Jilted John's First TOTP Appearance

[roothy109]

i'm 15, and i want to apologise for my generation's shit musical taste.

[bolobeardog]

it is mr shuttleworth & when i was a kid we played this at family partys to anoye my uncle gordon and it gave him the hump

[jibjab351]

He looks a bit like John Shuttleworth?

[purplevolcano]

I remember this performance - was watching totp with my mum. She loved it, I said it was awful, but actually went out and bought t a week or so later because I was a fickle 13yo!

My friends mum said his real accent must be very posh cos he was doing this whiney southern working class but she was wrong - Graham Fellows aka John Shuttleworth is a Yorkshireman.

It was around for AGES I remember.

[scotchmist30]

gordon is a moron! We all know a gordon lol

[SaintBasketcase]

no it is definetely elvis

[STEVIEFROMNORWAY]

That looks like Graeme Garden on guitar!!

[georgeman2468]

@STEVIEFROMNORWAY Yeah I hadnt noticed that, he does though hahaha

[Fatima502]

I always thought he was a bit camp

[TheKenfig]

1978 rules

[bohsgerry]

punk,ska and proper oi were all great.jaysus some days look at the flairs ta punk crossover....classic

[pilldawse]

i ought to smash his face in

[geesmith]

He'll grow up to be John Shuttleworth if he's not careful.............

[tony9L9L]

Im so upset Im so upset shes a bitch and hes a puff its not fair

[computermacbookjoelb]

gordon is a moron

[gordywilson]

@computermacbookjoelb

am i fuck! :D

[qpiz22]

if u listen 2 jilteds album seems like jarvis cocker ripped him clean...maybe im wrong but seems that way 2 me.

[qpiz22]

its not fair ...

[iAzzaDee]

clampie71^^^^^LOL!

[gary3640]

life was such fun back the LOL!

[gillyg1000]

'I was so upset I cried all the way to the chip-shop'- Greatest love lyric ever written haha x

[HELLO2YOU3]

you got that right Misis and how sad that you feel that why.You see it is true youth is wasted on the young lol

[Eightball69]

Peter Powell with some 'young friends' at the end there!

[cowsgomoouk]

martin hannett on bass!

[zarathustra2k1]

Watched it when it was on. Love Jilted John. =]

[montipython]

Classic CRAP.. haha.. Jilted John reached Numero uno.. in the good ole days.. it's not fair... yeah yeah...

[gaz0364]

yeah the gorgon is a a moron!! is better sensesd theses days!! xx

[yonexseven]

Gordon is a fucking moron ..... Gordon brown that is ...when is a puff not a puff ....when u live under labour .... Fuck it I'm going down the chip shop for a good cry

[ThePGP1983]

I like the back up singer who looks tragically bored...

[dlo3434]

Mwhahahahaha

[speckyluvs]

lol x this song is so hilarious lmao x hahahahahahahahahahaha

[MatraMark]

Definitely one of the first of the "Bez's" on the right I think.

[ParaffinLampherman]

Cop for Gerard Malanga in his Velvet Underground days for full on proto-Bez malarkey.

[AnAutumnsDay]

" I was so upset I cried all the way to the chip shop" ha ha that's brilliant!

[IdaSputum]

hanhhhaaaa school!!!!!!!!!!! PUFF was acceptable for anyone in those days, male or female you were a PUFF if you were a smellypoo. FUCKIN political correctness is SHITE, bunch of PUFFS

[alternatereality85]

Oooof!  Disaffected youth, unkempt and uncouth!

[Kevo216666]

Anyone know what the B-side was?

[Johnulaleja]

I think it was "I Love Sharron"

[ickle67]

bleedin ell...being called Sharon how could i forget this fabtastic tune from my youth...although "Sharon" is mentioned many times the B-side was actually "Going Steady"...i remember buying it...happy days...

[Johnulaleja]

Going Steady - so it was. Up until a year ago I still had that single but I left it behind when we left the UK.

[dustbowler]

I found it.

[MatraMark]

If memory serves me, it was "Going Steady", which was the original A side.

[created2kill]

got this in the attic somewhere,i think you're right not 100%

[krogsdamvej]

LOL Takes me back!

[gorkys6]

The set would have been improved if the bloke doing the 'hand dancing' was sat on a wicker chair with spots of mildew. Or even better, a new bench of the 'knock down construction' type. Apart from this, quite adequate.

[arw11515]

Me too! I brought it back to Australia with me.

[forestgumpaed]

he was on corrie before this,rocket fuel man.

