Bucks Fizz - The Land of Make Believe [Top Of The Pops 1981]

[@StephenHall-p9u]

April 2024 !! Listening to a tune from 43 years ago and suddenly my thoughts and dreams are back in 1981..❤

[@speedbird737]

me too

[@campyoldie]

@@speedbird737 me too

[@Sirtomalot-c5s]

1981 for me was one of the best years of my life…..Where has all that time gone too!

[@debbieflack1211]

That was a good year in 1984 they survivor a bad accident like me k was I bad car crash 1984

[@mandolemite]

Know what you mean. I sometimes wish that I was back in 1981.

[@sandyp196]

I was 12 and my home was miserable with alcoholic violent parents. This song meant a lot to me at the time. The 80s were incredible for music and freedom. I feel so lucky I got to be young in the 80s.

[@mmaramotswe1024]

Same here. Had an awful home life. Was songs like this that helped me through.

[@herenow6953]

So sorry you had such a bad time I hope you've found some happiness in adulthood. Bucks Fizz were pure fun as was most of the 80s - we were lucky to be young then - they were globally more positive times. Stay strong and keep listeingin to the best of the 80s - I find it a boost.

[@hugoboss5895]

That’s shit. I hope you’re both happier now.

[@Ruffbiker68]

I had violent parents back then and I didn't shed a single tear when my mother died and after she had gone my father went from being violent to needing me but I have the upper hand now and he Denys any violence that he did to me I'm 56 and he is 81

[@traceybeagle9934]

Bless you. I hope life is going better for you now ❤

[@margareta249]

Wish I could go back to 81. I was 21yrs old and had just got married. Loved this song. Years have went by like a blink of an eye.

[@Mike8981]

Wish i look as good as you do! I was 21 in 1981 too! 😂

[@Simon-rc4zw]

Your still a beautiful woman .

[@olivercromwell5732]

I TOTALLY AGREE WITH YOU I WAS ALSO 21 HAPPY DAYS UNLIKE NOW

[@tonygunk8261]

@@olivercromwell5732 i started school in 1981. Seems like such a long time ago. Misty memories.

[@olivercromwell5732]

@@tonygunk8261 yes memories are all we have left of times gone by

[@roswilliams2899]

I adore adore adore this song.... from the first time I heard it and saw this video back then,

[@iconicetiquette4546]

Bring back the 80s it was the best 🎉❤

[@heathertandy290]

If only we could reverse time.

[@janiceau2474]

Loved this song,best time of my miserable life,met my husband and its turned out ok.

[@universalexports777]

Still here-69 years old-still listening to this great music-far superior to todays rap/crap!

[@fairlyvague82]

Lol made me laff 🤣

[@grahamewilliams6642]

Definitely my friend, couldn't agree with you more!

[@maga8307]

I agree

[@Oxo380]

1981 Christmas knock on the door my grandma passed away 62. I was 62. This was number one x

[@dom.b1972]

Christmas 1981 when I was 9. Takes me back to happy family times ❤

[@jgreen5820]

The 80s were such an incredible time for music, where songs and groups were not all manufactured via Simon Cowell, but there was innovation and true talent. Being a teenager or in our 20s during this time was just such fun, discos, dancing, slow dances and kisses, great music. So nostalgic to hear this, I'm transported back to a time of being care free and a much simpler life.

[@trtr-bc3zl]

Some of the most awful dribble and absolute shite music was in the 80s .you seem to forget the music industry was run by a handful of people just like Simon Cowell who churned out shite after shite after shite year after year. Oh boohoo music was much better in the 80s .it was in my arse ffs 😂

[@tamarmontecinnie5480]

Tamar and I have been trying 👍 and a very good one 👍 and a very good one 👍 👏 and a

[@jarekmurenia4329]

Jola? i agree with you in 100%

[@andowalsh]

The Butlins and Pontins 80s weekenders have The Fizz performing quite regular, Ive seen them about four times in 12 months.. and will be in Prestatyn Pontins this July.. also performing is Go West, Toyah, Dr and the Medics and DJ set with Martin Kemp...

[@CandleLight1974]

@@stephenwilkinson3588 The late 1960s I agree but music of the 1950s, early or late, is plastic toot.

