THE REAL PEOPLE & Digsy on Oasis In The Early Days

[@JamesHargreavesGuitar]

Quick Correction: Digsy’s proper name is Peter Deary not Paul Deary. Whoops.

[@db0800]

He don't know himself so don't worry too much.

[@ianetchells7358]

Thanks James, another great video. I loved the Real People and your content has got me rediscovering Oasis. May your channel continue to go from strength to strength!

[@JamesHargreavesGuitar]

Thanks so much for your support Ian, I really appreciate it mate Onwards and upwards! :) James

[@wonderpope]

I first read "Guigsy" in the title and thought "he finally did it!"....I hope you'll get him one day

[@SrSaraviaMusic]

Guigsy became so reclusive and anti-fame that he could be named as "the John Deacon of Oasis"

[@SrSaraviaMusic]

@Musictime really?😂😂😂

[@jonahjones1702]

James, by far my favourite video yet this. Have you never tried to reach out to Tony McCarroll for an interview. That would be next level epic

[@Gav24488]

says a lot about Noel when the real people said they would love to work with Liam when asked about working with Oasis again

[@GT380man]

When Noel got his wallet out to the Realies, that was uncalled for & a git thing to do.

[@iansettle7764]

Speaks volumes about noel, they say you have to be prepared to sell your own mother, to get on in music.💚✌️🌹🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@MrJoelalcasey1971]

He'd take the skin off yer back and leave yer in the desert with no water 😂

[@Reprobus3]

​@@MrJoelalcasey1971My Grandad used to say; "He'd sell his arsehole and shit through his ribs!"

[@mrkipling2201]

I always knew that Noel didn’t like Tony McCarroll but it’s great to hear it confirmed by people who were there. There was nothing wrong with his drumming, it was the main reason behind the punky and hard edged sound Oasis had in the first year or two.

[@bigdunc228]

Spot on fella

[@wunyons]

All these people who knew Oasis in the early days, respect and speak the world of liam, whereas they all mention they fellout with Noel or don't respect him strangely. Any who brilliant interview with Chris, Tony and also Digsy they genuinely seem like some great genuine and 'real people' pun intended, cheers for this James

[@irishnewfoundlandbear7400]

Thanks James this was fantastic. Says it all that the Realies would work with Liam any day.

[@Gravedigger2024]

Love this video, James. Been a fan of the Real People since the very start of the nineties. I can remember playing their first album to the manager of a club band I was driving for who was a huge Beatles fan and he was blown away. They were actually the first band I saw live. When Oasis came along, I was like, fuck off, you’ve ripped off the Real People. But of course I got into Oasis - while remaining loyal to the Realies. Later I’d learn of Noel’s shitty attitude towards the band that gave him so much and I hated him for it. He’s a tosser really, but a bloody talented one. Anyway, once I went to see OCS at Newcastle City Hall and got there a bit late, and me and my mate nipped into the bar to get a pint before going into the gig, and the room was empty but for the Real People, who’d been the support act. So we fucked off the OCS gig and got plastered with the Realies. I only wish I had photos from that night because it was amazing. Great lads who deserve a bigger slice of the pie. Keep up the good work, mate.

[@therealiesvault]

As a massive realies fan what a video. Chris and Tony are great lads and digsy is too. Just shows how much of a knob Noel is. It's great to see the real people get their long overdue coverage.

[@mur5h182]

Brilliant again, best channel on you tube. The realies and sums (digsys band) doing a benefit night for the late exceptional talented owen moran. Oldy aintree 15th Oct. Video Shows the mark of the realies and digsy, amazing tallent and boss fellas

[@mrkipling2201]

I hate the way that Noel turned against the Real People and the role that they played in the early days of Oasis. I’m so glad that Tony’s book makes it clear what actually happened, and how much help Oasis were given by the Griffiths brothers.

[@samuraininjarockstar9355]

The good thing is everyone knows the truth, even though the Realies never made it to the heights of Oasis they’ve got a great fanbase and are highly respected band , one of my favourite bands class they are.

[@charliebrogan1141]

Great hearing stories about Lee Mavers, was hoping he would get a mention as I thought he was bound to be mixing in the circles of these guys. Would love to hear more of the Mavers stuff from these guys.

[@neilsun2521]

All these people really back up what Liam's been saying for years. And the fact The Real People said they'd work with Liam "any day" sums it up.

[@Gavaldo]

Yeah but if you listen He talks about asking Liam about the Columbia situation & they all call him little Fuck for denying everything & saying ask our kid as Liam said he didn’t know what they were talking about. Although they all say Liam knew exactly what they were saying.

