The Damned - Neat Neat Neat - Supersonic 1977 HD Best Version

[@ScottishTeeVee]

1 of almost 3000 music videos on this channel, all taken from my videotape collection. If you enjoy this channel, then help keep it going via Go Fund Me at gofund.me/f91033fc

[@BarbRogersMs.SolarTerror]

Great work !

[@ScottishTeeVee]

@@BarbRogersMs.SolarTerror Thank You

[@Machster10]

Awesome

[@rblfrmthewstdwn]

Dude thank you 🙏

[@ScottishTeeVee]

@@rblfrmthewstdwn Glad you enjoyed this Jordan

[@KKAkuoku]

To whoever booked these guys to appear on a pop show for kids, whether you’re alive or not, just know that you are admired.

[@ccujohn]

lol!

[@Tyrell_Corp2019]

My brother, this was par for the course before the 80’s.

[@deniseflowers4092]

This show made me a punk.

[@betweensuns1143]

Yeah, this was a regular thing back in the days. Motorhead with ace of spades on tizwaz....so exciting

[@andrewdavy9921]

@@betweensuns1143 and the Young One's

[@roberthindson488]

Having been 15 when this was filmed I can confirm that there was no panic about what kids were shown and we were all a bit more feral than today…..and I am very glad of this

[@willglo]

Yup. Feral indeed!!!

[@jebkush1052]

One of the rare instances where a camera is focused more on the bassist than the lead guitarist.

[@seagraves2296]

I didn’t even notice/couldn’t tell because he never stands still to get a good look at the thing 😂😂

[@woemyrom996]

he has the staypuff jacket on

[@douglasmichel3854]

It was the sensible thing to do.

[@itsmewill8725]

That's because he was off his freaking head and more interesting to watch 😆🤣

[@ST-xg3gy]

The Stranglers videos.

[@vuplj]

The absolute best of the early punk bands ..

[@thepolishastronaut7940]

Kudos to Dave Vanian for almost single-handedly inventing the entire goth subculture

[@mjh5437]

And looking a million miles better than anyone who came afterwards.

[@gogoyubari366]

I don't think so.

[@clarissamoll666]

@@mjh5437 wrong

[@clarissamoll666]

*poser*

[@sylph8005]

Far from single-handed

[@danishhald]

This band is incredible. One of the best sounding punk bands I’ve ever heard. I love cranking up the volume and listening to this.

[@riche.6660]

The only better song to play loud, really loud is.... New Rose.

[@tp10488]

The Pistols and Clash got all of the press but imo, these guys blew them away.

[@gmantramp404]

£75 for a ticket 👎👎👎👎👎 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂👎👎👎👎

[@orchidwave2574]

But which of them did U2 call 'the only band that mattered'? Yeah, that's right. Damned were good, but let's not get carried away.

[@badboy46528]

They where first too

[@oxrjbizzle1984y]

yes sir.....i agree!

[@tp10488]

@@orchidwave2574 that's why I put in imo, which means in my opinion, in case you didn't know. Here's another imo, U2 is one of the most overrated bands in rock history.

[@FLStelth]

This song kicks the ass out of everything that's currently played on commercial radio.

[@andygtmo]

Dave Vanian is so cool.

[@Vichedges]

Really? I never could take his Dracula look seriously. The Damned always seemed more like a novelty band to me.

[@ariescustom]

@@Vichedges Sure, a "novelty band" who inspired thousands of musicians after them. Pffft.

[@ghastlylife9836]

Jason Allen I took Dave as one of the pioneers of Goth subculture. This is a perfect example of Goth being a derivative of Punk.

[@Vichedges]

@@ghastlylife9836 He still looks like he’s a Party City Dracula.

[@ghastlylife9836]

Jason Allen LOL i want to argue but i cant

[@juliocesarpereira4325]

My favorite Punk Rock Band ever!!!!

