Eddie & Hot Rods - Do Anything You Wanna Do(Top Of The Pops)

For Barrie Masters RIP

[@petermckinley1628]

This song doesn't get the recognition it deserves. It's an anthem for every new generation.

[@frankneedham7120]

Spot on

[@jocksilver7]

Wisely spoken. I belong to the generation who were 14 in 77, which is about right, because, as Arthur Lee sang it, ''7 and 7 is...''. You chose the right word , ''ANTHEM''.

[@bradsmack1]

It's the song that inspired The Records' Will Birch and John Wicks to write, "Starry Eyes"! Wicks: "“I was listening to the radio and heard, ‘Do Anything You Wanna Do,’ by Eddie and the Hot Rods. I said to Will Birch, who wrote the lyrics, ‘We’ve got to write a song like this!’ It was really cool. I did the music.”--Washington Times, 2017

[@davidroughead774]

An all time classic!!!!

[@joshledesma2398]

Yes!!!

[@TOMinPDX]

I watched this performance on TOTP back in 1977 and it is this that turned me onto punk as a 15 year old. The energy, the message, it just got me hooked & it's as relevant today as it has ever been, it's a fantastic song & sounds as good as it did then.

[@TedBruning]

The absolutely perfect rock-pop single. One or two Clash, Members, Buzzcocks, Blockheads singles match it but no-one surpasses it. Special mention for the bassist.

[@garethsmith8896]

Sooooooo...Brillliant!Says it all in a very melodic tune!❤

[@jonathansteadman7935]

Song written by Ed Hollis, brother of Mark Hollis, genius of Talk Talk.

[@TheDocRitchie]

'tired of doing day jobs, with no thanx for what i do.' truth.

[@bumpyjason]

The lyrics are so relevant for today’s society

[@esesenordenegro2064]

This song, "Starry eyes" and "Another girl another planet" define an unrepeatable era. One of my favorites.🇪🇸

[@stevetaylor2342]

Can I give honorary mentions to Shake Some Action and Just What I Needed?

[@stelladogbreath1904]

One of the best songs ever

[@Cavollin]

Agreed, great memories

[@mg6844]

I agree to 👍

[@notlob23]

Remember this well..a tune...my life...

[@stevendimmock4791]

I first saw this band at The Hunt hotel in leighton buzzard, the summer of '76. They were fantastic. They had everything, great songs, great musicians, I don't know why They fell out of favour. But the live at the marquee E.P. will always be one of the best records ever made, I don't care what anybody else says!!

[@captainape6807]

If I remember correctly, they were not considered true Punk. Such things were not a concern to me and I bought the 12inch but I believe that's why they fell out of favor. If I remember correctly the cover for the single had a small pic of Aleistar Crowley, wearing Mickey Mouse ears.

[@jcee]

One of those singles you could put on repeat always. It's just perfect in every way!

[@jeffreygrant45]

I was born in 63 I saw the lot punk skin new romantic goths I was a, skin born an bred still now at 58 stil were the geare and live in the past this band was fanominal I heard in there days when this song was made Eddie was the first original punk band what an artist and a top tune

[@louisethomson3856]

One of my very favourite songs. Never ages. Just brilliant xxx

[@stantheman5657]

Saw them at Malvern winter gardens in 1977. They were brilliant and absolutely note perfect in their playing. This should have been an all time classic both sides of the Atlantic and they should’ve been huge world wide.

[@JupiterThunder]

Great band. great place!!

[@oolongoolong789]

Devilishly catchy classic!

[@grant5872]

An absolute anthem !!

[@markko0313]

One of the most uplifting anthems ever.

[@bizbizley]

It should be played at 11 at every birth in the world.

[@specialse]

After all these years.....still live by the lyrics of this song :-)

[@shadowstealer2790]

Me too, it's the definitive statement of heartfelt teenage aspiration. Simple, straightforward and sublime.

[@joemc1960]

One of the best songs of the ‘70s IMO

[@MrHollow68]

Song's title has been my life's guide line since i was 12.

