god bless you jim your gone WE ALL MISS YOU SO MUCH INVENTED DJ LIKE ME . . DO BLESS YOU AND THE GOOD OLD DAYS THAT WERE IRISHNAN manchester x you were a gentleman to the core
@johnny2o2o well done you- I'm not self employed so I must have a chip on my shoulder. And I am in a union and will be 'til the day I die'. That makes me bad eh?
message to broadband. in the good old days you could talk to children innocently. as for being a nonce sir jimmy has worked with tens of thousands of children over the years without one complaint from anyone.i hate people who have a pop when someone has died.well i will stick up for jimmy. forty million raised for charities a thouroghly nice(eccentric maybe) man. but definately no nonce. rip jimmy
You shouldn't knock Saville.. He came up from the bottom and british music today would not be what it is without his input. He helped raise colossal sums (£40 million) for cancer charities, organised huge road safety campaigns, ran numerous marathons, won an honorary green beret (not many civilians have done this) all besides his wrestling career and a knighthood. if you were to wiki him you'd be amazed at his achievements... he has earned our respect.
@porterpauciphobia Did he now? Well, that doesn't particularly surpise me. Back in early 1973, Sir Jimmy was only 46 years of age, and still a fairly good-looking guy (as well as being an 'A'-list celeb, and one of the top radio DJ's in the land).
@orwashepushed Hear, hear. A few minutes ago, I heard the sad news that Sir Jimmy Savile passed away earlier today - just two days before reaching the age of 85. God rest his soul.
Leave Jimmy Saville alone please with your gossip and tittle tattle...He is NOT a pedo. I remember him from when I was very little girl and went on a sponsered walk with him when I was at school. He was/ is a perfectly respectable gentleman who has worked hard all his life to support charities and help whenever he can. He used to be a Wrestler too, I saw him in the ring many, many years when 'the grappling game' was a real sport:)
@zaftra Sir: Actually, you are about as far off the mark as it is possible to be, in that respect. Sir Jimmy Savile may be a very elderly gentleman now (he turns 85 years of age on 31st October, 2011) but, in his younger days, he had the reputation as a ladies' man. I have no idea how many 'birds' he has slept with in his time ...... but I would be prepared to hazard a guess that the figure is well over 100.
@TheEctomorph reputation is one thing, reality is another. Nobody really knows, certainly not us. Not many blokes live with their mother all their lives and be a ladeez man!!
@bagzie [Continuing on from my previous 'post' about the word pervert]: to think that you are a reasonably good-looking/'fit' dude, then the chances are that you will not experience any adverse consequences. However, if you make the mistake of eyeing up a bird who happens to think that you are ugly - or a "sad minger", as they say in modern parlance - then you are likely to be called a "perv" or "nonce", and subjected to a torrent of degrading verbal abuse by the young woman in question.
@anonUK [Continuing on from my previous 'post' about Sir Jimmy Savile]: corroborate/substantiate the view that he is a "pervert" or "nonce case", then presumably he would have been brought to book long before now. The guy is a very elderly gentleman of 84 now, after all.
As we all know, Sir Jimmy Savile is a former radio and TV star ...... and therefore has celebrity status. But that does NOT mean that he is above the law. Just look at the case of Paul Gadd (a.k.a. Gary Glitter).
I have never said Jimmy Savile is a "nonce". A "nonce", that is, a paedophile is attracted to pre-pubescent or around-pubescent children. I just think that the way he related to these "twinnies" seems a bit creepy, given, as you say, our changed post-feminist atmosphere. It is possible to be landed on the register for non-paedophile offences as well. Not, of course, that he committed an offence in this case.
As for Gary Glitter, i think it was easier to bring him down because most people, of that age or younger, had little real affection for his music. Imagine if, say, David Bowie or Paul McCartney had been of that type, rather than Gary Glitter. You saw what nearly happened with Pete Townsend. I'm talking about the older generation because the majority of people know the name and usually the music as well, so there is a wider public recognition when everything goes hideously wrong.
@bagzie Back in January 1973, Jimmy Savile was not an old man, by any means; in fact, he was only 46.
With regard to your comment that he "had his hands on teenage girls", he did briefly touch the young women in question, yes ...... but not in a sexual way. He certainly did not try to snog them or feel their t***.
Judging by the body language of the teenage birds that Mr Savile was talking to, none of them were pissed off with him or felt that he had overstepped the mark, sexually.
@bagzie In this ultra-Politically Correct era in which we now live, one only has to LOOK at a good-looking, 'fit' bird (in a pub or a nite-club) in order to run a significant risk of being labelled as a 'perv' or a 'nonce'. (And I am not just referring to middle-aged men in their forties when I say that; I am referring to males of ANY age.)
If you make (more than momentary) eye contact with an attractive - and procovatively dressed - young woman in a pub or club, and she happens
@anonUK There is a very good reason why Sir Jimmy Savile is not on the sexual offenders' register. That reason is: Sir Jimmy has never been charged with rape, indecent assault or any other offence of a sexual nature. Indeed, to the best of my knowledge, he has no criminal record whatsover.
As we all know, Sir Jimmy Savile - as a ex-radio and TV star - is a celebrity ...... but that does not mean that he is above the law. If there was any tangible or reliable evidence to
@griffo1968 "I can't work out if you're some bored kid with nothing to do or some middle-aged loner who's got no social contact outside of the internet. Your posts are all over the place, literally, and you're clearly trying to get a reaction."
Oh, PLEASE ! Spare us the amateur psychology ... there's a good chap.
@griffo1968 "I can't work out if you're some bored kid with nothing to do or some middle-aged loner who's got no social contact outside of the internet".
Actually, NEITHER of those categories applies to me. It wouldn't surprise me, however, if YOU are a sad middle-aged loner with no social contact outside of the internet.
Oh, and just one more thing: Have u ever heard of the old adage: "A man is innnocent until proven guilty"? If u have heard of it, you obviously have no respect for it.
@griffo1968. I refer to your comment (and I quote): "I don't recall saying 'nonce' or 'pervert'. Those are your words, not mine."
There is no need to split hairs, as it were - you annoying, self-righteous prick.
You made it patently clear - in no uncertain terms - that you regard Sir Jimmy Savile as a very unpleasant (and sexually immoral) man. What were the exact words that you used, again? Oh, yes: "Jimmy Saville with those young girls is a disgusting old fucker." Charming !
@griffo1968 You should not judge Sir Jimmy Savile's behaviour (on a vintage episode of 'Top Of The Pops' from nearly 40 years ago) by the Politically Correct standards of the society in which we live today.
And, with regard to your complaint that I miquoted you in one of my previous comments, I would just say this: It is indeed true that you did not use the prejorative words "nonce" or "pervert" in connection with Sir Jimmy Savile. However, you did call him a "dusgusting old fucker".
@griffo1968 What you should take into consideration - you judgemental, self-righteous muppet - is that, back in 1973, society was very different, in some respects, to what it is today. For one thing, it was not obsessed with Political Correctness.
With regard to sexual harrassment (and the definition of this offence) it is a fact the goalposts have shifted somewhat since the early 1970's.
@griffo1968 Sir: I refer to your comment about Sir Jimmy Savile (and I quote): "His interaction with those girls was predatory and made for uncomfortable viewing - it is there for everyone to see".
Well, it is a matter of OPINION - not fact - that Sir Jimmy's interaction with the two teenage birds in question was "predatory and made for uncomfortable viewing".
His employers at the BBC obviously didn't think that there was anything wrong with his conduct, that day in January 1973.
@griffo1968 As far as I know, there has never been any tangible evidence - let alone proof - to substantiate the belief that Sir Jimmy Savile is a "nonce", "pervert" or "disgusting old fucker" (as you so charmingly put it).
You should NEVER label anyone as a nonce unless you have hard evidence to back up your allegations. I am no 'legal eagle' ... but I strongly suspect that the comments you have made about Sir Jimmy are libellous.
