1 00:00:01,200 --> 00:00:05,920 Two, three, four. # Ooh ooh 2 00:00:05,920 --> 00:00:10,000 # Ooh ooh 3 00:00:10,000 --> 00:00:14,240 # Ooh ooh... # 4 00:00:14,240 --> 00:00:16,880 So there's just three of us. Is there more than three? 5 00:00:16,880 --> 00:00:20,160 # Still the one... # Yeah, that's nice. 6 00:00:20,160 --> 00:00:23,280 # ..Still the one... # That's nice. 7 00:00:23,280 --> 00:00:28,400 # We're still having fun Cos you're still the one. # 8 00:00:28,400 --> 00:00:31,360 That's nice. Do it again. # Ohhh... # 9 00:00:31,360 --> 00:00:36,960 July 2011. Lulu is in final rehearsals for a series of concerts in the UK. 10 00:00:36,960 --> 00:00:40,440 After five decades in show business, she's still going strong. 11 00:00:40,440 --> 00:00:43,280 Now that's something to shout about. 12 00:00:43,280 --> 00:00:49,320 # Well... 13 00:00:49,320 --> 00:00:51,800 # You know you make me wanna shout... # 14 00:00:51,800 --> 00:00:55,280 Lulu has been part of the fabric of British popular culture since 15 00:00:55,280 --> 00:00:59,560 she exploded onto the music scene with her first hit back in 1964, 16 00:00:59,560 --> 00:01:04,840 and now, at the age of 62, she shows no sign of slowing down. 17 00:01:04,840 --> 00:01:08,560 She looks like a million bucks. She sounds like a million bucks. 18 00:01:08,560 --> 00:01:12,360 She's got all the energy in the world. She's fun. She's funny. 19 00:01:12,360 --> 00:01:13,960 Oh, she's just begun. 20 00:01:13,960 --> 00:01:16,400 # The boat that I row won't cross no ocean 21 00:01:16,400 --> 00:01:19,400 # The boat that I row won't get me there soon. # 22 00:01:19,400 --> 00:01:22,920 It's the spirit of Lulu that is incredible. She's forever young. 23 00:01:22,920 --> 00:01:26,280 She has this incredible zest for life. 24 00:01:35,120 --> 00:01:37,560 Lulu's kind of always been around. 25 00:01:37,560 --> 00:01:40,920 I think probably a lot of people in the UK feel like that. 26 00:01:40,920 --> 00:01:42,960 She's really a national treasure. 27 00:01:42,960 --> 00:01:45,440 You've had a lovely long career, haven't you? Yes. 28 00:01:45,440 --> 00:01:47,680 Longer than Cliff's. Sir Cliff. 29 00:01:47,680 --> 00:01:51,240 Sorry. I bow to you here. And you worked with Take That. Yes. 30 00:01:51,240 --> 00:01:54,960 Frankly, I'd cut my right leg off for that opportunity. Yeah. 31 00:01:54,960 --> 00:01:57,080 # Relight my fire... # 32 00:01:57,080 --> 00:02:00,960 Not only has she constantly adapted to changes in musical style and fashion, 33 00:02:00,960 --> 00:02:06,400 Lulu was one of the first artists to realise the power of celebrity branding. 34 00:02:06,400 --> 00:02:10,880 People love her. She's still got a great voice. That's not gone away. 35 00:02:10,880 --> 00:02:14,400 # You got me begging You got me begging 36 00:02:14,400 --> 00:02:18,320 # You got me begging Oh... # 37 00:02:18,320 --> 00:02:21,880 When you know it's come from that little package, 38 00:02:21,880 --> 00:02:23,600 it's astonishing. 39 00:02:23,600 --> 00:02:26,200 And she still has the power today. 40 00:02:26,200 --> 00:02:30,320 If Lulu turned up on a programme like Pop Stars or Pop Idol, 41 00:02:30,320 --> 00:02:31,560 she would win it. 42 00:02:31,560 --> 00:02:34,640 # To sir 43 00:02:34,640 --> 00:02:36,440 # With love... # 44 00:02:36,440 --> 00:02:41,920 I think in terms of the soul singing, she's probably one of our best soul singers. 45 00:02:41,920 --> 00:02:44,960 You know, I mean, she's bad. 46 00:02:44,960 --> 00:02:46,760 To me, she's royalty. 47 00:02:46,760 --> 00:02:50,080 Lulu has never been seen as just a singer. 48 00:02:50,080 --> 00:02:53,440 For a whole generation, she's best remembered for having her own 49 00:02:53,440 --> 00:02:57,920 Saturday night light entertainment shows in the '60s and '70s. 50 00:02:57,920 --> 00:02:59,160 Hello, everybody. 51 00:03:03,320 --> 00:03:06,720 I'm 64. I'm older than her. I can't believe I'm still older than Lulu. 52 00:03:06,720 --> 00:03:09,800 I was watching her when I was at school and I'm still older. 53 00:03:09,800 --> 00:03:12,800 # Good laughter, joy and happiness We're advanced girls 54 00:03:12,800 --> 00:03:15,720 # With a song And a dance. # 55 00:03:15,720 --> 00:03:20,120 This is the story of Lulu, a woman who since becoming a child star 56 00:03:20,120 --> 00:03:23,600 at the age of 15, has blazed a trail for female artists, 57 00:03:23,600 --> 00:03:27,280 constantly facing battles for control of her career. 58 00:03:27,280 --> 00:03:31,680 I think I'm doing much more of the kind of stuff that I did when I started, 59 00:03:31,680 --> 00:03:34,760 not like in the sort of like my 20s, you know, 60 00:03:34,760 --> 00:03:38,720 when I was on television doing Saturday night TV shows. 61 00:03:38,720 --> 00:03:41,640 It's much more about the music. 62 00:03:52,200 --> 00:03:54,600 Lulu has returned to her home town of Glasgow, 63 00:03:54,600 --> 00:03:57,480 the city she first left 47 years ago to perform a concert, 64 00:03:57,480 --> 00:04:02,280 to revisit the streets where she grew up, and to talk frankly about 65 00:04:02,280 --> 00:04:06,440 the ups and downs of a life spent under the show business spotlight. 66 00:04:06,440 --> 00:04:08,600 I'm here for a big gig, 67 00:04:08,600 --> 00:04:10,880 erm, tomorrow called Tall Ships. 68 00:04:10,880 --> 00:04:13,000 So that should be fun. 69 00:04:13,000 --> 00:04:16,160 You know, once I get on that stage, everything's great. 70 00:04:20,040 --> 00:04:25,560 At 7pm the following day, Lulu and her band arrive at the venue. 71 00:04:25,560 --> 00:04:31,880 Before I go on stage, I actually like to have some quiet time, 72 00:04:31,880 --> 00:04:35,280 because I've got to gather my energy and be focused. 73 00:04:35,280 --> 00:04:40,600 I like to be left alone to put my make-up on, to fix my hair 74 00:04:40,600 --> 00:04:44,640 and get myself ready. 75 00:04:44,640 --> 00:04:48,040 I'm looking forward to getting on. It's a long wait to get on, you know. 76 00:04:50,640 --> 00:04:55,200 It's always good to actually get on the stage. 77 00:04:55,200 --> 00:04:58,200 # Yeah, yeah, yeah Still the one. # 78 00:04:58,200 --> 00:05:00,560 I like to get together with the boys and the band 79 00:05:00,560 --> 00:05:03,400 and just sing something and have them harmonise first, 80 00:05:03,400 --> 00:05:06,320 then I'm working myself, I'm ready to go, you know. 81 00:05:06,320 --> 00:05:09,960 That's kind of a religious part of my performance. 82 00:05:15,480 --> 00:05:18,800 Whenever we're in Scotland, the crowd really warms to her, 83 00:05:18,800 --> 00:05:20,320 so it should be a lot of fun. 84 00:05:20,320 --> 00:05:22,160 I'm really pumped now. 85 00:05:22,160 --> 00:05:24,880 Yeah, let's go, let's go, let's go. 86 00:05:24,880 --> 00:05:27,760 It's always hard to impress the Scots. 87 00:05:27,760 --> 00:05:31,320 There's part of me that wants to please them, that wants to be good 88 00:05:31,320 --> 00:05:33,880 for them to say, "Oh, you know, she has not lost it," 89 00:05:33,880 --> 00:05:35,440 that kind of thing. 90 00:05:35,440 --> 00:05:39,680 Lulu's set list for the concert will include many of her greatest hits 91 00:05:39,680 --> 00:05:41,840 along with some soul classics. 92 00:05:44,440 --> 00:05:47,640 How you all doing out there? CHEERING 93 00:05:47,640 --> 00:05:50,360 I said how's everybody doing out there? 94 00:05:52,520 --> 00:05:54,240 Ladies and gentlemen, 95 00:05:54,240 --> 00:05:58,800 we've got an absolute true British icon for you. 96 00:05:58,800 --> 00:06:04,040 I want everyone here to go absolutely crazy 97 00:06:04,040 --> 00:06:07,360 for the legend that is Lulu! 98 00:06:07,360 --> 00:06:09,760 CHEERING 99 00:06:09,760 --> 00:06:12,800 MUSIC: "Relight My Fire" 100 00:06:22,440 --> 00:06:27,400 # Yeah, you got to be strong enough to walk on through the night 101 00:06:27,400 --> 00:06:28,400 # Yeah 102 00:06:28,400 --> 00:06:31,480 # There's a new day out on the other side 103 00:06:31,480 --> 00:06:32,520 # Yeah 104 00:06:32,520 --> 00:06:36,560 # You got to have hope in your soul 105 00:06:36,560 --> 00:06:38,520 # Just keep on walking Keep on walking 106 00:06:38,520 --> 00:06:40,600 # Whoa oh-oh Yeah, yeah 107 00:06:40,600 --> 00:06:44,400 # Strong enough to walk on through the night 108 00:06:44,400 --> 00:06:48,240 # Day on the other side 109 00:06:48,240 --> 00:06:51,760 # Hope in my soul 110 00:06:51,760 --> 00:06:56,600 # Just keep on walking Keep on walking, baby 111 00:06:56,600 --> 00:06:58,080 # Relight my fire 112 00:06:58,080 --> 00:07:00,440 # Yeah, relight my fire 113 00:07:00,440 --> 00:07:03,920 # Your love is my only desire 114 00:07:03,920 --> 00:07:06,880 # Relight my fire 115 00:07:06,880 --> 00:07:09,000 # Cos I need... 116 00:07:09,000 --> 00:07:11,480 # Oh, I need 117 00:07:11,480 --> 00:07:14,560 # Yeah, I need... 118 00:07:14,560 --> 00:07:19,400 # Your love! Your love! Your love! I need your love! # 119 00:07:20,520 --> 00:07:26,800 I've lived in London for 47 years, but in my heart 120 00:07:26,800 --> 00:07:29,320 it's kind of, I don't know what is my essence, 121 00:07:29,320 --> 00:07:32,080 the essence has got a lot to do with being Scottish. 122 00:07:32,080 --> 00:07:33,800 I'm... 123 00:07:33,800 --> 00:07:35,520 very proud of being Scottish. 124 00:07:37,080 --> 00:07:41,320 Lulu was born Marie McDonald McLaughlin Lawrie 125 00:07:41,320 --> 00:07:44,200 in Glasgow on 3rd November 1948. 126 00:07:47,520 --> 00:07:51,160 My father worked in the meat market. 127 00:07:51,160 --> 00:07:52,960 My mother didn't have a job. 128 00:07:52,960 --> 00:07:55,560 She used to work, I think, sometimes in factories. 129 00:08:02,520 --> 00:08:04,800 I came from a working-class family. 130 00:08:04,800 --> 00:08:06,880 And I'm proud of it. 131 00:08:10,000 --> 00:08:12,880 This is Garfield Street. 132 00:08:12,880 --> 00:08:17,680 This is where I lived until I was 15 years old 133 00:08:17,680 --> 00:08:20,360 and it looks very posh. 134 00:08:20,360 --> 00:08:24,240 The buildings have all been kind of cleaned. 135 00:08:24,240 --> 00:08:28,720 My parents had hard lives. 136 00:08:28,720 --> 00:08:31,200 Their relationship was volatile 137 00:08:31,200 --> 00:08:34,440 and there was a lot of fighting and screaming 138 00:08:34,440 --> 00:08:38,560 and you never knew what was going to happen from one minute to the other. 139 00:08:38,560 --> 00:08:41,760 And then there's the memories 140 00:08:41,760 --> 00:08:44,920 of my father coming home from work, 141 00:08:44,920 --> 00:08:47,800 having had, you know, a wee bit too much to drink. 142 00:08:47,800 --> 00:08:51,440 If I hadn't actually gone to pick him up myself, 143 00:08:51,440 --> 00:08:54,480 cos my mother would say, "Look at the time. Go and get him," 144 00:08:54,480 --> 00:08:56,800 and I'd say, "Is my daddy there?" 145 00:08:56,800 --> 00:08:59,240 "Hey, look, you're not allowed in here." 146 00:08:59,240 --> 00:09:01,040 "I'm looking for my daddy." 147 00:09:01,040 --> 00:09:03,360 "Eddie, what you doing here?" 148 00:09:03,360 --> 00:09:06,440 "My mammy says you've got to come home." 149 00:09:06,440 --> 00:09:08,960 Lulu was the eldest of four children, 150 00:09:08,960 --> 00:09:12,240 two girls and two boys, the second child was Billy. 151 00:09:12,240 --> 00:09:14,440 Our upbringing was...tough, 152 00:09:14,440 --> 00:09:22,080 you know, there was a lot of friction, there was a lot of anger. 153 00:09:22,080 --> 00:09:27,240 But at the same time, you know, they were... 154 00:09:27,240 --> 00:09:31,080 they were very loving, you know, in their way. 155 00:09:36,240 --> 00:09:40,600 This was the best playground for any kid. 156 00:09:40,600 --> 00:09:45,240 I was very, very, very young when I could sing with a big voice - 157 00:09:45,240 --> 00:09:48,320 I had a voice like a foghorn, my father said. 158 00:09:48,320 --> 00:09:51,280 So I knew I had something. 159 00:09:51,280 --> 00:09:55,160 I used to sing in the street, do my stuff, and everybody knew. 160 00:09:55,160 --> 00:09:58,640 I didn't feel awkward or anything because everybody knew me. 161 00:09:58,640 --> 00:10:02,480 My education, my music education, it wasn't formal, 162 00:10:02,480 --> 00:10:06,360 but it was about hearing 163 00:10:06,360 --> 00:10:10,680 sort of records that weren't available to the public, 164 00:10:10,680 --> 00:10:13,520 the sailors, they would bring the music in 165 00:10:13,520 --> 00:10:18,120 and that's how we'd get to hear all that great music. 166 00:10:20,160 --> 00:10:23,000 # ..Cos it brings back memories... # 167 00:10:23,000 --> 00:10:25,880 From the age of 12, Lulu was singing professionally 168 00:10:25,880 --> 00:10:29,440 at American Air Force bases and ballrooms around Glasgow. 169 00:10:29,440 --> 00:10:33,320 Having grown up singing songs by the likes of Connie Francis, 170 00:10:33,320 --> 00:10:36,600 she now began mimicking then-obscure new artists 171 00:10:36,600 --> 00:10:39,920 whose records came off the ships, like Aretha Franklin. 172 00:10:42,160 --> 00:10:44,920 # ...He's talking right away... # 173 00:10:44,920 --> 00:10:48,720 I never thought I could sing like Aretha, but there's certain inflections 174 00:10:48,720 --> 00:10:51,440 and there's a certain tone of the voice 175 00:10:51,440 --> 00:10:54,280 that I would obviously kind of try to get. 176 00:10:54,280 --> 00:10:55,440 # He lied 177 00:10:55,440 --> 00:10:57,920 # Darling, I love you 178 00:10:57,920 --> 00:10:59,760 # I wanna tell you, he lied 179 00:10:59,760 --> 00:11:00,920 # Darling, I... 180 00:11:00,920 --> 00:11:07,520 # And, baby, you lied You lied, you lied. # 181 00:11:07,520 --> 00:11:10,800 I wasn't into anything British. It was American music I liked. 182 00:11:10,800 --> 00:11:14,680 Gospel, R&B, like Otis Redding. 183 00:11:14,680 --> 00:11:18,880 The same artists that influenced Lulu during her formative years 184 00:11:18,880 --> 00:11:21,240 are still a major influence today. 185 00:11:21,240 --> 00:11:26,520 Basically, it's torture in here because it's so hot. 186 00:11:26,520 --> 00:11:30,840 For her Glasgow concert, Lulu is rehearsing songs made famous 187 00:11:30,840 --> 00:11:34,480 by one of her favourites, Otis Redding. 