TELEVISION PERSONALITIES Painted Word

[littlemissdunkelrot]

my favorite band ever - & ♥love this song♥

[kwanza6669]

who else is here because texasbob added you on facebook. and then you realised he's in an mgmt song and looked him up and this is what you got!!!!

[benoit252]

@mixtape24 I agree! Their music is innovative and original which is rare today

[benforshay]

whats MGMT?

[jgeisler92]

How does liking a band make you a hipster? To me a hipster is someone who only listens to bands they think will make them look cool, regardless of how they feel about the music. I genuinely enjoy listening to both bands, if that makes me a hipster so be it.

[DFWatches]

Fucking MGMT hipsters. These guys deserve better than to be popularized by twats.

[MrTropicalPriest]

@DFWatches Dan Treacy is good friends with MGMT. I imagine he'd say you're a twat.

[shelly10538]

I'd never heard of these guys before MGMT.

[moxie96]

@shelly10538 I've heard of them ever since 1990, when my sister found her copy of the LP With Twiggy (model currently selling new clothes on the home shopping network, usually regarded as "who's that lady with the short hair?" and patrick Macknee (avengers fame usually regarded as Who's that bloke in the bowler hat by a number of people) I stole that record for a listen whenever she left the house at 12-13 yrs old part of my pretend radio show...

[shelly10538]

@moxie96 I'm embarrassed to say I am just hearing about them.

I really love most of the rare British groups like this from the 60s and 70s but I guess I haven't got that far up into the late 70s yet outside of the Sheffield groups.

[wichitatrainwhistle]

Now that's how you play a ukulele.

[maultiermaster]

i am here because of FM4

[garciahouse8]

im here cause of mgmt 2

[essentiallyuseless]

tom wolfe wrote it

[469jasper]

i really like this band alot. I think alot of people in society have television personalities because they have been brain washed by television thats why people have no brains of there own and have split personalities just watching this video says it all

[EndlessNot1]

@469jasper wow, that's deep!

[469jasper]

@EndlessNot1 LOL

[469jasper]

@EndlessNot1 I wrote this comment down when I had a few beers into me.

[camelotgeorge33]

who else is here because of MGMT?

[louiecostello]

@camelotgeorge33 yeah, and i'm glad i came.

[AmilcarGO]

@camelotgeorge33 jajaja qe loco, no soy el unico :P

[keilanova]

@camelotgeorge33 ,meee

[whoisjaymon]

@camelotgeorge33 me! lol

[garciahouse8]

@camelotgeorge33

i am

[SusanaC18]

@camelotgeorge33 i am, ahah

but i really wanted to know a little more of the psychedelic world, so i think i had to end up here, sooner or later :)

btw, love this <3

[Reint25]

@camelotgeorge33 Can you explain the MGMT connection? Did they name them as an influence?

[camelotgeorge33]

@Reint25 they have a song called "Song for Dan Treacy"

[Reint25]

@camelotgeorge33 Ok, thank you!

[mlrowley7]

@Reint25 MGMT, on their newest album- Congratulations, has a song for Dan Treacy (a member of the Television Personalities) the song is called- Song for Dan Treacy

[ashetonpop]

What a great band! I love them! One of the best independent bands ever. Gifted, visionary, focused. Saw them live several times. Unbelievable! They should have been real big stars!

[jimjamkillsnerds]

Does he spend his time, or maybe half of his time, or part of the time wondering around the creeks and cobble stones in hackney lane?

[brainsinCan]

holy shit! this sucks! no matter how you hipsters want to spin this into "genius"

[thelatepetercook]

Whatever you say ... Square-ster.

[theHedonist86]

@brainsinCan says the guy who favourites his own videos. yeah, your opinion really matters.

[camelotgeorge33]

@theHedonist86 hahahahahahahaha

[crassisdead]

@brainsinCan Or maybe it's not for you, in which case you should shut your fucking mouth. Music is subjective. Don't be a cock.

[ijurcough]

@brainsinCan This does suck lol.

[RockHistoryTube]

Perfect description of a era.

[brianmcneill1972]

it is Joe Foster a lovely man whose contribution to the tvps gets forgoten about and unjustifiably so

[diskochimp]

Is that Joe Foster on maraccas?

[apoleon24]

Excellent, just excellent...

[humanelephant]

you tube video of smashing time by "plants and clothes" taken live in berlin by cover band dedicated to tv personalities fronted by human elephant singer who always opens up for jowe when he comes to town. cheers! here's to trumpet playing!

[tmsphere]

Jowe is right there with the lil' guitar.

Wish there were more TVPs videos from the early days.

[vaspers]

congratulations. today this video was selected by the NYC Punk Rock Evolution Foundation.

[mdgarmager]

Wow. What an honor.

[StellarJoe]

Isn't that Charles Hayward of This Heat at 1:07? Sure looks like him.

[wailin1967]

Naahh - it's drummer Jeff Bloom. Met Charles Hayward last year drumming with Phil Manzanera - charming chap !

[Guruastro2020]

The Painted Word (the album) is more a place to wander and get lost in than a record. Syd would've liked it.

[melodieDeLaVie]

Dan and them all,

well alive and kicking ..genious staff!

[hfhf2008]

For me, this is their best album. Nice memories. ... I'm getting old, I can't believe it. Maybe it's just a dream.

[vilepete]

this is just great; love it...

[luap89]

My mate hit this Dan Treacy With a mic in the face

Dan Treacy CUNT!

[stinkboat]

i net Allen Ginsberg in a phone booth..I didn;t hit him though, he was much too nice.

[jjj7477]

the lead singer has a curious life story......

[gspotgaz]

This band are amazing, their debut album is flawless...

[sydskyds]

hi gaz - wots their debut called please? cheers

[skranker]

...and don't the kids just love it

[sgrroiii]

Yeah, yeah...... support, yeah......

[omeirhaeghe]

baby born wearing anoraks !

[HermanSalva]

not a lot of american pricks knows TVP, their more familiar with television, which both bands work in the same caliber, if ya knw what i'mean

[jaigurudevaommm]

first band i saw live, was 16, maybe 15, at the camden falcon, in that basement, went on to see 530, adorable, suede, revolver, andm ore there, proper gig,now kids have managers b4 they pick up a guiatar, when al these bands worked their arses off, never like that aagain, fuck razorlight and all those other cunts

[albinocobra1]

wish they would have done one for ' Say You Won't Cry '. GREAT this !!!

[Cocrteau3]

I've take three es and I still can't look like dan treacy....

[LEATHERAPRON]

fuck'n fantastic !!! the best band ever..nuff said.

[ironham]

Buy " My Darkest Places" 2005 , If you havent already. Support Dan Treacy and the TVP's and we'll get even more music from this great, great band

[tympanitis]

Brilliant! Thank you!

[sparklerdims]

Jowe isn't on this

[devo69]

jowe head is a god and makes me smile everytime i see him lol :)

[drchance]

Beautiful song!!! and wath is de comresion that you use, is Exelent !

[drilltime]

I NEVER KNEW THEY COULD AFFORD VIDEOS...EXCELLENT

[torleiv]

Actually it's THE best TVPs song ever. Thanks for the video!

[sham64]

One of their best songs from that era . Nice one !