Pulp - Common People - TOTP - 1

[witchfinder65]

This man's face should be on our coins and stamps!

[topanga31]

Wow, this just perked me right up!

[Lindelamare]

Shame one of the key parts of the song was cut from the single version..

[RutherfordClubb139]

Dowwnload the audio from this tune at speedyconversion doht cohm.

[SimianAxiom]

Love the lyrics.

[lachinerapids]

William Shatner of Star Trek fame did a good cover of this tune.

[xiempie]

Only now I see how hilarious TOTP was

[strettyford]

I love totp recordings- i mean, how did they manage to convince people that there was a violin in this song?!

[gammarod]

@strettyford there is a violin in this song.

[aburnsmi]

I remember watching this back in may 95!

[glloyd23875]

Y'know, it's because the americans don't have the same taste as their cross atlantic cousins: i mean, give them Five Star....?!

[Portis1Luv]

This song will always be pertinent....

[FixYourself911]

Classic

[tinyrebellion]

Fearne Cotton and Andi Fucking Peters killed TOTP

[ThatIsAnAndroid]

Jarvis is the king of talk singing.

[Dbusdriver71]

I have to admit, Jarvis cocker and Pulp still have a unique place in British rock. My heart still belongs to the Stone Roses but Pulp and Jarvis is still stands strong to this day, like Louise and Sleeper.

[MartinIDavies]

Off their trolley wicked

Youll never fail like the common people. Youll never watch your lives slide out of view and then you dance and drink and screw because theres nothing else to dooooooooo

Brit pop at it finest I often wonder why they werent a much bigger success than they were..

[CaraBrimleyRules]

@MartinIDavies Because most of their tracks were only half as good as this one.

[nutsmum]

bring back pulp jarvis!

[skitch88]

does never letting stopping the camera from sea-sickeningly going all over the place make the band better? they seem to think so. my tummy hurts

[6Man666666]

There is nothing wrong with common people silly! Way to miss the point GPOLE GIRL. He is talking working class- not those with money-the rich, the celebrities, the millionaires, the fortunate few and the stupid young brats that walk around believing themselves celebrities, imitating vacous senseless grins and dressing up to look "cool"- is all this too wordy? did I loose you- I tried not to use too many big words there...

[georgeannpolishgirl]

whats wrong with common people dance,drink screw!!!!! sounds like fun and sorry i am common i like sex,pool,fags with is cigs,i like to screw,FUCK,MAKE LOVE,WHATS SOO BAD ABOUT THAT,BUT I DONT HAVE ROACHES AND I AM NOT POOR>>>>>MAYBE SINGLE AND PRETTY BUT SORRY PULP DONT HAVE ROACHES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[whitediesel266]

u realy missed the point u muppet

[CaraBrimleyRules]

@georgeannpolishgirl

I don't think you have understood the song.

[MrConsideration]

@georgeannpolishgirl It's an ironic celebration of working-class alienation, and the pathetic attempts of the bougeosie who the working-class as 'cool' and more 'genuine' to pretend they've ever struggled in their cosseted little lives.

[35sixer]

I love Pulp.. I wish they would regroup.. a band that was so underrated here in the states.. Jarvis keeps rockin!

[eldunno73]

I only learned of them from Trainspotting. they are truly great, however very underated!

[Elvinauk]

That was awesome. I first heard that song via the video and I was mesmerised. Hell that man was HOT and definately in his prime in those days. He continues to be one of my heroes! Hail Jarvis!

[tragicomicus1]

^Dylan... :(

[keanoroy]

Brits continue to create unique quality because this culture not the same money based culture as USA. Jarvis would have had to get a haircut and a job in the USA.

[datsnare]

you're talking out of your ass.

[Blokjoker]

shall we name off the uk people now? :P

[mabrady163]

Jarvis is brilliant...why don't we get artists like him in the USA?

[keanoroy]

because its not about originality in the States.

[JarvisCockerisGod]

Because theres too many stupid Jackson-worshipping Nazis in America.

[BahmanG]

@mabrady163 Becuase the UK has always had a strong indie movement where artists are cultivate. Artists like Bobbie Gillespie (Primal Scream) and Jarvis Cocker had been around since the early 80s, but made their mark in the 90s, thanks to record companies that looked beyond the charts and focused on merit.

[defaultoasis]

@mabrady163

because u americans wrongly think ur 80s was rubbish, but in fact American Underground scene was so influential that i cant believe u guys just ignore them and get the conclusion that 80s should be hated.

[mcasa09]

@defaultoasis the 80's was filled with a shitload of one hit wonders looking at it now its friggin hilarious.

[jtswhip]

@defaultoasis This song came out in 1994,so why the 80's chat? I agree. I am american and I hate american radio because it doesn't take risks...ever. It is so sterile and boring,that I NEVER listen to it.I also hate the fact that great american bands have to cross the pond to find an audience. Black Kids come to mind...

[mabrady163]

Naturally Jarvis kicks ass...he always will.

[Glamking1]

Robson & Jerome kept Pulp off the top spot but i thought it might have been Oasis's 'Some Might Say' would have kept Common People off the top spot and but it was Robson & Jerome's 'Unchained Melody' kept Jarvis Cocker off the top spot.

[hyzenflayrabbit]

The is now my favorite song ever.

[chelseaboi67]

tis song is fucking amzing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

[ferchudp]

I love Jarvis!!! You're a great songwriter and frontman!!! I miss Pulp!!!

[MatiasSvetencic]

igul la mina esta rica Xd XD

[MatiasSvetencic]

parece que mi compadre no tiene otra ropa sale con la misma tenida casi siempre XD

[Preistguyproductions]

I saw this last night on Dave, Jack Dee was great with his intro to this fantastic song!

[IagreewithDmitri]

Jarvis is so pretty :):):)

[kazisking]

Yeh pretty ugly

[2wierd2live2rare2die]

suparbbb

[AlexandriaM]

They were five seconds away from the ending and still they had to fade out? Kudos to Jarvis for not lip-synching, at least.

[pabloplato]

word up! i thought TOTP was always lip-synched/mimed to playback. this is the first time i believe i've seen a clip where the musicians on totp weren't lipsynching/mimming

[maureenOWW]

They wouldn't have performed if they had to lip-synch.

[greggars1]

privileged to have seen it.... good job pulp

[ltateirelandx]

Oooh! Pretty cool!

"I wanna live with common people like you"

(Russell looks sooooo great! ♥ )

[keyran1990]

cool.