Top of the Pops May 1976 - The Wurzels

[truvelocity]

This is a reminder that humans can actually look like bear/monkey animals.

[paddygoat1]

That's Dave Lee Travis introducing the band. Dont knock him!

[BodderzUK]

7 people got run over by a combine harvester

[kemp10]

i just want to know what inspired them to write a song about a combine harvester?

[un1onjk]

All the best Pirates came from Devon and Cornwall. Best seamen in the world on the toughest coastline in the world. (when they weren't smuggling and causing ships to crash on the rocks at night in the coves by lighting false signal fires in the storms!

Summerset is right next door too

[1785Sam]

WTF

[Gleek1509]

Omg! Haven't they changed!! I didn't even recognise them then!!

[sukes58]

i was in audience here

[spycarlife]

@sukes58 Really? wow

[michaelpiper2]

@MrPaddyboii, that's because its Top Of The Pops, no one plays on Top Of The Pops

[Gleek1509]

@michaelpiper2 This was like,, 1976!

[michaelpiper2]

@Gleek1509 I know it was 1976 it says it in the video title, and as a massive fan I know it is their only number one to date.

[UnsounderGnome]

lmao they sound like pirates!

[BOT101st]

@UnsounderGnome

That's where the pirate accent orginates from, sommerset and cornwall, oh ar!

[HeaatherX]

OMG NATHAN SYKES WOULD LOVE THIS!

[MrPaddyboii]

hmm there not playing there instruments

[0601Michelle]

Makes me think of my future brother in law

[ripxkider1st]

@0601Michelle BEST COMMENT EVER!!!!

[jimbobalo1]

@0601Michelle god! good luck to your brother/ sister lol

[brookbaker81]

hahaha!! i remember this when i was a little girl!

[xbloodybitchx]

fantastic! cant believe this was on totp!

[eggmangoogoogoojoob]

@xbloodybitchx Why not? There was a seemingly endless tide of this sort of shit on TOTP over the years.  Who can forget Mr Blobby and the Birdie Song?

[russiles1]

One of the Wurzels is a Scot, but he lives in the west country ooohaaargh.

[28larney]

can somebody post sousaphone sam on youtube please!

[godkingRoss]

do you know how much a brand new combine harvester costs?!

generous guy!

[ohrofax]

bei dem lied kriege ich das ko....... furchtbare typen

[barrybas]

@ohrofax

The Wurzels sind keineswegs so schlimm wie ihre (groß-)deutsche Volksmusik.. Bleib mal bei Florian Silbereisen und lass uns mal was Zider trinken ; )

[VoxJoxx]

Fkn'ell its Keith Moon!!!!!!  OOOaarrrrrrrrr!!!

[sukes58]

i was in the audience to this show

[da8iwr]

This was number one the day i was born! :)

[blueparrot10]

i always really liked this song! fantastic!

[williamastanier]

This record was rubbish but it was good rubbish if you know what I mean. Stock Aitken and Watermans rubbish from the late 80s was just rubbish

[jimbo99ful]

Saw them live in Torquay a couple of years back. They gave a fantastic performance that had everyone up and singing. They must have spent an hour afterwards talking to all the crowd, my kids were thrilled to bits to say hello to the lads and get a CD signed.

[ricard91]

first record i ever bought,,,  yes i know how sad

[bellethefairycake]

remember this on the radio when i was a little girl

[BeLIEeve196]

I was born in this year

[BasVegas]

What happened to these guys?

I heard after this they gave up on the music business? The last anyone heard from any of them, one was working for an ISP in the West End of London!

[Thunderspuds91]

oi got a brand new conboin 'aarvestar! Oi aad sex with it aand we 'ad lots of little conboin aarvesters and they dint work!

[Caplonco]

this is funny! =D

[shuchr]

this song was a fun and happy song and was not to be taken seriously and was great so fuck of the ones who bait it

[cruisermanify]

brilliant ought to be more of it maybe the world would be a better place

[JimJewell1977]

zummmmerzet

[Manic205]

This song pisses me off lol.

[putty1994]

asshole



[realgungho]

awesome

[TwilightMemoirs]

They just don't make music like this anymore *sigh*

XD XD XD

[ilkinond]

yes.... anybody got any Zyklon B to spare?

[EssexBoy696969]

So bad it's good!

Wonder if 50Cent could do a rap version?

[danebrewer10]

ummm no. that would be sacrilege!

[warlockuk]

If he does then he needs to die.

[timmarlow]

A legendary song............ Rofl.

[GreenBaldrick]

Haha! Really cool guys!! I love it!

[autoforthepeople]

Oh God I used to LOVE this!!!

[mrjugger]

@autoforthepeople twat

[wosser]

Is that Adje cuttler?

