Public TV, Second Edition
Ah, the good old days of music TV before all the sleazy videos. Just a band lip-syncing and bringing their special brand of love to the fanbase…
These clips are probably the weirdest, most abrasive performances ever on Top 40-type programs. Today this would be TRL — the performance finished, Carson Daly dashes onstage to kick it with Johnny, who in turn introduces a vaguely pedophilic Jojo video.
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Public Image – Death Disco.mpg on Top Of The Pops, 1979
Yes, Jah Wobble is really sitting in a dentist’s chair
Public Image lipsyncs “Poptones” and “Careering” on American Bandstand, 1980 (20MB MOV)
Stick with it for the dancing. Dick Clark demonstrates laudable good sportsmanship. That man will do anything to please the kids!
Ever get the feeling you’ve been cheated?
I love the Bandstand one especially; nobody knows how to create chaos like John Lydon…but the greatest PiL clip of all time, IMHO, is the Lydon/Levine interview on Tom Snyder’s show. I know it’s not a performance, but it’s something to behold….
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Hope your doing well.