What it really meant to be a punk in Britain (BBC One) 1983

[@XXthekingofyouXX]

“It depends on what you’re doing” 😂😂😂😂

[@joedoomsdaypio4374]

I met Wattie back in the 80s, and he still remembers me 40 years later, by name. He's a damned good man.

[@plejady]

Laughter because of HIV?

[@blagamuffin]

He's got a fierce rep but he's always been the gent when I've encountered him.

[@nekonobaka79]

So young Wattie ! ❤

[@davesaussieduster]

wattie say?

[@matimus100]

Kissey Kissey fish Kissey 🐟

[@Boilingfrogg]

I remember we we're all sat round my girlfriends house, I suddenly stood up pointed to the TV and shouted "That's wattie"? I been looking for this clip for decades.

[@plejady]

We are still seating in your girlfriends flat - punks not dead

[@Boilingfrogg]

@@plejady Yous won't make a pass at her would you? 😐

[@NauerBauer]

You're the inspiration for "hey you, what you looking at?!!!"

[@kittyfox9067]

Right 😂lol

[@MrOrange-y4b]

​@@Boilingfroggis your life less pathetic than his? I doubt it.

[@daniellebcooper7160]

Troops of Tomorrow is still one of the best hardcore albums ever made.

[@plejady]

agree they had good producer cost of recording £50000

[@kookadams85]

Punks not dead was their apex. Like 95% of all hardcore & oi bands that had 1 standalone l.p• 🎶

[@turntablesrockmyworld9315]

@@kookadams85 I agree, I think though, I grew up with this for their UK82 niche, they had 3 or 4 good records, probably their first 4. I love Let's Start a War...and Horror Epics but I think most output of these bands is seriously overrated and dated because they were VERY limited musically and lyrically. Still enjoy putting on some Exploited or GBH or similar of that era but I've moved way on, now mostly jazz. I can't understand people who cling to this music and image as they grow older. But I prefer punk bands from about 75 to 79 for their creativeness, individuality, and originality.

[@x-raybravo1990]

@@plejadyreally £50000 ?

[@plejady]

@@x-raybravo1990 yes

[@roterfuchs8201]

The girl behind Wattie also presented Nozin' Around

[@Lukasz-t3u]

Saroj Nelson

[@mj.l]

but she cannot drink at pubs :(

[@mummyd1990]

Absolutely brilliant,love the exploited.

[@darryllharden9141]

I thought it was hilarious when Noel asked Wattie how you manage to sleep at night with his mohawk.A Punk friendly moment there.

[@victormyndra273]

Wattie - roxxxxoooorrrrr

[@PunkDogBites]

Good old days... when punk was the mainstream... 🤣🤣🤣👍

[@DamnedDave]

Exploited were never mainstream they just gate-crashed it

[@RevStickleback]

In 1983, when most still thought music was just what got played on the radio, they'd have been surprised that punk bands still existed.

[@WocklessGamingforAnimeMoms]

​@@RevStickleback as opposed to now where kids on TikTok are posting Ancient Hurian Chants or whatever the fuck yeah. It was a very different landscape. I think that's why cultural production has slowed down aswell in part.

[@Pan1770]

🔥🔥🔥

[@shoot_the_glass5654]

This was before my time and I'm blown away. One minute I'm seeing Rick Parfitt co host Sky Fi with Lemmy, interviewing Joe Ellioit now I've seen Wattie being interviewed by Noel Edmunds. I wish I could've seen it all.

[@MauriceTarantulas]

Have to agree his jumper was pretty lush!

[@iamspartacus6713]

lush interesting word,is that the same as spewy?

[@plejady]

"Troops of Tomorrow" by The Exploited is a song that reflects the frustration and disillusionment of the youth, particularly those living in impoverished urban areas. The lyrics express a feeling of being trapped in a cycle of despair and a desire for change, even if it means resorting to drastic measures. The song suggests that the younger generation, the "troops of tomorrow," are aware of the challenges they face in the present day. They hang around today, playing tough music to cope with the tough times they experience. The phrase "hard time money" implies that their struggle for survival is directly connected to financial difficulty. The lyrics convey a sense of urgency and impatience, as the "troops of tomorrow" seek a new solution to their problems. However, their frustration has reached a breaking point, making them sick. This dissatisfaction stems from a lack of hope for a better future. The line "We ain't got a bright future, we bought it on the never never" suggests that their dreams and aspirations have been put on hold or abandoned due to their circumstances. The reference to being "city prisoners" highlights the feeling of being trapped within their urban environment, perhaps with limited opportunities for advancement or escape. Nevertheless, the song asserts that they are not willing to accept this fate indefinitely as they "ain't gonna live forever." In the final verse, the lyrics suggest a shift in attitude. The "troops of tomorrow" realize that dreaming alone won't bring about change. They feel compelled to take action, symbolized by the mention of picking up a gun. This can be interpreted metaphorically as a call to stand up against oppression or take control of their own destinies. Overall, "Troops of Tomorrow" reflects the frustration, hopelessness, and determination of a generation that feels marginalized and is ready to fight for a better future. The song serves as a rallying cry for those trapped in similar circumstances, urging them to unite and make a stand against the barriers that limit their potential.

