rich kids - ghosts of princes in towers ( live Revolver 1978 )

[willieluncheonette]

Great to see Glen rocking out in this video. It must have been hard on him being tossed out of the Sex Pistols in light of what they became. But to come back with such a killer song as this must have felt so so good. In my opinion this live version is better than the studio version--higher energy level. If you like this song, and who cannot like it, there's a utube guitar lesson from a guy playing amplified guitar. You can hear what a beautiful song this is because the dude really nails it.

[willieluncheonette]

What a great great song. Like the Rich Kids energy level here? Then check put their live videos from 1977 on utube and find their John Peel session from 1977 [4 songs] You wont be disappointed. The punkier Rich Kids.

[OutrageousThings]

Awesome! Love this song but wasn't expecting this live version! Thanks for posting.

[TheMandragoraBCN]

Great! (super..) Top tune, got the lot on plastic...somewhere...

[kareko13]

かっこいい！

すごく好きだ

[stevenicholls1986]

loving this !!! sounds much better than the muddy studo version !!

[flaxonx3]

Done a bit of research, knew my mind wasn't playing tricks. Revolver started out as a primetime show for one or two weeks then due to certain unsavoury elements associated with punk as perceived by ITV, it was moved to late nights.

[bodsnvimto]

@flaxonx3

Well, we all live & learn; I have no memory of it as anything but a very edgy late-slot.

Cheers for the heads up.

[flaxonx3]

Remember this show was on at about teatime after the football on a Saturday. ITV had a strange policy of putting music shows on to coincide with people eating their dinner in those days. They did it with Marc Bolan's show in 77 and before with all the glam rock stuff. Seems odd now.

[bodsnvimto]

@flaxonx3

Unless I'm very much mistaken, your memories are confused (welcome to my world!!). This was strictly a late Sat night show.

[dlusman]

@bodsnvimto correct - this was most definately late night TV

[flaxonx3]

@bodsnvimto You might be right, thinking back I do recall watching it late on Saturday though I also have memories of watching it in the early evening on Saturdays. Might have been repeats. Thanks for jogging my memory.

[paulcityrocker]

This is currently my "Best Record Ever Made" - and deffo the best guitars on a record - thanx for uploading.

[jezzasmezza]

Nice sound on the Les Paul...!

[Proxylfc]

o my god i actually had tears in my eyes watching this. superb song. never thought i would see this performance again. god bless dlusman youre a fuckin hero

[IanCat87]

What awesome gear they have... And Glen looks like Jonathan Richman.

[johnnymoto77]

go glen

[connichiwah]

This song came in my head at work today, so I just had to hear it when I got home. Brilliant live version this one! Listening to this song, I feel as though it was influenced by The New York Dolls a la Johnny Thunders. Does anyone else pick that up?

[scotticusnorvegicus]

Classic !!!! Great guitar work and drumming from ex Skids drummer Rusty Egan.

[bodsnvimto]

Happy days! I got very much into the Rich Kids - & Eddie & the Hotrods, too - because of Revolver. Both bands were IMO weakly mixed on disc compared to their live showing on said programme.

I caught the show, every week, by putting the tape recorder up to the telly with the mic leading up to the volume outlet; anyone else remember those days?

[McSlaine]

@bodsnvimto :-) yep, been there, done that.

[johnnymoto77]

allways liked this ace.

[liebstmohnbroetchen]

I looooove that one!!! Thx for posting so much!

[missabs09]

took me years to get hold of this record,classic

[missabs09]

midge ure was f**king brilliant on this record,

[allendl181]

Egan's drumming is incredible on this song, truly incredible. This is phenomenal, catchy, anthemic early punk that deserves to be better known. A rare and wonderful gem.

[65BigNorm]

Is it me or is there some weird similarity between Peter Cook and Jonathon Ross??!!

[Nimmynimmypinkpoo]

Brilliant. Remember seeing this on Revolver and loved the song ever since.

[vixie72]

RIP Steve New xx

[Shapersofthe80s]

Farewell, guitarist Steve New, RIP ... Read why the Rich Kids were the "missing link" between 70s and 80s pop at shapersofthe80s dotcom

[diddywahdaddy]

This rocks big time and even better than the vinyl single!

[bissia]

Wow this is great! Can't believe I missed them! There is something Sex Pistols in their sound but more classy!

[sparkygroover]

thanks for this. really a great band a great song to sing your heart out to! CLASS!!! viva punk rock!!!!

