Stream making plans for nigel xtc cover by denmate from desktop or your mobile device. Xtc making plans for nigel crackerjack 1979 youtube xtc making plans for nigel duration. About aerofred has been providing model airplanes and boats plans to the modeling community since march 2006, the site has grown from a few hundreds of plans to the thousands you see. Talking heads once in a lifetime official video duration. Crackerjack making plans for nigel crackerjack was a british childrens television programme in the seventies that would herald the weekend, scheduled as it was at five oclock on a friday evening.
Crackerjack team take on xtcs making plans for nigel duration. Feb 19, 2017 provided to youtube by universal music group making plans for nigel xtc fossil fuel. A candidate for one of the most surreal kids tv moments ever the crackerjack gang ed stewart, peter glaze and bernie clifton cover xtcs making plans for nigel. Watch the video for making plans for nigel from nouvelle vagues nouvelle vague special edition for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Crackerjack definition is a person or thing of marked excellence. Its another song that i first encountered through the punk britannia documentaries, where they played mimed this on crackerjack. Xtc were a rock band from swindon, england led by andy partridge guitars, vocals and colin moulding bass, vocals. Making plans for nigel may 01, 2014 michael spratt.
Making plans for nigel xtc cover by denmate published on 201002t20. After 1982s english settlement, the band stopped concert touring and became a studiobased project centred on partridge, moulding, and guitarist dave gregory. At least three different groups have performed under the name nouvelle vague. Crackerjack, crackerjack, the greatest kids show on earth is returning to the bbc. Aug 30, 2012 mix xtc making plans for nigel youtube. Feb 11, 2017 provided to youtube by universal music group making plans for nigel xtc drums and wires. Eat your dog making plans for nigel xtc cover youtube. Provided to youtube by universal music group making plans for nigel xtc fossil fuel. Nov, 2016 making plans for less nigel this article is more than 3 years old. Crackerjack team take on xtcs making plans for nigel by norris karloff.
Were only making plans for nigel he has his future in a british steel were only making plans for nigel nigels whole future is as good as sealed and if young nigel says hes happy he must be happy he must be happy in his work nigel is not outspoken but he likes to speak and loves to be spoken to nigel is happy in his work were only making. Alan stafford plays tribute to crackerjack comedian peter glaze, who. It has been announced that kids tv show crackerjack is coming back to tv. The investigation into wright may have concluded but there can be legitimate questions raised as to why the rcmp. The band enjoyed some chart success, including the uk and canadian hits making plans for nigel 1979 and senses working overtime 1982, but are perhaps even better known for their longstanding critical rather than commercial success. A future in british steel 1979 was a good year for xtc. British viewers of a certain age will know this show very well, it was called crackerjack, and it was a childrens show that ran for a whopping 30 years, from 1955 to 1984. The components of rhythm caught my ear in the music i listened to and seeing. Active between the late 1970s and the mid 2000s, xtcs music ranged from jerky new wavepunk riffs to lushlyarranged progressive pop. A highlight was this is pop, and it was pop, despite the offkilter backbeat and melody that didnt lead where you expected it to go.
Filmed in october 1979 on a tues and broadcast friday at five to five, at shepards bush studios. Making plans for less nigel this article is more than 3 years old. Watch the video for making plans for nigel from primuss miscellaneous debris for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Making plans for nigel bushman president pulsing pulsing, a single by xtc. Making plans for nigel tab by xtc songsterr tabs with rhythm. Making plans for nigel explaining the success of the united kingdom independence party in the 20 local council elections, with a focus on boston, lincolnshire. We saved making plans for nigel until last and everyone went crazy. Downloading the crackerjack plans check your downloads folder. Notes tracks 18 recorded live at golders green hippodrome, london, uk, 9th march 1978, directly taken from xtc frankie miller in concert179 tracks 9 recorded live at. Making plans for nigel is a joy, one of those where when it comes on in the car theres a quiet rumble of appreciation from everybody as the drums gently kickstart into life. Crackerjack team take on xtcs making plans for nigel youtube. Its another song that i first encountered through the punk britannia. They will be filming new episodes of crackerjack, crackerjack in the summer.
