The 80s was such an immensely creative time, and this show was edgy, innovative, and would never make it on the air today. Everything is beyond polished, and rehearsed now. The hosts were clever, spontaneous, and passionate about MUSIC!
These were talented musicians. There was so much great music from different genres during the late seventies and eighties. So many great venues, affordable gigs, free festivals! - before the corporates got involved. The Tube was a great show to start the weekend. Also, New Good Dream is one of my favourite albums. Regards from Kent.
thanks for posting this! I remember auditioning to be a dancer for the tube at Tiffanies night club. We got free passes to the studio every Friday as long as we danced our asses off to liven up the crowd.
I am from Australia and have never seen the TUBE before. I have been watching a few episodes on YT and i love the ones from the 80s, Paula Yates cracks me up. I love her little snide comments such as the one with Bananarama. She is talking to them and they keep giggling and Paula says " It seems like you are drinking again" LOL. We only really know of Paula because of the whole Michael Hutchence/Bob Geldof thing. I didnt even realise it was her either till i got up to the 2nd episode of the show. i
Aussie here too, I was only vaguely aware of this show but of course we never got it in Australia. Paula Yates hosted Tonight Live With Steve Vizard for one week in the early '90s and was absolutely brilliant. It was a tragedy when she died as she was an incredible talent. I have a feeling this is the show The Young Ones were targeting in their first episode, where Rik is watching a TV show called "Nosin' Around" which strongly resembles aspects of what they are doing here, and then kicks in the TV because it isn't "anarchic" enough.
@@MartinHiggins1972it was the kind of pretention that was the brattish younger sibling of ambition. From my teenaged memories of the times, there was an urgency to outdo whatever had happened just before, as well as a desire to bury the stale, lingering remnants of the 1970s. This, and the fact that many pop stars of the time were well read and had some working knowledge of other artforms.
@@mbrady2329 They may have been well read and cultured, but there was perhaps a lack of gritty worldliness, which blossomed into the precocious and pretentious, tolerated by a public more guileless than today. A heady mix! Or, at least, that's how I remember it. We've all developed a little since then, which is not to say entirely positively.
I remember being quite shocked when I saw the state of Glasgow on film. How did it get so bad, and yet some great music and bands came from there, incredible. 🤔
What a great decade for music. For that matter what a great decade for pretty much everything! I'd love to live it all over again. Not this S*#t show we're living in now.
I was 18 when this aired but Girls hair was awful then - like the 1940s so un feminine. All that short back & sides or hairspray. my girlfriend a year after was blonde down to her backside like Stevie Nicks. The cow stood me up as i waited to take her to the new forest show & i was heartbroken for 6 months after.
11:53 Never was aware David Sylvian had joined Bananarama ? Shameless opportunistic bunch..... digging into thousands past hits that even had just 10 seconds of an ear worm hook.
@@nutcracker2916 The composers of those songs did well . The little money they made had to be from television or live performances which they didn't do that much. They had fun for a few years ofcourse.
Imagine how much grief a pop group would get nowadays if they made a music promo video showing a black man with his head and hands locked in a village stocks and being hit with an inflatable banana lolol
poor Bananarama - whether they wanted to be pure mainstream or not , their following GBH made them look more Peters & Lee than Slits for sure . i don’t remember them being quite so pedestrian
It's the most interesting 80s song I've discovered recently. Obviously the production isn't great but the ideas behind the song are great in my opinion.
Simple Minds & Flock of Seagulls were the only two performances that made this hunk o junk episode worth watching lol! Sad it got cut off mid- song. Oh and Robert Palmer wernt half bad either! 👍😊
Yeah gods when I look back at this, I knew then what I know now that the 80s was a decade full of musical crap. 60s 70s 90,s and 00s and teens the best . Too early tell with this one.
Simple Minds were definitely goin places. Brilliant performance
The 80s was such an immensely creative time, and this show was edgy, innovative, and would never make it on the air today. Everything is beyond polished, and rehearsed now. The hosts were clever, spontaneous, and passionate about MUSIC!
