New Order - Thieves Like Us on BBC's Top of the Pops - 3.5.1984

[@marcterstegen1990]

Here in Brazil, in the 1980s, New Order was one of the most successful international bands, practically, all the teenagers of this generation loved it and had at least one New Order album, especially the incredible album Substânce 1987. And today with 47 years old, I still enjoy listening to the beautiful. electronic music of New Order, my favorite band

[@rogeriobandos4926]

Absolut true!

[@samuelsisti2438]

real!

[@jonathangoncalves98]

Sou brasileiro e tenho 22 anos, nascido em 98, sou super fã de New Order... queria que todos da minha geração tbm gostassem...

[@theggirl93]

Same here in the Philippines, I was 19 when my Mom took me to the US for summer vacation. I picked up the Substance album in a record store in Hollywood Blvd. back in April 1987. I’m now 56 and I still love this music, one of my fave New Order songs.

[@marcterstegen1990]

@@theggirl93 It's nice to live in the Philippines, it's an archipelago of islands, very beautiful islands, which island do you live on???

[@ek8652]

40 years ago this week. Amazing still!

[@angelaandersons7918]

No way! That's bananas, I am 40 on the 3 weeks time x

[@danielbrosky]

Thank you New Order! Loved you then, STILL loving you today in 2024!

[@Dexter101x]

They had more guts to play live on TOTP than any other bands

[@brendenserna480]

Top of the pops wouldn’t let groups play live, new order refused to go on unless they let them play live, other groups were just excited to get the publicity

[@printisdead1983]

Yea wasnt it mostly lip syncing with the album. With other groups i mean

[@eat_pray_porg8450]

In later years, they had to concede. But yeah, for the longest time they refused to do it.

[@spamcanastis8514]

New Order Lip synced once on German TV, they were really pissed off or embarrassed. They said they would never do it again.

[@eamonnquigley2125]

yes but i think it sounds better when not live ..i heard the pet shops saying once that they hated doing live songs because they couldnt get sound the same from a lay down track

[@vincentbaca790]

Listen to that bass!!!

[@ek8652]

Love that hollow sounding bass being played like a guitar.

[@cloudbloom]

Peter Hook has such a distinct sound it's amazing

[@sebs6508]

so distinct, his bass sticks out but stays in the back all at once 🤌🏼

[@dixonpinfold2582]

​@@sebs6508 Or in simpler terms: Hookerrific, Hooktastic, Hooksational.

[@alanabernal2112]

My favorite New Order song for over 30 years. Just beautiful. Wish it was the long version, though.

[@paulrowan2828]

I saw NO play this live a few months later at Sunderland. Was my favourite song of the night

[@strzxgvnuvwvfld3597]

I feel like the people tuning in for Kenny Loggins had probably enough with the 3 minute version!

[@Dirksketches]

what a great liveversion! And Bernard's voice is so good on this one!

[@ChubbyChecker182]

Agreed, it might be their best Top Of The Pops Live performance (they had a few shambolic ones)... This is Great.

[@chancealot4405]

i love how the most replayed parts of new order videos are hookys best bass parts

[@nicolasapablaza2372]

Beautiful Song

[@AB-dl7vz]

Luvvvvvvvv yaaaaa! How I wished all my life I lived in England in the 80s just to go to every New Order gig

[@thischarmingman1930]

and the Smiths!!

[@KarlHamilton]

One of the greatest tunes ever written.

[@MichaelRoehr]

Dang, proof there are some real gems still out there that I hadn’t seen good copies of.

[@lumpyfishgravy]

I had the 12" of this - back whenever.

[@taylorguyAD]

The intro is insane. The lyrics are intense. The bass line is awesome as usual. This is a great live version

[@rajnirvan3336]

New Order live on TOTP were awesome all performances. Hookys bass playing was awesome

[@djh29971]

'Thieves' was arguably one of the best - if not the best - track they ever did. Looking back at this performance 36 years on, there really was nothing else quite like them. Everybody had their place - and were certainly greater than the sums of parts - which is why things now aren't quite the same.

[@sonali_trrs]

Hooky's bass in here👌👌

[@NOWtheband]

Heroic, as usual.

[@scott_d_owens]

Great on the record but it sounds bloody awful on this.

[@lumpyfishgravy]

Great - just a wee bit high in the mix.

[@aus80srockradio94]

@@lydianor Yes it is, but is their a cooler bass player anywhere?

[@novadhd]

he plays it like a guitar . Likes to stay in the high note ranges but I like it.

[@loulov]

Spent many hours in front of my mirror in my teen years singing this. I love this song.

[@chrismarsh8162]

You’ve got to love the sheer bloody mindedness of playing live on TOTP, how do we get a 6 minute song down to 2 minutes without sounding like idiots.

[@bennyshambles]

You play the edited 7” promo version.

[@igotdarkaether4813]

3 and a half minutes actually no need to exaggerate it mate.

[@pinkpolly88]

Bernard Sumner was so beautiful ❤️

[@marcostorres6020]

Bom dia minha banda de rock preferida da minha época anos 80. Bons tempos inesquecível.

