Brilliant! Let's all be moronic for a few minutes of exhilaration. I just love this song and this performance of it. Sometimes, just sometimes, music should just be about having a fun time.
I loved this so much more than Football's coming home. Never knew this was on TOTP! Even better way to pump our spirits. I know the whole nation was still in a gloom about Euro '96. THIS is what we should be screaming each game!
I mean, Eurovision was held in Birmingham in 1998. You'd figure rather than the salute to colonialism they actually used as their interval act, this would've made more sense!
Just watched it as searching for the new version... it's a song that makes me smile and lift's your spirit.!.. just watched it again comparing it to the new version.. this one wins 👍👍 👍
I was there at Elstree working in the Top of the Pops studio that day. Eastenders walk through shot in the afternoon then Top of the Pops studio in the evening with live audience.
I was the first of my family born in Canada but have always felt a strong connection to England; apparently I was conceived in York. Anyhoo, love this song, play it every 2 years (Euro and World) to get pumped. I have a good feeling about 2018!
I'm Puerto Rican and live in New York and have lived in England and feel closer to England than to Puerto Rico and always cheer for England. Love this track as well.
A work of genius. As long as you have a faint grasp of the tune anyone can sing along. Being absolutely bollocksed in the boozer watching England win and this comes on, entire pub joins in. Imagine the Germans watching this?🤣
I watched this edition of TOTP at the time. It became almost a World Cup special as it also featured Del Amitri's rather gloomy Scotland song Don't Come Home Too Soon, Dario G's Carnival de Paris and the record that kept Vinaloo from getting to No 1, the 1998 version of Three Lions by Baddiel, Skinner and the Lightning Seeds.
Indeed. For similar joy, I would point you in the direction of the song "Chin Up" by Bruce Forsyth. I think someone had uploaded it on youtube, but it must have been removed. It's well worth 79p on a download site though.
Yeah Paul Kaye he plays Thoros of Myr on Game of Thrones. Young Lily Allen was in the official video with her dad but wish Alfie Allen (Theon Greyjoy) was there as well. That would've been hillarious on the future.
Just as a point of interest to our friends not of these shores ,,, the union jack isn't the flag of England.... this is the cross of St George 👉🏴
Takes me back to being a 16 year old when this came out....happy times....where did it all go before everything became so PC and you could take the piss for a laugh....no malice was ever intended back then
No malice then and I don't see that anyone would be offended by any of this now. Maybe today's generations of "creative" types are just too dull, po faced, safe and boring.
I don't think it is Rowly. He was in the official video as a Queen's Guard but I read somewhere a few years ago that it wasn't him in this, but someone else. Sadly the article is now long gone :(
@@jamiemidge4983 how did it? It only came into being after we formed the union. The st George represents England, but on the world stage it's always the union Jack, unless it's a sporting event such as football and rugby.
i saw this back in 1998 and didn't understand this. it's 2012, i still don't, but i don't like football, also is that matt lucus and david walliams, why are they there, i don't know about matt but david has said he dosen't know anything about football.
Keith Allen is a strange bod and this is the sign of the times that we think of being English as right-wing (I don't) and Keith Allen would have a communist Britain if he could, just odd to see him being patriotic. His daughter exactly the same, attention seeker.
He's Welsh, not that I'm suggesting that explains anything, but it's worth bearing in mind when trying to read anything into his professional performance here.
Ah, Jo. Try and relax. There's a whole world out there to step outside and enjoy. There's a whole internet of stuff you could be watching or reading - why not watch something which brings you some joy and happiness, rather than choosing to watch something which makes your toes curl? Maybe you could find the kind of fun and joie de vivre that the people in the video appear to have? I wish you well.
Whoever is watching this before the game on Sunday I bloody love you. Come on England!!!!!!!
Love you too. Let's go get it!
Couple hours till the match come on england
Watching this before they play in the Euro's 2024, hope you still love me!!!
@Andy-wx4wx yes mate! This is our year 💪
C’Mon England !!!
Brilliant ... it really summed up and got everyone in the mood for the World Cup France 98’ ... 🏴🏴💙
Brilliant! Let's all be moronic for a few minutes of exhilaration. I just love this song and this performance of it. Sometimes, just sometimes, music should just be about having a fun time.
Total fun!
Oi! Lots of times!
never fails to cheer me up, love it
I loved this so much more than Football's coming home. Never knew this was on TOTP! Even better way to pump our spirits. I know the whole nation was still in a gloom about Euro '96.
THIS is what we should be screaming each game!
Should've been our entry for Eurovision.
