Happy Mondays - Kinky Afro - Top Of The Pops

[shaggz20022002]

legend has it that Bez was actually playing both maracas live and not miming !!

[007raad]

primary school daze were da best!!!

[charlychalk]

Shaun used to be a postman in Walkden ,Manhester !

[narut13]

yeah i hate that top of the pops did that, alot of good artists on it but they should've let them play live, whack they didn't but cool to watch.

[dragonfitter]

@narut13 there is no way the bbc would of let shaun sing live far to big a risk of foul language

[narut13]

@dragonfitter good point, but they didn't only do it for them though.

[squirrelandgman71]

quality

[patongey]

He's not holding a mic 'cause he gives a shit...

[kaliyuta]

As far as all of the comments about no mic and all.That's what TOTP was known for back in the day was lypsycing.The only one that really called them out on it was the legendary TOTP performance by The Smith's

[simon1000]

Class

[astonvillarocks14]

why aint he holding a mic LOL

[jacktalbot]

Check out the size of his nostrils at 1.35 lol bet he was bang on the gear

[simon1000]

@jacktalbot

Charlie White! lol

[Woodeh06]

i can't believe he ain't even holding a mic ROFL

[XlXSiMmOXlX]

<3 Bez <3

[1rash]

Bez is on sum quality E's

[thielees]

Everyone can fake it except Bez... another day at the office for him!

[thefrontline23]

fuckin bez looks like somethin out of Shameless

[dublinirishkelt]

im going to be like bez in about 4 hours hopping around in my robin outfit for halloween mad of my nut in these new e called camels there rocket fuel yyyyyyyyyyyeeeeeeeeeeeeehhhhhh­hhhhhhhhaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

[gazwilwah]

If anyone remembers Rowena from the X-factor, she sang backing vocals here.

[woolythesheep]

@gazwilwah you mean Rowetta

[robhingston]

Vary much ahead of their time

[alank83]

bez = lege

[mancuniandave23]

bez did well for his self lucky git would have love 2 be in a band and just get off it and dance about on stage

[skyline2009100]

bez for dancing on ice

it would be better that the hacks they have on there

[craigfatman]

@skyline2009100 He's always danced on Ice hasn't he? :D

[LETSGETFUCKEDONLUCA]

Great tune - cant believe how much he projects his voice without a mic :)

[umumgot]

@LETSGETFUCKEDONLUCA you are quite dull

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[DanielBowden1975]

Most important TOTP moment in my life time

[VIMaggotVIBrainzVI]

was this lip-synched? cuz shaun's vocals sound EXACTLY like that of the studio version of this song. i wouldn't be surprised either.

[AlexSkandal]

@VIMaggotVIBrainzVI - yeah plus hes not holding a mic ;)

[dragonfitter]

there is no way in the world the bbc would of let shaun perform live on the bbc at 7 oclock he is well know for swearing on live tv

[josssmith]

@dragonfitter Top of the pops was never a live show

[closelynibbledgrass]

@josssmith Iron Maiden played live on it

[Marky1888]

@josssmith Party Pooper..

[MattyBhoyNumeroUno]

@VIMaggotVIBrainzVI legend

[frobsey]

shaun would have blown liam away n not even known he'd done it

[elitechick31]

OH my god! This is 19 years old, still a great song, doesnt sound that old

[reakingringpiece]

not cocky just hammered on bush !

i doubt shawn cares about how he looks unlike liam mono brow

[futrestarofengland]

oh im sorry u must be right then i got it wrong he dnt look cocky at al does he? what the fucks bush u mean weed ? he was more into the pills around this time

[08davenport]

happy mondays :) i like twist ma melons man cool track

[Errikksen]

What an amazing time! If I recall correctly it was about December 1990? I can remember being off my face in and out of boozers with 100 quid christmas money from my old man and two weeks YTS money. I was on top of the world.

[personaltv100]

Happy mondays!

[punkeruit1965]

I once had the pleasure to see the Cities in the Park video. After the 3rd song Bez is sweating like an ox but still dancing:-)

check out the vid from Beck-Nausea (letterman performance): Bez lookalike and..Borat pissing him off.

cheers,

[5manarmy]

bez is the only one not miming

[NarisTorquere]

Who has had more fun than this? Bez is the most natural dancer ever. What originals. Just doing themselves and having the best time. So much sunshine...

[IanCurtis007]

Totally stoned, with his hands in his pocket haha

Great!

[masashi6996]

big penis a fucking groove. Blue or happy? from factory.

[matsonit]

Cool,, Cool.... P Oldscool Fool

[mummyfunk]

did Bez actually play on their recordings or was his job simply to take loads of pills?

