Tenpole Tudor - Swords Of A Thousand Men ("Top Of The Pops")

[ralphcraddock]

so it was tenpole who killed bambi.

[GedKelly1999]

Irresistibly daft.

[joneboy37]

I met these guys in 81 when they came to Donnington castle in Newbury to have some pics done for this song and i was only 12/13. They gave me a can of something and got their autographs. I was proper chuffed. Great memory to have!!

[mikefranky]

@joneboy37 ....You must have been over the moon to meet these guys,i remember buying this song on the old 45 speed single record in boots in neath then having food in tescos and leaving the record on the table there forgetting all about it!!,,Got home with no record!..gutted..a bit random i know but true!!

[MadforMayhem]

What the hell are you talking about???? Try actually listening to the words!!!!

He says "all outside is the rain and the snow"

[dwad112]

At 0.13 he sings, "the Iranian stones". Is that a tribute band? If it is i wanna hear they're rendition of 'sympathy for the ayatollah!

[gartnait1]

@dwad112 pmsl and lmao at the iranian stones.-though if the words had been iranian stones it might have been a referance to the suitcases full of smack they brought over in 1979 helping fuel the drug epidemic that fked up this country

[divast2008]

I don't know why, but Ed Tudor Pole would get it good style.

[zenoheaven]

this guy should of done comedy he has the vibe for it. i love song

[andreaneilcmc]

When I clicked on this and it started, an advert for Saga Holidays came up! Does this mean I am really old?

[KEVWARD63]

@andreaneilcmc

Next it's funeral plans !!! hahaha !

[Northstander]

@andreaneilcmc Don't know what you are worried about, I'm not that many years off qualifying for SAGA...I got an ad for Vegas (Las not Johnny!),

[colemann76]

Underrated

[MVScalper]

@colemann76 yep - agree - energy music of the day - and it worked well!

[560928]

1979 ???

Youth camp in Powys, Wales

Stink bombs in the Castle & getting chucked out

Things you did when you were 11

Turn back the clock someone PLEASE !!!!!!!!

[candyfingerss]

Tadpole ! hurrah yo !

[chrisnetty]

bring punk bk for fuck sake, beats the shit out of todays music

[jerichosunrise]

@chrisnetty I don't think so

[malcolmcog]

Tenpole Tudor is a descendant of Henry Tudor (King Henry VIII, him of 8 wives) and can really claim ascendancy to the British Crown.

[chellybabi1]

@malcolmcog he actually only had 6

[AeronwenTrewent]

@malcolmcog Ummm not without being laughed at,he can't! Henry's 3 legitimate children and 1 illigitimate child all died without issue.

[DeJaCoco]

I use to listen to this and get really riled up, its great for jumping about and letting out your frustrations :D

[andy020765]

There is always hope in this English heart awesome

[NICKYG2X3WAXXXA]

lol at gis funny hed

[rorybowskill]

and this has a better claim to the english crown than the hanoverian elizabeth 2.....at least tempole can hold a tune

[MrPercy64]

Will you lot shut the fuck up and just enjoy the song!

[ThePiginshit]

with out doubt one of the best songs ever

[TheArtdecovampire]

@ThePiginshit You are completely utterly right! Merry Christmas!

[bodnotbod]

Bring back The Crystal Maze!

[MrPanzertim]

what you lot like lol  its a tune thats all lol

[aquinn1963]

read ur history..@ifstatement or bleeptester////////b4 1940 there was immigration and previous to that it was called slavery and what the hell does it have to do with this form of music????????

[RideableLlama]

"Let the four winds blow!"

That's all I remember when I think of Ed... and this great song of course.

[mohigney1]

IF YOU DONT LIKE THIS YOUR '.;'][=-

[1Thompsonmusic]

I wish music was like this now. They're all so fucking BORING!!!

[marielouiseanthony]

wow soooo soooo cooooool at the time xxx

[suzygt380]

Insane, brilliant but insane, bring back the 80s

[djjjkjjjdjcj]

omg is it safe to leave a comment lol

[Williammcgarrie]

Now that's what I call music!

Happy times! :-)

[Noodles37UK]

Fukkin "A". Better than that talentless bandwagon jumping slut Toyah

[1066nemo]

1bolter1 - if you do not understand the irish, it's because you are not listening, go have a bath, clean your ears out, and all will become clear, but whatever you do, DON'T listen to Van Morrison, you'll understand him, but will want to kill yourself after 3 minutes ;o)

[cal1001970]

The lead singer hosted the crystal maze.101

[mayomule]

@cal1001970 The lead singer is Edward Tudorpole mate. a 70s punk icon who done alot of work with the Sex Pistols.

