:09,120 --> 00:18:12,719
It's really a strange feeling
because, you know,
335
00:18:12,720 --> 00:18:14,599
when I lived here, I mean,
336
00:18:14,600 --> 00:18:16,879
I did a lot
of local TV and such.
337
00:18:16,880 --> 00:18:18,679
I used to watch
other people come through
338
00:18:18,680 --> 00:18:20,279
and get all this attention,
but I never thought
339
00:18:20,280 --> 00:18:21,959
I'd get all this attention.
340
00:18:21,960 --> 00:18:23,279
Yeah.
It's a really lovely feeling.
341
00:18:23,280 --> 00:18:25,280
It's the way to come home.
342
00:18:28,240 --> 00:18:30,999
♪ Well, you can tell
by the way I use my walk,
343
00:18:31,000 --> 00:18:33,359
♪ I'm a woman's man,
no time to talk
344
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JANE: The year had begun
with another movie craze
345
00:18:36,160 --> 00:18:39,319
sweeping the world,
Saturday Night Fever.
346
00:18:39,320 --> 00:18:41,159
♪ That's OK. ♪
347
00:18:41,160 --> 00:18:44,519
With the Bee Gees' disco hits
dominating the soundtrack,
348
00:18:44,520 --> 00:18:48,119
Countdown celebrated
another Aussie success story
349
00:18:48,120 --> 00:18:52,079
with a special episode and
a national dance competition.
350
00:18:52,080 --> 00:18:53,879
♪ I can't wait until
351
00:18:53,880 --> 00:18:56,320
♪ I see you again
352
00:18:57,040 --> 00:18:58,399
♪ Yeah, yeah
353
00:18:58,400 --> 00:19:00,319
♪ Uh-huh, uh-huh
354
00:19:00,320 --> 00:19:02,439
♪ I want to put on
355
00:19:02,440 --> 00:19:04,919
♪ My, my, my,
my boogie shoes. ♪
356
00:19:04,920 --> 00:19:06,399
♪ I heard somebody say
357
00:19:06,400 --> 00:19:09,999
♪ Burn, baby, burn,
disco inferno
358
00:19:10,000 --> 00:19:13,120
♪ Burn, baby, burn,
burn the mother down. ♪
359
00:19:15,120 --> 00:19:18,559
♪ My baby moves at midnight
360
00:19:18,560 --> 00:19:22,479
♪ Goes right on
until the dawn, yeah
361
00:19:22,480 --> 00:19:26,239
♪ My woman takes me higher
362
00:19:26,240 --> 00:19:28,240
♪ My woman keeps me warm
363
00:19:30,240 --> 00:19:33,399
♪ What you doing on your back?
364
00:19:33,400 --> 00:19:36,479
♪ Ahh, what you doing
on your back?
365
00:19:36,480 --> 00:19:38,399
♪ Ahh. ♪
366
00:19:38,400 --> 00:19:40,919
But there could only be one winner on
this dance floor.
367
00:19:40,920 --> 00:19:42,919
(IMITATING FANFARE)
The grand final.
368
00:19:42,920 --> 00:19:45,199
New South Wales.
New South Wales!
369
00:19:45,200 --> 00:19:46,879
(CHEERING)
370
00:19:46,880 --> 00:19:49,359
Oh, dear! Congratulations.
371
00:19:49,360 --> 00:19:51,160
Can I have a kiss?
372
00:19:52,240 --> 00:19:55,359
♪ The disco lady loves to dance
373
00:19:55,360 --> 00:19:56,799
More and more local musicians
374
00:19:56,800 --> 00:19:59,759
donned satin suits
with big lapels
375
00:19:59,760 --> 00:20:01,679
and set up
under the mirror balls.
376
00:20:01,680 --> 00:20:04,159
♪ She knows the cues,
she loves the band
377
00:20:04,160 --> 00:20:06,560
♪ She loves the grooves
378
00:20:09,320 --> 00:20:11,279
♪ Yeah. ♪
379
00:20:11,280 --> 00:20:14,080
Hey, lady, come here!
(CHEERING)
380
00:20:17,040 --> 00:20:20,359
Even JPY played the disco card.
381
00:20:20,360 --> 00:20:22,879
♪ Love is in the air
382
00:20:22,880 --> 00:20:24,960
♪ Everywhere I look around
383
00:20:28,240 --> 00:20:30,519
♪ Love is in the air
384
00:20:30,520 --> 00:20:32,960
♪ Every sight and every sound
385
00:20:35,360 --> 00:20:39,959
♪ And I don't know
if I'm being foolish
386
00:20:39,960 --> 00:20:43,479
♪ Don't know if I'm being wise
387
00:20:43,480 --> 00:20:46,600
♪ But it's something
that I must believe in
388
00:20:48,160 --> 00:20:50,640
♪ And it's there
when I look in your eyes
389
00:20:51,560 --> 00:20:53,919
♪ Love is in the air
390
00:20:53,920 --> 00:20:56,400
♪ In the whisper of the trees
391
00:20:59,520 --> 00:21:01,999
♪ Love is in the air
392
00:21:02,000 --> 00:21:04,240
♪ In the thunder of the seas
393
00:21:06,720 --> 00:21:10,759
♪ And I don't know
if I'm just dreaming
394
00:21:10,760 --> 00:21:14,399
♪ Don't know if I feel safe
395
00:21:14,400 --> 00:21:18,559
♪ But it's something
that I must believe in
396
00:21:18,560 --> 00:21:22,160
♪ And it's there
when you call out my name
397
00:21:30,680 --> 00:21:32,680
♪ Love is in the air
398
00:21:34,680 --> 00:21:36,800
♪ Love is in the air
399
00:21:37,840 --> 00:21:39,840
♪ Ohh
400
00:21:49,960 --> 00:21:52,559
♪ Love is in the air
401
00:21:52,560 --> 00:21:54,640
♪ In the rising of the sun
402
00:21:57,800 --> 00:22:00,239
♪ Love is in the air
403
00:22:00,240 --> 00:22:02,560
♪ When the day is nearly done
404
00:22:05,160 --> 00:22:09,319
♪ And I don't know
if you're an illusion
405
00:22:09,320 --> 00:22:12,519
♪ Don't know if I see truth
406
00:22:12,520 --> 00:22:16,559
♪ But you're something
that I must believe in
407
00:22:16,560 --> 00:22:19,880
♪ And you're there
when I reach out for you
408
00:22:21,080 --> 00:22:23,439
♪ Love is in the air
409
00:22:23,440 --> 00:22:25,520
♪ Everywhere I look around
410
00:22:28,800 --> 00:22:31,119
♪ Love is in the air
411
00:22:31,120 --> 00:22:33,120
♪ Every sight and every sound
412
00:22:36,080 --> 00:22:40,279
♪ And I don't know
if I feel foolish
413
00:22:40,280 --> 00:22:43,559
♪ Don't know if I feel wise
414
00:22:43,560 --> 00:22:47,359
♪ But it's something
that I must believe in
415
00:22:47,360 --> 00:22:51,000
♪ And it's there
when I look in your eyes
416
00:22:59,640 --> 00:23:01,680
♪ Love is in the air
417
00:23:03,480 --> 00:23:05,600
♪ Love is in the air
418
00:23:06,560 --> 00:23:09,160
♪ Ohh
419
00:23:18,440 --> 00:23:20,720
♪ Oh, love is in the air. ♪
420
00:23:39,080 --> 00:23:42,559
JANE: Countdown was about new music,
but from the beginning,
421
00:23:42,560 --> 00:23:46,040
Molly had always supported
the show's family.