[MrApc1969]

anyone know if you can get hold of the entire Revolver series?

[Andyrandypandy1]

Rusty Egan on drums with an awful lot of hair!

[paulfake]

What awesome footage. Looking forward to seeing them at the Islington Academy tonight. They might look a little older now But I'm sure the songs will sound as great...

Here's to a great night

Rock on Rich Kids

[helltopo]

Great song - Glen should have never left the Pistols.

I'd loved to have heared Lydon, Jones, Matlock & Cook do this tune.

[erikkennedy]

Breathtaking. A masterclass in playing a rock song live.

[clockwolf]

Couldn't have put it better myself mate. I saw em in Jan 78 when I was 14, totally awesome.

[myrecordcollection]

Fucking awesome! I love this song and never thought I'd see a video of them doing it live.

[dlusman]

have a look round my other videos for the "Rock Goes to College" Rich kids recording.

[sandprof]

I saw this in 1978 on revolver and loved it and have never heard it since - its is timeless. The best thing that wee Midge did - nice post mate!

[clockwolf]

@myrecordcollection I saw em do it live in Jan 78 at 14 years old, awesome. :-)

[parke464]

@myrecordcollection 4 guys in total synchronization. This is a masterclass in rock & roll. Sorry John, a grave mistake to let matlock go!

[clockwolf]

I saw em in 78 at Tiffanys Blackheath at 14 years old......,they were awesome.

[Nolanwriter]

Bob on Harry and Pearsons. PIL reform? How can it be when there's only Lydon there? Post punk karaoke. I'll be there at Islington for Rich Kids. And how ahead of the game was Steve New's look on this clip?

[pearsons78]

Rich Kids gig! Proper punk tunes,killer riffs,hooks & totally catchy melodies-not PIL's wishy washy BORING shit -Lydon you can stick your overpriced egotistical gigs(in venues you cant sell out)Jones,Cook and esp. Matlock are surely laughing their arses off at your dismal failure. haha-everyone loves the RichKids & the Professionals cos they dont take the piss out of their fans expecting them to pay through the nose for UTTER SHIT...Fuck Off Lydon - you are finished without your 3 puppetmasters

[clockwolf]

Bit strong that?

[harryn64]

One of my faves. An alltime classic!!! Rich Kids are reforming for a one-off gig in London on the 7th of january 2010!!!!! I fucking cant wait!!!!!Tickets on sale from friday. Only 17 quid,- PIL costs 36 quid. What a rotten greedy bastard Lydon is. Big respect to R.K. for the prices. Its a benefit for Steve New who has cancer. His new band will be playing as well plus lots of other guests as Viv Albertine, CarbonSilicon,TV Smith, Patti Palladin and many more ending with a Rich Kids set!! OHOHOHo

[johngill]

I'll be there - I'd pay twice the price for Steve.

[clockwolf]

An absolute classic, I was lucky enough to see them in 1978.

[ZLUGGO]

Excellent!

[KP5000]

take your fucking ad off the top, dick.

[dlusman]

Not my ad - no idea how that got there. I have removed it.

( and a bit of civility never hurt anyone )

[SSCFPA]

My mum used to work at EMI Records in Southall.

Bands on the label used to do factory visits.

Rich Kids turned up, seeing their scruffy appearance, mum says 'you don't look very rich to me'.

Midge Ure replied, 'och, we're rich in talent love!'

Kate Bush also, mum mentioned all the 'funny cigarette burns on her dress'.

I was about 12 then, only years later did I realise what they were!

[clockwolf]

lol quality!!!!

[diddywahdaddy]

Absolutely fucking brilliant!!

[Wehategod]

Midge Ure before he was dancing with tears in his eyes

[pelotaritorino]

Please could anyone indicate me if there's any mp3 version of this stunning live recording somewhere? I love Rich Kids but I'm not really in love with the LP's version... here "Ghosts" really blows away the fuckin' world... another amazing yet criminally underrated band from the Seventies.

[bassmanjake666]

@pelotaritorino Dude, you can rip youtube vids to mp3, although sometimes it doesn't come out the greatest quality. just google it! :)

[filtermadg]

then he saw a synth and everything changed lol

[clockwolf]

Ha ha how very true!!

