You're definitely right about Baby Jump being obscure. And qualitywise, it does not sound like number 1 material at all. Was this chart position more a rebound hit off the back of In The Summer Time? It does not sound hugely commercial or memorable, but perhaps I am reacting to it like that precisely because it is very fresh to my ears and it needs more listens. Another one that has been rarely played over the years.
Looking forward to reading the Rich T review of the latest TOTP. I Hope that forum member Kit Kat also posts his thoughts on the edition.

Yes, Clare, I would have thought that Angel Fingers is another huge number 1 hit that many people may not have heard or many would not easily remember how it goes..

Yes I think most people remember See My Baby Jive. Baby Jump does nothing for me either. Doesn't have any hook really and never understood why it got to No.1.

Agree with this - but omit the last four words.

It's a top 3 straight from Hades. Andy.

Tutored by Bates, obviously.

Although I am in Team Jay - Cheryl easily wins battle of the pins tonight.

Yep - count me in with Team Eraserhead on this one. I just don't get the love for this piece of mediocrity.

Love like Blood is a 'powerbomb' of a track. One of my favourites from the much maligned on here 85. Have to admit, I've never heard this KJ track but it is easily the track of the night for me - though that's an easy accolade to collect on the evidence of what I have just suffered.

They were all shockers to be honest. The Nolans' video wasn't worth the effort. The other pair ? Euch!!!!!

The only positive from an utterly abysmal edition.
Don't usually do marks out of /10, but it's a 2/10 from me.

The only track I bought from that edition at the time was PF2.

Kid Creole, Shalamar, Imagination, Patrice, Odyssey to the dance floor NOW !!!!

Understandable error. Many European languages use their word for 'since' rather than 'for' in the past tense. e.g I have been learning Italian since 3 years'.

Grammar lesson over - I'll test it next week some time.

Make it 6-5 - unless I have voted already. TLST is preferable.

Needed a lot of practice, then. Don Juan indeed.

The above, young man , is as fine an example of litotes as you could ever compose.

It would need 3 promotions to reach the giddy heights of 'very average' for me personally.

We Scots, are renowned for our excellent taste, of course.

To be fair, 'Classic' would have fitted in perfectly with this week's edition. Had it been the play-out track instead of PF2, I'd have awarded this TOTP 1/10.

''Baby Jump'' is very blues influenced, with the familiar chord sequence etc. of the likes of Muddy Waters and Howlin' Wolf etc, and i actually really like the song and performance, although it hasn't got the more typical song hooks, that usually guarantee a No 1 hit. It isn't the most radio friendly No 1 hit perhaps, but in a blues themed show, i believe it would go down very well. Mungo Jerry's follow up, ''Lady Rose'', perhaps had more hit potential with it being a little more melodic, but it didn't get beyond the top 5.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydt8Yvyf2SM

The ''In The Summertime'' type sound proved rather popular at the beginning of the seventies, with The Mixtures scoring a huge No 2 hit in 1971, with what isn't far off being an exact copy, with ''The Pushbike Song''.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mry-izVfTSI

Even the likes of T Rex with ''Ride A White Swan'', aren't too far away from the Mungo Jerry's sound back in 1970.

The ''Double Barrel'' reggae track by Dave and Ansil Collins you mention, isn't that high profile in my opinion, despite it making No 1. Reggae still seemed a pretty elitist genre in the early seventies, before Bob Marley made his mark a little later. By the end of the seventies, reggae, and its related sounds, were dominating British pop for a good year or two, so its popularity did a complete about turn. It became to be seen as accessible to a mainstream audience, and was included on the regular DJ playlists frequently. It was pretty hard to miss!

Not a bad top 5 : well 3 out of the 5 are very acceptable.
If the TOTP editions do reach 1986, I can't wait for all the analysis about why 1986 is the start of the downfall of music to start all over again on here. Should be a lot of fun!

Have to admit Gary, it will depend on your age as to what you remember / don't remember. I myself remember well 'Double Barrel' and have it both on vinyl and on my pod. The follow-up 'Monkey Spanner' ironically never seems to get any airplay despite getting to No.7 back in 71. Elvis Presley's 'Surrender' is rarely played despite being a No.1 for the King. 'Baby Jump' by Mungo Jerry is another 1971 chart topper which gets overshadowed by its predecessor. Interesting question.

Edit - just spotted all the references to 'Baby Jump'. Crikey ... great minds etc...

Have you heard Heaven 17's version of Party Fears Two from a few years ago? It's a lovely take on the track.

https://youtu.be/mj4of1kGhYs

Wizzard's finest.

Just watched the full edition.

I think I detected a moment of almost bitchiness from Peter Powell - after Garth Crooks had introduced "Buck Fizz", Peter came out with "as Garth said, that was BuckS Fizz".

The Foster & Allen song was pleasant enough but went on a bit. Last knockings of the Boomtown Rats, sounding like they're jumping on the reggae/2 Tone bandwagon two years too late. I remember hearing this song at the time, but it's pretty thin. Average effort from The Nolans, with only its saucy title of note (although Garth called it "Don't Push Me Too Hard").

Killing Joke could hardly have looked less excited to be there. I kind of liked bits of the verse, but the chorus seems to come in from a completely different song and it doesn't really hang together.

Kudos to the subtitle person for trying to keep up with the intricate interweaving vocals on "My Camera Never Lies", and for subtitling Peter's "She's a cracker!" line as "As Frank Carson:"

6-6 - much as I can't stand Tight Fit, it's still better than Primark Boney M!