The Damned 'Love Song', Top of the Pops 1979

[@satyrosphilbrucato9140]

Also - if that opening montage of the other artists doesn't show how absolutely necessary punk rock was to the survival of popular music, I don't know what does.

[@markofsaltburn]

I always thought that it wasn’t prog rock that caused punk, it was the tyranny of the BBC Radio 1 playlist and the appalling mess that Robin Nash was making of Top of the Pops. At the turn of the 70s R1 DJs were music lovers who played what they wanted and they weren’t scared to voice their opinions about the music they aired. The BBC become a light entertainment wasteland when things started to be over-managed, however, and pop acts were forced to conform to secure any exposure. In the album market and on the live circuit there was loads of great stuff happening in the UK in the mid-70s (Deaf School, Doctors of Madness, Dr Feelgood, etc) but you never saw any of it on the telly. Let’s not forget that the Feelgoods even had a No.1 album in the UK pre-punk.

[@krisscanlon4051]

It's almost unreal to the unsuspecting fan...Art Garfunkel!

[@JohnnyRocker2162]

You said that from the bowels of unuldaterated truth, like a tsunaml of much needed energy to wipe clear the mundane shyte, a damned anema to clear away the blocked bowels which was much needed, and thank the gods of rock n roll for clearing the dross down to where it belonged.

[@hanoigrillo70]

RIP Algy, thanks for your career and in particular this killer bass line....

[@pop000690]

Yeah his playing on Machine Gun Etiquette and his Metal Band ,Tank, was killer. RIP Algy Ward 🤘

[@alternativeradio8855]

Lol I love watching bands not give a toss on TOP of the POPS

[@highlandladdie824]

RIP Algy Ward 🙏 😢💜

[@suhlaapuvu]

Love how Rat doesn't even pretend to be playing live.

[@user-nd2ij9oh1t]

how about Capitan?

[@Slig1977]

He reminds me of Keith Moon!

[@Hellbunnyfelicia]

cause that ain't punk!! you either play or you take a crack at the producers who tell you to pretend to play

[@chaos23]

except when he pulls the damper off the snare lol

[@garywood5882]

@@Slig1977 he was a big big Moon fan 🙂

[@johnbarry1965]

I was about 14 and me and my mate were on a day out in Conway with my family and we all went into a local quaint teashop. In the adjoining room there was a significant amount of Mothers and Toddlers having a party, alas the jukebox was in there. As This noisy punk rock 45 was in the charts i put my 10p in and I can still see the Mothers look of horror as Algy Ward's pounding Bass riff hammered the room..........

[@Limagris912]

those smoky eyes of Dave, amazing!

[@user-vc7po3mw6e]

I'm in love with his looks and fierceness ♥️♥️♥️

[@xvbiffbangpow8579]

@@user-vc7po3mw6e gawd is that a fucking kpoop avatar styled like how we fucking grew up ?????????????????????????????????? ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????

[@vzoen6015]

@@xvbiffbangpow8579 That's Junji Ito's TOMIE and you'd be glad to read it sometime 🙃

[@donaljoseph1]

Simply awesome !!!

[@amandaskelton495]

God I remember watching this age 13 it changed my life forever AMANDA

[@suffolksettler5106]

I saw this when 15 and been a fan ever since

[@liammellows-hz3pf]

Get a bit of Casual sex,and don't look back.

[@beechclanger]

Me too I was 13 Amanda, in a band that supported Dave Vanian in 1995 but he wasn't very friendly to be honest, great band though

[@amandaskelton495]

@@beechclanger you supported him, it must have been a bloody disappoinment that he wasn't too friendly, it's good you still like them after that, that's what I call a true fan!

[@LouLou-bl7lw]

Same here 13 years old and changed my taste in music in a instant

[@jakeburns7331]

Thank fuck punk came along when you see that countdown! Punk's not dead!

[@JayZombie1216]

I like how everyone always says "Nirvana was so cool, they butchered it purposely because they didn't wanna take that shit." *Proceeds to show the Damned.*

[@finncullen]

I think Nirvana knew about the Damned... compare the riff in "Life Goes On" to "Come as you are" kzbin.info/www/bejne/g2HXcmeDq9Ofhbs&ab_channel=TheDamned-Topic

[@bluelanterns2982]

@@finncullen the eighties = come as you are

[@inversion66]

There's footage on KZbin of the Stranglers doing the same of thing on the Dutch show TopPop around the same time. kzbin.info/www/bejne/rpjddYStjN6ad8U kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y4aXZYNqqp2ih7s

[@mattiusthegreat]

I cannot believe this band were so underrated - they were brilliant and way way ahead of their time and with so much humour too - quite unlike the Pistols who I also love and who incidentally were their mates - and Dave Vanian was the original goth, just look at him - and they claim that the batcave was where goth supposedly started - bollocks! The Damned are legends

[@edsonhernandez4059]

Right, Dave started goth.