422
00:23:47,240 --> 00:23:49,799
♪ Women in uniform
423
00:23:49,800 --> 00:23:52,679
♪ Sometimes they look so cold
424
00:23:52,680 --> 00:23:55,159
♪ Women in uniform
425
00:23:55,160 --> 00:23:58,119
♪ But, ooh, they feel so warm
426
00:23:58,120 --> 00:23:59,519
♪ Women in uniform. ♪
427
00:23:59,520 --> 00:24:01,360
If the Hooks were
playing one week...
428
00:24:02,240 --> 00:24:03,959
♪ Our time
429
00:24:03,960 --> 00:24:06,399
♪ Before the new
430
00:24:06,400 --> 00:24:09,999
Shirl the Curl could always
play solo the next.
431
00:24:10,000 --> 00:24:13,320
♪ Memories of the things
we used to do
432
00:24:16,000 --> 00:24:19,439
♪ So open up your hearts
and let me in
433
00:24:19,440 --> 00:24:22,839
♪ I'm Mr Summer,
and I thought I'd drop in
434
00:24:22,840 --> 00:24:25,199
♪ I'm Mr Summer,
435
00:24:25,200 --> 00:24:28,720
♪ And I'm here
for another spin. ♪
436
00:24:32,480 --> 00:24:34,999
Daryl and Sherbet were
also welcome anytime.
437
00:24:35,000 --> 00:24:38,400
♪ I beg, steal or borrow
438
00:24:39,680 --> 00:24:41,799
♪ Ooh, yes, I do
439
00:24:41,800 --> 00:24:45,040
♪ I'm going to beg,
steal or borrow. ♪
440
00:24:48,800 --> 00:24:50,879
And it goes without saying -
441
00:24:50,880 --> 00:24:54,759
any ex-member of Daddy Cool
had a permanent booking.
442
00:24:54,760 --> 00:24:56,439
♪ Just like a savage beast
443
00:24:56,440 --> 00:24:59,959
♪ Many a man
with an axe to grind
444
00:24:59,960 --> 00:25:02,920
♪ I leave my mark
and I feel really fine. ♪
445
00:25:04,480 --> 00:25:06,959
In 1978, Countdown counted
446
00:25:06,960 --> 00:25:09,519
two of the biggest stars
in the world
447
00:25:09,520 --> 00:25:11,839
as part of its family.
448
00:25:11,840 --> 00:25:15,799
Rod Stewart and Elton John
had appeared so many times
449
00:25:15,800 --> 00:25:18,119
that the two tussled on air
450
00:25:18,120 --> 00:25:20,959
like brothers after
a long Christmas lunch.
451
00:25:20,960 --> 00:25:23,959
There's a lot of songs
within his album
452
00:25:23,960 --> 00:25:25,319
that a lot of people think,
453
00:25:25,320 --> 00:25:26,759
"You know, he's talking
about himself."
454
00:25:26,760 --> 00:25:28,359
You know?
Yeah.
455
00:25:28,360 --> 00:25:29,759
What do you think?
456
00:25:29,760 --> 00:25:31,719
I think it's definitely
about him.
457
00:25:31,720 --> 00:25:34,039
I mean, having known him
for about five or six years,
458
00:25:34,040 --> 00:25:35,679
I'm sure it's about him,
Do You Think I'm Sexy?
459
00:25:35,680 --> 00:25:37,359
Who's he kidding?
Who's he written it about?
460
00:25:37,360 --> 00:25:38,959
I mean, I'm sure it's about him.
461
00:25:38,960 --> 00:25:40,439
I must admit, he didn't
take the last remark
462
00:25:40,440 --> 00:25:42,199
I made to him very well.
463
00:25:42,200 --> 00:25:44,399
He phoned up and he said,
"I've made a disco album."
464
00:25:44,400 --> 00:25:45,919
I said, "You're a bit late, dear,
aren't you?"
465
00:25:45,920 --> 00:25:47,759
And I haven't heard
from him since.
466
00:25:47,760 --> 00:25:49,439
I don't think
it's just a disco album.
467
00:25:49,440 --> 00:25:51,639
I think there's a lot
of rock'n'roll on it.
468
00:25:51,640 --> 00:25:54,519
And he made
a very big disco record,
469
00:25:54,520 --> 00:25:57,599
which he stole
the tune of from Brazil,
470
00:25:57,600 --> 00:25:59,839
and had to settle out of court and
pay the money.
471
00:25:59,840 --> 00:26:02,279
(LAUGHING)
472
00:26:02,280 --> 00:26:04,719
Do You Think I'm Sexy
was stolen from something.
473
00:26:04,720 --> 00:26:06,639
We went to Rio together
to the Carnival.
474
00:26:06,640 --> 00:26:09,359
And the main thing, he bought
a record in Rio, which was
475
00:26:09,360 --> 00:26:10,999
♪ Ole, Ole. ♪
476
00:26:11,000 --> 00:26:12,799
No, that's the World Cup one, which
he also stole.
477
00:26:12,800 --> 00:26:14,839
(LAUGHING)
478
00:26:14,840 --> 00:26:17,279
It's da-dat-dat-dat-da,
da-dat-dat-da,
479
00:26:17,280 --> 00:26:18,959
and not many people know it,
but I have the record.
480
00:26:18,960 --> 00:26:20,799
It's by a guy called Jorge Ben.
481
00:26:20,800 --> 00:26:22,999
So I'd rather make probably
a not so big selling record,
482
00:26:23,000 --> 00:26:27,159
and actually give the writers
the right amount of money.
483
00:26:27,160 --> 00:26:29,599
If Mr Stewart's going
to have a go at that,
484
00:26:29,600 --> 00:26:32,559
then why did he steal the tune and
try and hush it up?
485
00:26:32,560 --> 00:26:34,319
MOLLY: Well, can we just sit down to
you and Elton?
486
00:26:34,320 --> 00:26:36,359
I mean, like, at one stage,
487
00:26:36,360 --> 00:26:38,199
you were throwing so many barbed
comments at each other
488
00:26:38,200 --> 00:26:39,799
that you would
think that, you know,
489
00:26:39,800 --> 00:26:41,559
you were the two worst enemies
in the world.
490
00:26:41,560 --> 00:26:43,479
Well, we still do throw comments at
each other.
491
00:26:43,480 --> 00:26:45,679
The thing is he can't take it,
you see?
492
00:26:45,680 --> 00:26:48,719
I don't mind. I think it's fun.
Hmm.
493
00:26:48,720 --> 00:26:50,959
But sometimes, a little hit below
the belt with him.
494
00:26:50,960 --> 00:26:53,199
Or on the top of the head.
I'm not sure which.
495
00:26:53,200 --> 00:26:54,999
On the top of the head, yeah.
Yeah.
