The Farm - Groovy Train - The Word

[fizzb100]

Anyone know who the backing singers is? Carol Kenyon?

[zacanowski]

great drumming!

[TheJoseph5117]

@zacanowski The drums are a sample he is not playing them live never did!Dead skins!

[innit27]

chased out of edinburgh by hibs casuals whom they had slagged off in an article just prior to playing a gig there, bundled out in back of van lol

[Euadam]

@mangledwurzel I'll say

[Euadam]

Couldnt stand the farm. Were just trying to be The Happy Mondays. Songs were crap and peter hooton just looked like he was 'having a go' at being Bez and Shaun Ryder in one.

[MrFranco1888]

loved the farm & loved the word. excellent viewing before going to dancing on a friday night.

[dirtstyles]

Keith Mullen with his guitar like ukulele

[liverpoolbellend]

Peter Hooton wank lyrics and a shite dancer.

[brenhughes75]

@dominic8007v2

do you know peter hooton you divvy he is one boss lad

[TheDazza1979]

Bands in these days were cocky because they knew they were good and produced amazing music there is no cockiness about todays music because most of it is rubbish.

[lifepod2036]

cocky and repetitive crap

[uncpapa]

They were named after a farm in Maghull, the Cantril Farm connection is an urban myth.

[wotonearth]

@uncpapa So says the Wiki thing!

But I knew Hooton a little bit as a kid (rather our families sort of knew of each other), he's 3 years older than me and we both moved away from Everton quite early. But he definitely worked on South Cantril Farm, cos that's where I met him again a decade later.

He may have made the conscious decision to call the band after a farm in Lydiate, but subconsciously I'm betting that the urban setting was also appropriate.

[affraytoday]

@dominic8007v2 you silly bent cunt .

[affraytoday]

@dominic8007v2 fuck off you silly twat peter hooten is on a par with ian brown both cut from the same cloth u divvy.

[UB40CREW]

Respect!

[shinybald36]

saucy

[thefarmvideos]

Great clip!

[KingHotdog]

Was that Frank or Harry Cross from Brookie ?? GOOD TIMES

[biffo1167]

I thought they was mustard, an thats from a londoner

[musicdan2005]

ohh yehhh...this song gives me the confidence to carry on

[impme]

Best song ever

[debsco1978]

Feckin class

[debsco1978]

Cool

[jsalmonful]

I love this....catchy

[gwelsh123]

heavy on the backin track

[youacccunt]

ha ha that was funny that old geezer from brookie ,reminds me of my next door neighbour ,the old wanker

[stephenm6100]

has anyone got the video.its got bill ..harry cross dean in it........

[LollieSmith]

@stephenm6100 thats Harry at the start. the guy that gets pushed off haha

[HotGeneration100]

This is the worst song ever recorded. I remember Morrissey refusing to play a festival because these guys were on the bill. Can't blame him really.

[Extremedecadence1]

Oh now I know where Youtube got the logo XD

[trwijbenga]

@Extremedecadence1 LOL!! Well noticed!

[whatsupok]

@Extremedecadence1

and showtime

[TheWELoveJESUS]

@Extremedecadence1 Youtube -

They Sold Their Souls For Rock And Roll

[MrPreggie]

my couson used to be the original drummer when they started out as soul of socialism in the early 80s.andy madman mcvann.the band dedicated the album sparticus to my auntie and uncle brian and sheila in respect of our andy.top bloke never forgotten rip mucker.

[ninjamage93]

what happend to him?

[berchemantwerp]

@ninjamage93

He was killed in a police car -chase

[kidderguy]

Oh bless Bill Dean ( Harry Cross from Brookside) at the beginning .

[qwer8907]

why i love music

[gowerbarnes]

the intro is wicked - the drummer is in trouble keeping up at the beginning LOL - Boys Own t-shirt - bring it back sir!!!!

[nodrog12345]

class, bring back the word! a show with mad crap n decent bands

[naderchaser]

These guys were called "the soul of socialism" in the early 80's?? Oh God....how absolutely disgusting. Guess I'll just have to hold my nose while I listen to this tune. Ughhhhh.

[themachman19691]

lol harry cross at the beginning.thanks for uploading

[brhodes0]

thanks pyenapple I will look in to that - great band!!

[Cordero787]

Is this madchester, I believe so, right?

I remember this song back in high school.

[damian1202001]

No, this is technically not 'Madchester' as The Farm where from Liverpool.

[damian1202001]

In some ways yes, but the whole thing, the 'Madchester' brand, was basically a media thing. This is a brilliant song though, not to mention their great album 'Spartacus'

I remember seeing this on the 'Word' on Channel 4 here in Ireland in the early nineties

[brenhughes75]

@goatpunch

these were going well before the so called madchester scene these lads are liverpudlians through and through

[affraytoday]

@brenhughes75 yeh lad from cantrill farm estate hence the name.

[deathrowguineapig]

@goatpunc

Yeah right....us Scouse never jump on anything you twat!

[YankeeBar82]

Gerron Brookie's Harry Cross at the beginning. Boss.

[jungpulenmae]

decent song but white boy needs some dance lessons.

[voodoochild85858]

lol i agree, in those years people didn't kno what to do with themselves so they figured they just move themselves from side to side

[n136ha]

possibly the worst band of the era, as bad as the beatles were good

[hypercatjohn]

liverpoooool lad!

[silverglobe]

Groovy Train.. and All Together Now... Great tunes!!!

[brenh1975]

boss band

[duranasty]

sure i watched this and they did another track hearts & minds

[uncpapa]

Is right!

[MrEubank]

Harry Cross done a better performance.

[jaseywasey49]

wasn't Harry Cross in the video or did i get that wrong

[izarac88]

RIGHT AT THE START

[pyenapple]

Wearing a "Boys Own" shirt, even. Nice.

[duranasty]

terry farley did some remixes for vinyl only (i think).why did it go junior boys own?

[pyenapple]

Good question. I dunno. I guess they just felt that the production team changed, so the name changed...? Or am I confused? :) Yeah the remixes were pretty ace. Oh, if you get the reissue of "Spartacus" that came out on CD in the UK a few years ago, it has a full bonus disc of TONS of remixes by those guys. Amazing.