Welcome to volume 12
of my globetrotting series
BANDSTANDS IN
FOREIGN LANDS!
I'm Shady Seaweed,
here to bring you
more great music
performances that
performances that
originated from TV
studios, big halls
and nightclubs in
and nightclubs in
Europe and other
parts of the world
from the 1960s
thru early 2000s.
thru early 2000s.
Join me now for another exciting
trip back in time as we visit
Bandstands in
Foreign Lands!
PAT BENATAR
ROCK POP
MUNICH, GERMANY (ZDF)
The first stop on our Biffle tour is Munich, Germany, and a bandstand
called Rock Pop - a rock music TV series that aired in Deutschland
from 1978 through 1982. Appearing on the show in this vintage
clip is Brooklyn born rock singer Pat Benatar performing her
breakthrough single that spent four-and-a-half months
on the U.S. charts - "Heartbreaker."
called Rock Pop - a rock music TV series that aired in Deutschland
from 1978 through 1982. Appearing on the show in this vintage
clip is Brooklyn born rock singer Pat Benatar performing her
breakthrough single that spent four-and-a-half months
on the U.S. charts - "Heartbreaker."
"Heartbreaker" - Pat Benatar
(Mar. 1980, highest chart pos. #23 Hot 100,
#19 Cash Box#16 Canada, from Aug. 1979 album
In the Heat of the Night, perf. on TV show Rock Pop)
#19 Cash Box#16 Canada, from Aug. 1979 album
In the Heat of the Night, perf. on TV show Rock Pop)
STEVE MILLER
(LEGS & CO)
TOP OF THE POPS
LONDON, ENGLAND
Let's keep on rockin' now as we switch to Merrie Olde England
and a song classic of the mid 70s, "Rock'n Me," one of the three
chart-topping hit singles recorded by blues rocker Steve Miller
and his band. Here with every intention of rock'n you, are the
and a song classic of the mid 70s, "Rock'n Me," one of the three
chart-topping hit singles recorded by blues rocker Steve Miller
and his band. Here with every intention of rock'n you, are the
fetching females of the dance troupe Legs & Co on the
British television music show Top Of The Pops.
British television music show Top Of The Pops.
"Rock'n Me" - Steve Miller
(Oct./Nov. 1976, highest chart pos. #1 Hot 100,
#1 Canada/#11 UK, dance perf. by
Legs & Co on Top Of The Pops)
GENE PITNEY
BEAT-CLUB
BREMEN, WEST GERMANY
Our next Biffle bandstand is back in Deutschland - Bremen, Germany, to be exact,
and the stage of the TV series Beat-Club. That's where we find American pop
crooner Gene Pitney ready to sing "Something's Gotten Hold of My Heart,"
a song originally recorded by the English pop duo David And Jonathan.
Released as a single in the fall of 1967, Gene's version reached the
top 5 in the UK but merely Bubbled Under on the U.S. chart.
Gene achieved greater success with the song in early 1989
when he waxed it as a duet with Brit artist Marc Almond.
Their single spent 4 weeks at the top of the UK chart.
Let's press rewind, return to the 60s, and catch
Gene's performance of the song on Beat-Club.
and the stage of the TV series Beat-Club. That's where we find American pop
crooner Gene Pitney ready to sing "Something's Gotten Hold of My Heart,"
a song originally recorded by the English pop duo David And Jonathan.
Released as a single in the fall of 1967, Gene's version reached the
top 5 in the UK but merely Bubbled Under on the U.S. chart.
Gene achieved greater success with the song in early 1989
when he waxed it as a duet with Brit artist Marc Almond.
Their single spent 4 weeks at the top of the UK chart.
Let's press rewind, return to the 60s, and catch
Gene's performance of the song on Beat-Club.
"Something's Gotten Hold Of My Heart" - Gene Pitney
(Oct to Dec. 1967, highest chart pos. #5 UK,
#130 U.S. Bubbling Under, perf. on Beat-Club)
TINA CHARLES
TOPPOP
HOLLAND, THE NETHERLANDS
Next our whirlwind world tour takes us to Holland for a great performance
by Tina Charles, an English songstress who became a disco queen of
the mid and late 70s. Tina is set to appear on the music TV show
TopPop and sing her signature song, the international hit
"I Love to Love (But My Baby Loves to Dance)."
by Tina Charles, an English songstress who became a disco queen of
the mid and late 70s. Tina is set to appear on the music TV show
TopPop and sing her signature song, the international hit
"I Love to Love (But My Baby Loves to Dance)."
"I Love to Love (But My Baby Loves to Dance)"
Tina Charles (Mar./Apr. 1976, highest chart
pos. #2 U.S. Disco/#1 UK & Ireland, perf.
on TopPop TV show, The Netherlands)
pos. #2 U.S. Disco/#1 UK & Ireland, perf.
on TopPop TV show, The Netherlands)
SHIRLEY (AND COMPANY)
TOPPOP
HOLLAND, THE NETHERANDS
Let's stay right where we are in The Netherlands and the Dutch TV
music showcase TopPop. Performing next are Shirley (And Company),
a disco group from the U.S. featuring lead singers Shirley Goodman,
formerly one half of the 50s R&B duo Shirley & Lee, along with male
vocalist Jesus Alvarez who later became an ordained minister. They are
here to do their international hit single "Shame, Shame, Shame" a song
written by Sylvia Robinson, "The Mother of Hip–Hop" and founder
of Sugar Hill Records. "Shame, Shame, Shame" hit number one
in The Netherlands and four other countries including the U.S.
where it topped the Disco and R&B charts. Without further
ado, here they are-- Shirley... (And Company!
of Sugar Hill Records. "Shame, Shame, Shame" hit number one
in The Netherlands and four other countries including the U.S.
where it topped the Disco and R&B charts. Without further
ado, here they are-- Shirley... (And Company!
"Shame Shame Shame" - Shirley (And Company)
(Mar. 1975, highest chart pos. #12 Hot 100/#8 Cash Box,
# 1 U.S. Dance & R&B/#1 Netherlands, Austria, Belgium
and Germany, perf. on Dutch TV show TopPop)
PRINCESS
TOP OF THE POPS
LONDON, ENGLAND
The name Desiree Heslop didn't exactly roll off the tongue.
That's why this English thrush changed her name to Princess.
Back to London we go to check out Princess appearing on
Top Of The Pops to sing the biggest hit of her career,
"Say I'm Your Number One," a single that peaked
at #2 in Germany and New Zealand and made
the top 20 on the R&B chart in the U.S.
That's why this English thrush changed her name to Princess.
Back to London we go to check out Princess appearing on
Top Of The Pops to sing the biggest hit of her career,
"Say I'm Your Number One," a single that peaked
at #2 in Germany and New Zealand and made
the top 20 on the R&B chart in the U.S.
"Say I'm Your Number One" - Princess
(Sept./Oct./Nov. 1985, highest chart pos.
#7 UK/#2 Germany & New Zealand,
#19 U.S. R&B, perf. on Top Of The Pops)
I hope you enjoyed vol. 12 of
BANDSTANDS IN
FOREIGN LANDS!
Stay tuned for the next
edition coming soon.
Have a Shady day!