496
00:26:55,000 --> 00:26:56,960
But we are best of mates now.
497
00:26:57,960 --> 00:27:00,159
JANE: One thing was for sure.
498
00:27:00,160 --> 00:27:03,319
Both Rod and Elton loved soccer.
499
00:27:03,320 --> 00:27:06,799
To prove his point,
or to outdo Rod,
500
00:27:06,800 --> 00:27:09,879
Elton brought the whole team in.
501
00:27:09,880 --> 00:27:14,559
♪ Talking about, oh, Georgia
502
00:27:14,560 --> 00:27:18,359
♪ Take me to your Southlands
503
00:27:18,360 --> 00:27:20,279
♪ I sometimes feel
504
00:27:20,280 --> 00:27:23,720
♪ That life is rolling on
505
00:27:25,960 --> 00:27:29,799
♪ Oh, Georgia
506
00:27:29,800 --> 00:27:33,559
♪ Lead me through
your heartlands
507
00:27:33,560 --> 00:27:36,839
♪ I need to see them
one more time
508
00:27:36,840 --> 00:27:39,880
♪ Before they're gone. ♪
509
00:27:43,400 --> 00:27:46,999
This is Warren Zevon,
so-called Excitable Boy,
510
00:27:47,000 --> 00:27:48,959
speaking to you
from San Francisco.
511
00:27:48,960 --> 00:27:51,199
And you're watching Countdown.
512
00:27:51,200 --> 00:27:55,359
♪ Like a dog hanging
on your leash
513
00:27:55,360 --> 00:27:57,799
JANE: A seasoned music writer and
producer,
514
00:27:57,800 --> 00:28:00,159
Molly also recognised the allure
515
00:28:00,160 --> 00:28:02,239
of a good old
fashioned pop star.
516
00:28:02,240 --> 00:28:04,999
♪ You make me feel like dancing
517
00:28:05,000 --> 00:28:06,919
♪ I want to dance the night away
518
00:28:06,920 --> 00:28:10,119
♪ You make me feel like dancing
519
00:28:10,120 --> 00:28:11,919
♪ I'm going to dance
the night away
520
00:28:11,920 --> 00:28:15,639
♪ You make me feel like dancing
521
00:28:15,640 --> 00:28:17,799
♪ I feel like dancing
522
00:28:17,800 --> 00:28:20,959
♪ Dancing, dance the night away
523
00:28:20,960 --> 00:28:22,759
♪ I feel like dancing
524
00:28:22,760 --> 00:28:24,920
♪ Dancing, ahh. ♪
525
00:28:26,360 --> 00:28:28,399
One singing surfer boy
in particular
526
00:28:28,400 --> 00:28:32,319
brought the teenyboppers
flocking into Studio 31.
527
00:28:32,320 --> 00:28:35,359
♪ You got me rolling
like a wheel on the road
528
00:28:35,360 --> 00:28:37,879
♪ Turning round and round
529
00:28:37,880 --> 00:28:39,799
♪ Nowhere to go
530
00:28:39,800 --> 00:28:42,839
♪ I got to find out
if you're feeling it too
531
00:28:42,840 --> 00:28:46,840
♪ It's hard to tell,
so here's what I do
532
00:28:48,440 --> 00:28:52,119
♪ And every time I want more
533
00:28:52,120 --> 00:28:54,800
♪ I take you out on the floor
534
00:28:57,520 --> 00:29:00,240
♪ I was made for dancing
535
00:29:01,360 --> 00:29:04,399
♪ All, all, all, all night long
536
00:29:04,400 --> 00:29:07,760
♪ Yeah, I was made for dancing
537
00:29:08,800 --> 00:29:11,240
♪ All, all, all, all night long
538
00:29:20,280 --> 00:29:23,279
♪ The days and nights
are moving by me and you
539
00:29:23,280 --> 00:29:27,999
♪ You're such a crazy love,
you tear me in two
540
00:29:28,000 --> 00:29:31,319
♪ I spend my time moving
to dreams and a phase
541
00:29:31,320 --> 00:29:35,120
♪ It's a crazy love
you can see in my face
542
00:29:36,600 --> 00:29:38,760
♪ And every time I want more
543
00:29:40,480 --> 00:29:43,120
♪ I take you out on the floor
544
00:29:46,320 --> 00:29:49,399
♪ I was made for dancing
545
00:29:49,400 --> 00:29:53,319
♪ All, all, all, all night long
546
00:29:53,320 --> 00:29:56,919
♪ I was made for dancing
547
00:29:56,920 --> 00:29:59,600
♪ All, all, all, all night long
548
00:30:08,320 --> 00:30:11,679
♪ I was made for dancing
549
00:30:11,680 --> 00:30:15,999
♪ All, all, all, all night long
550
00:30:16,000 --> 00:30:19,639
♪ I was made for dancing
551
00:30:19,640 --> 00:30:22,320
♪ All, all, all, all night long
552
00:30:34,800 --> 00:30:37,480
♪ Dancing
553
00:30:39,080 --> 00:30:42,039
♪ I was made for dancing
554
00:30:42,040 --> 00:30:44,160
♪ Ahh
555
00:30:47,160 --> 00:30:49,919
♪ I was made for dancing
556
00:30:49,920 --> 00:30:52,360
♪ Dancing
557
00:30:53,760 --> 00:30:56,120
♪ Dancing
558
00:30:57,640 --> 00:31:00,999
♪ I was made for dancing
559
00:31:01,000 --> 00:31:03,480
♪ All, all, all, all night long
560
00:31:04,560 --> 00:31:08,599
♪ Yes, I was made for dancing
561
00:31:08,600 --> 00:31:11,320
♪ All, all, all, all night long
562
00:31:12,760 --> 00:31:16,239
♪ I was made for dancing
563
00:31:16,240 --> 00:31:18,920
♪ All, all, all, all night long
564
00:31:20,240 --> 00:31:22,479
♪ I was made for dancing
565
00:31:22,480 --> 00:31:24,560
(CHEERING)
566
00:31:26,680 --> 00:31:29,519
JANE: In '78, a lot
of young people were rebelling
567
00:31:29,520 --> 00:31:31,319
against the bubblegum conformity
568
00:31:31,320 --> 00:31:34,279
that Leif Garrett represented.
569
00:31:34,280 --> 00:31:35,879
The local bands that emerged
570
00:31:35,880 --> 00:31:38,479
during the so-called
post punk era
571
00:31:38,480 --> 00:31:40,439
had a distinct attitude,
572
00:31:40,440 --> 00:31:42,680
a new interpretation
of rock music.
