Boomtown Rats • "I Don't Like Mondays"/Interview 1981 [Reelin' In The Years Archive]

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[@ronrice1931]

Absolutely great. Heart wrenching.

[@johnsurrey7426]

He might be fed up with the song, but Bob always puts his heart and soul into it. How I wish this song had had the effect he wanted…

[@aliceborealis]

Forty one years later, and that song didn't slow down gun violence in schools one bit. It should have, but some people have no heart. No heart at all.

[@jimhurlbut3649]

They have counting machines where their hearts should be.

[@QueenCeleste2]

Brilliant song. And how I miss Merv Griffin who gave his guests time to speak.

[@sexobscura]

er, isn't that the whole point of a 'talk' show

[@Rasselin-kx5on]

I came home from elementary school in 1981, all of 12 years old, and turned on Merv Griffin. I was blown away by the Boomtown Rats and I don't like Mondays. The lyrics, the song, and Bob Geldof cut through my shoulder blades. Now I am all of 55 and I see where Jerry Seinfeld got his wardrobe. The video is still as real as it was then.

[@DerekKerton]

Good song. Good message. On deaf ears in US congress. And Bob looks a bit like Mick in this getup.

[@normamanty7069]

I think Bob Geldolf was one of the first to do the romantics type shirt , puffy shirt!