[@alvinswift8659]

Some music never dies and this is one of them

[@bom7572]

Classic

[@ianjordan6396]

One of the best 80's songs ever .. & there was a lot ❤❤❤

[@eileenahern-ku9nx]

​@@ianjordan6396- oh I so agree 🎉

[@mikeymikeyuk]

God, I still love this song even now in 2025. The 80's were such amazing years. So much better than this time we live in now

[@amosalphonso]

80's were the time for partying, living life & enjoying music like this those years are gone but never forgotten.

[@amandaobrien6221]

So glad to say that i was around to live in the 80s. Only a kid but my god it was the best time.

[@IanLanc]

Time saddens me knowing I'll never be able to turn back the clocks :( I'm grateful to KZbin these days :D

[@MJ.71]

KZbin, the closest thing we have to a time machine...

[@darrenm8526]

I know what you mean

[@micksmusicchannel]

@@MJ.71 it certainly is Mike 👍

[@micksmusicchannel]

If only we could go back.

[@chiemekanwaogwugwu9995]

@@darrenm8526 me too. Whenever I listen to this beautiful song nowadays, it makes me cry because I remember how it was back then and I try to compare it to what's happening now. You can see that everyone in this video, from Bucks Fizz themselves to the audience, is looking happy and having fun. I wish I could go back to this happy part of my childhood.

[@grahamthegreat2680]

40 years later and still desperately in love with Cheryl!

[@andrewjames9151]

I hear that... its now 43 years later and so am I... ❤😂

[@470danadidas]

Wish i could go back to 1981. I was 15. Life was simpler and happier.

[@caperccl]

OCT 24, Still a hit...lots of happiness there...can't fake the 80s..genuineness.

[@chocoholic832]

If only I could turn back time & go back to the 80s for the music! Happy memories😊🥰

[@fiercehan6791]

😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@noreenanthony-tabar2148]

And the guys looked cute to me. 😏

[@fiercehan6791]

@@noreenanthony-tabar2148 🥺🥺🥺why

[@noreenanthony-tabar2148]

@@fiercehan6791 Hey aren't you into those BTS boys from Korea?

[@fiercehan6791]

@@noreenanthony-tabar2148 😆😆😆😆😆

[@knotval]

Oh! We lived in England then and never missed "Top of the Pops" on Thursday nights. Bucks Fizz was a favorite. This is total childhood nostalgia.

[@jonathanlandau-litewski7405]

TOTP was a British staple in British households back in the day. Miss those days.

[@jameslevens2121]

I lived in Wales between November 1971 and April 1982. Watching TOTP was a favourite and I definitely remember seeing Bucks Fizz performing this song. Ah bliss!

[@jonathanlandau-litewski7405]

@@jameslevens2121 it was always the first thing my household circled in the TV guide (along with The Krypton Factor of course!

[@jameslevens2121]

@@jonathanlandau-litewski7405 Why not!!

[@AABB-wr3kx]

Would go back to 1981 in a finger click, better times!

[@trudygreer2491]

Well, better music, anyway! 😂

[@luvhart]

Still one of the greatest pop songs ever

[@sergiobritos4888]

Yo escuchando este super clasico en Enero del 2025 , es una de las canciones favoritas de mi hijo de 2 años !!!!

[@danilocastillo8128]

Y también esta en español

[@julieslater9473]

Bring back the 80s, brilliant music and so much fun. Loved loved loved the 80s. Top of the Pops was fab. Life was good

[@paul340v8]

Harmless, fun music from a better age.

[@michelesimula3714]

Harmless? Let's take a look at the lyrics: "Shadows, tapping at your window Ghostly voices whisper will you come and play Not for all the tea in China Or the corn in Carolina Never, never ever They're running after you babe" and "Something nasty in your garden's waiting Patiently, till it can have your heart Try to go but it won't let you Don't you know it's out to get you running Keep on running They're running after you babe" and "I've got a friend who comes to tea And no-one else can see but me He came today But had to go To visit you You never know"

[@EgoShredder]

@@michelesimula3714 It's like a kind of children's folklore fairytale, full of wisdom, darkness and so on.

