Tenpole Tudor - Swords of a thousand men

[TheHrb1234]

Ahh the days when bands didnt have to take themselves seriously and had fun while entertaining :)

[TomthatiscalledTom]

I told ya once Rodney..I 'aint gonna tell ya again son! I do the one, two, three fours!

[strummer114]

this is why i am mad yesssss

[Feisty1967]

Why can't we have music this exciting today?!! I sang along with every word!! It makes you proud to be English!!! Something we are not allowed to be anymore!!!

[55youngatheart]

Certainly was from days when music was fun, I was with the Eddie and the boys when they were on tour at this time, what a great time.

As to the miming, this was an Musicians Union requirement.

[MsDrummermike]

IM with Barry on that one, US were to late for War, and nothing has changed. they still turn up when our lads have done the worse bits

[Sabatinitennis]

A good example of miming!!!

[marcuscato]

@ROCKMYPUG....without British intervention, you yanks would have been a French colony....another Canada...........come to think of it, maybe that would have been a good thing.......then we wouldn't understand half the shite you yanks talk.

[TomthatiscalledTom]

Edward Tudor Pole reminds me of 'Mental Mickey' in the Only Fools episode when Rodney becomes drummer for the band, A bunch of Wallies

One, two, thr...

I told ya Rodney, I 'aint gonna tell ya again son! I do the one, two, three, fours!!!!!

[mclarpet]

They WERE the days !

[combattaskforce]

this is not TOTP - IT'S IN BERLIN germany MUSIK LADEN EXTRA with manfred sexauer - played as full playback in berlin. it was not taped as they televised it live but had it playbacked.

[shuchr]

remembered split up with a girl bcos she found out i shagged both her mates that week she dumped me then i bought this song and played it 400 times and cried i was 17 but thought i loved her the same night i met someone new and my heart was healed then i bumped into the 3 of them the next day and they kicked the shite oot of me so every time i hear this song i laugh my head of

[markredding1972]

@shuchr mate, you might just be my new hero.

[shazmin41]

its just a fuckin song get real

[da1961ja]

Saw Tenpole on the Sons of Stiff tour at Leeds Uni in 1980 along with Any Trouble - great show!

[paul2dan]

Oh thats a classic, rockmypug! The stances of your politicians in WW11 was at times the following: Support Germany, stay out of it, and finally get involved after Pearl Harbour! Don't give "us" that "we helped you out" bollocks. You're country did it for you're own self interest and not from a high moral stance.

Saving British ass?

My Grandpa says "you're sh*t".

[kawapilot]

@paul2dan

ARSEHOLES the US....chicken shit donkey fuckers....claim anything they will.....didnt fight ww1 till the end....provoked the japs in to ww2...yea go read your facts...and while your reading....your country was funding the Nazi party...aka prescot bush and co.during ww2...your fucked up village idiot george bushes grand dad.... dont fuck with history , cause your country hasnt got one...

[JohnnysAmusements]

Stompin' !

[ty3165]

lots of drugs were taken during the recording of this track

[skullzero77]

Got thrown out of the Miller of Mansfeild pub in Goring near Reading with this lot and some mates .They were staying there while recording up the road . Best beer fight ever , TOP LADS .

[ivevu]

From the days when music was fun not the corporate crap we have today.

[armandin2048]

@ivevu Yup, before Cunt, Fuckbrain and Wankerman got going!

[ivevu]

@armandin2048 Your right those three shits should be tried for crimes against music

[armandin2048]

@ivevu LOL why waste the time & money - skip straight to the executions!

[blackpoolmasonicclub]

@ivevu so he aint fabricated then? muppet

[ivevu]

@blackpoolmasonicclub Read the comment " from a time" IE no x factor, pop idol, Stock ,Aitkin waterman, there was many different record labels IE Atlantic, Rank, E.M.I,, as well as independents like Stiff, Crass, etc. So get your facts rights asshole.

[theseatonslicer]

I think the crowds dead.