[captainsoul1953]

John ..Ken ...and his miserable missus Mary...the Shuttleworths,, i like them

[clampie71]

Didn't Damon Albarn base his whole career on this one performance?

[Alembic25]

Ha ha! Yeah you're right.

[NorthernSoulGer]

@clampie71

Yaaaaasss - brilliant!!!!

[cardwell]

@clampie71 It's so true!

[jaidiknight]

@clampie71 didnt the whole britpop scene????

[andygermaine]

@clampie71 Dunno about Damon Albarn but Bez certainly did.

[25pappy]

@clampie71 i take it you've only heard of Blur, have u listened to the Good the Bad and the Queen or Gorillaz? A bit harsh.

[tigiewig]

I still have the single!

[Dryfanny]

Brilliant takes me back to my punk days What a great time to be a teenager. I feel sorry for the teenagers of today with the shite music of today.

[jenssalumae2]

I feel sorry for myself - I listen to 70's british punk bands and some ska

[Misishaxi]

I'm a teenager of today. Let me tell you, my generation cares about absaloutley nothing and has fuck all achievement to it's name. Look, I'm one of 'em, I can't even spell "Absaloutley" older generations seemed to care about something or other but my lot just seems to think "get through school, get wasted now and then, get a job" and that's as far as it goes. My generation is shite.

[HazmatB]

@Misishaxi Start a punk band. That's what they are for.

[playgirlc]

clearly you are evidence that they're not all that bad ;o)

[methogonzo]

i share your pain

[gaz0364]

your right there!! ,well we thought the same!! but was educated!! but it nice that someomne your age realises!! oh and it absolutely!!

[gaz0364]

@Misishaxi

yeah i know what you mean!! but it nothing more worse than the last lot!! dont get too worried!! wanna chat?? cause it does many teenagers head in!!

i mean it nothing worse than last year!!! they all freaked out too!! xx

[Misishaxi]

@gaz0364 Steady on there, mate....

[jjdecani]

@Misishaxi I wish I didn't believe this, but the evidence supports it. Still, as long as there are young people like you around, all is not lost. Do something! Make some noise! Piss people off!

Now excuse me, nursey is here with my blood pressure pills...

[jwalks100]

@Misishaxi Great comment mate and something people of my age (45) unfortunately might agree with. However, when this was out I was about 13 and people of 45 then were probably thinking the same. It's a generation thing but I think there may be more substance to your comments now. Anyway, have a look at John Suttleworth videos and it's hard to believe that this is the same bloke. Just a funny piss taking guy from Sheffield!

Good luck.

[DrBuggles1]

@Misishaxi We really are fuck-ups aren't we? Shame really that those who aspire to these generation live in a delusional 50/60/70s/80ss world

[sibeliandrift]

@Misishaxi Yes. It is.  But so was mine until we grew up...

[jayrox40]

@Misishaxi Without a doubt, the most inspirational comment ive ever read on youtube! Maximum Respect to you!

[tokaicarl]

@Misishaxi glad youv'e got the bollocks to admit it!

[bullfrank1]

@Misishaxi i was a teenager then and we didnt care about fuck all either, its wot you do when your young!

[sizone]

@Misishaxi just means you have less competition. go accomplish something!

[Crecybowman]

@Misishaxi Then I feel sorry for you!...Look for something..don't follow the crowd!..there were twats around in 'our' time too!

[Bob2ce]

@Misishaxi i agree and wher has punk gone non shitty pop punk but the real deal

[postmasterw00t]

@Misishaxi

its not our fault as much as you think mate, we have been brainwashed more heavily than older generations, we have been indocrinated to live out a meagre existence and to not question things. Its all been engineered on purpose so that people in power can retain power more easily with less questioning of the system.

[rosewoodbassist]

@Misishaxi I was saying that when I was sixteen - I'm now 48, nothing changes. You're not any different. Get a job, get a wife, get a mortgage, get kids, get life insurance, get a massive fridge on hire purchase........

[A5593GM4DHJ]

@Misishaxi couldn't have put it better myself.....good man

[luminescentfeeling]

The lead singer Graham Fellows is an actor, this is one of his characters - rather like Sascha Baron Cohen has: Borat, Ali-G, and Bruno.

[EmilieELECTRiC12]

lmaoooo, the guy with the hands (Y) pointless ?

[JasonB1969]

I remember hearing this on radio 1 and also Birmingham local radio in 1978 and also seeing Jilted John on top of the pops.

[DebsDelight]

This is the guy advertisting Yorkshire Tea now as John Shuttleworth. Still funny.