573
00:31:44,840 --> 00:31:48,919
♪ You're just a barroom brandy
574
00:31:48,920 --> 00:31:52,880
♪ I want to touch you everyday
575
00:31:54,680 --> 00:31:58,520
♪ But you seem
to leave me all the time
576
00:32:00,200 --> 00:32:03,879
♪ And I'm always
asking you to stay
577
00:32:03,880 --> 00:32:08,800
♪ So, go, girl,
I wanna be your baby
578
00:32:10,800 --> 00:32:13,560
♪ And spend my time with you
579
00:32:16,080 --> 00:32:19,560
♪ I wanna be your baby
580
00:32:20,600 --> 00:32:23,880
♪ And spend my love with you
581
00:32:25,360 --> 00:32:29,080
♪ I remember the first time
that I met you
582
00:32:30,880 --> 00:32:35,559
♪ I felt that I had
to take you home
583
00:32:35,560 --> 00:32:39,360
♪ But your eyes weren't looking in
my direction
584
00:32:40,840 --> 00:32:44,280
♪ And sometimes
you make me feel so alone
585
00:32:45,280 --> 00:32:50,040
♪ So I wanna be your baby
586
00:32:51,520 --> 00:32:54,160
♪ And spend my time with you
587
00:32:56,480 --> 00:32:59,640
♪ I wanna be your baby
588
00:33:00,800 --> 00:33:04,880
♪ And spend my time with you
589
00:33:16,720 --> 00:33:19,680
♪ I wanna be your baby
590
00:33:21,640 --> 00:33:25,120
♪ And spend my time with you
591
00:33:26,720 --> 00:33:30,000
♪ I wanna be your baby
592
00:33:31,320 --> 00:33:34,440
♪ And spend my time with you
593
00:33:39,680 --> 00:33:42,480
♪ I wanna be your baby
594
00:33:44,520 --> 00:33:47,120
♪ And spend my time with you
595
00:33:49,520 --> 00:33:52,840
♪ I wanna be your baby
596
00:33:53,880 --> 00:33:56,640
♪ And spend my time with you. ♪
597
00:34:17,240 --> 00:34:18,879
Hi, this is Johnny Mathis.
598
00:34:18,880 --> 00:34:20,880
You're watching Countdown
right across Australia.
599
00:34:22,400 --> 00:34:25,240
Oh-ho-ho! Once more!
600
00:34:26,640 --> 00:34:28,679
JANE: When a country band
from New Zealand
601
00:34:28,680 --> 00:34:31,319
performed a Beatles' song
on Countdown,
602
00:34:31,320 --> 00:34:35,679
it was probably safe to assume
that cover songs were fair game.
603
00:34:35,680 --> 00:34:37,919
♪ Falling
604
00:34:37,920 --> 00:34:40,919
♪ Oh, yes, I'm falling
605
00:34:40,920 --> 00:34:44,039
♪ But it keeps calling me
606
00:34:44,040 --> 00:34:47,319
♪ Back again. ♪
607
00:34:47,320 --> 00:34:50,879
♪ Stop, in the name of love
608
00:34:50,880 --> 00:34:53,559
♪ Before you break
my heart. ♪
609
00:34:53,560 --> 00:34:56,359
No surprise then that a young
gentleman from Adelaide,
610
00:34:56,360 --> 00:35:00,679
Andy Upton, performed a song made
famous by The Supremes.
611
00:35:00,680 --> 00:35:04,279
Fellow South Australians Scandal
612
00:35:04,280 --> 00:35:07,319
revived an early '70s UK hit.
613
00:35:07,320 --> 00:35:09,919
♪ Any day
614
00:35:09,920 --> 00:35:12,559
♪ How long
615
00:35:12,560 --> 00:35:14,880
♪ Has this been going on?
616
00:35:18,000 --> 00:35:21,119
♪ How long
617
00:35:21,120 --> 00:35:23,279
♪ Has this been going on? ♪
618
00:35:23,280 --> 00:35:27,640
♪ Wasted all my days over you
619
00:35:30,480 --> 00:35:33,759
Don Mclean continued his tribute to
Buddy Holly
620
00:35:33,760 --> 00:35:37,719
with a version
of It Doesn't Matter Anymore.
621
00:35:37,720 --> 00:35:40,599
♪ I'll go mine
622
00:35:40,600 --> 00:35:42,479
♪ Now and forever
623
00:35:42,480 --> 00:35:45,399
♪ Until the end of time
624
00:35:45,400 --> 00:35:48,719
♪ I'll find somebody new
625
00:35:48,720 --> 00:35:50,439
♪ And baby
626
00:35:50,440 --> 00:35:52,679
♪ We'll say we're through
627
00:35:52,680 --> 00:35:56,479
♪ And you won't
matter anymore. ♪
628
00:35:56,480 --> 00:35:58,999
(CHEERING)
629
00:35:59,000 --> 00:36:01,479
But the show stopper
was this cover
630
00:36:01,480 --> 00:36:03,439
of a Righteous Brothers song
631
00:36:03,440 --> 00:36:07,159
by one of Australia's
first all female bands.
632
00:36:07,160 --> 00:36:11,599
♪ You've been waiting
much too long now
633
00:36:11,600 --> 00:36:16,119
♪ Looks like she's
not coming home
634
00:36:16,120 --> 00:36:18,559
♪ Girl
635
00:36:18,560 --> 00:36:22,999
♪ You've been loyal,
true and faithful
636
00:36:23,000 --> 00:36:26,080
♪ All this time with being alone
637
00:36:27,920 --> 00:36:32,239
♪ If I could get
that same dedication
638
00:36:32,240 --> 00:36:35,480
♪ I'd give you everything
in creation
639
00:36:37,320 --> 00:36:39,719
♪ If she doesn't come back
640
00:36:39,720 --> 00:36:42,999
♪ If she doesn't come back
641
00:36:43,000 --> 00:36:45,400
♪ I'll be your substitute
642
00:36:47,000 --> 00:36:49,440
♪ Whenever you want me
643
00:36:52,160 --> 00:36:54,360
♪ I'll be your substitute
644
00:36:56,040 --> 00:36:58,480
♪ Whenever you need me
645
00:37:02,120 --> 00:37:04,559
♪ Girl
646
00:37:04,560 --> 00:37:08,959
♪ Every day you waited for her
647
00:37:08,960 --> 00:37:12,160
♪ I've been waiting here for you
648
00:37:13,920 --> 00:37:16,439
♪ Say
649
00:37:16,440 --> 00:37:20,999
♪ All this time I've been lonely
650
00:37:21,000 --> 00:37:23,960
♪ I know what
you've been going through
651
00:37:26,040 --> 00:37:29,959
♪ I'll wait until
my chances are good
652
00:37:29,960 --> 00:37:33,520
♪ But you can't
keep relying on her
653
00:37:35,280 --> 00:37:37,719
♪ If she doesn't come back
654
00:37:37,720 --> 00:37:41,199
♪ If she doesn't come back
655
00:37:41,200 --> 00:37:43,520
♪ I'll be your substitute
656
00:37:45,040 --> 00:37:47,360
♪ Whenever you want me
657
00:37:50,320 --> 00:37:52,560
♪ I'll be your substitute
658
00:37:54,320 --> 00:37:56,720
♪ Whenever you need me
659
00:38:00,480 --> 00:38:03,919
♪ Each day by your window
660
00:38:03,920 --> 00:38:05,719
♪ You sit and sigh hoping
661
00:38:05,720 --> 00:38:08,719
♪ To see her face
662
00:38:08,720 --> 00:38:10,679
♪ Oh!