[Brooksider100]

Hurrah! And then came The Crystal Maze.........hehehehehehehe

[churkov]

I don't think they were punk, despite Eddie Tenpole being a mate of the Pistols. I believe they were labelled either Rockabilly or something like that.

[biguglytoad]

This isn't punk. This reminds me of Darts (novelty 70's band).

[TheCatCollecter]

there that Rockabilly either but songs like love and food sort of pushed them towards our label

[UKSazzy67]

Tenpole Tudor were absolutely brilliant!! I love this song, it's full of punk energy and passion that's sadly lacking in today's music. It makes me proud to be English!!!

[BlueStateDigitalUK]

Alledgedly he is of royal decent.

The songs great just as you said and a real lads knees up tune.

However his trousers appear to have a life of their own and are bigger than MC Hammers!

[qgcboss01]

Biggest lot of pish I have ever watched. The guy is not even singing. He was just as shit on the crystal maze

[clockstone]

i have epilepsy wodered why I was always mad on punk LOL!!!!!!

[vialli25]

@splottpaddy Haha made me laugh. You're so right! What a bunch of wallies!

[ramanon]

Exactly how is Eddie Tudor such a legend? I know why he's a legend, he's brilliant, but he's not prolific, or assosciated with owt that's actually very good.

[as260191]

The Crystal Maze?

[rikyization]

Pure Talent,is he epileptic?

[splottpaddy]

This reminds of the band that rodney Trotter was in with 'Mental mickey' as the singer

[TomthatiscalledTom]

I told ya once Rodney I 'aint gonna tell ya again son! I do the one, two, three, fours!

[redredreds100]

very funny, a good funny comment, that made me smile

[ihaveabenz]

Why are there American idiots on here slaging off their greatest ally? I seem to remember that in WW1 the Yanks only got involved (2 years late) because of the Lusitania and WW2 (2 years late again) because of Pearl Harbour. They were quite happy to supply Britain at great cost that has only recently finished being paid for.

One terrorist attack and they go to war, yet for decades they funded the IRA!

Want me to go on?

[PosnocMedia]

I thought he was ample to replace Richard O'Brien on Crystal Maze. Really didn't see the need for all the hate!

[martmako]

excellent track from a nuts time, singer looks like he's havin' a spaz fit hilarious and fookin fantastic!!

[browneyegal1]

great song !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[wildenfree]

Oi..People

Whats with all the politic shit!!!

Just kick back and enjoythe frigin music. If your old enough to know this song then your old enough to take a back seat and CHILL OUT!

[kabogga]

That tune still stands up today as a post-punk classic from a really nutty geezer who claims to be related to Henry VIII.

Now, let's crank up some Echo Beach and rock the night out! ;-)

[RealGoneDame]

Check the Elvis on back of Jacket... Love it!

[barryjd2002]

it would also be helpful if you stopped shooting our troops in current war zones

[barryjd2002]

as a Scot, we've had our problems with the English, but when it comes to the crunch, we're there for each other.you Yanks know f**k all about history or what it takes to build a nation, remember we did that for you.don't criticise or mock Britain without knowledege of our history, we did it without you.And BTW the next time you celebrate ST.Patricks day, ST. Andrews day, George's day tartan day, VJ Day remember we wre there first, and made you what you are today.

[browneyegal1]

good comment

[CarlowMod]

Too right. Rule Brittania

[rockymypug]

@barryjd2002

I love how you insert "WE" into your argument above, as though "YOU" had any involvement with these or any other historical events. Please grow up. Whenever you do anything of significance, please let us all know what that is. Besides making childish rants on this website of course. Oh and FYI, my grandfather and his two brothers were in WW II saving the Brits ass from the Nazis. My grandpa says, "you're welcome".

[ademlc1969]

i thought the yanks loved england after all they have copied most of our county and town names,and they buy our history for silly money probably cos they aint got none of there own.give us the respect we deserve how many of our soldiers have been killed by the yanks in so called friendly fire,try telling that to the family's left to pickup the pieces.

[AMBASSODOR]

Classic kick ass

[HereIsTheSexPistolsX]

Awesome song!!!!!

