Damon is on ecstacy here. The record label boss Dave Balfe gave them E beforehand and Damon admitted to definitely taking it. That's why he's so crazy here.
@chrispalin4043
7 жыл бұрын
Vern Black they were all massive drug addicts/boozers in the early days. I doubt they needed any help from their manager. They'd have done it anyway. Ironically, Graham Coxon was the worst. He stopped in about 1998 because he actually almost died from drink/drugs. It was that bad. The bass player was also a terrible addict. And Damon was on Cocaine and Heroin untill about 2001! Seriously, there werent many hardcore bands than these guys. They had terrible drink/drug issues
@lucasm3879
3 жыл бұрын
@@chrispalin4043 Erm yes there bands from the same era that were a hell of a lot more hardcore with drink and drugs than Blur! 😂😂 Ever heard of Primal Scream?? or Happy Mondays?? They would make Blur look like schoolkids with their intake!
@fleas.
3 жыл бұрын
It's odd how people react to drugs. I act almost like this without the power of ecstacy or any other substance. Maybe it's because of my young age. Maybe it might be an underlying issue. I don't know. I don't even know if acting like this without drugs is good or bad
@a-dub6434
2 жыл бұрын
Well the songs genre was madchester/baggy And in the genre of madchester ecstasy was the drug of choice Hell one song made a song just the soul purpose to put the phrase es are good In their song
@omegafd6992
Жыл бұрын
@@lucasm3879 i mean want hardcore just go to the libertines 10 years later. no one matches pete when it comes to drugs
@markwilkinson5931
6 жыл бұрын
Lol Damon and Alex are tripping whilst Graham is like shit my mum is watching this.
@Mai-fn8kq
2 жыл бұрын
Lol
@robin-dm5ji
4 жыл бұрын
Damon and alex were on ecstacy, this was just insane.
@cujo9
13 жыл бұрын
look at the superior drumming skills of the white t shirted guy . amazing! blur were legends.
@alfieoconnor2711
4 жыл бұрын
The drumming on this song is excellent
@rickyhell4440
5 жыл бұрын
its so funny how they keep doing things to make it obvious they're not actually playing the song
@ravenhill_theAnglo-celt-1968
5 жыл бұрын
a classic track by blur, wish i could go back to these days.
@ReidosHouse
8 жыл бұрын
I'm a big fan of Coxon's playing. He does what he wants!
@Diamondblade2008
6 жыл бұрын
I always knew it was lipsynching. I can understand the guitars not making a sound as they are not plugged in but how does the drummer avoid making any sounds when drumming? Does the drummer use a special type of stick (such as a rubber or foam one) or does he wave the sticks around without actually hitting the drums?
@williambickers8609
3 жыл бұрын
@@Diamondblade2008 I’m pretty sure TOTP used a specialist drum set, with the symbols made out of plastic and the drums muted right down. It would still make a sound, but it would be almost impossible to hear it over the playback
@SadLittleToaster
6 жыл бұрын
1:55 wow Damon somehow I can hear you without a microphone in front of you...
@a1exa.._362
2 жыл бұрын
The drums on this song is amazing, I learnt it myself and it’s such a fun beat to play along with the music
@leftoff77
3 жыл бұрын
Never realized until now how heavily influenced this is by the Stone Roses
@ChubbyChecker182
3 жыл бұрын
I knew it the first time I heard it in 1991. At the time they felt like a very good "Roses type" band which were prevalent in 1990 and 1991, and that was a good thing.
@aelahn
2 жыл бұрын
it's because it's baggy. ( I wouldnt say it's 'madchester'... for that, check "I Know", and youll notice it could be easily a track by the Happy Mondays)
@VlogDoPajamas
9 жыл бұрын
what a beautiful playback hahaha
@Adam-pu6jg
2 жыл бұрын
Ecstasy + miming = PERFORMANCE!
@VermontConnection
12 жыл бұрын
watch Alex swinging his arm around at 2:16 LOL
@ludrixte1938
4 жыл бұрын
Pinging on his national TV debut what a god
@BackToBackJames
2 жыл бұрын
This song is addictive. I love the guitar playing in it.
@yyf3212
9 жыл бұрын
Oh, I didn't know Jonny Greenwood can play bass
@charlieburnham5611
7 жыл бұрын
Yifei Yu ironic because of course jonny greenwood can play bass 😄
@InneruulaqKreutzmann
7 жыл бұрын
Lol
@sophieheritage478
4 жыл бұрын
I think every 90s band has at least one member that looks vaguely like Jonny Greenwood hahaha
@CardiffBoy1927
9 жыл бұрын
It was about this time I saw them at Bristol Bierkeller, and got on the stage. What a great band !
@strokesfan1107
11 жыл бұрын
Awesome.. I rolled for my first time last weekend and listened to this song.. perty funnnn
@Hububbfan
12 жыл бұрын
Damon was on ecstasy.
@next281
2 жыл бұрын
2:03 As expected, he plays the guitar with psychokinesis! Not from Goldsmiths, but from Hogwarts. 🧙🏻♂️🪄🔮
@lingolarker9318
3 жыл бұрын
Best Blur song for me.
