14 - The Wedding Present - You Should Always Keep In Touch..

[MrFrontallobotomy]

As I keep on telling my children.....You SHOULD always keep in touch with your friends.

[paulmadill]

This absolutely blows my top off. All that jangle, I love it.

[airedaleauctioneer]

This is probably my favorite song by The Wedding Present, I had it originally on single and it featured on their second album 'Tommy' which was more a collection of singles they'd already done.

Although its not the most well known Weddoes song I reckon there are a fair few people who'd name this as amongst their top 3. I loved the frantic 'George Formby-esque' guitar andthe lyrics are so poigniant in retrospect. If you want to hear and enjoy The Wedding Present listen to the older stuff!

[ernesthemingfish]

If you enjoyed this have a listen to Stheno & Euryale - Valentine

[sgillespie13]

Love 80s indie vids. Always playing in fields or on the beach or some wierd shit.

[xAULISx]

Best Weddo song!

[DoolittleKid]

Proof that there's a lot you can do with just two chords.

D and G

[drbobbeattie]

Still sounds magic today. Whenever I hear a wedding present song it makes me happy.

[freudastaire]

thumbs up if you played this song at your wedding

[2bilala]

lol the guitarist is a science teacher at my school.

the grapper

[jonnyjaywick]

they gave me lift home from a gig in huddersfield in their van.

[tobiasthetrue]

This song defines the good times in my life ,great stuff.

[nevereveranything]

Do you remember Peel accidentally playing this twice in the same Festive Fifty (probably due to having the freak double pressing) and not noticing?

[gittylicious]

Gedge signed my T shirt in Bristol - that beats you! It was Hit parade Fodder - could have been silver shorts

[XxRuderthanUxX]

Ah the memories. Seen them first in Derry about 1987, fell in love with Sally ,swapped my Smiths T shirt for a Ukrainians T with Peter the guitarist, then stole the VW badge from their camper and laughed when they saw it gone. Seen them next in Birmingham Hippodrome few years later when they were at the height of their powers. I missed them recently in Wolves but will catch up if I can. Different band but Gedge only has to sing and I'm hooked all over again. Class

[MacDevil35]

A long time ago... GREAT!!!

[kristalklass]

They should have been massive. This is indie music as it was meant to be x

[fastrunner41]

Never heard anything like The Weddoes, going to Brighton and Leeds end of August. A must before I die.

Normie Z

[morglew]

Today's world needs more early Wedding Present.

[tgodd]

maybe if gedge listened to his own song's title the old wedding present would get back together and we wouldn't be stuck with shit like el ray

[brh31]

Apr 11

[gibsonvolume]

April 14th!

[ProutyDwarf]

Gem......

[eehee2002]

Classic Weddos

[MatraMark]

Aah...those WERE the days!

[cazadordehastio]

At least I find my favourite song after 18 years!! thanks to the radio, thanks to internet!!!

[liamevans]

I can remember, circa 1990, learning to play drums along to this. And I failed. Miserably.

[superchunk321]

I think I can see Morrissey popping out behind a tree.

[ashtree50]

@superchunk321 If it was Morriseey he'd have been behind a Hedge (obscure NME reference)

[barryshostakovitch]

50,000 Wedding Present fans can't be wrong.

[dazmalski]

To a bridge...that stood close by the sea...

A smile....in these ungrateful times.......

[KRMAFC]

Dave Gedge IS GOD......well after Willie Miller

[shunkyboy]

The Dons and the Wedding Present! These are just some of my favourite things:)

[rstoliv]

the best band of noisy music with sonic youth

[54spiritedwill54]

this is awesome :)

[udodlon]

one of the coolest things i've ever seen

[HarryUpHarry]

Been outside much?

[dazmalski]

Ease up Harry

[binnzymate]

Haha grapper is my science teacher haha lmao

[EricCant0na]

Classic Weddoes.

Poor old Grapper, looks like he's properly geoffed his back on Gedge's Go-kart!

Awesome gigs, happy days.........

[modsheff1]

utterly fine!

[pwvilla913]

Brilliant. And that Russian tune alluded to below? Actually it wa Ukranian - Davny Chasy.

[Tomsky0345]

This is amazing.

[perceysledge]

ahh top class stuff indeed, brings back most pleasant memories... theyre playing in dublin tomorow night and im as excited as a kid on christmas eve.. long live the weddos

[HarryUpHarry]

Is this video filmed in Whitby?

[tedriding]

fukin classic ,.....proper tunes ....david how did it happen ....you should have been massive,....as it stands though leeds best guarded treasure ,....thanks for all your`e music ,....even fukin russian 10 inch single i`ve got is LISTENABLE clever lads the lot of you

[xAULISx]

yes mun!