[fibuia68]

ahh mr tudor pole what can one say pure eccentric magaic

[tylerwestwood]

it attracts the deep thinkers dont it! Hassannassaiah

[hassannassaralah]

pure total tripe for those folk who dont understand pure shite kill em all

[muzpunk]

Are you fucking mental? bellend!

[tylerwestwood]

Still a rabble rowser! Hadn't realised the yanks hated us this much before though! As another point to the brits why?! What happened to good natured banter?

[misskitti7]

this still kicks ass x kitti x

[stephWTF]

I've got this on video from the show Beat Club 80's with Mark Ellen and as far as I'm aware it was a german show (Later changed it's name to Musikladen) so I don't think this is from TOTP, correct me if I'm wrong though.

[funmonsterUK]

This chewn rocks... Ed Tudor Pole, what a character ^^)

"The uneven distribution of wealth at the time was off the scale. "

It still is....

[muzpunk]

Fuck me, thought this was a comment box for responding to a posting!

Peka 87, nice one, top tune, loved this when I was a kid. Thanks for posting.

Shame it's been taken over by silly little boys who spend too much time looking for big words to look clever.

[mikki200]

Exactly! WTF?!  I loved this song back in the day...remember hollering along to it at full volume on the coach with my class mates on a geography field trip! Brilliant!

[muzpunk]

Rock on Tommy!

[BlueSkyAtMidnight]

Revolutionary War: Britian-30,000,000 People VS USA-3,ooo,ooo. Royal Navy VS No Navy. US allies 10,ooo French troops vs 30,ooo hessians, woodland indians, loyalst formations. Worlds largest empire vs a new Republic. Result- a decisive US victory.

[tylerwestwood]

sad! Aren't we allies?

[Urbitrix]

Result, a ceasefire and US victory due to French assistance and the fact you've got to re-supply an army across a massive ocean... ;)

[BlueSkyAtMidnight]

I see your point Asgath but allow me to correct you on your point that "Britain was rich" during the empire days. Not at all so I'm afraid. London was home to some of the worst slums in Europe. Grinding poverty was commonplace amongst the majority of the peoples of British Isles. The uneven distribution of wealth at the time was off the scale.

[paulfil1]

We're entitled to know where mr shitunot is from. Is he an embittered left/liberal British citizen, or from somewhere else? His view of history is sub-fifth grade, but on the web, ignorant people with a slight grasp of some self-serving facts pose as intellectual giants. Whoever you are, wherever you're from, you wouldn't last five minutes in a proper discussion. As for spelling and grammar: maybe a 'C' at current GCSE standard; but not even a pass in the old 'O' Level days. Put up or shut up.

[BlueSkyAtMidnight]

The world copies American culture like a kitten copies it's mother. The above video being a fine example. Kind of sad but as long as they are happy and don't hurt anybody it's OK I suppose

[rudegirl111111111111]

WE ARE ALL FROM THE SAME WORLD....!!!!!!!!!!!! LET'S GET ALONG. hOOORAY HOOOORAY HOOOORAY Yeah!Over the hills with a swords of a thousand men!!

[tewskitube]

mr shit u not , having read your posts it seems your opinions of the british are some what in the negative ...i suggest you take your selfish un-gratefull arse and live elsewhere . .or shut the fuck up you potificating know all prat... yours ...britain the home of democracy not pretentious pricks ...

[zombu1977]

divisions v divisions it means jack shit. the norwegians lasted out longer than the french. norway has a tenth of population of france and yet! they lasted longer! But if you have radar and the other guys havent! it aint pretty but it it works. Sure the commies kicked arse (yes arse!)but when the front commanders are shitting bricks every time they make a decision. Give me Monty or Slim any time!

[shitunot]

the battle of britain lasted for about six months tops..which the british clearly won though the germans shot down more fighters than they lost fighters. mmm let me see 160 german divisions on the eastern front while britain was struggling to fight 3 - 5 german divisions in the desert... as for the small dick comment... obviously a reflection to you own deepseat fears.

