My girlfriend and I walked around Prague in the pre internet days looking for a Dukla Prague away kit. We've been married 17 now. Women who understand stuff like that don't grow on trees.
Hilarious..Mine bought me one for my 48 th birthday( 52 now)and I wore it to Glasgow Biscuits gig a few months later. Amazed how many people my own age were so impressed 😂 You’re right they don’t grow on trees.. She’s a legend!!!
I grew up in Birkenhead. I was 15 this year. Been watching them locally already. Used to go to Tranmere Rovers when they used to be regulars. I remember the night I'd set my video recorder to tape them on The Tube on channel 4 , then saw them at the game. When I asked em ' aren't you supposed to be on live telly now?' ...and they replied 'yeah , but we couldn't miss the match lad!' 🤣 Friday nights at Prenton Park back in the day. 😊 God bless you lads and thank you for the music 🙏
They played Stow Hill, Newport in 1986, venue now burned down - God I was stoned, but a great live band and hearing Trumpton Riots live was really something else for those of us who actually grew up watching Trumpton.
I remember seeing this when it happened. HMHB are still going strong. I am making my Joy Division Oven Gloves in preparation for the gig in Kentish Town this June as we speak.
My once best friend Nigel. I knew all the band well. In fact I have some early recordings from them on my tape. I'll have to find that, then I need to find a tape player! I have a video of me with them at one of their first gigs. I remember we went to see them all six of us. Next time people were turned away because the venue only had a 1000 people capacity. Some say they did the Tube things on purpose saying about Tranmere. Nope that was 100 percent genuine. Thanks for putting this up. I rememember it well.
@@eckeynecker Cool, stayed loyal to their hometown then I see I left many years ago myself and now live in Manchester so I haven't kept up with things down there very much.
I remember my dad used to always place this for me as a kid! For some reason it popped into my head tonight and after a few minutes of searching I found it!
I used to go to the Bacchus Winebar in Rustington, West Sussex back in the late eighties/early nineties and everybody refused to leave at closing time on a Sunday afternoon (bad old days of having to close on a Sunday afternoon 😔😔) until they played Trumpton Riots!!!
How long would it take to explain what this is about to someone not English or from the right generation? I was at Glastonbury to see you guys. One of the best gigs of my life.
Trumpton was a famous kids TV show and there was heavy riots, workers strikes all over England when this song was made in the 80s. So it’s a kind of comical/footy lads song about a hypothetical riot in Trumpton, all the characters are mentioned in the lyrics
Not quite. They turned down a slot on C4's The Tube which was on a Friday. Tranmere often play on a Friday evening (and the gates are low) so they turned it down.
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My girlfriend and I walked around Prague in the pre internet days looking for a Dukla Prague away kit. We've been married 17 now. Women who understand stuff like that don't grow on trees.
Oh what a lucky man
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@Cockney Nutjob mother?
@Cockney Nutjob :-)
Hilarious..Mine bought me one for my 48 th birthday( 52 now)and I wore it to Glasgow Biscuits gig a few months later.
Amazed how many people my own age were so impressed 😂
You’re right they don’t grow on trees.. She’s a legend!!!
Thanks John Peel for introducing the world to the awesome sound
I grew up in Birkenhead.
I was 15 this year.
Been watching them locally already. Used to go to Tranmere Rovers when they used to be regulars.
I remember the night I'd set my video recorder to tape them on The Tube on channel 4 , then saw them at the game.
When I asked em ' aren't you supposed to be on live telly now?' ...and they replied 'yeah , but we couldn't miss the match lad!' 🤣
Friday nights at Prenton Park back in the day. 😊
God bless you lads and thank you for the music 🙏
They played Stow Hill, Newport in 1986, venue now burned down - God I was stoned, but a great live band and hearing Trumpton Riots live was really something else for those of us who actually grew up watching Trumpton.
This band are so British, my browser's you tube tab ran away, raised an Army, then low key colonized most of Africa.
If anyone ever asked me what being British was then look no further
Oh yes !!!!!!!!!!!!
You said it for me. I get that completely
I always thought that about Vaughan Williams' 'Fantasia on Greensleeves', but I take your point.
I remember seeing this when it happened. HMHB are still going strong. I am making my Joy Division Oven Gloves in preparation for the gig in Kentish Town this June as we speak.
“Dance! Dance! Dance! In your Joy Division oven gloves.”