[dantudor66]

what richard o'brien

[thunderstrook1]

damn right bleep tester.

[1bolter1]

welsh people are so shy come on join in lol xxxxxxxxxxxi love the welsh accent so sexy hahahahah but no group hug for the irish please i cant understand what your saying hahahhah

[1bolter1]

GROUP HUG ALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL to the welsh and the english and the scots xxx yeah yeah yeah ok ok and the welsh come on then join in you welsh people god bless you lol xx

[bulkster1000]

being welsh I like england but love wales also this bid is no that bad

[blue4everdave]

great stuff......just a bit of harmless fun

[DemzNG]

shit band, not bad record

[NedKeIIy]

Who is the chump jumping around like an idiot in front of that quality band? Aahh faux punk I remember it well!!

[pompstar1]

They don't make 'em like this anymore do they? Simon Cowell eat your heart out!

[salocin671]

@lasersandlighting lmao

[seanohalpin]

Eddie Tudor-Pole - one of the nicest people I ever met. And a fucking great song too.

[dontpanicblink]

ed tudor pole -legand

[yomummaisahobbit]

The bassist is now one of my music teachers at college =D

[3fam123]

@yomummaisahobbit Tha tis so cool!!

[MadforMayhem]

@yomummaisahobbit

Really?

That must be interesting.

[rockpig63]

this is great,what do we have now,shit r'nb',crap hip hop,urban shite

[MsMrReason]

@rockpig63 Pick up a guitar and start writing songs instead of bitching like an old lady on the internet. You useless fucking article. There was disco and hip hop around when this was in the charts - it did not them.

[rockpig63]

@MsMrReason yes,but it actually was'nt that bad at all and it was light years away from the vomitus shite purported to be music today you wank shiting fuck cunt,now fuck off and take your tiny mind with you

[MsMrReason]

@rockpig63 Well those are big words from someone who has a low IQ + teeny tiny dick. So how about you give me your address and I can mail you a dildo so you can fuck yourself you gibbering jackass and a spunk stain of a man.

I think we can agree that that while you may be angry and rambling, my intellect is far superior. You sound as if you attended a Comprehensive school with one book in the library - I guess from your dire use of expletives that would be the Beano. U frigging plebeian- anon

[rockpig63]

@MsMrReason No,your narcism and ego are superior,not your IQ,you try very hard to sound interlectual but that is just your insecurity barriers coming up. If you send me your dildo,can you please make sure you have washed and disinfected it as i have no idea what diseases you carry.

[MsMrReason]

@rockpig63 Your original comment was based on the narcissism you now quote. And my statement still stands pick up a guitar and write songs instead of acting like a spoilt baby still sucking at your mother's titties - wanting other people to do things for you.

As for what disease the dildo carries ask you mother - it belongs to her. By looking at your comments I would suspect is laden with syphilis and gonorrhoea - I am sure you are more than familiar with these infections.- U Cunt stain!

[MsMrReason]

@rockpig63 Frig off and write a song and let the world see your talent . Instead of hiding behind a computer screen behaving like some sort of musical connoisseur . Feel free to look up the words used on Wikipedia or whatever your kind currently uses as a form of reference.

Again I would hazard a guess at the Beano and "Internet fuck-wizardry for the discerning moron".

Be off child- your lack of intellect tires me - it is like arguing with a four year old with an extra-chromosome-anon

[MsMrReason]

@rockpig63 I actually love Tenpole Tudor, however I find your existence most displeasing. Can't you just kill yourself or something that has exactly the same end result.

Nice speaking to you.

[bundyboyno1]

@rockpig63 Thats the spirit stick up for yourself,as theres too many idiots on youtube mentioning things that they dont know about. 'thats the spirit''!!!

[Neo220161]

@rockpig63 .yeh..bring back the good ole days

[ElectronicMusicUK]

@rockpig63 I remember them in 1979 and thought they were rubbish then, I still do. Clash and Sex pistols were the greatest in those days.

[TheTheJerbil]

@rockpig63 yes why the hell do we have to put up with a life of r and b fuck off i say

[TheArtdecovampire]

@TheTheJerbil No reason, just refuse to tune in. Put the Pistols on !