[@jackelgameing7431]

This is very best band

[@MarcioSilva-ssiillvvaa]

That tumble Captain Sensible took had me in tears! 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Great quality, by the way!

[@ScottishTeeVee]

Glad you enjoyed it Marcio!

[@user-gh8wt2zi2n]

Was he on quaaludes

[@albertorkenbjorken]

@@user-gh8wt2zi2n and on the floor haha

[@kylegraham4505]

When the band changes notes to drop-knEE. 😹

[@karencopsey2625]

Absolutely pissing myself in bed! The kids bloody loved every minute!! 😂

[@sharonwatson1427]

Simply lovely

[@ScottishTeeVee]

🙂

[@bilgvvnzyaa5257]

Be a man, can a mystery man Be a doll, be a baby doll It can't be fun, not anyway It can't be found, no way at all A distant man can't sympathize He can't uphold his distant laws Due to form on that today I got a feeling then I hear this call I said, neat, neat, neat She can't afford no cannon Neat, neat, neat She can't afford no gun at all Neat, neat, neat She can't afford no cannon Neat, neat, neat She ain't got no name to call Neat, neat, neat No crime if there ain't no law No cops left to mess you around No more dreams of mystery chords No more sight to bring you down I got a crazy, got a thought in my mind My mind's on when she falls asleep Feelin' fine in her restless time Then these words upon me creep I said, neat She can't afford no cannon Neat, neat, neat She can't afford no gun at all Neat, neat, neat She can't afford no cannon Neat, neat, neat She ain't got no name to call Neat, neat, neat Be a man, can a mystery man Be a doll like a baby doll It can't be fun, not anyway It can't be found, no way at all A distant man can't sympathize Can't uphold his distant laws Due to form on that today I got a feeling then I hear that call I said, neat, neat, neat She can't afford no cannon Neat, neat, neat She can't afford no gun at all Neat, neat, neat She can't afford no cannon Neat, neat, neat She ain't got no name to call Neat, neat, neat She can't afford no cannon Neat, neat, neat She ain't got no name to call Neat, neat, neat She can't afford no cannon Neat, neat, neat She ain't got no name to call Neat, neat, neat

[@elamigomusical37]

Baby Driver

[@amandacorrin]

It took me a very very very long time to truly appreciate this band.

[@pedrinhosangrento]

i fell in love with them at the age of 11 because of Guns N' Roses cover of New Rose in 1993's Spaghetti Incident

[@garywood5882]

Saw this in 77 on Supersonic and the minute Vanian did that 'sssss' i was hooked. Went out and bought it the next day!

[@ScottishTeeVee]

Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment Gary

[@colinpumpernickel2605]

Incredibly talented band. My favourite punk band. They are so much more.

[@pinkfloyd870]

Seen them again in 2024, and they are still absolutely magnificent.....

[@joby963]

Because of Rat

[@joby963]

Saw them 5 or 6 times in the 80s all different guitar line ups but every time with Rat and every single time completely awesome.

[@Nudiescorner]

THIS....This was Dave's GREATEST LOOK EVER!🖤

[@elinzmeyer3550]

Best "punk" band of the late 70s. Punk in quotations, because they were too talented to be classified as punk. Most underrated and underpaid decades-together band I know. 40 years later, they still put on a great show!

[@thursoberwick1948]

"Too talented to be classified as punk" - revealing you don't get it.

[@elinzmeyer3550]

@@thursoberwick1948 Oh, I get it, my friend. I meant they are, musically, an echelon above the thrash-punk their contemporaries were playing. Phantasmagoria is more a work of art than a 1,2,3 anarchy album, as is most of their music. Punk is great, and I still love it, but The Damned are a cut above most musically.