188 00:11:34,480 --> 00:11:37,320 # Ooh, she may be weary 189 00:11:38,560 --> 00:11:42,080 # Young girls they do get weary 190 00:11:43,920 --> 00:11:50,360 # Wearing the same old shabby dress 191 00:11:53,960 --> 00:11:56,920 # But when she gets weary 192 00:12:00,320 --> 00:12:06,160 # You've got to try a little tenderness 193 00:12:13,880 --> 00:12:15,720 # You won't regret it 194 00:12:17,160 --> 00:12:20,480 # Young girls they don't forget it 195 00:12:22,240 --> 00:12:28,920 # Love is their whole happiness 196 00:12:28,920 --> 00:12:31,480 # Yeah 197 00:12:32,800 --> 00:12:34,720 # But when she gets weary 198 00:12:38,720 --> 00:12:44,000 # You've got to try a little tenderness 199 00:12:44,000 --> 00:12:46,880 # That's all you've got to do. # 200 00:12:46,880 --> 00:12:49,520 Lulu had always been very grown-up for her age 201 00:12:49,520 --> 00:12:52,960 and she sang like an adult and that was the thing. From square one, 202 00:12:52,960 --> 00:12:56,160 she sounded like an adult and she thought that way too, you know. 203 00:12:56,160 --> 00:12:58,400 She wasn't interested in school really. 204 00:12:58,400 --> 00:13:00,440 She was interested in singing. 205 00:13:00,440 --> 00:13:02,960 It was obvious that's what she was going to do. 206 00:13:02,960 --> 00:13:04,720 She'd such a passion for it. 207 00:13:04,720 --> 00:13:09,320 Anything to get up and sing. I just...loved it. 208 00:13:09,320 --> 00:13:10,800 And I still do. 209 00:13:10,800 --> 00:13:14,440 # You gotta squeeze her Tease her 210 00:13:14,440 --> 00:13:17,240 # Oh... 211 00:13:20,520 --> 00:13:24,840 # Try a little tenderness 212 00:13:24,840 --> 00:13:29,880 # You've got to put her on your shoulder, yeah, yeah 213 00:13:29,880 --> 00:13:32,960 # You've got to squeeze her 214 00:13:32,960 --> 00:13:38,560 # Tell her that you'll never, never, never ever leave her 215 00:13:38,560 --> 00:13:44,720 # Oh Try a little tenderness 216 00:13:44,720 --> 00:13:48,360 # That's all you've got to do, yeah. # 217 00:13:52,880 --> 00:13:55,040 That was my fantasy. Just singing. 218 00:13:55,040 --> 00:13:58,120 Take me into another world. 219 00:13:58,120 --> 00:14:00,160 Still does and it still does. 220 00:14:04,040 --> 00:14:07,440 I think success was always the dream but it was a dream. 221 00:14:07,440 --> 00:14:11,600 I certainly wasn't thinking I've got to get out of Glasgow, go somewhere else. 222 00:14:11,600 --> 00:14:16,520 I just wanted to sing but there was any opportunity that I could get to, 223 00:14:16,520 --> 00:14:21,200 you know, sing with my band, and I was 14 at the time, there was a competition 224 00:14:21,200 --> 00:14:23,600 and I was in the competition and I got through, 225 00:14:23,600 --> 00:14:26,560 and then I got to go to London, I got a recording contract. 226 00:14:26,560 --> 00:14:29,120 The record came out, I had a hit record, 227 00:14:29,120 --> 00:14:33,040 it was like boom, boom, boom, boom! 228 00:14:33,040 --> 00:14:35,520 Erm, amazing, really. 229 00:14:35,520 --> 00:14:38,480 # You know you make me wanna shout Look my hand's jumping 230 00:14:38,480 --> 00:14:41,440 # Look my heart's thumping Throw my head back 231 00:14:41,440 --> 00:14:43,880 # Come on now... # 232 00:14:43,880 --> 00:14:47,600 Lulu's debut single Shout was released in 1964. 233 00:14:47,600 --> 00:14:50,680 She'd recorded the song when she was just 14, 234 00:14:50,680 --> 00:14:53,160 but because of the child labour laws, 235 00:14:53,160 --> 00:14:57,600 the record's release was held back until after her 15th birthday. 236 00:14:57,600 --> 00:14:59,520 Prior to the record's release, 237 00:14:59,520 --> 00:15:02,200 Marie became Lulu and her band, The Lovers. 238 00:15:02,200 --> 00:15:05,240 # ..Say that you love me Say that you need me 239 00:15:05,240 --> 00:15:08,360 # Say that you want me Ain't gonna leave me 240 00:15:08,360 --> 00:15:10,160 # Come on now 241 00:15:10,160 --> 00:15:13,640 # Come on now Come on now... # 242 00:15:13,640 --> 00:15:16,240 The record would storm into the top ten 243 00:15:16,240 --> 00:15:20,360 and remains one of the most memorable debut singles of all time. 244 00:15:20,360 --> 00:15:21,840 I was a big R&B fan 245 00:15:21,840 --> 00:15:25,040 and I knew the Isley Brothers' version of that song very well, 246 00:15:25,040 --> 00:15:28,960 but this little girl from Scotland, there she was on the television, 247 00:15:28,960 --> 00:15:30,960 and this huge voice coming out of her 248 00:15:30,960 --> 00:15:34,320 and it was the most soulful voice and I was blown away, 249 00:15:34,320 --> 00:15:38,840 and I think everybody who saw her at that time just couldn't believe it. 250 00:15:38,840 --> 00:15:41,200 I was shocked because there was this voice 251 00:15:41,200 --> 00:15:45,440 that just came out of nowhere and then you suddenly realise 252 00:15:45,440 --> 00:15:47,840 it's this little girl from Glasgow 253 00:15:47,840 --> 00:15:51,960 and she had this incredible voice, very American to a certain degree. 254 00:15:51,960 --> 00:15:54,640 It was only when I met her that I realised 255 00:15:54,640 --> 00:16:00,240 she was this ball of energy, she was this Little Miss Dynamite. 256 00:16:00,240 --> 00:16:02,920 When we heard Shout, we thought, "This is fantastic." 257 00:16:02,920 --> 00:16:07,000 We thought, "How can someone that young sing like that?" 258 00:16:07,000 --> 00:16:09,280 # You know you make me want to shout 259 00:16:09,280 --> 00:16:11,720 # Whoo, shout Whoo. # 260 00:16:11,720 --> 00:16:16,080 The success of the record would turn Lulu's world upside down, and soon 261 00:16:16,080 --> 00:16:19,720 she was saying goodbye to Garfield Street and hello to swinging London. 262 00:16:19,720 --> 00:16:21,320 I thought Glasgow was huge. 263 00:16:21,320 --> 00:16:24,120 It was the world to me, 264 00:16:24,120 --> 00:16:28,200 but then when I came to London, I couldn't believe how big it was. 265 00:16:28,200 --> 00:16:33,920 The whole of the world was focused on swinging London, you know. 266 00:16:33,920 --> 00:16:35,840 And I was in the middle of it. 267 00:16:35,840 --> 00:16:40,040 This was the time where Britain was controlling entertainment 268 00:16:40,040 --> 00:16:43,640 around the world with the Mersey Sound and all the groups. 269 00:16:43,640 --> 00:16:48,760 I think everybody felt that, you know, there is nothing stopping us becoming huge stars. 270 00:16:48,760 --> 00:16:52,960 The Beatles had gone to America and conquered America. Every one of us can do this. 271 00:16:52,960 --> 00:16:56,960 And whether you came from Glasgow, like Lulu, or Liverpool like me, 272 00:16:56,960 --> 00:17:00,320 you know, you just thought, "The world's my oyster here." 273 00:17:00,320 --> 00:17:03,720 In Glasgow, people were footballers, boxers, 274 00:17:03,720 --> 00:17:07,440 they were musicians, to give them a different life. 275 00:17:07,440 --> 00:17:11,520 Now I see how lucky I was, but I don't think I planned it. 276 00:17:11,520 --> 00:17:14,560 What I did do was I took the opportunities, 277 00:17:14,560 --> 00:17:18,200 because when I left Glasgow I used to cry myself to sleep. 278 00:17:18,200 --> 00:17:23,280 I mean, it was scary because, you know, I was 14, 15 years old, 279 00:17:23,280 --> 00:17:25,200 but I wouldn't go home. 280 00:17:25,200 --> 00:17:28,320 # Hey-eh eh-eh Hey-eh eh-eh 281 00:17:28,320 --> 00:17:30,200 # Hey-eh eh-eh. # 282 00:17:30,200 --> 00:17:34,440 My mother said that if she'd had stopped me going to London then, 283 00:17:34,440 --> 00:17:38,120 she knows that I would have held it, been angry with her, 284 00:17:38,120 --> 00:17:40,040 and I would have done it anyway later. 285 00:17:40,040 --> 00:17:42,080 It became clear very early on, 286 00:17:42,080 --> 00:17:45,440 especially with the speed it was happening for Lu, 287 00:17:45,440 --> 00:17:47,600 the rate the success was coming, 288 00:17:47,600 --> 00:17:50,920 that who was going to look after this 14, nearly 15-year-old girl? 289 00:17:50,920 --> 00:17:54,440 The job of looking after Lulu would fall to her manager, Marian Massey. 290 00:17:54,440 --> 00:17:56,600 The first time I saw Lulu, 291 00:17:56,600 --> 00:18:01,040 I was absolutely knocked out 292 00:18:01,040 --> 00:18:03,000 with this little girl 293 00:18:03,000 --> 00:18:07,000 who positively erupted onto the stage. 294 00:18:07,000 --> 00:18:11,920 She actually...was very maternal towards me, 295 00:18:11,920 --> 00:18:14,880 which was an incredible thing for a 14-year-old girl. 296 00:18:14,880 --> 00:18:19,840 She was so confident and she had such a terrific voice. 297 00:18:19,840 --> 00:18:26,440 She was a star. There was absolutely no doubt in my mind whatsoever. 298 00:18:26,440 --> 00:18:31,720 Marian absolutely believed in me 150%. 299 00:18:31,720 --> 00:18:35,440 She thought I could do anything, but it was very turbulent 300 00:18:35,440 --> 00:18:38,480 with my mother and I for a long time, 301 00:18:38,480 --> 00:18:41,480 and because of my relationship with Marian. 302 00:18:41,480 --> 00:18:43,600 And as a mother, I understand it. 303 00:18:43,600 --> 00:18:46,960 As a teenager, I just thought she was unreasonable 304 00:18:46,960 --> 00:18:50,280 and I couldn't get it, 305 00:18:50,280 --> 00:18:54,200 that she had sort of lost me. 306 00:18:54,200 --> 00:18:59,320 # Well, I want you to leave a little love 307 00:18:59,320 --> 00:19:04,480 # In my heart 308 00:19:04,480 --> 00:19:11,920 # Leave a little love so when we part... # 309 00:19:11,920 --> 00:19:14,600 18 months after arriving in London, 310 00:19:14,600 --> 00:19:18,440 Lulu's record company decided to repackage her as a solo artist. 311 00:19:18,440 --> 00:19:22,320 Her backing band, The Lovers, became surplus to requirements. 312 00:19:22,320 --> 00:19:27,360 Lulu would have little say in the new direction her career was about to take. 313 00:19:27,360 --> 00:19:29,040 As soon as I dropped the band, 314 00:19:29,040 --> 00:19:31,880 then I became a much more middle of the road artist. 315 00:19:31,880 --> 00:19:34,920 I was really in the hands of much older people 316 00:19:34,920 --> 00:19:37,320 and I didn't write my own material, 317 00:19:37,320 --> 00:19:40,760 so they tried to find songs for me. 318 00:19:40,760 --> 00:19:44,240 Got a top line, have a listen to this. 319 00:19:44,240 --> 00:19:47,880 I think it's...a smash, as they say. 320 00:19:47,880 --> 00:19:50,520 Now it's a whole different marketplace. 321 00:19:50,520 --> 00:19:52,840 A lot of girl singers like Adele 322 00:19:52,840 --> 00:19:55,480 will have written most of her own material. 323 00:19:55,480 --> 00:19:58,560 In those days that wasn't so common. 324 00:19:58,560 --> 00:20:02,080 You didn't really... kind of get that 325 00:20:02,080 --> 00:20:06,120 until the Joni Mitchells of this world came along in the '70s, 326 00:20:06,120 --> 00:20:11,320 but mostly, in the '60s, Sandie Shaw, Lulu, Dusty, 327 00:20:11,320 --> 00:20:13,680 all relied on songwriters. 328 00:20:13,680 --> 00:20:18,560 # Sun shines bright on my veranda Had a lot of luck 329 00:20:18,560 --> 00:20:20,400 # But I've a plan to 330 00:20:20,400 --> 00:20:25,880 # Find the only thing that never came my way. # 331 00:20:25,880 --> 00:20:28,320 Enlisted to find songs for Lulu 332 00:20:28,320 --> 00:20:33,440 was the man with the Midas touch, legendary pop producer, Mickie Most. 333 00:20:33,440 --> 00:20:37,200 There should be a statue erected to Mickie Most. He was a genius. 334 00:20:37,200 --> 00:20:41,000 He had great ears and you know, some people have just got 335 00:20:41,000 --> 00:20:43,600 this God-given gift for whatever, 336 00:20:43,600 --> 00:20:47,600 and Mickie just could listen to a song and I know as a songwriter, 337 00:20:47,600 --> 00:20:51,120 I used to go round to him and play him maybe a dozen songs, 338 00:20:51,120 --> 00:20:55,120 and he would take them off straightaway off the record player. 339 00:20:55,120 --> 00:20:56,760 He'd say, "No, no, no." 340 00:20:56,760 --> 00:21:00,920 Then he'd hear a few bars of another song and he'd say yes, straightaway. 341 00:21:02,480 --> 00:21:06,080 # I'm a tiger 342 00:21:06,080 --> 00:21:09,520 # I'm a tiger I'm a tiger... # 343 00:21:09,520 --> 00:21:13,960 One of the many songs that Mickie Most chose to produce for Lulu was I'm A Tiger. 344 00:21:13,960 --> 00:21:17,720 Despite it becoming a top-ten hit, it was a far cry from the soul 345 00:21:17,720 --> 00:21:20,360 and rhythm and blues songs that Lulu wanted to sing. 346 00:21:20,360 --> 00:21:23,640 I would have rather sang songs that 347 00:21:23,640 --> 00:21:26,760 had more of a gravel, raw edge to them. 348 00:21:26,760 --> 00:21:31,920 I had an inner struggle with a lot of stuff I had hits with. 349 00:21:31,920 --> 00:21:35,280 # ..Might make you think and change your mind. # 350 00:21:37,000 --> 00:21:40,280 # I'm a tiger I'm a tiger. # 351 00:21:40,280 --> 00:21:43,720 Well, maybe she hates it but she was so cute in that video. 352 00:21:43,720 --> 00:21:49,400 She had this really coquettish series of looks for the camera, 353 00:21:49,400 --> 00:21:52,200 which was, I'm sure she had men hot under the collar 354 00:21:52,200 --> 00:21:55,040 and the girls wondering how they could get that look. 355 00:21:55,040 --> 00:21:58,040 I'm definitely overacting, 356 00:21:58,040 --> 00:22:00,720 and how cheap was it to do this film? 357 00:22:00,720 --> 00:22:06,760 One camera, one stuffy and one poor...tiger 358 00:22:06,760 --> 00:22:10,000 pacing up and down behind me and listening to me. 359 00:22:10,000 --> 00:22:12,680 Anybody could have sung this song, you know, 360 00:22:12,680 --> 00:22:15,400 and I kind of wanted to sing different things. 361 00:22:15,400 --> 00:22:18,640 This is the kind of song that my record producer would say, 362 00:22:18,640 --> 00:22:21,200 "This is going to be a hit, you've got to do it." 363 00:22:21,200 --> 00:22:22,880 And I would do it. 364 00:22:22,880 --> 00:22:27,320 And I'm overacting like such... God, the faces. Oh, my goodness. 365 00:22:27,320 --> 00:22:29,840 # I'm a tiger... # 366 00:22:29,840 --> 00:22:31,040 I was very young. 367 00:22:34,080 --> 00:22:36,440 I mean, Mickie was amazing. 