@LottieLongLegs
14 жыл бұрын
Right, a lesson in history. September 26th 1991 was the final Top of the Pops - at the time - to be broadcast from Broadcasting House. This was also the final show in which most of the acts mimed - with the exception of Rozalla and Sabrina Johnston. The following week - October 3rd - was the "year zero" relaunch, from Elstree - in which producer Stanley Appel insisted that ALL acts, from then on, would have to sing live. This continued until Ric Blaxill became producer in February 1994....
@daisyart3732
3 жыл бұрын
Amo esta banda.
@danih17
12 жыл бұрын
Apparently Damon was on ecstasy during this performance...
@wrmty56413
8 жыл бұрын
Damon needs to drink some water
@n136h
6 жыл бұрын
Brings back memories of Tuesday nights at Camden Palace in 1991
@nowaysis1518
8 жыл бұрын
Beaned up on stage nice one
@deadaccount5
3 жыл бұрын
From 25th April 1991
@mellovictor
14 жыл бұрын
amazing riff
@marcpatrick6337
6 жыл бұрын
What on earth is the point on getting a great band like Blur on your show only to make them lip sync? Totally lame. No wonder Damon got blasted before he went on stage.
@20thCB
5 жыл бұрын
No-one give's a shit mate.
@hardcoreheaven4
4 жыл бұрын
As I understand it TOTP's rules allowed a band to either a) play live and mime, or b) mime the instruments and sing. Something like that. It is the very reason that Nirvana took the piss so epically. If you've never seen the performance search for it; fucking comedy gold.
@asw7696
4 жыл бұрын
@@hardcoreheaven4 I doubt a) was an option. The whole point of the miming I believe was to make it less hassle to make the program i.e. Not have to mic the drums, guitars, bass (and whatever else) do a sound check, get someone to mix it etc. The options were more likely a) mime or b) mime instruments and lead vocalist sing live.
@jblewis5235
6 жыл бұрын
Still turn any uni into a mosh pit ..😉 God more of this in 2018 .. U.K. forgot or what.. i aint forgot.. My speaker's happy to blast a bit of Blur.. Anytime, Anyplace; Everywhere 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧👍👍👍🇬🇧😎😋
@geekpie100
14 жыл бұрын
This song was a major mutation from anything that had gone before. Very few guitarists would have dared put those chords together: it must have sounded quite alien when he first played them to the rest of the band.
@markdoughty8780
7 ай бұрын
Great little number from one of the premier bands of the Britpop era. I always thought that Blur had a nose in front when it came to the (press) battle with Oasis; Oasis/Noel Gallagher wrote some great stuff too, of course, but, Blur for me all day long. Paul Weller lead the pack, and, I guess Cast should get a mention too. Nice blast from the past - thanks for uploading.
@user-qk1ui4ol4j
7 жыл бұрын
Oh, Damon looks so hurt
@matafuko
16 жыл бұрын
this is top of the pops, everyone had to mime on that programme.
@Troy211619
14 жыл бұрын
Best Damon Albarn Hairstyle Right There!!!
@becketclark9942
9 жыл бұрын
that lipsyncing though
@deez_noots
10 жыл бұрын
Interesting how nobody watching at home noticed it was a recording...
@snowbelle74
8 жыл бұрын
Of course they did. Everyone knew it was a playback show.
@TheMusicalElitist
3 жыл бұрын
They did. It's only people outside the UK that think it's real...
@gaywest4298
12 жыл бұрын
It's really funny to watch!
@a1exa.._362
2 жыл бұрын
2:18 not Alex swinging his arm round like some helicopter:
@Garkar2006
12 жыл бұрын
Of course it was mimed. It is Top of the Slops after all.
@LottieLongLegs
14 жыл бұрын
Continued from previous post... Blur's "There's No Other Way" was taken from April 1991 - hence the miming rule being in force then. Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit" was broadcast November 1991, during the live vocal rule. Bit anoracky, I know, but as a very big TOTP fan of the 90's (and someone who still has most of the shows on VHS), I think you'll find the above to be pretty accurate.
@lalaloppy
14 жыл бұрын
Your date is right so I don't doubt the accuracy of your statement. Nirvana lore has two different versions of the tale and I was unaware of that. The other version is Kurt did get pissed because they couldn't play their instruments live and because of that he did his vocals "like Morrissey" (his description of the singing) and being very obvious amount pretending to play their instruments. Thanks for the history lesson! As an American I know very little about TOTP.
@lalaloppy
15 жыл бұрын
I think Nirvana's performance is much more of an FU because they actually convinced TOTP to let them sing live and it is the funniest thing in the entire universe. Kurt totally screws with the singing as they very clearly fake playing their instruments. Nirvana was such a force at the time that TOTP caved because Kurt refused to go on unless they could at least sing live. But this is funny too.
