BAD MANNERS - LIP UP FATTY

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Fronted by Buster Bloodvessel (born Douglas Trendle), the band was formed in 1976 while the members were at school together, and among their early incarnations were known as Stoop Solo and the Sheet Starchers. None of the members had any formal musical training, not even the ability to play any instruments. They were popular during the late 1970s and early 1980s, a period when lots of similar ska bands filled the charts. Some of their hits include "My Girl Lollipop", "Lip Up Fatty", "Special Brew" and "Ne-Ne-Na-Na-Na-Na-Nu-Nu". One of the main reasons for their notoriety was because of their outlandish, larger-than-life, huge tongued & shaven-headed front man. Buster's exploits got them banned from the British TV chart show Top of the Pops[citation needed](which included dressing as Henry VIII and singing to a blow-up doll for the song "Lorraine", pouring a large can of baked beans over his head, and dressing in a can-can dancer's dress to promote their single "Can-Can"). They were also banned from Italian TV when Buster had decided after a particularly successful concert that he should moon the crowd, having been told that the Pope was watching on TV.[1]

Despite having scored many hits and featuring prominently in the UK charts of the early 1980s, Bad Manners are perhaps most renowned for their song "Special Brew". The song is ambiguous in meaning, but the most common interpretation of the song is that it is a love song to the famous alcoholic drink after which it appears to be named.

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Uploaded: March 20, 2007 at 12:02 pm
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numbing numbered numerous Comments:
PlavOciZena (December 5, 2008 at 12:42 pm)
he is miming
toby2501 (December 5, 2008 at 11:58 am)
check out the live version of them at the fat surfer. same song just better..
ferkulat (December 5, 2008 at 11:40 am)
buster is kult!
HCxGRILLOx (December 4, 2008 at 5:45 am)
I saw Bad Manners in Vigo-Spain 15 years ago.I remember the bassist very good,and of course Buster momments(more fat like this video).Great nostalgia concert.
toby2501 (December 2, 2008 at 4:28 pm)
i just saw these on nevermind the buzzcocks they are still as nuts as ever.
highgrow (December 3, 2008 at 1:04 am)
lol me too. id never heard of them before. then i seen them on nevermind the buzzcocks and thought they were pretty good
AdamSlezak3 (December 2, 2008 at 3:31 pm)
this is some crazy shit
technoturnip (December 1, 2008 at 8:57 pm)
briiliant song. gonig to see them 2nd december face bar in reading
CORUS999 (November 30, 2008 at 3:28 pm)
BIG DOUGIE TOP MAN
ldedarke (November 30, 2008 at 2:30 pm)
Going to see them on the 2nd of December :P