[GrahamPool]

Ahhhhhhhhhh. 

Love it.

[kabob32]

These guys had an intense impact on my younger days and helped shape my love of indie music. savage fucking guitar work...yum.

[tedriding]

wot can i say,its 12.00 o clok an i hav wurk in mornin,....erm ...fukin brilliant/preston/leeds/manc universitiess chheers mates,...bit stwuglling typing at moment but you changd my wife/soz ment life

[tedriding]

where the fuk do people find this stuff .....YES,...AT LEAST SOME PEOPLE OUT THERE WITH GREAT TASTE IN MUSIC ....YOU SHOULD SEE MY AIR GUITAR 2 THIS ,...SHUD POST IT REALLY,...anywaygotta go fukin work in 10 mins ,.....fuk it i`ll listen again ...fuk boss ......self employed anyway u knob

[EmmaYaBasta]

Great post. This band are every bit as important as the Cure and the Smiths and better than most shite you hear hipsters name-drop today.

[mikebott]

gedge sort of recycled this riff for "a million miles"....

briton , gimme some information- were the weddos relatively successfull at home ?

[Jordellfreshbreeze]

The Weddoes had more hits in a single year in Britain than anyone else ever except for Elvis! There's some trivia for ya

[Bradius123]

speechless.... guitar awesomeness...

fingers of titanium

[pappalazarou70]

Don't think this can be beaten,can you? Pure blistering guitar indulgance.

[fishingrhod]

pure indie heaven. thanks.

[messy4869]

These the tunes that make life a life, they made me what i am.

[jefftube99]

Go out and buy this on DVD, Weddoes at their best, there are a lot of other brilliant tracks on it too...

[modsheff1]

fuckin brilliant! brilliant album!

[hebburncurly]

i wish i had a time machine, ferk me id go back to the riverside in newcastle again and again and again and again, and be happy. then on to ride at the broken doll, then cud ... oh the 90's

[messy4869]

How man that's my wish! Broke my rib seeing this lot at RS. Thes days hard to find rib.

[yofatdad]

yep, Jo M. would too. Such a great band. A moment in history.

[dfresh0114]

Ace guitar Gedge!

[markbruc]

seen them in edinburgh in oct. absolute class! gedge is god

[dazmalski]

that is fanny-tastic. you should always keep in touch with your friends. weddoes rock

[RichieV]

Felicity!!! If anybody has a version of Felicity please post it, it was always my favourite Weddos track.

[danhjersey]

that was my favourite tune, you know.

[Bradius123]

I dont know why but this is the best song ever in the world thatI ever heard!

[OSLAINTE123]

@Bradius123 .. i AGREE,,  Their music defines my life,,, Got a really good Reception Rose tattoo..Gedge loved it when I met him

[sunbeam11]

For a band 'influenced' by these famous funsters try Band of Horses. So similar lawyers might have to get involved.

[Bradius123]

raised eyebrows...that guitar....pretty lovely aint'it....food for the ears.... yummy

[spanishguiri]

La hostia puta, vaya temazo!!!

[fishperm]

I first saw this 17 yrs ago around a mates house. I thought I would never see it again . This track and video had a massive influence on me, a weddoes fan from that second on. Dave Gedge is a fucking great bloke.

[simonlopa]

The masters...saw them when i was 15 at princess charlotte in leiceter, saw them when i was 37 at the same venue..even better, Gedge you is a fucking genius!

[magocacana]

love the weddoes

[culbuteur3]

I discovered them on the C86 LP I bought at 18...good old times !!!

[TonyUtd]

2 pages over 12 months, terrifying! These kids have no idea about music. Garage, rap, shite! Give me the Gedge anyday - GB, cracking album!

[yasgar]

got my lad listening to the present he cant get enough of them any vid for once more

[thamise1234]

KoKo October here i come. Superb.

[beefbalones]

"a smile in these ungrateful times

makes all that you left me seem more worthwhile

but no, i couldn't really dare

to show how much i miss you, isn't that unfair?"

beautiful!

[divinadosis]

Hermoso como todo lo que hicieron estos tipos. saludos desde Argentina!

[watoowatootheband]

god is gedge

[tonyclarke101]

gedge is god

[xAULISx]

woooW!! gedge is the man!

[rdw7300]

Thanks for teh memories. Any Bodines?

[dewdropfountain]

c86 at it's best Ü

[ufitsy]

The blanket where we lay!!

[tinyfolk]

is this video compilation hard to find? it sounds wonderful.

[feedmecoolshit]

my teens....!!! leaping around to this at the astoria!!! faster faster faster!!

[sham64]

Top band - great live too

[grinder99er]

I can't believe I'm finally seeing this!! Much appreciated....

[springalo66]

god bless you!