[matrags]

Bez was the dancer, And drug dealer.

[mummyfunk]

maybe i could do what he does then!!!

[pinheadsen]

yes! get a band toghether! :)

[KIDAmnesiacBends]

if he did play, it was probably only maracas.....but yea he admitted his job was to take drugs so thats what he did

[mcwinker]

Top of the pops is Gay they make them mine the songs

[homeostatic]

haha... they are not even singing! Still, great song.

[josssmith]

Of course they'r not singing its top of the pops!

[homeostatic]

Forgive me because we did not have this show in the States (our equivalent would have been American Bandstand). But you mean all the guest bands never actually performed? What a silly concept. ;)

[josssmith]

yeah pretty much every act mimed on this show although New Order always played live in the 80s.

[BlackCatChebs77]

Aye, but Bez is dancin for real, LoL!!!

Yup agree - totally mad concept by the BBC. Mind Thankfully there were other programmes with live music tho.

[Nayson]

If you ever saw t'mondays live, you would probably understand why they mimed.

Largely they mimed because it just made their day at TotP easier though. If you got on the show then you sold a load more records that week, simple maths. If you mime you can be in and out of the studio in the time it takes for the song to play, plus people get to hear the version that sounds like the record you are trying to sell.

[jamjargod]

if you look at it that way, why did they bother getting the bands in at all, why not just make TOTP a music video show instead of a "live performance" show. Its pretty much what they're doing anyway

[Nayson]

Because TOTP started in the sixties when music was popular but the concept of the music video didnt exist. The format of TOTP didnt change that much in 40 years except in the 60's and 70's when bands couldnt show up they used dancers to move to the music, then from the 80s onwards they did show videos, but people still liked to see the bands show up. Video shows did kill TOTP though, well, MTV and the stations that show videos all day did. Though I do hear TOTP is coming back as people miss it!

[1diorama9]

Yeah there we're loads of variations on the Top of the pops idea though, like Britpop now! and even to some extent Later with Jools Holland. I think it was also the fact that more and more bands in the late 90's couldnt really perform, lip sync and auto tuning software were so heavily relied upon. Thats why i wouldnt want to see most bands these days. I wish that TOTP's was back! I didnt catch it the first time around. :(

[KIDAmnesiacBends]

shaun is fat here

[bonsaboy]

Bonsaboy from downunder. Is thsi a bloody great song or what. Love your time in Perth Shaun. Rock on!!!!!!!!!!!!!Tell me twice!!!!

[LIKEiGIVaSHIT]

great stuff, son i'm 30 i only whent with ya mother coz she was dirty

[thewisest1]

Manchester; birthpalce of great music, art, sex, freedom, science, genius ... all that is proper civilized.

[johnnie160]

you know it! manchestuuuurrrrr na na naaaaa

[dalgetty]

don't forget football...

[billyshitcheese]

yes, manchester was the birthplace of great sex. oh thewisest1, wtf are you talking about? freedom? god's cop is about just how oppressive the police were in manchester during the 70's and 80's. and i don't think ryder was concerned with anyone's freedom but his own, what with his fantasies of being a pimp, smack dealer and girlfriend/wife-stealer. i love the mondays, jd, acr, fac. and i'm not having a go but don't buy into to all the bollox that goes with this great music.

[mbgmoseley]

you got it, shaun ryder for prime minister-he is gods cop, a legend who i saw at legends!!!

[xcvcvxxcvcvx]

what a band and what a song,MANCHESTER MUSIC MAN

[pirakutus]

the great and only brit pop

[thewiccanman]

there goes bez the dancing shaman

[mistergabs]

happy days!

[rainbowghostsplinter]

This, is amazing.

They sound exactly the same as in the original music video. I've never seen that before.

[aidanday]

If you're serious: sad.

If you're kidding: hilarious.

[pecosbull]

fantastic band!!!

[widnesmike]

what do you mean kristianjoneid it still is awsome

[jamjargod]

wheres shauns mike?

[leapoffaith20]

I think this was back when totp was mimed, Shaun did the show without a mic in protest.

Of course I could be wrong but I do seem to remembber seeing something abut it.

[dragonfitter]

there is no way the bbc would of let shaun perform live not with his foul mouth lol

[tvmadkid]

I think the stone roses were in the very same edition

[billhicks69]

I think you are wrong. That was when they did hallelujah.

[tvmadkid]

Was it 1989 then?

[jamjargod]

yeah this was just after the summer of love, i think blackbox were number 1

[kristianjoneid]

sheer brilliance in a can brings back great memories of an ex girlfriend we both loved them the album pills thrills bellyaches was awesome xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx­xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx­xxxxx