Glaze even sang it on the teatime kids tv programme crackerjack. Cult childrens tv series crackerjack is back, its recently been. Bb f 6 g 10 7 9 10 7 9 8 7 9 7 em 10 9 9 10 9 9 8 9 9 8 bm 10 7 7 10 7 7 7 7 7 9 3x bm 10 7 7 10 7 7 7 7 7 10 verse g were only mak 10 7 9 10 7 9 8 7 9 11 em ing plans for 10 9 9 10 9 9 8 9 9 12 bm nigel 10 7 7 10 7 7 7 7 7 bm 10 7 7 10 7 7 7 7 7. Get a special offer and listen to over 60 million songs, anywhere with amazon music unlimited. The hosts in this era were peter glaze and bernie clifton. Colin moulding bass, vocals, andy partridge guitar, synthesizer, vocals, dave gregory guitar, backing vocals, terry chambers drums, steve lillywhite producer, hugh padgham engineer. Making plans for nigel bushman president pulsing pulsing by. Corbett a sophisticated comedian in the making but, in crackerjack. A highlight was this is pop, and it was pop, despite the offkilter backbeat and melody that didnt lead where you expected it. I had the luck to see them when they played making plans for nigel on crackerjack i was 11 at the time and heavily into music i could think of as punk. Listen to making plans for nigel 2001 remaster from xtcs alle 40 goed absolute 70s for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. We didnt get crackerjack pencils but the bloke we knew on the show got us copies of depeche modes a broken frame album signed by all the band. The single making plans for nigel 1979 marked their commercial breakthrough and heralded the reverberating drum sound associated with 1980s popular music.
Norris karloff has posted what must be one of the best videos ever on youtube, which sees the crackerjack gang ed stewart, peter glaze and. Crackerjack definition of crackerjack by merriamwebster. Dave gregory replaced andrews, the splendid drums and wires was released and mouldings wonderful making plans for nigel gave the band their biggest hit to date. Xtc was a new wave band from swindon, england, active between 1977 and 2005. Legend has it that, upon hearing the references to themselves in not totally. Watch the video for making plans for nigel from xtcs drums and wires for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Making plans for crackerjack crying all the way to the. They also drew heavily from vintage pop rock and psychedelia from the 1960s, genres which they began to explore more deeply after creating the. In this clip, the woman celeb wins the challenge but the wrong tank was activated. Or perhaps your band used to cover making plans for nigel before primus. Making plans for nigel chords by nouvelle vague songsterr.
A group dedicated to exposing the complete uselessness of the vainglorious ribble valley mp, the right honorable. Were only making plans for nigel g em bm nigel just needs this helping hand am g and if young nigel says hes happy f he must be happy em he must be happy d he must be happy in his work g em bm were only making plans for nigel. It might have had a powerful hook and a monumental groove, but making plans for nigel was not an obvious chart contender. Crackerjack team take on xtcs making plans for nigel. It was written by colin moulding, the bands bassist. Some credit glaze with inventing the phrase dont get your knickers in a twist. It wont be the same without stu francis and jan michelle. The crackerjack team tackle xtcs making plans for nigel archive. This take on xtcs making plans for nigel has been around a while but its a. As you can see, this video depicts a bunch of sophomoric comedians. Stewart, peter glaze and bernie clifton cover xtcs making plans for nigel. Actually my favourite surreal crackerjack moment was them singing the xtc classic making plans for nigel.
Making plans for nigel guitar tab by xtc with free online tab player. Making plans for nigel was my attempt at an alan bennetttype vignette. Making plans for nigel is a song by the english rock band xtc that was released as the opening track and lead single from their 1979 album drums and wires. Sharing new plans is a great form of contributing but if you don. Like a fool i later gave mine away to my girlfriend, it wasnt a great album but really wish i hadnt done that now. Colin moulding bass, vocals, andy partridge guitar, synthesizer, vocals, dave gregory guitar, backing vocals, terry chambers drums, steve lillywhite producer, hugh padgham. Make a contribution subscribe us edition switch to the uk edition. Longsuffering uk viewers need a break from the ukip politician but tv producers keep inviting him back.
They did some of the oddest musical sketches imaginable, not. Making plans for nigel bushman president pulsing pulsing. Apr 27, 2020 we saved making plans for nigel until last and everyone went crazy. Aug 20, 2008 take a chance, the game that replaced double or drop to boost flagging ratings for crackerjack. Were only making plans for nigel we only want whats best for him were only making plans for nigel nigel just needs that helping hand and if young nigel. Making plans for nigel was greeted with joyous recognition and a breakout of mass jiggling, then into the punky crackerjack ending of into the atom age from their first album. Take a chance, the game that replaced double or drop to boost flagging ratings for crackerjack. Check out making plans for nigel by xtc on amazon music. Crowther and peter glaze even sang it on the teatime kids tv programme crackerjack.