Ha ha .. that's good
Would be a good way to show Europe what for.
I mean, Eurovision was held in Birmingham in 1998. You'd figure rather than the salute to colonialism they actually used as their interval act, this would've made more sense!
@@SuperJNG18 Especially since the World Cup happened in France in 1998
Just watched it as searching for the new version... it's a song that makes me smile and lift's your spirit.!.. just watched it again comparing it to the new version.. this one wins 👍👍 👍
I was 15 when this was released. What a time I grew up in
I was there at Elstree working in the Top of the Pops studio that day. Eastenders walk through shot in the afternoon then Top of the Pops studio in the evening with live audience.
Oliver Kiell brilliant!
Whatever!!!!!! I thought 5ive's performance of Got the Feeling was the highlight of this episode!!!!!!
Question, was lily allen in that ensamble of kids that made the show? I heard she was in the video
@@sominboy2757 the drunk girl
@@erichumphreys6656 She was about 12 at the time so she must have had a tough paper round if that was her.
Absolutely bonkers but brilliant at the same time 🤔🤔😁😁
3:27 guy in the floppy hat is Alex James from Blur, who played the bassline in this
Co-wrote the song. It took them half and hour from start to finish.
After all these years I never noticed! Lol. I've even just noticed that Matt Lucas was in this also
The best football song of all time and perfectly of its time. Inspired
Yeah, definitely the best, not sung enough at matches
I'm in that, and it's the first time I've seen it. Thanks
WHICH ONE WERE YOU???????
Kat Slater in the leopard print before she made her debut on Eastenders 😂
Single handedly one of the greatest top of the pops moments ever. It is awesome.
Does anyone have a list of who is there?
Keith, lily and alfie allen, paul kaye, matt lucas, david walliams, damian hurst was in the band wiith alex jones from blur, edward tudor pole
I love how they actually got David Walliams and Matt Lucas to reprise their roles as Peas and Mash instead of getting lookalikes
cause they weren't that famous at the time
HollyBlueAgitated continuity's amazing on this they even used the same block of cheese.
If they got lily allen there too, it mightve been her first appearance on uk television
In 1998 David Williams was famous for playing the nerd on Big Boy Barry. Games World on Sky 1
@@sominboy2757 I wouldn't be at all surprised to learn she was part of that choir of children.
I was the first of my family born in Canada but have always felt a strong connection to England; apparently I was conceived in York. Anyhoo, love this song, play it every 2 years (Euro and World) to get pumped. I have a good feeling about 2018!
I'm Puerto Rican and live in New York and have lived in England and feel closer to England than to Puerto Rico and always cheer for England. Love this track as well.
everything on that stage is everything that is great abut England , when oh when will this be the new national anthem
A work of genius. As long as you have a faint grasp of the tune anyone can sing along. Being absolutely bollocksed in the boozer watching England win and this comes on, entire pub joins in. Imagine the Germans watching this?🤣
The German fans in attendance at Wembley the other day saw plenty of it.
Don't mention the war!
I lived in Germany for 6 years, and my wife is German (East German, actually). But nobody quite does humour like us Brits 😁⚽
best fitba song ever and i am a scot fookin amazin
damn, one day I'll see the uncensored version.
Not goona lie first time watching gave me goosse bumps but still love the song
oh yeah, i remember..... the 90s were awesome... :)
I'm Scottish too--but this song helps to ease the pain of watching the Scottish team in action. :)
From Dennis Pennis in Elstree Studios and Albert Square all the way to the TOTP studio. Eat your chicken vindaloo!
I watched this edition of TOTP at the time. It became almost a World Cup special as it also featured Del Amitri's rather gloomy Scotland song Don't Come Home Too Soon, Dario G's Carnival de Paris and the record that kept Vinaloo from getting to No 1, the 1998 version of Three Lions by Baddiel, Skinner and the Lightning Seeds.
So funny, cheesy and brilliant 😂😂
Best footy song ever!😄😆😂🤣
C’mon England Sunday - let’s give it Vindaloo !!!!
Didn't realise James Corden was in this.
God that makes me proud to be British!
Quite sad that this is all it takes for you to be proud.
Let's sing it on eurovision!
Now one more than Italy on Sunday. Pretty please. Thank you.
thanks for uploading this!! i remember watching top of the pops when this was on when i was 10. :)
C'mon England, bring it home!!
How's that been working out for you? I guess there's always this year.
The "drunk" girl in the front.. her knockers popped out..
Tiwaz81 .... at 1:11!