[gamewizard]

Adge Cutler died in 1974. Since this performance is dated 1976, do the math.

[warlockuk]

I think that's Pete Budd.

[andreaprodan]

Top of The Pops used to host the occasional eccentric number... this is one of the choicest!

[redwilky]

woot go cornwall its better than all the other suckish places

[BOT101st]

@ redwilky...

Cornwall? Pa!

They're from Somerset, which is not even in Cornwall...

[austinpowers1977]

oh r u prick lol

[SuicideCyclist20]

obviously the bloke hosting show doesnt know the difference between a pirate and a somerset farmer ¬_¬

[Random22222y]

Yes I was just thinking that myself....

[autofiljoe]

@SuicideCyclist20 the bloke is dave lee travis

[Alwaystheshyones]

@SuicideCyclist20 ha ha! classic remark! :-)

[eggmangoogoogoojoob]

@Alwaystheshyones  No. Rubbish is rubbish, no two ways about it.

[barrybas]

@eggmangoogoogoojoob

I agree Dave Lee Travis is rubbish.

[egwanga]

@SuicideCyclist20 Thanks to Robert Newton, pirates in films talk with a Dorset accent which is close to the Somerset accent.

[eggmangoogoogoojoob]

@SuicideCyclist20  The bloke is in fact Dave Lee Travis. He used to present Radio One and smoked a pipe. That's really all you need to know.

[dethveggie]

@SuicideCyclist20 That's because they sound exactly the same.

[pootube1974]

@SuicideCyclist20

thats dave lee travis and yes i see your point

[reed00112]

@SuicideCyclist20 The funniest thing is the guy introducing them actually looks like a pirate himself! lol

[BluesBurner]

you know these guys was smokin some heavy pot xD

[animeator]

First off, I love this. Makes me happy. Also, is it just me or does the singer look like some hobbit-ancestor of Austin Powers?

[redtreen]

i love this

[snowfox45]

LOOL epiiccccccccccccccc

[socratesrocks]

Lmao! i love these ! no swearing !no amnosity =)))))

[jafalad]

Would love to hear Nellie the Bionic Cow again. Great lyrics. Like Shakespeare, The Wurzels will stand the test of time.

[MrRocamorra]

gert bollox mr cyber, you were drunk so how would you know a good one from a bad one, and i bet you were singing along with a pint of zyder in your hand, and remember what brizzle is famous for.. massive attack, roni size, 'BANKSY' and of course..the wurzels...

[MrCyberGJnr]

Reminds me of being very drunk in a crap Bristolian nightclub some years ago!

[823260]

well said ajmusic , its just meant to be a light hearted song, which happens to be rather good , so every one who doesnt like it get yr head out yr arse and smile....i love my cider me.lol

[ajmusic11271]

oh fuck off will u,s,its funny an a good tune,,,ha ha

[bamjeginowrsn]

and u can tell theyr miming, if u watch them hes lips arnt on the tuba, yet u can still hear it

[bamjeginowrsn]

its especially funny if u look at the crowd, they have no idea what 2 do... how do u dance 2 that without ALOT of alcohol? lol

[Banno22]

just bop up & down Lol. :P

[demoflare]

this song makes me laugh so much rofl...

[goodtimetone]

this is gold

[Neptuneman07]

They don't make songs about life on the farm like this anymore. Love the naughty lyrics.

[broxibear69]

was born in scotland in 71 cant belive this crap was in the charts

[scotishman97]

amazing song best of top of pops eva

[themachman19691]

what a great fun song.always reminds me of being in junior school.happy days.thanks for posting

[mitziebitzie]

I love this song the wurzels are so great, but have alisten to the original song "brand new key" by singer called Melanie it's good :)

[tiddler111]

Definitely Bristolian this. Look out for the words 'you'm' 'wunt' 'we'm' and the beautiful expression 'she made I laugh!' lol There's only one Gary Johnson, one Gary Johnson!!

[klambert94]

You should hear my mates Fertilizer song. You wont find it on youtube.

[cellarbuoy]

West Country my arse, the little guy with the accordian is from bloody Scotland!

[Szaam]

speaking to someone with a proper west country accent is great. the west country sounds so different too, like completely random and weird.

[MFJVIDEO]

an amazing composition, such thought provoking, deep lyrics too

[hotsickle]

is that mr. bean?

[el6caballo6oscuro6]

Mr. Bean was a fictional character portrayed by Rowan Akinson

[Zombiebish]

My boyfriend sings this a lot, I had never heard it before. It sounds much better here >.>

[foundationgood]

Hey, it's a hot day and i'm listening to this-reminding me of the hot 1976 days, aye can't beat it.

[grantkerr94]

combine ooooooooooooorvester!

