To all you kids out there who feel sad you missed my generation- don't be as long as you listen to and appreciate the music it will live on forever after all how many adverts use old punk and new wave songs - and they said it would never last...
A rare clip indeed. I've still got my original 45...bought it when it first came out early 1977. I'd already seen The Damned and The Adverts AND The Jam....What a great time for us brand new punks that was!
Completely missed the best verse out of the song with my favourite existentialist lyric of all time 'I just came from nowhere, and I'm going straight back there'.
the end of punk bands like this was in their start coz you just can't get any better! so blessed to live in the day playing subbuteo, with this banging out on the turntable.
Don't think anyone knows and it really doesn't matter...but for the record this show was filmed in Boston and the audio comes from a totally different show recorded in Philadelphia...you can see a second clip from that Boston show "What do I get" here www.kinodv.net/movies/moviepages/BuzzcocksWhatDoIGet.html
That's brilliant but it's so long after they recorded "boredom" that it's become a set staple. "Boredom" doesn't mean much by 1980. Great clip though, never seen this. Pete Shelley RIP
i went to see the buzzcocks in erics liverpool in 1977 and now my mate works for them and i went to see them last week in blackburn and nothing has changed they were fucking brilliant!!!!!!
Magnificent. Full of energy and blows the Spiral Scratch version away. Awesome from Pete Shelley on vocals. Must be one of his finest performances. Brilliant.
None of this would’ve happened without the original. The energy of a live performance and polish of subsequent, tight gigging all helps to elevate this later version. Howard’s vocal relates the topic manifold, Pete’s vibrant delivery is entirely his; so personal preference decides that choice rather one being better than the other.
Pete Shelley co-wrote with Howard the sound track to my school years a little known very early Buzzcocks song Boredom. A definite classic but not on any anthologies but I love it with the great lyric "Now I'm living in a movie which doesn't move me. I'm the one waiting for the phone to ring, ring a ring a f**king ding. RIP
Go boy! this band is perfect for being a teenager. Forget all 90s and later Green Day-type bands.This is the real thing. By the way they had a song called "Sixteen again". Check out more names like the aussies Hard-Ons, Meanies. Also The Weirdos, The Screamers, Germs, early Black Flag and Redd Kross...the list is long, investigate and enjoy.
That Green Blink 41 stuff blows but there were and still are lots of great bands from the 1990s and onwards. But yeah it's hard to beat mid-70s - early-80s punk.
As an old punk Green Day are an excellent band and if they believe their music is a new type of punk for a new generation then really it's no different to Sid always wanting to be Eddie Cochran - you take what you can from your heroes and you go your own way with it that is how punk started in the first place - musical evolution and long may it continue otherwise music dies and that would be the real crime...
Can not believe that there is footage of this show because I went to this show. I remember it was the first time I saw people pogo dancing. Don't remember it being that packed. Also saw the Furs at Bradford same year on their first tour of the US. Anyone know the exact date of this of either.
I SO AGREE that this blows away the Spiral Scratch version. THANK YOU FOR POSTING !! It's interesting that they still played this in '80, (it's been a long time, but didn't they use this as the intro to "Fast Cars" ??)
Ilosaaren 2011 keikalla vaimo ihmetteli, kuinka tuosta pienestä, pyöreästä, vanhasta sedästä voi lähteä tuollainen ääni. Ihan paras bändi. Nuorukaisena minun nahkatakin selkään oli maalattu isolla Buzzcocks. Olisi ollut kiva vielä kerran nähdä mutta nyt ei enää voi. :-(
The best guitar solo ever!
2 notes played in the shortest space of time imaginable!
Yup, two notes for thirty-two bars. And for those not paying attention at the back, we'll do it again.
@@waz3128 who knows you "smell like teen spirirt" two notes
It's a bit too prog for me hahaha
I was at this show. Can't believe it's been 35 years (November 1980).
Lucky man. It must have been some gig
To all you kids out there who feel sad you missed my generation- don't be as long as you listen to and appreciate the music it will live on forever after all how many adverts use old punk and new wave songs - and they said it would never last...
40 years ago today... holy fuck. I was there...
Blighty. The gift that keeps on giving.
