whilst i was a tiny tot in the early 1960s our local Toff & Landed Gentry was Lord Montague of Beaulieu yet he stuck his finger up to Tradition & stuck his neck out by hosting a dirty great big Jazz Festival at his place which apparently bought in thousands of hep or hip youngsters from across the land. God it must’ve been more fun being young in & around that village back then than nowadays. ( unless today you’re living there & loaded !)☹️👍
in our district in 1980 in one direction were the Dorset Scooter Club & in the opposite direction was the Solent Runners . i looked out for these groups whilst riding a honda XL250 whilst wearing a jacket feat the Motörhead logo …..😎👍❤️
Remember guys in the playground asking me if I was a Mod or a Rocker. Yeah, it was a different time - we stiil had air raid shelters in the playground, and my grandmother was still hoarding soap. Can't really extrapolate to the present day.
I am blessed then, right age, right time, right era. I rode a Lambretta SX200 scooter and would visit Carnaby Street, Kensington Market and Kings road whenever I could to shop for clothes. I lived in Swindon at the time so it was easy to take the train up to London. It was a magical time for a 17 year old but we didn't realise it at the time.
It was undoubtedly a very magical time, post war Britain needed livening up and the music of the time was so exciting and so far removed from the majority of its predecessors this was key. When you had groups like the Small Faces, The Who, The Yardbirds and the Beatles almost every week there was a new single out. So when the emerging bands were so successful and wore smart clothes the Mod movement flourished. It was easy to want nice clothes and be able to turn up to a dance and look smart. I grew up with Motorbikes and still have them now but there was something about my Lambretta that just ticked all the boxes at the time. You wouldn’t wear a nice suit and brogues on a mostly British motorbike, at the time they did leak a bit of oil. However as well as the British Pop groups I have stronger memories of the Motown music as we used to love dancing to it. A Bristol lad and it was the Locarno Monday and I think Thursday and Top Rank Tuesday and Saturday, plus one venue in Clifton whose name escapes me for the minute. The argument about who ruled is pointless because as the video shows it was the Rockers after the Teddy boys who were the majority but when the music changed the Mods became the larger more dominant group. But as we know this did not last but as has been said it had a major impact on how young people wanted and expected to look. You look at brogue shoes and the Harrington jacket both don’t look out of place now as they were smart and well designed. I loved those times and was excited to be part of it, the romantic view of the Parka however is seriously misplaced. Mine was an ex USA military surplus item which provided it was dry was lovely, get it wet and it was a miserable item to wear as it let in the rain quicker than you could stop to take shelter. This has been a great reminder of those times I enjoyed on my Lambretta with my brogues and a fur lined hood on my Parka. 😂
I was a mod and remember what life was like back then and we had a great time we never heard about people being knifed and I feel so sorry for the youngsters today as they don’t seem to have any desire to change their lives as they feel it will never get better for them and need to find some pride in themselves
The Skinhead, the Suedehead, then the Mod fashion is the best in history. Denim jeans turned up at the bottom, Dr, Marten boots, Monkey boots, Ben Sherman checked shirts, penny round shirts stay pressed trousers, two tone trousers and suits, Harrington jackets. Great great smart fashion. 😁
I think I must have about 40 Ben Sherman shirts🤣Fred Perry Polos, Levi 501 and Levi 501 Selvedge, Solovair, Bass Weejuns. Levi Sta-Prest, Baracuta G9 MOD/Rude Boy clothing never ages, always looks good if you can keep slim.