The Strawbs sadly only had two memorable hits back in the 1970s - this song and the totally brilliant 'Lay Down'. Today they are almost forgotten which is a tragedy because, putting aside 'Part of The Union', their lyrics for 'Grave New World', the album this came from, are exquisite - absolute poetry. To read them, please visit the 'strawbsweb' site
And here we are today, with working people thinking they're fine 'cos they've got a car and a mortgage on a house they can't really afford, while billions upon billions are being taken out of this country every week and stashed in overseas accounts by the people who REALLY own this country and the firm you work for. (Until they send the work abroad to China and sack you.)
Oh, and by the way.....we're all in this together.............aren't we?
@fagend123 Well said; well said indeed. I personally have no faith in Mr David Cameron or the coalition goverment over which he presides. In my opinion, Mr Cameron is in politics to benefit his own social class; which constitute the richest 5% of the population. Like the vast majority of Conservative MP's and politicians, he doesn't really care about the average man/woman in the street, or about the ever-widening gap in wealth between the posh people - whom he represents - and the poor.
The truth about the unions is they brought about their own demise. The 'Winter of Discontent' in 1977 destroyed the reputation of the Labour government of the time. The union barons were immensely powerful and arrogant, with millions of workers, state and private behind them; many strikes during this era were iniated by union 'brothers' who were nothing less than out and out communists, ready to see the complete destruction of capitalist industry but with no idea as to what to replace it with.
@PhineasRumey Bit hypocritcal there mate, you just said they were communists, which in many cases you are indeed correct in saying that, so they therefore presumably did have an idea what to replace capitalist industry with- Communism
@TheRedflagflyer UK Communism died when output dropped below value and our Gov't would not allow re-investment in the businesses. Nationalised company profits was taxed away. So the product was sh*t, the peoples attitude was sh*t, the bosses were sh*t and the work environment was sh*t.
@Feisty1967 I stand corrected - it wasn't 1977, it was late 1978 - and don't call me a muppet, you fucking prick. Of course this song has a tongue-in-cheek element, but even back in the 1970s as a kid, the lyrics gave me the shudders because they captured the dark mood of the time so accurately: 'As a union man I'm wise to the lies of the company spies' ? 'I show my card to the Scotland Yard' ? 'The rise of the factory's fall ?' The Barron Knights they were not!
@PhineasRumey The prejorative (and somewhat irritating) word 'muppet' has certainly become a very fashionable insult in this country over the last two or three years. Back in the glam rock era - when The Strawbs were riding high in the charts with "Part Of The Union" - the word 'prat' was very much in vogue, as an insult. These days, one doesn't hear that word very often - it is certainly not one of the 'with it' words of today's generation of teenage kids and 'twentysomething' adults.
@Feisty1967 There is no need to insult that guy ("PhineasRumey") by calling him a muppet. The error that he made in his comment was a very minor one, in the overall scheme of things ...... nothing to get wound up or hot under the collar about.
Later on, these communists were recognised for what they were, gaining the title of the 'Militant Tendency', but by then it was too late: my parents were in our local market the day Thatcher got into power in May 1979 - "Oh, they've really done it now" the market traders were saying, referring to the unions, "they've let her in..." A lot of what the unions did in the 1970s was not just communist-inspired agitation, it was also about greed - demanding inflation-busting pay-rises because like
Spoilt children they thought they could get anything they wanted just by stamping their feet (or rather, striking). Inflation was running at 8 per cent in the late 70s, which is high by today's standards, but unions were striking for rises of 15 or 20 per cent. They bullied Callaghan and the Labour government out of power, then reaped their reward when faced with a Tory regime whose single-minded aim was to annihilate them. We had a great country back in the 1970s; the unions destroyed that.
And lets put this argument to rest: EVERY prime minister of the last 40 years has fucked this country over: Heath invented VAT and bolllocksed the economy; Callaghan couldn't stand up to the unions just when the economy was back under control; Thatcher finished off what Heath had started, Major spent six years doing absolutely nothing...; and Blair and Brown gave us a magnificently stable economy, but gave all the jobs to foreigners. And Cameron ? Only time will tell...
@PhineasRumey heath got us in europe, thatcher destroyed our industrial heart and the unions, blair just continued what thatcher started ,did nothing to reverse thatchers anti union laws, cameron ,another thatcher ,, latest hammer to our small manufacturing industry, the tories gave siemens a german firm, the contract to build railway carraiges, insted of a british company , good taxpayers money well spend the tories say ,tell that to the 6000 jobs that will be lost bullingdon boy
@SuperBagshot I am not - and never have been - a supporter of the Conservative Party. It is not for nothing that they have acquired a reputation for being the "nasty" party of British politics. To be fair to the Conservatives, though, it has always seemed to me that most of them are very patriotic.
Whether the song is a left-wing celebration of unions or a parody of their destructiveness, I've often wondered myself. What does make me sad every time I hear this song is the thought that 40 years ago people had the scope to write such lyrics, about unions and bringing about 'the factories' fall', that they were living in an age so blissfully unaware of what life in 2011 would be like. If only people could have glimpsed the future, they would have treasured those factories and those jobs...
Listen to the lyrics...What makes you think this is for one party and against the other if so which party is it for and which party is it against. Is it for the unions or against? None of you will ever know.......
@TheEctomorph well said about the Tory Party and also the other politicians too they are all in it for them selves, but i must also agree this is a forum for discussinig music which can take us away from lifes ups and downs etc where would we be without music,
@plbnfld Further to my previous comment, I would like to point out that, over the decades, the Tory Party has acquired the reputation as being the party of the richest, most powerful and most successful people in the land. Self-centredness, greed and self-interest are characteristics which are, shall we say, not uncommon in politicians on both sides of the House. Nevertheless, those characteristics are, on the whole, more associated with The Tory Party than with the two other main parties.
@plbnfld This is supposed to be a forum for discussing music - not politics. That said, Isuppose that a song like "Part Of The Union" by The Strawbs - which COULD be interpreted as being very left-wing - is bound to lead to a debate (of sorts) about politics.
I must admit that I found your comment slightly amusing, sir. You make it clear that you think this country is "full of self-serving planks" ...... and then you go to make it clear that, politically, you are a Conservative. party.
@plbnfld Oh, yes; Mr Cameron is certainly doing a good job, in terms of looking after the interests of his own social class. Unfortunately, however, the vast majority of people in Britain - something in the region of 95%, in fact - DO NOT BELONG TO HIS SOCIAL CLASS.
To be fair to this posh, upper-middle class gentleman, he strikes me a more self-effacing (and somewhat less arrogant) person than Margaret Thatcher - who was the P.M. of this country from May of 1979 until November 1990.
@plbnfld Continuing on from my previous comments about the distinguished Conservative politican - and current Prime Minister - Mr David Cameron, his character and personality may be somewhat different from Mrs T's, but his policies and values are very similar to those of his distinguished predecessor - as far as I can tell.
Virtually everything that that good lady (Mrs Margaret Thatcher) did - during her long stay at #10, Downing St - was for the benefit of the rich and privileged.
@hogalog. Thank you for your reply to a comment that I made on this "You Tube" page yesterday (24th June). I noticed that, on 2 occasions, you referred to Mr Tony Blair - the distinguished former 'New Labour' Prime Minister - as "Bliar". LOL. Now that may have been merely a minor typing error on your part (or, rather, 2 typing errors) but then again, it may have been deliberate! :)
Judging by some of the comments that have been 'posted' on this You Tube page during the course of the last 6 months or so, some people think that Sir Jimmy Savile is a "shirtlifter" who has no interest whatsoever (sexually) in members of the opposite sex ... whereas, in contrast, some people believe that he is some sort of "pervert" or "nonce" with a long history of sexual offences against women that he hasn't been prosecuted for. It stands to reason that he CANNOT be both of these things.
in all honesty,what did poor jimmy do???i don,t think he meant to come across all weird but then again,maybe he did??who know,s?but in his defence,of some sorts!was he not gay anyway? now,hows about that then?