[@RemmySkye]

I love that song there is a music video version i really like. You know its a cover though?

[@rassbabbo3285]

Troops of Tomorrow is a Vibrators song.

[@skipcairns6955]

@@rassbabbo3285 I was just about to point that one out cheers

[@JohnMattern-uf9kj]

Troops of Tomorrow was a cover song by the Vibrators

[@paddyeejit1954]

It’s a cover, you sausage!!

[@MarkPenford]

Good band

[@graemenicol6377]

You mean great don't you

[@mikedavies3361]

Haha brilliant

[@Haerinx87]

0:30 "We want to be individuals" *Proceeds to walk around in a group of 20 people, all dressed the same*

[@moocher7336]

None were dressed the same. Unlike Skinheads these days. All turning up at Gigs in the same bloody shirts 😂😂😂

[@Wrestoktwella]

Wattie always seems like a pretty approachable bloke. Can you imagine if John lydon was sat there instead. 😅

[@Boilingfrogg]

With John rotten lookalikes sat with him? I doubt it.

[@plejady]

The video for the song "U.S.A." starts off with an intro saying "And so... a Pandora's box of rejection and reaction was opened. Today, thousands carry on the greatest anti-movement of our age. Punk rock, the end of our dreams..." (UK/DK: A Film About Punks and Skinheads, 1982). After the intro, the band performs on a stage with Gary McCormack playing the bass guitar, Big John Duncan playing the electric guitar and Danny Heatley playing the drums. There are also occasionally clips of the band walking down the street in Scotland and are having a little fun before they walk in a building, possibly the building in which they are shown performing. A brief interview begins after the song, in which Wattie explains his views on why punk music was still flourishing (where he tells the interviewer "it never died!") and how the band struggled with their previous image as a fascist band as they used to wear Swastika armbands The use of the swastika was common in the late 70s as punks wanted to shock the older generation.

[@plejady]

@@Superflight777ge it is shaping me in2024

[@RandomnessTube.]

Noel Edmonds still gives me nightmares he is everything I hate about the middle class.

[@plejady]

Laughter - Noel Edmonds - deal or no deal - was very Good - secondly what one has to do to became like Noel Edmonds ?

[@charliekane135]

Same. I remember watching him on an outside broadcast of swap shop. He didn't know he was on camera and was screaming profanities at one of the crew. Horrible individual

[@charliekane135]

@@Boilingfrogg when and where?

[@charliekane135]

@@Boilingfrogg that's nothing u usual these days

[@charliekane135]

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[@phil4893]

Not all punks wore coloured mohicans and studded leather. Some of us left our hair scruffy, wore a round neck t shirt, scruffy suit jacket & jeans. Punk wasn’t all about haircuts & make up.

[@brankula1975]

agree,punk was and remains an attitude and way of life

[@DucktorZom]

Herberts all!!! 🍻

[@plejady]

jumpers are for punk rockers

[@charliekane135]

Best decade ever. So glad I was in my 20's through the 80's 🥳🎉🍾🎈👯

[@plejady]

THE EXPLOITED released their second album somewhere around this time in 1982. Apart from its marvellous cover, which depicts "an Escape From New York vision of a desolated city where punk can express its essential nature of youth anarchy" (a highly revealing bit of blurb, that one), The Exploited's second album is undistinguished by any personal birthmarks. - Barney Hoskyns, New Musical Express, 26 June 1982 - the first LP we done in three and a half days and it cost six hundred pounds. It wasn't very good. - Big John, New Mania #6 1982

[@plejady]

It was good

[@bierherd]

This was Wattie Buchan from the Exploited i think, what a legend.

[@teamblitz1990]

Wattie better than Mr blooby

[@kju88]

I can't understand what he's saying..i guess that's why they call him Whattie? 👂

[@kachala]

😁

[@derekdykeman9160]

You can't understand English?

[@RemmySkye]

Im american i understand him but its cause of exposure to scots / british things and people. Sad to say but most Americans wouldn't understand his accent

[@derekdykeman9160]

@@RemmySkye Scottish is British for starters and you proved once again Americans are thick!

[@RemmySkye]

@derekdykeman9160 tell every scotsman theyre british and they may investigate the thickness of your noggin.

[@nenomengo]

I can't understand Wattie. And that is true to the closed captions either.

