B A Robertson - Bang Bang [totp2]

[@MrHairyNeck]

Not heard this for YEARS!!!!!!!

[@2pikeman]

thanks to whoever put this on ,great song ,met my wife of 25 years the day this was on t o t ps

[@vordman]

A song and a history lesson, who could ask for more?

[@DanieldeBavaria]

Oh what a great song, i'm 25 and love it!

[@hisma5tersvoice1]

I enjoyed B A in those good old days still do. Good old top of the pops is missed

[@gurjitlsingh]

Great song. Love a good hit from BA Robertson.

[@TheBlobster1967]

One of those great thought evoking songs of my child hood still good to listen to!!!

[@ColumRogers]

this song got to numba 2 in the charts it was on pick of the pops last august that's how i first heard it

[@tonyfae]

Met B A a few years back after a performance during the the Edinburgh festival. I did not truly appreciate the back catalogue and the great songs he wrote. Not only extremely talented but a nice guy and funny. Here's to your next Bang Bang B A!

[@bodsnvimto]

Never realised back then (I was a teenager at the time) just how clever the lyrics to this song are.

[@bodsnvimto]

@@oleggorky906 I was more looking at the intelligent historical and literary-based references, but, yes, you are right, and indeed opened my eyes/ears to it being so clever as being - if indeed such a thing exists - a sort of triple entendre. Cheers for that.

[@bodsnvimto]

@@oleggorky906 And indeed a hearty thank you right back at you. Must admit I'm not anywhere near as up to speed in the world of classic literature as yourself, or indeed my expat American wife living here in Gr. Manchester, who not only comes from the most highly read and knowledgeable family I've ever known, but is herself a paid and published author. The ineptitude of the '70s UK schooling system drained out of me any possible enjoyment of everything from Shakespeare to the Bronte sisters to Tolkien!!! One piece of classic literature I read over and over again, mind, is Orwell's masterpiece 1984 (after which I then usually read, so as to cheer me up, a hilarious travel book by a local lad called Steven Primrose-Smith called No Place Like Home Thank God, a 22,000-mile bike ride through Europe). I'm still to see See folks? It's actually possible to have pleasant and amicable discourse in the online world. who would have thought that possible?

[@bodsnvimto]

@@oleggorky906 You quote from three excellent songs there, the latter in particular. (I'm a massive Beatles fan, and with apologies to Band on the Run, my favourite album of their solo careers is John's debut beyond his the avant-garde patch.) And I fully agree with the Airstrip One comments; natural leftie that I am, I spent that much of it looking over my right shoulder for oppression's arrival into society that I never saw it coming from my left. Or is that so-far to the left that it's nouveau fascist? As the working classes en masse have become less indoctrinated by man-made organised religion - the very antithesis of spirituality - so, we are now given the opiate and passive oppression of a steady diet of television, football and cheap booze with which to keep the sheeple from questioning the bigger picture (and I say that admittedly as a massive footy/City fan and someone hardly averse to a jar/vino or two). As for "Triv", some time ago, we were over in the US, and one night we were sat in a bar in Tampa, right next to one of those machines. I noted the fact that all night long, not one person playing it ever picked a subject other than Sport or Film and TV. You and indeed yours have a gud un too.

[@floyd123]

god i hav`nt heard this song for years brings back memory's .. great tune

[@katoushit]

i used to listen to this in the car on the way to wales for a camping trip with the family when i was 5 or 6! love it :D

[@MrRedman1967]

absolute top tune was about 14 haha can i go back just for an hour!!

[@tonyfae]

Met B A a few years back after a performance during the the Edinburgh festival. I did not truly appreciate the back catalogue and the great songs he wrote. Not only extremely talented but a nice guy and funny.

[@michaelflynn1136]

I lived in the U.K. from '79 to '83 and I remember this song on top of the pops and bbc1. Such a cheese song. It was a great time! Good memories!!

[@onestepbeyond5221]

"best years"

[@rokerlad49]

a few beers 2 in morning bopping around the boat neet club to this 79 catchy tune

[@garethohare2039]

loved this tune

[@patc161]

Hilarious! Used to love singing along to this in front of my Dad, I don't think he worked out what it was all about. Loved 'knocked it off' too.;-)

[@bazthehandyman]

Had many a wild party when we played this a lot.

[@terratec1001]

I do like this. It's a catchy tune ;)

[@LarryFogarty]

great pop song ..love the guitar

[@Kelly14UK]

DAMN yeah I watched it a while back and there he was!