[pinkanglia]

As if it could nt get worse lets have DLT introducing it. I did nt realise that not only was he a terrible presenter/ DJ type thing he was also a master of impressions, WANKER

[Herarsetoymug]

Yeah, I'm not sure why he thinks a pirate impression is appropriate :)

[hikariyouk]

To be fair, when most people do a "pirate accent", they're generally doing a bad West Country accent.

[autograssboy]

there not doing a pirate accent its a farmer accent!!

[LazySniipes]

I think it's an accent they use in Exeter, south west country :)

[helloimthequeen]

i cant stand bristolians their voices are annoying

[laj57]

they are cornish

[hollium]

They're from Somerset, dork. There's a tribute band called The Cornish Wurzels (who I saw live and aren't half as good as the real thing).

[imightbeizzy]

They're not Bristolian, or Cornish. They're from Somerset ¬¬

[pupytfc]

Apart from the Jock.

[taipan185]

@imightbeizzy yep sure are..... my aunt comes from somerset and even though she has been living in Australia for the past 30 years she still sounds like she got off the boat yesterday. Awesome lady awesome accent :)

[KingKrytin]

All I can say is ???????

[Cail6a]

This band are genuinely messed up. So scary.

[playgirl20078]

saw these at butlins minehead 2007 they sung this i love this song haha

[dminalba]

This was the UK number 1 single when I was born!

[smilzeee]

Lets hope it did not leave a long psycological problems lol,

I still cannot believe people actually went out and bought the record.....

[problemchimp2]

I wonder have they aged well. I hope not, because I'm dead jealous of them.

[firestartertwistedfi]

is it me or is this a terrific song?

[TMBGuk]

Its a parody of "I've go a brand new pair of roller-skates"

[SimonFoster23111971]

It's actually a cover of a Melanie (Safka) song

[ColumRogers]

yeah its called brand new key circa 1971

[thewurzishere]

-_-_:)_-_-

[jamesscully49]

they rule!

btw for you people that were arguing

they're not welsh and certainly not scottish

they are from the west country (England)

[sexythingluvscallum]

well the 1s i av dated any way

[sexythingluvscallum]

the wurzels are so not from up north unlike me. yorkshire lads are awsome.

[D3V1L3]

They are from Somerset :P they said themselves when they came here, Somerset and Dorset

[cheeseypuffsrule]

whats wrong with the wurzels??? there awsome!!

and lol at old top of the pops mimeing

[poniesarethebest]

What is wrong with these people, paaaaaah, who would like this it's shocking. Maybe it's aimed at farmers, I don't know.

[poniesarethebest]

Is this a joke??

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[123678944]

i dont know, do u?

[tellyontellyon]

I'm from Wales and I wish they were from round here because they are brilliant.

But no, not with that accent.

Across the Bristol channel in England somewhere for sure...

... lol.

[Skipster4]

Nailsea....

[D3V1L3]

Somerset/Dorset mate.

[kev2596]

Great Great Great Great Great............

[mazzab1970]

The lead 'singer' looks a bit like Keith Moon from The Who.

[Gaige619]

wonder if they every broke america?? LOL!!

[earthster]

wat a record

fukin amizing song :L

they all should be knighted for their efforts of makin slightly strange songs but there awesome

[SteeleCurtain411]

I'm not dissing them,I love the song.

[SteeleCurtain411]

Look like hobbits don't they?

[5Gregallz5]

bristol mate 'cause of tha accent my cousins bfs from bristol and hes 17 and he has that accent

[sprouseor]

funny

[SMOGGYLAND]

Quality music. They don't make songs like this anymore. Boo!

[Lazycat1975]

Try geography, They Are English. Pill near Bristol, nothing welsh about them(Apart from Cuts repace is a Scott)

[gmfmusic85]

LOL this is funny stuff.

[TomW1993]

WHOO GO THE WURZELS

[27Wop]

It was a spoof of the song "Brand New Key

" by Melanie.

This version is still a giggle & most people know it but who can remember the original

[MOONST0MP]

Top lads! Top song!

[blondekaz]

this song make me laugh

[neemandhaydn]

nah you should've said this song makes aye laugh LOL

[blondekaz]

true spooken like a true yorkshire lass

[mac550]

yorkshire?? summerset

[I85PIES]

I drove my tractor through your haystack last night. It only occurred to me recently what that means - well, probably!

[wernvilla]

ive got 20 acres you've got 43 -wink wink-

lol iloveit <3

[BobMcCarthy]

Amazing how he can play the tuba without blowing into it...

[clutch26]

thats typical top of the pops tbh

[deloufu]

Man does this bring back some memories.

[BalCleric]

Ooo arr ooo arr, a decent copy. Cheers me dears!

[MikeRP1972]

You can't get better than this! Pure West Country music at it's cider slurping best!!