Paul Young - Love of the Common People - TOTP 1983

[ussenterprisecaptian]

The Smiths were on this episode. Far better fake performance.

[TheLaughingGnomes]

Paul Young looks like a young Johnny Depp / Nightmare On Elm St - in this vid

[olemuckspreader]

these were wonderful tmes, my youth!!!!!!!!!!!

[ademitch]

Nice to see Alan Partridge on the keyboard ;-)

[sallieann7]

went to same school and his parents lived 5 min away and still love him now even though moved from luton over 20 yrs ago

[nzshabab]

DOGER SAHIB remmeber this one ?

[woodster1965]

@mrhomerbojangles absolutely spot on there my friend!

[manicbabyshambles123]

AHAHAHAHAHAHA This must be the dullest pish I've ever heard. If I met Paul Young I beat him half unconscious and put him in a deep freezer with a padlock on it. Then I'd fly tip it in a local beauty spot and set fire to it. I'd be haunted by what I did for the rest of my life but it doesn't matter, because Paul Young would be dead and no longer could he sing his songs about coconuts or whatever shit he rants about in his silly little ditties. Peace to all men. x ps apart from Paul Young.

[TheSaoirse777]

@manicbabyshambles123 U are pathetic troll , get help!

[tina6581]

@manicbabyshambles123 Good rant mate. Now my I suggest you go back to your doctors and get them to look at your medication. Because ether you are taking to much, to little or it has stopped working and needs changed. lol :-)

[wheelsfalloff]

Best backup vocals ever

[ssummers11]

I just met Paul Young in the park. Awesome. Dress sense is a little better but he still has the same hair lol.

[puterzhome]

Luv the song but never did understand the jumper with leather trousers!!

[wraithdragon]

@puterzhome it was the 80's, not much about fashion made sense back then. =P

[mrhomerbojangles]

When music was music....

When you could understand the lyrics to the songs.

When TV programmes at christmas was something to look forward to.

When there was some normality to England.

Yes ! The 80s was certainly Fab through and through..

Thanks for sharing

[MrKiefer42]

the blonde back up vocalist is a glamour!

[401ashen]

i wish i could wear that jumper now in this image obbsed century awsome song and voice

[6headstereo]

mmm christmas jumpers, i remember them

[gonkerooney]

ahhhhhhhhhhhhh got my shaver on a number 2 head! an want to cut all their hair! goddamn hippeesssssss! lool

[jjimmyrjagger]

just got my first disc camera for xmas this year i was13 , was a load of crap crap.....

[treslunas]

First time i heard this song was on kmet on a thanksgiving night Jim Ladds headsets. A 1 hour show of music for headphones.

[abu4m9ja]

That track takes me back!!!!

[michael196782]

TOTP THURSDAY 1st DECEMBER 1983 Paul Young Love Ot The Common People at No2.

[ljwjfac110369]

luton lad you know

[MrTaxi10]

I think the girl's (maz and Kim) were called the fabulous tasty tarts!

[Brakballe]

The hair groom and goo expense was horrible! :P

[mikser]

Don't you just love it. Big hair, big clothes: sums up the teenage years for me in the 80's. What a great decade. Everything was over the top..I'd relive it in a flash.

[dignhope]

Saw Paul Young when he was the support act for Genesis @ Wembley Stadium in 1987 brilliant.

[ayush709]

one of my fav classic song

[paulgreenaway]

nice jumper!

[Gulftastic]

He looks like Zoolander's Dad.

[LCMac3]

Top Of The Pops! I used to watch this as a kid. Every friday. Loved it. I miss having things like that on TV.

[EddieAlda]

wot a stud he was then ... then

[richardburns1560]

Paul Young,indeed very Young.

[Saberdonkey]

Anyone else think thats Keanu Reeves? :P

[rainbowdragon131065]

I was 17 and based out in Germany with my Regiment in Osnabruck when this came out, I still love it to this day.

[richardburns1560]

The Music how it should be, before it became Hell.

[dcasey77]

This is one of those songs that thinks its really clever but is actually just crap.

[modernmusicstinks]

@dcasey77 I'd like to hear you write better mister. Grow up and get your head outta your ass!

[dcasey77]

@modernmusicstinks Funny how you think anyone with a different opinion from you needs to grow up.