[@aramanon]

But not a patch on Clash musically, and louder but no less melodic than the Buzzcocks. Punk was not defined by Sex Pistols and American garage

[@outoftheforest7652]

I mean PUNK is considered an "attitude".. It had to be taking in the context ot the era it was born in. Labels are a starting point ... I mean I first discovered the DAMNED in the 1980s on the Young Ones and by then they were into their Goth/Glam stuff.. Phantasmagoria was is a fantastic album. I also got into the Lords of the New Church, Siouxie and the Cure ... which all had that same "gothy" sound.. but I got back around to the early Damned, the more "punk fast" sound but they were still melodic.. they were still great songs .. and the DEAD BOYS had a TON of PUNK attitude.. I mean IGGY POP was PUNK too in attitude.. I don't know, I don't care. I am 55 I like what I like and I am not some Purist snob. I can go from PUnk , to Goth, to Dolly parton back to Marilyn Manson in 15 minutes .. shrugs.. (oh and probably Disco and Cindy Lauper thrown in there too.. etc etc)

[@elinzmeyer3550]

@outoftheforest7652 I am the same, musically. If it's good music, I'm down. The Damned, to me, sell themselves short by lumping themseves in with simple 4 chord punk. Granted, early Damned, i.e. I feel alright, is edgier than later compositions.

[@andyluckhurst]

i was 15yo and just off to town with mum n dad, saw this clip and bought the record immediately! that was the end of 'old music' for me for years to come. great reaction from the crowd and presenters!

[@Deedee-ee1sg]

I bought this single! One of the greatest punk trax EVER!! They were fantastic live! Brings back memories and nostalgic for me, those were heady, thrilling and exciting times for music!

[@ScottishTeeVee]

Couldn't agree more!

[@ecjaye]

Dave Vanian just keeps bringing it! I saw the Damned live 2 months ago, timeless.

[@ScottishTeeVee]

Still a great live band, thanks for watching and commenting

[@thebadloser]

I was 13 when this was first shown and for me and many others, this was the first sighting of a real punk band on national TV. We'd heard about it and read about it but never actually seen it in the flesh. Punk bands had appeared on 'So It Goes' but that was a regional programme and only shown in the North of England. "Supersonic' was shown at teatime, just as we got back from school. To get a proper idea of how totally new and exciting this was at the time I think you'd need to watch the rest of the acts on the show to give it context (notice the next act up was Leo Sayer!). I clearly remember the reaction from Mike Mansfield and the woman next to him. They were laughing but I don't think they knew why - it was a nervous "what the fuck was that?!" kind of laughter. Personally I think the Damned peaked around this time. They never looked or sounded this good again after Brian James went.

[@jackattack17]

I agree, their music wasn’t as tight and well written as it was when Brian James was their guitarist.

[@noworldorderforme]

I dunno. For me, personally, the Machine Gun Etiquette era was my favourite. The first 30 seconds of that album still remains about the nearest I've ever heard to perfection on a punk rock record.

[@taraweber6960]

Brilliant audio, Brian James did amazing lyrics and reefs. Such a great explosion of energy they were together. Can feel it visceraly. I love it so much, big thank you.

[@anthonylees9029]

Saw the Damned in ‘77 . Great energy , great sound ! This takes me back !

[@claudiaengelhardt5225]

Definately, one of the most important bands of music history!

[@ronfrancois]

One of the most exciting tracks of the era.

[@garrynathan8478]

I met Brian James once in a music venue. I said to him you are a pop star and he replied I used to be, I was very young and tentative what to do, I said buy me a drink, he replied you are mercenary and I replied that is right I was and he bought me a drink, quite a nice fella, although today I am TTotal. My favourite band in the day was The Clash but Neat Neat Neat was an iconic punk classic IMO very energetic, powerful, great stuff.

[@ScottishTeeVee]

Thanks for watching and sharing your memories, you were lucky to have met Brian.

[@Dr.Inkfast]

Thank you for this video. The perfect UK punk song.

[@noi5emaker]

If you're not falling over, you're not trying!

[@farralad734]

Ahhh the good old days...I was 17 ...best year after the hot summer off 76....and punk rock!

[@revjimbob]

I remember watching this. Turned me into a punk rocker.

