Squeeze ~ Hourglass [Top Of The Pops 1987]

Squeeze performs "Hourglass," a Chris Difford/Glenn Tilbrook composition from the band's 1987 album, Babylon And On.

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• hourglass
• babylon
• and
• on
• difford
• tilbrook
• 1987
• top
• of
• the
• pops
• alternative
• pop
• rock

[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.

[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...

[theclavious]

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

[sandyx74]

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

[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.

[trekcarr]

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

[ipolson]

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

[MegaDave1973]

A classic good times

[exitwest]

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

[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

[frederickus]

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

[TiramisuHappy]

Thanks for chopping off the intro! : (

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

[frednogs]

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