The Timelords (The KLF) - Doctorin' The TARDIS (TOTP)

[pyenapple]

Are those flying V guitars with Rickenbacher headstocks?! Ha!

[rowanc88]

This was Top Of The Pops! Could they not afford to use proper Daleks!?

[Volcanopyre]

Best Song evar.

[TheDeadlylord]

This song is composed of just 18 different words.

[jibjab351]

Was this recorded in LOW definition, or on a potato?

[Jdmls27]

Terrible song, terrible mash-up, terrible effects, and cardboard Daleks.

I fucking love it.

[swirlees]

I HAVE THE FULL SIX MINUTE SONG ON MY MP3 PLAYER IM THINKIN ABoUT DOIN LYRICS

[decorum06612]

docterwhoooo docter whoo hes a man on a mision

[mmbooknut]

it said things about doctor who and had the theme song in it... this qualifies as excellent now if it was clearer.....

[rojblake82]

Load of old guff and tosh in billions of ways.

[Ppppinkland]

Wow, those daleks were REALLY convincing... -_-

[VlogN3rds]

the concert all whovians wished they were conceived at...

[futuredoctortune]

bloody awful

[thevintagerose]

Believe it or not, you can karaoke this song in Japan. That's how I found out about it. I was like... whut is this?

[thegreatbungholio21]

MU.

[Feamelwen]

@thegreatbungholio21 Rules!

[sherpy1980]

I remember watching this on tv, seems like a lifetime ago.

[LittleJamesL]

That is dalaks my auto spell fucked up and changed the damn word what a complete bastard

[LittleJamesL]

These are the Calais V.2 you don't want to see V.1 just imagine your washer at a bottom of a lake after falling down a very long drop

[Twotafkap]

Fuck the Millennium

[davidflickerbrown]

look up bill drummond

[eamonnca1]

Dear KLF. Your costumes are over the top, your performances are over the top, your tunes could have been written by a two year old, and your miming in this is the most obvious ever. I tip my hat to you, gentlemen.

[davidcrazyrides]

@eamonnca1 duh miming coz of the BBC top of the pops will not let any one sing live

[BillyIsATwat23]

@davidcrazyrides LOL. duh, EVERYONE (even if the vocals were sampled) had to sing live for about 18 months after the October 1991 relaunch.

Even before then many artists, including New Order (who always played 100% live) and (though not at first) Madonna played, or at list sung their vocals, live.

[toontony123]

@eamonnca1 dear eamonnca i tip my hat to you for being a fucking tosser 

[stargateoracle]

@eamonnca1 TOTP made everyone mime, if you watch some bands on there, they hated miming so much they would take the strings off the guitars to make it even more obvious

[FairiesWearBoots1993]

fail with the subliminal messaging

[koala97chikk]

that is madness !!! but soooo funni

[oufc29]

cool is that a kid in the dalek you can see their feet cool

[darrentoes]

lea was born to this tune!!! lolz!!!

[SirCosmoBonsor]

15 people think Matt Cardle is pop music.

[Mattyrafc1]

Newer version should come out

Like too see susan Boyle do it ;)lol

[macalauresmuse]

@Mattyrafc1 My brain just supplied me with an impression of Susan Boyle singing this. Thanks, really. I need a lie down now ;)

[wanderer711]

lol These guys look like they are having A BLAST!

[vader142]

So utterly awful that it's brilliant.

[scampcat]

0.19 dosh dosh dosh, loads of money, nice to see them name checkin harry enfield

[outlander271]

Love this video. I first saw it on a totp scifi special some years ago. Thanks to kapbenc for his comments. I was feeling a bit low this evening but I creased up reading his stuff!

[merciasound]

Sampling all the best of 70's and early 80's, Sweet's' Blockbuster' and the glitter bands 'Rock and Roll (part 2) )

[hazirafel]

איזה קרועים

[kapbenc]

Today's pop scene needs a duo like Cauty and Dummond to shake it up.

((You have anger for those who make money from nothing. Tell that to those 'gangsta', 'hip-hop' shitters who steal classical music, tv series themes, rock ballads and everything for their tracks.