663
00:38:10,680 --> 00:38:14,639
♪ You might as well
forget about her
664
00:38:14,640 --> 00:38:18,839
♪ And find someone
to take her place
665
00:38:18,840 --> 00:38:22,519
♪ If she doesn't come back
666
00:38:22,520 --> 00:38:24,560
♪ I'll be your substitute
667
00:38:26,440 --> 00:38:28,800
♪ Whenever you want me
668
00:38:31,560 --> 00:38:33,720
♪ I'll be your substitute
669
00:38:35,800 --> 00:38:37,960
♪ Whenever you need me. ♪
670
00:38:55,080 --> 00:38:56,319
Countdown!
671
00:38:56,320 --> 00:38:57,719
Hello, how are you, Edna?
672
00:38:57,720 --> 00:38:59,199
Oh, what can I say,
but thank you
673
00:38:59,200 --> 00:39:01,079
for honouring me
with the invitation
674
00:39:01,080 --> 00:39:02,599
to appear on your show.
675
00:39:02,600 --> 00:39:04,279
It's always a pleasure.
It's always a pleasure.
676
00:39:04,280 --> 00:39:05,799
What do you think
of my little Edna boppers?
677
00:39:05,800 --> 00:39:07,479
Aren't they beautiful?
They're marvellous.
678
00:39:07,480 --> 00:39:08,719
Where did you get them from?
679
00:39:08,720 --> 00:39:09,959
Oh...
Moonee Ponds?
680
00:39:09,960 --> 00:39:12,839
Alright, now. Over the last...
681
00:39:12,840 --> 00:39:14,079
This is going to be
a bit of a heavy,
682
00:39:14,080 --> 00:39:15,839
so every one ready for it.
683
00:39:15,840 --> 00:39:18,039
You may have sort
of seen an ad on...
684
00:39:18,040 --> 00:39:19,719
I'm talking about Melbourne now.
685
00:39:19,720 --> 00:39:22,399
On commercial television for
3XY, with their supergroup.
686
00:39:22,400 --> 00:39:24,399
They've been advertising, etcetera,
etcetera, like that.
687
00:39:24,400 --> 00:39:26,159
Yes, terrific.
688
00:39:26,160 --> 00:39:28,799
The only thing is that
it's very amusing to see this ad
689
00:39:28,800 --> 00:39:31,479
because, apart
from Darryl Cotton and Dragon,
690
00:39:31,480 --> 00:39:32,919
who feature on the ad,
691
00:39:32,920 --> 00:39:35,519
there's also Angry
from Rose Tattoo,
692
00:39:35,520 --> 00:39:38,479
there's also Cheater,
there's also Jo Jo Zep,
693
00:39:38,480 --> 00:39:40,559
there's also Ross Wilson
from Mondo Rock.
694
00:39:40,560 --> 00:39:42,959
There's also Delilah,
and there's also Keith Lamb.
695
00:39:42,960 --> 00:39:44,679
All have singles out
at the moment,
696
00:39:44,680 --> 00:39:48,279
and the oddest thing is none of them
are being played on 3XY.
697
00:39:48,280 --> 00:39:51,239
So I don't know how 3XY can say it's
their supergroup
698
00:39:51,240 --> 00:39:52,839
when they're not even going
to recognise them.
699
00:39:52,840 --> 00:39:54,359
Talking about good groups,
700
00:39:54,360 --> 00:39:56,599
Dire Straits is coming up
on the show later on.
701
00:39:56,600 --> 00:39:59,199
I believe you know
a couple of the guys.
702
00:39:59,200 --> 00:40:00,839
I actually... No, I don't.
703
00:40:00,840 --> 00:40:02,199
No?
You've been...
704
00:40:02,200 --> 00:40:04,359
Misinformed?
Misinformed, yes.
705
00:40:04,360 --> 00:40:06,199
Bette Midler didn't know
them either, obviously.
706
00:40:06,200 --> 00:40:07,919
Anyway, have you heard
of them anyhow?
707
00:40:07,920 --> 00:40:10,279
They're a really nice group.
Yes, I have heard of them.
708
00:40:10,280 --> 00:40:12,439
They're going to be one
of the hottest around, I figure.
709
00:40:12,440 --> 00:40:15,199
But, meanwhile.
I wish you had heard of them.
710
00:40:15,200 --> 00:40:16,679
(LAUGHING)
711
00:40:16,680 --> 00:40:18,399
Over the last couple
of weeks, we've had
712
00:40:18,400 --> 00:40:20,279
many, many international tours coming
through.
713
00:40:20,280 --> 00:40:23,199
We've had Boz Scaggs, Bob Dylan,
The Beach Boys.
714
00:40:23,200 --> 00:40:25,439
Some have been good,
some have been bad, right?
715
00:40:25,440 --> 00:40:26,839
But I have never...
716
00:40:26,840 --> 00:40:29,399
Last week, I went
on the Countdown Council
717
00:40:29,400 --> 00:40:31,119
to Perth and to Adelaide,
718
00:40:31,120 --> 00:40:33,079
and you were leaving
a day earlier.
719
00:40:33,080 --> 00:40:35,399
And you'd just done
a concert that night,
720
00:40:35,400 --> 00:40:37,359
and in Adelaide
you'd just done a concert
721
00:40:37,360 --> 00:40:38,879
the night before, etcetera.
722
00:40:38,880 --> 00:40:41,519
And I have never read reviews, rave
reviews,
723
00:40:41,520 --> 00:40:43,679
for any artist
than I've read for you.
724
00:40:43,680 --> 00:40:45,159
Alright.
725
00:40:45,160 --> 00:40:46,959
A lot's happened.
You've grown up a lot, I think.
726
00:40:46,960 --> 00:40:48,599
Thank you.
Don't you think?
727
00:40:48,600 --> 00:40:50,639
You have to. No, actually.
Yeah. Don't be so...
728
00:40:50,640 --> 00:40:52,799
(LAUGHS)
729
00:40:52,800 --> 00:40:55,239
No, but what I'm trying to say.
Or have you?
730
00:40:55,240 --> 00:40:57,079
No, I haven't. You seem to be
maturing a lot more
731
00:40:57,080 --> 00:40:58,519
as far as your musical outlook
732
00:40:58,520 --> 00:41:00,079
and everything
like that is concerned.
733
00:41:00,080 --> 00:41:01,679
You know, my voice has dropped.
734
00:41:01,680 --> 00:41:03,439
Your voice has dropped?
(LAUGHS)
735
00:41:03,440 --> 00:41:05,079
You ever had a dirty weekend?
736
00:41:05,080 --> 00:41:07,120
(LAUGHS)
737
00:41:13,560 --> 00:41:15,959
♪ Take a long line
738
00:41:15,960 --> 00:41:18,799
♪ Take a long line
739
00:41:18,800 --> 00:41:21,319
♪ Take a long line
740
00:41:21,320 --> 00:41:23,320
♪ Reel him in. ♪
741
00:41:28,480 --> 00:41:31,879
JANE: In the '70s, Australians loved
rock music so much
742
00:41:31,880 --> 00:41:34,199
we even named a month after it.
743
00:41:34,200 --> 00:41:36,079
I'm Ronnie Sparks
from 2SM in Sydney,
744
00:41:36,080 --> 00:41:37,519
the Sydney Rocktober...
Rocktober...
745
00:41:37,520 --> 00:41:38,719
Rocktober.
