ITV Chart Show Indie Chart December 1995

[zerohumour]

This takes me back! The ITV Chart show, shouting at the TV "PLAY, PLAY PLAY" and they never played the ones you wanted, bastards

[ariellevonglitz]

hmmm...I remember someone saying that Menswear were so bad they were called that as they make 'men swear'...LOL!

[PapaMappa]

I liked menswear at the time. From what I remember everyone turned agaisnt them when it became obvious just HOW manufactured they were.

I even bought a t-shirt!

[TerryNutkins80]

Menswear were one of Britpops favorite whipping boys. The thing is there was so much shit kicking around during this era that the abuse should have been more equally shared out.

[martin3801]

menswear were shit. still shit if they were a new band today.

[dbfreedom]

That Kristin Hersh song is 'Jesus Christ' by Alex Chilton/Big Star, isn't it? Not 'The Holy Single'!

[sikinder0341948]

They used the same fireplace video for the three 'non-videos'. That's just lazy!

[Glamking1]

The date for this episode is 23rd December 1995.

[mikeyc78xx]

not a very good Indie Chart I'm afraid but you don't really get that many good singles released in December

[Powerman32]

I wish I could see the whole vid of "The Young Run The Town"

[Powerman32]

I mean "The Young Own The Town"

[NANCYKELLYBOLLOCKS]

4got how much shit was in the charts THANK GOD 4 CARTER USM EH XX

[captainbollocks]

They where/are shit as well :(

It was a sorry time.

and Oasis- can't stand them or their fans but there still the best here by far!

[anthonysprott]

god, i hated menswear. babybird was such a twat. It's funny how i forgot about all of those.

[liamastley]

LOL I accidentally rated this as poor D: Sorry dude

[crispeater78]

I like how they were trying to be a bit more inventive with the images for when there was no video - obviously they were going for a Christmassy vibe with the roaring log fire, which is used for probably the three weirdest tracks in the chart, lending a somewhat psychedelic feel;-)

Chris

[Andrew077]

Wait, that jacket Johnny from Menswear is wearing, didn't the Libertines start wearing them years later?

[dancingduade]

Hmmm, what the hell was with the Babybird tune? What an awful noise. Not too keen on the Earl Brutus snippet either (though obviously you like them).  Thanks for uploading.

[23Daves]

It's a disturbing tune, the Babybird one - I actually own it, and it seems to be all about Vietnam War tortue and parachute failure(?) Not exactly easy listening.

The Earl Brutus track isn't one of their best, and their music won't be to everyone's tastes.  There's a video of theirs elsewhere on youtube if you search.

[Tobycek]

That part of the Babybird track is very dissonant but it's meant to be - the eerie terror of the snake caves juxtaposed with the horrible faux-bonhomie of the army singalong about a parachute not opening (just the thing to calm the nerves of a jittery GI, that).

Oh, and Collapsed Lung did actually release something other than "Eat My Goal"! How nice.