368 00:22:36,440 --> 00:22:40,800 He was a hit-maker but I kind of wanted someone who could, 369 00:22:40,800 --> 00:22:44,080 you know, understand my soul. Don't get me wrong, 370 00:22:44,080 --> 00:22:47,040 if I wouldn't have been with people like Mickie, 371 00:22:47,040 --> 00:22:49,120 I may have been forgotten and lost 372 00:22:49,120 --> 00:22:53,080 and you know, never have lasted this long. 373 00:22:55,600 --> 00:22:58,200 Today, unlike the early part of her career, 374 00:22:58,200 --> 00:23:00,280 Lulu now controls everything, 375 00:23:00,280 --> 00:23:03,320 from the songs she sings to the people she works with. 376 00:23:03,320 --> 00:23:04,680 Lulu calls the shots, 377 00:23:04,680 --> 00:23:08,800 even down to choreographing the stage moves of her backing singers. 378 00:23:11,360 --> 00:23:14,200 Do you know what? 379 00:23:14,200 --> 00:23:18,200 I like what he just did. He just did this. He just did... 380 00:23:18,200 --> 00:23:22,240 SHE HUMS MUSIC 381 00:23:22,240 --> 00:23:24,840 Something like that, do it. Do it again. I like that. 382 00:23:24,840 --> 00:23:29,240 SHE HUMS MELODY I like it, cool. 383 00:23:29,240 --> 00:23:31,560 How comes he does it wrong and...? 384 00:23:31,560 --> 00:23:34,720 I didn't know that. I was just... 385 00:23:34,720 --> 00:23:38,240 The fact that he did it wrong and it looked good, 386 00:23:38,240 --> 00:23:40,280 means it's now right. 387 00:23:42,760 --> 00:23:44,960 # I can't turn you loose, yeah 388 00:23:46,720 --> 00:23:49,200 # If I do I'm gonna lose my mind, babe 389 00:23:49,200 --> 00:23:52,160 # I'm never gonna turn you loose 390 00:23:52,160 --> 00:23:55,320 # If I do I'm gonna lose my life 391 00:23:55,320 --> 00:23:57,320 # You know I can't turn you loose 392 00:23:57,320 --> 00:24:01,400 # For nobody Cos I love you, love you, baby 393 00:24:01,400 --> 00:24:03,480 # Yes, I do Yes, I do 394 00:24:03,480 --> 00:24:06,680 # Hip-shakin' papa I told you I'm in love 395 00:24:06,680 --> 00:24:09,760 # With only you Come on now 396 00:24:09,760 --> 00:24:11,880 # Do it to me, baby Why don't you? 397 00:24:11,880 --> 00:24:15,000 # I want to give you everything you want... # 398 00:24:15,000 --> 00:24:18,040 Every musician I've ever worked with and introduced her to, 399 00:24:18,040 --> 00:24:21,400 come away going, "She's the real deal, you know, she's amazing." 400 00:24:21,400 --> 00:24:24,400 She'll be demanding, but never a hard time though. 401 00:24:24,400 --> 00:24:26,440 It's always done with a good heart, you know. 402 00:24:29,280 --> 00:24:31,640 # Hey, I can't turn you loose... # 403 00:24:31,640 --> 00:24:34,080 She's pretty cool, isn't she? 404 00:24:34,080 --> 00:24:37,280 Pretty cool, yeah. Very cool, yeah. She doesn't shout at you, yet. 405 00:24:37,280 --> 00:24:39,440 We'll just have to wait and see. That'll come. 406 00:24:39,440 --> 00:24:41,240 Wait till you get to the show. 407 00:24:41,240 --> 00:24:43,360 She's going to get really Glasgow on us. 408 00:24:43,360 --> 00:24:46,560 No, she's awesome. Brilliant. She's really nice. Great person. 409 00:24:46,560 --> 00:24:48,760 Even when I was a teenager, 410 00:24:48,760 --> 00:24:53,200 I would be very bossy with the band about what I needed, 411 00:24:53,200 --> 00:24:55,120 and what I would like. 412 00:24:55,120 --> 00:24:59,680 So I think today, because I've had so much experience, 413 00:24:59,680 --> 00:25:03,400 they listen to me. And, you know, I'm paying their wages, 414 00:25:03,400 --> 00:25:06,200 they'll listen to me, of course. SHE LAUGHS 415 00:25:08,240 --> 00:25:10,360 MUSIC: "I Can't Turn You Loose" 416 00:25:21,600 --> 00:25:24,400 # I can't turn you loose, yeah 417 00:25:24,400 --> 00:25:28,360 # If I do I'm going to lose my mind, babe 418 00:25:28,360 --> 00:25:31,800 # I'm never going to turn you loose, papa 419 00:25:31,800 --> 00:25:34,840 # If I do I'm going to lose my life 420 00:25:34,840 --> 00:25:37,520 # No, I can't turn you loose for nobody 421 00:25:37,520 --> 00:25:40,440 # Cos I love you, baby Love you, baby 422 00:25:40,440 --> 00:25:42,400 # Yes, I do Yes, I do 423 00:25:42,400 --> 00:25:48,080 # Hip-shakin' papa, I told you How I love only you 424 00:25:48,080 --> 00:25:51,520 # Come on now, give it to me, baby Why don't you? 425 00:25:51,520 --> 00:25:54,520 # I'm going to give you everything you want 426 00:25:54,520 --> 00:25:55,600 # Yeah, baby now 427 00:25:57,880 --> 00:25:59,840 # Never going to turn you loose, whoa... # 428 00:26:02,760 --> 00:26:05,440 I don't like to be just the only one out front. 429 00:26:05,440 --> 00:26:08,520 I like to get singers on stage that'll come forward. 430 00:26:08,520 --> 00:26:11,840 I'm always saying to my band, "Come forward. Don't stand up there. 431 00:26:11,840 --> 00:26:16,120 "Don't look at your feet. Come forward, be with me at the front. 432 00:26:16,120 --> 00:26:18,120 SHE GIGGLES "I'm lonely at the front." 433 00:26:18,120 --> 00:26:19,600 Get down here. 434 00:26:21,240 --> 00:26:23,040 # Never going to stop me now... # 435 00:26:23,040 --> 00:26:26,120 Whenever you see Lulu, whether it's footage from the old days 436 00:26:26,120 --> 00:26:27,520 or whether it's live now, 437 00:26:27,520 --> 00:26:31,280 you still get a tingle up your spine because she still has that ability 438 00:26:31,280 --> 00:26:35,720 to get an audience in the palm of her hand and just excite you. 439 00:26:37,200 --> 00:26:41,160 In the end, it is to do with singing 440 00:26:41,160 --> 00:26:44,480 and whether she's standing by the microphone in the studio singing, 441 00:26:44,480 --> 00:26:47,760 or singing live on stage moving around, she still sounds great. 442 00:26:47,760 --> 00:26:50,080 She is still a Little Miss Dynamite. 443 00:26:50,080 --> 00:26:52,760 # Turn loose, turn loose... # 444 00:26:52,760 --> 00:26:54,640 She makes it look effortless as well. 445 00:26:54,640 --> 00:26:56,720 I don't know how effortless it is, 446 00:26:56,720 --> 00:27:00,800 probably quite because she had that voice from such a young age. 447 00:27:00,800 --> 00:27:04,520 What's equally amazing is she still has the power. 448 00:27:07,320 --> 00:27:09,520 # ..Turn loose, yeah. # 449 00:27:09,520 --> 00:27:12,240 Just love it. I love to perform. 450 00:27:12,240 --> 00:27:16,200 Yeah, it just gets me going. It gets me out of bed. It gets me moving. 451 00:27:30,600 --> 00:27:33,280 Oh, I hope you had a good time tonight. 452 00:27:33,280 --> 00:27:36,280 Well, Lulu, what do you hope to do in your 20s 453 00:27:36,280 --> 00:27:38,680 when you're no longer a teenager? 454 00:27:38,680 --> 00:27:42,520 Well, somewhere round about my 20s, I'd like to be married, 455 00:27:42,520 --> 00:27:45,040 and I'd like to have kids, you know. 456 00:27:45,040 --> 00:27:47,800 But I'd still like to be a singer. 457 00:27:47,800 --> 00:27:50,120 In fact, I think I'd like to do some films. 458 00:27:50,120 --> 00:27:52,920 You mention films, have you done any lately? 459 00:27:52,920 --> 00:27:56,520 Well, there is something in the offing but I can't just say yet. 460 00:28:00,600 --> 00:28:04,160 Lulu's ambition was realised when she auditioned for a part 461 00:28:04,160 --> 00:28:07,080 in the upcoming British movie, To Sir With Love. 462 00:28:07,080 --> 00:28:09,640 The film tells the story of an American teacher 463 00:28:09,640 --> 00:28:14,280 who has to confront the harsh realities of teaching in a tough East London school. 464 00:28:20,840 --> 00:28:24,320 I got the part. Wasn't much of a part. 465 00:28:24,320 --> 00:28:31,000 But there I was with all these little actresses and actors, 466 00:28:31,000 --> 00:28:34,720 young teenage, and they were all 467 00:28:34,720 --> 00:28:39,920 so excited that I was in the film with them because I was a pop star. 468 00:28:39,920 --> 00:28:44,040 I was nervous because I'm not an actress. 469 00:28:44,040 --> 00:28:47,200 The thing about acting is you can either do it or you can't, 470 00:28:47,200 --> 00:28:50,280 and she could do it first off, 471 00:28:50,280 --> 00:28:52,320 and because she has a good ear, 472 00:28:52,320 --> 00:28:56,000 she could pick up on the cockney that she had to do for the movie. 473 00:28:56,000 --> 00:28:59,640 Shut up. Look, sir, when can we go? There's no time after school 474 00:28:59,640 --> 00:29:02,200 and I've got to look after the kids and flat and all. 475 00:29:02,200 --> 00:29:04,960 I have to do the housework and get the supper for the lodgers 476 00:29:04,960 --> 00:29:06,040 and all that, sir. 477 00:29:06,040 --> 00:29:08,520 I decided I was not going to be the odd one out. 478 00:29:08,520 --> 00:29:10,320 I wasn't going to be the singer. 479 00:29:10,320 --> 00:29:13,640 I wasn't going to be the Scottish person. 480 00:29:13,640 --> 00:29:16,600 I was going to be like, I wanted to be like them. 481 00:29:16,600 --> 00:29:20,560 17-year-old Lulu's first time acting role in the movie, 482 00:29:20,560 --> 00:29:22,760 cast her alongside Sidney Poitier, 483 00:29:22,760 --> 00:29:25,400 one of Hollywood's all-time great actors. 484 00:29:25,400 --> 00:29:29,440 But as this scene shows, she appeared totally undaunted. 485 00:29:29,440 --> 00:29:31,720 Never be afraid to experiment. 486 00:29:31,720 --> 00:29:36,040 And always remember that you can eat well even though you're broke, see. 487 00:29:36,040 --> 00:29:39,440 You ever been broke, sir? Real broke, skint? 488 00:29:41,040 --> 00:29:43,040 Yeah, many, many, many times. 489 00:29:43,040 --> 00:29:45,160 Oh, I don't understand you a bit, sir. 490 00:29:45,160 --> 00:29:48,240 I mean, you're a toff and you ain't. 491 00:29:48,240 --> 00:29:50,680 Huh? 492 00:29:50,680 --> 00:29:53,600 Sir, what he means is... 493 00:29:53,600 --> 00:29:57,320 Blimey, I can't sort of put it into words or anything. 494 00:29:57,320 --> 00:30:02,480 Well, sir, you're like us but you ain't - I mean, you're not. 495 00:30:02,480 --> 00:30:05,840 It's kind of scary but nice, you know what I mean, don't you? 496 00:30:05,840 --> 00:30:08,160 Movies were vehicles for rock-and-roll singers. 497 00:30:08,160 --> 00:30:10,800 Yeah, Elvis kicked off that whole thing 498 00:30:10,800 --> 00:30:14,000 but it was a chance for us, and in this case, Lulu, 499 00:30:14,000 --> 00:30:19,360 to be in a film that was recognised as a serious movie, dealing with 500 00:30:19,360 --> 00:30:24,040 a particular serious topic, you know, how kids behave at school. 501 00:30:24,040 --> 00:30:29,520 So for her to get that role must have been a fantastic treat for her. 502 00:30:29,520 --> 00:30:32,400 She must have loved every minute of it. I had no idea. 503 00:30:32,400 --> 00:30:37,680 I was in a film with a great famous actor and it was about a teacher. 504 00:30:37,680 --> 00:30:40,200 I mean, he was black, you know, 505 00:30:40,200 --> 00:30:43,000 he was dealing with... 506 00:30:43,000 --> 00:30:48,400 kids from the East End and teaching them about America. 507 00:30:48,400 --> 00:30:55,040 What did I know? I didn't know that Sidney Poitier was doing 508 00:30:55,040 --> 00:30:59,400 his thing the way Martin Luther was doing his thing in America 509 00:30:59,400 --> 00:31:01,680 for black people and equality. 510 00:31:01,680 --> 00:31:03,960 Sidney Poitier was doing it on film. 511 00:31:03,960 --> 00:31:07,480 Do you think it's wrong to change, to be different, to rebel, sir? 512 00:31:07,480 --> 00:31:10,520 It is your duty to change the world if you can, 513 00:31:10,520 --> 00:31:15,320 not by violence. Peacefully, individually, not as a mob. 514 00:31:15,320 --> 00:31:18,120 Sidney worked with us so brilliantly. 515 00:31:18,120 --> 00:31:22,760 There's an end scene where Lu sings the title song 516 00:31:22,760 --> 00:31:26,080 and Sidney made James Clavell shoot the reaction shot, 517 00:31:26,080 --> 00:31:31,080 one time only, and at the end of this number, 518 00:31:31,080 --> 00:31:36,800 we were all crying our eyes out and if you actually watch the movie - 519 00:31:36,800 --> 00:31:38,320 watch the movie - 520 00:31:38,320 --> 00:31:40,840 if you watch the movie, we're crying our eyes out, 521 00:31:40,840 --> 00:31:44,040 we couldn't have acted that way unless it was absolutely real, 522 00:31:44,040 --> 00:31:48,840 and Sidney knew that we were inexperienced 523 00:31:48,840 --> 00:31:50,960 and so he was there for us. 524 00:31:50,960 --> 00:31:54,400 # A friend who taught me right from wrong 525 00:31:54,400 --> 00:31:57,120 # And weak from strong 526 00:31:57,120 --> 00:31:59,520 # That's a lot to learn 527 00:31:59,520 --> 00:32:07,560 # What can I give you in return? 528 00:32:07,560 --> 00:32:12,200 # If you wanted the moon I will try to make a start 529 00:32:12,200 --> 00:32:19,160 # But I would rather you let me give my heart 530 00:32:19,160 --> 00:32:24,560 # To sir with love. # 531 00:32:28,640 --> 00:32:32,320 I wasn't sure about the song when I first heard it. 532 00:32:32,320 --> 00:32:35,960 Eventually, I grew to love it. But the success it had was unbelievable. 533 00:32:35,960 --> 00:32:38,320 It was unparallelled, really, at that time. 534 00:32:38,320 --> 00:32:40,320 And it made her a big star in America. 535 00:32:40,320 --> 00:32:43,480 And that's when I started to really pay attention to her, 536 00:32:43,480 --> 00:32:48,040 because it was a great song and then she executed it very well. 537 00:32:48,040 --> 00:32:51,160 In fact, a lot of black people thought it wasn't me singing. 538 00:32:51,160 --> 00:32:54,120 They thought it was somebody, a black person singing, 539 00:32:54,120 --> 00:32:56,760 that was like, "Whoa! What a compliment!" 540 00:32:56,760 --> 00:32:59,600 And yeah, it was amazing. 541 00:32:59,600 --> 00:33:01,760 To Sir With Love was enormous in America. 542 00:33:01,760 --> 00:33:05,400 It went to number one and it stayed there, I think, for five weeks. 543 00:33:05,400 --> 00:33:09,400 It was a huge... I think I got the Billboard award for it, 544 00:33:09,400 --> 00:33:10,640 many awards came. 545 00:33:12,320 --> 00:33:15,520 To Sir With Love was only ever a B-side in the UK, 546 00:33:15,520 --> 00:33:18,960 but its popularity in the USA endures to this day. 547 00:33:18,960 --> 00:33:21,320 So much so that when Lulu appeared 548 00:33:21,320 --> 00:33:23,880 as a mentor on American Idol in 2007, 549 00:33:23,880 --> 00:33:26,280 this was the song she was asked to perform. 550 00:33:26,280 --> 00:33:27,400 But being Lulu, 551 00:33:27,400 --> 00:33:31,320 she didn't want to do it in the same way she did back in the '60s. 552 00:33:31,320 --> 00:33:35,840 I got Barry Manilow to give it a kick up the backside for me. 553 00:33:35,840 --> 00:33:39,000 She said if I have to sing To Sir With Love in that same arrangement 554 00:33:39,000 --> 00:33:41,680 that I did when I was 18 years old, I'm going to shoot myself. 