Has Sonic Youth ever appeared on Top of the Pops?

Keeping It Simple · 01.18.2010, 05:10 PM

If so, when, and which song did the band perform?

pokkeherrie · 01.18.2010, 05:29 PM

1983. They lip-synched Early American.

Derek · 01.18.2010, 05:36 PM

They have not been on Top of the Pops.

Rob Instigator · 01.18.2010, 05:42 PM

imagine them lip-synching Silver Rocket.

I hate them stupid lipsync shows./

greedrex · 01.18.2010, 05:43 PM

flop of the cops

Lobsterdeth · 01.19.2010, 12:35 AM

Don't you need a #1 on the charts to "play" there lol?

greedrex · 01.19.2010, 06:12 AM

fap of the cocks.

Keeping It Simple · 01.19.2010, 08:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Lobsterdeth

Don't you need a #1 on the charts to "play" there lol?

No.

Seandi · 01.19.2010, 06:08 PM

no. hawkwind was once, so that's almost as good, right?

Keeping It Simple · 01.20.2010, 07:54 AM

Nirvana performed "Smells Like Teen Spirit" on Top of the Pops. As you can see, the band were at No.9 in the charts at the time.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtehDIWrX5U

Keeping It Simple · 01.20.2010, 03:26 PM

When watching that footage, it feels like a send-up of grunge by the BBC. Maybe that's why Kurt has such a huge smile on his face at the beginning as he got the pisstake.

Toilet & Bowels · 01.20.2010, 07:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Keeping It Simple

Nirvana performed "Smells Like Teen Spirit" on Top of the Pops. As you can see, the band were at No.9 in the charts at the time.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtehDIWrX5U

haven't seen that since it was first broadcast, didn't remember it being such a pisstake. i'm fairly sure it was the first time i saw or heard them.

Keeping It Simple · 01.21.2010, 01:48 PM

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haven't seen that since it was first broadcast, didn't remember it being such a pisstake. i'm fairly sure it was the first time i saw or heard them.

The band were definitely taking the piss with their mime of the song, and the BBC seemed to be taking the piss out of grunge by featuring a group of teenage headbangers at the front of the crowd who invaded the stage right at the end of the song.

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Keeping It Simple invito al cielo Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 3,721	Nirvana performed "Smells Like Teen Spirit" on Top of the Pops. As you can see, the band were at No.9 in the charts at the time. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtehDIWrX5U
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Keeping It Simple invito al cielo Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 3,721	When watching that footage, it feels like a send-up of grunge by the BBC. Maybe that's why Kurt has such a huge smile on his face at the beginning as he got the pisstake.
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