[@germanpule3721]

Berns voice and Hookys bass was like peanut butter and jelly... a perfect duo

[@charlespage8692]

This song is one of my absolute favorites. And NO did it LIVE!

[@dflesher65]

One of my favorite New Order songs!

[@lesleyhall4186]

Thanks for this. Magic!!!

[@Geo-gw7fs]

I love them so much.

[@annefranksidebottom482]

Hi from Manchester 👌

[@MrJonno85]

Hi! I thought you were both dead!

[@annefranksidebottom482]

@@MrJonno85 i live in Middleton, it's worse than being dead! ☺👍

[@swainlach4587]

Bernie-The best lead singer who by the way can't sing. But he's great.

[@abrahamlopez3461]

That's what I always say, but it works 😂

[@catherinebonanno6545]

Haha. I think hes got a very sexy voice.

[@steveant]

He can sing but they never wrote in his key, so he was always struggling to make the notes until later years when they did write for his key.

[@catherinebonanno6545]

@@steveant That’s interesting. But Bernard had a big part in writing the music. Hook wanted to keep the music more as Joy Division.

[@happymemories8873]

@@catherinebonanno6545 He does have a very sexy voice! I've been in love with his voice and Dave Gahan 's voice for as long as I can remember. I used to wonder why Bernie always has his eyes closed...lights hurt his eyes? Is he shy? Is he trying to be more seductive?

[@lucienesther]

i love Bernie's pure energy here

[@lanadantas2338]

Amazing 😍❤

[@mptb4419]

Unique sound. Miss the 80s❤❤

[@iananderson4422]

This is 1 of my all time favourite songs......

[@philgez]

Hooky being proper cool there. That bass sound 😂 brilliant

[@danielantonio7507]

Banda e música maravilhosa demais.Lembrando muito minha juventude.

[@MattJones-up9xk]

Awesome memory, a great song is a great song

[@marahmoonflower7926]

Love you, New Order!!!!

[@christopheliauth117]

Such a performance !!!!

[@davidbigair5206]

Who else dare to play live on top of the pops back then ? 😄 Brilliant song from my favourite band of all times 👍🔥

[@mickyday2008]

F ing brilliant

[@Djlullaby22]

Oh! It's called love!! 💕

[@dorinz5103]

Real music 👍

[@Lethoscorpia]

Bernard Sumner - coolest rock star ever. Peter Hook - absolute legend, Gillian Gilbert - beautiful and Stephen Morris - gifted. The classic New Order line up playing live what more could you want?

[@Nobodyreallyatall]

Bernard is the most UNCOOL rock star ever, he was unique and special in the 80s but now he is an embarressment. Gillian is an enigma, it's hard to tell what she actually brought to NO but the results are on record, bit of a slam to call her just "beautiful" like she was just a visual element.

[@HaloAdmiral]

o__ooo__o iii She was the most capable of composition in the group. She was great making out a form and even had to teach Sumner how to tune up a guitar after he arrogantly said to her one time, “Don’t take too long to tune, alright?”

[@michaelwilson2340]

@@HaloAdmiral When she joined the band she could actually read music, So that helped.

[@HaloAdmiral]

Michael Wilson Yep! Plus you can really hear how she contributed to the music of you listen to Gillian and Stephen’s project, The Other Two. She’s a good vocalist!

[@michaelwilson2340]

@@HaloAdmiral I remember an interview with Gillian in which she said, in New Orders early days, she asked Hooky to play a certain note on his bass and he was clueless.

[@dennydarrington7792]

memories....love them

[@JohnDoe-wj4hj]

I love you!!! You're the OST of my life!!!

[@maxwellsmart6487]

Was just thinking @ the morning sun, this popped up!! This is Great. Ty.

[@marcelbuschelk1734]

LUV THIS SONG SO MUCH .....

[@samjones5885]

Amazing

[@MichaelBennett1]

Barney seems to be enjoying himself and the mix on Hookys bass was OTT at the start, fine at the end.

[@TheStwat]

Superb

[@jonathankarakas5354]

THE BEST NEW ORDER SONG EVER !!!

[@DAYGLOUKNOUKNO]

AHHH MY FAV TRACK BY THEM....BY FAR....SO PRETTTTTY

[@nansenscat9315]

Legends

[@teedubyabee23]

My favourite NO song. Forever.

[@amberthompson1585]

I love this kinda music

[@canaldherma3045]

Arthur Baker jamás volvió a producir una canción más bella que ésta. Besos, muchos besos desde Sevilla/Spain.

[@feinstein1]

Glorious.

[@anapaulacarneiro4175]

THIS is rhe reason i fucking love this band. The (un)perfect And angst Bernard vocals, his style that gives a shitty for audience cos he's singing for HIMself with closed eyes mustering the focus on singing, Hookie, in opposite show all his skills wirh zero shy, Gillian (My silent Godess, how i love her) doing his job on keyboards and the human durmam Machine, the most cool couple of rock. How we are fortunate for ali the masterpieces this mancunians had bring for us. Cheers for them!