[@derekdykeman9160]

Thick!

[@Boilingfrogg]

@@nenomengo I don't understand the lyrics to UK 82.

[@jbdjack158]

Hi i'm french, and The Exploited is my favourite band of punk rock, but my english is not good, i would like to understand what he is speaking. Is there anyone who could translate for me and what they say please? Thanks. OI! OI! OI!!

[@ME-eu9sf]

Il a un fort accent Ecossais, je parle anglais assez bien mais là n'importe qui galère, même un américain aurait du mal.

[@leredditcommander8208]

what language is that god damn 😂

[@JMarinelli]

IT'S FOOKEN SCOTTESH YE WEE RADGIE

[@plejady]

ukrainien

[@marktaylor85]

Embra, or Dunedin or Auld Reekie, take yur pick!

[@kachala]

@@plejady 😂🤣😅😁😂

[@coventrypunx1014]

Its a language which is disappearing, thanx to the U.K Government with its replacement programme.

[@ArcaneEmpire]

The Spartans With Fast Music, That's It!

[@as3cs3]

was that Smeeks on his RHS?

[@derekdykeman9160]

@as3cs3 no

[@toxicmartoc]

Wow, wattle looks so young here

[@gnubbolo]

Wattie Buchan is a clear example of a Third Position thinker, but he doesn't understand that he is one because he doesn't have very solid cultural bases, however I approve of what he says. pacifists and isolationists and this does not mean being disarmed, on the contrary ! are the only ones who today oppose the purely mercantile logic of the globohomo. oil and war.

[@joshledesma2398]

Thats right Wattie let em know!!!

[@adambinnie1332]

Yeh, it's a cracking jumper Noel is waring😂

[@GrafMKristo]

Is there any admiration\love\hatred at him in Scottland? Maybe kind of acceptance. Who is he in\for Scottland after all?

[@Easun36]

There is love.

[@derekdykeman9160]

Scotland

[@brpsurny]

WATTIE!! 🦈

[@Rebellpfilosuffi]

I'd like to be able to make an excuse with a philosophical nervous breakdown. For the fact that I am who I am - in a few years - in the box - fuck with me in there

[@QXZJX]

Twattie 😂😂😂😂

[@Ribbo]

Peter Wright aged badly.

[@scarface7111]

Хой!

[@gavhinds8190]

Punks not dead.

[@DavidUKesb]

Nice posh Scottish accents boys!

[@ATNMMF]

haha aye, proper Edinburgh accent there

[@DavidUKesb]

@@ATNMMF They sound very camp!

[@derekdykeman9160]

@@DavidUKesb You sound like a mook

[@rebelcounty77]

We are all individuals 😂

[@ВладимирХ-ш8к]

Ранний The Exploited хорошо играл,но Ватти-попс конечно(позёр)😂

[@RemmySkye]

Watch your mouth!!!!! I mean your fingers.... A POSER!! WHAT POSER HAS A HEART ATTACK ON STAGE NOT ONCE BUT TWICE

[@PaulWegerich]

Who fucking cares The Exploited is the best punk band I’ve ever seen live.

[@teambammotorsport7249]

makes me laugh when you see genz punk rockers.

[@scumbagmournblademumford2649]

He is a proud oriental not afro

[@Lukasz-t3u]

Saroj Nelson on of a girl

[@andypitchless]

Conflict were right.

[@peterstamatelos9525]

There should be more diss songs in punk. I can think of a few, but nothing recent

[@derekdykeman9160]

Andy Pitchless-Yet Con-flict are now touring with the Exploited.

[@Easun36]

They were wrong and they're friends with the Exploited now.

[@Morphstock]

Hate to disappoint you but Wattie and Colin Jerwood are quite matey these days!

[@Boilingfrogg]

Didn't col do raves back in the day?

[@angels77100]

No it doesn't make you half one. Scottish isn't a race. How does your dad being a Scot make you a half Scot? You're just descended from someone from Scotland.

[@ATNMMF]

it’s a nationally mate

[@colddarkness1798]

Punk died when you need to wear this have this hair bla bla punk was be yourself not this that.

[@GilbertSyndrome]

Punk never really existed.

[@plejady]

@@GilbertSyndrome gilbert never existed

[@GilbertSyndrome]

@@plejady Insightful.

[@derekdykeman9160]

@@GilbertSyndrome mook

[@GilbertSyndrome]

@@derekdykeman9160 Okay, emo kid.

[@Muirton66]

Punk died when the mohawk became a fashion accessory.

[@callithowiseeit5806]

When the working class started copying it you mean?

[@weronikazalewska2098]

Yep.cartoon punks churning out the same shite song for the next 40 years

[@damagecase4266]

Twattie 😒