Arrogance bordering on Fascism.

[modernmusicstinks]

@dcasey77 aww diddums!

[dcasey77]

@modernmusicstinks Adolf reveals his tender side...

[modernmusicstinks]

@dcasey77 I made a comment about music and you call me Hitler. you are weird. do you know that?? I am part Jewish myself do button it!

[dcasey77]

@modernmusicstinks Yawn.

[06akoshy]

@chris 185821. Amazing Song

[flo3061]

i love this song!!! ;p

[marjoleinonline]

WTF, does he have an erection?

[MiggleMuggle]

I agree with you @chris185821 wow!! I remember being a kid and my old school and playground with this song. When my biggest worry was to remember to stop fidgeting in assembly. What I'd do for those days back.....I;d appreciate them so much more.

[kev54861]

@MiggleMuggle i luv nik kerhsaw i wish i was born in the 80s

[kev54861]

i luv nik kerhsaw i wish i was born in the 80s

[iztokg]

Paul Young wasn't exactly my favourite from that era, but makes me nostalgic too looking back when I was 13.

[dharmaseed]

Where's Pino?

[Brakballe]

I still have that baggy leather pants!

[fogmeister224]

An unbelieveable remake of a 1970 reggae hit. Fantastic and a good performance on TOTP.

[starkid77]

Oh wow, just realized he's the 'everytime you go away' guy. He has an amazing ability to make a sweater and leather pants look sexy, the power of the 80's;)

[chris185821]

14 years old , loving chrstmas , i whish christmas could be the same now as it was then , many people who arent around any more , christmas is a family thing ,i wish i was 14 again , just to be with the people i love , makes me nostalgic when i hear this

[mrhomerbojangles]

@chris185821 When music was music and TV was TV and I was proud to be British. If only I could find a time machine. I was just a little bit older but I know exactly wqhat you mean.

Respect.

[37Rusty]

@chris185821 .. i agree, i was 13 yeqars old. these where awesome days, playing football in the front garden, leaving front door open and not having to worry about people going in ur home, BMX's, great music, terrible clothes and terrible dancing... i love it... nostalgic sums it up completely,,,

[SatanicFuneral]

:o I SHIT ON THE "LOVE" OF THE COMMON PEOPLE !!! ALL I GOT FROM YOU, FROM THESE SO-CALLED "COMMON PEOPLE" IS HATE DESTRUCTION RUINATION PAIN AND SUFFERING! I PRAY TO GOD IF HE EXISTS THAT ONE DAY YOU'LL ALL BURN IN HELL FOR ALL ETERNITY SO THAT MY SOUL WOULD FINALLY REST IN PEACE! I HOPE CANCER WILL EAT YOUR BODIES AND MADNESS WILL EAT YOUR CORRUPTED INFECTED MINDS! MAY DEVIL SUCK THE MARROW FROM YOUR BONES YOU FUCKING SHITHEADS !!!

[MiggleMuggle]

@SatanicFuneral Oh get over yourself you emo twat!

[SatanicFuneral]

@MiggleMuggle I'M NOT EMO YOU SHITHEAD! I JUST HOPE YOU'LL BURN IN HELL. THAT'S MY ONE AND ONLY WISH

[dharmaseed]

Is the guitar player the guy fom Wang Chung, by any chance?

[Rudeawakening333]

@dharmaseed  No I don''t think he is from Wang Chung.

[barnsey1969]

Does anyone else think that the backing singer on the right looks like Jacqueline Pearce (Servalan out of Blakes 7)?

[SweetSesatia]

whatever happened to innocence? at least in music if nothing else?

[2pikeman]

anyone know what happened to the two backing singers, they were so sexy

[michaelpc64]

Yikes!! I bought this 45 back in '83. Am I the only one who thinks he looks like Simon Cowell?

[MiggleMuggle]

Actually Mr Young was my 1st crush ever when I was little! I had a doll I called ''Paul Young'' back then! aww! such innocence!!

[clydebear]

they don't make jumpers like that anymore

[eightiessongs]

Great sentiment in the song, great vocals from Paul Young and the backing singers, whose contribution to his first album really helped make his sound unique. Although it's a cover,this is very evocative of the eighties when technology met artistry and the result was alchemy that has left a mark thirty years later. So many stars of the era had distinctive voices and a style all their own, in contrast to today. Pop has eaten itself, reduced to the lowest common denominator, all originality gone.

