The Psychedelic Furs - We Love You (with interview)

The original - and many say the definitive - six-piece line-up of The Psychedelic Furs:- Richard Rep Butler, Duncan Kilburn, John Ashton, Vince Ely, Roger Morris and Tim Butler. Here they appear in studio whilst on their debut tour of the States performing "We Love You" followed by a short interview.

[@Ambientrocker]

That's me on the right! Ha what a great time!

[@geoffreyormsby3941]

Genius!!

[@roberthockett270]

So well done, Mr. Ashton. Thanks so very much.

[@jackmcauley819]

John Ashton thanks for the great times. Saw you at queen Margaret Union in Glasgow in 1984. I was hung over the stage and you asked if I was ok. I was. What a great night.

[@hassnimalik2480]

I saw you play several times back in the early days. Thanks for the good times and inspiration.

[@hobbygamer6220]

WOW ! why did you leave ? you are a great guitarist. what r u doing now ?

[@tommyhaynes9157]

I'm in love with the The Psychedelic Furs

[@td5872]

I have Richard Butler's autograph in a hotel Bible after seeing them perform at a club in Seattle with the Stray Cats. He was instantly mesmerizing in black eyeliner singing under the spotlight. Have never had a visceral reaction like that to a performer in a live band before or since.

[@ojib62]

the best integration of horns into the punk or post punk sound ever.

[@kathleenwhalengelona7365]

Incredible. Saw these guys several times in the early '80s, and they were mind-blowing. This will be the recruitment video for my younger friends who've asked what they were like.

[@scottleipski1015]

I saw them at Hofsra U. on L.I. with the ORIGINAL LINE UP, sure BLISS! These guys were GODS!

[@keith-leecastle6700]

Bowie and John Lydon in one delightful package....Love them.

[@BlueBeeMCMLXI]

Nah. That is superficial. Butler had it going on as an artist - he sings for fun. Johnny Rotten is a self-promotion. Bowie needs no words.

[@fonefilms]

Stunning debut album, brilliant follow up

[@MrsFish7]

.... John Ashton checking his hair in the reflection from his guitar (at 1.45) .... priceless!!! We Love You JOHN!!....

[@geoffreyormsby3941]

Saw them at the Boston show they refer to in the clip: November 14, 1980 at the Orpheum. They opened for the Talking Heads on Remain in Light tour. Opened with India. Mind blowing to say the least.

[@japan906]

Lucky YOU!

[@klausrain111]

Have seen the Furs a few times in Austin in the last 30 years or so. Even saw Love Spit Love! Fantastic each show!

[@BoredinNewYork]

Saw them at Glastonbury in 1986, the first and last time sadly. They were brilliant.

[@sermusicusa]

They tour every year. On tour now. Best live act out there.

[@BoredinNewYork]

One day!

[@arktos298]

Left NYC will return one day. But in the words of Joe Strummer: I'm so bored with the USA, I'm American HaHaHa.

[@JoeyLevenson]

Feels like a punk song, sounds like a pop band. But its the P-Furs!

[@lisetteheilman6361]

Makes me smile ear to ear.

[@Skinnyshubie]

Lucky me....got to see them at this exact time in their career, in London before their career launched in the US, and then in NYC on their first US tour. they were amazing!

[@GardnerGoldsmith]

The coolest group of guys to cross the pond thus far. Love the way the symbols mix with Butler's voice when he repeats "sstop! Sstop! Sstop..." Also love the way this cut rolls into "Soap Commercial" on the original disc. The bass, sax, dual guitar, and floor toms are utilized to amazing effect on the first disc, and lifted to an entirely new level of achievement with "Talk, Talk, Talk".

[@micheleinclan6720]

Fantastic. Wish I were alive and old enough to appreciate this at the time.

[@barrygreenstein8383]

Now that is an awesome performance by one of the greatest bands on planet earth!

[@tonynesbit9673]

I am going to see them in the pyramids Portsmouth next week,hope they play most of the first two albums,fucking good band,nice one guys thrash it out there.