A number of 'You Tube' viewers who have seen - and commented on - this vintage footage of The Strawbs perfoming their hit,"Part Of The Union" (in January of 1973),have opined that Sir Jimmy Savile is some kind of pervert/nonce/dirty old man.
I know very little about Sir Jimmy - who is an intensely (some might say notoriously) private man. However, I would say this: To the best of my knowledge, there has never been any evidence to substantiate the view that he is a "pervert" or "nonce".
There is no substantive evidence, true... but there is more than slight rumour, gossip and inuendo already in the real world. This when coupled to his behaviour explicitly shown in this clip, especially around the 16 year-old twins, plainly points to both the words you mention in your comment... Only a personal opinion of course, but an awful lot of people seem to share the same personal opinion... I wonder why?
@thegreatmarkjohnson Thank u for ur reply to my comments about Sir Jimmy Savile, which I read with interest.
As regards Sir Jimmy's (somewhat flirtatious) behaviour towards two 16-year-old twin girls (while he was presenting an episode of 'TOTP' back in January 1973) I would agree that his conduct was objectionable - but only very mildly so. Also, one has to bear in mind that, back in 1973, conventional 'boundaries' - as to what constituted sexual harrassment - were slightly different.
@iamthepope It's funny you should say that, - given that several other viewers of 'You Tube' have indicated - on this page - that they think he is a bit of a pervert (a heterosexual one, that is). I know very little about Sir Jimmy Savile - in that respect, I am in the same boat, as it were, as (at least) 99.999% of the population of this country. However, I have to say that I very much doubt that he is gay. And, as it happens, I very much doubt that he is a sexual pervert, either.
I was a DJ in the 70's - doing weddings and 21sts, etc. You lost track of what party you were doing the music for when you were doing 4-5 a week, so when I played this I wondered why everyone stopped dancing and looked at me. Seems it was a Rugby LEAGUE do!!! They took it in good heart and it turned out one of the best parties I dee-jayed! The rugby guys and girls know how to party!
To all those who think (I use the term loosely) that this was another other than a pro-union tune: 2 seconds with Wikipedia before opening your mouths would do your reputations a world of good.
Sorry to be the one to put some facts in the way of your gormlessness.
@VitaStillwater You do know that this song was written facetiously as an ironic piss-take of what they thought were "lazy" British Unions, right? This was known as an "anti" song back in the '70s, so maybe not the ideal choice with which to show your solidarity with the brethern and cistern marching in Madison!
this is for PAT-WARD who with me david garden,... and others marched from Cowley geriatric hospital...( now a health-centre)..in to oxford green to rally for more wages he was last seen driving a taxi in islington London... thanks for the memories & and the good times pat
this song is actually an attack on the unions, however as an ardent socialist and union member (cwu) i love it despite the irony. in times like these there are far too many who desparately need the unions to help them-you don't get me, i definitely AM part of the union;ow's about that then...
THE JOHN LEWIS PARTERSHIP IS IN DIRE NEED OF A DECENT UNION SUCH AS THE GMB / TGW. A MANAGEMENT BASTERDISED PARTNERSHIP WHERE BULLYING AND INTIMIDATION IS RIFE .
I forgot about this song, a great classic on the par with Brian and Micheal. Reminds of Red Derek n Arhrur Scargill, bad days but of history, unforetable stuff.
I am not sure if these troops are really commies or lazy bludgers but the guts of the tune it still is true, particularly in Oz where the unions run the country and dont give a toss about anyone other than other commies.
OK Staffie Channel, I get it, somebody criticises this terrible song and you see it as an attack on the working class. Hmmm... back to the drawing board for you, I think. The Strawbs themselves said they were singing against trade unions. I'm not against trade unions, I'm in a trade union, but I am against reformism, which I'm guessing you are, too. If you think this song is in any way supportive of socialist politics then you miss the point.
This is an anti-union song; it's about the complacency of trade unions, sung by a naff band - as if they somehow represented a new and better way of life in set of pink bib and bracers and doing Shadows dance steps!!
@MLJ284 Oh right so its infact a message to bend over and let the tories FUCK YOU UP THE ARSE...
TORY PRICK...Ihope your young enough to witness whats happening...the working classof all races are gonna unite and FUCK YOU UP!..We are coming if not foryou , your future generations.remember that Tory voter! ..We are gonna fuck you up!
@MLJ284 i suggest you learn a little about dave cousins and the band before making stupid uneducated comments about the song being anti - union or band . i would like you to go forth and NOT multiply.
I like this song - but I have my doubts !! Do these boys really understand what they are singing about - hard working people with little money - not enough for a family with some kiddies - pity !! But the song is great !
Crikey Sport they know precisly what they are singing about, while most entertainers are commies these guys actually bring to light the real thoughts of heavy duty unionists and thier hatred of those with get up.
always a bit unsure about Jimmy Saville. I once heard him say that he has never felt a human emotion eg love,hate,sadness,desire or anything like that. Never been married and probably still a virgin. Now b4 i get tons of comeback i know he has done more for charity than most other ppl in Britain and i genuinely respect the guy for that but wat sort of a guy is he in real life. I wonder. Can anybody shed any light on his personal life?
@woodster1965 Sir Jimmy Savile? A virgin? I hardly think so, sir. From what I understand, he was something of a ladies' man in his younger days, when he was a Mancunian nite-club owner - and, subsequently, one of the
most famous and successful radio 'DJ's' in the land.
It is true that Sir Jimmy is a VERY private - and indeed enigmatic - man, who makes a conscious effort to keep most aspects of his private life under wraps, as it were. But that doesn't make him a bad guy.
@woodster1965 I know very little about Sir Jimmy Savile - in that respect, i am in the same boat, as it were, as 99.999% of the British population. Sir Jimmy is a very private man.
One thing that I do know about him, however, is that he is an EXCEPTIONALLY intelligent, quick-witted man. I can recall that when he appeared on an episode of the "Multi-Coloured Swap Shop" (presented by Noel Edmonds), back in 1980, Mr Edmonds referred to the fact that Sir Jimmy had an I.Q. of 152.
our union reps just like our government electees take backhanders and allow this to happen , remember folks the people are the union not the pricks we voted in as shop stewards.....
One of those occasions when the TOTP performance really enhanced the song... this re-recording for the BBC has a kick to it more so than the single mix (and Dave Cousins is a lot more audible)
Does it need to be sarcastic when you see how big box stores treat their employees. Used to be and not long ago that you could live off any job and then Nixon sold our North American ideals to Mao Tse Tung. Thats where our jobs went and thats where our standard of living went.
@jwdsnapper the strikes wont be anywhere near as bad this time - the miners in the 84 strike had the sympathy of everybody else in the country..... will you have sympathy for some "breast feeding coordinator" who earns 60k a year and takes a holiday every 2 or 3 months? i sure as hell fucking dont. haway unison get them all out on strike and let the schaden freude begin when they all lose their jobs!
@hogalog What, on God's Earth, is a "breast feeding coordinator"?! I have never even heard that term before.
(I suspect, however, that the term was 'invented' by a 'Politically Correct' zealot - pardon me for using such a non-PC phrase!) It seems to me - as a middle-aged man of 46, who was brought up in the good ole 1970's and early 80's - that this 'Politically Correct' culture in which we live, is perhaps getting a little out of hand.
@TheEctomorph its 1 of many non jobs created by the labour party in the last 13 years whilst they let our manufacturing base fall apart.... and now the tories are in and want to cut out the bullshit jobs and make those people actually go out to some factory and MAKE money instead of creaming it for nowt, the unions are kicking off. steeeerike!