[@beechclanger]

As a massive Real people fan and big fan of Oasis and the sums, this is boss James and your stuff is pretty good mate too, thanks watched this 3 times already👍👍👍

[@EthanDJC]

the real people are just that, genuine real guys great interview man everyone comes off sound

[@Holonomics]

Thanks to your channel I actually discovered The Real People so thanks for that - been enjoying them on Spotify. Despite being an Oasis fan in the 90s, I hadn't been aware of their origins and The Real People's influence and contributions.

[@Themanchesteranthems]

Definitely my fave channel. Brilliant James for interviewing one of the greatest bands ever. Would love to have heard more stories about ocd and they time as the real people gigging in the 90s and beyond.

[@manuelgallardo7694]

It'd be nice if these lads produced an album for Liam. All the reallies tunes are fantastic, I just can't understand why they aren't more successful. The gig on the hotel's roof playing "dream on" is absolutely stunning! Even I am stealing a tune or two from them! 😎🤘

[@MegaBRECKY]

Great that you giving the Realies the credit they deserve….unreal band Smaller were superb too

[@mattandersonmusic]

Man, what can I say... you channel gets better and better. I love the La's! the connections to oasis. Brill

[@michaelsmyth5877]

Oh man the La's were so good, what a huge what if in music

[@danielmitchell3763]

More great content again James, I went to see the Real people about 4 years ago and was blown away with how much influence they had on early oasis, as they played their set I could hear various definitely maybe tracks in parts of the songs, it was a really weird feeling as the penny dropped and everything makes sense now together with the other content you’ve put out about about it. Keep up the great work.. this is one of my favourite vids you’ve done along with the seahorses story, Paolo Huwitt interview and Damon Minchella interview the other week, You’re really building something here ✌🏻

[@davidfowles5440]

Brilliant watch. Tony and Chris are top genuine guys...

[@harveyradius]

I've been looking for "Take Me" for years. I remember hearing it about 10 years ago and the only thing that stuck was the melody and the bassline, couldn't remember the lyrics at all. James strikes again! Great video.

[@Kfader1210]

That was class James....... could have watched another couple hours of that 👍✌

[@Sleepy_I]

Very entertaining. (even if I only understood about 20% of what Digsy was saying!) Really interesting to hear their differing opinions on Noel and Liam and how they'd love to work with the latter.

[@shaunmcgee4204]

The Truth will out. Liam ought to team up with Tony & Chris and make a record. Noel would shit himself.

[@garyphisher7375]

I first saw Oasis play live at the Royal Court in Liverpool. Liam came out and stood on the front of the stage - there were strobe lights behind him - he was wearing sunglasses. He then offered everyone out! So cool!

[@goops1071]

13:34 - Noel trying to fob them off, in front of Weller too. All they wanted was their name in the credits 😢

[@samueljweston]

Yes agree and on the basis of all the evidence: what a dick.

[@bigdunc228]

So true

[@Mrpsblobsoflowendmung]

😂😂😂 digsy kills off me every time 🤣🤣😂😂 The lads in fine form

[@MarcoNegrisEye]

He ballsed up the gay dancing joke though. He should have said "you can't get in without coming out". Chefs kiss 😂

[@AL-PAKA]

@@MarcoNegrisEye he never meant anything about dancing, he meant you cant get inside the club because its called out you clown

[@MarcoNegrisEye]

@@AL-PAKA are you that thick? When I say "the gay dancing" I obviously meant a gay club. It's what a lot of people call clubs, "the dancing". Any "clown" would have got that 😏

[@MarcoNegrisEye]

Looks like @FORK HUGH realised he was a "clown" 😜😂

[@AL-PAKA]

@@MarcoNegrisEye looks like what you are saying makes no sense, you simplieton

[@scottinglis6456]

I still listen to the Smaller album today. It's really stood the test of time.

[@samueljweston]

James these videos are fantastic. Any chance of some interviews with The La’s? An interview with Mavers would be amazing - albeit no doubt tricky to achieve!

[@Adam_Barrett]

I can’t imagine Mavers would give an interview but it would be a dream come true!

[@Surv1ve_Thrive]

Has he done a John Power interview? I saw John live recently and he was brilliant.

[@GidRover]

Another great video James, keep up the great work.

[@Cdroh]

Liams voice in the boardwalk is hauntingly good

[@habeascorpus1]

Can you add some subtitles for Digsy? :)

[@biblical1982]

Yes please

[@zanderzoot]

Digsy looks like Steptoe on those steps. 😂

[@BigStuCorby]

Arrold.......