Spending huge amounts of money on bigbigbig mansions, luxury bitches, political manouvers, gambling, weapon industry or any else way to ruin this planet or burning that money... I vote for the flames.))

[eamonnca1]

Gawd I loved in in TOPT how the 'musicians' could take their hands away from the instrument to do some dance move but the music carried on regardless!

[gabby888]

i love it! i've been searchin for this for years from youth from watchin top of the pops 2 lol

xxxxxxxxxxxx

[ALUNPATCH]

that feels better better than sex probally last longer ha ha ha

[face1972able]

brill

[ilovejoshg09]

i bloody love this song ... been listening to it alot lately ha

[IANT68]

The KLF were awesome until they went all Tammy Wynett

[doctorwhoone]

I'de love to see a modern re-make of this Song , done with todays younger Fan's , or maybe a mixture of all generations of Doctor Who from 1963 to the present Day , that would be cool .

DOCTOR WHO FAN'S UNITED !!!! = )

[xxxseXierIkAF4Grlxxx]

@doctorwhoone I played this last weekend at a show i did, Everyone was like wtf is this. Lol

[doctorwhoone]

@xxxseXierIkAF4Grlxxx Ha Ha, cool :D

[swirlees]

@doctorwhoone DOCTOR WHO FANS UNIGHT

[doctorwhoone]

@swirlees Indeed :)

[NoOnionsUK]

I remember watching this on ToTP. It was the double drummers that have always stuck in my mind. Double drummers are good! Flactivist is also missing the point - The Dr. Who tune is a great tune. Also, if burning £1m is art, rather than using it to help others then,...

[Flactivist]

@NoOnionsUK I never said Doctorin' The Tardis wasn't catchy as all hell, just that it was not the product of great taste or musical talent (as the KLF freely admitted). The Doctor Who theme itself, as created by the BBC Radiophonic Workshop, is a work of singular genius.

[ALUNPATCH]

@NoOnionsUK glitter band were the first band in the 70s to use double drummers as for burnin money it was just a gimmick

[yorkie6687]

@ALUNPATCH Yes mate, a £1000,000 gimmick, and then

their record company K-Tel went bust, owing them

shitloads of money!

[salvy1984]

man memories when i was 15 nice song never heard it i like it

[helpmejebus03]

Loved this song for 20yrs now, and love listening to it still today!

[GLICKTON]

They didn't really burn the money it was a publicity stunt

[ianoreilly]

@GLICKTON "They didn't really burn the money it was a publicity stunt"

I think you'll find they did burn a million quid.

Bill Drummond is on record as saying that he now regrets burning the money.

Look it up.....

[oufc29]

@ianoreilly where does it say they burned the money ?

[brittain4daworld]

Wow.

[frenzeek24]

best video ever!!!!!!!

[fraggle1jock]

Without a shadow of a doubt the greatest song ever recorded.

[tredlow]

Awesome. Tacky as hell, but awesome.

[alexeykh]

toilet plunger arms, too much!

[mlh8861]

@flectivist though that had to release it 12(!) timnes before it went high in the charts....

[SarahSauRc]

yes yes yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[TheMrEMeat]

Such a classic moment, The JAMS will live forever.

[merciasound]

the BBC radiophonic workshop, gary glitter and the glitter band, Sweet, all had a claim to the money

[doctorwhoone]

Awesome Song ! .

[appleman53]

You better beware...you better take care...you better watch out if you got long black hair! love the sweet bit at the start

[thelearner60]

That's amazing Stephen Harkin's made a record that went straight to No 1. Is there no limit to what this man can do.

[thelearner60]

I can't remember when did this came out?

[ANWL]

1988. Later they transgressed into KLF and Justified Ancients Of Mu Mu and 2K

[honkyechidna]

wow this is ill jamnation for sure can we get like Barack Obama and Flying Lotus to collab on a mashup of Black Eyed Peas' "Tonight's Gonna Be A Good Night?" with like strippers and spider robots and rowdy light-up flying things

[malelion]

U2, Zoo tour and station were clearly inspired by KLF´s transit/media art. Enuff said!