[@arthurandrade7437]

Well said!

[@BidobaGonduba]

Gillian is the unsung hero.

[@PaulBrown1967]

brilliant - only seems like yesterday ...

[@wallydavisjr]

They are infinitely cool.

[@philhewitt73]

I can't recall a video or photo where Peter Hook hasn't got a beard-i bet he had that rug since the age of 12 !!!✌✌✌

[@raph6931]

Literally the only photo I've ever seen of a clean shaven Hook is from when he was 10

[@bispomanoelangelo8783]

As músicas do New Order é um 🎁para os ouvidos mais seletivos.

[@brendancarroll9376]

I miss those 80’s days so much.

[@francisaypa267]

Awesome so good new order the best band ever !!!

[@rogeriosouzasantana6831]

Muito te amo New Order vcs são toppppppp vem ao Brasil

[@shierke26]

Aw, bless, Barney and Hooky wearing matching leather jackets. Then there's that soft melody with the bass tone like a lion's roar. Spectacular.

[@cardinalstar2048]

Yes, they are the best 🚴🚴🚴🚴❣️

[@DVDfeverGames]

Ooh, this is on NOW! 😁

[@matt6477]

Love ❤️ so good

[@yogamukta4669]

In the early 80s they already invented the 90s. The talent of these musicians is crazy.

[@blakelyhall8191]

I love how Bernard and hooky are doing their twinzie thing with matching outfits 🥰 Oh how things have changed : (

[@MissKitty21]

Not me singing along with this lol xD Such a great song

[@davidellis5141]

" And it's so un-cool ! "🎶

[@paolovianini7243]

The best ❤️

[@lumpyfishgravy]

Back in the day they were my favourite band and I must have watched this. Disappointed the BBC couldn't rise to the challenge. Performance 10/10 Mix 5/10.

[@user-li3fr8jl3b]

BBC still abysmal even now...

[@rogeriosouzasantana6831]

Minha música predileta gosto demais

[@aurelionasvw]

Show essa banda

[@PrimitiveInTheExtreme]

🎶💫✨🔝✨💫🎶

[@sarahfelsch5465]

Love the molly wig

[@che7293]

might be my fav NO live performance ngl

[@eveprunes471]

como los amo ❤️

[@TheOnlyOneStanding8079]

I love New Order/Joy Division since I was a teenager in the 80s. Hello from San Francisco California 🌁🌁🏙🌃🌉🌉

[@charlesbull6188]

Hooky the great arise sir Peter 😊

[@dazpearce2096]

one of the greatest things in the history of all stuff - New Order deserved a bit more success and I can name many, many bands who deserved a bit less...

[@ChosenHandle117]

They sure did! I've still got my 12" single of that... was a break-up song 😏

[@blipperUT]

Gillian- the girl next door as rock star. I love her.

[@dookiedooks8378]

Aaaaaand everythings alright again........... 👌👌👌

[@niazpetkar53]

Pretty In Pink Brought Me Here

[@AjarnDeeTeesut]

Love this. Please get the Crystal on Jools Holland version up. The best live version of any song that New Order done on TV. Hooky says its the greatest. I don't disagree.

[@samisticlife]

It's already on here..!! . . kzbin.info/www/bejne/gKfRkKCNmcZ5p6s

[@AjarnDeeTeesut]

@@samisticlife Yes its brilliant. But the BBC must have the Master tapes with crystal clear sound.

[@ollieship5287]

just logged into to like this comment mate. 100% agree. I'm obsessed with that performance of Crystal and everytime the Beeb upload their HD archive material I pray for that one!

[@lbukem4259]

To think, New Order have never just been 'pop'. To get live airplay of a tune like this on TOTP was pretty sweet.

[@charlesbarnes4555]

Hello Swain Lach my name is Charles in I think Berine could sing he just had his own way of doing it also he started a band after his best friend and lead singer Ian Curtis passed away I think that's truly brave to carry on .

[@chinaphone]

This shit's fantastic. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@rentalVHS]

that verb snare sounds MMASSIIVVEE and that bass tone mmmmm

[@CleomarRibeiroXX]

... Sacred Song!!!...

[@pedroxavier260]

Ladrões como nós👈bandidos falando de certos políticos Thievis like us é top demais😍

[@paulmca9731]

Immense

[@lucianorocha2603]

❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@jeffcappelletti1986]

A Prophet 5,Octave Plateau Voyetra 8,Emulator 1.State of the art in 1984

[@coloradoken3159]

Brilliant! Nothing like Footloose following TLU.

[@alanstrom2221]

The TV show Host said they were singing LIVE, though everything they're playing is LIVE. New Order wouldn't stoop to miming. They had a PUNK ethic, even if the music wasn't. Though some people will challenge me on that, saying they played PUNK Electronic Dance music. I've had the immense pleasure of seeing them LIVE twice. I own the 12" vinyl of this song. it has brought to a blubbering mess on quite a few occasions.