What is youth culture | Have your say | Mods | Punks | 1980s Youth | White Light | 1980

[@Sameoldfitup]

“Has it ever struck you that life is all memory, except for the one present moment that goes by you so quick you hardly catch it going?”― Tennessee Williams..

[@stellacantyouhearmeyell-a8279]

Man the 80s, what a time to be alive

[@piper_lori-williams-tudhope]

I miss it! 😢

[@movesky6696]

form london burning ross boatman very young

[@glenngeeful]

The hair bands got in the way sometimes, but around that yeah the 80's were all out

[@angusmeigh5141]

The 1980s was a very long decade for youth culture. Many different fashions and styles came and went in that decade! And some remain to this day like Hip Hop and Rap!

[@chrisr5499]

@@angusmeigh5141 Liked Rap back then but wish it buggered off in the late 1990s.

[@mod69]

We had a huge advantage compared to today’s kids and that was the music

[@EVERTONFC.]

F em. Hate to be young now.

[@jamesnewman4351]

I was a rocker in the 80s , am still a rocker now , will still be a rocker on my "deathbed"

[@mrmusi4512]

Think about meaning of life, God and religion... Find the Truth (Islam 😉). The current path your on will take you to hell

[@carlwhitney917]

You had something to be into in those days , I was a Skinhead with no racial intentions , It was a look I liked and the music reggae and ska , I loved Punk ,later I was a mod which was not that far away from the skinhead look . later I was a casual But looking back I loved so many different styles of dress and music . I hung around with people of both black and white decent colour was never chatted about we was friends and that was that. But the 80s gave you so many looks /fashions from Skinheads to mods to punks and goths , Rockers to rockabillies , Soulies to Northern soul , New wave and early indie to new romantics even a few Hippies . Music was our life and the 80s gave us every kind of sounds you can imagine I am not saying these where perfect times But I felt safer walking the streets back then than I would today at that age . Today there is nothing both fashion wise and music wise and someone would rather stick a blade into than mix with you.

[@hopebgood]

I was a punk and right into Crass and all that sort of thing in the early 80s. Was very matey with all the Conflict lot cos they lived a bus ride away but was also very good mates with all our local skins and soulies (casuals) too. We were all just out to get pissed and have a good time. Some people liked one sort of fashion/music and other people liked other stuff. And everyone *I* knew was cool with that. I sort of miss that these days. All the kids look the same now, heads down zombiefied by their phones.

[@chrisr5499]

The 1980s Scooter Scene seemed to adopted a lot of the late 70s/early 80s tribes like Northen Soul, Skinheads and Psycobilly etc

[@richmck007]

You hit the nail on the head. Glad I came up back then. I shipped my lad off to be away from the nonsense of today. No class nowadays, no style, nothing to admire or to be a follower of.

[@derin111]

People forget just how violent and how much an atmosphere of violence pervaded youth life during that time. I hate it when people look back only with rose-tinted glasses of nostalgia as if everything was “wonderful”.

[@Colin-ro6lh]

The bloke down front with Rockabilly look ended up as one of main characters in TV programme Londons Burning

[@lilynorthover8378]

Thank you. Couldn't figure where I knew him from 🙂

[@James-oo1yq]

All of them now in their 60s and thinking about retirement. I wonder what life had in store for them the last 40 years

[@ajs41]

Quite a few of these people were 16, 17, 18, so would be in their late 50s today.

[@zalibecquerel3463]

They went on to make The Comic Strip, Filthy Rich and Catflap, and "Bottom".

[@James-oo1yq]

@@zalibecquerel3463 Yeah, they look like the characters 😂

[@zalibecquerel3463]

@@AdoreEndure YES WE'VE GOT A VIDEO!!!!!!!

[@russelllewis2142]

i am one of those on there blaming my brother for getting me into the rock n Roll scene and i`m still doing it today at 62 as i said it`s a way of life

[@gregfowler957]

I was a mod early 80s but had mates who were skinheads punks rockabilly rockers used to mix and had a great time to be honest I did get some hassle occasionally but luckily nothing serious 😅

[@jamescorlett5272]

Deeside 81 The Jam a gig that will always be remembered by anyone who was there - pure Mayhem with the Welsh

[@mildpigeon]

And a rare appearance from Daley Thompson down at the front there 😄

[@TheStevenWhiting]

2:08

[@redwingrob1036]

WAS DT a 'Rude Boy?' 😉 LOOKS a bit Casual to me.