Holy schlit! I was at this show! I feel SO old right now! LOL!
I wasn't there. Does that make you superior.
@@ericcrawford9827 No. It makes me nostalgic. But you should probably take a Valium. You seem a little tense.
@@Tamesis66 Nostalgia is the luxury of fakes
@@ericcrawford9827 🤣
I was at this show. Incredible! RIP Pete Shelley ❤️
I'm the guy in the front row with the white t-shirt.
I was somewhere behind you; seeing them live was one of my punk bucket list shows -- don't think I stopped dancing the entire show!
You lucky bastard!
Lucky 😭😭
I’m also here at this show in the front couple rows
Lucky you! Saw em in Chi Town back in our day!
Drums are amazing. Everything about it is amazing.
A rare clip indeed. I've still got my original 45...bought it when it first came out early 1977. I'd already seen The Damned and The Adverts AND The Jam....What a great time for us brand new punks that was!
Absoulutely FAB. Only saw Buzzcocks once in Newcastle UK - but they were supported by Joy Division with Ian Curtis.
BEST ever gig.
Hell yeah ❤️
Completely missed the best verse out of the song with my favourite existentialist lyric of all time 'I just came from nowhere, and I'm going straight back there'.
Pure Energy. Saw them in 79. Love this recording and Spiral Scratch and Howard's Magazine version too. Classic UK Punk!
Me too, 1979 at Metro, Plymouth !!!
my favorite version of the song!
me and my friends obsessed over Spiral scratch in the 1990's, I remember it from the 70's.
Hi Pete! Better where u r, believe me. B- dom, B-dom...😉🏴☠️🍒
December 1980 , literally 4 months before original line up broke up. Its amazing Shelley could still put in as much energy into this song .
Buzzcocks were so under rated back in the day but they were my favorite band ❤❤❤
Can't get any punkier than this. Bdum Bdum !!
Brilliant brilliant video thank for posting. Saw them at Newcastle City Hall 79 / 80 ?? Joy Division supporting. Best ever gig :-)
Just how fucking brilliant is this footage ?
the end of punk bands like this was in their start coz you just can't get any better! so blessed to live in the day playing subbuteo, with this banging out on the turntable.
That 2 note solo is punk. Thanks for the upload.
definitely one of the best bands ever and one of the greatest songs ever written
You never get bored hearing this track! Brilliant!
These guys were tight! This is even better than the version they had on the e.p.
Outstanding, and very English.
An unforgettable slice of our history.
Never get tired of watching this absolutely awesome im dancing round me front room
Don't think anyone knows and it really doesn't matter...but for the record this show was filmed in Boston and the audio comes from a totally different show recorded in Philadelphia...you can see a second clip from that Boston show "What do I get" here www.kinodv.net/movies/moviepages/BuzzcocksWhatDoIGet.html
I got two smashed toes in the pit to this song on Friday at the Manc Apollo. They were fucking brilliant!!
RIP Pete Shelley, 12/06/2018
WHEW !!!! FUCK YEAH wish i was there.
The greatest Punk Rock song of them all.
I can't believe this, the spiral scratch EP has been my fav for christ knows how long - power to you for posting this, gobsmacked
the best punk song ever written
by the best punk band ever
Man I wish there was more footage from this show!!!
Great band saw them in Falmouth Cornwall October 2016 they were still brilliant! RIP Pete
THIS is TRUE punk! Thanks a million for posting! ::)
passion, attitude and normal preoccupations , no straightened teeth, autocues and shite.
That's brilliant but it's so long after they recorded "boredom" that it's become a set staple. "Boredom" doesn't mean much by 1980. Great clip though, never seen this. Pete Shelley RIP
i went to see the buzzcocks in erics liverpool in 1977 and now my mate works for them and i went to see them last week in blackburn and nothing has changed they were fucking brilliant!!!!!!
I saw them around 1980 and Toya Wilcox was supporting them.
EXCELLENT version!!!!!
best punk band in my opinion
so happy I was at this show!
Magnificent. Full of energy and blows the Spiral Scratch version away. Awesome from Pete Shelley on vocals. Must be one of his finest performances. Brilliant.
Must have been polished up after the gig in the studio - but yeah, you are bang on. Best version I have heard.
