Squeeze ~ Hourglass [Top Of The Pops 1987]

[trekcarr]

brill.....say no more...............

[ipolson]

Good Songwriters. Even the album tracks are good songs. No fillers

[MegaDave1973]

A classic good times

[bevan1956]

Dynamite song, dynamite performance,and a real bunch of pro's

[pianoshizzle]

Jools Holland looks bored out his mind. His gestures have no real character in this- not the Jools we all know and love. Tbh, he's probably thinking about Boogie Woogie or something similar

[TiramisuHappy]

Thanks for chopping off the intro! : (

That's one of the best parts of this song!!

[ezrafrida]

what is this song about?

[frednogs]

@ezrafrida not a clue... but a great toon

[ironmaidenftw329]

Saw them a few days ago with Cheap Trick. INCREDIBLE live band! Squeeze rules!!!

[angelaharlem]

glenn would never mime, he doesent have to

[Jodielfc222]

erm colum rogers shows how much u know if he was miming then his adams apple wouldmt be moving as he,s singing thats how u can tell if there miming so unlucky with that

[paulsmartialarts]

@Jodielfc222 To mime convincingly, you have to actually sing even if your mic is switched off. However, he's not miming here as we've established.

[tifflover]

def

[indigomoon331]

This is my favorite of all Glenn's hairstyles. (Kidding!) Love this CD; just listened to the whole thing the other day. Would love to see a Squeeze concert again: come back to Detroit, lads!

[nyctamm]

Squeeze is supposed to be touring this summer with Cheap Trick

[ColumRogers]

Shame it was mimed but oh well cool song.

[alapoet]

If they were lip-synching, then how did Glenn manage to fluff his lines?

This was live. Lip-synching doesn't include lyrical screw-ups!

[fcernig33]

How did he screw up?

[alapoet]

@fcernig33 @fcernig33 at 0:33 Glenn goes to "The little hand shakes its fist" from the last verse, when he should have gone to "The crew have abandoned ship" from the first verse.

[tifflover]

@alapoet This is live..

[jackHNv]

@alapoet On Top of the Pops bands weren't allowed to play live, so some of them used to sing live over a pre-recorded backing track - a bit like karaoke.

[frederickus]

@ColumRogers This is dead nuts live, dude!!!

[exitwest]

@ColumRogers its live vocals and some live instruments but pre-recorded instrumental parts

[deathfromabove77]

Classic song from one of the great British bands of the last 30 years...took me a while to nail singing along to that chorus when it came out!...never heard it live before..just brilliant....also a treat for Squeeze fans.,recently watched a great episode of "Songbook" devoted to Tilbrook/Difford and their music..hopefully it's on Youtube

[Mamasan41]

Been trying to remember this song for weeks! Brendan at The Mint in San Francisco immediately knew what it was! Thanks Brendan!

[RPattzFanNJ]

I saw Squeeze during this tour for Babylon and On at Madison Square Garden with floor seats 10 rows back for $20. I remember standing on the seats singing this song!

[fuzter2007]

hahaha jools holland very young, at the keyboards...

[kohada3131]

Love this song!

[cmaddux123]

Take it to the bridge, throw it overboard, see if it can swim, back to the shore, no one's in the house, everyone is out, all the lights are out and the blinds are down.

[Stossburg]

The pre-chorus (0:25 to 0:40) is masterful.

[Stossburg]

Just everything-- the chord progression, the bass line, the vocals. Hits on all cylinders.

[dharmaseed]

Yeah, Keith Wilkinson played some of the most unusual bass lines I have ever heard.

[NufffRespect]

Take it to the bridge Jools!

[theclavious]

Pure veterans and total command of the music. Amazing...

[hsjames1]

Thanks for having this song live. I heard it at my job and remembered how much I liked it when it came out.

[sandyx74]

glenn fuckin looks sexy here!!!! phwoarrr!!!!

[NeverGiveUpBoy]

Brings back such memories of my days in the South African army in 1987. Good days indeed!

[bigderekkeene]

yeah im sure they were great days during apartheid!!! prick

[1987BESTYEAR]

I love this song!!!!!

[OdinRavenEyes]

wow, they're a great live band. WHY OH WHY can't bands today have it that together? :: sigh :: I miss the 80s.

[tygre97]

Fantastic. I've never seen this before. You can tell the vocals were live - Glenn fluffed his lines - but what a voice!

[alapoet]

What a voice, indeed!

And what clever lyrics...

[bexappeal]

<3 <3 <3 !!!