Top of the Pops - Jungle Rock

[gogogocfcblue]

hank mizellsangit on the charley label ,cherry gillespiewasmy favourite  pans people dancer

[hebneh]

So this completely obscure '50s American song became a hit in Britain in the middle 1970s...and here are scores of people writing comments that they remember this fondly. Meanwhile, in the USA, no one knows that any of this ever happened.

I suspect that this theme of animals having a rock & roll dance in the jungle might've been inspired by the sucess of "Rockin' Robin", whose lyrics told a similar story.

[lene73]

When i was a wee girl this song got played alot in our bottom room~!happy memories.Who sang this please?.

[TaxiRED]

Actually its Pan's People now i've had a closer look.. ;)

[TaxiRED]

I used to love legs & co when i was a kid.. yumyum lol

[Keijz74]

I had an audiocassette from Hank Mizzell as a kid. :o)#

[hornetobiker]

When i was a kid this was considered corny. great now though. ; )

[promtaet]

absolutely im slim and 18

[garyripley1]

You'll all be pleased to know that the notorious FREE ALL RIGHT NOW PLUS LEGS AND CO. video from Top Of The Pops has just been uploaded, - enjoy !

But please! please ! please ! has anyone got the Legs and Co. RAM JAM - BLACK BETTY video?.

[promtaet]

Well!they not live they have a party and maybe beer?

[promtaet]

First rock video itte bony hog

[hardtoesxplain]

i have the single.. someones selling a copy on ebay for £2.40 on ebay lol.

[hardtoesxplain]

i still have the single.. im off to ebay then if its worth a bit.

[39RatRodCoupe]

I bet all these babes now have an asre the size of a hippo.

[hearsay58]

They look fantastic for their age & are all still slim!!!!

[Nemo2360]

I know one of those girls - she's still a babe....:)

[HotSummerof1976]

Love the Bazookas..!

[MintSource3000]

Global warming !!

[mutinyonthekitkat]

Hang on, I'm not David Attenborough but when have camels and kangaroos ever lived in the jungle??

[Pauluk33]

you have the single, holy crap, that is rare.

[10track]

me too!

[djtideUK]

hehe

[lovemusic1230]

haha äg, på lektionen lyssnade vi på den är xD

[dragannov]

All videos in 70-s were so retarded

Just dont know if I laugh or cry

[laceup1967]

I still have this single!

[youtrojaxtube]

first record i got...lol :)

[markdelaney]

and a very anorexic camel !

[88Rocker]

I dig this tune! Matt The Cat plays it on XM Radio a lot. XM 5 The Night Prowl Show is where I 1st heard it. I'm glad that guy in the UK found it again. Great dance tune. Danny O'Donnell

[bumbandit1200]

all props done for under a 100 quid not bad. todays cost 100000 turn back the clock

[albertparsley]

recorded in 1958 & flopped. rediscovered in 76 by UK rock n roll DJ Roy Williams it bacame a dancefloor hit around the European Rock n Roll clubs & issued on bootleg. Dutch record label "Charly" obtained the original tapes & officially released it & it hit number 1 in many European countrys. It took several weeks to find Hank & there is a fantastic clip of him miming to Jungle Rock a few weeks later on Top of the Pops & he couldn't remember the words after 20 years.

[Jordannadroj20]

stfu, this was a great song, id like to see u do bettter

[oideKua]

lool i love this song! :D

[CycolacFan]

Do you generally get rabbits and camels in the jungle?

Story I heard re Hank Mazel was that he recorded it in the early/mid 50s but it wasn't a hit until the 1970s. He only found out it had been re-released when he stopped for fuel somewhere out in the desert and it was playing on the garage radio.

Not sure if the use on the TV show Not the 9 o'clock News helped it to be a hit worldwide but it certainly helped it a lot in England.

[markdelaney]

the most anorexic camel I have ever seen

[FullersRd]

Don't dis the camel. Those animals are real.

[Buddiehollie]

This is my fave all time Rockabilly song it really kicks arse. Cheers Hank hope your still rocking in heaven man!!

[cliffordarthur]

eeeeeekkkkkkk me and my bro used to get up early on the weekends and play this song...it was totally his fav...although as we got older and it became cool to 'scratch' the records became somewhat...well scratched !!!

[Liffeyside]

This is Hank Mizell, no question.

[garaapje]

this is real dancing

[bornonafarm]

a late version of Pans people as Ruth is still there

[stevedunnachie]

hank mizzel or jim bobo?

[3jacob418534]

HAHAHHA AWSOME!

[ambrosiata]

They must had so much fun when they did this....

A bit jealous... I want to star in this video too.

[terrasidius]

oh...my...god XD

[Ahzdiosh]

The camel was crap, but the dancingcroc was awesome.

Hilarious video.

[saremaa73]

This was actually billed as Pan's People! Sad I know, but I remember the show!

[kingbilly07]

school disco's ha ha

[10track]

Great,takes me back to 1976 !!!

[Liffeyside]

My favourite year of all time, the heatwave, the music and being 12-13!

[bobacat21]

Brilliant ..had forgot about this.. watched in the 70s ..The Gator doin the Bop..still laughing now, No wonder Tarzan wanted to stay in the Jungle with all the girls in there...Thanks Ha.ha.ha.ha.

[strummerino]

Check them dancing to The Clash - Daddy Was a Bankrobber

[Twigs0wot]

How much did they pay these people??

[blackmore4]

They didn't get paid nearly enough. For about 50% of 70's British youth they were far more iconic and profound than Dylan!

[Liffeyside]

YouTuber Ephyllon was kind to solve my conundrum regarding whether it was Legs & Co, or Ruby Flipper?:

to answer your question about the "Jungle Rock" routine... "TOTP classic and rare video from the glorious summer of 1976 and featuring Legs & Co.,or was it Ruby Flipper??"

this was Pan's People in their last lineup before they disbanded at the end of April 1976 (Ruth Pearson, Cherry Gillespie, Sue Menhenick, Mary Copse, Lee Ward)

regards

[swedeindeed]

wtf

[blackmore4]

Was she wearing it at the time?

[metafis]

15 million people used to watch this show in the mid seventies.

why?.

Cos its all we had! :O

[SamDinoHarmon]

this croco! :D nice to find the video

[relfyc]

thats spot on blastingrod..i think it had charly records written on it.

[biddymagee]

dont knock it,,,,,,,,,,,,,,beats the crap outta shakira!

[tikitrash]

oh dear god

[JAQJ]

Legs & Co

[JAQJ]

It was Legs & Co.

[TheBardsSchool]

Christ!

[saanzacs]

It's amazing how an old song from the '50s can become a huge hit in the '70s, shows just how possible things can be.

[jewmole]

song is ok...dont knock it,the dancers on the other hand thats a different story

[Liffeyside]

That's right..it's all about the dancers!

[incongra]

AND THEN PUNK HAPPENED.....I wonder why?

[blackmore4]

Because the unappreciative youth weren't able to appreciate such sensitive intelligent choreography of such musical and lyrical genius.

Just kidding.

[blackmore4]

The ungrateful snotty-nosed youth were unable to appreciate the sensitive interpretive choreography of such a towering lyrical & musical masterpiece.

Just kidding.

[grahamcoles1966]

sound worse now than it did then

[Liffeyside]

I hear that!