The Selecter - On My Radio (Top of the Pops 1979)

You are watching the official Top Of The Pops performance of ‘On My Radio’ by The Selecter. Originally released in October 1979 and charting in the UK at 8, this footage was captured on the 18th October 1979.
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[@nickthurlow4456]

She was the coolest girl on the planet back then and still is today !

[@vincentvangogh8092]

My favourite record as a kid simply loved this i was 17 at the time

[@ignaxing]

RIP Gaps ♥🔥

[@paulwhiteside]

Now this is real Coventry City of Culture 2021 nostalgia. Pauline Black is still a great Coventry ambassador 😁

[@oludotunjohnshowemimo434]

Combining Jamaican ska with punk to create 2 tone, was brilliant with bands such The Selector, Madness, The Specials, The Beat and many more.

[@peztopher7297]

It wasn't a combination, it was a revival of ska: the second wave.

[@oludotunjohnshowemimo434]

​@@peztopher7297it Is ska mixed with punk when ska came to UK

[@user-nj1op5zw5l]

Saw them at N. Staffs Poly in Oct 1979. Good group. Sorry to hear that Gaps Hendrickson has passed on.

[@dt7449]

UK music punching hard 👌🏼

[@schwarz4249]

i hardly understand the lyrics but damn the song overall is so catchy!

[@kevinprior3549]

Top of the Pops was just perfect for 2 tone music and vise versa

[@nurvraxartproductions6145]

Superb

[@daemonicstar]

Love this song, takes me back a few years!! 😂

[@ianmcclellan7695]

Fabulous tune, I just wish I'd spent my pocket money a bit more wisely collecting their 45s.

[@paullenehan1968]

Ive got my 45s the beat the specials selecter and a few exceteras nice 🐾🐾🐾 very crackely but still shiney

[@domsawyer8953]

Fucking love this song.

[@basserphil]

Finally got some decent audio equipment ...And...Wow...that drum intro is the greatest intro to a song i have ever heard, im old, i have heard a lot of music, Mr Charley H Bembridge thats one mighty fine introduction Sir. just a shame you dont hear it on this video......

[@user-ti2ps2jf3y]

Brilliant band, full of energy, love them.

[@mikeince2929]

Wicked

[@wandson5410]

Cool sound

[@gavinkitchen1472]

The close-ups at 45 to 51, & then also at 1:57, I watched an interview with Neol Davies. Before they performed Neol Davies had noted all the camera positions & their likely movements. They then made sure that at all the most likely moments they were both seen together, ie white man & black man. They wanted to send out a powerful message to 1979 racist Britain.
It worked perfectly as they had very carefully planned & choreographered.
Joe Strummer declared The Clash as the only Band that mattered but really 2 of the most important Bands in Britain were "The Selecter" & "The Specials".

[@user-fs9js2ig3j]

😊😊😊😊

[@duncandistortion]

Charley Anderson lives in bogota but still comes over here to do concerts.

[@ItsmeApril304]

May not believe me but David Amanor wilks is my uncle

[@MrMusicbyMartin]

The stage isn’t big enough for their energy! The adoption of punk stylings to traditional ska really sets the Selecter and the Specials apart from the rest.

[@JamesLaserpimpWalsh]

I remember when my nan (Who lived in London.) explained to me (Who lived in Devon.) about skinheads when they were around. She said these lads shaved their heads. I was very young and I thought she meant they shaved the skin off their heads. I was terrified by the thought of these bloody ghoul faced monsters. lol

[@williamfisher5749]

11 I was

[@ant6695]

God, I thought Pauline Black was gorgeous.

[@kevinprior3549]

Are Selector from Coventry like Specials?

[@KillerBl8]

Yes