555 00:33:41,680 --> 00:33:45,400 Can you possibly just beef it up a little? I said, "Sure." 556 00:33:45,400 --> 00:33:48,280 So I gave her this new arrangement 557 00:33:48,280 --> 00:33:53,000 which had much more energy and now that I knew what she could do, 558 00:33:53,000 --> 00:33:56,960 I went all the way with this arrangement, and she sang it 559 00:33:56,960 --> 00:34:01,600 on American Idol and blew the house down. I was so happy for her. 560 00:34:01,600 --> 00:34:07,120 # If you wanted the moon I would try to make a start 561 00:34:07,120 --> 00:34:12,640 # But I would rather you let me give my heart 562 00:34:12,640 --> 00:34:18,440 # To sir with love. # 563 00:34:18,440 --> 00:34:19,960 That's the way I do it now 564 00:34:19,960 --> 00:34:24,240 and I love it, you know, and I hit, you know, I go right up, you know, 565 00:34:24,240 --> 00:34:26,320 to the top of my range, full voice, 566 00:34:26,320 --> 00:34:29,200 chest, voice, you know, which is thrilling to do. 567 00:34:29,200 --> 00:34:35,480 # ..To sir with love... # 568 00:34:41,480 --> 00:34:45,280 # Some people live within the world And some people live without it 569 00:34:45,280 --> 00:34:47,800 # Some people got to whisper their love 570 00:34:47,800 --> 00:34:49,720 # But some they've got to shout it 571 00:34:49,720 --> 00:34:53,360 # One thing they have in common is They all talk a lot about it 572 00:34:53,360 --> 00:34:55,920 # Everybody wants it or has it or holds it 573 00:34:55,920 --> 00:34:57,600 # But as for me I doubt it 574 00:34:57,600 --> 00:35:01,920 # Love loves to love love to love love to love. # 575 00:35:01,920 --> 00:35:05,720 During 1967, London was in full swing 576 00:35:05,720 --> 00:35:09,720 and Lulu was at the centre of the party scene. 577 00:35:09,720 --> 00:35:14,040 If you saw Lulu at the party, she was a clean machine. 578 00:35:14,040 --> 00:35:17,200 You know, there was nothing going on with her. 579 00:35:17,200 --> 00:35:20,200 She always had that kind of reputation of being, 580 00:35:20,200 --> 00:35:23,400 one would have said at that time, maybe a little prim, you know. 581 00:35:23,400 --> 00:35:27,200 # ..Love loves to love love To love love to love... # 582 00:35:27,200 --> 00:35:31,680 I was embarrassed that I didn't get up to all the tricks that everybody was getting up to. 583 00:35:31,680 --> 00:35:34,560 I didn't want anyone to know that I wasn't doing it, 584 00:35:34,560 --> 00:35:38,280 but I wouldn't do it and it was very awkward. It was very awkward. 585 00:35:38,280 --> 00:35:43,480 # I don't have a lot but with me that's fine 586 00:35:43,480 --> 00:35:49,040 # Whatever I got Well, I know it's mine, hey 587 00:35:49,040 --> 00:35:51,960 # I don't go around with the local crowd 588 00:35:54,000 --> 00:35:59,000 # I don't dig what's in so I guess I'm out. # 589 00:35:59,000 --> 00:36:03,400 I could talk and I thought I looked like I was pulling it off, 590 00:36:03,400 --> 00:36:07,200 but for sure, everybody could see I was not cool 591 00:36:07,200 --> 00:36:13,720 in the slightest, and I was, you know, a naive little teenager. 592 00:36:13,720 --> 00:36:16,840 # But I got the love if you got the notion 593 00:36:16,840 --> 00:36:20,040 # The boat that I row is big enough for two 594 00:36:20,040 --> 00:36:22,200 # Me and you. # 595 00:36:22,200 --> 00:36:24,880 My hormones are raging, but I was terrified, you know. 596 00:36:24,880 --> 00:36:28,480 I wasn't really looking to jump into bed with anybody. 597 00:36:28,480 --> 00:36:31,600 I was frightened to death. 598 00:36:31,600 --> 00:36:33,920 You don't have sex until you're married. 599 00:36:33,920 --> 00:36:37,000 My mother, "Oh, it's only for the men." 600 00:36:37,000 --> 00:36:38,360 That was my mother. 601 00:36:38,360 --> 00:36:41,400 You can imagine what I was thinking about sex. 602 00:36:41,400 --> 00:36:43,400 "Oh, no, I don't want to go there!" 603 00:36:48,400 --> 00:36:52,040 In 1969, after a chance meeting on Top Of The Pops, 604 00:36:52,040 --> 00:36:56,160 and a whirlwind romance, Lulu married Bee Gee Maurice Gibb. 605 00:36:56,160 --> 00:37:01,400 You'd think in the '60s, I could have just lived with him but no, we had to get married. 606 00:37:01,400 --> 00:37:06,920 I was 19 years old and I think she'd just turned 20, and it was... 607 00:37:06,920 --> 00:37:11,040 actually the wedding of the year in England at that time. 608 00:37:11,040 --> 00:37:14,240 I wore this white suit with blue shirt 609 00:37:14,240 --> 00:37:16,560 and she actually had a mink thing on her hood. 610 00:37:16,560 --> 00:37:20,920 I suppose, you know, when Lu married Maurice Gibb, 611 00:37:20,920 --> 00:37:24,760 they were possibly the first celebrity couple. 612 00:37:24,760 --> 00:37:27,240 They were the Beckhams of their day. 613 00:37:27,240 --> 00:37:30,400 She couldn't drive down the street, get near the church. 614 00:37:30,400 --> 00:37:33,080 People were screaming. It was like, "Whoa!" 615 00:37:33,080 --> 00:37:35,680 It reminds me a little bit of what the Big Brother, 616 00:37:35,680 --> 00:37:37,560 coming out the Big Brother house. 617 00:37:37,560 --> 00:37:41,200 We were kind of like pop prince and princess, you know, 618 00:37:41,200 --> 00:37:43,240 a bit deluded, you know. 619 00:37:43,240 --> 00:37:46,080 Think I'm on top of the world, I can do anything, you know, 620 00:37:46,080 --> 00:37:48,240 I can make this happen, I can make this work. 621 00:37:48,240 --> 00:37:50,600 # Everybody's got to clap 622 00:37:50,600 --> 00:37:54,200 # To the sound of the music. # 623 00:37:54,200 --> 00:37:59,080 During 1971, Maurice appeared with Lulu on Top Of The Pops, 624 00:37:59,080 --> 00:38:02,920 performing Everybody Clap, a song he wrote and produced for her. 625 00:38:02,920 --> 00:38:05,080 On the surface, everything seemed rosy, 626 00:38:05,080 --> 00:38:09,480 but their commitment to show business was putting a strain on their relationship. 627 00:38:09,480 --> 00:38:12,920 I think the biggest problem is anybody in this business, 628 00:38:12,920 --> 00:38:15,960 if they're in the same business, 629 00:38:15,960 --> 00:38:20,400 and they're focused as much as each other, it's like ships in the night, 630 00:38:20,400 --> 00:38:25,960 and it's not as easy to get on as you'd think it would be. 631 00:38:25,960 --> 00:38:27,720 It was a fantasy. 632 00:38:27,720 --> 00:38:32,040 I mean, we were two lonely, erm... 633 00:38:33,440 --> 00:38:36,800 ..kids, who could totally relate to each other 634 00:38:36,800 --> 00:38:40,920 and thought we could get married and stay married, you know, 635 00:38:40,920 --> 00:38:43,760 not emotionally grown-up in any way, shape or form. 636 00:38:43,760 --> 00:38:49,000 Babies, two little babies thinking they could play a grown-up game. 637 00:38:49,000 --> 00:38:52,080 It was a shame, very sad, very upsetting. 638 00:38:53,600 --> 00:38:55,400 Very upsetting. 639 00:38:55,400 --> 00:39:00,200 # ..But you and I Our love will never die ... # 640 00:39:00,200 --> 00:39:05,360 Lulu and Maurice divorced in 1973, yet remained friends and, in 2002, 641 00:39:05,360 --> 00:39:08,280 they duetted on the TV special, An Audience With Lulu. 642 00:39:08,280 --> 00:39:10,960 Oh, my God, that was tough. 643 00:39:10,960 --> 00:39:15,160 That was tough. He died not long after that. 644 00:39:15,160 --> 00:39:19,600 His wife said, "You know, it was kind of sweet that you did that." 645 00:39:19,600 --> 00:39:22,360 She said, "You sort of closed the circle," she felt. 646 00:39:22,360 --> 00:39:24,680 I struggled with it. 647 00:39:26,760 --> 00:39:29,920 But in a way I'm sort of OK with it now. 648 00:39:37,840 --> 00:39:45,360 # ..Don't ask me why The time has passed us by 649 00:39:46,760 --> 00:39:49,600 # Someone else moved in 650 00:39:51,640 --> 00:39:55,400 # From far away... # 651 00:39:57,920 --> 00:39:59,960 Ladies and gentlemen, Maurice Gibb. 652 00:39:59,960 --> 00:40:02,560 Thank you. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE 653 00:40:05,840 --> 00:40:08,600 # Hello, everybody 654 00:40:08,600 --> 00:40:10,720 # Glad to be 655 00:40:10,720 --> 00:40:15,040 # Meeting you again on your TV 656 00:40:15,040 --> 00:40:20,720 # And I hope you feel the same as me... # 657 00:40:20,720 --> 00:40:24,280 If you do, stick around for the next 25 minutes. 658 00:40:24,280 --> 00:40:29,240 In 1968, Lulu was offered her own Saturday night TV show on the BBC. 659 00:40:29,240 --> 00:40:32,280 With viewing figures often in excess of 20 million, 660 00:40:32,280 --> 00:40:34,560 Saturday night TV was the place to be. 661 00:40:34,560 --> 00:40:39,720 In the '60s, pop stars, the Cilla Blacks, the Sandie Shaws, 662 00:40:39,720 --> 00:40:44,040 were all moving into this other area of becoming entertainers. 663 00:40:44,040 --> 00:40:46,440 They sort of knew that, you know, 664 00:40:46,440 --> 00:40:49,080 it's a very short life as a pop star, 665 00:40:49,080 --> 00:40:53,320 so they really did want to become family entertainers, 666 00:40:53,320 --> 00:40:56,120 and Lulu on a Saturday night was an entertainer. 667 00:40:56,120 --> 00:40:59,280 # I want to be famous A star of the screen 668 00:40:59,280 --> 00:41:03,080 # But you can do something in between 669 00:41:03,080 --> 00:41:05,200 # Baby, you can drive my car... # 670 00:41:05,200 --> 00:41:07,720 My manager told me this is an amazing opportunity. 671 00:41:07,720 --> 00:41:09,960 She wanted to build a career for me 672 00:41:09,960 --> 00:41:13,320 and she really wanted me to be a family entertainer. 673 00:41:13,320 --> 00:41:15,720 So... CHUCKLES 674 00:41:15,720 --> 00:41:19,600 this was a challenge that I was up for. 675 00:41:21,640 --> 00:41:28,520 # I could have danced all night 676 00:41:28,520 --> 00:41:36,040 # And still have begged for more 677 00:41:36,040 --> 00:41:40,480 # And I could have spread my wings 678 00:41:40,480 --> 00:41:44,760 # And done a thousand little things 679 00:41:44,760 --> 00:41:51,520 # Lord, I'd never done before... # 680 00:41:52,920 --> 00:41:56,080 Over the next eight years, Lulu became a fixture 681 00:41:56,080 --> 00:41:59,360 of Saturday night TV, establishing her as a household name. 682 00:41:59,360 --> 00:42:02,720 Les, do you know what we can do? Let's both sing a cheerful song. 683 00:42:02,720 --> 00:42:07,560 If you insist. But remember, Les, happy, happy, happy. What else? 684 00:42:11,080 --> 00:42:13,400 # When you're feeling sad and blue 685 00:42:13,400 --> 00:42:15,440 # Sing root toot toot tooty-too 686 00:42:15,440 --> 00:42:17,880 # And you'll feel much worse. # 687 00:42:17,880 --> 00:42:21,640 Saturday night TV in those days was a strange place. 688 00:42:21,640 --> 00:42:25,200 Lulu could just as likely be rubbing shoulders with comedian Les Dawson 689 00:42:25,200 --> 00:42:27,680 as rock legend Jimi Hendrix. 690 00:42:27,680 --> 00:42:30,480 Well, ladies and gentlemen, in case you didn't know, 691 00:42:30,480 --> 00:42:34,080 Jimi and the boys won, in a big American magazine called Billboard, 692 00:42:34,080 --> 00:42:38,440 the group of the year, and they're going to sing for you now, Hey Joe. 693 00:42:38,440 --> 00:42:42,920 When the Jimi Hendrix Experience appeared on the Lulu show 694 00:42:42,920 --> 00:42:47,600 in January of 1969, Jimi abandoned the pre-rehearsed Hey Joe 695 00:42:47,600 --> 00:42:50,560 and surprised everyone with an impromptu version 696 00:42:50,560 --> 00:42:52,640 of Cream's Sunshine Of Your Love. 697 00:42:52,640 --> 00:42:56,800 We're going to stop playing this rubbish and dedicate a song to Cream. 698 00:42:56,800 --> 00:42:59,320 Regardless of what kind of group they might be in, 699 00:42:59,320 --> 00:43:03,120 we'd like to dedicate it to Eric Clapton, Ginger Baker and Jack Bruce. 700 00:43:03,120 --> 00:43:05,960 HE PLAYS "SUNSHINE OF YOUR LOVE" RIFF 701 00:43:10,360 --> 00:43:13,960 He'd heard that Cream were splitting up 702 00:43:13,960 --> 00:43:17,480 and he just wanted to do a tribute to Cream 703 00:43:17,480 --> 00:43:19,440 and he did Sunshine Of Your Love, 704 00:43:19,440 --> 00:43:22,720 but it was live on the BBC and everyone was like, "You can't do that!" 705 00:43:29,080 --> 00:43:32,920 The floor manager nearly had a heart attack because they were all shouting, 706 00:43:32,920 --> 00:43:37,080 "What's going on down there? What's he doing? Tell him to hurry up! 707 00:43:37,080 --> 00:43:39,600 "Time! Time!" But it was great television, great. 708 00:43:39,600 --> 00:43:41,440 A continuacion Inglaterra 709 00:43:41,440 --> 00:43:44,400 representada por la cancion Boom Bang A Bang. 710 00:43:44,400 --> 00:43:49,360 In March of 1969, while in the middle of her second TV series for the BBC, 711 00:43:49,360 --> 00:43:51,520 Lulu jetted off to Madrid to fly the flag 712 00:43:51,520 --> 00:43:54,040 for Great Britain in the Eurovision Song Contest. 713 00:43:54,040 --> 00:43:56,120 # ..Come closer and listen 714 00:43:56,120 --> 00:43:59,640 # The beat of my heart keeps on missing 715 00:43:59,640 --> 00:44:03,680 # I notice it most when we're kissing 716 00:44:03,680 --> 00:44:07,200 # Come closer and love me tonight... # 717 00:44:07,200 --> 00:44:10,400 Bill Cotton, who was the head of the BBC, said to my manager, 718 00:44:10,400 --> 00:44:14,480 "I would like her to do the Eurovision Song..." I said, "Why? 719 00:44:14,480 --> 00:44:16,080 "What do I want to do that for? 720 00:44:16,080 --> 00:44:19,800 "Why do I want to do the Eurovision Song Contest? What's that all about?" 721 00:44:19,800 --> 00:44:23,360 She said, "They really want you to do it, cos it'll get huge viewing figures." 722 00:44:23,360 --> 00:44:25,800 # ..Won't you be mine? 723 00:44:25,800 --> 00:44:28,440 # Boom bang-a-bang bang all the time. # 724 00:44:28,440 --> 00:44:30,640 Everybody was round our TV thinking, 725 00:44:30,640 --> 00:44:34,280 "Ooh, it's not only Glasgow that's watching her, and London, 726 00:44:34,280 --> 00:44:35,240 "it's the world." 727 00:44:36,840 --> 00:44:40,160 # ..Don't go away I wanna stay my whole life through 728 00:44:40,160 --> 00:44:43,560 # Boom bang-a-bang bang close to you. # 729 00:44:43,560 --> 00:44:45,200 We were watching the votes 730 00:44:45,200 --> 00:44:47,280 and everyone was getting more excited 731 00:44:47,280 --> 00:44:49,840 and the room was getting hotter and hotter. 