It was undoubtedly a very magical time, post war Britain needed livening up and the music of the time was so exciting and so far removed from the majority of its predecessors this was key. When you had groups like the Small Faces, The Who, The Yardbirds and the Beatles almost every week there was a new single out. So when the emerging bands were so successful and wore smart clothes the Mod movement flourished. It was easy to want nice clothes and be able to turn up to a dance and look smart. I grew up with Motorbikes and still have them now but there was something about my Lambretta that just ticked all the boxes at the time. You wouldn’t wear a nice suit and brogues on a mostly British motorbike, at the time they did leak a bit of oil. However as well as the British Pop groups I have stronger memories of the Motown music as we used to love dancing to it. A Bristol lad and it was the Locarno Monday and I think Thursday and Top Rank Tuesday and Saturday, plus one venue in Clifton whose name escapes me for the minute. The argument about who ruled is pointless because as the video shows it was the Rockers after the Teddy boys who were the majority but when the music changed the Mods became the larger more dominant group. But as we know this did not last but as has been said it had a major impact on how young people wanted and expected to look. You look at brogue shoes and the Harrington jacket both don’t look out of place now as they were smart and well designed. I loved those times and was excited to be part of it, the romantic view of the Parka however is seriously misplaced. Mine was an ex USA military surplus item which provided it was dry was lovely, get it wet and it was a miserable item to wear as it let in the rain quicker than you could stop to take shelter. This has been a great reminder of those times I enjoyed on my Lambretta with my brogues and a fur lined hood on my Parka. 😂
The Venue I was thinking of GC was up by the Clifton suspension Bridge, there was a terrace out the back where you could look over the Gorge. I thought the Glen was at the top of Whiteladies Rd? It was a Hotel and the dance floor was downstairs.
Stings’ environmental campaigning then using a Helicopter to travel 40 miles for tea was nearly as shocking as his getting caught carting suitcases for wealthy pigs ….🙄
Fairly accurate documentary for once . As Daltry says " we were able to do anything " spot on yes because we were not surrounded by progressive snowflakes who always throw cold water on any political change or keep shouting racism. I remember the Mod era and most of our musical heroes were black. We danced to Tamala Motown and Soul and Stax records. The " Summer of Love " killed the Mod era and many movements such as Disco and the Skinheads and Punk took over. But what have we really got now, ? baseball hats worn back to front, scruffy sports clothes ,trainers and computer driven dance music which is split into infinite genres. We lost something after 1969.
United Kingdom: Teds (Teddy Boys), Mods (Modernists), Swinging London (Swingers) United States: Greasers (Rockers), Beatnik (Beat Generation), Hippies (Love Generation) later by the 1970's & 80's Metalheads, Punks, New Wavers, Goths, Shoegazers, Ravers...
Sorry Donovan mr Donnigan only had 3 no.1 hits not 22. However he was good. My Sister was a mod in 1960 and i drifted into the 2nd coming of Mods, 1970ish after 2.5 years as a skinead. Got the clothes got the Lambretta li150 plus mirrors. Loved the whole era especially the music. Hey ho rantings of a man in his 70s😊
I do in the original which was demonetized and censored by the platform. You can see the original now titled The subcultures that shaped the 60s to get the full story which found unsuitable.
The Mod era was short-lived before the 60s had ended, the majority of the mods had gone, and the start of the 70s gone, in came the boneheads who were modelled themselves on the Windrush youth "skinhead" and took to riding scooters, they had nothing to do with Mods, also in the 60s was the start of the hippy and hair era by 72 had gone also in 68 see the start of the disco era that was to dominated the 70s, whereas the Teddies morph into the rockers and then into greasers and MC, but even them died away to the new kind of bike riders happen. In the music industry, they had to stay in the middle of it all if they were to survive the changes, those that did not or cater just to the one kind died very quickly, the Beatles found this out very quickly, early days their music was for the newly formed mods, but did not work for every one, so they bought in the mix, they cater for both the mods and rockers, and it was the same for every group, DC5 dress like on the edge of being mods, but their music was more for the rockers, The Disco era it was all about the music and the world party and not so much about the money, it embrace all kinds of music, and it did not matter what your gender was, it did not matter what your nationality was or the colour of skin, there were more mix marriages than there ever been, that taboo was gone as was nationalism and patriotism, but even the disco era came to an end, the money people started to move in and started to destroy it all, those money people were the mods and hairs of the 60s, Why there were fewer mods than rockers was because of the majority of mods came from middle class families or working class families that thought they were middle class
Post-WW2 Britain is truly fascinating. Could you please give us a deep dive into the British Jazz scene (rise and decline- '49-'69)?