[@asenath7766]

I just heard this song on our local college radio and it was great. Love this footage, very funny seeing Captain falling during his antics.

[@christopherseat9871]

Underrated Group of rock stars

[@vivaldireal1741]

By god one of the greatest Goth rock / punk bands of all time

[@ScottishTeeVee]

They were / are

[@justinoz1526]

I learned about The Damned by being a Motorhead fan. Apparently, Lemmy was a fan of bands like The Damned more so than fellow heavy metal bands. I blindly (deafly?) bought the albums "Damned, Damned Damned" & "Machine Gun Etiquette" and love both.

[@ScottishTeeVee]

Likewise as a kid, I would read interviews by bands and if they mentioned their influences, then I'd seek out records by those bands. Thanks for watching and commenting Justin

[@justinoz1526]

@@ScottishTeeVee Love, kindness, & appreciation. Sent to you, kindly, while I thrash "bad music". Melbourne. Vic. Australia.`

[@jamara3330]

It is rock n roll, the Ace of Spades is more like a punk song and they toured and played together a lot.

[@likearitual]

Such a high energy band

[@JohnBoy-Ramone]

I remember watching this back in '77 and thinking " I don't know what the hell this is, but I want some!!!" Thanx for posting.

[@bluepostcards]

This is like finding the Great Library of Alexandria. Thanks so much, friend

[@ScottishTeeVee]

You're very welcome!

[@mijymotor]

Brilliant! I remember watching this that Saturday morning.

[@ScottishTeeVee]

Thanks for watching, commenting and subscribing

[@MisterElement]

Epic memory then, huh?! Thanks for the visual!

[@MarkBanks77]

Robert Plant and Jimmy Page were huge fans of The Damned!

[@peterwilliams6114]

Thanks for this STV , this is a much better version .

[@ScottishTeeVee]

Thanks Peter, glad you enjoyed this.

[@francescxavierbulto9848]

Saw them in Leeds 85 and oddly Sensible the following year in Wakey. Great days.

[@winstonrandom9915]

Omg I would love to look like Dave vanian

[@brentmcintyre5529]

What style and class

[@evetsnitram8866]

Marilyn Manson must've been in the back taking notes.

[@punkisinthedetails1470]

Just buy some grease paint and then wait for god.

[@barrygreenstein8383]

I had a cassette of The Damned that listed him as Dave "transyl" Vanian!

[@damageinc-uo3zs]

Same and I'm a chick!

[@stramasher2953]

Hello mate, just popping in (aye, ‘am auld) but just want to say,”Thank you. “ for providing some brilliant content here. Hope u are well and again thank you. Some utter gems.

[@saburosakai9129]

Dave Vanian is fantastic .

[@tyson6682]

デイヴかっこいいな。氷室がマネするのもわかるわ。

[@chrislewis-n3v]

wow, never seen this, absolutely brilliant- sensible and vanian had such a presence, love the price tag on the guitar! loved the pistols and clash but did either of them ever record a song with such energy as this classic record(or new rose)

[@blue2134]

Oh Dave Vanian, the most beautiful man ever. Saw them few days ago performing , they are brilliant

[@MrShaunsk]

So easy to forget how great this song, and the Damned were. Fucking brilliant!!

[@ScottishTeeVee]

Glad you found and enjoyed this

[@williamr3840]

Dave, looking particularly beautiful -- and The Captain as classy as any captain could be! :0)

[@chimpaflimp]

One of Lemmy Kilmister of Motorhead's all time favourite songs.

[@ScottishTeeVee]

Lemmy had great taste in music 🎸

[@BlissSister]

After all these years, I'm still in love with little dave x

[@stringcus]

Saw the Damned in 77. Dave Vanian left the stage and refused to come back until people stopped gobbing on him and throwning beer glasses at the stage... fun times!

