Top Of The Pops

Filmed	6-7 April 1976
Location	BBC, London
Broadcast	8th April 1976 Repated on 21st October 2009 on Eins Festival, Germany
Released	This programme has been released officially on the "Arrival" Deluxe Edition
Notes	Episode 641. A rare live vocal performance of "Fernando" introduced by Noel Edmonds over a re-recorded backing track made in London. (It was only around 1979 that Bjorn and Benny discovered that they could fool the musician's union by remixing the tracks a little in Sweden and then pretend to re-record the songs for the five minutes the union representative turned up to check the track). The acts appearing on this episode (in the following order): Hot Chocolate - Don’t Stop It Now ABBA – "Fernando" Paul Nicholas – Reggae Like It Used To Be The Beatles – Paperback Writer (danced to by Pan’s People) 10CC – I’m Mandy Fly Me (VIDEO) Linda Lewis – Baby I’m Yours Bay City Rollers – Love Me Like I Love You (VIDEO) The Four Seasons – Silver Star Carpenters – There’s A Kind Of Hush (All Over The World) (danced to by Pan’s People) Sheer Elegance – Life Is Too Short Girl Frankie Valli – Fallen Angel Brotherhood of Man – Save Your Kisses For Me (No.1 this week) Barry White – You See The Trouble With Me (and credits)
Duration	4 minutes; full programme running time 40:30
Watch Out For	Pan's People danced to The Carpenters "There's A Kind of Hush (All Over The World) on the same stage set
Transcript
Lyrics	Click on song title for the song lyrics and recording information: Fernando
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Credits	Thanks to Jan Bach, Jun Seo, Jozsef, Carl Magnus Palm, Ken Griffin and Ian Cole c/o ABBAMAIL