[@paddygav]

I remember seeing this on Nickelodeon! I think it was their U.S. TV debut.

[@TheDavidtk240]

Love me some Furs...Riverside Club Portsmouth NH. 1981....Great flex spot.

[@Hengikjoptr]

Wow -- great video and sound. I'd love to see a DVD with these performances. What's funny is watching a proper sit down audience looking on. Yes, the definitive line up ... too bad they couldn't have gone on longer with it just when they'd reached their peak with Talk, Talk, Talk.

[@hooshe]

Brilliant.

[@dannyx2399]

These guys are just badasses!

[@bennyshambles]

Yes, your hair looks GREAT. Keep it coming, boys. SAX appeal!

[@smcgilli]

@JesseLucKilburn Your Dad rocks! He was a huge part of my college exeriance back in the day. BTW. why was he out of the band after the Talk Talk Talk album?

[@pinkshrimp]

Thank you so much!

[@francoislopez1150]

fantastic !!!!!!

[@dsdontsurf]

Yep, THAT's rock n roll kids!

[@p0s13]

What a track!

[@nicholasjohngarofalo8216]

I luv it when Tim Butler forfeits a guitar part and checks his hair in the pick gaurd

[@stephansong]

me too. i see that alot by great bands hated playing unplugged.

[@stephansong]

+Stephan St. Claire ya think they are playing live. nope.

[@geoffreyormsby3941]

That was John Ashton fixing is coif

[@Ambientrocker]

Its me not Tim

[@ericcrawford8346]

When ''punk'' became dull, this was the only way out. I'm English and I don't give a fuck about the way I look. It was dangerous in the 70's and Brits have bought into U.S. culture now. Thankyou.

[@swinky1997]

fantastic band

[@ArtistEuropaPirate]

THX so very much for sharing this Early U.S., Live t.v. PSYCH FURS Vid! Cheers, Europa Pirate

[@willybragg1534]

On this song, they sound instrumentally like The Sex Pistols with David Bowie singing lead vocals....

[@daievans8087]

We Love You!

[@haydnkramer4464]

Full throttle Furs at an early peak.....

[@Hydropods1]

thank you for posting this!!!!

[@TheEvilDoner]

Factory Records were named so because there was a factory closing down over the road from where they were opening the club that preceeded the label and they thought it would be nice to put a sign up saying "Factory Open".

[@tonynesbit9673]

Saw them in the pyramids Portsmouth fucking brilliant,if you get the chance go see em.

[@prpvost2]

we LOVE you

[@sneakypower576]

You're daddy's Duncan? I'm a big fan. Tell him that David Harris in Tucson, Arizona says hi. Is he still playing music?

[@mvrick1]

This is so Andy Warhol pop!

[@strummeresque]

Thanks for inloading this clip. Not often do Eye see great visual AND audio records on hear that are new to me. 'Love is just a car like you that turns so blue and turns so blue....' Best Psyfurs cipher show everever? Adams Street Theater in Sandy Eggo, what, '82, maybe? Me my first exwife and her nouveau new beau and about a hundred other luckies plus Steve Wynn and the underrated Dream Syndicate! Man alive! Goodness gracious sakes alive! "Ahhh, fly me to th moon...."

[@nesplayer94]

When he says the factory. Is Butler talking about "Factory Records"?

[@danthefan5378]

I suspect it's a ref to Andy Warhol's "Factory"

[@Goofygoat2012]

oh my god..they are so hot here..even duncan

[@saintjames7387]

look at young richie! hes got it

[@Kronaphasia]

@ nesplayer94, paintedlier, antigen4 I believe factory in this song pertains to working at a factory. The song relates to British working class life & uses sarcasm to express contempt for the nature of the established order of things. ........."I'm in love with the factory.....I'm in love with the BBC....I'm in love with your TV...their so in love with you & me.......we love you"

[@ФронтириДикийЗапад]

Саксафон вывозит всю композицию, респект!!!

[@michaelsullivan7735]

@ paintedlier Nice footage.... Approximately, what year might this be..?

