HQ - UB40 - One in Ten - Top of the Pops 1981

[RickyFromKingston]

stop hating on happycabbie you have no life

[dxcenahardy]

im a huge ub40 fan got to thank my mom and dad for getting me into some of the best music in the world (reggae ) :)

[TheSeanm102]

can't believe this is 30 years ago

[TheKenfig]

@TheSeanm102 God no, my memories of being 18 at the time seem like yesterday or last week ; incredible isn't it ? . I feel that the last 20 years went faster out of the 30, with the last 10 since 2001 gone in the blink of an eye. The 70s seemed to last forever for me !!

[paul202011]

the trumpet player is so laid back and carefree haha

[moondog102]

I was actually there when this was recorded, I worked for the beeb at the time and got my brother in the studio with my BBC ID card.

I tried looking for us on the video, we were stood on the right hand side of the stage but alas not...

We also saw U2 perform on the same stage that day doing 'fire', I believe it was their 1st TOTP appearance. Dave Lee Travis presented this show, I remember he had a belt on with a brass shaking hands buckle -

Ah to be young again in England.....

[makaveli327]

no manches!! ni si quiera tocan en verdad!!

[Mrhagi09]

We will be sining this again Thatchers Britain MKII

[dutster]

@Mrhagi09 i couldn't agree more i remember it 1st time round

[dutster]

@Mrhagi09 i couldn't agree more i remember it 1st time round

[essertpitay]

They were always smart in their protest...

[lukee100]

such an awesome song

[royseahawks]

good band then , until all this cover version bollocks took over......

[ColumRogers]

@royseahawks

Thank you someone who agrees with me.

[jewishmansjew]

yeah i suppose your right ,when they atarted out they couldnt play at all they learnt as they went along and even to this day what they play ant complicated at all,nice feeling when u listen though

[georgethebear1812]

shame they all going seperate ways -good band

[jewishmansjew]

a super band that brought many people of all colour and creed together and still does today

[grahamblood]

I always hated this band. White boys pretending to be black & blacks jumping on the bandwagon. Also a right bunch of misery guts who had no idea how to play their instruments. A bunch of wankers

[civlyzed]

@grahamblood you hate them so much that you take the time to log on and make a negative comment on a video you don't even want to watch? get f*cked b@stard!

[topkkat]

I agree with civlyzed. By all means speak your mind but to be that sour is bizarre. Do they owe you money or something? Calm down and get the facts.

They weren't miserable - they were a bunch of mates who made their living through music - and they're still doing their thing today. That's the holy grail - getting paid for doing something that you love. You sound bitter so I doubt you've been that lucky.

[fuckamericanidiot]

@grahamblood good song :) great singer

[MrSalfordboy]

the best thing to come out of birmingham since the morris marina

[grahamblood]

You must be joking!

[101airbourn]

UB40... 1 in 10......... 10 out of 10.

I love UB40, might sound a little cheesey, but my fave is I Got You Babe with Crissy Hind (?)

[bagariddum]

my arms enfold the dole queue malnutrition dyes my hair.

the first song i heard that was socially aware. hope those days never return to ruin more young lives. for my money 'signing off 'was easily their best album followed by 'present arms', the later stuff was poppy trash that lost its reggae heart.

[ferrers88]

so true mate!

well said.

[sweetpea027]

Ali was so young with a strong sweet voice like an angel. Best wishes for you Ali, always.

[sing1995]

They are the greatest. There music is just simply timeless. I never tire of their songs. They never get old and seem to only get better the longer you listen to them. They are one of a kind

[SuperJude2008]

@sing1995 me toooooooo I love their sound it just gets better!

[leedswarrior2008]

UB40 ARE THE BEST

[BigChief803]

My favorite UB40 tune.

I was a 1 in 10...unemployed...IT WAS HARD.

THANKS FOR POSTING!!!

[mrblushy]

love that bassline.

[Briggsy1875]

That's why UB40 are so popular in Jamaica briky71? And why they headlined the Reggae sunsplash music festival in Jamaica. I asked Ernest Ranglin what he thought of UB40 and he loves them, but you probably don't know who he is do you? Maybe you shouldn't comment when you know sweet fuck all.

[madmacska]

peace to all!!!!! briky get that racist chip off your shoulder!!! your very wrong.

[ColumRogers]

i find it rather annoying that he sings with that accent myself but the rest of what u said was just un called for

[nikki18369]

@ColumRogers

that accent? ah that will b th one he's grown up with and talks like then i guess? :/

[Mitch1990africa]

what the fuck

[fuckamericanidiot]

@briky71 wow you sound pretty fucked up

[briky71]

@fuckamericanidiot

we were that night we wrote..we just write shit to get a response ,some were sooo funny :)

[darklord20042002]

ali will be missed it will never be the same without him :(:(

[excberlor]

Loved UB40 they were good.

Cheers Lor xx

[theultimatekoopa2]

What... they're not good any more?

[mooneepondskid]

What a vintage clip! Thanks for the upload.