732 00:44:49,840 --> 00:44:51,880 It just built up to a tremendous climax 733 00:44:51,880 --> 00:44:55,560 and I kept having to run to the toilet every time the votes came up. 734 00:44:55,560 --> 00:44:59,360 Sweden says five votes for Britain, I went, "Oh, I'll have to go." 735 00:45:00,600 --> 00:45:01,640 Lulu. 736 00:45:01,640 --> 00:45:03,760 Boom Bang-A-Bang was a winner that night, 737 00:45:03,760 --> 00:45:07,360 and would reach number two in the UK and be a massive hit all over Europe. 738 00:45:07,360 --> 00:45:10,240 Yet once again, this was an indication of Lulu 739 00:45:10,240 --> 00:45:14,720 having little or no say in the career choices being made on her behalf. 740 00:45:14,720 --> 00:45:19,360 I just didn't feel it was the kind of stuff I liked to sing, you know. 741 00:45:19,360 --> 00:45:21,440 You know, I'd much rather... 742 00:45:21,440 --> 00:45:24,760 # Walk me out in the morning dew, my honey. # 743 00:45:24,760 --> 00:45:25,880 Rather than... 744 00:45:25,880 --> 00:45:27,920 # Boom bang-a-bang Boom bang-a-bang 745 00:45:27,920 --> 00:45:29,360 # Da-da da-da 746 00:45:29,360 --> 00:45:32,400 # Dum da-da-da, da-da-da-da Da-da da-da. # 747 00:45:32,400 --> 00:45:35,520 # Now you are near I want to hear your heartbeat too 748 00:45:35,520 --> 00:45:37,600 # Boom bang-a-bang bang, 749 00:45:37,600 --> 00:45:40,640 # Boom bang-a-bang bang Boom bang-a-bang bang 750 00:45:40,640 --> 00:45:42,000 # I love you. # 751 00:45:43,600 --> 00:45:46,800 Right now, I won't even do Boom Bang-A-Bang on stage 752 00:45:46,800 --> 00:45:49,880 because I just don't feel those lyrics, you know. 753 00:45:49,880 --> 00:45:52,080 Now I want to absolutely feel those lyrics. 754 00:45:52,080 --> 00:45:58,720 I'm 62, I can't be singing words that don't, you know, resonate with me. 755 00:46:06,520 --> 00:46:09,320 Lulu is visiting her friend Jools Holland 756 00:46:09,320 --> 00:46:11,520 in his south London recording studio 757 00:46:11,520 --> 00:46:13,640 to rehearse a song for his radio show. 758 00:46:13,640 --> 00:46:17,000 Today, she only sings songs she loves. 759 00:46:17,000 --> 00:46:20,200 That's the best way to communicate, right. 760 00:46:20,200 --> 00:46:23,440 Exactly. Much easier. Never mind all that silly "Hello, darling". 761 00:46:23,440 --> 00:46:26,080 Don't want any of those... So give us a song. 762 00:46:26,080 --> 00:46:28,600 Don't use the blunt instruments that we call words, 763 00:46:28,600 --> 00:46:29,840 which I use all the time. 764 00:46:29,840 --> 00:46:31,720 Use music, it's much easier. 765 00:46:31,720 --> 00:46:35,800 I think one of the great things about Lulu is that you can hear 766 00:46:35,800 --> 00:46:38,720 her voice is completely unique, it sounds just like her, 767 00:46:38,720 --> 00:46:41,360 but now and again, there's a twinge of somebody else. 768 00:46:41,360 --> 00:46:44,840 You hear a bit of Ray Charles and the other person I hear is Brenda Lee. 769 00:46:44,840 --> 00:46:46,720 What if it's too high? 770 00:46:46,720 --> 00:46:48,240 What if it's the wrong key? 771 00:46:48,240 --> 00:46:50,120 # So sorry. # 772 00:46:50,120 --> 00:46:53,440 Is that too high? Think it feels a bit high. I'm hoarse, but... 773 00:46:53,440 --> 00:46:56,400 Shall we try G? Sounds nice. 774 00:46:56,400 --> 00:46:59,120 I'd never sung Brenda Lee's I'm Sorry before 775 00:46:59,120 --> 00:47:02,000 and I listened to it and thought, "That's my key," 776 00:47:02,000 --> 00:47:05,800 but I had to take it down because my voice was as hoarse as anything, 777 00:47:05,800 --> 00:47:10,200 but I could hear the similarities in our voices, kind of the strong voice, you know. 778 00:47:10,200 --> 00:47:12,440 Lulu has that spirit in her voice, 779 00:47:12,440 --> 00:47:15,040 I mean, it's a completely unique voice, 780 00:47:15,040 --> 00:47:18,400 but it has a spirit that draws a lot of the great elements together 781 00:47:18,400 --> 00:47:21,040 and has a punch to it. That's what's great about it, 782 00:47:21,040 --> 00:47:23,880 it has this kind of aggressive sound to it, it's great. 783 00:47:23,880 --> 00:47:26,840 # I'm sorry 784 00:47:27,840 --> 00:47:29,600 # So sorry 785 00:47:31,040 --> 00:47:36,200 # That I was such a fool... # 786 00:47:36,200 --> 00:47:40,640 There's the elements of blues in there, pop music in there, elements of soul music, 787 00:47:40,640 --> 00:47:42,240 elements of country music. 788 00:47:42,240 --> 00:47:45,360 The fact that she doesn't have barriers 789 00:47:45,360 --> 00:47:48,880 and she loves the music she plays and she plays the music she loves 790 00:47:48,880 --> 00:47:51,400 and that's what's allowed her her longevity. 791 00:47:51,400 --> 00:47:54,720 # You tell me 792 00:47:54,720 --> 00:47:56,920 # Mistakes 793 00:47:58,240 --> 00:48:04,160 # Are part of being young 794 00:48:04,160 --> 00:48:07,480 # But that don't right 795 00:48:08,520 --> 00:48:11,560 # The wrong that's been done 796 00:48:43,040 --> 00:48:45,120 # You tell me 797 00:48:46,320 --> 00:48:47,560 # Mistakes 798 00:48:49,040 --> 00:48:54,840 # Are part of being young 799 00:48:54,840 --> 00:48:58,240 # But that don't right 800 00:48:59,480 --> 00:49:02,520 # The wrong that's been done 801 00:49:02,520 --> 00:49:07,760 # Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, yeah 802 00:49:09,080 --> 00:49:11,440 # I'm sorry 803 00:49:11,440 --> 00:49:14,760 # So so sorry 804 00:49:16,160 --> 00:49:21,040 # Please accept my apology 805 00:49:22,200 --> 00:49:25,440 # Love was blind 806 00:49:25,440 --> 00:49:29,120 # I was too blind 807 00:49:29,120 --> 00:49:35,080 # To see. # 808 00:49:42,360 --> 00:49:44,800 Back in 1969, Lulu saw an opportunity 809 00:49:44,800 --> 00:49:47,400 to take control of her musical direction 810 00:49:47,400 --> 00:49:50,720 when her contract with Mickie Most was coming to an end. 811 00:49:50,720 --> 00:49:52,160 I think I'd had three years 812 00:49:52,160 --> 00:49:55,880 and he was willing to sign me again for another three, 813 00:49:55,880 --> 00:50:00,280 but I, you know, would be complaining to Marian and saying, 814 00:50:00,280 --> 00:50:02,640 "I just want to get some of that 815 00:50:02,640 --> 00:50:07,920 "soulful R&B bluesey, gospel-y, the stuff that I've grown up loving." 816 00:50:13,880 --> 00:50:17,920 Lulu thought her fortunes had changed when she signed to Atlantic Records, 817 00:50:17,920 --> 00:50:20,240 the legendary soul label. 818 00:50:20,240 --> 00:50:23,960 She would be working with the team that produced many of her idols, 819 00:50:23,960 --> 00:50:26,320 such as Aretha Franklin and Ray Charles. 820 00:50:26,320 --> 00:50:28,960 When Atlantic Records wanted to sign me up, 821 00:50:28,960 --> 00:50:31,200 my heart started to beat really fast. 822 00:50:31,200 --> 00:50:34,880 I was told Jerry Wexler, Tom Dowd, and Arif Mardin 823 00:50:34,880 --> 00:50:37,240 were going to be my producers. 824 00:50:37,240 --> 00:50:40,640 I thought all my Christmases had come at once. 825 00:50:40,640 --> 00:50:44,720 # I'm a hung up by the way it might have been, yeah 826 00:50:44,720 --> 00:50:46,560 # Left here on my own... # 827 00:50:46,560 --> 00:50:49,320 Despite feeling at home with the musical style, 828 00:50:49,320 --> 00:50:52,840 Lulu's time at Atlantic did not produce any hits in the UK 829 00:50:52,840 --> 00:50:55,080 and only one top-30 single in America. 830 00:50:55,080 --> 00:50:59,720 They did great work, but I don't think they nailed me. 831 00:50:59,720 --> 00:51:04,680 I don't think they got me and I don't think I got the right songs. 832 00:51:04,680 --> 00:51:07,480 I think there was a lot of confusion for Lu, you know. 833 00:51:07,480 --> 00:51:10,320 She'd started with an incredible rock record, gone pop, 834 00:51:10,320 --> 00:51:13,480 and then got a bit lost in the middle with the Atlantic stuff, 835 00:51:13,480 --> 00:51:14,840 though it was good stuff. 836 00:51:14,840 --> 00:51:19,320 I think the public were confused, and so were the record companies, as to how to market it. 837 00:51:20,880 --> 00:51:24,240 Although the hits were harder to come by in the early '70s, 838 00:51:24,240 --> 00:51:28,120 Lulu's management had found other ways to capitalise on her popularity. 839 00:51:28,120 --> 00:51:32,840 Since 1969, she had been the face of Freemans catalogue. 840 00:51:32,840 --> 00:51:37,040 Marian thought that I could do anything. 841 00:51:37,040 --> 00:51:39,400 She thought I could model, I could design clothes. 842 00:51:39,400 --> 00:51:44,800 The thought that I could be modelling clothes, it was a joke. 843 00:51:46,840 --> 00:51:48,920 I'm five-foot one, it's ridiculous. 844 00:51:51,360 --> 00:51:53,840 But I was getting paid a lot of money. 845 00:51:53,840 --> 00:51:56,960 So some things like Freemans I was sort of like, 846 00:51:56,960 --> 00:51:59,440 "It's a bit cheesy, I don't know". 847 00:51:59,440 --> 00:52:03,720 She would explain it to me from a different perspective and I would get it. 848 00:52:03,720 --> 00:52:08,640 Interestingly enough, now that's all artists do. 849 00:52:08,640 --> 00:52:12,680 They're advertising everything and they're making money. 850 00:52:12,680 --> 00:52:18,240 They become a brand and actually, that's what Marian saw me as, a brand. 851 00:52:18,240 --> 00:52:21,320 Today, the Lulu brand is as strong as ever 852 00:52:21,320 --> 00:52:23,760 and a current sideline to her music career 853 00:52:23,760 --> 00:52:25,840 is her ownership of a skincare range 854 00:52:25,840 --> 00:52:28,480 which she spent years formulating and developing. 855 00:52:28,480 --> 00:52:33,000 Let's face it, the music business is really all about youth. 856 00:52:33,000 --> 00:52:36,240 So you learn quite quickly whether you... 857 00:52:36,240 --> 00:52:38,880 I learned quite quickly, shall I say, that I had to, 858 00:52:38,880 --> 00:52:42,320 whether I wanted to or not, I had to give attention to my appearance. 859 00:52:42,320 --> 00:52:45,680 People would just want to talk about how I look. 860 00:52:45,680 --> 00:52:49,800 So now, because of that, I have got another business. 861 00:52:49,800 --> 00:52:54,640 Lulu regularly appears live on a home shopping channel to promote the range. 862 00:52:54,640 --> 00:52:56,960 We're now going to talk about Killer Filler. 863 00:52:56,960 --> 00:52:59,600 Instant. It's an instant fix, this one, you know. 864 00:52:59,600 --> 00:53:02,920 I have to say, £27.96, if you've got lines that bug you 865 00:53:02,920 --> 00:53:05,920 and they've just been there forever and a day... 866 00:53:05,920 --> 00:53:08,800 If you spend a lot of time in the public eye 867 00:53:08,800 --> 00:53:13,560 and you have that kind of scrutiny, you do learn, 868 00:53:13,560 --> 00:53:16,880 you know, you get tips from all over the place and obviously 869 00:53:16,880 --> 00:53:19,800 she wants to share that with other women, which is great. 870 00:53:19,800 --> 00:53:22,040 It's a big trend, especially over in America, 871 00:53:22,040 --> 00:53:25,160 to endorse things, whether it's you have your own perfume, 872 00:53:25,160 --> 00:53:27,520 clothing line, make-up, everything - 873 00:53:27,520 --> 00:53:31,600 all artists, everybody is looking at new ways to have income. 874 00:53:31,600 --> 00:53:34,920 You squeeze it onto the line like this. 875 00:53:38,000 --> 00:53:39,560 A very small amount, yep. 876 00:53:39,560 --> 00:53:41,200 Yeah. And you don't rub. 877 00:53:41,200 --> 00:53:43,640 You just pat and it goes in. 878 00:53:43,640 --> 00:53:46,120 Right, stay tuned, you have got, can't remember. 879 00:53:46,120 --> 00:53:49,440 I know Jill's coming up next with something marvellous, I'm sure. 880 00:53:49,440 --> 00:53:51,960 Thank you. Thank you. THEY LAUGH 881 00:53:51,960 --> 00:53:53,720 We're clear. 882 00:53:53,720 --> 00:53:59,960 I don't know that it's necessary to have other strings to your bow 883 00:53:59,960 --> 00:54:03,600 above and beyond singing, 884 00:54:03,600 --> 00:54:06,680 but I find if you're a creative person 885 00:54:06,680 --> 00:54:10,760 and you've got other ways that you can express yourself, 886 00:54:10,760 --> 00:54:12,480 then I think that's fantastic. 887 00:54:12,480 --> 00:54:14,200 Hello, everybody. 888 00:54:15,960 --> 00:54:18,320 Back in 1973, and now in colour, 889 00:54:18,320 --> 00:54:23,280 Lulu was working as hard as ever on her BBC Saturday night TV shows, 890 00:54:23,280 --> 00:54:26,720 maintaining her profile as an all-round entertainer. 891 00:54:26,720 --> 00:54:29,600 # That's when the music takes me 892 00:54:29,600 --> 00:54:32,320 # Takes me to a brighter day... # 893 00:54:32,320 --> 00:54:34,560 When we were doing the Lulu shows, 894 00:54:34,560 --> 00:54:35,640 it was a tough time. 895 00:54:35,640 --> 00:54:36,680 She had so much to do 896 00:54:36,680 --> 00:54:39,200 and it was only that energy that kept her going. 897 00:54:40,520 --> 00:54:43,400 # In us you see a couple of song and dance girls... # 898 00:54:43,400 --> 00:54:47,480 Among Lulu's regular guests was her co-star from To Sir With Love, 899 00:54:47,480 --> 00:54:48,680 Adrienne Posta. 900 00:54:48,680 --> 00:54:52,880 There was comedy and dancing and singing and sketches, 901 00:54:52,880 --> 00:54:55,800 and it was a turnover of one a week. 902 00:54:55,800 --> 00:54:58,120 I mean, you did it on the Sunday night 903 00:54:58,120 --> 00:55:00,840 and it got shown the following Saturday, 904 00:55:00,840 --> 00:55:03,040 so it was quite a quick turnover. 905 00:55:03,040 --> 00:55:04,480 # For miles and miles 906 00:55:04,480 --> 00:55:06,280 # Fellows and children pass out cold 907 00:55:06,280 --> 00:55:07,640 # When her voice hits the air 908 00:55:07,640 --> 00:55:09,560 # When my feet hit the ground. # 909 00:55:09,560 --> 00:55:15,200 # If they could see me now 910 00:55:15,200 --> 00:55:19,440 # That little gang of mine 911 00:55:19,440 --> 00:55:23,760 # Eating fancy chow and drinking fancy wine... # 912 00:55:23,760 --> 00:55:26,000 Do you mind(?) Your fish is on my coat. 913 00:55:26,000 --> 00:55:28,360 Oh, don't worry, it won't harm him. 914 00:55:28,360 --> 00:55:30,480 That stuff doesn't moult anyway. 