@goffer43
12 жыл бұрын
High as a fucking kite! LOL
@lalalandlife9294
6 жыл бұрын
oh my god Damon :')
@scylla019
4 жыл бұрын
LOL graham just messing around while the solo plays on playback
@lalalandlife9294
6 жыл бұрын
Oh damn this live 😂
@1232ll
2 жыл бұрын
0:46 damon’s pupils 😳😳😳
@SeanRupertKent
12 жыл бұрын
Ecstasy
@i746xd
Жыл бұрын
why is this so chaotic 😩
@cliptych
14 жыл бұрын
@geekpie100 It means you record your solo then play the tape (or digital equivalent) backwards by flipping it over, recording the result into the overall mix. It's what you hear on 'I'm Only Sleeping' by the Beatles as well.
@CovKid80
13 жыл бұрын
Blur - There's No Other Way TOTP
@biiantanbionica
9 жыл бұрын
me estoy riendo mucho
@SpitOfAnAngel
12 жыл бұрын
Are they miming? Look at 2:05
@davidpadilla2146
7 жыл бұрын
Cool playback
@juanzalazar5787
7 жыл бұрын
ta re duro ese
@MyRanita97
13 жыл бұрын
@greatfelixo hahaha! yes indeed, that's one of the many reasons I love Blur :)
@VD15channel
12 жыл бұрын
It's top of the pops, nothing was performed live. Worst programme ever. Not surprised they got given Es otherwise they would have never done it!
@JohnTaylorMusicClips53
4 жыл бұрын
They got to sing live October 1991 onwards...
@joemunkey30
15 жыл бұрын
lol at 1:58 the mics no were near his mouth!
@leosinho57
12 жыл бұрын
@crabjuice08 Definitely Maybe.
@heavensameskies
9 жыл бұрын
playback ?
@lalaloppy
14 жыл бұрын
@skytoweruk Nope. 1991 was the year they went back to live singing for after many years of lip syncing but clearly the 1991 Nirvana performance was not during an era when TOTP acts sang live as demonstrated by this Blur performance which was also in 1991.
@11suedehead11
14 жыл бұрын
not even trying to pretend xD
@sexobscura
3 жыл бұрын
they're miming
@calebchan314
13 жыл бұрын
u need to turn it to 480, its better
@toosleebee
Жыл бұрын
Does anyone know what bass Alex is playing there?
@crubba
15 жыл бұрын
kurt cobain ate the microphone in his performance an Morrissey just waved a bunch of flowers around. but i spose oasis win this one.
@livconnor
15 жыл бұрын
they got given E's before they went on
@sxrxiero9888
2 жыл бұрын
Oh my fucking god graham
@geekpie100
14 жыл бұрын
it doesn't to me. For a start it's got 90s breakbeat drums. The only bit that does is the guitar solo towards the end when he slides down the fretboard at the start and then uses some effects pedal (maybe wawa not sure).
@livconnor
13 жыл бұрын
@ofcoursehesthefarmer the blur book 3862 days :)
@KrisM1998
3 жыл бұрын
2:36 for Damon Albarn and his eckie jaw.
@themilkyway4088
2 жыл бұрын
Graham😏
@geekpie100
14 жыл бұрын
I'm a guitarist and I don't know what you're talking about. What is a "solo backwards"?
@FenderJaguarMan12
14 жыл бұрын
@geekpie100 Its just a solo put backwards.
@crabjuice08
15 жыл бұрын
sounds definitley not live?
@ToniLCD
15 жыл бұрын
Re the drugs comment-YES-apparently had taken some ecstasy before doing his performance hence the way he comes across
@user-vm4vk8nv9b
8 жыл бұрын
Playback but I like
@frankyoung3858
6 жыл бұрын
I didn't think I would see a worse lip sync than Liam's Lyla when they did TOTP, but leave it to their arch rival Blur to top it. Great song. Horrible lip sync.
@ItMustBeKate
15 жыл бұрын
I don't think you were allowed to do it love on TOTP.
@mastercooly7
15 жыл бұрын
the biggest?! roll with it, whats so amazing about this mime, there not exacrtly turning up with no guitar no mic, and letting th emusiq plau
@Lorenitagx
12 жыл бұрын
:O Damon!!!
@jubileeoutsider8196
7 жыл бұрын
Damon took acids before going on stage. And it's definitely obvious.
@violatress
14 жыл бұрын
Back in the good old days, when E's were E's! Also, not a very good Ian Brown mockery here, but so adorable nonetheless.
@greatfelixo
14 жыл бұрын
lol their taking the piss because totp requires pre recorded music
@greatfelixo
13 жыл бұрын
@MrSKINFLICK dunno they probably get a choice there just taking the piss out of the pop singers who badly mime
@LottieLongLegs
14 жыл бұрын
False - Nirvana were in the era of TOTP where all acts sang live anyway, so Kurt could hardly hold them to ransom.
@emmymofield1382
3 жыл бұрын
hes acting like he did in the 1989 performances hahha cute
@MuseofArcady
14 жыл бұрын
Wow, Graham playing only with one arm 2:01! ;) Proof he is indeed God :) I really don't get how a so-called "musical show" makes groups "playing" in play-back!!! ....
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