In 'the good old days' nobody liked the rezillos much either, as I recall. I spent so much time trying to persuade 'punks' that these guys were the future of rock'n'roll. Time wasted, generally.
@dilkydik211 AsK 10 people what is New Wave you get 10 answers. "New Wave" was originally named to make punk rock sound less threatening. By '78-'79 it meant the experimental and pop side of punk. By 82 in the US(not UK) it meant most any new act be it, Post punk,alternative/indie and especially Synthpop/New Romantic "Second British Invasion" bands. People still are arguing over it.. As for me Rezillos were punk transitioning into New Wave and great no matter what you call them.
@ChrisYonts alot of bands these day play stuff that isnt wimpy commercial shit and is better then the old stuff. you just havnt heard it because your old xD
@heinzie5 Very true. I remember when all the music that I loved and my Dad hated, like Hawkwind or Deep Purple got moved from BBC Radio 1 to Radio 2....from teen to middle aged lol :-)
I find new music these days in places like bandcamp....there's a new wave of singer/songwriters who are every bit as good as Nick Drake or Judee Sill, but they don't get played on the TV or terrestrial radio..
B-52's had nothing on Rezillos. Rezillos were, and still are one of the loudest and most slammin live bands around. They're everything that Pop, Punk, Rock and Metal should be all in one. Pure fun.
I like how the drummer gets up from his kit while the drums on the tape are clearly still playing. I guess it was no secret that Top of the Pops was faked.
some of the more credible/cynical/capable bands used to do stuff to demonstrate they were miming - to show scorn for being told to play along. For instance tin machine's guitarist took fistfuls of pasta out of his pocket and spread it on the guitar instead of miming his solo...
It's really cool to see Conan O'brian's humble beginnings. Who would of thought that he was such a talented singer and in an original punk band no less! Nice day-glo outfit there Conan, cheers!
well i wish i was you ... i was born 30 years earlier and i saw the rezillos the damned and others... you really had to be there to understand the impact this stuff had on the establishment! there has been nothing like it since and possibly never will
Who cares if this is a bit " Gay?" The b52s have made a career out of it and they are still going strong, so have many other bands - Songs a belter,used to have this as a single on a tape ( rememeber them)with Top Of The Pops as the A-side.
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i am so extremely sorry and i´ts not that i don´t like old school punk cause punk is my favourite genre, it´s just that i think this is soooooooooooooooooooo GAY!!!!!!
pues cuando tocaron en madrid en el rockola duro el concierto 15 minutos por el botellazo ke le dieron a la tia.son un poco moñas aunke los 2 lps molaban
well after all these years shes finally still here
my ex used to do their fan mag in Edinburgh faye we never got on maybe because as i told you once .annie lennox was better and she hated annie lennox.......long story
God help me, I was desperately in love with Fay Fife in 1977 and here I am 30 years later, an old man approaching 50, and she still sends shivers down my spine. And the music's tremendous, too!
thanks for showing this rodsbilly my old mate. saw her when i was 14 and never forgot the great performance she put into the gig. We could do with a bit more of this in the charts these days. God bless you Fay Fife and bless you too rods. Up the jocks!!
It was this clip which got me into loving song...but Steve Wright messes up a perfectly good joke. It was Wilma Flinstone who wore that type of outfit. Betty Rubble wore the blue thing.
another fucking class song, screw the fucking X-factor this is the way forard, even though it is 20+ years old.
MyPilsbury 1 month ago in playlist More videos from Rodsbilly
Best Punk band ever.
Cenre123 3 months ago in playlist Cenre123's favorites
The part where she sings "where you were I always go...hear your voice on the radio" is one of the sexiest things ever recorded.
DannyWhitten 3 months ago
Rezillos have been one of my fav bands since the 70s!!! Rock on!!
redsoxfan1175 6 months ago
excelente banda....
gervas77 6 months ago
isn't fay fife the most beautiful person you have ever seen on stage?
jonjuliecat 7 months ago
fuckin a come back ma girl i miss you
069gypsy 8 months ago
Great and gorgeous !
Always sharp! always hysterical !