These were talented musicians. There was so much great music from different genres during the late seventies and eighties. So many great venues, affordable gigs, free festivals! - before the corporates got involved. The Tube was a great show to start the weekend. Also, New Good Dream is one of my favourite albums. Regards from Kent.
Mighty boosh
thanks for posting this! I remember auditioning to be a dancer for the tube at Tiffanies night club. We got free passes to the studio every Friday as long as we danced our asses off to liven up the crowd.
I am from Australia and have never seen the TUBE before. I have been watching a few episodes on YT and i love the ones from the 80s, Paula Yates cracks me up. I love her little snide comments such as the one with Bananarama. She is talking to them and they keep giggling and Paula says " It seems like you are drinking again" LOL. We only really know of Paula because of the whole Michael Hutchence/Bob Geldof thing. I didnt even realise it was her either till i got up to the 2nd episode of the show.
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Aussie here too, I was only vaguely aware of this show but of course we never got it in Australia. Paula Yates hosted Tonight Live With Steve Vizard for one week in the early '90s and was absolutely brilliant. It was a tragedy when she died as she was an incredible talent. I have a feeling this is the show The Young Ones were targeting in their first episode, where Rik is watching a TV show called "Nosin' Around" which strongly resembles aspects of what they are doing here, and then kicks in the TV because it isn't "anarchic" enough.
Wait till ye discover her auld man / a pure c☆nt!
Oh little Clare Grogan, we all loved you ❤
She was adorable in "Gregory's Girl"
@@RosePetal17 I was one of millions of young men all over the world who fell for her in that movie.
Broadcast 26/12/82. Channel 4 wasn't even two weeks old at this point.
Paula so beautiful rip you beautiful girl ❤️
I'm now 96 and still fancy Clare Grogan as much now as then.
Keep it in your pants old man
😂🤣🙌
Total respect 96 years old and going strong.
I salute you sir 👏
Ewwwwww!
Dinnae be daft ya bam!!! 👽☠😈
Simple minds where just the band that always reflects the eighties , brilliant band
They were a horribly pretentious band.
@@mjh5437 It was a horribly pretentious time.
@@MartinHiggins1972it was the kind of pretention that was the brattish younger sibling of ambition. From my teenaged memories of the times, there was an urgency to outdo whatever had happened just before, as well as a desire to bury the stale, lingering remnants of the 1970s. This, and the fact that many pop stars of the time were well read and had some working knowledge of other artforms.
@@mbrady2329 They may have been well read and cultured, but there was perhaps a lack of gritty worldliness, which blossomed into the precocious and pretentious, tolerated by a public more guileless than today. A heady mix! Or, at least, that's how I remember it. We've all developed a little since then, which is not to say entirely positively.
@@MartinHiggins1972do today's pop stars genuinely possess "gritty worldliness", or are they simply pig-thick and monosyllablic? 🤣
Amazing to think all these young kids are now in their 60s
Yeah we are.
Like me hahaha.
i was 18 when this aired & now 60 . Still can’t understand what was so good about Simple Minds tho .
Robert Palmer sounds like a drunk arguing with himself when he sings
I FELT NOWT
Thats HARD
I remember being quite shocked when I saw the state of Glasgow on film. How did it get so bad, and yet some great music and bands came from there, incredible. 🤔
I remember this edition at the time. Simple Minds live then were untouchable. Someone Somewhere in Summertime is still extraordinary.
Jeff Beck theme tune for the Tube
Flock of seagulls...Great songs
I recently met their bass player Frank maudley on a caravan park in Wales
I RAN SO FAR AWAY
RIP Paula ❤
Love to stay is an absolute classic…
This is Friday 26th November 1982.
Brilliant.. great memories
All of the full episodes from 1982-1987 were put up on you tube just over a year ago but must have been taken down.
I remember, I was in the middle of watching them. Just discovered this channel. These are full episodes aren't they?
Great show
Jim Kerr always reminded me of Nosferatu
He chatted up w'or lass on The Tube...
What a great decade for music. For that matter what a great decade for pretty much everything! I'd love to live it all over again. Not this S*#t show we're living in now.