@hogalog Thank you for your reply to the message I 'posted' on this You Tube page earlier today (24th June). Politically, I am not a supporter of Mr Cameron or the Conservative Party (as a matter of fact, i have NEVER been a Tory voter) ... but, to be frankly honest, I don't think that Tony Blair's 'New Labour' did a great deal of good, during the decade in which they were in power. 'Politically Correct' Blair and his 'New Labour' cronies may have been ...... but efficient? Definitely not!
@TheEctomorph i do support the tories because.... my job is the most important thing to me at the minute, and i work for a private company (a factory) who have been booming since the tories got in. takking advantage of tax breaks, enterprise zone, increased overseas confidence etc.... im a working man. born of generations of pitmen and shipbuilders in county durham, but im a dyed in the wool tory voter because my job is safer with them. simple as that.
@TheEctomorph and i despise bliar. political correctness, softness on criminals (big on the news today with that scumbag bellfield who should be hanged) uncontrolled immigration and all that. but i work in manufacturing, simple enough my field is swamped with poles/czechs etc and good hard working english/scottish/welsh/irishmen, even yanks, cant take the work because they expect to much money. like thatcher - bliar did good, but also did bad.
I dnt mind european immigrants, with them being in the EU although we get some migrants from them, we are swamping their markets with our products. its a mutually beneficial arrangement that creates jobs, products and profit.
@TheEctomorph Are there REALLY women employed as "breastfeeding coordinators' in this country ...... or were you just winding me up? If u were, in fact, telling the truth, then 'Political Correctness' - that pervasive and all-encompassing phenomenon - is surely beginning to get out of hand in this green n pleasant land (no rhyme intended, btw).
A "breatfeeding coordinator", eh?! What, I wonder, would our neighbours in Europe - the French and the Germans, for example - think of that?
@TheEctomorph there are, my best friend and his wife have just had their first and they had to endure one such non job..... the re-usable nappy advisor aswell. you couldnt get more pissy takey - 2 things that could be dealt with with a leaflet!!!
Breastfeeding co-ordinators don't bother me too much. However, there are also "Teenage Pregnancy Co-ordinators". A pity for Savile there weren't any in the 1970's- on the strength of this video intro, he'd clearly have jumped at the chance.
god bless you jim your gone WE ALL MISS YOU SO MUCH INVENTED DJ LIKE ME . . DO BLESS YOU AND THE GOOD OLD DAYS THAT WERE IRISHNAN manchester x you were a gentleman to the core
castlebar67 1 month ago in playlist More videos from nyrainbow4
Clunk Click Every Trip, Jimmy !
BigDon62 1 month ago
This song should be used now in the current economic climate( I was on strike recently)
THIS IS NOT AN EXHAUSTED PIT :)
bradclooney 2 months ago 3
@bradclooney wanker
johnny2o2o 2 months ago
@bradclooney I'm self employed I don't get to wear a chip on my shoulder - I have to work for a living!!
johnny2o2o 2 months ago
@johnny2o2o well done you- I'm not self employed so I must have a chip on my shoulder. And I am in a union and will be 'til the day I die'. That makes me bad eh?
MrBlackhibee 3 weeks ago
rip jimmy you were great I miss you ! good song i never knew it was that old . . thought it was 80s 90s ggod old days.
castlebar67 2 months ago in playlist More videos from nyrainbow4
Fantastic video and sound quality.. Thanks!
Derwentcub 2 months ago
one for the strikers yesterday.
PETEREM100 2 months ago
message to broadband. in the good old days you could talk to children innocently. as for being a nonce sir jimmy has worked with tens of thousands of children over the years without one complaint from anyone.i hate people who have a pop when someone has died.well i will stick up for jimmy. forty million raised for charities a thouroghly nice(eccentric maybe) man. but definately no nonce. rip jimmy
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Are you twinnies? What a fucking nonce.
broadband0118 3 months ago
RIP Sir Jim
davelaye 3 months ago
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Wolfspiderxl 3 months ago
Jim was great - end of.
Lizalizzard 3 months ago
SIR JIMMY SAVILE: 31st October 1926 - 29th October 2011. R.I.P.
TheEctomorph 3 months ago
2011 I'm part of the union til the day i die.
Til the day I die.
TheMimifur 4 months ago
Where is the working man now?
lyndseykramer 4 months ago
@lyndseykramer still working.................
swannyneck 3 months ago
i've just been on a union course....such p c days......come the revolution
MiLLwallpaul231258 4 months ago
You shouldn't knock Saville.. He came up from the bottom and british music today would not be what it is without his input. He helped raise colossal sums (£40 million) for cancer charities, organised huge road safety campaigns, ran numerous marathons, won an honorary green beret (not many civilians have done this) all besides his wrestling career and a knighthood. if you were to wiki him you'd be amazed at his achievements... he has earned our respect.
orwashepushed 4 months ago 33
@orwashepushed ....and what's more, he shagged that well tasty bird.
porterpauciphobia 4 months ago
@porterpauciphobia Did he now? Well, that doesn't particularly surpise me. Back in early 1973, Sir Jimmy was only 46 years of age, and still a fairly good-looking guy (as well as being an 'A'-list celeb, and one of the top radio DJ's in the land).
TheEctomorph 4 months ago
@porterpauciphobia.. Haha, a lovely girl.... best part of the vid !!
orwashepushed 4 months ago 2
@porterpauciphobia how do you know?
petekay62 4 months ago
@orwashepushed well said
peterdcarter1 4 months ago
@orwashepushed Hear, hear. A few minutes ago, I heard the sad news that Sir Jimmy Savile passed away earlier today - just two days before reaching the age of 85. God rest his soul.
TheEctomorph 3 months ago
Leave Jimmy Saville alone please with your gossip and tittle tattle...He is NOT a pedo. I remember him from when I was very little girl and went on a sponsered walk with him when I was at school. He was/ is a perfectly respectable gentleman who has worked hard all his life to support charities and help whenever he can. He used to be a Wrestler too, I saw him in the ring many, many years when 'the grappling game' was a real sport:)
mysticmissus 4 months ago 12
Top leeching from the jimster, ironic really, don't think he's had a woman near him.
zaftra 5 months ago
@zaftra Sir: Actually, you are about as far off the mark as it is possible to be, in that respect. Sir Jimmy Savile may be a very elderly gentleman now (he turns 85 years of age on 31st October, 2011) but, in his younger days, he had the reputation as a ladies' man. I have no idea how many 'birds' he has slept with in his time ...... but I would be prepared to hazard a guess that the figure is well over 100.
TheEctomorph 4 months ago
@TheEctomorph reputation is one thing, reality is another. Nobody really knows, certainly not us. Not many blokes live with their mother all their lives and be a ladeez man!!
zaftra 4 months ago
@bagzie [Continuing on from my previous 'post' about the word pervert]: to think that you are a reasonably good-looking/'fit' dude, then the chances are that you will not experience any adverse consequences. However, if you make the mistake of eyeing up a bird who happens to think that you are ugly - or a "sad minger", as they say in modern parlance - then you are likely to be called a "perv" or "nonce", and subjected to a torrent of degrading verbal abuse by the young woman in question.
TheEctomorph 5 months ago
@anonUK [Continuing on from my previous 'post' about Sir Jimmy Savile]: corroborate/substantiate the view that he is a "pervert" or "nonce case", then presumably he would have been brought to book long before now. The guy is a very elderly gentleman of 84 now, after all.
As we all know, Sir Jimmy Savile is a former radio and TV star ...... and therefore has celebrity status. But that does NOT mean that he is above the law. Just look at the case of Paul Gadd (a.k.a. Gary Glitter).