[CelticSaxon]

Damn you sussed me out! lol! Seriously though, I think if you study history properly you will find that Britain played rather a significant role in the second world war. Nearly half a million people lost their lives you know.

[shitunot]

britain's role in world war2 should be slotted between greece and albania. after the batttle of britain it was all about saving the empire with the british;she just happened to have a gaint airstip called engliand that gave her any significance. yes she may have had brave soldiers etc and lost 480,000 dead but on each nov 11th memorial day reference should be made to the red army and american forces which won the war not the dam busrt raid or a mass prison breakout of stalag 13

[CelticSaxon]

Mmmmm, you've got a real chip on your shoulder haven't you. I see you are living in Britain and enjoying the freedom that our forefathers fought so hard for. As for refering to us along the lines of Albania and Greece that's a joke! Look at nearly all the major campaigns throughout ww2 and Britain was involved in most of them. Don't forget also, we needn't have got involved in the whole thing at all, we could have quite happily sat back as neutrals and let everyone get on with it!

[shitunot]

oh dear another personal attack..chip on my shoudler..you're funny. now lets get down to a major point you made:let me see were there any british soldiers fighting at the battle of moscow, stalingrad,kursk or even berlin..no. The desert was a side show, italy a big blunder (the soft underbelly) and as for normandy the war in europe had already been decided. as for the air war, britain's night bombing of germany should not be over looked. it got results of sorts.

[balderdashandpiffle]

TO Mellow Mustang Remember: War of 1812 America invades Canada gets Butt kicked. Washington DC Sacked White House Burnt.Battle of New Orleans 3 weeks after war finished. All done whilst fighting the French Spanish and French German and Italian Allies.

[MellowMustang]

Englands "empire" was a third world one consisting of lands taken from either smaller and/or poverty stricken nations that were unable to protect themselves. It was mostly rifles against sticks,stones and spears. And you limeys take such pride in that sorry fact don't you? You old world cretinous limey war losing schmucks

[CelticSaxon]

You need help mate! Do they have care in the community in your area... or did you just slip through the net?

[Asgath]

Most of the people from the US are of european descent. Many fled from europe to escape the constant war and fighting. That the US is comprised of mostly stolen land from native indians isn't significant I suppose.

The British Empire differs little from the US today anyway. Britain was hugely rich while much of the empire was poor, feeding the bigwigs. Its sort of like how the southern states are pretty much third world. Or atleast a few hundred years behind in the evolutionary chain.

[MellowMustang]

And it's about time you paid your massive debt back to the US too. The reality is that the US has spent a lot more, a hell of a lot more protecting England down through the years. All those US military bases we built and maintained and the military knoweledge that we passed on to England cost you know.

[MellowMustang]

The US has stood alone since it became a nation. The US saved all of Europe from being enslaved in WW2 and ever since. Thats why the US has military bases dotted all over Europe. The US donated millions of dolars of aid to a sinking England for two years before it joined WW2 and with Marshall Aid after WW2 as Englands economy was third world by 1945. Do your homework and try to stop fiddling with your "mates" ass limey girly pamby boy

[CelticSaxon]

Ah man you're a card you are. Do you realise that we have just finished paying back your "donation" of over £1075,000,000.00 lent to us back in 1950 at an interest rate of 2%. Can you imagine the value of that kind of money today. I don't know where you get your facts from Bud, but I suggest you do your research before opening your massive opinionated gob! We were the most powerful nation on earth before WW2 with the biggest Navy the world has ever seen - hardly third world is it Dickwad!

[balderdashandpiffle]

American Empire called the United Stated gained by fucking over ill equiped natives and renaging on any treaty that didn't suit. American overseas empire gained by starting war with Spain to promote newspaper sales.

[shitunot]

i think it was the red army that saved europe from the nazis and perhaps the americans saved the world from the japanese empire.

[CelticSaxon]

Oooooh, he called me a fudge packer! I'm so upset... he's shattered my fragile male ego... boo hoo hoo...the damn bastards made my eye mascara run!