[@DM-yq3pr]

Funny you say that coz he always played the theme tune to step toe in the middle of songs when I’d see him playing the pubs in Liverpool

[@doctornov7]

19:36 I stumbled across Rain a few years ago and their 1991 album is class. Taste of Rain and Mother Earth are two of my favourite songs :)

[@chehim]

Dream On is such a great song, would also love to see a Liam cover

[@jasongreenwood486]

I remember watching smaller live at Camden barfly and in the crowd at the back were Chris from real people and Liam arguing, makes more sense

[@GT380man]

James’s opening pick of “There she goes” is haunting, because of course the sound is authentic. To the max, an ex-Lee Mavers guitar.

[@MarcoNegrisEye]

"No one in Liverpool wears sunglasses onstage dyer know what I mean?" I've got Lee Mavers and John Lennon on Skype here mate, they want a word...

[@larrydavid6852]

fancy meeting you here!

[@MarcoNegrisEye]

@@larrydavid6852 there could be worse yt videos to find one another on 🤪😂

[@larrydavid6852]

@@MarcoNegrisEye 😆 very true mate. Better than a Coldplay page!

[@MarcoNegrisEye]

@@larrydavid6852 I'll take Coldplay over a tim page 😉

[@cheekygeeks6662]

They all got wounded by oasis and he just doesn't want to hide it. Of course he's biased.

[@HarrisonProductions]

What a video, insightful and hilarious. I been a fan of The Real People since you first mentioned them on the dark side of noel video. Love they’re debut album since you mentioned it and have become a fan of the mentors of Oasis Keep up the good work James!

[@bjmarchives]

Wish you added some subtitles, I was lost with much of the dialog.

[@dalehanson7398]

I'd like to have been a fly on the wall backstage at OCS's Albert Hall gig after now finding all this out, I was at the gig and it was an amazing night, now 25 years later I find out there was bad feeling between the Griffiths brothers and Noel.

[@shanetaylor8000]

Another mint interview.. cheers mate. 👍🏼

[@RickyMacHatton]

James have you ever heard ‘wasted’ by digsys band smaller? It’s awesome. A proper earworm. I listened to it on repeat for ages. Another great video as always. Keep them coming. If you can get lee mavers on one day you’d have completed KZbin.

[@Richard_Verity]

Whenever Love Lies was my favourite. Great album. Not heard it in ages.

[@darrenjones3866]

Thanks to your vids I’ve really got into the real people,buying their old vinyl and proper loving the music,LEGENDS.👍

[@amoloney1984]

As an Oasis fan I am huge grateful to the Real People who did not get the credit they deserve and let’s be honest Noel ripped them off. As for Diddly Digsy dairy what a character

[@jpmacc94]

Great video James....that gig in lomax i went to ....Ivan da.ndo from lemoheads was there too on acid I seem to remember

[@karlzengel2249]

Who doesn't want to see an album by Liam & The ReaL People? That would KILL!

[@tracylavinia8232]

This channel is great, just subscribed

[@thepillarsofcreation9170]

Paints Noel in a worse light again really. Good work James! 🙂

[@johnnysmith5770]

I cant remember the last time i heard noel had done something nice tbh

[@Bonnie-Lewis-Australia]

Yes the more you learn about Noel the more conniving and ruthless he is- had put me off oasis totally and I don’t listen to them anymore as it was overrated

[@GT380man]

@@Bonnie-Lewis-Australia agree. He’s a good story teller but his nastiness is off putting. I have a hunch it’s defensive but comes across as a knob.

[@eoindonovan238]

Met Tony & Chris many yrs ago in a pub in matthew st.... were very freindly & genuine & bought them a pint as they were performing & were excellent... they respected liam but didnt have much good to say about noel😂😂😂😂😂

[@edwardcottrill584]

In all my years of trying to imagine a face to go with the name “Digsy”, Albert Steptoe’s was not one of them.

[@LikeSomeDude]

Top fookin research mate. I love this channel. So glad to see Digsys Face!

[@theselector4733]

Another GREAT Video James. We all know that Noel and Liam are very wealthy but it would be interesting to see a video on how well the others did. I saw an interview with Noel once where he said the money didn't start rolling in bigtime until 97' - 98'. Which was surprising but understandeable as royalties usually take a while to be paid & accounted for. So, I'm wondering how Tony, Guigsy and Bonehead did financially. And what they're up to today? Cheers

[@leemcqueen500]

Well tony fucked up because he accepted an out-of-court settlement of 500k and agreed to give up future royalties.