Beyond cool! Fay Fife wherever ye be, more power to yer elbow!
theonlyantony 8 months ago
More like Wilma with a Betty wig. Rezillos ROCK!
ennuieffect 8 months ago
thums up if your like what the fuck when u were watching the green day mix!
TooSaucyForSpaghetti 9 months ago 4
when the song starts does anyone besides me remembers pinhead and carbona not glue from the ramones?
cyberyanmar 9 months ago
Is Fay Fife the only singer to sing with a Scottish accent?
NigeTelly 9 months ago
@NigeTelly YOU FORGOT ALEX!
kabeauregardajax 9 months ago
DESTINATION PENIS!
Kingtaylk 10 months ago 4
aka Scottish Cocaine Abusers from Uranus
jsmrite24 10 months ago
fuckin cosmic,
antnyakwaduct 10 months ago
In 'the good old days' nobody liked the rezillos much either, as I recall. I spent so much time trying to persuade 'punks' that these guys were the future of rock'n'roll. Time wasted, generally.
graemeah 11 months ago
God... so underrated.
PunkAndFun 1 year ago
is that conan obrien
101475jd 1 year ago
This Video Captures the very Fucking essence of punk rock. I love it :D
PirateSukai 1 year ago
@PirateSukai your definition of punk is way off then. i love this song but its not punk, its new wave.
dilkydik211 1 year ago
@dilkydik211 You must be a teenager.
xbertocoaylax 1 year ago
@dilkydik211 AsK 10 people what is New Wave you get 10 answers. "New Wave" was originally named to make punk rock sound less threatening. By '78-'79 it meant the experimental and pop side of punk. By 82 in the US(not UK) it meant most any new act be it, Post punk,alternative/indie and especially Synthpop/New Romantic "Second British Invasion" bands. People still are arguing over it.. As for me Rezillos were punk transitioning into New Wave and great no matter what you call them.
edkollin 10 months ago 2
The Chick in the fred flintstone outfit is obviously as high as a kite....I like her....
Cryptorchild92 1 year ago 2
Don't luv Faye for her pouting lips, don't luv Faye for her curvey hips......anyone?
63punkaddict 1 year ago
@63punkaddict I love her 'cause she does good sculptures
Telstar62a 10 months ago 2
@Telstar62a yeah !
programkill 10 months ago
very nice to see Betty Rubble working again . . . LMFAO!
sidDkid87 1 year ago 2
Wow i saw a green day video and now im here.... this song is great anyways!
MrAngry94 1 year ago
I had no idea Conan O'Brien was in The Rezillos.
LTandDS 1 year ago 2
@LTandDS LOL - he's a very diverse guy, is he not?
sidDkid87 1 year ago
is so great look she moving everytime
yure8912 1 year ago
best song by the rezillos?
misterwindup 1 year ago
2:26 lol spaz attack
enragedcrow 1 year ago
what a kick ass performance
burntheiris 1 year ago
reminds me of the the misfits
deadguy190 1 year ago
my dad was fay fife's roommate when she was just starting off with the rezillos
lollol4random 1 year ago
Steve Wright = SMUG CUNT. REZILLOS = LEGENDS! FAY FIFE = PURE SEX!
jayrox40 1 year ago
Better than the Sex Pistols
kickfostermac 1 year ago
This Video deserves much more than a thousnd views...
Million salute to the one who uploaded this vid.
whothehellischa 1 year ago
well radge!
radgie1 1 year ago
This is just superb. Rhythm and tempo are both as tight as anything.
joyceyman 1 year ago
Still the best band to come out of Scotland.Top class!
trunk39able 1 year ago
@trunk39able you must be having a laugh
bobbysaab 1 year ago
Faye Fyffe,s a cow
FreedomSaoirse 1 year ago
@FreedomSaoirse why ?
kenfig 1 year ago
@kenfig Thats punk rock man..Shes still a cow fuck
FreedomSaoirse 1 year ago
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dupppie 1 year ago
@FreedomSaoirse Idiot
potaluca 1 year ago
@potaluca She needs treatment....Heroin Addict she was..I should know....I shagged her,shes still a cow lol Faye Ffyffe needs help
FreedomSaoirse 1 year ago
@FreedomSaoirse Are you serious? Faye was my childhood crush. I need to know the truth about both bits. H addict? Nah way!!
ellycat 1 year ago
conan o'brien??? :DDD
dolunaydainsanolan 1 year ago
Is it just me or does the singer looks exactly like Conan O'Brien.
magoelise 1 year ago 4
@magoelise hahahaha! totally!!!!!
