20150920 BBC bcr rollermania

[@leebrown6185]

I still believe that they are the best group that invaded America. Thank you Scotland for these 5 men. How would we have made it through our teens without them. I still love all their music. Shame on their manager for not taking care of them. But thank you guys for taking care of us. BCR always.

[@carinabyrne8719]

They are simply the best..I loved them then and still do today ...💋💋💋 they have never lost thier shine....god bless them all

[@christinaferguson355]

What an awesome documentary. I had such a great teen life back then screaming over these guys. Still love them today! Thanks BCR for all of the wonderful memories! Keep on rollin!!!!

[@infinitocachirulo7408]

I was a teen age fan of the BCR, saw them play several times live in concert. Loved all their songs, and I did buy 16 magazine and Tiger Beat magazine during that time to read about my favorite group. Long LIve The Bay City Rollers and their music!

[@deinhard90]

🌟Danke fuer dies tolle Video-ich liebe die Rollers seit ich ein Kind war-und jetzt mit 57 immer noch-eine phantastische Zeit mit der Musik und dem sammeln jedes Zeitungsartikel.Mein ganzes Taschengeld ging dafuer "floeten",aber ich habe es geliebt und dem Donnerstag entgegengefiebert wenn -die Bravo-Pop Rocky ect .rauskamen.Eine wundervolle Erinnerung-Danke fuer diese schoene Zeit.Meine Eltern warn verzweifelt und schleppten mich sogar zum Arzt-und die Lehrer freuten sich ,weil ich so fleissig Englisch lernte,😃♥️🎼🎤🎸🎹

[@lindamurphy7221]

When i needed happiness they where there with there music

[@carolpenman3608]

waited 40 years to see the BCR s live ...........was an AMAZING night....would go again nowwwwwwwww.....luv em...xxxx

[@jobriathboy]

thanks so much for taking the time to post this... brings back some great memories of my childhood... it was actually my older sister who got caught up in Canadian Rollermania, but it reminds me of a better, happier, simpler time in my life. again, many thanks!

[@hgoyam3813]

jobriathboy Yes your not the only one my friend these were the good old days such a great time!

[@teresatorres3760]

What fun memories the 1970s they were just great fun I went to every place I could in Los Angeles to see them and they always gave a great show.

[@marugonchan]

懐かしい！ 青春でした！歌ってる内容も言葉も分からなかったけど… 大好きでした！

[@rogerd3051]

I was a big fan of these guys the music was all about fun the live concert was pure pandemonium. I was nearly crush to death by the first two row collapse, but I enjoyed the ride . I never seen that type of hysteria ever again.

[@goldiedover9294]

Woody describing how he booted Les off the stage is one of the funniest things I’ve ever heard.

[@gyorgyneibolyacsirke1805]

Szuper group. I listen them and very very liked the english langwish.

[@les1112]

Thanks so much for posting.

[@Shikta-poobah67]

Some really great footage here, but this kind of underplays what happened with Tam Paton ripping them off on a massive scale. It’s an essential part of the BCR story, not to mention that it’s likely the reason why at least 2 of the 3 members who have passed away are no longer alive. It was absolutely horrific what Tam did to them, and the fact that he completely got away with it. Let’s also not forget that Tam was a pervert and a pedophile, who had actually been charged as a sex offender. If there really is such a place as hell, that’s most definitely where Tam Paton is now.

[@martinaludwig9629]

Ich liebe sie noch immer ❤❤

[@teresatorres3760]

Dear Red I think you are very right ,but don't you think its sort of sad she disrespects them though she clearly threw herself at them and writes a book that made her look desperate. Then is on a video about them who can respect that she got the attention she was seeking but at the cost of her self respect . I as a young woman often got to see them but I would never stalk them or throw myself at them my mom would have killed me.Once at the Palamino club I was sitting on the patio before a concert and Duncan was two tables away other than hi its really hot today I had too much respect for my self to invade his personal space.

[@lBStrokin]

A nice documentary. Better than the Behind the Music one that came out in the late 90's which focused too much on the band being ripped off and group fighting. A lot of footage here most of us have never seen.

[@Shikta-poobah67]

Well yes, the footage in this is definitely better (than the VH1 doc), but it’s important not to lose sight of just how badly these guys’ lives were destroyed by shady management and bad record label deals. I can pretty much guarantee you that Alan would have never had that stroke which led to his premature passing, and that Les probably would’ve gotten a much better handle on his addiction sooner in life, had it not been for the shit hand they were dealt. We’re talking about a band that were probably the biggest teen sensation since the Beatles and Stones, before Nirvana. They literally generated hundreds of millions in profits, but they saw almost none of it. It was a colossal heist. One of the biggest ever perpetrated in rock/pop history, and it absolutely DESTROYED these guys.

[@DaisyMay3544]

100% true. So flipping sad

[@hgoyam3813]

12 million records sold in America alone Tam Paton really took them to the cleaners big time they have nothing to show for it not a penny unbelievable he got away with it

[@Shikta-poobah67]

Yep. He essentially got away with not only robbery on a colossal scale, but destroyed these guys’ lives and then basically built a real estate empire with the BCR profits. I mean it’s not like he was the first shady manager to rip off the artists he represented, there’s a long line of those kind of sleazy Svengali types… but he was most likely the *WORST* of them all. Not to mention he was also a pervert and a pedophile, who may have had ties with Jimmy Saville. I seriously believe that both Alan’s and Les’ deaths came about prematurely as a result of what Tam did to them. Ian was a different story. He wasn’t really involved long enough with the Rollers to have been affected anywhere near as much as Alan and Les were. Plus Cancer doesn’t play favorites.

