All the bands had to mime back then, one of the first bands to play live on TOTP (about the same time as this) was New Order who refused to play 'Blue Monday' unless they could do it live...as I remember, it was dreadful!
@steveobie1 Interesting. I just never contemplated that this heavily synthetic 80's music was just too difficult to reproduce live. I just grew up loving it.
Hip
icarokar 5 months ago
Good God, he's lip-synching.
ClockCutter 5 months ago
@ClockCutter
All the bands had to mime back then, one of the first bands to play live on TOTP (about the same time as this) was New Order who refused to play 'Blue Monday' unless they could do it live...as I remember, it was dreadful!
steveobie1 5 months ago
@steveobie1 Interesting. I just never contemplated that this heavily synthetic 80's music was just too difficult to reproduce live. I just grew up loving it.
ClockCutter 5 months ago
@ClockCutter ALL top of the pops was lipsynched. Oh someone already responded. :)
pyenapple 1 month ago
...the ultimate ampeg bass amp set up :)))
astralhed 11 months ago 4
lipsinked and still great! Thanks for posting!
SPXclothing 1 year ago
bass players movements are horrible. U can tell its the 80s
nath909 1 year ago
Nnnnnnever STOP!
echorich 1 year ago
top of the ? lol happy days i have this on old v tape it was the war of the t shirt
peecogs 1 year ago
Love this! It looks mimed though?
bookwormgal1996 1 year ago 2
@bookwormgal1996 Well it would be mimed. It's TOTP. Nearly everybody mimed on the show back then.
NB1972 1 year ago
still a great song - cheers
OFFTHEBUSH 1 year ago
Excellent! Waited years to see this! Thanks for posting.
NB1972 1 year ago 4
@NB1972 me too, you found it well before me!
emilybronte2005 1 year ago