CriticalPedagogy 1 year ago
Well said Mr. Yontz
5050NM 2 years ago
If bands want to sound as good as "the good old days" all they have to do is play good music instead of wimpy, commercial shit.
ChrisYonts 2 years ago 17
@ChrisYonts alot of bands these day play stuff that isnt wimpy commercial shit and is better then the old stuff. you just havnt heard it because your old xD
heinzie5 3 months ago
@heinzie5 Very true. I remember when all the music that I loved and my Dad hated, like Hawkwind or Deep Purple got moved from BBC Radio 1 to Radio 2....from teen to middle aged lol :-)
I find new music these days in places like bandcamp....there's a new wave of singer/songwriters who are every bit as good as Nick Drake or Judee Sill, but they don't get played on the TV or terrestrial radio..
dual506 2 months ago
I seen these guys in Frisco about ten years ago.
ChrisYonts 2 years ago
I wish bands could write 'em like this these days.
5050NM 2 years ago 6
They're seem to be somewhat like a Scottish counterpart of The B-52's.
fROMIOWA 2 years ago 2
B-52's had nothing on Rezillos. Rezillos were, and still are one of the loudest and most slammin live bands around. They're everything that Pop, Punk, Rock and Metal should be all in one. Pure fun.
MaggitTooth 1 year ago
I like how the drummer gets up from his kit while the drums on the tape are clearly still playing. I guess it was no secret that Top of the Pops was faked.
EmptyQue 2 years ago 2
some of the more credible/cynical/capable bands used to do stuff to demonstrate they were miming - to show scorn for being told to play along. For instance tin machine's guitarist took fistfuls of pasta out of his pocket and spread it on the guitar instead of miming his solo...
sweavo 2 years ago
que coloridos, y su musica muy nice
THEBADVICE 2 years ago
Great stuff. Love em. Gotta see em. Keep missing their gigs
thefunkygeezer 2 years ago
Acts like this put revivalist danceable fun back into rock music in the late 70s.
novapup2001 2 years ago 2
Me encanta TODO en este vídeo, y especialmente el tupé y las gafas del cantante. :-)
rosebudd33 2 years ago
art school
God4Dunoon 2 years ago
damn, conan o'brien rocks!
cyrus138 3 years ago
I'd rather say power-pop band than punk but it's a really good rock'n'roll band
gloubloux 3 years ago
Classic Punk Band from the 70s !!! The Rezillos are F.A.B.
revzillo 3 years ago
I love the Flintstones slam in the beginning. Love Scotland!
VaiJedi 3 years ago
Always great to hear and see a band from Scotland ...............
moneypenny1958 3 years ago
Great punk/new wave timepiece. Eventually a MoAM? cover in Surf Rock format in the 90s.
novapup2001 3 years ago 2
It's really cool to see Conan O'brian's humble beginnings. Who would of thought that he was such a talented singer and in an original punk band no less! Nice day-glo outfit there Conan, cheers!
satorres82 3 years ago
conan o'brian? how so
eaglevision96 3 years ago
That is Conan O'brian singing the male lead, isn't it? Sure looks like him. Anyone?
satorres82 3 years ago
No, it's not but they do look alike.
stanthehamman 2 years ago
Eugene Reynold
Fay Fife
Luke Warm aka Jo Callais (later of the Human league)
Other inc
Simon Templar ,HiFi Harris, William Mysterious, Gayle Warning, D.K Smythe, Angel Paterson.
Saw them a few times back in the day. Fuckin magic.