915 00:55:30,480 --> 00:55:35,280 To be honest with you, I look at myself on all those BBC TV shows, 916 00:55:35,280 --> 00:55:38,880 I think, "Who is that? Who is she?" 917 00:55:38,880 --> 00:55:41,280 It's like I'm playing a part. 918 00:55:41,280 --> 00:55:43,040 I'm an actress. 919 00:55:43,040 --> 00:55:47,520 I was more Julie Andrews than Lulu. 920 00:55:47,520 --> 00:55:50,160 # Because of all All 921 00:55:50,160 --> 00:55:51,240 # The The 922 00:55:51,240 --> 00:55:53,640 # The beautiful and new Beautiful and new 923 00:55:53,640 --> 00:55:54,680 # Things Things 924 00:55:54,680 --> 00:55:55,680 # I I 925 00:55:55,680 --> 00:55:57,760 # Am learning about you 926 00:55:58,960 --> 00:56:06,480 # Day by day. # 927 00:56:06,480 --> 00:56:09,520 Although I like challenging myself on television, 928 00:56:09,520 --> 00:56:11,040 part of me enjoyed that, 929 00:56:11,040 --> 00:56:12,760 part of me was destroyed 930 00:56:12,760 --> 00:56:16,800 because I wasn't making great records and great music. 931 00:56:16,800 --> 00:56:18,680 'One, two, three, four.' 932 00:56:18,680 --> 00:56:21,400 # Yeah, yeah, yeah 933 00:56:22,720 --> 00:56:25,120 # Yeah, yeah, yeah 934 00:56:26,200 --> 00:56:27,360 # Yeah, yeah, yeah... # 935 00:56:27,360 --> 00:56:29,720 Although Lulu's musical roots lie 936 00:56:29,720 --> 00:56:33,000 in the soul and R&B music she grew up listening to, 937 00:56:33,000 --> 00:56:35,600 she's also a fan of many contemporary artists. 938 00:56:35,600 --> 00:56:40,000 Recently, she's been putting her own spin on Mercy by Welsh songwriter, Duffy. 939 00:56:40,000 --> 00:56:43,400 # ..Got me begging you for mercy Yeah, yeah, yeah 940 00:56:43,400 --> 00:56:47,640 # Why won't you release me? Yeah, yeah, yeah 941 00:56:47,640 --> 00:56:51,120 # You got me begging you for mercy Yeah, yeah, yeah 942 00:56:51,120 --> 00:56:54,440 # Why won't you release me? Yeah, yeah, yeah 943 00:56:54,440 --> 00:56:59,480 # I said you'd better release me 944 00:56:59,480 --> 00:57:01,960 # Yeah, yeah, yeah 945 00:57:01,960 --> 00:57:05,800 # Now you think that I Ooh-ooh 946 00:57:05,800 --> 00:57:09,240 # I should be something on the side Ooh-ooh 947 00:57:09,240 --> 00:57:15,160 # But you've got to understand I need a man who can take my hand 948 00:57:15,160 --> 00:57:16,280 # Ooh-ooh 949 00:57:16,280 --> 00:57:20,400 # I don't know what you do But you do it good 950 00:57:20,400 --> 00:57:22,440 # Like I knew you would 951 00:57:24,080 --> 00:57:26,520 # I don't know what you do 952 00:57:26,520 --> 00:57:31,520 # But you do it well I'm under your spell 953 00:57:31,520 --> 00:57:34,840 # You got me begging you for mercy # Yeah, yeah, yeah 954 00:57:34,840 --> 00:57:38,680 # Why won't you release me? Yeah, yeah, yeah 955 00:57:38,680 --> 00:57:42,560 # You got me begging for mercy Yeah, yeah, yeah 956 00:57:42,560 --> 00:57:46,640 # Why won't you release me? Yeah, yeah, yeah 957 00:57:46,640 --> 00:57:51,920 # I said you'd better release me 958 00:57:51,920 --> 00:57:53,760 # Yeah 959 00:57:55,280 --> 00:57:58,960 # I'm begging you for mercy 960 00:57:58,960 --> 00:58:02,600 # Why won't you release me? 961 00:58:02,600 --> 00:58:04,080 # I'm begging 962 00:58:05,920 --> 00:58:08,280 # You got me begging 963 00:58:08,280 --> 00:58:13,040 # You got me begging You got me begging 964 00:58:13,040 --> 00:58:15,320 # Yeah Yeah, yeah, yeah... # 965 00:58:15,320 --> 00:58:18,120 By the mid-'70s, despite being a household name, 966 00:58:18,120 --> 00:58:22,320 thanks in part to the popularity of her Saturday night TV shows, 967 00:58:22,320 --> 00:58:26,040 Lulu had not had a top-ten single in the UK for over five years. 968 00:58:26,040 --> 00:58:31,080 But that was to change, thanks to a chance meeting in a Sheffield hotel. 969 00:58:35,320 --> 00:58:40,120 # There's a starman waiting in the sky 970 00:58:40,120 --> 00:58:42,120 # He'd like to come and meet us 971 00:58:42,120 --> 00:58:44,480 # But he thinks he'd blow our minds 972 00:58:44,480 --> 00:58:46,720 # There's a starman... # 973 00:58:46,720 --> 00:58:49,520 The David Bowie thing was a lifeline to me, actually. 974 00:58:49,520 --> 00:58:51,800 I met him in a hotel in the lobby, 975 00:58:51,800 --> 00:58:54,720 he said, "Come and see my show tonight". 976 00:58:54,720 --> 00:58:57,680 After the show, you know, like 10.30, 11, 977 00:58:57,680 --> 00:59:00,560 the party started, and during the party, 978 00:59:00,560 --> 00:59:02,200 during the night, he said to me, 979 00:59:02,200 --> 00:59:05,600 "I want to record you, I'm going to make a big hit record with you". 980 00:59:05,600 --> 00:59:08,200 He invited me to the Chateaux d'Herouville, 981 00:59:08,200 --> 00:59:11,680 where he was recording his Pinups album and I'm thinking, 982 00:59:11,680 --> 00:59:15,720 "Am I going to be able to step up to this because this isn't really me. 983 00:59:15,720 --> 00:59:19,400 "David Bowie isn't my style. 984 00:59:19,400 --> 00:59:23,400 "But you know, I'd love to do something different 985 00:59:23,400 --> 00:59:28,200 "and challenging and he's hot, you know, in several ways." 986 00:59:28,200 --> 00:59:32,120 # I laughed and shook his hand 987 00:59:33,200 --> 00:59:35,360 # And made my way back home... # 988 00:59:35,360 --> 00:59:39,320 He said to me, "I don't want you to sing the way you normally sing.' 989 00:59:39,320 --> 00:59:42,960 # Oh, no, not me I never lost control... # 990 00:59:42,960 --> 00:59:46,120 I would sing like that. He said to me, "I want you to sing..." 991 00:59:46,120 --> 00:59:48,240 # Oh, no, not me 992 00:59:48,240 --> 00:59:53,720 # I never lost control, You're face to face... # 993 00:59:53,720 --> 00:59:55,720 And I did it, of course I can do it, 994 00:59:55,720 --> 00:59:59,440 but it was sort of like, "Oh, my goodness. Is this going to work?" 995 00:59:59,440 --> 01:00:02,320 And the whole time, I have to tell you, I was nervous. 996 01:00:02,320 --> 01:00:05,920 # Who knows? Not me 997 01:00:06,920 --> 01:00:10,160 # We never lost control 998 01:00:11,120 --> 01:00:14,000 # You're face to face 999 01:00:15,000 --> 01:00:19,120 # With the man who sold the world... # 1000 01:00:19,120 --> 01:00:21,000 The Man Who Sold The World 1001 01:00:21,000 --> 01:00:24,400 reached number three on the charts during 1974. 1002 01:00:24,400 --> 01:00:27,280 # ..We never lost control... # 1003 01:00:27,280 --> 01:00:30,360 With Bowie, he was king of the world at the time 1004 01:00:30,360 --> 01:00:32,560 and it was instant credibility, you know, 1005 01:00:32,560 --> 01:00:34,720 and also the record's still fantastic. 1006 01:00:34,720 --> 01:00:37,200 You play that record today and it's timeless. 1007 01:00:37,200 --> 01:00:39,120 Her success with David Bowie 1008 01:00:39,120 --> 01:00:43,120 was an indication that Lulu was embracing new musical styles. 1009 01:00:43,120 --> 01:00:45,280 She's always loved all kinds of music, Lu, 1010 01:00:45,280 --> 01:00:48,480 so it wasn't astonishing to find that she'd made this record. 1011 01:00:48,480 --> 01:00:51,280 It's one of David's favourite versions, I think. 1012 01:00:51,280 --> 01:00:54,840 That's the thing I always love about Lu is people with great talent 1013 01:00:54,840 --> 01:00:58,200 or real good artists, they see the artist in Lu 1014 01:00:58,200 --> 01:01:01,760 and the respect she gets from them is fantastic, 1015 01:01:01,760 --> 01:01:04,160 always gives me a buzz for her sake. 1016 01:01:11,000 --> 01:01:14,440 The same year, Lulu scored another hit when she recorded 1017 01:01:14,440 --> 01:01:17,920 the theme tune to the James Bond movie, The Man With The Golden Gun. 1018 01:01:17,920 --> 01:01:21,680 # He has a powerful weapon 1019 01:01:21,680 --> 01:01:25,640 # He charges a million a shot 1020 01:01:25,640 --> 01:01:28,640 # An assassin that's second to none 1021 01:01:28,640 --> 01:01:31,680 # The man with the golden gun... # 1022 01:01:31,680 --> 01:01:35,280 When John Barry and I wrote The Man With The Golden Gun, 1023 01:01:35,280 --> 01:01:38,520 I can't remember any other name being mentioned. 1024 01:01:38,520 --> 01:01:43,280 She just seemed right because it had that kind of biting, 1025 01:01:43,280 --> 01:01:46,400 fiery, you know, angry... 1026 01:01:46,400 --> 01:01:50,760 It was nothing like Shout, but it had the same kind of impact. 1027 01:01:50,760 --> 01:01:54,800 Doing a Bond song was kind of also out of the box for me. 1028 01:01:54,800 --> 01:01:57,080 I was thinking Shirley Bassey, am I Shirley? 1029 01:01:57,080 --> 01:02:01,560 I mean, those are the kind of songs that were done then. 1030 01:02:01,560 --> 01:02:05,160 But I didn't think that song was really me, again, 1031 01:02:05,160 --> 01:02:07,840 but you know, it was a great thing to do. 1032 01:02:07,840 --> 01:02:12,680 # His eye may be 1033 01:02:12,680 --> 01:02:15,200 # On you or me 1034 01:02:16,800 --> 01:02:21,080 # Will he bang? 1035 01:02:21,080 --> 01:02:27,960 # We shall see... # 1036 01:02:27,960 --> 01:02:32,480 In 1976, Lulu married hairdresser John Frieda 1037 01:02:32,480 --> 01:02:35,560 and in 1977, their son Jordan was born. 1038 01:02:35,560 --> 01:02:39,680 I was the eldest of four kids and I thought I'd got a handle on it, 1039 01:02:39,680 --> 01:02:41,760 I know how to bring up kids, 1040 01:02:41,760 --> 01:02:45,840 I know how to be mature, I can run this family, 1041 01:02:45,840 --> 01:02:49,280 I can take it all on, but it hit me hard. 1042 01:02:49,280 --> 01:02:54,880 I think mixing the job of doing what I did and being a mother 1043 01:02:54,880 --> 01:02:57,880 and trying to be a wife was insanity. 1044 01:02:57,880 --> 01:02:59,800 I really do. 1045 01:02:59,800 --> 01:03:01,920 It would have been kinder to myself, 1046 01:03:01,920 --> 01:03:04,120 kinder to Jordan and to my relationship 1047 01:03:04,120 --> 01:03:07,200 to have taken time off, but I didn't know how to do that. 1048 01:03:07,200 --> 01:03:08,880 I really didn't know how. 1049 01:03:10,560 --> 01:03:14,000 # My name is Lulu and this is my groove 1050 01:03:14,000 --> 01:03:17,320 # Doing the show especially for you... # 1051 01:03:17,320 --> 01:03:21,600 As Lulu entered the '80s, her third decade in the business, 1052 01:03:21,600 --> 01:03:24,640 she was back on the light entertainment treadmill. 1053 01:03:24,640 --> 01:03:28,600 The format was beginning to look tired and the songs she was performing 1054 01:03:28,600 --> 01:03:31,000 were doing nothing for her credibility. 1055 01:03:31,000 --> 01:03:34,600 # I'm going to harden my heart Swallow my tears 1056 01:03:34,600 --> 01:03:37,960 # Swallow my tears... # 1057 01:03:37,960 --> 01:03:42,520 In the '80s, I think I was definitely lost. 1058 01:03:42,520 --> 01:03:46,640 My manager didn't really know what to do with me 1059 01:03:46,640 --> 01:03:48,800 and I was doing cabaret. 1060 01:03:48,800 --> 01:03:50,520 I was making money. 1061 01:03:50,520 --> 01:03:52,040 I was making a lot of money. 1062 01:03:52,040 --> 01:03:56,440 # Play a song for me Applejack, Applejack 1063 01:03:56,440 --> 01:03:59,720 # Play a song, let your banjo ring... # 1064 01:03:59,720 --> 01:04:01,600 Take it away, Applejack. 1065 01:04:02,720 --> 01:04:05,800 I was really, really, really unhappy 1066 01:04:05,800 --> 01:04:08,920 and I knew deep down things have to change, 1067 01:04:08,920 --> 01:04:10,880 I cannot continue like this. 1068 01:04:10,880 --> 01:04:14,960 # Hey-ey-ey-ey... # After an absence of over ten years, 1069 01:04:14,960 --> 01:04:17,600 Lulu returned to the charts in 1986 1070 01:04:17,600 --> 01:04:21,080 with a reworking of Shout, the song that had once been her calling card. 1071 01:04:21,080 --> 01:04:23,320 This new '80s twist on the song 1072 01:04:23,320 --> 01:04:26,880 was a reflection on where Lulu's career was at. 1073 01:04:26,880 --> 01:04:31,040 # Shout, shout, shout Shout, shout, shout... # 1074 01:04:31,040 --> 01:04:35,120 You know, re-recording Shout, I was miserable. 1075 01:04:35,120 --> 01:04:36,480 # Shout 1076 01:04:36,480 --> 01:04:41,160 # Well, I feel all 1077 01:04:41,160 --> 01:04:43,800 # Right. # 1078 01:04:44,880 --> 01:04:48,320 ARCHIVE: 'Shout, the number that launched Lulu on the road to stardom 1079 01:04:48,320 --> 01:04:53,600 'and 25 years later, she is being specially honoured by the Variety Club, 1080 01:04:53,600 --> 01:04:57,240 'an occasion which she's sharing with son Jordan and husband John. 1081 01:04:57,240 --> 01:05:02,880 'Also here, the lady that's guided Lulu's career all these years, Marian Massey.' 1082 01:05:02,880 --> 01:05:07,000 Well, she was a very bright little spark when I first met her, 1083 01:05:07,000 --> 01:05:09,040 and now she's a shining star 1084 01:05:09,040 --> 01:05:11,680 and I'm very happy to have helped her along the way. 1085 01:05:13,280 --> 01:05:17,560 In 1989, while Lulu was being honoured by the Royal Variety Club of Great Britain 1086 01:05:17,560 --> 01:05:20,000 to celebrate 25 years in show business, 1087 01:05:20,000 --> 01:05:23,080 cracks were beginning to show in her marriage to John Frieda. 1088 01:05:23,080 --> 01:05:29,560 John was going his way with his career and I was lost and you know, 1089 01:05:29,560 --> 01:05:34,160 I was trying to hold it together somehow because we had a son 1090 01:05:34,160 --> 01:05:37,320 and, um... 1091 01:05:37,320 --> 01:05:40,480 yeah, that was a real dark, dark time for me. 1092 01:05:44,200 --> 01:05:45,200 Very dark. 1093 01:05:46,880 --> 01:05:50,320 At the same time as Lulu's break-up with husband John Frieda, 1094 01:05:50,320 --> 01:05:53,640 she also parted company with manager Marian Massey, 1095 01:05:53,640 --> 01:05:56,560 who, since Lulu left Glasgow 25 years earlier, 1096 01:05:56,560 --> 01:05:58,920 had been like a second mother to her. 1097 01:05:58,920 --> 01:06:00,960 She'd been with Marian for a long time, 1098 01:06:00,960 --> 01:06:04,720 Marian had done a fantastic job, but I think after 20-odd years, 1099 01:06:04,720 --> 01:06:07,360 it had probably run its course, you know. 1100 01:06:07,360 --> 01:06:09,280 You know, when I left home, 1101 01:06:09,280 --> 01:06:13,640 when I got the opportunity to make a record when I was 15, 1102 01:06:13,640 --> 01:06:15,840 it was difficult for my mother 1103 01:06:15,840 --> 01:06:19,400 and I didn't really, really get it until much later. 1104 01:06:19,400 --> 01:06:26,440 I don't think I really, really got how difficult... 1105 01:06:26,440 --> 01:06:28,520 that must have been for Marian. 