TheEctomorph 5 months ago
@TheEctomorph
I have never said Jimmy Savile is a "nonce". A "nonce", that is, a paedophile is attracted to pre-pubescent or around-pubescent children. I just think that the way he related to these "twinnies" seems a bit creepy, given, as you say, our changed post-feminist atmosphere. It is possible to be landed on the register for non-paedophile offences as well. Not, of course, that he committed an offence in this case.
anonUK 5 months ago
@TheEctomorph
As for Gary Glitter, i think it was easier to bring him down because most people, of that age or younger, had little real affection for his music. Imagine if, say, David Bowie or Paul McCartney had been of that type, rather than Gary Glitter. You saw what nearly happened with Pete Townsend. I'm talking about the older generation because the majority of people know the name and usually the music as well, so there is a wider public recognition when everything goes hideously wrong.
anonUK 5 months ago
LOL Jimmy Saville the dirty old perv with his hands on teenage girls
bagzie 5 months ago
@bagzie Back in January 1973, Jimmy Savile was not an old man, by any means; in fact, he was only 46.
With regard to your comment that he "had his hands on teenage girls", he did briefly touch the young women in question, yes ...... but not in a sexual way. He certainly did not try to snog them or feel their t***.
Judging by the body language of the teenage birds that Mr Savile was talking to, none of them were pissed off with him or felt that he had overstepped the mark, sexually.
TheEctomorph 5 months ago
@TheEctomorph OK, fine, just a bit of banter...taking the piss, having a dig at Mr Saville - nothing more....but I bet he enjoyed himself ;-)
bagzie 5 months ago
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TheEctomorph 4 months ago
@bagzie 'Pervert' is a very strong word, as indeed is 'nonce'. To the best of my knowledge, neither of these words applies to Sir Jimmy Savile.
TheEctomorph 5 months ago
@bagzie In this ultra-Politically Correct era in which we now live, one only has to LOOK at a good-looking, 'fit' bird (in a pub or a nite-club) in order to run a significant risk of being labelled as a 'perv' or a 'nonce'. (And I am not just referring to middle-aged men in their forties when I say that; I am referring to males of ANY age.)
If you make (more than momentary) eye contact with an attractive - and procovatively dressed - young woman in a pub or club, and she happens
TheEctomorph 5 months ago
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TheEctomorph 5 months ago
5 people aren't part of the union
Gaaarfy 5 months ago
Jimmy Saville- still not on the Register.
anonUK 5 months ago
@anonUK ...Hahahaha very true
robg71 5 months ago
@anonUK There is a very good reason why Sir Jimmy Savile is not on the sexual offenders' register. That reason is: Sir Jimmy has never been charged with rape, indecent assault or any other offence of a sexual nature. Indeed, to the best of my knowledge, he has no criminal record whatsover.
As we all know, Sir Jimmy Savile - as a ex-radio and TV star - is a celebrity ...... but that does not mean that he is above the law. If there was any tangible or reliable evidence to
TheEctomorph 5 months ago
Workers!
Do you trust your bosses?
Without the union you have nothing!
fleetwood1111 5 months ago
@griffo1968 "I can't work out if you're some bored kid with nothing to do or some middle-aged loner who's got no social contact outside of the internet. Your posts are all over the place, literally, and you're clearly trying to get a reaction."
Oh, PLEASE ! Spare us the amateur psychology ... there's a good chap.
TheEctomorph 6 months ago
@griffo1968 "I can't work out if you're some bored kid with nothing to do or some middle-aged loner who's got no social contact outside of the internet".
Actually, NEITHER of those categories applies to me. It wouldn't surprise me, however, if YOU are a sad middle-aged loner with no social contact outside of the internet.
Oh, and just one more thing: Have u ever heard of the old adage: "A man is innnocent until proven guilty"? If u have heard of it, you obviously have no respect for it.
TheEctomorph 6 months ago
@griffo1968. I refer to your comment (and I quote): "I don't recall saying 'nonce' or 'pervert'. Those are your words, not mine."
There is no need to split hairs, as it were - you annoying, self-righteous prick.
You made it patently clear - in no uncertain terms - that you regard Sir Jimmy Savile as a very unpleasant (and sexually immoral) man. What were the exact words that you used, again? Oh, yes: "Jimmy Saville with those young girls is a disgusting old fucker." Charming !
TheEctomorph 6 months ago
@griffo1968. Mister, you are a self-righteous, judgemental b*****d. It wouldn't surprise me if you are a Politically Correct zealot, too!
Go to getalife.com
TheEctomorph 6 months ago
@griffo1968 You should not judge Sir Jimmy Savile's behaviour (on a vintage episode of 'Top Of The Pops' from nearly 40 years ago) by the Politically Correct standards of the society in which we live today.
And, with regard to your complaint that I miquoted you in one of my previous comments, I would just say this: It is indeed true that you did not use the prejorative words "nonce" or "pervert" in connection with Sir Jimmy Savile. However, you did call him a "dusgusting old fucker".
TheEctomorph 6 months ago
@griffo1968 What you should take into consideration - you judgemental, self-righteous muppet - is that, back in 1973, society was very different, in some respects, to what it is today. For one thing, it was not obsessed with Political Correctness.
With regard to sexual harrassment (and the definition of this offence) it is a fact the goalposts have shifted somewhat since the early 1970's.
TheEctomorph 6 months ago
@griffo1968 Sir: I refer to your comment about Sir Jimmy Savile (and I quote): "His interaction with those girls was predatory and made for uncomfortable viewing - it is there for everyone to see".
Well, it is a matter of OPINION - not fact - that Sir Jimmy's interaction with the two teenage birds in question was "predatory and made for uncomfortable viewing".
His employers at the BBC obviously didn't think that there was anything wrong with his conduct, that day in January 1973.
TheEctomorph 6 months ago
@griffo1968 As far as I know, there has never been any tangible evidence - let alone proof - to substantiate the belief that Sir Jimmy Savile is a "nonce", "pervert" or "disgusting old fucker" (as you so charmingly put it).
You should NEVER label anyone as a nonce unless you have hard evidence to back up your allegations. I am no 'legal eagle' ... but I strongly suspect that the comments you have made about Sir Jimmy are libellous.
TheEctomorph 6 months ago
The Strawbs sadly only had two memorable hits back in the 1970s - this song and the totally brilliant 'Lay Down'. Today they are almost forgotten which is a tragedy because, putting aside 'Part of The Union', their lyrics for 'Grave New World', the album this came from, are exquisite - absolute poetry. To read them, please visit the 'strawbsweb' site
PhineasRumey 6 months ago
Imagine if Jimmy Saville was your dad.
replicas11 7 months ago
And here we are today, with working people thinking they're fine 'cos they've got a car and a mortgage on a house they can't really afford, while billions upon billions are being taken out of this country every week and stashed in overseas accounts by the people who REALLY own this country and the firm you work for. (Until they send the work abroad to China and sack you.)
Oh, and by the way.....we're all in this together.............aren't we?
fagend123 7 months ago
@fagend123 Well said; well said indeed. I personally have no faith in Mr David Cameron or the coalition goverment over which he presides. In my opinion, Mr Cameron is in politics to benefit his own social class; which constitute the richest 5% of the population. Like the vast majority of Conservative MP's and politicians, he doesn't really care about the average man/woman in the street, or about the ever-widening gap in wealth between the posh people - whom he represents - and the poor.
TheEctomorph 6 months ago
War lange Zeit ruhig um dieses Lied. Läuft jetzt wieder - fast täglich - auf Bayern 1.
Und wir hams vor zwei Monaten in unserer Band wieder ins Set aufgenommen - nach 38 Jahren!
kleeberger 7 months ago
@TheRedflagflyer Quite right mate, I stand corrected.
PhineasRumey 7 months ago
@griffo1968
That particular scene was a bit of a train wreck.....
WashitaExpatriate 7 months ago
The truth about the unions is they brought about their own demise. The 'Winter of Discontent' in 1977 destroyed the reputation of the Labour government of the time. The union barons were immensely powerful and arrogant, with millions of workers, state and private behind them; many strikes during this era were iniated by union 'brothers' who were nothing less than out and out communists, ready to see the complete destruction of capitalist industry but with no idea as to what to replace it with.