[Tommysgirl14]

I've got his album No Parlez. I didn't fancy him though like my sister did.

[xanadu247]

Wow! thanks for posting this video brings back so many good memories!

[waheex]

whats Debbie Magee doing singing backing vocals. Seriously a great song, thanks to poster

[MiggleMuggle]

The lyrics are SO loving and heartwarming. Songs are not about love and dreams any more it is so base, who has the best ass, best boobs etc lol! such shallow shit!

[jimma1890]

Not many people can get away with wearing a christmas jumper with shiney black leather pants but Paul can.

[dougiewhite778]

@jimma1890 thats what i was going to say . why dont todays popstars like lady gaga wear wooly pattered jumpers, oh no it has to be dresses made out of bacon no less

[faithamethyst]

I like this.... happy <3

[solefthanded2]

Great Memories :)

Brings it all back.

[Agenor333]

I'm nostalgic of that good time, when ACTUAL, REAL talented artists met electronic technology: boom! UK had then the best pop scene and was leading the world in this department.

Since then, it turned out weird because of the trusting in the musical industry (much money in less time philosophy). 90's were poor, and 00's were 99% big shit. Not that there's no great composers anymore today, but the studio banksters don't recruit them, they prefer fullfill the world of idiotic rap & "rnb"!

[davieboy1971]

@Insolution55 Totally agree .. i just started high school when this was out , having the time of my life .. oh how i wish i was back in those days again !

[MrPluto1979]

dedicated to my little angel Alice, 8 months.... i love you!!!!

[xr6lad]

HQ vid? In what country..........the pic quality is as bad as any vid.

[jacdirk1]

cant beat this..

[blechtman]

i love this song despite the fact that the smiths lambast this performance of it.

[liverpool80000seater]

the girls are lovely

[MrPrimus101]

Since now I am old enough... I will have them all!! Ha ha ha ha!!

[ladodelapared]

F A N T A S T I C Remember listening to this on my Sony Walkman in the snow

[000sarmad]

song is good but dont like the video :(

they act like a monky

[B1ggu5]

Looks a bit like Johnny Depp.

[TheNaomiengland]

Paul is from Luton thats where I'm from!

[96Dano]

the best on this show what THE SMITHS!

[liverpool80000seater]

i love the backing singers,they make me hard

[MrPrimus101]

@liverpool80000seater

Ha ha ha ha.. was bout to say the same thing... I was having woody looking at them at an age I didn't know what a woody was!!! I still do!! and that was 28 years ago!!!

[liverpool80000seater]

@MrPrimus101 couple of sorts especially the blonde

[liverpool80000seater]

@MrPrimus101 or maybe the brunette im not sure

[phoebewilkinson]

Ah - the Fabulous Wealthy Tarts; source of many a fantasy...

[gnr105mm]

is there a clearer version of this clip?

[branddes]

I was fortunate to meet Paul Young when he was reherasing at St George's Hall in Bradford. Terrible handsome, and very tall....most be about 6ft 6

[freeganjaman]

Oh, Happy Days

[drpoxy]

I once had a girlfriend (well I've had a couple since) and her dad worked with Paul Young when he was still at the Vauxhall Motors factory in Luton. Well, it's a "claim to fame" isn't it ?

[crf250chris]

great song in a time gone by ....

[innit27]

this song changed the world - no one wore leather trousers with an asda jumper ever again

[steviej815]

Can anybody help? I believe the backing singers were called "The filthy chics" or "The dirty chics" or something similair. Can anybody remember?

steviej815

[IrritatingCunt]

@steviej815 The Rich bitches

[drpoxy]

@steviej815

The answer to your question is they were called "The Fabulously Wealthy Tarts".

I hope this helps.

[ThePsychoEwok]

I wonder if Mr. Young ended up banging his two backup singers backstage after this riveting performance.......I wouldn't have, but it was the 80s and people did shit like that back then, even when ALF was on the telly.

[ThePsychoEwok]

I do the arm dance because I'm half English.........

[Louzart432]

can anybody tell me WTF with their moves, and the clothes, ans the hair ans stuff

ain't for the 80's , is more like shi$%&

[shennmack]

Grow Up Dickhead!