[@UrsulaKellewald]

Ich lieb sie immer noch ❤

[@pamtufnell6751]

Still a sea of smiling faces

[@EvelynWhitman-n6v]

Oh the was the best group ever i was into the osmonds but when they come forgot the osmonds i love eric , to es and isn was my favorite guys but Eric is my guitar man he takey breath and heart away ❤❤❤

[@evabeltran5390]

I've Still Got #Rollermania Oh Yeah Baby!!! after 41Yrs Love You Sir #LeslieMcKeown Always & Forever From Los Angeles California USA! :-* B|

[@garytom1935]

Awesome 🤘

[@corneliakuhne300]

B-A-Y, B-A-Y, B-A-Y-C-I-T-Y, with an R-O double L-E-R-S, Bay City Rollers are the Best 🥰

[@evelynwhitman6858]

Yes they the best I love them and the songs my favorite was Les and other guys too but Les was my favorite never like Duncan but butler Woody ,Alan ,Derek ,Eric and Ian, pat was great too

[@Agnethatheredhairkid]

Carol Strauss mentioned the word 'accessible'. That is one thing the Rollers weren't! They portrayed, or seemed to portray, a standoffish look don't touch image.

[@judis6224]

Eric wrote money honey at twelve.

[@pamtufnell6751]

Sssaturday night ........

[@glasshalffull8471]

"The Writing Was On The Wall When Les Left In 1978"......lol......You Think?.........A Bit Like Jagger Leaving The Stones....The Writing Was Kinda On The Wall After Mick Left!!.......Good Doco,That Qoute About Les Leaving Cracked Me Up.

[@leeanne4638]

Left in 78?-I had always believed that he had been fired

[@Shikta-poobah67]

Yeah by ‘78 they were pretty well washed up. Their initial success (aka ‘Rollermania’) was something that only could have occurred in the mid 70’s. After punk and disco came along there was no room for bands like the Rollers anymore. I’d say “the writing was on the wall” sooner than ‘78. More like late ‘76/early’77.

[@katherinebooth1708]

when i saw them in Portland Oregon

[@alecshroyer1569]

I heard Eddie Trunk talking about this on his Sirius/XM radio show.

[@teresatorres3760]

Pez who is the American woman you refer to?

[@Agnethatheredhairkid]

+Teresa Torres I think he means Caroline Sullivan, Teresa, who once wrote a kiss and tell book about her affair with Woody.

[@keijotoivonen3988]

Gooooöd!

[@Nobulie]

So nice

[@lucluc9541]

French fans with LES !

[@judis6224]

No one had a spotlight.

[@katherinebooth1708]

i said august of 78, maybe it was 77

[@bouncersue]

xxxxx

[@melgrant7404]

Tam was dodgy.

[@twingtwang5547]

lol i love them but their cover of rebel rebel is so bad.

[@Shikta-poobah67]

Agreed.

[@paulcachia3480]

They were no good, even The Monkees were even much better but best of all were The Beatles by a long shot!

[@classiclistener0150]

Yes. That's your opinion and I agree, but, The Bay City Rollers were 'fun' music, too. In a way, they were Scotland's answer to The Monkees...but, in no way could either of these be even remotely compared to the incredible talent and range of The Beatles...even for a second.

[@visigoth6781]

Paul Cachia so you should, perhaps, go to a Monkeys site or the Beatles site. Those of us who liked theRollers don’t need to hear your opinion. We have our own definite opinion. So it seems like your just a bitch...

[@stevejohnston8543]

Give me a break guy. Can you even play an instrument? What a stupid comment. The Monkeys were rubbish and the Beatles!? There isn’t any group that will ever compare to them. The Rollers music is infectious, innocent and so much fun. Heaven forbid. It’s not like the world could use that right. As a rock musician nobody might guess it or know it but I’ve always loved these guys. Can’t help but be happy when I hear their music. Faulkner was an underrated songwriter as well. I think the American TV show really hurt their reputation. I know Les hated it and I can understand why. Also their fans were mostly very young girls (much like the Beatles at first) so it was so easy to make them the object of ridicule. I would jump in a time machine anyway to hear this compared to the mindless drivel that passes for music today.

[@5Heth]

@@stevejohnston8543 I have never understood all the hype about the beatles. The only talented one among them was Lennon who was murdered after recording his first brilliant solo album. I was a massive Bay City Rollers fan until America ruined them, but I will always remember having my bedroom wall plastered with BCR posters & being in love with Eric when I was 13 right up until I heard KISS when I was in high school. Watching all these video's of the Rollers 48 years later has brought back so many wonderful memories & I still remember all the words to all my favourite songs. Having said that, I also love todays music. I loved seeing Post Malone in concert & last night I saw Ed Sheeran in concert where he broke the record for the most people in Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane Australia.

[@Shikta-poobah67]

@@5Heth So let me get this straight… you think the Beatles were overhyped and that they only had one talented member, but you prop up Ed Sheeran. Um, ok? 😂😳

[@evabeltran5390]

I've Still Got #Rollermania Oh Yeah Baby!!! after 41Yrs Love You Sir #LeslieMcKeown Always & Forever From Los Angeles California USA! :-* B|