Following on from my earlier post enthusing about the YouTubing of The Tube, here's another in an occasional series plucking gems from the back catalogue.
Today it's from episode 16 of series 4, broadcast 24th January 1986, and a filmed performance from The Housemartins, notable for its Big Match premise and an intro from none other than Saint and Greavsie. This is such a time capsule, and I don't just mean the Commer van they drive around in, or the football stadium and dressing room. "Housemartins AFC" get to spoof The Beatles' "Which top? The very top!" schtick, run through an a capella version of We Shall Not Be Moved, before a mimed performance of an early recording of We're Not Deep, notably different from the version that later appeared on deut album London 0 Hull 4 - all in all, solid bronze music television.
A fantastic clip - how I loved The Housemartins.
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