It is and yes I’ll can do that. Thank you
whilst i was a tiny tot in the early 1960s our local Toff & Landed Gentry was Lord Montague of Beaulieu yet he stuck his finger up to Tradition & stuck his neck out by hosting a dirty great big Jazz Festival at his place which apparently bought in thousands of hep or hip youngsters from across the land. God it must’ve been more fun being young in & around that village back then than nowadays. ( unless today you’re living there & loaded !)☹️👍
I’m a mod from the early 80’s. I’m still a mod to this day. Fantastic music. Fabulous clothes and then there’s Lambrettas 🥰
You would have loved being a mod during the 1960's.
in our district in 1980 in one direction were the Dorset Scooter Club & in the opposite direction was the Solent Runners . i looked out for these groups whilst riding a honda XL250 whilst wearing a jacket feat the Motörhead logo …..😎👍❤️
Awesome video to be honest have a great weekend freewheeling ❤😊
Very groovy. Lived it, love it.
Remember guys in the playground asking me if I was a Mod or a Rocker. Yeah, it was a different time - we stiil had air raid shelters in the playground, and my grandmother was still hoarding soap. Can't really extrapolate to the present day.
I am reminded of the film To Sir, With Love. In it the boys were Teddy Boys/Rockers, while the girls were Mods.
While sir was a Windrush and a skinhead
Dedicated Follower Of Fashion by The Kinks is a classic tune & a timeless reflection on the Mod subculture.
Love The Kinks 💯
Always good
@ thank you 🙏
Kinks. Most underrated band ever.
@@Occident. I don't think they're underrated. Along with The Who, The Kinks are usually mentioned straight after The Beatles and Stones.
What a fabulous documental!!
Thank you 🙏
Anyone who was an original MOD was blessed
I am blessed then, right age, right time, right era. I rode a Lambretta SX200 scooter and would visit Carnaby Street, Kensington Market and Kings road whenever I could to shop for clothes. I lived in Swindon at the time so it was easy to take the train up to London. It was a magical time for a 17 year old but we didn't realise it at the time.
It was undoubtedly a very magical time, post war Britain needed livening up and the music of the time was so exciting and so far removed from the majority of its predecessors this was key. When you had groups like the Small Faces, The Who, The Yardbirds and the Beatles almost every week there was a new single out. So when the emerging bands were so successful and wore smart clothes the Mod movement flourished. It was easy to want nice clothes and be able to turn up to a dance and look smart. I grew up with Motorbikes and still have them now but there was something about my Lambretta that just ticked all the boxes at the time. You wouldn’t wear a nice suit and brogues on a mostly British motorbike, at the time they did leak a bit of oil. However as well as the British Pop groups I have stronger memories of the Motown music as we used to love dancing to it. A Bristol lad and it was the Locarno Monday and I think Thursday and Top Rank Tuesday and Saturday, plus one venue in Clifton whose name escapes me for the minute. The argument about who ruled is pointless because as the video shows it was the Rockers after the Teddy boys who were the majority but when the music changed the Mods became the larger more dominant group. But as we know this did not last but as has been said it had a major impact on how young people wanted and expected to look. You look at brogue shoes and the Harrington jacket both don’t look out of place now as they were smart and well designed. I loved those times and was excited to be part of it, the romantic view of the Parka however is seriously misplaced. Mine was an ex USA military surplus item which provided it was dry was lovely, get it wet and it was a miserable item to wear as it let in the rain quicker than you could stop to take shelter. This has been a great reminder of those times I enjoyed on my Lambretta with my brogues and a fur lined hood on my Parka. 😂
I was a mod and remember what life was like back then and we had a great time we never heard about people being knifed and I feel so sorry for the youngsters today as they don’t seem to have any desire to change their lives as they feel it will never get better for them and need to find some pride in themselves
What a great comment about a populated country we grew up in not racist whatsoever but we’re done now unfortunately 😂
I invite you to simply say,in public:"islam is right about its views on women's rights". If you're British, You're going to jail😅
The Skinhead, the Suedehead, then the Mod fashion is the best in history. Denim jeans turned up at the bottom, Dr, Marten boots, Monkey boots, Ben Sherman checked shirts, penny round shirts stay pressed trousers, two tone trousers and suits, Harrington jackets. Great great smart fashion. 😁
Yet the bikers rockers carried on all through it Mods are now defunkt gayboys Rockers are still here
@ Gay boys? No they are not, that’s a LIE!!!!! 😡
I think I must have about 40 Ben Sherman shirts🤣Fred Perry Polos, Levi 501 and Levi 501 Selvedge, Solovair, Bass Weejuns. Levi Sta-Prest, Baracuta G9 MOD/Rude Boy clothing never ages, always looks good if you can keep slim.
