Friday 27 December 2013

Never mind the baubles

If you didn't see it on BBC Four last night, there are 6 days left in which to catch 'Never Mind The Baubles' on BBCiPlayer.  Apparently there are no plans yet to show it again, nor to release it on DVD, so if you can spare an hour I urge you to watch it while you can!

Here's the link.

I remember reading about the Christmas Day 1977 Sex Pistols gig in Huddersfield in support of striking firemen and their children - but only in the music papers.   It seemed that coverage of this worthy event was otherwise studiously avoided by the general media. Thirty-six years on, this Julien Temple film provides the context of that time as a stark framework for previously unseen footage of the gig itself and fills in all the blanks.  And one of those blanks is filled in with obviously happy kids in 'Never Mind The Bollocks' T-shirts singing along to the chorus of 'Bodies'!

It's revealing, interesting and thoroughly heartwarming.






12 comments:

  1. This looks interesting. Thanks for the tip C.

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    1. I'm sure you'll enjoy it immensely....

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  2. I watched the whole thing as it went out - transfixed; like you, I'd read/heard all about this back in the day. But I never thought footage (and what footage!) existed. I was particularly interested in Steve Jones' back story - he cut quite a melancholic character.

    A great story well told.

    And was Sid plugged in? I couldn't tell.

    J x

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    1. Exactly - what footage! I hadn't realised that about Steve, perhaps it explains a few things? Haha, don't know about Sid! But weird/sad to think it would all go so horribly wrong so soon after...

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  3. It was brilliant! The joy in the faces of Lydon and the kids as he sings Pretty Vacant with a face smeared in Christmas cake is a festive image never to be forgotten.

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    1. Great stuff wasn't it?! Like you I'm not going to forget that image.

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    1. You must find a way! You will be amazed and heartened, I'm sure.

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  5. The best thing I have watched this Christmas by a mile. Thank you so much for pointing it out. I hope it is one day made available on DVD.

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    1. So pleased you caught it! Yes, hope it makes it to DVD some time, it's definitely worthy of release.

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  6. Yes, great footage - Lydon covered in cake. Happy New Year!

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    1. Absolutely. And Happy New Year to you too!

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