[@jakehope6811]

@@leemcqueen500 yeah what a stupid move from tony lol even looking back now in hindsight he says he’s the dumbest man in rock 😂 he should of just sat back and kept collecting his royalty cheques until the day he died don’t know how much money he would of collected and would of still been collecting but I assume he would got more than 500k

[@Klutch58Customs]

Fantastic. At 9.00 the auto captions just gave up!

[@bigdunc228]

That's a boss story about the drummers that would be Tony Ello for the Realies who was a great bloke , haven't seen him for years .

[@Themanchesteranthems]

Would love to know what Tony el is up to these days

[@stuartcarswell2815]

He's on the Taxis in Liverpool had a bevy at a funeral about 4 years ago...nice fella and we had a chat about drumming

[@tonykeggin8906]

TRP gigs in late 80s in Bootle were superb.

[@highpointsliam]

James you deserve so many more subscribers! The videos are really interesting and well done

[@IamRobotMonkey]

Digsy is an absolute lunatic. I love him.

[@andrewbarry5565]

Great video James, awesome yarns to hear. I'm just not sure what to make of it all, Noel's always been a bit cold blooded and ruthless, and we shouldn't be surprised by that at this stage. The Real People seem like top lads, but they've got writing credits on the likes of Rockin' Chair- Plus an out of court settlement- i feel like they do have their dues for what they did.

[@shredder9536]

Noel played drums for a band called Tailgunner can you interview them?

[@stuartcarswell2815]

Known Tony and Chris for well over 20 years..top lads....met Bowie with them.

[@ianweldon9355]

And we saw him holding a pie !

[@stuartcarswell2815]

@@ianweldon9355 ha ha...hello Ian how are you? This channel is a bit mad in it!

[@thenoughties2613]

Going to see them in December.. i cant wait

[@theculturedthug6609]

Didn't they write the Cher song One by One??? I don't really like Cher but I've always liked that song and only found out a few years ago these two wrote it.

[@bigdunc228]

Yeah it was a song the Realies were called Jo Jo and the Real People.

[@Themanchesteranthems]

Yea they did. They actually released it as a single in 1986 on pwl

[@davidbeattie7817]

Me and my mate spent pretty much a whole summer partying in Liverpool and used to go to that Q bar in think it was called where these lads played all the time ‘there we were now here we are’ class…. They were sound they used to hav a frisk and a laugh with us every weekend pretty much for that whole summer and as massive oasis fans we were buzzing cos they wer telling us loads of inside info all good fun tho and in jest etc.. Noel’s a bell end now. I preferred him when he was a normal Manchester scaly now he goes wine tasting with bono in south of France etc what a change! For the worse! Liams never changed and he’s by far more likeable that Noel now with his styled hair leather jacket like a right ponce probably everythjng he would if hated when first started off! Now he’s a tool. Liams a frisk. These lads deserve recognition and the money oasis made surely you’d make everyone who helped u on your journey Rich aswell! These lads for defo should of had a million hoyed in their n hands no doubt about it

[@duckandginger5236]

JAMES YOUR A LEGEND.

[@SuperfireNinety]

Great interview. All three of them seem like great guys too

[@johnbellis1179]

By chance I saw they were playing in Coventry a few years back. I remembered them because a lad in work got me to listen to them in the 90’s. We shot down to Coventry from Ellesmere Port and thought they were amazing. We’ve seen a few times now and seeing them again in Liverpool at Hanger 34.

[@db0800]

Realies are proper. Love that band

[@Beattieboi]

Legendary episode!!

[@edvinparmeza1298]

My favourite song from The Real People is Feel the Pain. I wish there was a live version of this song.

[@monkeytennislee2493]

Makes a lot of liams point s on Noel seem more true IMO. Ps get digz back on James absolute legend 🙏

[@edwardchapman6003]

Great and important video James, only suggestion is (and I know it's more work but) how about subtitles, especially for comments off-screen

[@EthanDJC]

digsy’s such a fucking legend man

[@Reebus.LCU.]

The Realies were a awesome band. Great video

[@MrCheswickMusic]

Still are man

[@blugroo]

fkn hell James, that's the nest one yet! but woah! , can I ask- the kitchen, the La's guitar.. is that THE kitchen as in the kitchen tapes?? Realies and Digsy utter legends. what a video!

[@Itsjimmy894]

Brilliant video James.

