Cats U.K. - Luton Airport - 1979 - "Good Quality"

[@marychristmas4911]

Whenever I hear the words 'Luton airport', this tune always pops into my head!

[@BoudicaJ]

... or nah...Luton Airport !

[@maxextz]

Me too lol

[@kalyanipatel9088]

And do you go.." oooh EEE ooooh" in your mind? :)

[@thedivinemrm5832]

It's currently ablaze so naturally I came here.

[@pappachook]

You poor soul😂

[@grahamashdown4134]

I’m so pleased that I came across this song, I can’t believe that it was released way back in 1979 and still sounds so fresh today,a great novelty song,so much better than the modern rubbish of today.

[@jahno7154]

This sounds awful one of the worst novelty songs ever made

[@FourteenWords-n4l]

This was on a record we had in the gaff. It was a compilation called "Video Stars". "Are You Ready For The 80's?" was another tune on it.

[@nickmichael5494]

Much humor needed on a summer backpacking extreme..every fuggin ride had this playing on. It..too funny

[@user-ky6vw5up9m]

This was inspired by a popular TV advert for Campari featuring actress Lorraine Chase.

[@lordprotector3367]

Blimey, haven't heard this for 43 years.

[@Anglo_Saxon1]

Same here mate,although the fact that a rather notorious fella comes from that neck of the woods has me singing it to myself now and again...

[@davedennison7386]

Cool for cats....

[@fergusmaher7490]

Thought so too. Still good though.

[@hummycarton]

Love it! Btw, this was the opening hit played on Retro Charts Radio this morning. RCR is playing every UK Top 40 Hit (1952-1999) on elimination random from 8am to 11pm every day!

[@hummycarton]

RCR is now on air 24.7 :)

[@markloosemore9539]

Very first single I bought myself age 10 happy days still love it till today happy days ♥️💯

[@Candolad]

This was a big hit in London. It was the most requested song on the daily chart of Capital Radio's Hitline in September 1979. Of course TOTP, being London centric, put it on the show and it hit the national chart reaching number 22. The power of television 😉

[@dontbeajoker7652]

Great tune this... still good today

[@antster1983]

Also featured on NOW Yearbook Extra 1979, released in October 2022. CD 3 Track 15.

[@SASMYTH1]

Suddenly remembered this song after getting a flight from Luton Airport!

[@richardgoffin-lecar5001]

Great fun! So much different from today's garbage.

[@douglasfreeman3229]

Jeez. That's a matter of opinion. Catchy doesn't mean "good".

[@jahno7154]

This is also garbage

[@snorttroll4379]

yes@@douglasfreeman3229

[@snorttroll4379]

easily digestible and repeatable is quality. @@douglasfreeman3229

[@nicoladouglas3270]

Has that COOL FOR CATS VIBE BABY

[@PeterCooperUK]

Everyone: How comes people lose their accent when they perform? This band:

[@stuartgraham5045]

I suspect they're all actresses putting the accent on.

[@thomasconboy4636]

Tia was the song I head most when I lived in england in fall of79

[@sonnyb67587]

I am so proud to be from Luton.

[@meloshea8991]

Thanks Geoff

[@marksmyth5505]

I had to watch this song after watching "who's doing the dishes" 🤣🤣😅

[@unknownband1308]

Another great track

[@unknownband1308]

Thus is pop and rock an roll

[@heene]

The floor manager must have been on his tea break. The audience aren't moving at all!

[@danw1374]

They were all injected with ketamine before the song began..

[@andrewpage392]

@@danw1374 lol 😂

[@josephheaney7720]

Brilliant and they even had a wee Spanish dance

[@debsplayford3180]

Always loved this record. I'm such a sucker for a one hit wonder.

[@zaniac100]

I'm impressed that she seems to be singing live, what with 'sod off' of the record replaced with 'push off'.

[@mikeMCSG]

Sorry to burst your bubble but there were different versions of the single released.

[@jeframp3805]

@@mikeMCSG does sound less polished but she missed the mic. Maybe prerecorded in a live enviroment

[@marcusdavey9747]

This was such a breath of fresh air at the time, we were all tired of Elvis Costello hogging the charts!

[@paulfrost8895]

Good old 70s.

[@stuarthenry1911]

Some say it’s a cheap cheesy song, but it’s catchy, sung well, good lyrics. Sounds good to me anyday

[@Conor060468]

the crowd are going mad!!

[@PULSE88]

Hahaha!

[@Torahboy1]

I think the bass line is lifted from Boomtown Rats ‘Rat Trap’

[@tombrom1]

The melody is very similar to cool for cats by squeeze

[@thoughtfortheday7811]

Gawd bless Lorraine Chase, innit!

[@areyouavinalaff]

they're the female version of the macc lads

[@vincentdeguard4726]

...and not a tat to be seen ...wow how things changed

[@johnmarshall9081]

Wish someone would post their follow up Holiday Camp.

