Matchstalk Men & Matchstalk Cats & Dogs

[mahonriwilson]

mi dad use ter mek us sparky boots wi segs on t'heels and studs on t'soles minsthi, that wer in yorkshur

[rippleway123]

Love this, reminds me of being school and singing it!!

[thorpevic]

wow brings back the memories from the days in lwr broughton. pass through the place offen. not much there now.

[Perranporth]

I believe this was Number One the day I started school.

I've always found it an eerie little song, the way they're singing about the life, death and then ascension into Heaven of a real person. Memorable and catchy certainly, but not a typical one hit wonder.

[Karl0010]

Never heard this song before I watched the "BraveAlan" episode of Alan Partridge. Great song. Thanks for posting the video.

[davidkershaw1]

a great song a bout one one of the greatest artists ever beat this you southern softies

[heyyu62]

Thankyou Kevin for letting me know about this song! cheers Bj from Australia

[Topdoginuk]

Pity they didn't show a picture of Lowry.

Great nostalgic memories. The combination of sound and pictures so depicts the time.

[dackywamboo]

This song got a lot of flavour.

[annieatt]

And me mam worked at Ancoats

[annieatt]

I love this song,it reminds me of my early life living on Clarendon Road in Salford. I remember quite vividly "Having nowt on me feet" and using socks on my hands to keep warm cos my mum and dad couldn't afford gloves, come to think of it we couldn't afford much at all, but we happy enough.I haven't been to Salford since 1986 so I have no idea what it is like now. But I do still have some happy memories living there as a child.

[VIKINGODIN]

i was up there bout 2 years ago,it is a dump now lol

[adamowen30]

if you hav'nt been since then i woud'nt bother aside from the quays its an absolute crime ridden forgotten dump but its still home

[coxybhoy2008]

Oh they gave us James McGrory and Paul McStay...classic tune

[trent7176]

I wonder why the scene at 0:41 is filmed in Stockport and not Salford. That is Stockport viaduct in the background.

[seftonwallet]

This was the choice of the TV producer who wanted a "Lowryesque" background, and Lowry did paint a picture of Stockport viaduct

[357HFC]

@trent7176 was the school choir from Lancs? I think not!

[elworthfoxed]

aint changed much salford

[BeitYisrael]

Great real Salford culture!

[paulmac38]

they're not the schoolkids from st winifreds school choir! they look a lot older!

[seftonwallet]

Quite right. Although St Winifred's choir sang on the record, the were to young to appear on Top of the Pops, as the show was recorded after 7pm.

[seftonwallet]

Quite right. Although St Winifred's choir sang on the record, the were to young to appear on Top of the Pops, as the show was recorded after 7pm.

[paulmac38]

them girls look a lot older than the usual st winifreds school choir!

[BytomGirl]

I first heard this song when I lived in England for a short time 16 years ago and I fell in love with it. Thanks!

[DavidJHarrisonEssex]

I assume 'Lowry time', is what Snakeeyesss11 meant but that still wouldn't make sence as he was painting in the 1920s untill his death in 1976, anyway, an under-rated song. A UK #1 1 hit wonder in 78. I understand it was meant to be 'matchSTICK' cats & dogs rather than match'STALK' but 4 a misunderstanding of the English language.

[snakeeyesss11]

mmmmmmmm Yea great songand video. But me thinks the clothes dude's wearing was in larry time . he he he

[seftonwallet]

What is "larry time", please?

[trent7176]

No its because Status Quo sang pictures of matchstick men and they did not want to bring a song out with such a similar title.

[seftonwallet]

Nothing to do with the Staus Quo title actually.

"Matchstalk" was a local term instead of matchstick, especially in the 1950s when Mick was a lad.

[GAZZA251170]

God I bought this I was about 7.

[seamonkey41]

fantastic thanks

[tellstar62]

Hi Kevin I love this song my all time favourite fantastic ! tells a true story may it live forever great videos to regards tellstar 62.