[ballballxu]

proper shite, fuckin love it

[lukeydoeslikey]

the yanks could not take iraq with out the help of the english....the spanish thought we would be a push over because we are a small island..whow wrong they were..

[MellowMustang]

e gad, This catchy tune is punked up rockabilly. This is an American invention. Iggy Pop was the original punk and rockabilly needs no introduction. One of the guys in the video even has Elvis on the back of his jacket. Good attempt at American music though. Well done. The USA owns you!

[Asgath]

I suppose if we want to play it like that almost all modern - particularly american music comes from a hybrid of african black music and western - church music. So basically, its European and african music.

[MellowMustang]

The US saved your sorry asses back in WW2 you stupid stupid stupid ingrate limey girlyboy.

[CelticSaxon]

Yeah, you waited for two years to get involved though didn't you while we stood alone. I think you've been watching Saving Private Ryan too much mate.

[shitunot]

the uk never stood alone against the germans in 1940..... tell that to the greeks and yugos....their partisans were tying down more axis division then were fighting the british in the desert.... remind me what were the british doing fighting in the desert oh yes dividing their empire in the miiddle and far east. and guess what the germans were just sitting 30 miles away across the channel but britain was too piss shit scared to fight them.. untitl the americans came and held their hands

[CelticSaxon]

Yeah yeah yeah. get a life retard. Ever heard of the battle of Britain? "Never before in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few." I don't know what your problem is pal, but I reckon it boils down to a small dick.

[shitunot]

the battle of britain lasted for about six months tops..which the british clearly won though the germans shot down more fighters than they lost fighters. mmm let me see 160 german divisions on the eastern front while britain was struggling to fight 3 - 5 german divisions in the desert... as for the small dick comment... obviously a reflection to you own deepseat fears.

[MellowMustang]

"England kicks butt" I think history has proven this to be a falsehood but you like to do other things with butt don't you?

[jess59cab]

sheep shaggers down under says it all

[evilwit]

tell me exactly how many wars England lose

French defeated

Spanish defeated

Argies Defeated

Yanks What a Joke

Gay i think not

[qwertylolzdwjkz]

considering how small our country is, we basically kick butt!

[holeydooley1]

You got pretty bent out of shape over my English gay comment didnt you CelticSaxon? One wonders why... Your never one of those limey war losing shirtlifters we all keep hearing about

[willowbankbear]

Cool, i mind this tune when I was a bairn @school disco & goin mad to it lol

[holeydooley1]

"assembling the knights and their swords were sharp" this song has such gay lyrics. But then that would explain why its become something of an English anthem wouldn't it

[CelticSaxon]

Sydney aint gay much is it mate? Go fuck a wombat!

[martianware]

awesome leather jacket, Eddie! There'll always be an England

[steve75392034]

I've always been a fan of eddie's, and now i'm lucky enough to be his friend. He is very approachable and friendly, not to mention kind and he always makes time for his fan's. Yes he's a bit mad, but that's why we love him! He wouldn't be ETP if he wasn't!!

[colemann76]

Lost classic

[flares]

I don't think this is TOTP. I think this from a German tv show. Top of the pops NEVER had the name of the band and song come up on the screen in the MIDDLE of the song. It was always at the beginning and end.

[Misus88]

Playback?

[kickar]

Oh yes baby! :D

Still awesome song

[thunder592]

At last my kids don't think i'm an idiot.told them ed was a singer after they saw him on the crystal maze (fantastic programme),they didn't believe me.thanks for the proof

[SacrificialMullet]

Peka, are you sure this is TOTP? I don't remember the audience ever sitting around tables. Shuffling around gormlessly sure, but not sitting.

Anyway thanks for the great clip. The bloke really is mad as a fish.

[deadrebel2]

Wakelingwife:- Top song fantastic. If he is a pisshead it's probably due to seeing shite like Justin Timberlake and the never-ending dumb American pseudo rock that we now have to endure or god help us RAP (Retards Attempting Poetry).

Big Crass fan.

[Blacksmith68]

This is Rock.Makes todays white bread such a yawn.