[@marklola12]

i was borning in 82, remember most things from 85 onwards tbh but i sometimes wish i was born a bit earlier so i could have witnessed all of the 80s

[@dazthemod69]

I've been a mod since 78. I've had plenty of bother through the years, but generally it's been good. I've had skin and punk mates for years.

[@simonnott3076]

Do you have any other footage from those shows? The Meteors first appeared on TV on White Light in the same month, their drummer speaks on this, finding that would be cool.

[@marklola12]

Odd how back then people who are in their teens look way older than what they were, half of these look in their 30s when really they are alot younger lol

[@H.J.G]

That poor bloke who got jumped in Camber Sands... he was trying to give his story and everyone was laughing but he was just so dead serious!! Bless him 🤭

[@ianbarrett4166]

He was in Londons burning

[@indy5624]

Never heard of Mods and Skinheads getting into scraps, a lot of Mods morphed into skinheads.

[@dazthemod69]

It was the later neo nazi type skinheads that came with the trouble.

[@shaunw9270]

They're talking post mod revival type skinheads , Oi Boys. Real skinheads, the ones associated with Mods are nowadays known as Traditional Skinheads.

[@lilynorthover8378]

It was the biggest problem that developed in 1979. Got on fine at first.

[@zalibecquerel3463]

"Nozin' Aroun' Nozin' Aroun'..... Nozin' Aroun'..."

[@West.Ham1964]

He's still wearing flared trousers!

[@zalibecquerel3463]

@@West.Ham1964 God I love you guys!

[@zalibecquerel3463]

@@submarineUK But I still can't drink in pubs...

[@kumachan9311]

YEAH, REALLY GREAT !!

[@glenngeeful]

Yeah! The Young Ones

[@sugarfree1894]

The girl who said about thinking about the future and not creating any trouble - she'd got on the Thatcher bus.

[@nsoul8469]

She was born old!

[@steviewondek]

Conservatives will be conservatives. Only now many of them think they are the new punks and rockers :D

[@TheStevenWhiting]

James Maw in this. His accent :) compared to the other youth talk he then did in 1981 with loads of posh kids so he put on a posh accent :)

[@vcollins2163]

Was indeed the best time I had growing up.

[@mikesilva5085]

The tribalism of 80s youth culture was everything- whether you liked Crass or the Exploited or whether you listened to two tone or followed Oi! But one thing I’ll never forget is the fear of seeing packs of skinheads walking towards you.

[@hopebgood]

It's weird how that "tribalism" has vanished now isn't it? I was a Crass type punk but we got on well with the local skins in our part of SE London who were totally non-racist. But yeah.....knocking into some other, non-local skins was always a bit of a worry.

[@applemask]

"THE VOICE OF YOUTH"! HE'S STILL WEARING *FLARED TROUSERS*!

[@chrisr5499]

Nozzin Around

[@FHIPrincePeter]

Is that Daly Thompson in the front row? Also listening to their accents makes me realise just how much London has changed .As this programme demonstrates it was a lot more diverse back then.

[@chrisr5499]

Thats what I was thinking.

[@richmck007]

Yep, he of athletics fame!

[@kaj00rnitrodolski39]

Add subtitles to these videos. I am a non-British person, and I have to admit that the English spoken by ordinary English speakers is very different from the English that is shown on our British TV shows, and it is difficult to understand what these people have to say. This youtube channel is great, but please add subtitles

[@rehan2118]

where you from?

[@kaj00rnitrodolski39]

@@rehan2118 I'm from the Poland

[@bd23002]

This was filmed in the 80s. I doubt they’re going to add subtitles now

[@KristVladic]

Cześć . To co napisał Gary, część z nich mówi gwarą zwaną cockney. Reszta mówi swobodnie, no na pewno nie jest to podręcznikowy elegancki angielski tzw r.p. ... już nie mówiąc o posh-english.. ....które to my Polacy słyszymy w BBC albo gdy wypowiada się rodzina brytyjska królewska . Pozdrawiam!