[@elizabethb4634]

was that Noel’s fish tank? Noel had a fish tank which had a blue fish which Johnny Marr commented on & may be the same one on the cover of Definitely Maybe. Also, the Epiphone Les Paul Digsy says he sold for £15k two years ago, is that the Oasis-sticker one?

[@SeanRaeper]

Oh ya fuck….Some subtitles are needed in this video 😂😂

[@SenseForSenseless]

I thought you interviewed Guigsy and I got super hyped.

[@grabsmicug7622]

i just listened to the real people, liam in the early days sounds close to them

[@HofiAgilAghov]

Life is a funny thing These people were at the same place as the Oasis lads, Noel and Liam. 30 years later and they look worlds apart. The way money and fame can turn your life around is beyond insane. It could be weird or scary. At the core of it, these are all people who came from the same source, when you peal the layers. they are the same, But it's still very hard to see.

[@GT380man]

I don’t think Noel is happier with his £70M or Liam with his £7M than any of these lads, who seem still to like what they’re doing & more importantly, each other.

[@HofiAgilAghov]

@@GT380man I Like your comment. obviously if you still have your family, it means more than most things in life. As for happiness, I don't think it is easily defined. Noel seems to be leading a decent, modest, sane lifestyle for a man up his caliber, he surely is deserving of his wealth as one of the most important songwriters in the history of the world, as well as Liam for his role in rockn'roll history. At the end of the day, the amount of masterpiece high quality songs combined with Liam's voice in the 90's/ early 00's, is what made Oasis different from any other band. There isn't any band that can really top that.

[@BarnsleyMatchdayDrinkers]

Met them in Liverpool a few months ago on the street

[@GergelAni]

Yeah, man, but really "Lock All The Doors " have nothing in common with The Real People song. Come on!

[@therealiesvault]

Maybe it was a coincidence that noel used the exact same words after stealing feel the pains chorus from the same album🤥

[@MRynbout]

Are you sure that Lock All The Doors is 1993? I think it must be 1992 because listen to Liam's singing. It's his pre-Real People voice. After they worked with the Real People is when he started singing in the style that we're all familiar with, which he borrowed from Chris Griffiths so I'm inclined to think that recording is 1992

[@robertgallagher5285]

Hard to believe that just TEN years from the '92 Boardwalk gig Oasis would be finishing up The Heathen Chemistry Tour (what a decade for a Rock Band)!!!

[@silverlining7298]

Great video. Where can I find that real people video with the Colombia tracks

[@Themanchesteranthems]

Look around on KZbin or Vimeo Very interesting

[@Themanchesteranthems]

Look around on KZbin or Vimeo Very interesting

[@famboyoot705]

The Same (especially the Aintree Vinyl live session version) is honestly one of the best songs I've ever heard. Noel should have stole that one as well, because It'd have gone to number 1 .

[@damotheman4196]

I've just listened to that today! 😂 For the first time. That's crazy. Great tune alright, driven emotional scouse rock. Doesn't get much better.

[@marksimons2759]

....It feels good!

[@JackKerr26]

Great video james, did you get any other good stories on Lee Mavers?

[@snapsnappist4529]

One thing I'm curious about - the brothers supposedly fell out with Oasis around Morning Glory, yet both of them sat for interviews for the Definitely Maybe 10th anniversary DVD. Had they made up by that point, or does Marcus Russell have powers of persuasion that would impress Peter Grant?

[@tomben6180]

I thought that. I just think the Real People are decent blokes and not really bitter. They’d got partly what they wanted and deserved by that point so probably just decent blokes who had moved on from the beef.

[@ianchristopherson1973]

Great video with proper scousers, none of this LAD LAD LAD Shite!

[@lh889]

Thanks for teasing this on instagram

[@Wearethewingmakers]

I wish you filmed it for an hour or two 😂

[@thapthoptheep2076]

This is great, I love them - they're genuine and likeable guys, not to mention amazingly talented. I'd love to know more about the realies relationship with OCS and Weller, the gigs, etc. Your content is getting better all the time, James.

[@geraldpower5491]

I find it interesting that despite Oasis-Weller-OCS being so tight at that time, they were not on the same page regarding the Real People. It was just the Gallagher's who had a problem with them.

[@M4RT1980]

Subtitles available for Digsy? 😂

[@eddieb8337]

If they ever re-make Steptoe & Son..... Digsy is a dead-ringer

[@soul-freedom1985]

I used to jam with Digs when i lived in the city about 10 years ago. Lent me a digital 8 track. Had some great chats in the bogs 😂