It was undoubtedly a very magical time, post war Britain needed livening up and the music of the time was so exciting and so far removed from the majority of its predecessors this was key. When you had groups like the Small Faces, The Who, The Yardbirds and the Beatles almost every week there was a new single out. So when the emerging bands were so successful and wore smart clothes the Mod movement flourished. It was easy to want nice clothes and be able to turn up to a dance and look smart. I grew up with Motorbikes and still have them now but there was something about my Lambretta that just ticked all the boxes at the time. You wouldn’t wear a nice suit and brogues on a mostly British motorbike, at the time they did leak a bit of oil. However as well as the British Pop groups I have stronger memories of the Motown music as we used to love dancing to it. A Bristol lad and it was the Locarno Monday and I think Thursday and Top Rank Tuesday and Saturday, plus one venue in Clifton whose name escapes me for the minute. The argument about who ruled is pointless because as the video shows it was the Rockers after the Teddy boys who were the majority but when the music changed the Mods became the larger more dominant group. But as we know this did not last but as has been said it had a major impact on how young people wanted and expected to look. You look at brogue shoes and the Harrington jacket both don’t look out of place now as they were smart and well designed. I loved those times and was excited to be part of it, the romantic view of the Parka however is seriously misplaced. Mine was an ex USA military surplus item which provided it was dry was lovely, get it wet and it was a miserable item to wear as it let in the rain quicker than you could stop to take shelter. This has been a great reminder of those times I enjoyed on my Lambretta with my brogues and a fur lined hood on my Parka. 😂
Good comment and I read it right to the end. I think that the nightclub you were referring to was The Glen, but I could be wrong.
The Venue I was thinking of GC was up by the Clifton suspension Bridge, there was a terrace out the back where you could look over the Gorge. I thought the Glen was at the top of Whiteladies Rd? It was a Hotel and the dance floor was downstairs.
@@bigglesrsvr Yes you are right, sorry I couldn't help you more.
Bell boy. BELL BOY!
Stings’ environmental campaigning then using a Helicopter to travel 40 miles for tea was nearly as shocking as his getting caught carting suitcases for wealthy pigs ….🙄
Fairly accurate documentary for once . As Daltry says " we were able to do anything " spot on yes because we were not surrounded by progressive snowflakes who always throw cold water on any political change or keep shouting racism. I remember the Mod era and most of our musical heroes were black. We danced to Tamala Motown and Soul and Stax records. The " Summer of Love " killed the Mod era and many movements such as Disco and the Skinheads and Punk took over. But what have we really got now, ? baseball hats worn back to front, scruffy sports clothes ,trainers and computer driven dance music which is split into infinite genres. We lost something after 1969.
I can totally empathise with everything you said.
What wonderful days they were 😎
Quadraphonia ⭐️
Very good
Very interesting, somehow history does seem to repeat, just with different actors
Totally agree
I always wanted a mod Parker jacket as a kid, I got into Hip Hop and dance music so my style of clothing changed
Avenue 85 - Lambretta - Coats&Jackets - they have different types of parkas
@GaryFÓBrien I have 3 different type's all from charity shops
i was born on the easter bank holiday of 1964 but in Bournemouth not Brighton Hospital. ❤️🍒🐢
don't forget about the booze and the pills
United Kingdom:
Teds (Teddy Boys), Mods (Modernists), Swinging London (Swingers)
United States:
Greasers (Rockers), Beatnik (Beat Generation), Hippies (Love Generation)
later by the 1970's & 80's Metalheads, Punks, New Wavers, Goths,
Shoegazers, Ravers...