[@2100Rose]

Would have to have been a right sad bastard to have bought this . One of the sickest [though not the sickest] songs to hit the UK charts .

[@tootyrwoo]

I love this song xx

[@RUBBERMOOG]

@psychotweety Cliff! Mike and the Mechanics! AMAZING!

[@ColumRogers]

Reminds me of the very first time i heard this song in August 08.

[@sequentialable12]

Fantastic song, a great way to end the 1970s sans Punk

[@Grahamvfr]

Tongue in cheek is the phrase, nice that some pop stars dont take themselves too seriously, wrote a lot as well i believe!

[@autopilotflight]

gotta love the 80's........

[@Charlienmeg]

I went with my brother to see him at the Free Trade Hall in Manchester in 197? I am so old !!! :(

[@chezzeeX]

Oooh it takes me back.I'm 9 years old again! lol

[@ericmoore5679]

How are you doing today my name is Eric

[@sheba0207]

I remember this , this was the first digle I every bought lol....

[@psychotweety]

Rubber Moog, what do you know??? He went on to write award winning songs for other people!!! He co-wrote The Living Years for Mike & The Mechanics!!! and a couple for Sir Cliff!!

[@heyrodders]

Still great 2022 👍😎

[@VANHELSING433]

Managed to find this on CD

[@DSKIPJONES]

Harsh words Rubber Moog but it's good to hear that people have an opinion.

[@GriefTourist]

this really reminds me of starting high school in '79, a bit cheesy but it has feeling unlike a lot of todays shit

[@Quedron]

Quality song

[@Jojoseahorse]

I loved this when it came out - I had just met my first love, and his name was Anthony, which is mentioned in the lyrics! Cute song - he's from Glasgow isn't he? (like me)

[@OLDfruT]

nice to see you to see you nice

[@deankeith830]

john smith nnnnn wad a lovely audience. . . . . . . . So much better than larst week !

[@AUTORECOVERYUK]

TOP NOTCH song A great year for music that was unlike all the rubbish thats sung and i say loosely sung today. Its amazing this song was made without the need to "bust a cap in your arse" Do a drive by shooting take or sell drugs to your home boys "slap your bitch up" or tell the world your gay to help your record sales. At least there is one good thing about the modern rap rubbish it wont be around in 30 years time unlike classics like this still are. Great video thanks.

[@25ghr]

@Feisty1967 Yes spot on, they could be Brothers I allways said that Anton off Strictly looks like Rob Brydon , and so does B A, very funny!!!!

[@LarryFogarty]

GREAT GUITAR

[@Kelly14UK]

I'm 45. Do you remember the Big Beat re issues? They put the long version of White Rabbit ( superior to the Airplanes' ) on one side and Curtain Call on the other. But they listed Seagulls on the sleeve too. Probably cos Curtain Call starts with seagulls haha

[@darrenskinner3711]

Some of the guitar work here reminds me of There She Goes by The LAs.

[@oldmacisback]

First record I bought!

[@RUBBERMOOG]

@psychotweety good on him for winning an award, well done. He's skilled at writing bland, soulless songs I'll give him that!

[@rastafarievers]

his first few singles were great. he wrote 'in the living years' that mike and the mechanics popularised

[@jazzbojudas]

It sold loads 19,000 have looked at it so far, nuff said

[@darganx]

All those years I thought he said 'Bang Bang, The Mighty Thor'

[@killatony76]

were is he now,bang bang

[@amyrobertson3246]

He was my dad's uncle b a Robertson

[@psychotweety]

@RUBBERMOOG yeah i thought you'd pick up on those bits and miss the AWARD WINNING bit!!! hmmmm

[@wesmatron]

@marcswales Can you think of a better instrument for him to play?

[@Sparks127]

Wasn't the original lyric "Sherlock Holmes, hello, preferred a little toke of love" ?

[@daveuk655]

well .. bang bang hehe

[@johnwillis6286]

I heard this on my first holiday at an activity camp at age 11, i met a girl called phillipa and she was my first love. My friend who was with me got off with her friend but ruined it by falling out so phillipa said goodbye. I still wonder about where she is what she's doing?

[@gayham]

I can see where William Orbit got his inspiration for Madonna's song 'Gang Bang' !

[@GriefTourist]

notice theyve changed it to token from toke

[@Kelly14UK]

You know I could've sworn this was May or June '79 when I was still in Primary 6, and Forest won the European Cup but no it's when I started Primary 7. Can I get top comment please?

[@Kelly14UK]

Was he in Wales when The Damned were recording it?