Now that'$ what I call ambition for the human race.. :}
I was 18 when this aired but Girls hair was awful then - like the 1940s so un feminine. All that short back & sides or hairspray. my girlfriend a year after was blonde down to her backside like Stevie Nicks. The cow stood me up as i waited to take her to the new forest show & i was heartbroken for 6 months after.
Cousin Muriel, such a professional…
Hunter and the Hunted....their best song!
11:53 Never was aware David Sylvian had joined Bananarama ?
Shameless opportunistic bunch..... digging into thousands past hits that even had just 10 seconds of an ear worm hook.
They had many hit singles though. Did well out of it.
@@nutcracker2916 The composers of those songs did well . The little money they made had to be from television or live performances which they didn't do that much. They had fun for a few years ofcourse.
If you have any other episodes, please upload them. I would love to watch every episode so if you do have them please do.
This has to be the source of French and Saunders “Lananeeneenoonoo”. They weren’t far off at all! Jennifer even got Siobhans lower lip action.
*[Note: A clip of The Beatles performing "Good Day Sunshine" has been removed due to copyright].*
Aye laddie....🙂❤👍
Set The Tone were a really interesting band. A bit ahead of their time.
You must be joking.
@@mjh5437 Not at all.
yes
Felt nowt!
I'm now 548 and still fancy nanarama
1:27:16 Father Dougal McGuire enters the chat.
could listen to simple minds ...all day long,
Yeah, when they were good.
Where's all the rest of the episodes then?
Rings of Saturn at 60 minutes. Barry tune then, barry tune 3024.
Hi, please let me know about the band Impronta - Lost and lonely, there Is a vinyl edition? Thanks
Far too many drugs and that's a pity Pauline.
Paula
08:12 GBH!!!
R Palmer brings it.
Imagine how much grief a pop group would get nowadays if they made a music promo video showing a black man with his head and hands locked in a village stocks and being hit with an inflatable banana lolol
Good to see Muriel before her arson era
poor Bananarama - whether they wanted to be pure mainstream or not , their following GBH made them look more Peters & Lee than Slits for sure . i don’t remember them being quite so pedestrian
Wow that set the tone piece was excruciatingly bad !
It's the most interesting 80s song I've discovered recently. Obviously the production isn't great but the ideas behind the song are great in my opinion.
Simple Minds & Flock of Seagulls were the only two performances that made this hunk o junk episode worth watching lol! Sad it got cut off mid- song. Oh and Robert Palmer wernt half bad either! 👍😊
Set the Tone… are absolute pure genius
53.12 - Paul Reynolds!
Never mind flock of seagulls n simple minds.GBH awesome.
Phwwwooooooaaarr Bananarama …. I know I would
Paula and Muriel were The Tube
Simple Minds lost it when Derek Forbes left
He didn't leave.He was sacked.
A thought Fofo was funny when I first saw this aged 15, but like me Fofo’s act hasn’t aged well…
Derek Forbes, Derek Forbes...... D E R E K. F O R B E S.
Weird, I could never take to him, weird ain't it. I actually preferred Giblin, don't know why. Respect 🙌✌️
I was just about to mention him - but you have it covered!
Mel Gaynor was the start of the rot for Simple Minds.
Simple Minds-so underrated-they still sends shivers down my spine!
Compared to Jesus … yes … they were underrated.
@@spurv who was talking about religion??
@@bluecat798 In other words: they were not underrated. One of the biggest bands of the 80's.
Underated mmmmm don't think so 🤣😂 they used to be feckin massive 🙌✌️
Underrated is the most overrated word of the 20s
This programme did not age well
80s Muzak was pretty awful bar Level 42 & a few others. Bananarama with zero musical talent & singing proficiency.
Yeah gods when I look back at this, I knew then what I know now that the 80s was a decade full of musical crap. 60s 70s 90,s and 00s and teens the best . Too early tell with this one.
Early eighties was great,all sorts of styles about,went to shit around 1985,
Simple minds were always just “meh”
A bit lame? 😐
Robert Palmer sounds like a drunk arguing with himself when he sings