[@randomhumanoidblob4506]

Early goth was post-punk anyway - the later goth of wafting round graveyards in three miles of lace, being sad and quoting execrable poetry was almost divorced from its early roots. It became so OTT and elaborate but originally it was much harsher. The Damned rule tho. Machine Gun Etiquette is one of the finest albums ever, even if I am bloody ancient now.

[@klausbinn777]

Not underrated at the time if my memory’s right. Second the vote for Machine Gun Etiquette.

[@alexwatson8851]

Fuck the sex pistols. Bunch of posers cut out of a magazine. Damned not got the respect they deserved, at least not widely enough.

[@gmantramp404]

@@alexwatson8851 Fuck the Damned and their Rockfield Files prog rock or Whatever the shit it's meant to be but it ain't PUNK IN The SLIGHTEST 😂😂😂👎👎👎

[@blondegraemey]

Notice how the BBC tried to edit this to create the impression that they were actually playing the song live, rather than taking the piss out of the whole miming thing. Classic appearance!

[@petersmith1104]

How many different looks u want ? The Damned : YES !

[@slocamel]

I loved how they all looked different, made complete sense to me.

[@1mimali]

that bass sound is AWEsoME

[@Sodomizxr]

Check out the Albums "Filth Hounds of Hades" or "Power of the Hunter" by TANK. He was the vocalist and bassist of this legendary NWoBHM band.

[@Ronno4691]

Algie Ward, JJ Burnel, Bruce Foxton - give them a Fender Precision and all hell breaks loose, tone-wise!

[@markko0313]

@@Ronno4691 ex The Saints

[@handsomeclem208]

The best move they ever made is when Sensible switched to lead guitar and this is proof of that......

[@LW1962]

Just for you. Here's a Punk.song.. bought this on.day of release. What memories. I wish it was 1979 now.

[@pesproplay5349]

Bad religion have made a career since 1980 out of making basically different versions of this song

[@terryannmaes5538]

Fabulous band

[@allanwalker7866]

Just pure UTTERLY Brilliant

[@whelkshuffler]

When music ruled.

[@markwelbyBlood]

Music still rules

[@jackelgameing7431]

The Damned are best

[@fabiovigolo1444]

Epic...Song...Epic...band....!!!

[@grahammcnamara4803]

As it should be. No dislikes.

[@matham625]

love love love love more than love and the song that i love

[@chrissmith256]

Rat Scabies: coolest punk name ever. Even better than Lux lnterior or Pat Smear.

[@SteeeveO]

Stiv Bators, Poly Styrene, Gaye Advert.......

[@victoroladuja2416]

Rat Scabies kind of looked like if Rod Stewart played drums.😂

[@elkiewernicke6257]

Mann ,super immer noch

[@Mr75044]

Life for me would never be the same again. Went through school no blazer.....old man wouldn't waste the money. 5th form.. Donkey Jacket with the DAMNED painted on the back with red paint.... Ha Ha...

[@grahamknox6369]

Look at all them sensible songs then this brilliant

[@VincentRE79]

+Graham Knox Agree middle of the road mediocrity followed by this fantastic chaos.

[@kafmac8103]

Happy BirthDaY Captain Sensible :)

[@LouLou-bl7lw]

Fresh exciting brilliant. , love the way they just exploded after the dull count down of the charts on top of the pops

[@doctorskull8197]

Outstanding ‼️😎🔥🎸

[@alexmitchell8430]

This video particular brings back confused teenage memories... the Top of the Pops rundown (what little we see here)... I love all the other artists/songs and couldn't quite figure out in my young teenaged head why I fckng loved "Love Song" by The Damned... just knew I loved it. 40 years later, I have listened to Love Song more often over the course of my life than the others. 59, still confused but that's ok.

[@onlyme219]

Happy, happy teen UK days 😍👍

[@173lucadao]

L'ascolto ancora nel 2018 e mi gasa sempre ….fuck

[@OoohAaah6603]

Saw these in Great Yarmouth 1978

[@miph_242]

Happy Valentine's day 2022🔥

[@satyrosphilbrucato9140]

Poor Dave is trying to take the lip-synching seriously, but Rat and Sensible give absolutely zero fucks about trying to look like they're actually playing.

[@nonrevnosnibormetalbeerrev6251]

Fucking loved this band and algys band tank after that

[@alicehotchkin8671]

loved it - pissed off parents and teachers lol

[@miguellemme6483]

GRAN ARTE

[@syiranatasha]

❤️❤️❤️❤️ loves from malaysia 🇲🇾

[@Andy19212]

great clip

[@nathueil1]

:41 Motorhead!🤘

[@klausbinn777]

In the league table of great TOTP performances, this one's up there with PiL's Jah Wobble gurning at the camera whenever he had the chance and Dead Cities by The Exploited. I think the latter still edges it on incongruity 😂

[@thewoodentops.]

2021 still ace

[@aleksanth5362]

Στην λευκη με αγαπη αλεξανδρος 1991 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@aarthoor]

The best song about trainspotting ever written.

[@davetellez2977]

Fuck. Yea.