[blackoutrus]

hear our roar swords of a thousand men

[bone0944]

Absolutely bloody brilliant

[greg4uk]

Just because we have scum already, doesn't mean we should import more

[isis1801]

I remember this when it was first released and thought it was a good rousing song and always sang along to it. Having just watched this video, it had me in hysterics! They look absolutely bonkers! LOVE IT! Made my day!

[DYORPEEPS]

@lasersandlighting Erm....it was an example about those who claim to be English. I didn't say they mentioned EDL. I see you've also deleted your embarassing original reply which said 'Not many of them'.

[DYORPEEPS]

@lasersandlighting What are you, a mind reader? Got special powers? Most of the EDL are sons of white immigrants. Insecure and desperate to be seen as English.

[DYORPEEPS]

How many of you crying about immigration into England, here, are yourselves the sons and daughters of Irish or other white immigrants?

[manders64]

lol@bleep bet thats what they thought when we invaded them!

[eddiebear100]

Good song with a manic lead singer,I love it.But didn't Edward Tudor Pole do The Crystal Maze after Richard O'Brien?

[davedenisetigg]

@eddiebear100 Yeah he did din't he  :-)

[trench124]

@eddiebear100 and that priety much killed the crystal maze well that and because they only used bankers , advertising executives , middle managers and estate agents as contestants

[HewyFiesta]

why are most of these comments borderline racist. Who give a fuck if we're multicultural? As long as there is an alternative scene this kind of music and lifestyle will not die out.

[energyshuttle1]

i want England to return to the good times, look at Greenford/Middlesex now!

[Widmerpool99]

@TheSaoirse777 You see the character Ed played in Absolute Beginners? That's you that is.

[ElectronicMusicUK]

@TheSaoirse777 Rubbish! Whites still make up 80% of the population and even then it's hard to see a non-white, unless it's a major city like London,Bradford, Leicester etc The Beatles, Rolling stones etc etc were all influenced by black styles, even today black music , with House music, is all the rage among white people. Stop being a white racist complaining about blacks "swamping" white culture, u big cry baby.

[TheSaoirse777]

@ElectronicMusicUK No , you stop being a phoney pc agenda racist , attempting desperately to censor views by hysterically screaming racist at anyone who opens discussion on race that you are evidently too ignorant to enter. You live in an insular bubble regarding ethnic minority ratio proportions in this country. Most of the English population live in cities and large towns , so are more aware than you, that its not very difficult "to see a non-white" ,

[TheSaoirse777]

@TheSaoirse777 And in some areas , difficult to encounter indigenous English people, albeit irrelevant, As my incipient comment was in referral to most young English white people being maluable and submissive to other cultural traits and a desperation to emulate Black culture in particular, possibly due to lack of creativity. As for my referral to discrimination against white people, it was a nod to policies such as positive discrimination used as reward being part of a minority group ,

[TheSaoirse777]

@TheSaoirse777 And not merit and ability in chosen fields. These are facts .

[ElectronicMusicUK]

@TheSaoirse777 U don't arf talk fuckin rubbish mate, quit all that shit university talk and come back to me with proper, articulate English, u BNP follower!

[TheSaoirse777]

@ElectronicMusicUK Ironic, that you should comment on your alleged view of my inability to "articulate English". I don't need to go to university to be capable of speaking my primary language correctly. But for your benefit , I'll make it as simplistic as possible. You clearly are very confused and hypocritical, as your rant of threat from Pakistan and Islam is more in tune with BNP/EDL rhetoric.

[ElectronicMusicUK]

@TheSaoirse777 I'm talkin about very large cities,most blacks and Asians live in a handful of large cities. However, I'm suspicious of Islam's motives in Britain, because their allegiance is to Pakistan and Islam. Britain must come first, that means the British constitution first , then Pakistan and Islam or else in 50 to 100 years from now, when there are 10 million or more muslims, there's gonna be huge wars between cultures and religions. So shut it! Rude person that u are!

[davedenisetigg]

Great fun! Unlike the rock hard shit of today! No wonder the kids are all shooting each other!

[barkingbasher]

@davedenisetigg Excellent comments

[davedenisetigg]

@barkingbasher Lol Thanks  :-)

[jubbaronny]

@bleeptester couldn't have put it better myself. Well I could but I'd be arrested!

[Puppykins88]

@bleeptester Thats ridiculous. Go and look more closely around the heart of England. There has been dross here since 1066, weve just increasingly allowed them to breed and get out of control since 1940

[bleeptester]

@Puppykins88 When the 1085 doomsday book was completed, England had a population of around 1.5 million, Do you really believe any of these people got any form of benefit. Do you really think anyone coming here from abroad were coming here for free healthcare, benefits or to sign on ? People worked or died, Our country has become the most densly populated. It is twice as densly populated as France, 9 times more the USA and 100 times more than Australia. these are only the official figures !