[@rabhip]

Wow thats Mark Robinson from the Early Meteors.

[@raimohuttunen3519]

Mark Robertson

[@jimjones3126]

Working class vs working class. It’s a shame

[@GaryJRobinson]

One of those rockerbilly guys is an actor. He was in London Burning right?

[@frankiehoskyn3948]

Yes you're right.

[@GaryJRobinson]

@@frankiehoskyn3948 I remember seeing him in a UK gangster film a few years ago as well.

[@Bromley68]

Ross Boatman. I thought it was him too

[@johncronin1082]

Yeah thought he was an actor

[@stevo728822]

James Maw was a very presenter.

[@West.Ham1964]

4:47 the kind of plain jane middle class girl. Her opinions on society are quickly brushed off by the younf presenter who just wants to move on.

[@jennytaylor3324]

Is it just my eyes, or is the guy at 1:49 the actor who played 'Derek' in the BBC's 'Mum'?

[@TheStevenWhiting]

Don't know but its Ross Boatman from London's Burning.

[@Speeeeed]

The Brits were (and are) a hell of a lot more articulate than the yanks.

[@dazthemod69]

Her at 5.00 sounds fun lol

[@alwaysbrokendown]

One of those kids is an actor who was in londons burning/eastenders

[@michael5089]

Yes! I spotted him!!!! Name?

[@J360-y5x]

I'm 29 but i miss these days which i never experienced

[@alanjones7040]

The guy at l.49 is an actor off London burning..

[@richardikin]

I've been finding that very, very, very few people remember the Futurist sub-culture from the early 80s.

[@baldspice7190]

Is that Ross Boatman from London's Burning 01:49 ?

[@farrington4918]

It’s either him or a really good doppelgänger

[@regplasma7906]

1.48 A 16 year old actor Ross Boatman from London's Burning etc etc.

[@idatekatemoss]

Is this where The Young Ones got that youth culture on tv scene from? Uncanny!

[@rollerpuss6874]

Bet most of these music fans are still the same today. Although nowadays the different genres are less likely to take lumps out of each other. I've heard first hand accounts from many back in the day 😳

[@TheStevenWhiting]

1:50 Ross Boatman :) you then went on to be in Londons Burning and then, later, became a professional poker player :)

[@johnconaboy9461]

Hahaha this has made me chuckle, the poor old skinhead who has been bared from all the old hostileries in Richmond, along with his mates, the Venue he refers to in association to the Mod theme every Wednesday and Sunday was Cheeky Pete's ...long gone unfortunately as I myself frequented it along with my friends I certainly have a different take on this, as the skinhead pricks who use to hang around that area weren't proper skinheads at all but glue sniffing racist thugs....on another note funny hearing the young Rockabilly talking about being jumped and given a good slap he is in fact the Actor Ross Boatman who is also a poker player ....what lovely times we had back then, glad I was born when I was .

[@dazthemod69]

I knew I'd seen his face before. Cheers.

[@richmck007]

It’s July 2024 and I just watched this on Instagram. At over 60 now, I lived all that nonsense if that be the word to use, but when you compare it to today’s cultural melting pot, it was actually safer back then if you rolled with a group and styled yourself accordingly compared to nowadays. Much safer and better as had more imagination and better manners.

[@trevorrandom]

The presenter pretending to be down with the kid's 🤣👍

[@jemmajames6719]

The lad at 1:56 he’s an actor can’t remember his name.

[@TheStevenWhiting]

Ross Boatman London's Burning

[@ShampooSupernova]

Kevin Medhurst from London's Burning at 1.49

[@richardtheeighth4431]

LAMO, youth culture of the 1980s, those were the days that hold the secrets of our youth.🤣🤣🤣

[@flatlinerking]

Where can we find the whole episodes....?

[@tonyrobertson5402]

Has anyone seen Kelly was here from 1980 I am trying to access this but can’t find it anywhere

[@joanne26]

I had left school in May 1981 and was never a Mod or a Punk but i loved the music and fashion back then. What was Youth Culture in the 80's - to me social norms of children, adolescents and young adults. Today its called CANCEL CULTURE. Guardian reading, champagne sipping, oyster eating SNOWFLAKES, the Me Too Campaign, Millennials and Lefty

[@NOTODIVERSITY123]

True statement ....you do sound like Alex bellfield 👍🤣🤣

[@joanne26]

@@NOTODIVERSITY123 Yes I know Alex has kept me sane over the last 14 months since Covid messed up the human race and the world has gone bonkers I gave up on mainstream media MAY 2020

[@kylewilliams5761]

It was "Casual" for me.!!! Never got a kick in. To worried about getting me Clobber dirty.!!!