My once best friend Nigel. I knew all the band well. In fact I have some early recordings from them on my tape. I'll have to find that, then I need to find a tape player! I have a video of me with them at one of their first gigs. I remember we went to see them all six of us. Next time people were turned away because the venue only had a 1000 people capacity. Some say they did the Tube things on purpose saying about Tranmere. Nope that was 100 percent genuine. Thanks for putting this up. I rememember it well.
They were never in that Birkenhead band Attempted Moustache were they?
Great. Saw NB at New Brighton last week on his bike. Not a lilac Harry Quinn.
They must've demanded proper live here; defo not miming. Power to 'em.
Happy adolescent memories from here, cheers greatly for the share.
The Old Grey Whistle Test didn't have you on if you wouldn't play your own songs. It was all about performance.
Miming - Not ever. Not on OGWT
Excellent performance and lots of energy notwithstanding the lyrics , it has quite an uplifting mood (Or vibe) to it Top band.
Saw them last week and they were just great 🙂
Just how I remember them when I used to watch them back in Birkenhead in 85/86.
They are still there , Nigel walks his dog round The Arno .
@@eckeynecker
Cool, stayed loyal to their hometown then I see I left many years ago myself and now live in Manchester so I haven't kept up with things down there very much.
Bloody classic. Had this on 12 in single
God...used to watch this...had all the books. Frickin A. Thumbs up to the comments here!
If you think Trumpton is a tough neighbourhood, you should try Camberwick Green....
Great song, tremendous performance and hilarious lyrics. What gets me though is the utterly deadpan delivery. A unique band.
I remember my dad used to always place this for me as a kid! For some reason it popped into my head tonight and after a few minutes of searching I found it!
Always been a fan, this aged quite well.
What a band!
I used to go to the Bacchus Winebar in Rustington, West Sussex back in the late eighties/early nineties and everybody refused to leave at closing time on a Sunday afternoon (bad old days of having to close on a Sunday afternoon 😔😔) until they played Trumpton Riots!!!
Great lyrics...
My favorite song
TIMELESS. FOREVER….❤️❤️❤️❤️
It doesn't get much better than that
Me being from Fin(e)land, never heard the blokes! Great stuff.
First I heard from them was John Peel playing this and other tracks of theirs on his show in the early/mid 80s. Or having them in for a session.
seen them at Night Moves, Glasgow in the 80's, great night.
Still brilliant
The 3 dislikes are ftom Dr. Mop and his family.
Dr Mopp, Simon Climie, and Rob Fisher.
@@nodiggity9472 Bob Wilson, Nerys Hughes and a 24-hour garage attendant.
Brad Friedel, Deano , and the first man in Wallasey...
LOVE THIS!
Birkenhead's finest!
* "Beerkin'ed"
Bacon n egg, as me neighbour used to say
Thank you
rock gods in the making
i love this song ,
How come these guys weren't HUGE!
They didn’t want to be
They were huge in the hearts of the Initiated, us lot and Peelie!!!
They were huge where it counted
I wonder if Brian Cant ever heard this and if so what he thought of it? Would be great if he respected it!
I just bought the cd 💿 on eBay 👍
Revolutionary ❤️
Halfman halfbisciut magic and tranmere rovers as well LOL
How long would it take to explain what this is about to someone not English or from the right generation?
I was at Glastonbury to see you guys. One of the best gigs of my life.
Pew, Pew, Barney McGrew, Cuthbert, Dibble and Grubb.
Trumpton was a famous kids TV show and there was heavy riots, workers strikes all over England when this song was made in the 80s. So it’s a kind of comical/footy lads song about a hypothetical riot in Trumpton, all the characters are mentioned in the lyrics
ELEVAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATE
KP brought me here 👌😁
If I'm not mistaken that's a Dukla Prague away kit
Thats all I wanted for Christmas
Why have I not seen these ??????🤬🤬🤬🤬
Youve got a good back catalogue to go through , 35 years worth .
Sylvia plath!!!!
I was there then
elevate
Hey a Westbury standard, I got one of them, sound guitars.
Byron stingley half man half biscuit
😍😍😍👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻🔥🔥🔥
Did anyone get through to Captain Snort
If I know they were coming I'd of slashed me wrists
should be,wont be
Where's the studio banjo?
Is it true that they turned down a coveted Glastonbury slot once because Tranmere Rovers FC were playing an important match that day?
Not quite. They turned down a slot on C4's The Tube which was on a Friday. Tranmere often play on a Friday evening (and the gates are low) so they turned it down.
@@ACCPhil I stand corrected. Thanks.
Time for a rewrite and re-release after the events of a few days ago? 'Trump Town Riots?'
Now there's an idea,I suppose.