[83Brokenwings]

@Louzart432 Screw off with your comments and go listen to Mister GaGa!! Grow up, don't watch it then if you hate it so much!!

[WhatsernamePink]

Loved this song, and used to be able to do that whole breathing bit.

[barrydunne30]

happy birthday paul

[83Brokenwings]

He's kinda got the Simon Cowell hair going on here I think!!! he was such a cutie....he's aged a bit now though!! Still got a great voice though!! Distinctive is what his voice is.......

[Portis1Luv]

Shite!

[83Brokenwings]

And btw I like the Cure, they are very cool. The Smiths not so much Morrissey is a misery guts!

[TheJpcookie]

im 16 and i love this song :) the first time i heard it was when i was 9 on the tele comming up to christmas and i have loved it since then, my dad and paul young are are splitting images of each other its so werid the same hair,face shape everything people used to.. and still do know mistake him for paul and ask him for autographs and that. the music we have now is no were near as good as the music in the 80s [even though i wernt born then but i listen to alot of 80s hits and old songs:)]

[ThePsychoEwok]

I take your broken wings, in an effort to make you learn to fly again, so free so free. Do you like white socks or black slacks?

[stellybabe]

er....there was lots of music people........just not in the pop charts is all! LOL

Thank goodness i was not a fan of totp. xx

[nwlman]

The Royal Family were never the same without the FWT the second Album lacked them

[tcpnetworks]

1983.... I was 9 going on 10...

Shit that's a long time ago :)

[psykoosi]

It's good that The Smiths came and saved the music back then

[Portis1Luv]

Thank G oh D!

[dagsbollox]

errrrrrrrrrr , hahahahaha , at least you got a sense of humour.... cos you aint got much  taste in muzic !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! you cupid stunt !!!!!!! more like granny smiths, ,, you must be a razor blade salesman ......

[psykoosi]

How do you know about my taste in music? What's "bad" about it, huh? Oh how I hate people who judge other people just because they don't have a similar musictaste, it's like "we cannot sit around the same table in the restaurant, because we're having a different meal!"

[katrindinslaken]

This is a great song.... I think of my youth and a great careless time

[psykoosi]

And hey, please... Tell me, because I don't know: How many people after Paul Young's music career were inspired by his music? Is there some bands/artists nowadays who worship him and think of him as an example? That's why I mentioned The Smiths: they're a great inspiration for so many bands even today, and I think that's really respectable.

[Portis1Luv]

I came back to say I have proof that my first post is accurate, given the hand gestures evidenced by this video.

[Portis1Luv]

This was all drug fueled sadly, a 7 foot container from Burma gave birth to one of the greatest covers in the history of music made in 1983.

[2pikeman]

those 2 girls are a dream

[sanjacintomercysteet]

I think they were called The Fabulous Wealthy Tarts.

[adventure002006]

This song also brings back great memories. He has an amazing voice. Effortless singing. Was a young Canadian guy skiing Chamonix, Val d'iserre, Verbier, Sass-fee, Zermatt, Skiing the Alps by day, and squezzing into the mega crowded pubs for Apres Ski. Does not get any better than that, lol. Thanks for posting this and bringing back great memories

[justneil]

Grade A twat

[branddes]

Paul's about 6ft 6

[liverpool80000seater]

those birds are blindin

[siasti]

Either Paul is VERY tall or those back-up singers are midgets...

[Yetti0]

Both. :)

[simonrbennett]

Sorry to say 'truespyfan' but Paul Young didn't release this song first. That tribute goes to Waylon Jennings...

[truespyfan]

Great old tune.. Brings back memories.. had just left school when it came out, having a great time, beach, beers, bongs and babes!

Shame they dont write tunes like this anymore... talentless dipshits can only steal other peoples music these days.

Thanks for postin the clip!

[Konkino]

I saw a documentary where this performance was shown as an example of how terrible the 80's were.

[liverpool80000seater]

malmo were a big team in the eighties

[liverpool80000seater]

childrens home produced a professional shoplifter

[liverpool80000seater]

childrens homes 1983

[louieeyes]

Thanks for posting this one, this is where my love affair with Paul started as a ten year old!! Remember seeing this on the night it aired, fab! Paul you are the man, we love you and will always will!

[handepp]

WOW!!! He looks lovely!