Rocktober.
746
00:41:38,720 --> 00:41:40,719
The Rocktober station in Perth.
747
00:41:40,720 --> 00:41:43,879
♪ We're rock and rolling, yeah
748
00:41:43,880 --> 00:41:45,719
♪ We're rock
and rolling, yeah. ♪
749
00:41:45,720 --> 00:41:48,119
Countdown made sure that it fed the
rock'n'roll beast
750
00:41:48,120 --> 00:41:50,120
as much as possible.
751
00:41:51,640 --> 00:41:54,919
English bands had been given plenty
of air time,
752
00:41:54,920 --> 00:41:56,999
and so would the emerging
soft metal hair bands
753
00:41:57,000 --> 00:41:58,279
from the States.
754
00:41:58,280 --> 00:41:59,519
Ow!
755
00:41:59,520 --> 00:42:01,279
None of us are from California.
756
00:42:01,280 --> 00:42:03,239
That's how come we don't sound like
The Eagles.
757
00:42:03,240 --> 00:42:05,319
IAN: Obviously, you spend a lot of
time on your stage act.
758
00:42:05,320 --> 00:42:07,199
It's a pretty dynamic stage act.
759
00:42:07,200 --> 00:42:09,919
Alex, can you tell us a little bit
about how that developed?
760
00:42:09,920 --> 00:42:12,279
By playing five hours,
a night five days a week
761
00:42:12,280 --> 00:42:14,839
at different bars and clubs,
sweating it out,
762
00:42:14,840 --> 00:42:17,799
and so-called
"paying your dues."
763
00:42:17,800 --> 00:42:20,319
We used to play about,
yeah, five hours
764
00:42:20,320 --> 00:42:22,879
of really hard grinding
rock'n'roll.
765
00:42:22,880 --> 00:42:24,799
No slow songs at all.
766
00:42:24,800 --> 00:42:28,119
And it just carried on over
to our original music.
767
00:42:28,120 --> 00:42:30,679
Right now, being, as I say,
a relatively new show,
768
00:42:30,680 --> 00:42:33,439
and having, sort of,
a lot of, sort of dynamics
769
00:42:33,440 --> 00:42:37,199
and sort of colour on stage,
770
00:42:37,200 --> 00:42:40,799
this is your first trip
to, say, Europe and England,
771
00:42:40,800 --> 00:42:43,159
what has the reaction been
like towards you?
772
00:42:43,160 --> 00:42:45,399
(ALL SCREAM)
773
00:42:45,400 --> 00:42:48,319
Hey, you scared the birds away.
774
00:42:48,320 --> 00:42:49,679
♪ TNT
775
00:42:49,680 --> 00:42:52,159
Oi! Oi! Oi!
776
00:42:52,160 --> 00:42:53,599
♪ TNT. ♪
777
00:42:53,600 --> 00:42:56,479
Oi! Oi! Oi!
778
00:42:56,480 --> 00:42:59,159
JANE: Viewers of Countdown knew that
no band in the world
779
00:42:59,160 --> 00:43:02,279
could let there be rock
like AC/DC.
780
00:43:02,280 --> 00:43:04,839
And, in turn, Akka Dakka,
781
00:43:04,840 --> 00:43:07,120
inspired other bands
to be just like them.
782
00:43:11,280 --> 00:43:14,079
A good strategy in the shadow
of AC/DC:
783
00:43:14,080 --> 00:43:17,199
get more tats and get angry.
784
00:43:17,200 --> 00:43:20,079
♪ I don't need lots of people
785
00:43:20,080 --> 00:43:22,319
♪ Telling me what to do
786
00:43:22,320 --> 00:43:25,079
♪ I don't need
a long-haired lady
787
00:43:25,080 --> 00:43:27,959
♪ To love me true as true
788
00:43:27,960 --> 00:43:30,759
♪ All I need is
a rock'n'roll band
789
00:43:30,760 --> 00:43:33,119
♪ Somewhere new to play
790
00:43:33,120 --> 00:43:36,319
♪ And I'm on my way
791
00:43:36,320 --> 00:43:38,559
♪ I'm on my way
792
00:43:38,560 --> 00:43:41,159
♪ I'm a rock'n'roll outlaw
793
00:43:41,160 --> 00:43:43,559
♪ And I'm on the run
794
00:43:43,560 --> 00:43:46,239
♪ I'm a rock'n'roll outlaw
795
00:43:46,240 --> 00:43:48,440
♪ I never needed anyone
796
00:43:58,960 --> 00:44:01,639
♪ My life isn't easy, baby
797
00:44:01,640 --> 00:44:04,119
♪ It's the life that I need
798
00:44:04,120 --> 00:44:07,159
♪ I got music living
inside of me,
799
00:44:07,160 --> 00:44:09,239
♪ I gotta set it free
800
00:44:09,240 --> 00:44:11,759
♪ All I need is
a rock'n'roll band
801
00:44:11,760 --> 00:44:14,679
♪ Somewhere new to play
802
00:44:14,680 --> 00:44:17,159
♪ And I'm on my way
803
00:44:17,160 --> 00:44:19,599
♪ I'm on my way
804
00:44:19,600 --> 00:44:21,999
♪ Because I'm
a rock'n'roll outlaw
805
00:44:22,000 --> 00:44:24,639
♪ And I'm on the run
806
00:44:24,640 --> 00:44:27,159
♪ I'm a rock'n'roll outlaw
807
00:44:27,160 --> 00:44:29,920
♪ I never needed anyone
808
00:44:31,480 --> 00:44:33,919
♪ Playing music, babe
809
00:44:33,920 --> 00:44:36,559
♪ Is all I know
810
00:44:36,560 --> 00:44:38,680
♪ Where it wants
to take me, honey
811
00:45:00,640 --> 00:45:03,239
♪ All I want from living
812
00:45:03,240 --> 00:45:05,839
♪ Is just to be left alone
813
00:45:05,840 --> 00:45:08,639
♪ All I need is an open road
814
00:45:08,640 --> 00:45:10,959
♪ Because I'm a rolling stone
815
00:45:10,960 --> 00:45:13,799
♪ All I need is
a rock'n'roll band
816
00:45:13,800 --> 00:45:16,119
♪ Somewhere new to play
817
00:45:16,120 --> 00:45:18,759
♪ And I'm on my way
818
00:45:18,760 --> 00:45:21,439
♪ I'm on my way
819
00:45:21,440 --> 00:45:23,799
♪ I'm a rock'n'roll outlaw
820
00:45:23,800 --> 00:45:26,719
♪ I'm on the run
821
00:45:26,720 --> 00:45:29,079
♪ I'm a rock'n'roll outlaw
822
00:45:29,080 --> 00:45:31,800
♪ I never needed anyone
823
00:45:35,000 --> 00:45:37,120
♪ Never needed
824
00:45:42,200 --> 00:45:44,839
♪ I'm a rock'n'roll outlaw
825
00:45:44,840 --> 00:45:47,119
♪ And I'm on the run
826
00:45:47,120 --> 00:45:49,679
♪ I'm a rock'n'roll outlaw
827
00:45:49,680 --> 00:45:52,279
♪ Mother, I don't need no one
828
00:45:52,280 --> 00:45:54,679
♪ I'm a rock'n'roll outlaw
829
00:45:54,680 --> 00:45:57,439
♪ And I'm on the run
830
00:45:57,440 --> 00:45:59,879
♪ I'm a rock'n'roll outlaw
831
00:45:59,880 --> 00:46:02,640
♪ I never needed anyone. ♪
832
00:46:18,400 --> 00:46:22,239
JANE: Australian audiences
also embraced New Wave.
