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

rich kids on Revolver in 1978 with Ghosts of Princes in Towers. Introduction by late great Peter Cook


lyrics

Ain't it fascinating the difference between those who have
You know there's those who make it and there's those who never may

And it's fascinating because it's really very clear
You've either got it honey
Or you ain't...

Well you go and you tell me your ambitions
But then you say Rome wasn't built in a day
But Thomas the Imposter he lived a lie
It didn't matter at all that was his way...
Ghosts of Princes in Towers
They're the soft boys and how
Ghosts of Princes in Towers
They're the sharp ones - they're now...

So these Ghosts, these Princes in Towers
Seems to me they've got it made
'Cos they sulk and they strut for no reason
Well maybe they ain't afraid...

Ghosts of Princes in Towers
They're the soft boys and how
Ghosts of Princes in Towers
They're the sharp ones - they're now...

And it's ONE - remember number one
TWO well it's true
That THREE so free and easy that
Be FOUR too long you come back to this...

Just a'singing 'bout

Ghosts of Princes in Towers
They're the soft boys and how
Ghosts of Princes in Towers
They're the sharp ones - they're now...

Ghosts of Princes in Towers
They're the sharp ones - they're now...

Category:

Music

Tags:

• rich
• kids
• midge
• ure
• Glen
• Matlock
• ghosts
• princes
• towers
• ultravox
• sex
• pistols
• revolver

[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.

[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!

[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 !!

[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]

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.

[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.

[dlusman]

@bodsnvimto correct - this was most definately late night TV