[@michelesimula3714]

@@EgoShredder a tale of the unexpected dipped in reggae sauce XD

[@kenbar4761]

Who else lives their life in the 80's?

[@herenow6953]

I wish we could rewind the clock and choose better global leaders because the 80s were great...

[@eddiek0507]

Great times, miss them so much...🤔

[@rachaelmee4630]

I do 😄...xx

[@ItsJessIzBezz]

I do 😊

[@alexammaulli1910]

Me 😊

[@octopusman9969]

A song that always acts like a time machine for long forgotten memories 😊

[@thelucy53]

One of the best ever songs of all time!!!!! ❤️❤️ Who’s here in 2020?

[@peaky5135]

Meeeee haa reminds me of xmas wen I got fuckalllll

[@LastDreamer7]

Indeed, also I love allSTARS* and Blogos Mergaites (on Lithuanian language) covers.

[@carlydougherty9740]

Hi hi ok hi ok

[@simonelang7623]

mee, it is on my playlist all the time

[@sharonplumb4653]

I'm here!!

[@martinworthington5532]

I get chills over how brilliant this is

[@user-qd2ct1ue4v]

catchy Rhytym and Nice looking People,i love it too here in Holland also Nr 1

[@craigedmonds1374]

Get a jumper 😂

[@serenan920]

Unbelievable. Soothes you

[@yvonneholmes2990]

Cheryls dress!!! what a bod!!

[@BillieEilishFanTheBeatlesFan77]

I get chills too 😊😊😊

[@mandolemite]

The last line, "Captain Kidd's on the sand, with the treasure close at hand", reminds me of that brilliant 1980's film that Michael Caine was in, called, "The Island".

[@preciousjey]

Happiness in a song.

[@cesarincamendozaloyola4407]

It is actually an anti-Thatcher metaphor penned by lyricist Peter Sinfield. The music, yes, is very happy.

[@GuildOfTheBlackCrow]

I remember this song. No-one in my family died. I just remember it.

[@RaffMarotta-cg4wn]

Who's listening to this in may 2024 😅

[@luislima5446]

You Raff 😂

[@rachaelmee4630]

Hi 👋 I am x

[@peterwright6721]

Meeeeeeeeeeeeee

[@davehicks5705]

Not May, but I am in September 2024

[@dockaos924]

🙄

[@widbear3703]

I was having a hard time at my horrible school back in late 1981, but when I hear this all I remember is the snow and frost everywhere at the time (Northern England) and the magic of Christmas and New Year in the early 80s, what feels like a millennium ago.

[@amyclarke41]

Aww I liked this 🎵 2

[@Willsey]

Good memory. That 81- 82 was a brutal winter

[@CamperVanPersie]

@@eightiesmusic1984 ...and You were the Headmaster....

[@ifonlyinew3786]

Me too 😔

[@bandiflip]

Still here...Oct 2019.... and I know all the words !! 😃

[@arita2006]

I used to have the "Merry Christmas" picture gatefold sleeve edition of this. Bought it back in December 1981 when I worked at HMV. It's a brilliant song. Plus I also remember all the words too!

[@dianesharp220]

Me too 🧚‍♀️

[@barbarabrown6816]

bandiflip Me too and all the moves too x

[@bandiflip]

Barbara Brown Prove it 😁

[@freddflinstone656]

love this song and band

[@MrColin0202]

The best song Bucks Fizz ever did. It still sounds just as good and so well produced.

[@fiercehan6791]

agree

[@mrs3013]

Indeed

[@paulosergiodeoliveira7269]

Bons tempos que não voltam mais!

[@miriammwaibula]

Musically, I think I’m still stuck in this generation. This song is just a timeless vibe ❤

[@davidpotter-1969]

Doesn't Jay look stunning! Great song. Fizz forever 💜

[@dawnbutcher4851]

Anyone else cry hearing this & reminiscing our salad days 😢❤

[@mattluff9393]

Always play this song RIP JAY AND ONLY 2 OF BUCKS FIZZ ALIVE STILL!!UK ENGLAND 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@eileenmcchrystal8471]

? Only 2 still alive?