[LadyRose1985]

LOL. I love their Daleks!

[thelearner60]

The gay daleks are even better check out TV Offal on You Tube.

[djtahoe]

This is essentially the first ever "Mash Up" remix! This originally came out in '87, they hadn't even coined the term yet!

[Hypnosekatze]

genial

[ybot1983]

how to make a no1 sweet dr who gary glitter

[benlu123]

The main tune is the actual Dr Who theme music with the 'Dr Who 'chorus being a version of rock and Roll part 2 by Gary Glitter.Ther's also the siren from Blockbuster by 70's group The Sweet!!!

[abbafan1972]

@benlu123 No you don't say, I never knew that.

[TheDoctorP4E]

loved it!

[kevpinel]

It isn't tacky. Some of you just don't have a sense of humour. They spent a couple of hundred quid the original clip and made a fortune out of it

[kevpinel]

Which version. The tune is from Rock & Roll (can't remember who sung it) in the late 60's or early 70's

[kromatix07]

one of my favourite vinyls :D

[duncaninchina]

Are they supposed to be Daleks? I had forgotten how tacky this song is. I think this was originally a Gary Glitter tune...from way back yonder in the 70's! ...Exterminate indeed!

[Flactivist]

You gotta understand, this was basically an art-prank project to show how you can make a no. 1 hit without taste or even musical talent. It was designed to be tacky and over-the-top and everyone loved it anyway. These are the same people who burned a million quid in cash as art.

[takotheoktopus]

Have you read "The Manual (How to Have a Number One the Easy Way)"?

You can thank Robert Anton Wilson for influencing The Justified Ancients of Mu Mu, The JAMs, The Timelords aka  Kopyright Liberation Front.

[Flactivist]

I've browsed through The Manual -- wonderful, gonzo mass media analysis. I hadn't heard they were drawing on Robert Anton Wilson but that makes a good deal of sense.

[takotheoktopus]

Flactivist:

The Illuminatus! Trilogy is where they got the name 'The Justified Ancients of Mu Mu' as well as the 'The JAMs'.

[thelearner60]

Yeah Simon Cowel has up dated it.

[lostgothreward]

@Flactivist Tacky and over the top is fun. There is no law that art has to be cerebral and boring. Considering how dark some people's lives can get silly fun is necessary. It's ok to turn your brain off sometimes as long as you come back :)

[0x777]

@Flactivist

Not anyway. Because of it. The music was catchy and the video tacky.

I'm pretty sure you read "the Manual" they wrote (the fast way to a number one hit). If not, do it. It's a great book that illustrates how the music biz worked. And probably still does.

[GaaraXshinobi]

@Flactivist Such is life.

[disgaeachic]

@Flactivist Goes to show that anything can be popular given enough camp, flash, and budget. The thing to remember is that for the most part, the average consumer has no taste and nothing like this is embaressing until at least 10 years down the road.

[Flactivist]

@disgaeachic I'm not sure I follow -- the KLF were near-broke when they made the single. In their "Manual" for how to produce a no. 1 hit, they emphasize poverty as necessary to eliminate all distractions. This tune is manipulative and "produced", but not an instance of a big, corporate label brute-forcing success through sheer money. KLF's technique had more in common with the guerilla and vial marketing strategies of today.

[yorkie6687]

@Flactivist MATE, ITS JUST A FUCKING TUNE, get over it!!!!

[Flactivist]

@yorkie6687 despite the persuasiveness of your capital letters and multiple exclamation points, I'm going with the historical record on this one.

[FelixNothus]

@Flactivist

All hail the KLF! May Eris keep their legend alive til after the end of time!

[arthmawr]

@Flactivist You've seen the result - now read The Manual - Would it work in today's MTV world? The whole point of Top of the Pops is it was the only Chart music show on British TV. W.W. Kasey KASIM make of it?

The_Manual

[cinetastic]

@arthmawr

No.

[theKLFrock]

brilliant....... must have saved every version in my favs

[nicknameSGB]

Who's in the self made darlek!?