[@wickedlee664]

The Damned have been my favorite band since 1986. I’m not old enough to have been there from the beginning. My parents bought me Final Damnation on VHS for Christmas 89 (I think) They were playing the Ibeam in San Francisco when I was still in high school and I could not go. Not old enough. It was 21+. Punk was not as fashionable as it would become 5 years later. Many of the bigger bands from the UK would play bars and 21+ venues when touring the US. As far as promoters were concerned the punk demographic was already aging. Those of us who were punk teenagers at the close of the 80’s represented a group to small to even market to. There’s a reason that even the bigger underground bands had stepped away from playing rudimentary, angry or abrasive rock and roll. Even the Damned had adjusted their sights and were aiming for an older (and more cash flush) bunch. Final Damnation itself was a nostalgia record/tour. The great thing about the Damned is that no matter the era they are among the most exiting and creative bands in the world. Even without the Captain they were pretty great. With Cap they are often the greatest rock and roll band period. I say all of that to say this: I’d never seen this video. It’s cool. I dig it man.

[@ScottishTeeVee]

Thanks for watching and commenting Lee. Did you get to see The Damned at some point in the future?

[@John-rc5nf]

I was at the I-Beam show in SF. Unforgettable. I was in the front. Captain Sensible kept taking off items of clothing until he was buck naked. Then he spit into the crowd. I have never seen so much spit returned. The Capt. kept on playing with spit dangling from his arms. Disgusting. And awesome! I moved to the back. Great memory.

[@punktodaytomorrowtoo7656]

くっそカッコよすぎんだけど！！！ I love the damned I love PUNK !!! Thank you !!!

[@nic-ci_66-77]

I can imagine being fourteen that year and open the tv to watch the new bands.. I just wish something equally exciting could happen to today's kids..

[@PhilipStockdale-gj6wh]

It really doesn't get better than this for me. Pure energy and excitement. You can't touch those early records. The Damned were a force of nature!!!

[@koltonabbott376]

Holy fuck this song rocks so hard 🤘And I love the singers style.

[@ScottishTeeVee]

Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment

[@chaseman94]

I remember when my dad recorded this on Saturday night when he bought our first Panasonic VCR for $700 in June 1979 on a repeat episode of Supersonic after airing a new episode that night.

[@michaelihnatko7458]

Thanks to my older brother going to college in Minneapolis/St Paul in 1978 I got to experience that punk scene with the Suburbs and the Suicide Commandos. The Damned was one of the albums I enjoyed totally and still to this day I play Stab Your Back in my head. Good times, no mini vans just station wagons.

[@ScottishTeeVee]

A great period to see The Damned, you lucky fella

[@josephking1947]

Such a good song my brother and two of my mate's used to see them at the cartoon in Croydon, didn't expect them to turn up on supersonic...

[@destroymannysixx8280]

These guys are so sick🖤 huge fan

[@thefreshprinceofdapto1668]

I'm so sorry to hear that. What's wrong with them?

[@destroymannysixx8280]

The Fresh Prince of Dapto they’re amazing

[@prp3190]

Damn, a chrome hofner bass 😍😍

[@TheChadTI]

You post great stuff man, thank you

[@ScottishTeeVee]

Thanks, I'm glad you found some videos of interest.

[@marcosoverini6171]

great qualty as usual, man! :-) great!!

[@matoko123]

Well done, great version. Of course great band and song.

[@MrCHOPLES]

I've seen this clip surface at various times over the years, but this is undoubtedly the best-ever quality version I've seen to date. Might ScottishTeeVee have existed in a previous pre-KZbin incarnation as a DIY VHS compilation tape seller?

[@ScottishTeeVee]

I traded many copies, to tape traders around the world

[@kevinadamson5768]

Two great epic singles before punk was punk. Looking back the start of a revolution in music and still epic today.

[@ScottishTeeVee]

Couldn't agree more!