PhineasRumey 7 months ago
@PhineasRumey Bit hypocritcal there mate, you just said they were communists, which in many cases you are indeed correct in saying that, so they therefore presumably did have an idea what to replace capitalist industry with- Communism
TheRedflagflyer 7 months ago
@TheRedflagflyer UK Communism died when output dropped below value and our Gov't would not allow re-investment in the businesses. Nationalised company profits was taxed away. So the product was sh*t, the peoples attitude was sh*t, the bosses were sh*t and the work environment was sh*t.
Even the beer was sh*t.
White mans music was ok though.
m1aws 6 months ago
@PhineasRumey It was 1979, not 1977 you muppet and this song was always meant to be tongue-in-cheek, not to be taken seriously.
Feisty1967 7 months ago
@Feisty1967 I stand corrected - it wasn't 1977, it was late 1978 - and don't call me a muppet, you fucking prick. Of course this song has a tongue-in-cheek element, but even back in the 1970s as a kid, the lyrics gave me the shudders because they captured the dark mood of the time so accurately: 'As a union man I'm wise to the lies of the company spies' ? 'I show my card to the Scotland Yard' ? 'The rise of the factory's fall ?' The Barron Knights they were not!
PhineasRumey 6 months ago
@PhineasRumey The prejorative (and somewhat irritating) word 'muppet' has certainly become a very fashionable insult in this country over the last two or three years. Back in the glam rock era - when The Strawbs were riding high in the charts with "Part Of The Union" - the word 'prat' was very much in vogue, as an insult. These days, one doesn't hear that word very often - it is certainly not one of the 'with it' words of today's generation of teenage kids and 'twentysomething' adults.
TheEctomorph 6 months ago
@Feisty1967 There is no need to insult that guy ("PhineasRumey") by calling him a muppet. The error that he made in his comment was a very minor one, in the overall scheme of things ...... nothing to get wound up or hot under the collar about.
TheEctomorph 6 months ago
Later on, these communists were recognised for what they were, gaining the title of the 'Militant Tendency', but by then it was too late: my parents were in our local market the day Thatcher got into power in May 1979 - "Oh, they've really done it now" the market traders were saying, referring to the unions, "they've let her in..." A lot of what the unions did in the 1970s was not just communist-inspired agitation, it was also about greed - demanding inflation-busting pay-rises because like
PhineasRumey 7 months ago
Spoilt children they thought they could get anything they wanted just by stamping their feet (or rather, striking). Inflation was running at 8 per cent in the late 70s, which is high by today's standards, but unions were striking for rises of 15 or 20 per cent. They bullied Callaghan and the Labour government out of power, then reaped their reward when faced with a Tory regime whose single-minded aim was to annihilate them. We had a great country back in the 1970s; the unions destroyed that.
PhineasRumey 7 months ago
And lets put this argument to rest: EVERY prime minister of the last 40 years has fucked this country over: Heath invented VAT and bolllocksed the economy; Callaghan couldn't stand up to the unions just when the economy was back under control; Thatcher finished off what Heath had started, Major spent six years doing absolutely nothing...; and Blair and Brown gave us a magnificently stable economy, but gave all the jobs to foreigners. And Cameron ? Only time will tell...
PhineasRumey 7 months ago
@PhineasRumey heath got us in europe, thatcher destroyed our industrial heart and the unions, blair just continued what thatcher started ,did nothing to reverse thatchers anti union laws, cameron ,another thatcher ,, latest hammer to our small manufacturing industry, the tories gave siemens a german firm, the contract to build railway carraiges, insted of a british company , good taxpayers money well spend the tories say ,tell that to the 6000 jobs that will be lost bullingdon boy
TheMightOfTheEnglish 7 months ago
@TheMightOfTheEnglish i don't think the tories are patriotic
SuperBagshot 7 months ago
@SuperBagshot I am not - and never have been - a supporter of the Conservative Party. It is not for nothing that they have acquired a reputation for being the "nasty" party of British politics. To be fair to the Conservatives, though, it has always seemed to me that most of them are very patriotic.
TheEctomorph 4 months ago
@TheEctomorph The tory ideaology conflicts with patriotism, they want it both ways, their politics is dumb
SuperBagshot 4 months ago
Whether the song is a left-wing celebration of unions or a parody of their destructiveness, I've often wondered myself. What does make me sad every time I hear this song is the thought that 40 years ago people had the scope to write such lyrics, about unions and bringing about 'the factories' fall', that they were living in an age so blissfully unaware of what life in 2011 would be like. If only people could have glimpsed the future, they would have treasured those factories and those jobs...
PhineasRumey 7 months ago
Listen to the lyrics...What makes you think this is for one party and against the other if so which party is it for and which party is it against. Is it for the unions or against? None of you will ever know.......
DegsyDoLittle 7 months ago
@TheEctomorph well said about the Tory Party and also the other politicians too they are all in it for them selves, but i must also agree this is a forum for discussinig music which can take us away from lifes ups and downs etc where would we be without music,
MsRuth02 8 months ago
@plbnfld Further to my previous comment, I would like to point out that, over the decades, the Tory Party has acquired the reputation as being the party of the richest, most powerful and most successful people in the land. Self-centredness, greed and self-interest are characteristics which are, shall we say, not uncommon in politicians on both sides of the House. Nevertheless, those characteristics are, on the whole, more associated with The Tory Party than with the two other main parties.
TheEctomorph 8 months ago
Jebus, God help this country, when it's full of a bunch of self serving planks.....Cameron doing a good job..you clueless twats!!!!
Look deeper childish idiots
plbnfld 8 months ago
@plbnfld This is supposed to be a forum for discussing music - not politics. That said, Isuppose that a song like "Part Of The Union" by The Strawbs - which COULD be interpreted as being very left-wing - is bound to lead to a debate (of sorts) about politics.
I must admit that I found your comment slightly amusing, sir. You make it clear that you think this country is "full of self-serving planks" ...... and then you go to make it clear that, politically, you are a Conservative. party.
TheEctomorph 8 months ago
@plbnfld Oh, yes; Mr Cameron is certainly doing a good job, in terms of looking after the interests of his own social class. Unfortunately, however, the vast majority of people in Britain - something in the region of 95%, in fact - DO NOT BELONG TO HIS SOCIAL CLASS.
To be fair to this posh, upper-middle class gentleman, he strikes me a more self-effacing (and somewhat less arrogant) person than Margaret Thatcher - who was the P.M. of this country from May of 1979 until November 1990.
TheEctomorph 6 months ago
@plbnfld Continuing on from my previous comments about the distinguished Conservative politican - and current Prime Minister - Mr David Cameron, his character and personality may be somewhat different from Mrs T's, but his policies and values are very similar to those of his distinguished predecessor - as far as I can tell.
Virtually everything that that good lady (Mrs Margaret Thatcher) did - during her long stay at #10, Downing St - was for the benefit of the rich and privileged.
TheEctomorph 6 months ago
@hogalog. Thank you for your reply to a comment that I made on this "You Tube" page yesterday (24th June). I noticed that, on 2 occasions, you referred to Mr Tony Blair - the distinguished former 'New Labour' Prime Minister - as "Bliar". LOL. Now that may have been merely a minor typing error on your part (or, rather, 2 typing errors) but then again, it may have been deliberate! :)
TheEctomorph 8 months ago
Judging by some of the comments that have been 'posted' on this You Tube page during the course of the last 6 months or so, some people think that Sir Jimmy Savile is a "shirtlifter" who has no interest whatsoever (sexually) in members of the opposite sex ... whereas, in contrast, some people believe that he is some sort of "pervert" or "nonce" with a long history of sexual offences against women that he hasn't been prosecuted for. It stands to reason that he CANNOT be both of these things.