[MissAnnahhx]

I LOVE THIS :D

[Adom]

I love this song.

There. I said it.

[dilloss]

They wrote a book saying how easy it was to have a no.1 hit single and to prove it they released this which went to no.1.

Long live the

Kopyright Liberation Front.

[StephenSuttie1974]

We salute you!

[fletch1701]

have a copy of it. its called the manual, and its very well written.

[dilloss]

Can't be many about,might be worth a few pounds

[oldetownecoffee1]

This is insane...a little stupid...and I'm sure a good number of these people were on something....but it looked like they were having fun and not taking themselve seriously....

I almost wish I was there....

*suddenly remembers his Oktoberfest '05 incident and shudders*

On second thought...nevermind.

[Anomaly100]

EXTERMINATE! EXTERMINATE!!

[B3V15]

The budget was obviously sky high..

[junebug1138]

Reading all these posts makes me feel extremely intelligent. Parody / tribute folks. Dr. Who... Gary Glitter... The recording industry... fans... More parody than tribute me thinkist.

[boshek9000]

I think it's impossible to parody Dr. Who....

[Jagji56]

You have not seen the Red Nose day epes have you....

[dinoballz]

Look on youtube for: Doctor Who and the curse of fatal death

[PyrozPlayground]

Ok I'm having a "discussion" with someone, who is the first one (and I'm sorry for not knowing) to come up with this melody and the whole "hey" thing? And why are the robots from Dr. Who in the "hey song" music video with the police car?

Again sorry for not knowing this.

[pigeonfamily]

Garry Glitter wrote the original melody which is not the song with the "robots" and police car.

[TWENTIETHCENTURYBABY]

Where they Glitter fan's? Not only nicking Rock 'n' roll part 2 but having 2 drummers like the Glitter band. I like this, good times as Justin Lee Collins would say.

[shaunajo96]

OMG!!! what the hell?

would this be part or an ordinary song by KLF

[54spiritedwill54]

Oh gosh, this is just too awesome.

[paradoxfix]

.....ka ka.....

[McCainTheTurdburglar]

I read these guys burnt a million pounds. WTF?!

[Bollo2]

and they decided to retire from the scenes while they were at the top of the charts. search "KLF BRITS".

oh and they wrote a manual to tell people how to make (and how did they actually made) a number one hit without playing any instrument, just copying&pasting from other songs.

like they did with this song, check Gary Glitter's "Rock'n'Roll", Sweet's "Blockbuster" and of course "The Doctor Who Theme".

[RedGHad]

yer but a genius merging

[Xavienne]

What a wonderfully cheesy video!  Love it!

[ZzaphodD]

Bought this 12" just for the cover (the beat up police car). Luckily it was all win!

[joeysneddon]

what the frell is up with that "dalek"?

[ssssroryssss2]

I just thought that everyone would like to know that I've uploaded the LP mix (White Room) of "What Time is Love" And I've uploaded some other rare tracks :) /watch?v=mMr_lIg1z_c&feature=c­hannel_page

[Issyvb]

this is a classic! amazing they haven't re-released this! they should- but as re-releases they'd make it a bit rubbish...

[Kirkie96]

love it!!

I've got the reccord or the funny lookin CD,

thats the trouble with being born in the mid 90s you think reccords are funny lookin CDs!

[zeldamad]

British music at it's peak

[BillyIsATwat23]

"British music at it's peak "

"Doctor Who Theme (Delia Derybyshire version)", "Rock 'n' Roll Part 2" by Gary Glitter, "Block Buster" by the Sweet (aka "the Jean Geanie" by David Bowie with a police siren), heck zeldamad, you may just be right!.

Disclaimer: Glitter is an evil shit, but that don't change the fact those first 2 LPs rule.

[tcquiltys]

Remember Muppets who have crossed me. I am the superior being and I am not joking either.

[lonelyangelofderby]

doctor who is the best show on tv by miles please nothing matches it !!!!!!!!!!!!!! lmao

[paratrooper6]

that thing that keeps flashing up on the video is so damned annoying >:(

[nukiwimet]

sweet as bro

[Humbertusmarius]

By far, that was the most realistic Dalek I have ever seen!!!lolol

[Jorgenfork2]

Man....