[ANGLOSAXONHELLFIRE]

Re-release this for Gordon Brown !!!

[harfarhs]

People have made special videos, all with the word 'MORON' blocking out views of the PM :-D

[shadowmuhfuck]

ODD :D hahahaa

[SazBob2223]

B-Side: Going Steady was cool too!

I love Sharon and she loves me. x

[matelot95]

It was a brilliant song. The blokes a genius.

[SazBob2223]

Brilliant! I remember this like yesterday. So different and fantastic. Still sounds great! Thanks

[scaresdale]

Is that Hunter thomson (Gonzo journo) on base lol

[robalsager]

lmao, looks like him dunnit hahahaha, think hunter was out in nevada on mescal wen they were doin this ;)

[dewexdewex]

It's thee martin hannett, innit?

[scallyhunter]

this is where The Streets got their inspiration from???

[tiddler111]

I'm amazed the beeb allowed 'slag' in 1978!

[binbag9]

i used to live in a house with the drummer TONY ROBERTS when i was little. he was mental!

[WoodRatGirl]

Haha @ I Taught John Travolta How To Dance.

[aruss100]

every guy called gordon must be haunted by this song! quite right! lol

[pertuk]

it's a bit un pc by today's standards that he calls gordon a puff

[iamthestig1]

yeh, but its a good song

[pertuk]

I'm not disputing that

[RevolverScot]

"Yes but he's no puff she cired" - Sartre

[olires]

Does anyone know who the TOTP presenter in this clip is?

[multicolouredmaid]

I think he is Peter Powell

[punictunic]

It is Peter Powell, ex-husband of Anthea Turner

[Aviva2121]

That TOTP presenter was Peter Powell.

[CharitableView]

It's actually Jimmy Savile wearing a mask he grotesquely made from a succession of kidnapped and murdered Peter Powells.

[BirdsEatCats]

And that's the charitable view of the situation, isn't it?

[pommysk814]

I knew John Scott in the late 80s. He was married to Jean at Cosgrove Hall.

Happened across this video completely by accident whilst looking for Count Arthur Strong videos

[spfolly]

Oof! He should get International Impresario Ken Worthington to manage him.

[salman1232]

The guy at 0:20 seconds in looks HILARIOUS!!!!!

[salman1232]

the guy blue hands looks like FRANKENSTEIN!!!!!!!! BRILLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLINT!!!!!!­!!!

ALL POP GROUP SHOULD HAVE A MAN LIKE THAT!

[qtkt08]

Jilted john(graham fellows) and Gordon the Moron (bernard kelly) met in 1977 at the manchester youth theater.They took their demo to Tosh Ryan(rabid records),when it was released it was a b side.Going steady was the a side.Martin hannet produced it and EMI signed them up for an album "true love stories" and a couple of singles.Still very funny and they reformed for gigs in august 2008.Their new track Keira knightly eat your dinner is hilarious !!!

[BigJelliefish]

Anybody know John Scott (playing bass in this version)? If you do tell him Feargal says hiya!

[lennon890]

True 70's Music!!

[cucuckshow]

I ought to smash his face in. Nah but he's bigger than me 'in he!

LOLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!! They put the EMO bands to shame !

[ZLUGGO]

Brilliant! A classic!

[cza1971]

Aha. Easy to see where Damon out of Blur stole his look from.

"I should smash his face in."

John Shuttleworth genius.

[kazzielm]

You're so right. This is DA about twelve years earlier

[merhabene]

good old Graham Fellows,this is a bit more up beat than "pigeons in flight".

[ally40000]

ha the guy in the white shirt makes me laugh

[grumpymick]

I was so upset that I cried all the way to the chip shop. They dont write lyrics like that any more!!

[oldschool619619]

Haha takeing the piss out of STING because that is his name GORDON

[jmharrison51]

nice theory, but I don't think anyone had heard of Sting when this came out...

[finickity]

Fun, Fun, Fun. When life wasn't so serious.

Lighten up Britain before we sink

[LollyBbbe]

i love this!x

[TUFCGULL2002]

A comedy classic! "Gordon (Brown) is a moron" LOL!

[stamford66]

Jilted John - The original 'hoodie'?!

[123bunnynk]

this song is brill i love it

[ellycat]

Classic

[shetland535]

It looks like the poor fellow has ricked his neck!

[SirTrouserRuffles]

Now we now where Bez got his inspiration from...

[shetland535]

How much are they paying that dick-head in the white vest??? What the bloody hell does he add to the song??