Last 2 gigs Edinburgh 23Dec78 and Glasgow 24 Dec78 (the live album 'Mission accomplished but the beat goes on')
Think i've a broken drum stick thrown into the crowd from the Edinburgh gig in a box somewhere. Cant believe its fuckin 30 years ago
shit i feel old
gabbahfc 2 years ago 2
@gabbahfc Aahh.. Jo Callais, the songwriter
aaaiiiyyy 7 months ago
and you know how Conan dances and then "cuts the strings"? -- well, this guy ties his own willy in a knot at 1:35
mjd612 3 years ago
hahahahah the string dance
jzarrillo 3 years ago
An American band, Man or Astroman?, recorded several versions of this song; all of which were great, but nothing beats the original.
volumeguy 3 years ago
I had record's
Never saw em' on the tele
vikingleprechaun 3 years ago
When and where do we get the full version of this excellent tune?
ZLUGGO 3 years ago
had this on 7" in 78,30 years on and it still sounds fresh and fantastic
swedeseed 3 years ago 3
I have this track on 7" single, but cannot find it anywhere on CD :(
Help!
DaveK1967 3 years ago
its on the Rezilloz- Cant Stand the Rezillos CD
d15ch4rg3 3 years ago
Fay Fife, yummy. No.48 in the charts?.
raahead 3 years ago
Only just discovered these guys on TOTP2.
Theyre awesome! And the female lead singer is really good looking!
Im 14 I wish i was born 25 years earlier...
SurvivalHappi 3 years ago
well i wish i was you ... i was born 30 years earlier and i saw the rezillos the damned and others... you really had to be there to understand the impact this stuff had on the establishment! there has been nothing like it since and possibly never will
chrisd1963 3 years ago 4
Who cares if this is a bit " Gay?" The b52s have made a career out of it and they are still going strong, so have many other bands - Songs a belter,used to have this as a single on a tape ( rememeber them)with Top Of The Pops as the A-side.
wildenfree 3 years ago
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i am so extremely sorry and i´ts not that i don´t like old school punk cause punk is my favourite genre, it´s just that i think this is soooooooooooooooooooo GAY!!!!!!
frididjurhuus 3 years ago
Written by John Callis - the left handed guitarist in the kilt - who went on to join the Human League and write Don't you want me.
I knew he was good.
TheophilusPWildbeest 3 years ago
Wish Steve Wright would shut his trap at the start with his pathetic attempts at jokes.
I had a crush on Faye and Gayle when I was 14.
ellycat 3 years ago 3
she still looks hot.
adda89 3 years ago
she certainly does, especially with that dress on ;-)
ellycat 3 years ago
I saw em live at rebellion festival, one word: amazing.
adda89 3 years ago
when and where was that mate. only saw them once, at manchester apollo in 1978. awesome.
ellycat 3 years ago
ah i wasn't lucky enough to see them back then, considering i wasn't born for another ten years...
but i saw them in august this year, i recorded some of it, but the sound quality is shit and the camera is terribly shakey.
adda89 3 years ago
Must go and see them if they're playing live again. Good to see you appreciate brilliant music that was before you was born.
ellycat 3 years ago
old punk is the best
punkpirate33 3 years ago 4
conan
BowCaster238 3 years ago
they changed their name to revillos because the guitarist left!
jamierourketen 3 years ago
bought their first single in 77!
jamierourketen 3 years ago
div ten meemwaakkwaa
Gerrard42 3 years ago
the lead guy singer at some angles reminded me of conan o'brien.
breeze785 3 years ago
..or like the guy from Guitar Wolf
bent4toons 3 years ago
Totally and utterly magnificent!! Long live the Rez/villos. Superbamente!!
blackpoolrok 3 years ago 2
BRILLIANT!