833
00:46:22,240 --> 00:46:25,879
Graham Parker and The Rumour
became Countdown favourites.
834
00:46:25,880 --> 00:46:29,599
♪ Crimson autograph
835
00:46:29,600 --> 00:46:31,880
♪ Is what we leave behind
836
00:46:33,680 --> 00:46:35,679
♪ Everywhere
837
00:46:35,680 --> 00:46:38,839
♪ The man set foot
838
00:46:38,840 --> 00:46:41,399
♪ Yeah
839
00:46:41,400 --> 00:46:44,479
♪ War mongers laughing loud
840
00:46:44,480 --> 00:46:47,160
♪ Behind a painted face
841
00:46:48,880 --> 00:46:51,799
♪ Throwing titbits to the crowd
842
00:46:51,800 --> 00:46:54,639
♪ Then blowing up the place
843
00:46:54,640 --> 00:46:58,399
♪ Hey, Lord,
don't ask me questions
844
00:46:58,400 --> 00:47:02,199
♪ Hey, Lord, don't
ask me questions
845
00:47:02,200 --> 00:47:06,400
♪ Hey, Lord, don't ask
me questions, please
846
00:47:09,760 --> 00:47:13,639
♪ Hey, Lord,
don't ask me questions
847
00:47:13,640 --> 00:47:17,359
♪ Hey, Lord, don't
ask me questions
848
00:47:17,360 --> 00:47:20,880
♪ Hey, Lord,
ain't no answer in me. ♪
849
00:47:22,880 --> 00:47:26,239
♪ Well, I can hear
guitars playing
850
00:47:26,240 --> 00:47:29,879
♪ Lovely tunes, oh, yeah
851
00:47:29,880 --> 00:47:32,200
♪ Well, every time that you
852
00:47:33,640 --> 00:47:35,519
♪ Walk in the room. ♪
853
00:47:35,520 --> 00:47:38,119
The Sports toured
with The Rumour in Europe,
854
00:47:38,120 --> 00:47:42,000
and Elvis Costello recorded
this song by Joe Camilleri.
855
00:47:45,920 --> 00:47:48,040
♪ So young
856
00:47:49,120 --> 00:47:52,079
♪ We've discovered
857
00:47:52,080 --> 00:47:55,799
♪ We've got them so confused
858
00:47:55,800 --> 00:47:59,439
♪ Don't mind putting the time in
859
00:47:59,440 --> 00:48:02,479
♪ It's shocking
860
00:48:02,480 --> 00:48:05,599
♪ That's what they're
all saying now
861
00:48:05,600 --> 00:48:09,119
♪ When we're walking
hand in hand
862
00:48:09,120 --> 00:48:11,960
♪ As only you and I
863
00:48:13,040 --> 00:48:15,359
♪ Oh, yeah
864
00:48:15,360 --> 00:48:17,960
♪ Ooh, yeah, ooh, yeah,
you say it's time, babe
865
00:48:19,560 --> 00:48:22,640
♪ We've got them hanging
on a string
866
00:48:24,520 --> 00:48:27,160
♪ There's no time
for compromises
867
00:48:29,000 --> 00:48:31,119
♪ We got that killer thing
868
00:48:31,120 --> 00:48:33,240
♪ So young, so young
869
00:48:35,080 --> 00:48:37,160
♪ So young, so young
870
00:48:38,880 --> 00:48:41,080
♪ So young, so young
871
00:48:42,920 --> 00:48:44,920
♪ So young, so young
872
00:48:46,400 --> 00:48:48,400
♪ It's wrong
873
00:48:49,600 --> 00:48:51,600
♪ To run for cover
874
00:48:52,680 --> 00:48:55,559
♪ We've got them in a spin
875
00:48:55,560 --> 00:48:58,160
♪ And we don't mind sticking
the sticker in
876
00:48:59,880 --> 00:49:02,719
♪ It's too late
877
00:49:02,720 --> 00:49:06,039
♪ That's what
they are saying now
878
00:49:06,040 --> 00:49:09,279
♪ About when we're walking
hand in hand
879
00:49:09,280 --> 00:49:11,840
♪ The eyes are on you and I
880
00:49:15,520 --> 00:49:18,120
♪ Ooh, yeah, ooh, yeah,
they say it's time, babe
881
00:49:19,720 --> 00:49:22,800
♪ We've got them hanging
on a string
882
00:49:24,680 --> 00:49:27,320
♪ There's no time
for patronising
883
00:49:29,160 --> 00:49:31,039
♪ We got that killer thing
884
00:49:31,040 --> 00:49:33,160
♪ So young, so young
885
00:49:35,000 --> 00:49:37,080
♪ So young, so young
886
00:49:38,800 --> 00:49:41,000
♪ So young, so young
887
00:49:42,840 --> 00:49:44,840
♪ So young, so young
888
00:50:02,080 --> 00:50:04,680
♪ Ooh, yeah, ooh, yeah,
they say it's time, babe
889
00:50:06,280 --> 00:50:09,360
♪ We've got them hanging
on a string
890
00:50:11,240 --> 00:50:13,880
♪ There's no time
for compromises
891
00:50:15,360 --> 00:50:17,119
♪ We got that killer thing
892
00:50:17,120 --> 00:50:19,240
♪ So young, so young
893
00:50:21,080 --> 00:50:23,160
♪ So young, so young
894
00:50:24,880 --> 00:50:27,080
♪ So young, so young
895
00:50:28,920 --> 00:50:30,920
♪ So young, so young
896
00:50:32,840 --> 00:50:34,960
♪ So young, so young
897
00:50:36,800 --> 00:50:38,880
♪ So young, so young
898
00:50:40,600 --> 00:50:42,800
♪ So young, so young
899
00:50:44,640 --> 00:50:46,640
♪ So young, so young. ♪
900
00:50:56,280 --> 00:50:59,679
JANE: After the success
of Saturday Night Fever,
901
00:50:59,680 --> 00:51:03,679
a lot of bands were hellbent on
shaking their booties,
902
00:51:03,680 --> 00:51:05,759
like La Belle Epoque.
903
00:51:05,760 --> 00:51:09,039
♪ Because I'm-m-m-m-m
904
00:51:09,040 --> 00:51:10,680
♪ I'm feeling blue. ♪
905
00:51:12,520 --> 00:51:14,239
♪ It's fun to stay at... ♪
906
00:51:14,240 --> 00:51:16,759
The Village People
would stay at the YMCA
907
00:51:16,760 --> 00:51:21,199
and at the pointy end
of the charts well into '79.