[thechriswheelie]

Erm... I think it's meant to be a bit silly

[flutterbix]

Thats Gordon the Moron!

[Kosmetik]

no..the songs called jilted john

[flutterbix]

yes i know the song is called Jilted John, I was answering someone else and put it in the wrong place

[pjvenner]

Wicked stuff! love the "I taught john travolta to dance" vest, very believable.

It's so beautifully un-PC, can you imagine the BBC allowing "She is a slut...He thinks He's tough... She is a Bitch... He is a Puff... yeah yeah!" if they were still showing TOTP nowadays?

[sirilucksana]

Perfect! I remember watching this, transfixed, when I was eight years old

[willrs]

A classic of our age. Going Steady's even better though...

[friendoftheband]

is this really John Shuttleworth?!!?

[MikeZar]

yes

[versace66613]

Graham Fellows to be precise

[1thehumantouch]

Wow

never thought I'd see that again

Mr. Fellows was a student at the Horniman, Manchester when he and the other museos came together to produce this classic gem, plus the album True Love Stories.

[Prankster00]

On the single the B side was all about his Mum's friend Mrs Higgins - CLASSIC.

[mrbinkybonky]

you are fucked if you are called gordon...FOREVER.AAAAAGHHHHH!!­!!

[vibrania]

Was that a pre-MDMA Bez dancing next to Jilted?

[halifaxvisa]

now, i'm 18 years old (born in 1990) so obviously i dont remember this song, but my mum played it once when i was about 15 and i have been hooked ever since man. i dont listen to anything else like this but what a fucking tuuuune!

[halifaxvisa]

listen to the bass. all the way through, it is sick man

[alamo11]

I dont care about Julie, just keep your eyes off Joan Chittie ! OK

[spuffchops70]

Pure genius! I recall everybody running around in the primary school playground singing the chorus. I didn't understand it then and I still don't now. Best Pete Shelley parody this side of Pete Shelley nowadays!

[xchivsx]

yeah he taught john travolta to dance

[pissinajar]

i love the guy dancing

[blindoperasinger]

Absolutely brilliant footage! Graham, sorry newfaces73, it would be great if you could confirm the line up of the band,

especially if it is Martin Hannett on bass...? Thanks.

[SPN42]

According to a website-it is indeed Martin Hannett.He produced this song, and played bass in another band afew years before this.The only other video he appeared in was with the happy mondays,being pushed around in a shopping trolley.

[SPN42]

The guy on the left looks like Graeme Gardner from the Goodies. Quite a lineup.

[ellycat]

LOLZ It's not him but it does look like him a tad.

[hopki65]

hes got bottle to get up on stage and do this on national tv

[40951]

this song was so bad that it was actually brilliant. im still mixed up now as i were in the 70,s. pure class

[SantaSunday]

Isn't that Martin Hannett on bass....?? The Joy Divison producer

[20fragra07]

I hadn't heard this song for years and it is just as good as I remembered! Thanks for posting!

[britdude1961]

HA nice 1,remmber this growing up, f';[ing pricless, + with hannett on bass--HA--

[GAZZA251170]

Apparently Martin Hannett the legendary Factory records producer played bass on a TOTP appearnce!!!

[josiemcfaidin]

noticed on this version he said he will "get my mate barry to hit him" on every other version i have heard including the single version he sings that he will get "my mate dave" to hit him, can anyone explain why this is, oh and by the way one of my favourite songs ever ever ever

[mellophobia]

Uh, no, every version I've heard, including the single, it is Barry who is going to hit Gordon.

[elitaypedri7]

alguien sabe porque el corista baila de esa manera????

[carnationsoul]

¡Hola, elitaypedri!

El corista baila en esa manera para protestar contra las restricciones que impone TOTP, un programa sobre la lista de éxitos.

Los realizadores de este programa no permiten que los músicos toquen sus instrumentos, pues, decidió atacar este costumbre.

Además, «Jilted John» es un cómico satírico, y los pasos de baile del corista aumentan la farsa.

Un saludo de

Cs.

[cannister7]

Hola,

En mi opinion es por solo ser gracioso, como dijo carnationsoul que es satirica la cancion. No creo que fue un protesto como que salio en los anos setentas y en esa epoca aun tocaban en vivo, fue despues que se cambiaron las reglas. A lo mejor estoy equivocada pero no creo

[minnigaffman01]

3hats his name and where is he know

[martinevans123]

John Shuttleworth of course, and he's now the world famous Billionaire Sheffield Poet!

[Waggler]

Glad to see you were able to put the TOTP perfs up on YT. Thanks! Cheers!