Richard Thompson - Oops!... I Did it Again (1000 Years of Popular Music)

Richard Thompson with a bad cold and cut down version of Oops! I Did it Again from his 1000 years of music tour

[@happyuk06]

He is a stunning guitarist. A textbook example of a supremely talented guy utterly uninterested in fame and its trappings.

[@marksasahara1115]

I love him and his sense of humor! That and the Sub-eyes, at the end!

[@37Dionysos]

Love that very last gesture doing the Britney-fingers across his eyes!

[@TheIkaraCult]

"i started my list in 1066" Richard is so dismissive of trends he can reach back a whole millenium.

[@chriswestwood6490]

Even on a phone through a second rate bluetooth speaker he sounds amazing (as does his Lowden guitar)

[@trufflesmell]

Make sure you pick up 'Small Town Romance' his slightly obscure live album from the early 80's - literally lived on it for months on end.

[@trufflesmell]

He really is just a beautiful guy isn't he? Cheers for this.

[@pihoihoi]

He's a Rat

[@ParcelOfRogue]

Fantastical.... I missed this. He does all the ironic humorous nods and winks live.

[@jeffreylemal7432]

Just saw him in a free concert this past August behind the woodbridge highschool.his first since the start of covid.still amazing.available on youtube.

[@photonotavailable7936]

The interviewer is no Dick Cavett.

[@alanhunter1557]

Sophie Rayworth

[@rocketpost1]

The interview with Sophie was very good but could have done with being a lot longer. Richard is one of the great writers and guitarists who has developed his own inimitable style and I can't think of anyone who sounds remotely like him. Listen to him on the following BBC session, he's just amazing :- www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p016kb9m Regarding Britney, the only song of hers I remember is "Hit me baby one more time" or something like that. The song Richard did could have been one of his own if I hadn't been told otherwise. He made it totally his own.

[@ffrederickskitty4607]

i heard that rt's songs sound different because they aren't based on the 4/4 from american blues. interesting.

[@yerbadger]

@oppie1945 AMEN! It is sometimes said that the word 'genius' is overused; genius, genius, ******* genius. There you go.

[@cinnamonbrandylite]

brilliant singer, brilliant songwriter. must be hard to forgive that particular marriage/ breakup, mind... h.

[@promerops]

How extraordinary! RT suddenly turns 'Oops' into a quality song! Do you think the writers ever saw that much in it?

[@trockfield77]

It's already a quality song!

[@honeychurchgipsy6]

@@trockfield77 - I agree - if you watch RT performing it at the end of his live show "1000 years of popular music", he talks about the chords and construction.

[@chrisst8922]

This is a prime example of what the BBC has lost. Denied sufficient resources they can't pay for an entertainer to be interviewed on a news programme on a Sunday morning anymore and if they did certainly couldn't pay for him to play entirely live for a couple of minutes over the credits. And we're all the losers because few other networks are going to want to do it.

[@DeiseSkelly]

I actually watched that live one Sunday morning, pissed myself at the end. Thanks for posting.

[@christophercruz8359]

I love "I Agree With Pat Metheny".😁

[@ggriffiths66]

cool dude!

[@1220b]

I've met so many members of fairport. But never the pleasure of chatting to Thompson. Can you imagine a night drinking and chewing the fat.

[@Tessietots]

Im just so in love with him:) I've only recently found him and wow! Im blown away by him. Im definately one of those die hard fans. :))

[@VintageSG]

Sophie + Andrew did a real good job of hiding their admiration for RT. Not. :-) Top bloke.

[@OpenGlobeTV]

RT IS GOD!!! NO OTHER COMMENTS REQUIRED!!!

[@markiliff]

"California for the culture and London for the weather" - beaut!

[@marinajason1154]

Richard has left California...

[@paullavan1272]

I will always love you Richard.

[@smartalek1]

Well at least the Brit presenters don't lose it over "to play us out" There'll always be an England.

[@christ6493]

amazing how one guy with an acoustic guitar can make a decent song out of that while Britney and a studio full of techno stuff failed.

[@dorianwilliams9586]

Failed? They accomplished exactly what they intended to accomplish with that song and Britney.

[@MosheFeder]

Dorian Williams, I think he means failed artistically, not commercially. For my money, RT's version makes it sound like a much more substantial song. I’d love to know if Britney has ever heard his cover.

[@rubenruiz8409]

You must be on crack if you think this is better than Britney's version

[@chrisblower8868]

What we need now is Britney to release her version of Tear Stained Letter.

[@christaylor2070]

@@chrisblower8868 I'd like to hear her version of Shoot Out the Lights😃

[@notlobmusic]

Just goes to show we all have our guilty pleasures.

[@rintintin7529]

@DeiseSkelly incontinence is a terrible thing.

[@whangie1]

That tv programme wasnt cool enough for RT.

[@hatem0t0]

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