[@bethany1103]

My whole childhood... this song keeps me going

[@jeffreygrant45]

A song that keeps us going a song we can relate to

[@grant5872]

Won't ever go wrong if you follow these sentiments!!

[@davidwaterhouse2552]

I am an original 1977 pUnK rOcKer! This is my favourite song of all time! dx

[@timhealey3737]

A genius pop record, up there with Teenage Kicks.

[@IroncladInSteam4007]

It’s incredibly uplifting and motivating and I love it. Can’t believe I only just found it a few hours ago as of posting this comment :c

[@davidball549]

Played back-to-back with The Boomtown Rats' Rat Trap, two perfect songs about society past and present. 'Nuff said.

[@marcanthony520]

I’ve always loved this tune ! And my favourite band of all time is Talk Talk .. connection?? Ed Hollis wrote this tune . Marks older brother ! 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣

[@JeansWebbTv]

Thanks! KZbin suggested this clip after me listening to Nick Lowe. This is a great tune, but I don't really know anything about this band. But I recalled that they had something to do with (my hero) Mark Hollis' brother, and then I saw your comment. :)

[@SuperAnimelover100]

Totally love this song. Shame it wasn't a hit in the U S ! :(

[@stevewebster1455]

Pre Punk - yet a Great live band. Wonderful muscos’ Great bunch of songs, Teenage Depression, Life on The Line etc.. Great night out.

[@lloydpaddock3866]

Just had this as my walk out song in my last fight at 62 ! Still love this as much as i did in 77 ! The words still ring true for me now

[@jcee]

One of those singles you could put on repeat. Just perfect!

[@johnnymoondog]

The Rod is so hot that he has to keep swapping it from left hand to right hand and back again ! ( BRILLIANT track BTW ! )

[@stevennightingale3422]

Rip great man

[@MikeBlitzMag]

One of the definitive masterpieces of the decade. An enduring monster classic.

[@paulclarkson1778]

RIP Barrie Masters. Saw the Hot Rods live at Portsmouth Guild Hall 1978.

[@jamesmcmanus1192]

This is in a class of its own and the lyrics must not be overlooked proper 70's sound

[@drstevie]

so brilliant.

[@markedwards7976]

Great song. There were lots of good things about the 70s, and this is one!

[@chamberpot969]

Barry Masters, god bless him. RIP.

[@stevenhighams4190]

I always identified with this one when I was an adolescent. Still do, really.

[@davidwingate5891]

This was our NI 'tour' tune 1977 Long Kesh 662Sqn AAC

[@SZYB3]

Canvey island ❤️🇬🇧❤️group

[@ianwhitelaw3066]

Absolute classic.❤❤

[@proyectosraulzamudio7981]

"This freeness with sex and drugs saw Crowley embraced by the rock and roll generation, particularly after he appeared on the cover of Sgt Pepper. But the story behind another of Crowley’s cover appearances is not so well known. In 1977, Essex rockers Eddie And The Hot Rod wrote a song that was partly inspired by Crowley’s famous motto: ‘Do what thou wilt is the whole of the law’. The band rewrote this as “Do Anything You Wanna Do”, a spirited ode to self-empowerment, and attached the lyrics to a perky pop tune that quickly reached the Top Ten." lol

[@roberttaylor90y76]

1977 played at discos I attended .Great memories of the. 70s .

[@markjohnston1813]

seen them live brilliant got to know them beautiful people one of my favourite bands rip Mr masters it was a pleasure knowing you

[@Mark-ew1hn]

The greatest pop anthem ever …..a top twenty hit which in reality should have been a number 1 ….an anthem for an entire generation

[@johnchapman1231]

I been doing what I like all my life

[@martinashton5792]

Listen to the Album … brilliant…

[@ianbell7342]

think the lyrics says it all . a masterpiece id say . saw them late 70s guildford brill ❤

[@killingheros3554]

WoW!!!

[@moogyboy6]

Like all the best songs it speaks straight to your heart, a hymn to finding yourself and your place in the world.

[@drychaf]

A treasured 12" vinyl. Used to love Get Outa Denver live (yes, I saw them, and yes, I felt lucky).