[@Michelle-kj2gd]

Jay is not dead! Nobody has died from Bucks Fizz, where did you get that misinformation from?

[@mattluff9393]

@@Michelle-kj2gd MY apologies then,I was misinformed,so sorry

[@briandavis8939]

I grew up in Belfast it was tough and hard through 70s and 80s you had to learn how to fight and win but I learned how to win and fight very quick But music was good loved back then

[@thomasalmond3311]

Hi, have you ever heard of Freddie Scappaticci?.

[@thomaswendt9271]

Remember that, when I was a child in Germany . The Brits danced to it in a disco on Ibiza ans All nations sang to it especially my parents. So good !

[@margareta249]

I lived in Berlin when this was number 1.

[@mogsyman]

Nearly 40 years ago 🙁 How time and life flies by in a flash.....

So true. Time flies.

[@arronconnor5895]

Where has it all gone.....! Time flys

[@officialsurjkumar]

I was 4😂😂, Wish i could go back to this period, no phones, internet just biking and football

[@jack_knife-1478]

Some songs refuse to age❤

[@debbieevans3950]

THIS SONG MIGHT BE 37 YEARS OLD BUT IT'S AS FRESH TODAY AS IT WAS BACK THEN . AND IS STILL MY FAVE SINGLE BY THIS BRILLIANT BAND

[@marekfabis8575]

Debbie I love You!!!!

[@patsquires3654]

it was 37 years ago this week that this song became number 1 knocking human league off the top spot, it was the coldest and snowiest December ever recorded in Britain do you remember it ? it was 1981 and a golden year from a golden decade ?

[@marekfabis8575]

@@patsquires3654 Yes indeed!!! 80s was Golden music decade for me too!!😄

[@glynnevans1851]

@@patsquires3654 Hi Pat, I remember it well the country grind to a halt. Momentous when they won Eurovision. A fab year and decade as you state , also liked Pet Shop boys and from 1981 also liked Japananese Boy sung by Ankea. The list is endless..Kind regards Glynn n greetings from Stourbridge West Midlands

[@garryclark3945]

We had best music 80s my kids all in there 20s brought up on this era of music and love it

[@bobbytreetop1701]

Christmas Eve , Chester 1981 with two mates . Terrific time .

[@voice-from-the-past]

I love their outfits in this video. I also wish we would still have music like this today. I was a teenager/young adult in the 80s, and the music from back then is still a big part of me now.

[@boyzee01]

Music from the 60's to 80's was so good beats all the crap they wanna play these days.......

[@gaysy1st]

So true 👍

[@vincentruvo6988]

A lot of great memorable music.

[@andrewlyng4855]

Oh please please please bring back the old eurovision. Love from Ireland 🇮🇪

[@markfrehmann8579]

Ich hätte echt gedacht, dass dieses Lied älter ist... ...geht die Zeit doch nicht so schnell um, wie wir manchmal denken 🙏🏼

[@fuzzyduck8138]

In the days when the UK won 🤣🤣 Not a chance now! ☺

[@JohnJohnson-tw8qk]

Cheryl Baker can't believe she's in her 60s and still gorgeous beautiful 😍❤️😘💋

[@kellyandrews2706]

In 1981 I was 5 years old in my mum's hair salon in London and Bucks Fizz were on the radio so much they were so popular their songs made you feel good...80s were the best

[@simonwillis6902]

If only we could go back! Life back then was so much less stressful.

[@ravenhill_night_visitor_1968]

what a song this was , early 80s, we loved it.

[@chunkymunky1974]

Oh to be 7 years old again watching thIs on the telly on a Thursday night - life was a lot less complex then

[@abhard6]

This song always reminds me of Christmas when I was a kid, makes more sense now that the song was released in November 1981 and was no 1 in January 1982. Happy memories, that are never fully appreciated when you are growing up.

[@aus80srockradio94]

True comment that - IKR.

[@paulmcdonough1093]

reminds me of the Yorkshire ripper getting caught in 81

[@markhousecentre3186]

@@aus80srockradio94 ,

[@daveduck4315]

Always reminds me off Christmas,going out on Christmas Eve,oh close my eyes and I'm back there

[@ianbuchan1627]

Cheryl baker whot a babe

[@doubledutch4821]

Takes me back , my ex long term girlfriend used to dance to this and had the same hairstyle as Jay Aston . sadly years later she passed away aged 40 from Cancer whilst married to someone else . We were very close and this great song just transports me back to those days .