[@scarletblossom4655]

Funny because I had my computer at full sound and plugged into an amp and the weird commercial at the beginning blasted through the house..

[@markvickroy6725]

Oh fuck Rat Scabies is hilarious.. Watching again for the keith moon impersonation at the start

[@fernandojconti]

When Ramones, David Bowie, The Cure and Rod Stewart collide.

[@streetsoldier28]

0 dislike, not surprised

[@elrecordspolla]

Fuckin nazi

[@astridservel7511]

Wounderful maniacs

[@gasutrias9961]

😍

[@jessekellerthecollectingne5058]

This is the clip i saw on metal evolution that made me searched so damn long for this song

[@h.m.7218]

IMHO, Machine Gun Etiquette is the best punk album. Because it's punk pop actually...

[@polpotter3640]

Marcia tolsen where are you now I'd love to sing this for you again x

[@nicolededomenico168]

The a way to make it happen for the same guy who was supposed to be here at the beginning

[@groovyanchovy9544]

way the punk should be !!

[@tonyfordgolf9438]

The captain's guitaring is insane!

[@Zopf-international]

Look at Rat go go go!

[@mikebarratt8146]

Actually laughed out loud at Mike Read's clearly insincere 'it's great to see them back' at the end

[@jonblazeinc]

Lol irony is that was the damned totp debut in fact, they didn't manage to get on the show back in 1977 along with some of the other punk bands of that time

[@kevinstables5944]

Mike Reid was always a tosser

[@matoko123]

@@jonblazeinc Hmm, I'm pretty sure they were on with New Rose in '76.

[@jonblazeinc]

@@matoko123 no they wasn't....new rose never entered the top 50 so how could they have gone on totp? This song in 1979 was actually their first time in the UK top 40 singles charts. Also the first UK punk band to appear on totp was the Jam in May 1977 with " in the city"

[@matoko123]

@@jonblazeinc Well New Rose should have been on :)

[@javiice595]

Algy Ward of Tank

[@chaseharvey6353]

Algy Rules!

[@tothedeath512]

Wakey wakey!

[@rogerharrison4967]

Algy Ward also played for The Saints

[@fight5098]

Red vinyl,captain sensible pic sleeve!!

[@5-stringrebel369]

Black vinyl, Algy Ward!

[@willdrakes7445]

Blue vinyl, captain sensible!

[@stephenmccoy898]

Got all 4 versions times 3 with different coloured vinyl

[@gmantramp404]

@@stephenmccoy898 I got the self released dodgy demo original copy with sticker intact over the spindle hold 👍👍

[@aimeethomson7806]

So goth

[@xvbiffbangpow8579]

when did you first get acquainted with goth ?

[@stevebasadur1756]

Definite disconnect with the crowd. No life at all. How sad. What an awesome performance.

[@patrickbuzzo1970]

I m sorry that Algy Ward did not last for a long time in the band

[@tp10488]

Yes, I agree. I heard he and Rat Scabies didn't get on so well.

[@jonblazeinc]

Agreed....Algy was a alcoholic loon, would smash things up with his hammer

[@patrickbuzzo1970]

R.i.p. Algy Ward

[@ej88]

Aguante los condenadossss

[@peterfitzgerald53]

Dave vanian the grandfather of goths everywhere

[@M1tjakaramazov]

Crazy how current this line up-and imagery feels right now. Despite how horrible it might sound, they would be very instagram friendly these days...

[@danielcano1893]

punk history

[@chickybluetherealone]

Rad video, Rad song now.

[@andromedapersea4792]

Dave étrange beauty ..

[@neilhollow2142]

You can't compare this to the pistols and Lydon sounding like old man Steptoe the Damned are streets ahead musically and vocally Vanian is superb Algy bass line is booming , Rat and Cap are like machines bonding it together

[@stephenstocks1074]

Pity about algi ward

[@HermanWaldorf]

nice how Rat Scabies does not give a shit.

[@TheFunkhouser]

Ray - AKA Captn Sensible is amazingly far from sensible haha

[@maxbo2003]

Now I’m YouTubing peaches and herb

[@81dsend]

Lip synched

[@kevinstables5944]

And

[@Dave-Rough-Diamond-Dunn]

First time on earth?

[@mikemerlos7787]

Why…. Why ever agree to not play your instruments for a “show” Passs hard pass

[@filipematias5127]

Never liked The Damned that much: the Sex Pistols were better!

[@TheNightmare75II]

Never liked the Sex Pistols that much: The Damned were better!

[@filipematias5127]

@@TheNightmare75II : Everyone is entitled to their own opinion!

[@TheNightmare75II]

@@filipematias5127 Of course, my friend.

[@stephenmccoy898]

Pistols were good yea but these boys were a different class better musicians knew how to play as chrissie hynde described them, they were the musicians of the punk scene

[@gmantramp404]

@@stephenmccoy898 The Ruts were better than the Damned on the night I saw them when supporting at the M.G.E. tour 1980and the Ruts were definitely Musicians.