908
00:51:21,200 --> 00:51:23,600
♪ It's a heartache
909
00:51:25,160 --> 00:51:26,879
♪ Nothing but a heartache
910
00:51:26,880 --> 00:51:29,519
Welsh Dynamo Bonnie Tyler had
a big gravelly hit
911
00:51:29,520 --> 00:51:31,159
with It's A Heartache.
912
00:51:31,160 --> 00:51:33,239
♪ Break
913
00:51:33,240 --> 00:51:35,800
♪ Then he lets you down. ♪
914
00:51:37,600 --> 00:51:40,599
From Wuthering Heights,
the intriguing Kate Bush
915
00:51:40,600 --> 00:51:44,119
cast a spell of her own
for three weeks.
916
00:51:44,120 --> 00:51:45,559
IAN: Where did you get the idea
917
00:51:45,560 --> 00:51:47,239
of presenting
a number like that?
918
00:51:47,240 --> 00:51:49,079
Well, the idea of actually moving
and singing...
919
00:51:49,080 --> 00:51:50,919
Yeah, with all
those trees and that.
920
00:51:50,920 --> 00:51:52,919
It was really due
to my teacher, Lindsay Kemp,
921
00:51:52,920 --> 00:51:56,279
who turned me onto the idea
of movement being expression.
922
00:51:56,280 --> 00:51:58,479
And we did it out there
because that was in context
923
00:51:58,480 --> 00:52:00,399
with the song, you know,
on the moors.
924
00:52:00,400 --> 00:52:02,439
You're watching Countdown
all across Australia...
925
00:52:02,440 --> 00:52:04,399
But it really was Olivia's year.
926
00:52:04,400 --> 00:52:09,159
She proved that Aussies would be
no pushover in the future.
927
00:52:09,160 --> 00:52:11,519
(LAUGHING)
928
00:52:11,520 --> 00:52:13,959
I didn't push her.
929
00:52:13,960 --> 00:52:15,599
Honest to God,
I didn't push her.
930
00:52:15,600 --> 00:52:17,840
I stiffed up your shirt!
931
00:52:19,320 --> 00:52:23,519
And local darlings Dragon
had this super catchy hit.
932
00:52:23,520 --> 00:52:27,199
To this day, one of the nation's
favourite singalongs.
933
00:52:27,200 --> 00:52:28,999
♪ Ten years in the jailer's eyes
934
00:52:29,000 --> 00:52:30,999
♪ And I'm thinking about my baby
935
00:52:31,000 --> 00:52:34,080
♪ Looking at my life go by
936
00:52:41,120 --> 00:52:43,799
♪ Falling in the streets
I'm broke
937
00:52:43,800 --> 00:52:48,800
♪ And I'm laughing at the poor man
talking to the blind man
938
00:52:56,760 --> 00:53:00,599
♪ See the lady
in the streetcar lights
939
00:53:00,600 --> 00:53:02,920
♪ Colour a la Toulouse
940
00:53:04,560 --> 00:53:08,199
♪ Television
and the red, red wine
941
00:53:08,200 --> 00:53:10,479
♪ So won't you tell me
942
00:53:10,480 --> 00:53:13,319
♪ Won't you tell me the truth?
943
00:53:13,320 --> 00:53:15,560
♪ Are you old enough?
944
00:53:17,160 --> 00:53:19,480
♪ Are you old enough?
945
00:53:21,040 --> 00:53:23,520
♪ Are you old enough?
946
00:53:25,080 --> 00:53:28,919
♪ Are you old enough?
947
00:53:28,920 --> 00:53:32,399
♪ Are you old enough?
Ooh, ooh
948
00:53:32,400 --> 00:53:35,160
♪ Are you old enough?
949
00:53:43,640 --> 00:53:47,119
♪ Time goes and here we stand
950
00:53:47,120 --> 00:53:51,080
♪ Laughing at the sideshow,
sinking in the quicksand
951
00:53:58,720 --> 00:54:02,319
♪ The other side
of another world
952
00:54:02,320 --> 00:54:05,839
♪ Scratch my back go
the coloured girls
953
00:54:05,840 --> 00:54:07,840
♪ Yeah
954
00:54:09,560 --> 00:54:11,680
♪ Oh, yeah
955
00:54:14,600 --> 00:54:18,319
♪ I just wanted to kiss someone
956
00:54:18,320 --> 00:54:20,400
♪ I got the moondog blues
957
00:54:22,360 --> 00:54:26,119
♪ You just happened
to be standing there
958
00:54:26,120 --> 00:54:28,159
♪ So won't you tell me?
959
00:54:28,160 --> 00:54:31,439
♪ Won't you tell me the truth?
960
00:54:31,440 --> 00:54:33,640
♪ Are you old enough?
961
00:54:34,840 --> 00:54:37,160
♪ Are you old enough?
962
00:54:38,720 --> 00:54:41,200
♪ Are you old enough?
963
00:54:42,760 --> 00:54:45,000
♪ Are you old enough?
964
00:54:46,600 --> 00:54:50,079
♪ Are you old enough?
Ooh, ooh
965
00:54:50,080 --> 00:54:52,840
♪ Are you old enough?
966
00:55:16,680 --> 00:55:20,559
♪ See the lady
in the streetcar lights
967
00:55:20,560 --> 00:55:22,840
♪ Colour a la Toulouse
968
00:55:24,480 --> 00:55:27,959
♪ Television and a red, red wine
969
00:55:27,960 --> 00:55:30,359
♪ So won't you tell me?
970
00:55:30,360 --> 00:55:33,199
♪ Won't you tell me the truth?
971
00:55:33,200 --> 00:55:35,440
♪ Are you old enough?
972
00:55:37,040 --> 00:55:39,360
♪ Are you old enough?
973
00:55:40,920 --> 00:55:43,400
♪ Are you old enough?
974
00:55:44,960 --> 00:55:47,200
♪ Are you old enough?
975
00:55:48,520 --> 00:55:50,640
♪ Are you old enough?
976
00:55:52,280 --> 00:55:55,040
♪ Are you old enough? ♪
977
00:56:10,760 --> 00:56:12,919
Oh, hi! I thought you
were Harry Butler.
978
00:56:12,920 --> 00:56:14,279
It's a TV camera.
979
00:56:14,280 --> 00:56:15,999
I just came to say, Harry,
980
00:56:16,000 --> 00:56:17,599
that I found it.
981
00:56:17,600 --> 00:56:19,239
But anyway, besides that.
982
00:56:19,240 --> 00:56:21,199
You're watching Countdown
right throughout Australia.
983
00:56:21,200 --> 00:56:22,959
And this is LA.
984
00:56:22,960 --> 00:56:27,079
This is sort of typical
of the scenery here in LA.
985
00:56:27,080 --> 00:56:29,999
No smog, beautiful green grass.
986
00:56:30,000 --> 00:56:32,120
And Harry Butler knows,
when you're on a good thing...
987
00:56:34,480 --> 00:56:35,679
stick to it. Maybe. OK?
988
00:56:35,680 --> 00:56:37,319
Captions by Ericsson Access Services
989
00:56:37,320 --> 00:56:39,079
Copyright
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
990
00:56:39,080 --> 00:56:40,799
ANNOUNCER:
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991
00:56:40,800 --> 00:56:42,599
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992
00:56:42,600 --> 00:56:43,839
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