Eels - Novocaine For The Soul, TOTP

[bluebob81]

i remember watching this on a thursday night before going out to hang in the park with the local "cool" kids. everyone was talking about this performance and how the eels went to buy toys to protest at having to mime. you couldn't have TOTP these days, it'd be overrun by bieber, buble and x-factor shite.

[lextalionis2001]

was that a rubber chicken pick on the solo ? nice

[DeadWhiteButterflies]

I love how they're playing toy instruments, as if to take the piss out of the show for being forced to mime. XD

Of course, everyone on TOTP were made to mime.

[derpdederp101]

the singer reminds me of quinten tarantino

[webbhead92]

Hahaha. Blimey. I remember this. Not the performance. I mean Top of the pops.

[DJCRooK3D]

lol, i remember watching this live! Nirvana did a similar thing when they "performed" Teen Spirit!

[AmeyaK]

omg i remember these days...ceefax substitles too lol

[AdamGuy17]

E must have been lip syncing in this performance... I've listened to the recorded song enough times to figure that out.

[strangled68]

@AdamGuy17 Everyone mimed on TOTP. That's why a lot of bands wouldn't play on it. Clash for one. It was a naff show but there wasn't much else.

[Rumpio]

i have this on VHS somewhere (1st gen recording) - i'll have to upload this :)

[richardbirch2007]

@Rumpio Please do! :D

[gordonw01]

Ireland is a fine country...2nd best behind Scotland :P

[172superman172]

YOU GAVE US SCOTS STOVIES!

I'm forever in your debt

[rastabus]

One of the all time greatest performances on totp.

[gordonw01]

Haha the sad thing is most of the brain-dead British public wouldn't have even noticed that there fucking about with kiddies toy instruments, and took this "performance" at face value.

[172superman172]

fuck off and die?

From a brain dead British citizen- the country that brought you just about everything you use today

[gordonw01]

I live in Scotland the country that gave the World almost EVERYTING.

And you put a question mark after "fuck off and die"...you talking tae yirself like ??

[gordonw01]

I meant EVERYTHING,wisnae trying tae sound Jamaican lol.

[172superman172]

Im scottish too ya wee cunt, get tae fuck and die now

[gordonw01]

Such anger lol.Whit's the matter son did yer Mammie no gie ye enough hugs when ye were wee ?? Maybe ye just need a ride !!

[172superman172]

If i wanted a ride id just buy out yer maw for another night

[IglePigleLovesDisco]

It's prob sheep you shag baaaaa....

[DeadWhiteButterflies]

@gordonw01

Actually, most of the people on the show were alway made to cheer, even they didn't like who was. I'm pretty sure they knewi, thetjust had to play along with it and pretend.

[raznol]

thats hilarious they where playing with childrens musical intruments and then promptly destroyed them at the end!

[08coop08]

The eels are about the only band who would have the balls to stand up to the dickheads who told them to lip-sync, I mean the toy instuments obviously areny playing yhe music, and then the trashing at the end was just great xD

[300hotboy]

that and nirvana.they just goofed around onstage while kurt sang in a deep voice

[wevegotafileonyou]

You should see Nirvana and Blur performances.

(charmless man and smells like teen spirit)

[caravanrocker69]

tttuuunnnaaarrruuunnneeeyyy

[alien8ted]

Such a beautiful song, a true ballad for the post-human era.... *sputters out*

[jamieclarko]

there not singing! lol there just miming to the cd track XD HAHA typical totp

[uktah]

love mr ee

[uktah]

better than the one before