Empire Song - Killing Joke (Top Of The Pops)

Top Of The Pops 25/3/82. Had to patch this up in places due to pernickity video converter skipping minor glitches, thats what the dots stuff is ok. Anyway, seeing as I was doing an edit job I laid the track over the top and used a bit of the Riverside performance on the fade. So, its not 100% as was, but don't let that upset you folks, quality ain't bad otherwise.

[@jimaginata]

Youth in his white suit and dreads; cool as fuck!

[@gregbruce5601]

jaz had done a runner to iceland think its the roadie on keyboards

[@spinach-colour-joey6776]

can't believe this got on totp, it would never happen these days!

[@tostare]

A brilliantly unique appearance, thanks for posting.

[@tanpiltanpil]

I remember this well. Jaz ran off to Iceland and temporarily deserted the band. He was quickly followed by Geordie and Ferguson, leaving Youth to form his own band called Brilliant. Paul Raven would be the bass player on the next album, Fire Dances.

[@annthorpe8411]

Believe it or not this performance was introduced by the former Stoke City and Tottenham striker Garth Crooks!

[@65BigNorm]

Wow awesome I remember watching this. Couldn't work out at the time why Jaz wasn't there and then it came out he had gone to Iceland. Strange seeing Youth with all that hair ;o)

[@bossskinhead1969]

this is the first time i saw them on totp then i was hooked on them what a band they done a brilliant set on the tube got it on video somewhere

[@SongofSolomon211]

This is really jarring, but it has a fascination for me. Probably because it's "brilliantly unique".

[@seamusheaney123]

youth told me that jaz was actually in iceland, following a leyline to avoid what he thought was an imminent nuclear catastrophe. so there you have it.

[@matshovelkicker6716]

"Jaz, beware of the bee !"

[@Nintendofan981]

I love how they had the nerve to get some bee-keepers suit to play Jaz's part LOL

[@Serum462]

Wow....'Top Of The Pops' is pretty badass now. lol

[@robertcaffrey6097]

Thanks for taking the time to upload and share. Mysterious man in the mask? It's not Jaz.

[@tveye]

Thanks man. It sure isn't.

[@emilyoshiro]

BRILLIANT!!!

[@nuuuurrr]

remember this well, n grabbed it next day.

[@RammsteinKockbein]

I saw them on Riverside at the time (and read the reports about Jaz), but I can't recall them being on TOTP with this. Wikipedia confirms it.

[@laydeemuff]

Brill song, brill band!

[@PaulAJohnston1963]

God I remember this

[@elcondor1541]

great

[@tveye]

@houmanDMD Cheers man you're welcome

[@tveye]

Yep sure is, and thats why the beekeepers suit.

[@rickcummings4651]

ace

[@caio20118]

Still digging the Revelations album but this one is a great song.

[@bontakt]

jaz was not there. he was in NZ. its some other cat in the bee keeping suit. a friend who was there told me.

[@danielscissorhands]

Iceland, not NZ.

[@kingofpunk1977]

Why did Jaz go to Iceland? That's where Mums go! as it happens I asked him why he did & what he said to me was.....girlfriend trouble!!!

[@joralebedev8166]

Is this at the point where Jaz ran off to Iceland? Why the beekeeper's suit?

[@stevobath]

@CONSIDERABLYMORE1 Got a point there.There was 'gangs' around but it was all about music & not pointless violence cause you live in the wrong post code. Now its all utter crap to varying degrees!

[@nicholaspyall1312]

hehe

[@itscrowtime]

What the fuck is going on with Geordie's guitar? He's playing a Gibson SG but is world renowned for playing his trademark white Gretsch? Someone please explain!

[@jakobarchibald5738]

itscrowtime He is famous for using a Gibson 295 goldtop, this is before he got that when he used a les Paul deluxe and an sg junior

[@uncleambient]

Is that Jaz in the space suit?

[@tveye]

Nah man, this is when he'd fled to Iceland. Space suit is a stand in.

[@uncleambient]

Thought so, thanks. I remembered Jaz went awol around that time.

[@The.Last.Guitar.Hero.]

KJ on totp wtf?

[@MrDoremouse]

ha ha ha ha ha!

[@amandaprill6290]

The bass player paul raven looks like his got a spider on his head

[@tveye]

Just months before Raven joined Amanda, that's Youth with the dreads, which he Super Glue-ed apparently.

[@richfeddersen5173]

It's actually Youth on bass, but you're right about the spider - sort of a spider that's been electrocuted

[@fuckYOUbuchGOdie]

why the fuck is jaz in a Beekeeping Suit?

[@danielscissorhands]

That ain't Jaz.