[Puppykins88]

@bleeptester That isnt the point I was making at all. Im saying there have always been scum in this country, only that we had better ways of dealing with them. Its got nothing to do with immigration, go to almost any town in england and youll see a far deeper social problem.

[welderat]

@bleeptester its a music record , chill out buddy

[nedsammy]

@bleeptester cheers for somehow making a great song's video about your views on immigration, tosser.

[blackoutrus]

@bleeptester correct we are fucked and then some.

[MrBullbrand]

@bleeptester ya fucking right mate blue english blood in me

[if5tatement]

@bleeptester yeh sure because immigration is the same as invasion and before 1940 there was no immigration in Britain right? Go back to school.

[MsMrReason]

@bleeptester You sir a cunt

[Damnblastify]

I only just found out he's English!

[pixelilywolf]

KISS MY ASS ENGLISH !!

The foundations of the British Empire were laid when England and Scotland were separate kingdoms.

[25ghr]

Borders Reivers away , swords of a thousand men all clad in jacks o leather, with fire and sword , arghhh

[TheGodParticle]

You'd be hard pushed to find an englishman these days in england...

[fatbaldandover40]

@TheGodParticle lol

[timbo480]

I was looking for the video,now i know why i cant find it EMI are a bunch of cunts,EMI GOODBYE!!!!!!!!!.

[darxcyber]

Love it!

[fletch762]

this should be the new national anthem

[pixelilywolf]

@fletch762 :( 

[allymac100]

my era top song top year nuff said

[pjsage921]

i am welsh but if you need help i will be singing this song with you

[sexkev1001]

even after all this time EMI think they are going to make shed loads of money by blocking the video, corporate arseholes.

[colinharris43]

what a bunch off nutters but fucking brillant track

[xpowergreyzr]

this bloke this ledgend is related to henry tudor or as we know him henry the 8th

[56postoffice]

EMI should sink without trace.....if there's a record label that deserves to be out of business, its them. How can they justify banning British vids made by BRITISH bands!!? Fuck 'em!!

[MrOnionterror]

If I ever get married, this will be our first dance song.

[buzzerjj]

Totally bonkers, totally brilliant!

[TheBillywizz]

should be the national anthem , puts fire in your belly this song

[reklessheart]

ENGLISH BY THE GRACE OF GOD,,THERES ALWAYS FIRE IN OUR ENGLISH HEARTS ;-)

[megorra]

@reklessheart I Think I might have just wept a Tear of Joy . . . . there are still Our English out there ...... ENGLAND FOREVER

[101great]

Soooooo good !!!!!!!!!!

[gandelf1967]

god... i fucking love tempole tuder.......

[00twanga00]

I hate EMI wankers

[MrMegamasterplan2]

he was in the crystal maze and harry potter 2 as mr borgin of borgin buewks cool dude go Ed!!!!!!!!

[Sledge101]

I challenge ANYONE not to feel like a million quid after listening to this song!!! Go Eddie!!!!!

[robk23oxf]

Apparently the video has been blocked in my country on copyright grounds, despite the fact I live in the country where the video is from!? WTF!!??

[flocky38]

classic track this,me early youth,gutted original video isnt appearing

[tonykiddin]

Where's the bloody video you dicks?

[lordylou1]

Always good for a laugh, bless 'im!

[barnzmutant]

Fucking excellent - I've just watched it 5 times in a row, his dancing is legendary

[MADBEZMCFC]

brilliant!

[oldsmurf69]

WHAT THE FUCK HAS HAPPENED TO THE VIDEO FOR THIS????????????????

[HOLLYwoodgoesFRANKIE]

@oldsmurf69 Copyright shit as usual :(

[1400DRIVER]

@oldsmurf69 It was racist because it had English in it ,Which of course is racist . NS !

[Dinny67]

Brill 80's Classic!........Shame the Video's banned :(..... Thanks PIAS & EMI have ya not got enough money...PLANKS!!!!!

[stuieaim]

19 years old, and still love tenpole tudor!!...and most Brit Pop Haha

[TheBlueoverthemoon]

This is a classic piece in the evolution of Brit Pop . God bless Tenpole Tudor !

[siennax]

I loved this song in the 80's!! The video was great too!!  Thanks for posting!!