Thomas Dolby on The Tube -Commercial Breakup

[JohnnyLovely2]

LOL hahahaaa when the backing vocals come in and ruin it. i can't stop laughing at his awful backing vocals.

[ajittffcure]

This is an amusing video. I didn't recognise Thomas Dolby at one stage! Glad to see Jools Holland as well. I hope that nothing serious happened to that keytar Thomas Dolby threw away.

[Girlin204]

It looks like Lyndon Connah on other keys/awful backing vocals. Sorry to say, but I never enjoy that guy's vocals, whoever he's playing with.

[mfitz1969]

I do believe that is noen other than Jules Holland sitting in on the Yamaha CP70 electric grand.

[SPFXsynthesisers]

One of the masters of synths,Thomas Dolby..

I do cringe when he throws the red SH101 though...ouch.Hope someone caught it.

[Max1baL]

Excellent performance of a 80's synth pop super classic!

¡Excelente presentación de un súper clásico del synth pop de los 80's!

[BoiledBunny]

Thank you for posting this. I'm not sure if I missed this when it was broadcast, but Jools with TMDR. Nice.

[griff500grr]

Thanks a million for putting this up! All my old Tube vids rotted in a shed years ago. SH-101 was my first synth, and it was great to see it put to such great use (and abuse) again. Next up - I Scare Myself...

[bigpricee]

Awesome, I remember watching this all those years ago when it was televised. Easily one of mr dolbys best songs. I would love to hear him perform it live again.

[LittleTokyoOff]

wow great the other keyboard player is cool too! ya know!

[Tonewheeldude]

I Love Thomas Dolby,but the Seccond Keyboard Player should not sing at all..He is totally out of key!

[runner99]

Yeah, if the sound guy could've mixed the keyboard player's mic. down maybe his voice would'nt be so overwhelming. No matter, it's classic Thomas Dolby....and I love the lights that surround the upper part of the place they're playing; very 80's and very european.

[SirHatchporch]

He's not out of key, he's just mixed too loud.

[jamesmccready]

You're right almadora! Jools is a little fox

[gomey70]

I'M ONLY HUMANOIDD!!!

[discothief]

I hope someone caught that red Roland SH101 Synthesizer at 03:22. They are rare and worth a fair bit of cash too.

[dx7tnt]

Not as much as the Jupiter 8 featured every time it shows the guy playing keyboards and b.vox. Lots rarer and expensive. And polyphonic.

[jezzyby47]

SH101s were grey, red ones ARE very rare. There were loads of Jupiter 8s sold.

[3dcandy]

@jezzyby47 not that many JP-8's were sold really, they were kinda expensive! Best guess is the M1 (250000)is the biggest selling synth of all time, followed by DX7 (200000)and then D-50 (175000). MicroKorg has sold 150000+ recently. In comparison the JP-8 sales were approx 2000 units. SH-101 sales were rumoured to be just over 50000

[SlashButcher]

I guess we will never know.. Anyway, poor usage of such a great synth in this song

[achordian]

This is such an awesome song! It'd be funny to put a commercial in the middle of it, though.

And it'd be nice if Dolby learned to move around and *perform* while singing, more like Ian Anderson.

[Pilsbury96]

Oh cool, for some reason I haven't got this clip on video, this vid is from the same show as MY clip! YAY!

[pierstheoneandonly]

Great stuff. Love the bit where he chucks the little Roland away - magic! Wonder if they caught it. The backing vox was mixed too high which lost the melody. Jools supplies his usual (when he's guesting with other bands) 'down-home' boogie style - (can't the guy play anything else? ;) )

[pomfrit93]

@pierstheoneandonly it is a sh 101

[grtgs]

Yes you are right. I'm 24 and I think so. I saw him in concert last night and there's still something about him.

[arcadiandj]

One of my favorite TD songs also. I love the synth solo off the original album.

[SpaceIntruderDetecto]

Holy Crap! One of the Greatest TMDR songs ever done live! Thomas is and always will be the man! Thanks for posting hope it doesn't dissappear!

[almadora]

jools is such a fox...am i right, girls?