Oi Oi SKINHEAD!
Sorry Donovan mr Donnigan only had 3 no.1 hits not 22. However he was good. My Sister was a mod in 1960 and i drifted into the 2nd coming of Mods, 1970ish after 2.5 years as a skinead. Got the clothes got the Lambretta li150 plus mirrors. Loved the whole era especially the music. Hey ho rantings of a man in his 70s😊
Nothing wrong with a bit of nostalgia.
@@GeeCeeWUit’s not as good as it used to be
Quadrophenia?
Watch it if you get the chance.
@GeeCeeWU I have a number of years ago on DVD. It's a great film.
@@darylcumming7119 Isn't it just.
Absolutely
💯
A Way of Life 😎👍
I think the Rocker at 11:25 could be the father of Brett Anderson from Suede.
not a single reference or acknowledgment of the impact of recreational drugs during that era....
I do in the original which was demonetized and censored by the platform. You can see the original now titled The subcultures that shaped the 60s to get the full story which found unsuitable.
Gen Z of the 50's. Caring more about the things that really don't matter.
Sonny Barger is laughing
Mods never ruled.rockers rule
They both ruled at the time.
Fab Vid m8! KTF!
Thank you 🙏
Can you imagine how far removed from that was from the black American artists they admired
It only takes one rotten apple..innit!!
and its still followed
Elvis was the best ❤
We had skinheads and mods athe same time 70 s❤late
The Mod era was short-lived before the 60s had ended, the majority of the mods had gone, and the start of the 70s gone, in came the boneheads who were modelled themselves on the Windrush youth "skinhead" and took to riding scooters, they had nothing to do with Mods, also in the 60s was the start of the hippy and hair era by 72 had gone also in 68 see the start of the disco era that was to dominated the 70s, whereas the Teddies morph into the rockers and then into greasers and MC, but even them died away to the new kind of bike riders happen.
In the music industry, they had to stay in the middle of it all if they were to survive the changes, those that did not or cater just to the one kind died very quickly, the Beatles found this out very quickly, early days their music was for the newly formed mods, but did not work for every one, so they bought in the mix, they cater for both the mods and rockers, and it was the same for every group, DC5 dress like on the edge of being mods, but their music was more for the rockers, The Disco era it was all about the music and the world party and not so much about the money, it embrace all kinds of music, and it did not matter what your gender was, it did not matter what your nationality was or the colour of skin, there were more mix marriages than there ever been, that taboo was gone as was nationalism and patriotism, but even the disco era came to an end, the money people started to move in and started to destroy it all, those money people were the mods and hairs of the 60s, Why there were fewer mods than rockers was because of the majority of mods came from middle class families or working class families that thought they were middle class
Trilby😂
This is a modern world....( the jam,give it a listen 🎶)......it's always gonna be a modern one...get u some...😂❤❤❤
Yes a lot better.
Mods ? Ruled WHAT ? CRAP !
Looks like my mams house 😂
Our mods only wore black and white checkers
Imagine living in a London populated by English people.
In the 60s ? Wasn't just English people. West Indians for a start.
@@maurice8607 West Indians and others were free to join in.
@@maurice8607Fact is in 1960s mass majority of population was Indigenous.
London has always been a melting pot. Educate yourself!
Imagine living in a London free of racists.
I don't believe they had much influence in the grand scheme of things
Mods never ruled.
Strangely no subculture since the Punks in 1970s.
Do your homework. Plenty of them.
What? The New Romantics were next, in the early 80s!
What a jumbled up video! Any way thanks for showing
Who says...the Mods lasted a few years the Rockers went on for ever...long live the Ace Cafe...and 59 club....
Daltry admits jumping on the bandwagon. Soft. 😮
Its Brian Epstein pronounced Epstine not Epsteeen!
A London fad
No
black music!!!! cant move forward without it
The Mods were homosexuals right ?
Takes one to know one sweetie 😘
No, far from it.
You talk shit
There were queer mods, they use to go to Le Duce in Soho.
Like you call girl ?
Sub becomes norm. I'm so bored.