[fuguestate101]

any one know what became of stevie new ?...or russ ...for that matter

[fabios66]

i remember watching this,it was one very one saturday night i think>

[rhinitis]

ORIGATOH GOZAIMASU

[dortyhoor]

their LP was split between Ure and Matlock songs, the Ure ones were an early show of his new love of electronic music, and it had his 'punk' single from 77 that was recorded with his old band, cant remember their name but they dressed in baseball uniforms, the Matlock ones (like this and rich kids) are better. a sadly forgotten and overlooked band.

[oilcat]

Slik is the name of the band with the baseball uniforms

[dortyhoor]

Thanks, their name was on the tip of my tongue and a picture of them posing was in my mind but that was as far as i could get.

Am i the only one who thinks this TV version is better than the 45?

[monotyper]

they wer on because PIL didn't show up. remember it well...

[clockwolf]

Yeah you are spot on mate, I remember it well.

[furseal2004]

Midge almost looks like his Ultravox self, minus the tash :)

[Grahamlad]

they played the knickers club in keighley on 17th january 78(the day the pistols split up)

Great times

[stevestoreyuk]

saw them at leeds poly oct 78 brill gig love the bside only arsenic as well

[wokingfc2]

a classic love the rich kids ,revolver was a great tv show 1978 remember it well this is a truly classic performance.

[tigercap100]

brilliant song.

[Dittoner]

Christ i forgot that this was on Revolver,that was one classic show.This was another great and forgotten song of them great days.

[clockwolf]

Awesome tune............ I saw the band in 1978 at Tiffany's in Blackheath, West Midlands at 14 yrs old..............great gig, was brilliant to see Matlock and Midge Ure, I understood the importance even at that tender age. Great band, great gig.

[wuckle]

Great track!!!

[Finbarbarfin]

Always loved this song (and its b-side, Only Arsenic'). The album was patchy, admittedly. But live, they were incredible.

[kernowsteve]

Wow, this brings back some memories. I used to love watching 'Revolver' when I was a young 'un!

[groeslon]

Apart from that talentless twat of a singer this was good group.How predictable was the following 30 years...Matlock reduced to prostituting his talent yet again with Rotten's musical troupe.

[theonlytruepunk]

He is an expensive whore, that Matlock...and a rich one,now...hahahahaha

[Kendalloo]

YESSSS!!! I LOVE THIS SONG SOO MUCH!

does anyone know where to find the lyrics, i've been trying to figure them out for over a year now

[dlusman]

A quick google search shows up at least half a dozen sites.

I have added lyrics to the description

[Kendalloo]

WHATT?!?!

Since when did they have that many sites with the lyrics to this song? I spent a good month of my life a while back looking for those lyrics and i looked went EVERYWHERE...

thanks man i can finally die happy

[nobby1997]

Midge became the later singer for Ultravox, he brought them commercial success, which, perhaps unfortunately for musical originality is our loss,but money counts in the end. Pre Midge Ure Ultravox weren't a half bad band with John Fox (?) on vocals.

Anyone remember Slik?

[runtburger2]

i wish glen would talk about this band as much as the sex pistols

[KP5000]

great song. good audio/video, too!

[villakent1981]

this is fantastic, I play this song all the time strange it never made it big - a great live version

[poppy757]

I remember hearing the single again years after its release. Sounded really weak due to piss poor production. This is much better, more power.

[NBM3]

Fucking made me cry !

Peter Cook,all the kidz smiling and dancing,

fantastic song,amazing mix(for tv,or anywhere for that matter),real raw talent and good energy...the way it should be !!

[jamierourketen]

fabricated post punk,wee midge was always trying any old kind of band wagon,he started out in early 70s glasgow band called salvation

[leggylady]

it's interesting the use of the word "fabricated" as the sex pistols themselves were a manufactured band. Midge was actually approached by Malcom Mclaren to join the Pistols before he had Johnny Rotten on board..... he didn't even bother to ask if he could play an instrument. As for bandwagon, his other bands,(visage, Ultravox)were actually revolutionary and before their time, inspiring generations of musicians to come.... the guy's a true legend!

[torpedomechaniker]

Das war noch Musik...!

[theonlytruepunk]

Fucking brilliant!  Thanks.

[sacredo07]

Top tune...great power pop!

[theonlytruepunk]

You hit the nail on the head!

[SwedenRocks73]

This is awesome. This song has never gotten the attention it deserves.

[wokingfc2]

james[midge]ure a legend

[wokingfc2]

absolute class love the rich kids,glen matlock midge ure,brings back great memories of 1978 the revolver show was fantastic,and deserves a dvd release,use to watch this show back then hosted by peter cook was very young at the time, anyway thanks for this.