1106 01:06:31,800 --> 01:06:36,720 # I've had many times I can tell you 1107 01:06:36,720 --> 01:06:42,600 # Times when innocence I'd trade for company... # 1108 01:06:42,600 --> 01:06:45,360 I didn't have a manager. I didn't have a husband. 1109 01:06:45,360 --> 01:06:50,480 My whole life was, you know, falling apart, it felt like. 1110 01:06:50,480 --> 01:06:53,240 I got to this point, "I want a change, I want a change." 1111 01:06:53,240 --> 01:06:56,200 And my brother said, "You're going to write your own songs. 1112 01:06:56,200 --> 01:06:59,760 "You can't do it the way you did before. It's a new world out there. 1113 01:06:59,760 --> 01:07:02,240 "The record industry is completely different." 1114 01:07:02,240 --> 01:07:04,400 I said "I can't write." He said, "You can." 1115 01:07:04,400 --> 01:07:06,000 "I can't." "You can." And we did. 1116 01:07:06,000 --> 01:07:10,080 A few years ago, I wrote, well, when I was 40, let's be honest. 1117 01:07:10,080 --> 01:07:12,480 OK, more than a few years ago. 1118 01:07:12,480 --> 01:07:16,080 I wrote a song, the very first song I ever wrote with my brother Billy 1119 01:07:16,080 --> 01:07:18,000 and a friend of mine, Steve DuBerry 1120 01:07:18,000 --> 01:07:22,240 and it was a huge hit all over the world. 1121 01:07:22,240 --> 01:07:23,800 But not for me. 1122 01:07:25,640 --> 01:07:28,240 For Tina Turner, God bless her heart. 1123 01:07:28,240 --> 01:07:30,760 I'd like to sing it for you tonight. 1124 01:07:30,760 --> 01:07:33,800 Tina heard it - so I hear. 1125 01:07:33,800 --> 01:07:37,360 The word is that she said, "It's the story of my life". 1126 01:07:37,360 --> 01:07:39,680 I said, "Hey, girl, it's the story of my life". 1127 01:07:39,680 --> 01:07:41,160 No, I didn't. I thought it. 1128 01:07:51,760 --> 01:07:55,160 # There's a pale moon in the sky 1129 01:07:55,160 --> 01:07:58,800 # The kind you make your wishes on 1130 01:08:00,840 --> 01:08:02,240 # Oh 1131 01:08:02,240 --> 01:08:05,360 # Like the light in your eyes 1132 01:08:05,360 --> 01:08:10,600 # The one I built my dreams upon 1133 01:08:12,040 --> 01:08:14,440 # It's not there any longer 1134 01:08:14,440 --> 01:08:17,560 # Something happened somewhere 1135 01:08:17,560 --> 01:08:19,880 # And we both know why 1136 01:08:21,760 --> 01:08:25,200 # But me, I'm getting stronger 1137 01:08:25,200 --> 01:08:27,880 # We must stop pretending 1138 01:08:27,880 --> 01:08:30,800 # I can't live this lie 1139 01:08:30,800 --> 01:08:33,600 # Oh, I 1140 01:08:33,600 --> 01:08:36,400 # I don't care who's wrong or right 1141 01:08:36,400 --> 01:08:40,880 # I don't really want to fight no more 1142 01:08:40,880 --> 01:08:44,040 # Too much talking, babe 1143 01:08:44,040 --> 01:08:47,040 # Let's sleep on it tonight 1144 01:08:47,040 --> 01:08:51,360 # I don't really want to fight no more 1145 01:08:51,360 --> 01:08:54,960 # Time for letting go 1146 01:09:02,200 --> 01:09:05,240 # I hear a whisper in the air 1147 01:09:05,240 --> 01:09:09,320 # It simply doesn't bother me 1148 01:09:11,640 --> 01:09:13,320 # No, no, no 1149 01:09:13,320 --> 01:09:16,840 # Can't you see that I don't care? 1150 01:09:16,840 --> 01:09:21,320 # Or are you looking right through me? 1151 01:09:22,960 --> 01:09:25,880 # Seems to be that lately 1152 01:09:25,880 --> 01:09:30,480 # You look at me the wrong way and I start to cry 1153 01:09:32,800 --> 01:09:36,000 # Oh, could it be that maybe Could it be that maybe 1154 01:09:36,000 --> 01:09:42,720 # This crazy situation is the reason why? 1155 01:09:42,720 --> 01:09:44,680 # Oh 1156 01:09:44,680 --> 01:09:48,320 # I don't care who's wrong or right 1157 01:09:48,320 --> 01:09:51,600 # I don't really want to fight no more... # 1158 01:09:51,600 --> 01:09:57,000 I felt I was rubbish at relationships, rubbish at marriage 1159 01:09:57,000 --> 01:10:00,280 and so just do what you know how to do 1160 01:10:00,280 --> 01:10:03,280 and that's why I focused on going back 1161 01:10:03,280 --> 01:10:07,400 to trying to get back into the recording business. 1162 01:10:07,400 --> 01:10:09,000 # Baby, don't you know... # 1163 01:10:09,000 --> 01:10:12,160 Boosted by the success of her first attempt at songwriting, 1164 01:10:12,160 --> 01:10:14,760 Lulu's next step was to look for new management. 1165 01:10:14,760 --> 01:10:17,960 Highly respected music industry figure Tony King, 1166 01:10:17,960 --> 01:10:22,680 who'd previously worked with the Beatles and the Rolling Stones, was approached. 1167 01:10:22,680 --> 01:10:27,480 I'll be honest, when someone suggested to me about managing Lulu, 1168 01:10:27,480 --> 01:10:29,680 I had my doubts. I thought, "Oh", 1169 01:10:29,680 --> 01:10:33,960 cos she'd been off the map for a while 1170 01:10:33,960 --> 01:10:36,640 and I sort of wondered, kind of, 1171 01:10:36,640 --> 01:10:39,720 "Well, OK, but what is it?" You know? 1172 01:10:39,720 --> 01:10:44,880 Then I got played the track that she'd done, Independence, 1173 01:10:44,880 --> 01:10:46,800 and I thought, "Wow." 1174 01:10:48,400 --> 01:10:52,120 # Don't be surprised by the way that I am 1175 01:10:52,120 --> 01:10:55,520 # By the way that I feel and I act... # 1176 01:10:56,800 --> 01:11:03,240 I bought it not knowing that this was the same Lulu that had sang 1177 01:11:03,240 --> 01:11:07,920 this sweet little pop record To Sir With Love. 1178 01:11:07,920 --> 01:11:09,920 It was that same Lulu. 1179 01:11:09,920 --> 01:11:16,160 This record was spectacular, sung by this soulful energetic girl. 1180 01:11:16,160 --> 01:11:19,680 I couldn't believe it was the same singer that was doing this. 1181 01:11:19,680 --> 01:11:24,440 # I want my independence Yeah, yeah, yeah 1182 01:11:24,440 --> 01:11:26,600 # I want my freedom 1183 01:11:26,600 --> 01:11:28,400 # Right now... # 1184 01:11:28,400 --> 01:11:32,240 The lyrics of the song Independence perfectly encapsulated 1185 01:11:32,240 --> 01:11:36,360 both Lulu's personal life and her career at that point in time. 1186 01:11:36,360 --> 01:11:41,120 I was trying to find what I could do by making my decisions 1187 01:11:41,120 --> 01:11:44,400 and also being an independent woman, that's what it said. 1188 01:11:44,400 --> 01:11:47,320 I am independent. 1189 01:11:47,320 --> 01:11:51,240 Goodbye to the past, sad or not, 1190 01:11:51,240 --> 01:11:55,920 but I can take the reins now and I can move forward and I can move up. 1191 01:11:57,040 --> 01:11:59,600 We both decided what we did not want to do 1192 01:11:59,600 --> 01:12:01,960 and that was all that variety stuff. 1193 01:12:01,960 --> 01:12:04,440 She'd had it. She'd done all that. 1194 01:12:04,440 --> 01:12:06,840 # Relight my fire 1195 01:12:06,840 --> 01:12:10,280 # Cos I need... # 1196 01:12:10,280 --> 01:12:13,160 In 1993, Lulu's collaboration with Take That 1197 01:12:13,160 --> 01:12:18,960 would give her, at the age of 45, her first ever UK number-one single. 1198 01:12:18,960 --> 01:12:22,120 # You've got to be strong enough to walk on through the night 1199 01:12:22,120 --> 01:12:26,040 # Yeah There's a new day on the other side 1200 01:12:26,040 --> 01:12:30,280 # Yeah You got to have hope in your soul... # 1201 01:12:30,280 --> 01:12:34,400 That really, really brought her to the forefront 1202 01:12:34,400 --> 01:12:37,080 of a lot of younger people, too. 1203 01:12:37,080 --> 01:12:40,600 So all of a sudden she was very much back, 1204 01:12:40,600 --> 01:12:45,080 but also back as a credible singer, you know, 1205 01:12:45,080 --> 01:12:47,480 not as a Eurovision singer, 1206 01:12:47,480 --> 01:12:51,320 or doing the Mickie-Most-type songs - we'd moved on from that. 1207 01:12:51,320 --> 01:12:55,480 # Relight my fire 1208 01:12:55,480 --> 01:12:59,160 # Your love is my only desire... # 1209 01:12:59,160 --> 01:13:03,320 It was number one, like, instantly, and I was doing all these TV shows 1210 01:13:03,320 --> 01:13:05,800 and having so much fun 1211 01:13:05,800 --> 01:13:09,040 cos they were young boys and they were full of enthusiasm. 1212 01:13:09,040 --> 01:13:10,720 You know, they were interested. 1213 01:13:10,720 --> 01:13:12,680 You know, "As a 40-year-old woman 1214 01:13:12,680 --> 01:13:15,040 "that had been in this business a long time, 1215 01:13:15,040 --> 01:13:17,840 "how have you managed to stay afloat for so long?" 1216 01:13:17,840 --> 01:13:20,880 # I need your love... # 1217 01:13:20,880 --> 01:13:23,760 She still has a great love of soul music and stuff 1218 01:13:23,760 --> 01:13:26,480 and she wanted to be seen as a credible artist. 1219 01:13:26,480 --> 01:13:29,120 # I'm back for more 1220 01:13:29,120 --> 01:13:34,120 # Of the love that we had before... # 1221 01:13:34,120 --> 01:13:37,040 In that same year, Lulu returned to the charts again 1222 01:13:37,040 --> 01:13:40,160 when she collaborated with soul legend Bobby Womack. 1223 01:13:40,160 --> 01:13:42,640 # You and me You and me 1224 01:13:42,640 --> 01:13:44,800 # Be like before Like before 1225 01:13:44,800 --> 01:13:50,360 # Sweet harmony Baby, I'm back for more 1226 01:13:50,360 --> 01:13:52,400 # Of that love that we... # 1227 01:13:52,400 --> 01:13:56,760 You know, it may be a stigma, she wanted to record with me. 1228 01:13:56,760 --> 01:13:59,160 I never thought I could record with her 1229 01:13:59,160 --> 01:14:04,640 after listening many years ago to To Sir With Love. 1230 01:14:04,640 --> 01:14:07,280 Now here I'm the sir, she's the love. 1231 01:14:07,280 --> 01:14:10,720 You know, and that blew me out. 1232 01:14:10,720 --> 01:14:17,160 # But now we've been found, So much better... # 1233 01:14:17,160 --> 01:14:22,160 To be honest with you, the vocals were not done together. 1234 01:14:22,160 --> 01:14:24,400 He did his vocals in America. 1235 01:14:24,400 --> 01:14:29,000 But then he came over and we did Top Of The Pops together. He's a character. 1236 01:14:29,000 --> 01:14:31,280 So I was working with a bit of a legend. 1237 01:14:31,280 --> 01:14:35,200 # There ain't nothing left to do But come running back to you 1238 01:14:35,200 --> 01:14:39,840 # Just to let you know just what's on my mind... # 1239 01:14:39,840 --> 01:14:42,640 Lulu's credibility was further strengthened 1240 01:14:42,640 --> 01:14:44,720 when she felt comfortable enough 1241 01:14:44,720 --> 01:14:48,200 to send herself up on hit TV show, French & Saunders. 1242 01:14:48,200 --> 01:14:50,760 Course, you've had a lovely long career, haven't you? Yes. 1243 01:14:50,760 --> 01:14:52,920 Longer than Cliff's. Sir Cliff. 1244 01:14:52,920 --> 01:14:56,600 Sorry. I bow to you. Sir Cliff. And you worked with Take That. Yes. 1245 01:14:56,600 --> 01:15:00,120 Frankly, I'd cut my right leg off for that opportunity. Yeah. 1246 01:15:00,120 --> 01:15:02,840 Stayed with the times, hasn't she? Swinging girl. 1247 01:15:02,840 --> 01:15:05,040 Absolutely swinging girl, she is. 1248 01:15:05,040 --> 01:15:07,560 It's not that we don't like your music... 1249 01:15:07,560 --> 01:15:09,880 Well, we don't like your music. We don't like it. 1250 01:15:09,880 --> 01:15:13,960 You know, to have such a great woman who's so respected 1251 01:15:13,960 --> 01:15:18,000 to just be able to, you know, let her guard down, have a load of fun, 1252 01:15:18,000 --> 01:15:20,320 it was a really lovely thing to see. 1253 01:15:20,320 --> 01:15:22,520 Can I have a little private word with you? Yeah, sure. 1254 01:15:22,520 --> 01:15:25,840 SHE WHISTLES 1255 01:15:25,840 --> 01:15:29,280 I know we're guarding her and everything. Yeah. 1256 01:15:29,280 --> 01:15:31,560 Will we inevitably have to kill her? 1257 01:15:32,840 --> 01:15:35,880 No. No? No. Don't kill Lulu. 1258 01:15:35,880 --> 01:15:39,800 No, no, no. Not to kill her, no. Not kill Lulu. 1259 01:15:39,800 --> 01:15:42,240 People would be very upset. Right. 1260 01:15:42,240 --> 01:15:44,280 Lulu's kind of always been around. 1261 01:15:44,280 --> 01:15:47,600 I think probably a lot of people in the UK feel like that. 1262 01:15:47,600 --> 01:15:50,040 She's really a national treasure. 1263 01:15:50,040 --> 01:15:53,000 She's a national treasure. Right. 1264 01:15:53,000 --> 01:15:55,400 I must not kill Lulu. Don't kill her. Right. 1265 01:15:55,400 --> 01:15:59,040 I wouldn't even think about myself being iconic. 1266 01:15:59,040 --> 01:16:01,440 I would never think about that sort of thing. 1267 01:16:01,440 --> 01:16:03,600 It's my job and I've been around a lot. 1268 01:16:03,600 --> 01:16:07,760 People are very friendly with me. On the whole, 1269 01:16:07,760 --> 01:16:12,160 people are very nice to me, because I have been around so long. 1270 01:16:12,160 --> 01:16:16,120 Oh, look, it's little Lulu. Hi, Lu. SMACKING KISSING NOISES 1271 01:16:16,120 --> 01:16:19,320 Lulu appeared again with Jennifer Saunders 1272 01:16:19,320 --> 01:16:21,640 on the TV show Absolutely Fabulous 1273 01:16:21,640 --> 01:16:24,520 as the top client of disastrous PR woman Edina. 1274 01:16:24,520 --> 01:16:27,880 The PR person is such a phoney baloney, 1275 01:16:27,880 --> 01:16:32,560 you know, and I am supposedly a star or her star client. 1276 01:16:32,560 --> 01:16:34,040 What would you like, Lulu? 1277 01:16:34,040 --> 01:16:37,240 Oh, I'd like one of those. Yes. And I'll have two of those. 1278 01:16:37,240 --> 01:16:38,880 Yes, Lulu. And three of these. 1279 01:16:38,880 --> 01:16:41,640 Steady on, sweetie. And... 1280 01:16:41,640 --> 01:16:43,680 OK. Thank you. 1281 01:16:44,960 --> 01:16:47,720 Champagne for Lulu. 1282 01:16:47,720 --> 01:16:50,440 She wants everybody's attention and I'm like... 1283 01:16:50,440 --> 01:16:52,880 so boring, but you know, 1284 01:16:52,880 --> 01:16:55,680 I go a lot of places today and that's what people say, 1285 01:16:55,680 --> 01:16:57,200 especially the gay guys. 1286 01:16:57,200 --> 01:16:59,840 All the gay guys go, "Champagne for Lulu." 1287 01:16:59,840 --> 01:17:02,240 It's a joke and it's fun, you know, it's fun. 1288 01:17:02,240 --> 01:17:05,440 Like wherever I go, I order champagne(!) I don't. 1289 01:17:07,800 --> 01:17:10,680 # Footsteps on the dance floor 1290 01:17:10,680 --> 01:17:14,560 # Reminds me, baby, of you 1291 01:17:14,560 --> 01:17:16,840 # Teardrops in my eyes... # 1292 01:17:16,840 --> 01:17:20,880 Lulu's star continued to rise throughout the late '90s 1293 01:17:20,880 --> 01:17:25,000 and reached new heights in 2002 when a new album of duets 1294 01:17:25,000 --> 01:17:28,360 included a collaboration with close friend Elton John. 1295 01:17:28,360 --> 01:17:30,040 # Every tune 1296 01:17:30,040 --> 01:17:33,520 # And the music don't feel like it did 1297 01:17:33,520 --> 01:17:35,600 # When I felt it with you 1298 01:17:35,600 --> 01:17:39,080 # Oh Nothing that I do or feel 1299 01:17:39,080 --> 01:17:42,400 # Ever feels like I felt it with you... # 1300 01:17:43,840 --> 01:17:46,240 It's like having this bundle of energy next to you. 1301 01:17:46,240 --> 01:17:47,720 I have a lot of energy. 