[AdamRobinson2009]

How good is it 2 here this song again

[clapo55]

A good old fashioned English fighting song.

[marioaclopez]

I was lucky enough to play drums for Ed for this song on one of the shows of his recent tour and i can assure you whilst he's clearly a bit mad and confused as to his roots (common cockney/royalty descendant) he's very approachable, enthusiastic and just generally a nice guy. Plus he's a small but integral part of Punk history, so £5 isn't bad.. Razorlight charge £18, and they're shit AND wankers.

[wakelingwife]

We have just seen Ed play at Flag in Watford (and had to pay £5 to get in!!)and we found him to be an uptight,overrated,washed up old has been!I have many friends that work at The Flag and all confirm that he is an absolute intoxicated idiot and arrogant towards the public.

The stats r that 98 people turned up and 52 refused to pay 2 see him play!!!

[happyjee]

nice to hear the truth about ed mate, but what a class song eh!

[DRISSERY]

Top Band At The Right Time! CLASSIC!!

[andykarate]

Very energetic performance from Mr Tuderpole !

Great song.

[deadkennedy1]

give us songs like that every day

[lufc01]

is that audience dead

[beatityatube]

Fack it, I'm getting old. Eddie Tenpole. Still sounds brilliant 26 years later! They don't even show the Crystal Maze anymore... Sobs...

[tr1ggerhappy]

Check out Challenge TV at 6pm weekdays. My 5 year old watches it every night and loves it.

[andrew1212w]

What year was this released? I remember the band from Top Of The Pops.

[nwsocialist]

Was this not the cartoonisation of punk? But I loved it....

[tankblaster2k]

everything must burn

[tampere2006]

talk about miming !

[skodasaint]

just bad timing lol!!!!

[Ephwurd]

I missed that originally on TOTP, and have waited all this time to see it! I knew a Guy called Rob who had a Yam DOHC 750, used to drink in the Chichester @ Rawreth- he had a connection with the band - think he played bass occasionally. Great post - Thanks.

[godbless2997]

Word is - new album due 2007

[captaincrumble]

more energy than ed ? you must be having one

[elgrano]

Geez, i'm like the only American that remembers this band...their videos were funny as heck...hopefully someone posts the original music vids...love these guys! I remember what a mess it was trying to ask for Tenpole Tudor at a record store. Everyone looked at me like an alien.

[JasonBNYC]

Not the ONLY American - I knew them originally from Rock Around the Clock (Sex Pistols 2nd album) - and then a college station played 3 Bells a lot, so I went out & sought their albums. GREAT rock & roll band!

[elgrano]

haha, I used to go to Discomat or Bleecker Bob's in the West Village in the City trying to find their records when I was like 12 years old. I remember the Discomat guys always looking at me like I didn't know what I was talking about saying he never heard of "Tenpole Strudel". lol.

[samspadexxx]

This is great, but i prefer the Skyclad version, it has more energy.

[DippyTwit]

'OVER THE HILL WITH THE SWORDS OF A THOUSAND MEN!'

Sorry, you had the beginning of the Chorus and it didnt seem right not having the rest lol. Amazing song! I played it at its highest volume and now i think ive gone deaf lol

[RagmanLFC]

oooooooooooooo ra ooooooooooooooooora ooooooooooooooraaaaaaaaaaaa ayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy­yyyyyyyyy

[lagowski]

The punk John Cleese...

[notdom]

Fuckin great Band!! Ed's still doing solo gigs,squeeze's this in at the end usually,the Blokes Mental! great night out!

[Scagnetti69]

Now he's in Harry Potter Movies!!

[benjyboy54]

really who does he play

[Scagnetti69]

I'm not a HP freak but I think its when

they go to into town and Harry goes down a

wrong alley.lol.Its Him.I've seen him in other

movies that escape me right now.Great Character

then and now.

[wildesoul]

He played Mr. Borgin in one of the films. As far as I know his scene was edited out, but you can see it on the DVD.

[bigfridaymember]

legends

[johnnyrankin]

Wow, thanks for posting this, I LOVE Tenpole Tudor!!