[@royboy48blue]

Is that" back to the future" guy banging away?

[@md69cs]

@marcswales - before I saw your comment, I was about to ask the same thing!!!

[@ebutuoyelvis]

ANyone know where he is now ? Hopefully a good story. Enough with the cancer and drugs and needless deaths.....

[@killatony76]

is this jimmy hills long lost son

[@goahead100]

the first time i heard this song was on swap shop and I like it and went out a gote it when i had moey not like now old and skint ?what sad cunt I am

[@troughsnout]

and the bloke from ABBA playing guitar plus Michael Fox on drums

[@2pikeman]

i see michael j fox is on the drums,he must have come back from the future

[@drumgold23]

Fang fang...ha ha...it's so bad but I love it. Gonna listen to Knocked It Off next. Anyone got the theme to 'Maggie'. It's got some typically clunk Robertson lyrics too but still a classic. Jock'n'Roll Ya Bam!

[@boredweegie553]

hes wearing my jacket :-D

[@manchild3479]

you need to get it back.

[@ericmoore5679]

How are you doing today my name is Eric

[@2pikeman]

who put michael j fox on the drums

[@SuperNapalm666]

another big chin,classic!

[@jonkheere1]

@thoule95 Aye yer right Mate!

[@coltsuperocean10]

I remember this song when I 6 or so!! was very young, its still rubbish now. Music for people with crap taste in music Id say lol!! There was some funny shit back then, BA Roberston, UB40, The Noland, Bucks Fizz, funny stuff lol. Those were the days of proper cheese!!

[@tinboxesruleok5878]

Who rang rang?

[@cinnamonbrandylite]

guy fawkes special - did that fall on a Satyrday that year..? lolly & yes thisdoes mean you...

[@ericmoore5679]

How are you doing today my name is Eric

[@danielsauntiejo]

This was the first record I ever bought, hmm lol

[@GordGrant1]

No agenda here enjoy it

[@BarraTerraceBoy]

@bluenose1986 Good idea, but about three miles back for Geldof would be a safe distance for everyone

[@ericmoore5679]

How are you doing today my name is Eric

[@katoushit]

@darganx that would make a cool song lol

[@robnorman1805]

monster club

[@Noodhoog]

Why is Michael J. Fox playing timpani on this song?

[@Blade-v8p]

What a plonker!

[@jimboooong]

mimed gd song tho

[@Shagnarsty]

I thought he was a Yank? He looks like Rob Brydon

[@timjones1863]

It was crap then, its still crap today ! Bang bang !

[@skababooshka]

and that is why you listened to it

[@timjones1863]

david j Kumar I like crap sometimes. Do you like crap? You must like crap a lot. Bang bang..

[@skababooshka]

Tim Jones Hi it is a bit of a crap song ,but i got addicted to it when i was younger pang pang.

[@timjones1863]

david j Kumar I'm starting to like it now. Dang, dang..

[@Busybee65]

I feel you pain, your just one letter out from being a welsh singing legend.

[@speaktomybeadlehand]

My hand is tiny Shake shake.

[@troughsnout]

Good grief it's Rob Brydon from Gavin and Stacey with a terrible perm

[@RUBBERMOOG]

@foly7huck ha ha.

[@JanePinkerton]

tizwaz ( :

[@bluecanary1note]

B A Robertson spoke with a fake cockney accent when it was fashionable, then reverted back to a Glasgow accent when it became cool. He should never have used a cockney accent in the first place. It showed lack of confidence in his own culture.

[@Busybee65]

And you think music is better now ? Poor you

[@MrWitchtrials]

Very good but Jona Lewie's better,his eclectic albums are a real treat!

[@gazwilwah]

For a Scot he doesn't half sound like he's English.

[@fireblade95]

hey dude! its a muslim country afterall! aint it?

[@emmetdonnelly2072]

If he is Scottish why does he sound like an eastender here?

[@Shagnarsty]

I thought he was a Yank?

[@peterfriel5129]

scottish

[@RUBBERMOOG]

I would like to apologise to all the B.A fans out there. And also B.A himself. I shouldnt knock him, who am I to knock B.A, good luck to him. I think I over reacted a little and for that I apologise. I still think the song is absolute shite, however, in 79 when this was out, pop music in general was absolute shite. Good on B.A for making a living out of writing drivel and getting paid for it, and I mean that with the utmost respect.

[@Charlienmeg]

Still dead I think.

[@wardie72]

Hes a bit of a munter. Good song though.