1302 01:17:47,720 --> 01:17:50,360 She has more energy than I have. 1303 01:17:50,360 --> 01:17:52,400 That's what I particularly love about her. 1304 01:17:52,400 --> 01:17:54,240 Her effusiveness, her personality. 1305 01:17:54,240 --> 01:17:57,040 It just comes out like an electric shock. 1306 01:17:57,040 --> 01:18:00,440 # Whoa whoa, whoa whoa 1307 01:18:00,440 --> 01:18:03,560 # Whoa whoa, yeah... # 1308 01:18:03,560 --> 01:18:08,840 Elton, I think, like myself, absolutely loves it. 1309 01:18:08,840 --> 01:18:12,760 I don't think he's going to be giving up any day soon, 1310 01:18:12,760 --> 01:18:14,920 and we both have that thing, 1311 01:18:14,920 --> 01:18:17,160 so to work with him, you know, 1312 01:18:17,160 --> 01:18:19,880 there's a real strong connection. 1313 01:18:19,880 --> 01:18:22,160 Lulu's friendship with Elton 1314 01:18:22,160 --> 01:18:25,560 led to her making a trip to Cambodia earlier this year 1315 01:18:25,560 --> 01:18:29,120 in support of the Elton John Aids Foundation charity. 1316 01:18:30,400 --> 01:18:34,000 Everybody say "OK". ALL: OK. 1317 01:18:34,000 --> 01:18:35,400 Say "yeah". 1318 01:18:35,400 --> 01:18:37,280 ALL: Yeah. 1319 01:18:37,280 --> 01:18:40,320 So what I did was I went to Cambodia to see how they spend 1320 01:18:40,320 --> 01:18:44,760 the money to help these people to help themselves. 1321 01:18:44,760 --> 01:18:45,840 # Yeah... # 1322 01:18:45,840 --> 01:18:50,840 And that's what we want the whole world to be able to do, 1323 01:18:50,840 --> 01:18:53,240 is not to have to be taken care of, 1324 01:18:53,240 --> 01:18:55,280 but you know, you always need a start. 1325 01:18:58,360 --> 01:19:01,000 MUSIC: "Crank It" by Soulja Boy 1326 01:19:01,000 --> 01:19:02,440 CHEERING 1327 01:19:02,440 --> 01:19:05,840 When Lulu lent her support to Comic Relief earlier this year, 1328 01:19:05,840 --> 01:19:08,040 she surprised the viewing public. 1329 01:19:08,040 --> 01:19:11,800 The 62-year-old grandmother appeared in full hip-hop garb 1330 01:19:11,800 --> 01:19:16,200 and proceeded to bust some moves to Crank It by rap artist Soulja Boy. 1331 01:19:16,200 --> 01:19:19,320 They gave a couple of suggestions 1332 01:19:19,320 --> 01:19:22,960 and I felt they were predictable suggestions. 1333 01:19:22,960 --> 01:19:24,880 You know, with respect, 1334 01:19:24,880 --> 01:19:28,920 I thought, "Let's try and do something that's not predictable, and I love hip-hop." 1335 01:19:28,920 --> 01:19:32,120 We really wanted to do it for the charity but also because 1336 01:19:32,120 --> 01:19:35,560 Lulu thought it would be a great way to kind of almost show people 1337 01:19:35,560 --> 01:19:39,240 she can still do what everybody else is doing and she really can. 1338 01:19:39,240 --> 01:19:40,760 I take everything easy. 1339 01:19:40,760 --> 01:19:41,880 BOTH: Not. 1340 01:19:41,880 --> 01:19:46,440 So I also kind of like being gentle with my body 1341 01:19:46,440 --> 01:19:48,800 now that I'm such an old fart. 1342 01:19:48,800 --> 01:19:52,280 Shush. Well, respect. 1343 01:19:52,280 --> 01:19:54,040 Respect the body, sweetie. 1344 01:19:54,040 --> 01:19:57,240 Yeah. For the maturity... 1345 01:19:57,240 --> 01:20:00,120 It's creeping up ever so fast. 1346 01:20:02,360 --> 01:20:04,160 Do you want to learn something new? 1347 01:20:04,160 --> 01:20:05,800 Stretch maybe first. Stretch. 1348 01:20:07,480 --> 01:20:11,120 I didn't exercise once in my life until I had my son. 1349 01:20:11,120 --> 01:20:14,160 I had him when I was 28 so I didn't do anything as a kid. 1350 01:20:14,160 --> 01:20:18,320 No dance lessons or anything like that. 1351 01:20:18,320 --> 01:20:21,280 But because I've been flexible, I've always been fortunate 1352 01:20:21,280 --> 01:20:24,080 but I've always had that, that's just natural. 1353 01:20:26,360 --> 01:20:28,320 For the Comic Relief routine, 1354 01:20:28,320 --> 01:20:31,440 Lulu teamed up with street dance group, Peridot. 1355 01:20:31,440 --> 01:20:34,600 Hey. How are you doing? 1356 01:20:34,600 --> 01:20:38,520 # It's been too long It's been too long. # 1357 01:20:38,520 --> 01:20:42,760 You all right? Yeah. How have you survived without me? 1358 01:20:42,760 --> 01:20:45,200 I've barely been able to live! 1359 01:20:45,200 --> 01:20:47,040 How are you? 1360 01:20:47,040 --> 01:20:49,840 Obviously we weren't born when she was doing her thing, 1361 01:20:49,840 --> 01:20:52,680 but we knew what she was about. We knew that she was talented. 1362 01:20:52,680 --> 01:20:54,800 The people that had seen her growing up 1363 01:20:54,800 --> 01:20:58,080 and seen her on the TV screen when they were younger, when they saw her 1364 01:20:58,080 --> 01:21:02,160 come out and she was doing Soulja Boy and all that, it was a laugh, 1365 01:21:02,160 --> 01:21:04,760 but it was actually good. It's not just a joke, like. 1366 01:21:04,760 --> 01:21:08,600 I must tell you, my nan, she's just like, "What?" 1367 01:21:08,600 --> 01:21:12,040 At first, we was thinking maybe we should make it a bit easier. 1368 01:21:12,040 --> 01:21:16,080 She was like, "No". She wants to do it that way. Don't change it. 1369 01:21:17,760 --> 01:21:20,760 We left it how it was and she got it. 1370 01:21:20,760 --> 01:21:23,800 I wasn't surprised because whatever Lulu throws herself into, 1371 01:21:23,800 --> 01:21:26,320 she will make sure that she's the best at doing it. 1372 01:21:26,320 --> 01:21:28,320 Six, seven and... 1373 01:21:28,320 --> 01:21:29,760 DANCE MUSIC PLAYS 1374 01:21:29,760 --> 01:21:33,360 WHOOPING 1375 01:21:43,920 --> 01:21:47,120 Take it back. Take it back. 1376 01:21:47,120 --> 01:21:51,680 POSH VOICE: Yes, darling, this is a very modern kind of dance, you know! 1377 01:21:51,680 --> 01:21:54,800 We call it hip-hop! 1378 01:21:54,800 --> 01:21:57,160 Look at what they do though, they're amazing. 1379 01:21:57,160 --> 01:22:00,400 I can do a bit, but they do incredible things with their bodies. 1380 01:22:00,400 --> 01:22:03,560 I'd like to take them on tour with me, really. 1381 01:22:03,560 --> 01:22:07,360 You know what, maybe that's how I'm going to go. High tops. 1382 01:22:07,360 --> 01:22:08,880 Badass Lulu. 1383 01:22:13,200 --> 01:22:17,160 Lulu's wish to have the group perform on tour with her came to fruition 1384 01:22:17,160 --> 01:22:21,080 when they made a guest appearance during her Glasgow concert. 1385 01:22:23,960 --> 01:22:27,440 MUSIC: "Crank It" by Soulja Boy 1386 01:22:27,440 --> 01:22:30,040 Mad, energetic, that's what you like to see. 1387 01:22:30,040 --> 01:22:33,160 We're hoping that by the time we're her age, half her age, 1388 01:22:33,160 --> 01:22:35,280 we'll still be able to kick it like that. 1389 01:22:35,280 --> 01:22:37,360 Lulu is in. Lulu is in. 1390 01:22:37,360 --> 01:22:39,720 MUSIC: "Crank It" by Soulja Boy 1391 01:23:18,840 --> 01:23:22,000 CHEERING AND APPLAUSE 1392 01:23:29,560 --> 01:23:32,120 Let's hear it for Peridot, everybody. 1393 01:23:32,120 --> 01:23:34,840 CHEERING AND APPLAUSE 1394 01:23:36,280 --> 01:23:40,120 It's the spirit of Lulu that is incredible. She's forever young. 1395 01:23:40,120 --> 01:23:41,760 She's still really a teenager. 1396 01:23:41,760 --> 01:23:46,800 She has this incredible zest for life and that helps a lot. 1397 01:23:46,800 --> 01:23:48,680 She's always listening to young kids, 1398 01:23:48,680 --> 01:23:50,560 always encouraging young kids, 1399 01:23:50,560 --> 01:23:53,960 always being influenced by young kids and that's very healthy. 1400 01:23:53,960 --> 01:23:56,480 She has a passionate drive that's always been there. 1401 01:23:56,480 --> 01:24:00,440 She loves to sing. She's at her happiest when she's working, 1402 01:24:00,440 --> 01:24:04,520 and music's still right at the centre of her life. She loves it. 1403 01:24:04,520 --> 01:24:07,160 The very fact she can go touring still, 1404 01:24:07,160 --> 01:24:10,480 you know, where most people just think, "Oh, I'll just take it easy," 1405 01:24:10,480 --> 01:24:12,080 she won't. 1406 01:24:12,080 --> 01:24:14,400 # Relight my fire... # 1407 01:24:16,120 --> 01:24:20,040 During 2009, at the age of 60, Lulu headed out on the road 1408 01:24:20,040 --> 01:24:23,120 for the aptly named Here Come The Girls Tour, 1409 01:24:23,120 --> 01:24:26,000 appearing with Chaka Khan and Anastasia. 1410 01:24:26,000 --> 01:24:28,080 She's a workhorse. 1411 01:24:28,080 --> 01:24:33,960 She is an absolute inspiration for someone like me. 1412 01:24:33,960 --> 01:24:36,120 When you think you're tired, 1413 01:24:36,120 --> 01:24:40,800 you're never that tired, because Lulu can run faster than you. 1414 01:24:40,800 --> 01:24:44,920 If you think your voice is tired, she will sing higher than you. 1415 01:24:44,920 --> 01:24:50,240 You just don't... There's no "no" in her vocabulary. 1416 01:24:50,240 --> 01:24:52,920 Having worked tirelessly for over 45 years, 1417 01:24:52,920 --> 01:24:57,480 Lulu's fan base now included everyone from teenagers to grandmothers. 1418 01:24:57,480 --> 01:25:01,960 The philosophy is, "Girls, it's a night out, come out, 1419 01:25:01,960 --> 01:25:04,840 "off your seats, have a bit of fun." 1420 01:25:04,840 --> 01:25:07,840 That's really, if I'm going to a concert, 1421 01:25:07,840 --> 01:25:10,000 I really want to come home and say 1422 01:25:10,000 --> 01:25:12,560 "What a night, that was unbelievable, 1423 01:25:12,560 --> 01:25:15,880 "I had the best time and I knew most of the songs." 1424 01:25:15,880 --> 01:25:19,680 # Your love, your love, your love, I need your love... # 1425 01:25:19,680 --> 01:25:22,920 Like myself, this is the nicest time of my life, 1426 01:25:22,920 --> 01:25:25,000 in my early 60s or mid-60s. 1427 01:25:25,000 --> 01:25:27,320 I think she would probably say the same, as well. 1428 01:25:27,320 --> 01:25:29,640 And you know, we all look back at the old days 1429 01:25:29,640 --> 01:25:33,880 and we love what we went through and what we did, 1430 01:25:33,880 --> 01:25:35,800 but I think if you asked her now 1431 01:25:35,800 --> 01:25:38,160 she'd say, "No, this is the best time." 1432 01:25:38,160 --> 01:25:41,600 I'm smiling because I'm thinking, 1433 01:25:41,600 --> 01:25:43,960 I am sort of back where I started. 1434 01:25:43,960 --> 01:25:47,480 I'm still waiting to be discovered. 1435 01:25:47,480 --> 01:25:50,920 I've said that but it's very much how it is right now. 1436 01:25:50,920 --> 01:25:52,880 I'm in my 60s. I'm doing the gigs. 1437 01:25:52,880 --> 01:25:56,600 I'm thinking, "This will be the one, this will be my breakthrough gig." 1438 01:25:56,600 --> 01:25:59,600 I just need one minute. 1439 01:25:59,600 --> 01:26:02,880 I'll be 63 in November, give me a break. 1440 01:26:06,160 --> 01:26:09,520 I've been doing this a long time, 1441 01:26:09,520 --> 01:26:13,040 and it's not for the money, let me tell you. 1442 01:26:13,040 --> 01:26:15,360 It's because I love it. 1443 01:26:15,360 --> 01:26:17,160 I love what I do. 1444 01:26:17,160 --> 01:26:21,200 Yeah, but there's something I feel I want to say to you. 1445 01:26:22,280 --> 01:26:27,480 # Well 1446 01:26:27,480 --> 01:26:29,320 # You know you make me want to shout 1447 01:26:29,320 --> 01:26:30,720 # Throw my hands up 1448 01:26:30,720 --> 01:26:32,080 # Come on now Shout 1449 01:26:32,080 --> 01:26:34,400 # Throw my head back Shout 1450 01:26:34,400 --> 01:26:36,200 # Come on now Shout 1451 01:26:36,200 --> 01:26:37,920 # Don't forget to say you will Shout 1452 01:26:39,440 --> 01:26:41,480 # Don't forget to shout 1453 01:26:41,480 --> 01:26:42,800 # Yeah, yeah, yeah, 1454 01:26:42,800 --> 01:26:46,440 # Say you will Throw your head back, baby 1455 01:26:46,440 --> 01:26:47,920 # Say you will... # 1456 01:26:47,920 --> 01:26:52,880 Frankly, I think Lulu could keep performing for ever. 1457 01:26:52,880 --> 01:26:55,200 She... She... 1458 01:26:55,200 --> 01:26:57,360 She's still got it, that's it. 1459 01:26:57,360 --> 01:26:59,840 There's nothing more to say. She still has "it". 1460 01:26:59,840 --> 01:27:03,000 # Say that you want me, baby... # 1461 01:27:03,000 --> 01:27:06,160 I think Lulu will go on for as long as she can sing for. 1462 01:27:06,160 --> 01:27:09,840 I think the great artists get greater, I really do believe that. 1463 01:27:09,840 --> 01:27:11,720 # I still remember 1464 01:27:11,720 --> 01:27:13,880 # When you used to be nine years old... # 1465 01:27:13,880 --> 01:27:16,520 Lulu's voice still sounds like Lulu. 1466 01:27:16,520 --> 01:27:20,880 It's still good and I'm convinced that she's better than she used to be. 1467 01:27:20,880 --> 01:27:23,960 # You been good to me, baby 1468 01:27:23,960 --> 01:27:28,400 # Better than I been to myself, 1469 01:27:28,400 --> 01:27:32,000 # But if you ever leave me, honey... # 1470 01:27:32,000 --> 01:27:38,720 At the end of the day, Lulu is so talented and still got this drive. 1471 01:27:38,720 --> 01:27:42,160 And when you've got talent and that drive, you'll go on for ever. 1472 01:27:42,160 --> 01:27:45,320 # You know you make me want to shout... # 1473 01:27:45,320 --> 01:27:50,360 You've got to keep that sense of wonder, that sense of never having grown up, 1474 01:27:50,360 --> 01:27:52,240 that sense of always thinking 1475 01:27:52,240 --> 01:27:54,800 there's something new around the corner. 1476 01:27:54,800 --> 01:27:56,240 # Come on, baby Shout 1477 01:27:56,240 --> 01:27:58,920 # Take it easy, baby Take it easy, baby... # 1478 01:27:58,920 --> 01:28:05,000 I think I'm one of the luckiest people. Really. 1479 01:28:05,000 --> 01:28:09,960 # Pick it up now Shout 1480 01:28:09,960 --> 01:28:23,680 # Hey-ey-ey-ey 1481 01:28:23,680 --> 01:28:25,720 # Shout now jump up and shout now 1482 01:28:25,720 --> 01:28:27,160 # Everybody shout now 1483 01:28:27,160 --> 01:28:29,400 # Everybody shout now... #