[@marklola12]

Strange now how back then it was seen as a big deal or issue if you had shaved head or coloured hair. while i love the 80s times are better now for people who are different and want to be different and freedom of expression. not perfect but it will never be for some people

[@timpriddy349]

Vyvyan and spg shoulda been there......

[@stev1963hit]

Even now still hate boneheads

[@andhutch9113]

Nosin’ around

[@koont666]

Anyone spot the lad from minder?

[@johndobb4723]

I'm guessing it's in the very early 1980s, certainly no later than 84 🤔

[@vcollins2163]

8/9/80 to be more accurate.

[@ajs41]

Description says 1980.

[@vcollins2163]

@@ajs41 if you look under the heading of this video it says that It was first shown 8/9/80.

[@johndobb4723]

@@ajs41 my bad, I didn't notice the date because I was too busy sewing my Black Sabbath, Saxon, Motorhead, Deep Purple AC/DC patches on to my cut off denim jacket 🎸

[@mrlotusmic]

We have certainly moved on....

[@LR_84]

Not for the better

[@ajs41]

We've become less diverse and more conformist since 1980 in every way apart from innate characteristics like skin colour.

[@philjones6054]

I loved the 80s nearly as much as I did the 70s.

[@kamrankhan-lj1ng]

Not quite, but almost. And this from one who had his childhood in the 80s.

[@vcollins2163]

I had my teenage years in both decades and the 80's were better for me.

[@chrisr5499]

Chart music got good from 1977-1982/83

[@gazfire1322]

A very young Kevin from London burning

[@jasonayres]

Ah, the 1980's.. Yooth kulcha. Yooth fashn. 🤔 And my favourite, Yooth a Joyce.

[@Pantherking916]

Tell a Hells Angel how to dress & where to go & see what happens. . . .

[@theward2425]

Everyone had cockney accents back then 😂

[@AchtungEnglander]

er....rock on.

[@chrisr5499]

Love A Matter of Life and Death

[@RitaRiley-w4d]

I absolutely love their looks! So what? They are probably all tax payers now😂

[@sarjim4381]

Being an American, I have no idea what most of these kids are saying. I don't know if that's a good thing.

[@bootchop88]

takes one to know one

[@sarjim4381]

@@bootchop88 Holy shit! Did you have to think a long time before you came up with that or did it just pop out?

[@manfromanywhere]

Weird - English isnt even my first language and I understand it fine. Maybe to do with what one's used to I guess.

[@bd23002]

Not hard to understand. They’re speaking English

[@fukcensorship9395]

Im from the states and I understand them just fine

[@LeighRichards27]

Fraid the so called 'mod revival' of 1980 was a phenomenon almost entirely manufactured by a youth hating media. All it basically involved was a few parka wearing young people from london's suburbs riding down to brighton on lambrettas on bank holiday weekend and kicking a few deck chairs over. Trust me by 1980, outside of a few towns in southern england like merton and woking, you would have struggled to find a mod or modette even if you looked for one

[@ajs41]

What about the Jam and their fans?

[@yvettemoore1228]

It all exploded when Quadrophenia came out.

[@richymenezes1524]

There was mods eveywhere 😎..

[@nsoul8469]

Waaaaay off the mark there, there were still loads about where I lived.

[@jamescorlett5272]

Alot of the Mods turned Casual - a natural progression I suppose but things turned much more violent .

[@beautifulspirit7420]

The presenter's accent/voice is sooo nasily. It sounds like he needs his adenoids removed.

[@kamrankhan-lj1ng]

First 😉

[@AchtungEnglander]

congratulations. your crisps is in the grown up cupboard

[@Bill-cv1xu]

🥇

[@flalingbashers2957]

No one cares sad bzztd

[@richardtheeighth4431]

🏁🥇🤝💐🤝🍾🥂👄🤪🤝😂🤳