[@johncuddy2669]

🙏💙😢

[@gaysy1st]

Sorry for your loss. Clearly she will always be in your heart. My first real love, married someone else & I know that the day I hear he is gone (unless I go first of course) I'm going to be devastated x

[@彩いろどり]

こんな素敵なグループがいた事を初めて知りました。 彼らの現役時代をこの様な手段で見ることができるとは、とてもいい世の中になりました。

[@markhall5656]

Classic 80s groove miss those times😢

[@johndaniels1923]

This song is brilliant

[@HartmutLembcke]

Es ist immer wieder so wunderbar

[@carolecochrane8173]

I can't believe this song is 40yrs old , I loved this song when I was 13yrs old. When being a teenager was so much fun with no stress of social media, we were the lucky children.

[@themagman1]

People just hid their pain, you're so deluded.

[@DarrenBrackley]

Ain't that the truth. ❤

[@StevenBrown-jl3yl]

Loved the 80s so camp great 80s music will live on

[@ka5269]

Feel good tune. Good times

[@shazmitchell4008]

Loved this song they should bring all the old music bk grew up with all these oldies brings bk memorys

[@sheilafeeney407]

39yrs ago, happy times and now lockdown unbelievable. Makes me sad bring on back the good times x

[@officialsurjkumar]

Makes me sad too

[@keithrich8373]

Arguably one of the catchiest tunes to any pop song.A joy to listened to and you can tell they love performing it

[@MJ.71]

I was 10yrs old, and had such a crush on Cheryl, she's still good looking now, in her 60s. But watching this video, I'm nearly 50 😭😭 and I now actually think Jay was the most stunning...

[@gerryfinn5210]

No mike u were right first time round

[@TheGlassman63]

Cheryl was always my favourite.

[@alanwoodall7174]

I think about half the boys in Britain were in love with Cheryl at one point (still am!) 🙂

[@niallmcentee9400]

Every young lad had a crush on Cheryl, I think

[@mogznwaz]

I’m a Cheryl and I was 10 when this came out. Used to dream I could be in Bucks Fizz [sigh]

[@leelishman7137]

Funny thing the 1980s,doesn't feel that far away watching this,but in reality, looking at todays world,its millions of miles away,alas

[@Guldhammer_DK]

This song meant a lot to me, when I were a kid and went through a hard and difficult period of my life.

[@fiercehan6791]

☺️☺️☺️☺️

[@michaelb.6645]

Immer noch Klasse und das vergeht nicht 👍👍👍👍

[@krzysztofwozniak5478]

💝💝💝💝💝💝💝💝💝🥰🥰🥰🥰 To była wspaniała atmosfera tamtych czasów. Pozdrawiam serdecznie 💞💞💞💞

[@ScotsGal]

I miss the 80s so much ...what a decade ..in music we had great bands like Bucks Fizz, Adam and the Ants , Shakin Stevens, Queen , Madness and many others aswell as soon to be massive bands bursting onto the scene like A-ha ,Duran Duran and Big Country ..movies were awesome also like Back to the Future , Rambo and Rocky , E.t. , Blade Runner ,Aliens ,The Breakfast Club and hundreds of other classics ..plus people were just nicer but I suppose the world was a nicer place then to

[@henryvagincourt]

Jay Aston, her picture came with me when I joined the Royal Navy, she sailed to and fought in the Falklands :)

[@mikitrue6015]

respect to you my friend.

[@patcom1013]

@@nickwalsh8169 sure ya did

[@smilodontiger5675]

Thank you for your service, Sir.

[@stuartstreet9908]

She's stunning mate,don't blame you there,thanks for what you and your comrades did for us,Cheryl always did it for me though,at least there'd be no argument should we have bumped into them in a pub (lol)

[@kerryclark7233]

@Xcuze I shouldn't have laughed at that but I did.