TheEctomorph 8 months ago
in all honesty,what did poor jimmy do???i don,t think he meant to come across all weird but then again,maybe he did??who know,s?but in his defence,of some sorts!was he not gay anyway? now,hows about that then?
QKAFY 8 months ago
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thegreatmarkjohnson 8 months ago
A number of 'You Tube' viewers who have seen - and commented on - this vintage footage of The Strawbs perfoming their hit,"Part Of The Union" (in January of 1973),have opined that Sir Jimmy Savile is some kind of pervert/nonce/dirty old man.
I know very little about Sir Jimmy - who is an intensely (some might say notoriously) private man. However, I would say this: To the best of my knowledge, there has never been any evidence to substantiate the view that he is a "pervert" or "nonce".
TheEctomorph 8 months ago
@TheEctomorph
There is no substantive evidence, true... but there is more than slight rumour, gossip and inuendo already in the real world. This when coupled to his behaviour explicitly shown in this clip, especially around the 16 year-old twins, plainly points to both the words you mention in your comment... Only a personal opinion of course, but an awful lot of people seem to share the same personal opinion... I wonder why?
That said, interesting clip!
thegreatmarkjohnson 8 months ago
@thegreatmarkjohnson Thank u for ur reply to my comments about Sir Jimmy Savile, which I read with interest.
As regards Sir Jimmy's (somewhat flirtatious) behaviour towards two 16-year-old twin girls (while he was presenting an episode of 'TOTP' back in January 1973) I would agree that his conduct was objectionable - but only very mildly so. Also, one has to bear in mind that, back in 1973, conventional 'boundaries' - as to what constituted sexual harrassment - were slightly different.
TheEctomorph 8 months ago
@iamthepope It's funny you should say that, - given that several other viewers of 'You Tube' have indicated - on this page - that they think he is a bit of a pervert (a heterosexual one, that is). I know very little about Sir Jimmy Savile - in that respect, I am in the same boat, as it were, as (at least) 99.999% of the population of this country. However, I have to say that I very much doubt that he is gay. And, as it happens, I very much doubt that he is a sexual pervert, either.
TheEctomorph 8 months ago
makes me wanna a start a proletarian revolution, for fun!!
KidMalone 9 months ago
Memmories of the last year at skool ... ah
zedster911 9 months ago
if one songs reminds me of my youth this was it ,we all stuck together those days
the only time i think the working man had some power
wellbeing100 9 months ago 6
if only...............with a hell of shout .ITS OUT BROTHERS OUT
bedfordcf 9 months ago
3 people aren't a part of the union!
jayrox40 10 months ago
I was a DJ in the 70's - doing weddings and 21sts, etc. You lost track of what party you were doing the music for when you were doing 4-5 a week, so when I played this I wondered why everyone stopped dancing and looked at me. Seems it was a Rugby LEAGUE do!!! They took it in good heart and it turned out one of the best parties I dee-jayed! The rugby guys and girls know how to party!
HardWarUK 10 months ago
Now then now then oooah oooah ooah. Jimmy looked bloody old even then.
hognoxious 10 months ago
bring back thatcher
40951 10 months ago
Whatever you think about it, it's still a very catchy song which gets everyone singing!
Feisty1967 10 months ago
To all those who think (I use the term loosely) that this was another other than a pro-union tune: 2 seconds with Wikipedia before opening your mouths would do your reputations a world of good.
Sorry to be the one to put some facts in the way of your gormlessness.
derekblackadder 10 months ago
@derekblackadder Ah yes, Wikipedia; the source of all indisputable truths!
Now, look up 'pompous' :oP
billstiggins 10 months ago
that 17 year old will be MILF now..
imagos 10 months ago 2
We have to preserve unions from rapacious capitalists.
essertpitay 10 months ago
I hope all you guys are taking notes from Jimmy's chat up lines !
151caligula 11 months ago
It is so bloody funny really that anyone even the likes of a miner could believe this song actually supports the Union movement!
Inconvenientruths 11 months ago
lol 37 years later people still don't get the joke. This was anti union taking the rise out of them.
cahoot06 11 months ago
if there were no conservative assholes, a desaster like the strawbs must not happen
Myrna4Loy 1 year ago
For our brothers and sisters in Wisconsin...please share!
VitaStillwater 1 year ago
@VitaStillwater You do know that this song was written facetiously as an ironic piss-take of what they thought were "lazy" British Unions, right? This was known as an "anti" song back in the '70s, so maybe not the ideal choice with which to show your solidarity with the brethern and cistern marching in Madison!
ptarmegen 11 months ago
this is for PAT-WARD who with me david garden,... and others marched from Cowley geriatric hospital...( now a health-centre)..in to oxford green to rally for more wages he was last seen driving a taxi in islington London... thanks for the memories & and the good times pat
senitle 1 year ago
this song is relevant today, cameron is thather in disguise.
bluenosemilly 1 year ago
@RobinCarmody fuck off you tory cunt!!!
ukcommunist1979 1 year ago 2
35 seconds of toss before we get on with it .....
RichardHell1959 1 year ago
this song is actually an attack on the unions, however as an ardent socialist and union member (cwu) i love it despite the irony. in times like these there are far too many who desparately need the unions to help them-you don't get me, i definitely AM part of the union;ow's about that then...
postiesince89 1 year ago
FOLKS -stop it - let's simply enjoy the song - not more !!
bobu46 1 year ago
@bobu46 yes well sed all the best from robotruss
Humaneering 1 year ago
THE JOHN LEWIS PARTERSHIP IS IN DIRE NEED OF A DECENT UNION SUCH AS THE GMB / TGW. A MANAGEMENT BASTERDISED PARTNERSHIP WHERE BULLYING AND INTIMIDATION IS RIFE .
chindit83 1 year ago
I forgot about this song, a great classic on the par with Brian and Micheal. Reminds of Red Derek n Arhrur Scargill, bad days but of history, unforetable stuff.
grandpapidood 1 year ago
This is funny.
I am not sure if these troops are really commies or lazy bludgers but the guts of the tune it still is true, particularly in Oz where the unions run the country and dont give a toss about anyone other than other commies.
Inconvenientruths 1 year ago
OK Staffie Channel, I get it, somebody criticises this terrible song and you see it as an attack on the working class. Hmmm... back to the drawing board for you, I think. The Strawbs themselves said they were singing against trade unions. I'm not against trade unions, I'm in a trade union, but I am against reformism, which I'm guessing you are, too. If you think this song is in any way supportive of socialist politics then you miss the point.
MLJ284 1 year ago
This is an anti-union song; it's about the complacency of trade unions, sung by a naff band - as if they somehow represented a new and better way of life in set of pink bib and bracers and doing Shadows dance steps!!
MLJ284 1 year ago
@MLJ284 Oh right so its infact a message to bend over and let the tories FUCK YOU UP THE ARSE...
TORY PRICK...Ihope your young enough to witness whats happening...the working classof all races are gonna unite and FUCK YOU UP!..We are coming if not foryou , your future generations.remember that Tory voter! ..We are gonna fuck you up!
THESTAFFIECHANNEL 1 year ago
@MLJ284 i suggest you learn a little about dave cousins and the band before making stupid uneducated comments about the song being anti - union or band . i would like you to go forth and NOT multiply.
chindit83 1 year ago
Not really the dark ages, it was a time the working man stood up for his rights, and believe me when i say those days are fast coming back!
pdhughes1 1 year ago
Dark ages Britain in some respects (trade unions and strikes etc) but a great era for music and a great time to be young.
hernhillrebel 1 year ago
I like this song - but I have my doubts !! Do these boys really understand what they are singing about - hard working people with little money - not enough for a family with some kiddies - pity !! But the song is great !
bobu46 1 year ago
@bobu46
Crikey Sport they know precisly what they are singing about, while most entertainers are commies these guys actually bring to light the real thoughts of heavy duty unionists and thier hatred of those with get up.