[@randybackgammon890]

Well it was self labeled punk from mid '76 in the British music press so your reasoning is not altogether convincing.Hardly matters though.Great band✌️

[@girlsnightgirIsnight]

my serotonin song

[@edwardmulholland7912]

Love The Damned.

[@matheus.l.rego6]

Those guys were cool as hell

[@colddarkness1798]

2023 and for ever! And yes I actually look like Dave Vanian so also I love him and the most real and best punk bands ever in rock n roll history and punk history.

[@ScottishTeeVee]

Thanks for watching and commenting

[@rafaelmegera]

I love these guys so much 🖤⚡

[@lupodelupis3672]

That Captain Sensible's bassline is like an earthquake 👀

[@John-vw3lr]

One of the most exciting Bands ever what a frontman Dave Vanian was

[@ScottishTeeVee]

Thanks for watching and commenting John

[@melthed4306]

urrrm, IS.

[@taraweber6960]

Heavy us fuck....HC, punk, speed and power, deep sound, shakes the earth. Very creative years, so much brilliant bands at the same time.

[@rumcove07]

First live show with Dead Boys opening Dec 77. I'd just turned 15 and pogoed and gobbed all show long!

[@ScottishTeeVee]

You were so luck to have seen two great bands at that point in time

[@TheFokker03]

Remember this programme well.Good old Mike Mansfield directing op's.

[@damageinc-uo3zs]

Damned badass band forever 🤩🍻👏

[@markbell1089]

I'll admit, had to check this out after watching the boys😁

[@martinfitzgerald1605]

I keep going back to this, just brilliant.😂

[@ScottishTeeVee]

It's a classic clip. Nice to see you commenting Martin.

[@MidnightVideo666]

Great quality 😍

[@ScottishTeeVee]

Glad you found and enjoyed it

[@petecernan2568]

Absolutely nuts and I love it

[@obscure_alternatives]

Dave looks absolutely amazing..

[@stevencowie7151]

A happy childhood memory this is. KUDOS!!!!!

[@ScottishTeeVee]

Thanks for watching, so glad you enjoyed this Steven

[@lewangillard9701]

How cool do they look man wow

[@ScottishTeeVee]

Still very cool

[@perseapolaris9015]

Hey..! Je suis une ancienne fan des damneds .vu a Londres a l époque bouillonante des punk ..déjà les damned.avaient ce coté dark romantique représenté par Dave Vanian.. Qui dans les jeunes années est le plus beau visage de ces temps extraordinaires !

[@AppleOno]

OMG this looks and sounds GREAT! What other treasures are in the BBC archives?!?!?

[@ScottishTeeVee]

This was not a show from the BBC

[@AppleOno]

@@ScottishTeeVee Either way, whoever shot it, and restored it, did a fantastic job. It makes you wonder what else is out there hidden in the vaults? Thank the Maker for KZbin and digital video! :-)

[@slimbim77]

Still absolutely butt kickin‘

[@dedman9464]

So freakin great for a mimed performance. Nice clean edit too

[@jasonpeters9865]

Man...this sounds great.

[@arthurnibble4763]

The look on Mike Mansfield's assistant's face at the start!

[@bishlap]

I read that The Damned were Jimmy's favorite band circa 1977... good enough for The Jimma, good enough for me. I can see/hear why he liked them.

[@johnnymup]

So great!

[@ScottishTeeVee]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@voltaire2001]

Love the band and song but damn, did they ever have LIVE performances with no lip sync back then??

[@ScottishTeeVee]

The only UK TV show with Live studio performances at this time, that I can remember was Old Grey Whistle Test, pretty much all others were mimed

[@voltaire2001]

Yes, the Japan performances are some of my favorite@@ScottishTeeVee

[@thomasminarchickjr.7355]

Best version of the Damned hands down

[@meansteve3602]

As blisteting today as it ever was

[@megacapulet6470]

subscribed just for the verve so much more ,on here, thank you thank you thank you

[@ScottishTeeVee]

Awesome, thank you!

[@annother3350]

Lovely