[@Oxo380]

Aged 17. A knock on our door whilst this was number one Xmas 1981. My gran passed away aged 62. Great song but 💔

[@theEwa2011]

In the heart there is still a magical time. It was an incredible pleasure to grow up among such songs 💜

[@widbear3703]

Very well said Ewa.

[@krzysztofwozniak5478]

Magiczny czas , magiczne lata które nie wrócą, chciałbym żyć jeszcze raz w tych czasach. Pozdrawiam serdecznie ❤❤❤❤

[@krzysztofwozniak5478]

Pozdrawiam serdecznie ❤❤❤❤

[@annehat4833]

Funny....thats what we are and have been living in....for decades or centuries...take your pick !

[@maurinoana]

I´m 43 years old!!! I was born in december, 26, 1970!!! I love this song!!! Thanks for posting!!!!

[@damian-795]

john bartlett It will come to you sooner then you think.

[@damian-795]

I was born May 1970 so I am a bit older than thou

[@johnbartlett1306]

I was born in Stockwell in 1953, so that pisses over all of you !

[@Will_h_]

Maurino Júnior wish I was you to be born then :(

[@harrodsfan]

now you are 47.

[@celinejohnston3694]

Lovely girls, lovely song, nostalgic.

[@611unterscharfuhrer]

Why cant music stay like this instead of the rap violence rnb shit that is coming out now

[@alexdavis-mann8513]

We only remember the good, but forget the crap that also came out at that time, i dare you to look up the blooby song

[@sodd1000]

@@alexdavis-mann8513 Blobby?

[@alexdavis-mann8513]

@@sodd1000 kzbin.info/www/bejne/qH_OmHeApciorbc

[@gaysy1st]

@@alexdavis-mann8513 It wasn't aggressive or violent though, was it? Of course there was crap, but it was innocent crap.

[@sodd1000]

@@alexdavis-mann8513 Yes well I know myself who Blobby is. It is just that you spelt it Blooby. Maybe it is me, but I think not.

[@eightiesboy]

Pure escapism. BRILLIANT.

[@jeremytidswell7792]

The best Christmas song ever produced, sounds as good now as 40 years ago....is it that long ago !!?.

[@HeWazARed]

Brilliant. Brilliant. Brilliant . Full stop!

[@carriethomas3774]

I was only 1 years old when this came out and is one of my favourite 80s songs

[@blackvelvet4056]

This song is so brilliant. Loved it back then and still do. - Greetings from Germany ❤

[@chrismassey1960]

I remember my late my mum calling me down to watch this on TV! They were great pop band and won Eurovision. Fun music!

[@mikestone7300]

There is ...politicians live there ???

[@007bondricky007]

I'm 48 years old....still remember this at a party a long, long time ago...

[@KM-mv3qr]

Hi,,no one cares, have a nice day.

[@KM-mv3qr]

Wow! That's brilliant! Can you post your age again next year please? Thanks!

[@KM-mv3qr]

@@craigadams6391 so what?

[@gaysy1st]

@@KM-mv3qr We DO care actually, so shut your pie hole.

[@mainecoonsupreme7470]

Love this song cant stop listening to it. Great voice. Great song. 😊

[@andrewcraner1869]

The drumming in this is amazing

[@birgithosterey4939]

Cool 🍀👍😂eine schöne Zeit damals 💯❤️😘

[@MOGGS1942]

They look,and sound great.

[@klaus-peterfleischhauer5170]

Kein Wunder das diese Tolle Gruppe im Gleichen Jahr auch den Grant Prix Gewann........SUUUUUPER....

[@Silverfish1980]

You've just got to love the 80s

[@wilmschristiane5727]

Dedicated to you, uncle Joseph. You'll never be forgotten.

[@gruppenfuhrer73]

still sounds fresh today as it did back in 82

[@kjogorman3472]

This song cuts deep. I was 11 when it came out and it was magical. I cry whenever i hear it still. Best song by Bucks Fizz

[@estherthian8654]

August 2019?? These songs are classics and like Never Never land and Wonderland are eternal and won't go away!! Not for all the tea in China or coffee in Africa...😉😉😉...

[@rogerjsy]

briliiant miming ! and im 56 i remember this at the time !