Inconvenientruths 1 year ago
Blimey! That really blasted through my speakers!!
Feisty1967 1 year ago
always a bit unsure about Jimmy Saville. I once heard him say that he has never felt a human emotion eg love,hate,sadness,desire or anything like that. Never been married and probably still a virgin. Now b4 i get tons of comeback i know he has done more for charity than most other ppl in Britain and i genuinely respect the guy for that but wat sort of a guy is he in real life. I wonder. Can anybody shed any light on his personal life?
woodster1965 1 year ago
@woodster1965 Yes. Apparently he lost his virginity at 14.
hernhillrebel 1 year ago
@woodster1965 Sir Jimmy Savile? A virgin? I hardly think so, sir. From what I understand, he was something of a ladies' man in his younger days, when he was a Mancunian nite-club owner - and, subsequently, one of the
most famous and successful radio 'DJ's' in the land.
It is true that Sir Jimmy is a VERY private - and indeed enigmatic - man, who makes a conscious effort to keep most aspects of his private life under wraps, as it were. But that doesn't make him a bad guy.
TheEctomorph 8 months ago
@woodster1965 I know very little about Sir Jimmy Savile - in that respect, i am in the same boat, as it were, as 99.999% of the British population. Sir Jimmy is a very private man.
One thing that I do know about him, however, is that he is an EXCEPTIONALLY intelligent, quick-witted man. I can recall that when he appeared on an episode of the "Multi-Coloured Swap Shop" (presented by Noel Edmonds), back in 1980, Mr Edmonds referred to the fact that Sir Jimmy had an I.Q. of 152.
TheEctomorph 8 months ago
our union reps just like our government electees take backhanders and allow this to happen , remember folks the people are the union not the pricks we voted in as shop stewards.....
fakerbaker1000 1 year ago
@fakerbaker1000 CAN I ASK WHY YOU VOTED FOR A PRICK AS YOUR UNION REP?
chindit83 1 year ago
@chindit83 funny ....
fakerbaker1000 1 year ago
what a dirty perv Jimmy Saville was!
leftyrick4003 1 year ago
I bet the host gets alot of poom tang.
scrumsie 1 year ago
One of those occasions when the TOTP performance really enhanced the song... this re-recording for the BBC has a kick to it more so than the single mix (and Dave Cousins is a lot more audible)
RetroCool73 1 year ago
I know socialists who are outraged by public sector pensions. Can't see them being too happy about Wallace.
morphybum 1 year ago
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CORNABY242 1 year ago
jimmy saville does he have werthers origanals in his pocket
STE68B 1 year ago
@STE68B
No, it's a gun.
anonUK 5 months ago
theyre playing the bristol bierkeller on 22nd november just done a google on it.
ivanhoe2020 1 year ago
great song
plusher19 1 year ago
Does it need to be sarcastic when you see how big box stores treat their employees. Used to be and not long ago that you could live off any job and then Nixon sold our North American ideals to Mao Tse Tung. Thats where our jobs went and thats where our standard of living went.
mgrelecki 1 year ago
what an old letch jimmy saville is - imagine trying to do that these days.
alanlovedog 1 year ago
"Now I've got the power to the working hour, and every other day of the year." LOL
tigranvartanovitch 1 year ago
the days are coming again.
jwdsnapper 1 year ago
@jwdsnapper the strikes wont be anywhere near as bad this time - the miners in the 84 strike had the sympathy of everybody else in the country..... will you have sympathy for some "breast feeding coordinator" who earns 60k a year and takes a holiday every 2 or 3 months? i sure as hell fucking dont. haway unison get them all out on strike and let the schaden freude begin when they all lose their jobs!
hogalog 1 year ago
@hogalog Eh? could you translate that into English?
Feisty1967 1 year ago
@Feisty1967 apart from "schaden freude" it is in english. schaden freude is german and it roughly means enjoying somebody elses misery.
hogalog 1 year ago
@hogalog What, on God's Earth, is a "breast feeding coordinator"?! I have never even heard that term before.
(I suspect, however, that the term was 'invented' by a 'Politically Correct' zealot - pardon me for using such a non-PC phrase!) It seems to me - as a middle-aged man of 46, who was brought up in the good ole 1970's and early 80's - that this 'Politically Correct' culture in which we live, is perhaps getting a little out of hand.
TheEctomorph 8 months ago
@TheEctomorph its 1 of many non jobs created by the labour party in the last 13 years whilst they let our manufacturing base fall apart.... and now the tories are in and want to cut out the bullshit jobs and make those people actually go out to some factory and MAKE money instead of creaming it for nowt, the unions are kicking off. steeeerike!
hogalog 8 months ago
@hogalog Thank you for your reply to the message I 'posted' on this You Tube page earlier today (24th June). Politically, I am not a supporter of Mr Cameron or the Conservative Party (as a matter of fact, i have NEVER been a Tory voter) ... but, to be frankly honest, I don't think that Tony Blair's 'New Labour' did a great deal of good, during the decade in which they were in power. 'Politically Correct' Blair and his 'New Labour' cronies may have been ...... but efficient? Definitely not!
TheEctomorph 8 months ago
@TheEctomorph i do support the tories because.... my job is the most important thing to me at the minute, and i work for a private company (a factory) who have been booming since the tories got in. takking advantage of tax breaks, enterprise zone, increased overseas confidence etc.... im a working man. born of generations of pitmen and shipbuilders in county durham, but im a dyed in the wool tory voter because my job is safer with them. simple as that.
hogalog 8 months ago
@TheEctomorph and i despise bliar. political correctness, softness on criminals (big on the news today with that scumbag bellfield who should be hanged) uncontrolled immigration and all that. but i work in manufacturing, simple enough my field is swamped with poles/czechs etc and good hard working english/scottish/welsh/irishmen, even yanks, cant take the work because they expect to much money. like thatcher - bliar did good, but also did bad.
hogalog 8 months ago
@hogalog
I dnt mind european immigrants, with them being in the EU although we get some migrants from them, we are swamping their markets with our products. its a mutually beneficial arrangement that creates jobs, products and profit.
KidMalone 8 months ago
@TheEctomorph Are there REALLY women employed as "breastfeeding coordinators' in this country ...... or were you just winding me up? If u were, in fact, telling the truth, then 'Political Correctness' - that pervasive and all-encompassing phenomenon - is surely beginning to get out of hand in this green n pleasant land (no rhyme intended, btw).
A "breatfeeding coordinator", eh?! What, I wonder, would our neighbours in Europe - the French and the Germans, for example - think of that?
TheEctomorph 8 months ago
@TheEctomorph there are, my best friend and his wife have just had their first and they had to endure one such non job..... the re-usable nappy advisor aswell. you couldnt get more pissy takey - 2 things that could be dealt with with a leaflet!!!
hogalog 8 months ago
@TheEctomorph
Breastfeeding co-ordinators don't bother me too much. However, there are also "Teenage Pregnancy Co-ordinators". A pity for Savile there weren't any in the 1970's- on the strength of this video intro, he'd clearly have jumped at the chance.
anonUK 5 months ago
youngsters please take note
MiLLwallpaul231258 1 year ago
This music is so funny, I agree with Robin, how can anyone not understand the obvious irony?
Xerdocreisson 1 year ago
This is from The Busrting at the seams LP One helluva brilliant album!
swollower 1 year ago
This should be Wal-mart's (un)official anthem lololol.. What a tussle that'd start! Ha!
abqwriter 1 year ago
you tube and uploaders thankyou you bringing back so many memouries
thesofty2121 1 year ago
Nowadays it would be sung thus:
You don't pay me I'm on a contract
You don't pay me I;m on a contract
You don't pay me I'm on a contract
Til the day I'm outsourced
TomthatiscalledTom 1 year ago