[@pete3755]

just read all the comments,absolute brill

[@mehcol]

memories of a pub in Sunderland in the 70s and rock and rolling. The kids these days....with their masks and vaxxes....

[@lukehallinan9966]

Top 10 of 70’s anthems NQAT Remember bouncing around to this in Bristol in 1977

[@dantucker7851]

Amazing tune ,only just found this bad boy , 🇬🇧 British classic , I heard this just coming out of depression for 5 years 😅 and post brain injury ,I just needed this tune as the final step 😁💯

[@stevepettit2064]

Fantastic this i love it just thumps along like a good one this song much under rated and forgotten it is a real gem i read somewhere the sex pistols stole their stage instruments from one of their gigs interesting stuff if its right.

[@MrFoxboy7]

ALWAYS THE FIRST SONG ON THE JUKE BOX

[@marleybu302]

Love it ❤️

[@NickPenlee]

Great song. The bass has such a simple chord progression but it's so damned effective that my ears immediately run to it.

[@johnwilliams2572]

One you could put on repeat? Maybe it's better that way.

[@jimosmond2082]

This was just before punk took off BRILLIANT after all the wishy washy music at the time

[@grant5872]

Great tune & lyrics !!

[@jamesbarry7407]

One of Steve Wrights favourites

[@grant5872]

Best ever teenage anthem !!! 👍

[@garethlipyeart6520]

rip barry xx

[@misfit2022]

Great song. I saw these a number of times growing up not in their heyday but on some of the reunion tours with Dr Feelgood etc.

[@nitemirror1]

yes❤

[@kevinduffy2338]

Ii remember buyin this on 12 inch disc in , 77 - played it over and over again and again!!

[@julieharrison7417]

Used to listen to this when little

[@jamescooley7224]

Incredible!

[@marcraygun6290]

Always sounds like a rickenbacker guitar on this track

[@leroyboothferry]

Classic ❤❤❤❤

[@darania1]

When you order Mick Jagger from Wish...

[@victoroladuja2416]

In an alternate world …If Young Nigel Farage didn’t grow up to be a politician.😂

[@jocksilver7]

Eddie and the Manic Street Rods... (post scriptum - do the Time math and you'll know on whose side i'm on...).

[@user-xp8gk7tk7d]

Seen them in newcastle 19778

[@benwhitworth8881]

I still want to know what he had against opticians.

[@user-nl1gz3gt6k]

Stage fright ❤

[@lunarsabbatical7906]

That crowd is too mellow

[@UphillGardener-ly5sh]

It's quite Springsteenie

[@user-nl1gz3gt6k]

Politics 😢❤

[@matthewjdouglas6471]

Who else sees how the hives frontman has eddies vibe?

[@berniemckenna3487]

Paul Grey

[@alanfox7312]

Uk punk band based their image on American counterparts

[@kdog9440]

An anthem for the school leavers 😎

[@lemsip207]

If you are going to do anything what you wanna do then don't tell your detractors in advance until after you have done it. Easier to get forgiveness for what you have done than to get permission for what you want to do.

[@kevinmulrooney3353]

Actually this band were Rods. They dropped Eddie and the hot.. If you know you know

[@ontheisland11]

Interesting look at what Nigel Farage did before he reinvented himself.

[@MrJeepsters]

Qui étaient les membres de ce groupe ?

[@Jjanne11]

The Finnish cover was one of the most popular punk songs in Finland back in the day kzbin.info/www/bejne/qqSscop3g5iXptE

[@ramsey633]

I think their image let them down song was good but visually for that time not the right look

[@Dustyfingers]

Mick jagger files lawsuit for being mick on stage

[@youiti2nz]

May　KING　Fas

[@MB-sg9ln]

So thats what Nigel Farage did in his 20s

[@mikahaapaniemi3781]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/qqSscop3g5iXptE&si=8AOhR7QPi0z5td-Y This was hit in Finland, but with more punk touch

[@ashleyupshall7641]

Get out of Memphis baby……

[@PaulWilliams66]

Lol