[@MartyHawkFan]

Furs' first two albums were classics, third was solid, and then Richard started singing that Heartbreak Beat pablum and it was all downhill. Duncan made the band - that saxaphone sound drove the sound on the first two albums. Richard, scrap the pop stuff, and do one more tour like Echo and just play the first two albums.

[@japan906]

Duncan WAS and still IS the man of the FURS. Look at his command and respect from the Butler brothers, Richard, Ashton and Vince. This was their best cast.

[@marianneduffy1468]

While not like 1 & 2, or even 3, I did like World Outside - a very good lp from start to finish. *Talk, Talk, Talk - my fave.

[@vannjunkin8041]

Honestly.. We've been tossing music back and forth across the pond for ages the US and the UK feed off of each other musically. Between Blues Jazz rock and roll ska reggae folk.. as a whole the US and the UK have simply made some of the best music on earth and the rest of the world loves it. Yes that includes the close brother and sister nations.. ie New Zealand and Australia in creating 🎶

[@kiely]

bad ass lip sync ... you go Richard!

[@brandondrake14]

What tv show is this? It was in black and white? I love it!

[@NachoVideo]

@paintedlier I'd love to dub a better audio onto these two performances. What are the chances of getting the master files from you?

[@sunshinelove3120]

Awesome xo:))

[@julianator3000]

sweeeet

[@LULUBELLEIII]

It amazes me now, how much they sound like early Roxy Music - and Richard Butler stole all his moves from Bowie. I love them all!

[@departments2006]

Note 'Waiting for the man' guitar riff over main verse. :) Great group though.

[@Graysworld15]

Does anyone know what year this was??

[@zochbuppet448]

You can really see the influence of Iggy pop and David Bowie on Richard...well I guess like a lot of people during that time

[@paolacicchetti1966]

and John Lydon :)

[@tommyhaynes9157]

They claim to be influenced by the Velvet Underground

[@austinfleming7831]

Agree. I saw them a few times and thought they were great. I saw them supporting Iggy at M/cr Apollo. When Richard came on chap in front of me shouted Jimmy! He thought it was Iggy! One of the best debut albums alongside Roxy and JD. Sister Europe should have MASSIVE!

[@tvguy1979]

Just curious, where did you originally obtain this footage? I'm just looking for a bunch of early Nick stuff and that would be a big help for me. Thank you for posting this!

[@trippinflags]

sorry, not sure of the name of the show. i got this footage from original Furs sax player some years ago.

[@ojib62]

why is this in black and white and why didn't he intro John Ashton

[@ojib62]

original line up had two guitar players.

[@monkeytrousers]

Where is this from????

[@IanSchultz13]

80 or 81

[@chrismason5582]

Sex pistols with a bit of Frankie Howard n lou reed, brilliant vocals, Nashville 78ish my lvcx

[@luciaprada]

@petermurphreak Semi Precious Weapons?

[@indrofrancovillani]

80 - first album

[@wallacelovecraft8942]

Wait who's dunkin?

[@antigen4]

@paintedlier uh no... I see no reason why that would make 'factory records' a reference to warhol's 'factory'. The building they converted for use AS factory records was a disaffected (abandoned) factory. So it was a simple, humble name they used to name the 'company'. They would have no interest afaik in using a reference to warhol since it would be boring and irrelevant.

[@flapjackfae]

This is THE Furs. They've made some good stuff since, but Duncan and Roger seem to have been the ones who made the music interesting. Everything after Talk Talk Talk was much more easily melodic and predictable.

[@pabloberrypaolo5081]

1984

[@stephansong]

Butler no speak...

[@loiraso]

why's he bouncing like that? what crawled up is derrière?

[@robotboy15]

Gotta be lip-synced, no? Every note, grunt, etc. seems identical to the LP.

[@MrsFish7]

..oh yeah! without a doubt...but, what a performance!!!...

[@steverigby6655]

John lydon esk

[@Jackie2324]

Roger Morris! Vocals are lip sync. Still a killer song.