I like Devotos vocals better for this song
None of this would’ve happened without the original. The energy of a live performance and polish of subsequent, tight gigging all helps to elevate this later version. Howard’s vocal relates the topic manifold, Pete’s vibrant delivery is entirely his; so personal preference decides that choice rather one being better than the other.
basically the Buzzcock's best song in my opinion
I had the spiral scratch ep. It sounded like a rough demo, which gave it raw, in your face energy. Over production would have ruined it
@BestCanKeanRob2 Haha it was one of the first records I ever owned and I still have my copy too.
Simply outstanding video
Howard Devoto sang on the Spiral Scratch version. This is really good though.
Not seen this before,Brilliant!!!!
Killer riff!
best guitar solo ever
Brilliant, this is a truly punk!!!
Thanks for the post!!!
brilliant .the people of our little islands know how to do it!
Pete Shelley co-wrote with Howard the sound track to my school years a little known very early Buzzcocks song Boredom. A definite classic but not on any anthologies but I love it with the great lyric "Now I'm living in a movie which doesn't move me. I'm the one waiting for the phone to ring, ring a ring a f**king ding. RIP
Go boy! this band is perfect for being a teenager. Forget all 90s and later Green Day-type bands.This is the real thing. By the way they had a song called "Sixteen again". Check out more names like the aussies Hard-Ons, Meanies. Also The Weirdos, The Screamers, Germs, early Black Flag and Redd Kross...the list is long, investigate and enjoy.
That Green Blink 41 stuff blows but there were and still are lots of great bands from the 1990s and onwards. But yeah it's hard to beat mid-70s - early-80s punk.
This made me chuckle hard.
saw them in 1978 and they never sounded as good as this top vid!
Thanks for posting this!!
perfect guitar solo works even better over the key change!
brilliant!!!
the best of the best!
wow brilliant post thank you!
They were amazing when I saw them live. I got a bloody nose in the pit during this song.
Love This !!!
Brilliant!
There is NO LOVE in THIS world ANYMORER.I.P Pete Gone BUT Never Forgotten
Wow - it's on fire!!!
R.I.P. Mr Shelley.....😞
RIP you fucking legend.
They are bloody good, that's why.
Superb.
Brilliance.
The Adrian Mole of punk.
great‼︎
As an old punk Green Day are an excellent band and if they believe their music is a new type of punk for a new generation then really it's no different to Sid always wanting to be Eddie Cochran - you take what you can from your heroes and you go your own way with it that is how punk started in the first place - musical evolution and long may it continue otherwise music dies and that would be the real crime...
brilliant great times
Can not believe that there is footage of this show because I went to this show. I remember it was the first time I saw people pogo dancing. Don't remember it being that packed. Also saw the Furs at Bradford same year on their first tour of the US. Anyone know the exact date of this of either.
SAW EM IN 77/78 WONDERFUL STUFF,OH WHERES MY TIME MACHINE
purrrfect
FAB.
This sounds fucking great! Is it really live though? Even if it was taken straight from the mixing desk sounds bloody good for a live performance....
Classic!!
"la valeur n'attend pas le nombre des années" you're a fucking good kid :)
HOLY SHIT!!!
sounds so fresh. ring a ring a f*****g ding!
this is cool
I SO AGREE that this blows away the Spiral Scratch version. THANK YOU FOR POSTING !! It's interesting that they still played this in '80, (it's been a long time, but didn't they use this as the intro to "Fast Cars" ??)
No it does not.
YES ...
Buzzcocks ftw.
Ilosaaren 2011 keikalla vaimo ihmetteli, kuinka tuosta pienestä, pyöreästä, vanhasta sedästä voi lähteä tuollainen ääni. Ihan paras bändi. Nuorukaisena minun nahkatakin selkään oli maalattu isolla Buzzcocks. Olisi ollut kiva vielä kerran nähdä mutta nyt ei enää voi. :-(
LOL at Steve's weird march-dance....
"fucking ding"
favorite buzzcocks song
great
Know the feeling!
It's not early Buzzcocks, they'd bin around for 4 years by this point & recorded "boredom" jus under 4 years previous!
Works for me
B-dom, B-dom aaah