CHRIS SPEDDING - Motor Bikin' (1975 Top Of The Pops UK TV Appearance) ~ HIGH QUALITY HQ ~

[metafis]

punk a year before punk.

I know its not classed as punk, but the image and style is definatly late seventies british punk.

[Scotchfisherman]

Chris speddig rocks!

[TheTawnyowl]

I once saw Chris Spedding perform this song at the Canary public house on Heartsease Estate in Norwich, at the time I had never heard of him or the song.

It was kind of strange as he and his group just turned up one night without any real previous announcement and did a jamming session. What the year was I haven't got a clue, but needless to say I remember it because he was good.

[dillingerbraineater]

DEDICATED TO TONY TOWNSEND....TOO FAST TO STOP, TOO YOUNG TO DIE..LOVED CHRIS AND MOTORBIK'N AND PLAYED GUITAR LIKE NO ONE I'VE SEE OUTSIDE HENDRIX ,CHRIS, RONSON..AND A SELECT FEW...

[fanzappa]

like jack bruce, who he played with, he should have collaborated with a good lyricist.

[fanzappa]

knowing speeding's reputation, i was expecting more from his "hit". the production and playing was first rate, as he is known for, but the lyric disapointed me as a long series of cliches.

[kempy202]

to old to rock n roll to young to die keep motor bikin

[FlooferHunter]

Wow! I wonder where the 'Pistols got their 'schtic' from??

\Hello Sid??/...Sid...?

[ucanseethejoin]

This isn't unlike Super womble from the same time which itself sounded like The weatherman from 1967, I was 12 way back in 1975, heard no punk rock yet then either, Hattie Jaques son also played guitar in the Wombles, don't know for sure who was always in those costumes, though Jimmy Savile said he was in them sometimes.

[reditch]

Fn cool!

[wrx2003lu]

Does anybody know where I can find the chords and tabs from this great song for our band ?

[finmarc]

@wrx2003lu

watch e-bay, theres a "motor bikin´" music sheet listed right now (for piano, but nevertheless you can read it...) by Chris Spedding.

[GETTOBOMBER]

It was a song from my childhood. It was running in our radio-stations in Germany very often.

I love this song, but this here is the first time I see the musician singing and playing.

Great.

[TheGregRoxx]

I've just heard this song today for the first time.Found it here.Brilliant!!

[imagos]

That was close @0:54

[TRUFFLEHOUNDEXPRESS]

I was riding motorcycles when this first came out and still am. I'm now too old to die young.

[GERMANOPHILE]

@TRUFFLEHOUNDEXPRESS Me to, and I fully agree with ya!!! hee hee

[mihruzza]

@TRUFFLEHOUNDEXPRESS ROTGLMAO Aren't we all now....

[Kevinasp]

Looks a bit like Trigger from Only Fools and Horses doesn't he?

[2008Sameoldfitup]

GREAT

[BlueOrpheus1988]

Is it me or chris looks like ferry from the Virginia Plain TOTP's 72 performance?

[Int3rmission]

i especially like the part where the bbc got funding to do actual motorbikin, hes such a bastard lol

[JohnnyYenAgain]

All I ever wanted to be was Chris Spedding. I am Johnny Yen Again. You are not.

[newall7]

great song

[wisesatyr72]

This guy didnt play on any Sex Pistol albums, hes only a producer some dumbass named Rico Fresquez told me that info

[Charger425]

One of those classic '70's tracks. Used to love this even at eight years old.

BTW He looks like my dad circa 1975 :D

[Wiganmaher]

He was a half-decent sessions musician who found his greatest fame as Wellington Womble on TOTP

[MrSuperneil05]

Gallas dude, I first saw Chris live when he played on Bryan Ferry's solo "In Your Mind" tour in Feb 1977 at the Glasgow Apollo- what a magnificent guitarist, pure class, the highlight of the night was Spedding's guitar solo on the track- Love Me Madly Again-brilliant!

[rumturd]

I love this song.But prefer the johnnys version which nobody has uploaded

[northblooduchc]

very unique , very cool

[gribbstone234]

the dudes got a style of his own.....sweeet!!!!

[sterthian]

Back to the 70's......

[aleatoriusyou]

Chris Spedding:

The reason I did the Sex Pistols was that I think I was about the only musician that Malcolm McLaren knew. I knew him because he used make clothes for me. And a lot of people were putting the Sex Pistols down because as being not very talented, and not very good, and I've heard them and they were good. I thought, if I produced a demo for them then people would be able to hear them. I think it got them the deal - it certainly got them the producer Chris Thomas

[unclemort1960]

@aleatoriusyou both yourself and dave goodman obviously helped the pistols get that classic sound but i think `bollocks` would have been better if it was put out earlier with glen still in the band with you or goodman producing as some people think its to polished

[garethella]

well cool.

[001Nigel]

I know this was 1975 but this sounds as though this could've been the emergence of early UK punk.

[TheJacobiker]

This record really tipped my mind at around 12 year old. So I Got myself a DT100 from a guy who had chrashed it with money i saved, then became hooked. later after scool I bought a Honda CB 750/4 at 18. It Cost me almost a third of the bike cost to insure it but was so worth it :) Chris 30 years on bikesand its all your fault...(Thank You ) ;)

[PAULLONDEN]

Like K.Richards...Spedding is another one of those guitar players that has dish antenna for a set of ears.(To pick those tones from the ether)~~~«d~_~b»~~~

[SuperWartaal]

Chris Spedding play's guitar on "Blank" Sex Pistols.

[marcoscotti]

@SuperWartaal and Nick Mason's solo album Fictitious Sports :-D

[Gavb66]

Chris Spedding once turned down the Rolling Stones to stay with the Wombles

[SpeedTriple59]

Ace clip..good footage,remember seeing this on TOTPS..A guy riding a cd 175 benly honda..those were the days

[roscoebank]

predates punk by at least a year