[@Matelot123]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/mnO9c62mpsxladE&ab_channel=MrCharlieChalk

[@johnmarshall9081]

@@Matelot123 fantastic jason much appreciated

[@celtickshatriya4306]

Love it😂

[@ZXC5000]

The one on the left is Viv Hope from Emmerdale

[@TibetanFox68]

It doesn't look like her

[@steevo6220]

@@TibetanFox68 That is because it isn't

[@ronmac9522]

Dear God in heaven. You trawl through what you think are the worst videos on KZbin and then you see this. Are they trying to rip off Squeeze cool for cats?

[@pwmiles56]

Yes

[@themeone1958]

Not a bad performance at all :-) Also noticed "sod off" was replaced!

[@TheUltimateBlue]

Deena Payne isn't in any of the videos on here. Check the publicity pics for the song and it's obviously Deena but the girl in the middle must have replaced her for these performances.

[@marge1112]

She probably slept with the blonde ones fella.

[@skoot2u]

I thought Deena Payne was in this group,can't see her on here ?

[@marge1112]

No they seam a bit ugly to be her except the blonde.

[@keithharvey7230]

What's she done?

[@steevo6220]

@@keithharvey7230 Emmerdale

[@leecannon2047]

Bit Cool For Cats to me...that's meant to be a compliment 👍

[@Anglo_Saxon1]

🎵 cool .. for . cats 🎶

[@rob16248]

For Stacey Dooley

[@alexanadermcculloch871]

Cheap flights ✈️ via Luton airport oh we oh Luton airport oh we oh🎼 🤪

[@Astro19824]

Wtffffffffffffff I didn’t know this song was a thing

[@hardtrailrider3374]

These lyrics are actually quite punk. Love it

[@BoudicaJ]

Absolutely not. Not in any way. Great in its own right but polar opposite to punk. For example: *Birds* *Show a bit of leg* etc etc . Punk would have had the pilot as a woman as well.

[@shaggydog9789]

It sounds like the lyrics have been written in a similar style to something like Cool For Cats by Squeeze.

[@paolotosini9255]

Good old 70s

[@unknownband1308]

July 2024

[@fruitcake4t]

Denise van Outen's mum?

[@kumachan9311]

They don't write songs like that any more !

[@DaveOBrien]

Thank God!

[@freefallin3693]

@@DaveOBrien We had a sense of humour back then, unlike today.

[@leeroy265]

thank fuck

[@annoldham3018]

🤣

[@willienelson6460]

Who’s “they”

[@RWright-q5e]

Are they called 'Cats UK' because this song is a not-at-all-obvious rip-off of 'Cool For Cats'? :D

[@ajs41]

Love how they pronounce Majorca wrongly, probably deliberately.

[@keithharvey7230]

It's a novelty song.

[@richardford7322]

How many of the recent immigrants, that now live in Luton, have ever heard this song? Reminds me of a poem, by Rudyard Kipling, but we're not allowed to mention it!

[@kalyanipatel9088]

@Richard Ford. Music is eternal...I am sure they have and generations after us will get to hear these tunes too....

[@edsuniqueusername6768]

Lucky them!

[@anthonymurdoch7620]

ENJOY YOUR TRIP.LOL

[@pwmiles56]

It's plainly a rip-off of Cool for Cats by Squeeze. Other than that briiliant

[@ciarangillece7572]

Luton Airport

[@thestonedrose7962]

the singer reminds me so much of a ex girlfriend of mine

[@marie.naturallysims2179]

I was born and raised in Luton

[@ericgeorge5483]

Bad luck.

[@generalstrange2666]

@@ericgeorge5483 great reply

[@joekavanagh7089]

And?

[@keithharvey7230]

Wow you are special.

[@steevo6220]

I'm so sorry

[@fiercecloud3871]

This is weird bc I was raised in Luton...

[@andrewpage3221]

anyone going to Luton airport

[@Astro19824]

So british

[@kirkdandie]

Not British - English.

[@richallenxbox1976]

Only in the 70's could 4 women wear trousers so tight it castrates their bits!

[@MALCOLM-fr3ng]

Viv Hope out of Emerdale lol

[@steevo6220]

No

[@MALCOLM-fr3ng]

@@steevo6220 Yes she was in this band

[@joedexys]

Bloody awful

[@ericgeorge5483]

Whilst I admit that I am not a fan of novelty records at the best of times, this is amongst the very worst, mot apocalyptically fucking tragic piles of horse-shite I have had the misfortune to witness.

[@donalowens4117]

That's a bit harsh! Ooooooo eeeeee ooo.

[@ericgeorge5483]

Donal Owens Its just awful, end of.

[@keithharvey7230]

You love male company.

[@ericgeorge5483]

@@keithharvey7230 Really, why?