In 1989 I was a 10 year old Dr. Who fan watching Dr Who reruns on NZ television...Fast foward almost two decades later and I still get a warm fuzzy feeling when I hear the Dr Who theme....A little more grown up and jaded...but still digging it. K-9, cybermen and Daleks...there all lodged in my subconscious somewhere.

[2206411411]

Stick to the first four Doctors and some of the other telefantasy from that time, and you'll soon recover from jaded-itis. Personally, I wish they'd done more with the Mechanoids, the Rutans, the Guardians and the Celestial Toymaker. Hmmm. I wonder what games the Celestial Toymaker could come up with when using Rutans. Would the Black Guardian ever recruit the Mara? These questions, and more, will not be answered in the new series.

[aekthompson]

and nor should they. Instead, the show has moved on to better stories (ie Blink - even better than City of Death).

What would most ppl who watch Dr Who care about what happened to those who left over 30 years ago?

[DrWho400]

I started watching the newer season but when it ended I went as far back as the 1st episode... Before that I would watch specific ones... Out of all I've seen I like the 1st & the 5th doctor... from the old version I mean

[duranasty]

i think this track would mash nicely with adam and the ants antmusic.does anyone know how to do that?

[hoffmann9471]

It´s great. But it´s a Gary Glitter composition from 1972. With 20 sec. sirenes from Blockbuster/Sweet. Though they changed the text and may be Glitter is a monster for all ppl today one has to admit this fact.

Thank you for this great music clip.

5*

[GRANDMASGANNAMAULYAS]

wtf there are subliminal messages in this thing

[keithflying1]

yahe your whgitr lol

[2206411411]

No, Rassilon intercepted the transmission and injected hyperspatial mind control plasmatoids into it. So long as you reverse the polarity of the neutron flow, you'll be quite safe.

[jackjude]

Rassilon!!!

The bastard!

[keithflying1]

yep definiatly american

[TunnelAllstars]

you bloody sucker, just kidding mate ,strange song 5*

[DALEK1992]

they're british

[palanis]

Um...the band klf was british. You should see their white room video. They also did a song with Tammy winette (SP) justified and ancient. By the way if you watch sports this song is used a lot for time outs and half times. Just no lyrics

[talveer2]

No, The song used in sports is Garry Glitters HEY song.

KFL just took a sample and used it.

[Hadra568]

Lovin the paper-mache daleks

[fragglerocker1]

Oh gosh, this is just too awesome.

Love it!

[thevoiceofcringe]

If u hear the female voice its ma mum she was the only female there

[rialopez]

My uncle was the drummer!

[keithflying1]

they speak english with american accents therefore they are us so the debate ended.....but in the wrong cunttree

[Smith052]

You what? The KLF/TIMELORDS are brits.

Or did I just miss the point of your comment?

[Hadra568]

Listen closer. Personally I can clearly hear a British accent

[gsxrwt]

dr who rocks......enough said

[tribbleq]

This is an amazing song! Anyone know where I can download it? xD

[JasminaJoselino]

Try Limewire

[Stolanis]

Okay... would anyone mind informing me HOW exactly a comments list for a video about a remix of Doctor Who could *possibly* have gotten onto the irreconcilable and, frankly, quite pointless question of whether U.K. or U.S. comedy is better?

FYI, you cannot compare two completely different things. An elephant is good because it is huge and has a trunk: an umbrella is good because it keeps rain off your head. Each kind of comedy is good for different reasons, ergo they cannot be compared.

[eweyewewe]

just about everything on youtube turns into this debate...

[unspoken42]

I bet Americans aren't watching episodes of My Family because they don't get imported to America. The humour is not the same. You have a broad spectrum of what YOU find entertaining. Not what the REST OF THE WORLD finds entertaining. Admittedly I don't have a broad spectrum of that the rest of the world knows too. I'm simply presenting the fact that America relies quite on stereotypes while we do but not nearly as heavily.