Ian2861 3 years ago 4
ROCK'N'ROLL EXCELLENCE NUFF SAID
135026 3 years ago 4
pues cuando tocaron en madrid en el rockola duro el concierto 15 minutos por el botellazo ke le dieron a la tia.son un poco moñas aunke los 2 lps molaban
lybius64 3 years ago
that's fuckin' great!
rzewiuza 3 years ago 2
Just absolutely fucking fantastic. That's all you need to know really...
daveyrudd 3 years ago
how old was faye here i saw them in the russel club manchester in 1983/4 and she looked stunning
oodled 3 years ago
what you saw was the revillos the original band split in 1979/80
135026 3 years ago 2
最高 verygood
gyouotani 3 years ago
well after all these years shes finally still here
my ex used to do their fan mag in Edinburgh faye we never got on maybe because as i told you once .annie lennox was better and she hated annie lennox.......long story
vintageworthing 3 years ago
cualquier parecido a B52 es conincidencia.
akenaton97 3 years ago
lol, that's funny, cause i don't think they pretty much the same thing, still the b-52's are my favourite band, and i also love the rezillos
lafolie 3 years ago 2
like her dress lol. ma mate the other day was sayin how fit he thot she was. lol. anaways. you rock!! lol
xxcitcatx 4 years ago
Yes you are.
brift25867 4 years ago
The guitarist is Jo Callis later of The Human League, if I am correct. Am I?
saulgenesisfan 4 years ago
Karen-O from the yeah yeah yeahs looks so much like Fife! also style.
RansomBrick 4 years ago
Faye Fife, hotter than a thermal vent...sigh
neilvallance 4 years ago
My favorit 2. Just Grand.
Lapri6 4 years ago
this was my favourite song, 30 years ago,
and I still watch it once a week !
Well done mates!
nrjan 4 years ago
BUEN VIDEO
MATEMONT 4 years ago
faye fife! gayle storm! that fella out of human league! i still have that live vinyl somewhere!
arthurteagarden 4 years ago
hey i am glad all over.. rezillos 4 ever.
bingo358 4 years ago
Fay Fife Yeh she was a babe where is she nowadays anyone know?
hartyfarty69 4 years ago
They're still playing...and Fay Fife still looks amazing. I don't know how she does it.
Avebury 4 years ago
What a beautiful woman!
Perranporth 4 years ago
Babe of the century...and still cute!
CatapultYourMom 4 years ago
Yeah that chick in yellow is so hot!
azelsyklone 4 years ago
OK sunshine we sott register those fingernails on the sexual offenders list. Yes, it's official.
ChrisYonts 4 years ago
Faye I still love you! Come back, all is forgiven....
ChrisYonts 4 years ago
amazing
heriotyoung 4 years ago
is it me or does the male singer look like Conan O'Brian with shades?
themarsvolta1227 4 years ago 2
You've got Faye here in front of you and you're fixated on Conan O'Brien?
ChrisYonts 4 years ago
sh1t fay was and is a babe
genetics9331 4 years ago
God help me, I was desperately in love with Fay Fife in 1977 and here I am 30 years later, an old man approaching 50, and she still sends shivers down my spine. And the music's tremendous, too!
JFK2nd 4 years ago
sh1t fay was and is a babe. and she loves a pint of cider before she goes on stage
genetics9331 4 years ago
songwriter/guitar later joined human league and wrote their better hits.
lisamba 4 years ago
Bollocks. REzillos were far better.
ellycat 4 years ago
Great track. Knew the bandname already in '78 but apart from songs on compilations I unfortunately never found their records here in Belgium.
VL1302 5 years ago
Seen the Rezillos in Manchester when I was 13. Had a crush on Fay Fife and Gayle Warning. God Bless you all. You Tube is fcuking brilliant.
ellycat 5 years ago
thanks for showing this rodsbilly my old mate. saw her when i was 14 and never forgot the great performance she put into the gig. We could do with a bit more of this in the charts these days. God bless you Fay Fife and bless you too rods. Up the jocks!!
127kenny 5 years ago
It was this clip which got me into loving song...but Steve Wright messes up a perfectly good joke. It was Wilma Flinstone who wore that type of outfit. Betty Rubble wore the blue thing.
millerhxc 5 years ago
Wilma wore white. That dress is modeled after Fred Flintsone's attire...
Either way, nice clip.
ThrashLibrarian 5 years ago
I love the rezillos, Thanks for uploading this.
mrsblonde 5 years ago