@flint the kaka harris I think the video came out before Kat Slater was introduced.
terrypussypower No at 3:12
That'll be a young Lily Allen
Thought slime used this song and I just learned of it. Love it
Indeed. For similar joy, I would point you in the direction of the song "Chin Up" by Bruce Forsyth. I think someone had uploaded it on youtube, but it must have been removed. It's well worth 79p on a download site though.
Dennis pennis 😂😂
Max Wall still just about in the public consciousness back then
Awesome!
There should be England flags on the tops because it is about just England.
I wouldn't worry too much about it.
We embrace the union
I actually remember seeing this on TV back in the day. 1998 or so?
1998 world cup..the peak of England football songs. Think there were about 10 knocking about . This was by far the best.
@@colinjennings3661 the question is why do we never make any these days? They’d prolly be shite but at least a try would be nice
i remember being there and when they sung drop one a bloke farted loudly and shat himself you can see him at 1.59 😅
You little scamp
@@soulbrotherjimmy true story that, all i’m saying it’s a good job camera phones wasn’t around back then!
@@user-bi5sr8fq1g 🤣
That's not an England flag, that's a British Union Flag
Whoosh
Jayne Middlemiss at the end.. 😍👌🔥
It was Rowland Rivron
The guard drummer
They’d never get away with this now 🤔
leftist brains would explode. I remember taking back the St George from nefarious people and it was good times waving the flag.
Could have been 2023
Keith Allen is not from England, he's Welsh.
His dad is English
Dunno why they were off to Waterloo - the World Cup that year wasn't in Belgium.
Close enough...
Completely nuts
Lily Allen's dad and the bloke from Game of Thrones !!!!
Andrew Felcey technically also Theon Greyjoy's dad.
Yeah Paul Kaye he plays Thoros of Myr on Game of Thrones. Young Lily Allen was in the official video with her dad but wish Alfie Allen (Theon Greyjoy) was there as well. That would've been hillarious on the future.
VOLL GEIL GEIL GEIL GEIL GEIL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'd happily perform this at eurovision with Keith Allen
The new national anthem
Just as a point of interest to our friends not of these shores ,,, the union jack isn't the flag of England.... this is the cross of St George 👉🏴
Takes me back to being a 16 year old when this came out....happy times....where did it all go before everything became so PC and you could take the piss for a laugh....no malice was ever intended back then
No malice then and I don't see that anyone would be offended by any of this now. Maybe today's generations of "creative" types are just too dull, po faced, safe and boring.
I'd happily perform this at eurovision with Keith Allen
@@rayphillips7844 good shout lol. That would give the continentals something to cry about. 😂
what was censored?
Gerry Berry No at 3:11
I don't think it is Rowly. He was in the official video as a Queen's Guard but I read somewhere a few years ago that it wasn't him in this, but someone else. Sadly the article is now long gone :(
Is that someone dresses as Ozzy at 1:17 ??
*E N G E R L A N D*
England England. You cant beat us. EVER Yaaaaaaa
Tonight we’re eating pizza
Can anyone tell me the name of the drummer in this clip? I know Rowland Rivron was the drummer in the official video but not this.
that my faritite song
🏴⚽ Bonjour 😂😂😂
lv swift ! its the effing bbc !!!! what more do you expect ?? grrrrrr but I agree
Why they all wearing British flags, we're ENGLAND!
Tiim Smiith the union flag always used to be used to represent England.
@@jamiemidge4983 how did it? It only came into being after we formed the union.
The st George represents England, but on the world stage it's always the union Jack, unless it's a sporting event such as football and rugby.
Liampatrick Corcoran Go look at any football match before around 1990 and you’ll see plenty of Union flags
Didnt realise James Corden sung on this 😁
Lily Allen was in the music vid too as a kid
Fuckin' Love x
A slow coach day out
3:10 FUUUUUUUU
2yrs before ian went bankrupt
Lol
Oh dear - it really was that bad. I'd forgotten
Were is strummer?
I remember watching this when it first aired, when it didn't have the censorship.
I remember when this episode aired and it was censored then
It was censored when broadcast
great laugh this x
English will win euro 2021
England 2 Germany fek all !!!!
It looks a bit like Mark Williams from the Fast Show etc
happy daze
not up there with hey jude, johnny b goode but a great laugh who can anyone not like this
i saw this back in 1998 and didn't understand this. it's 2012, i still don't, but i don't like football, also is that matt lucus and david walliams, why are they there, i don't know about matt but david has said he dosen't know anything about football.
Keith Allen is a strange bod and this is the sign of the times that we think of being English as right-wing (I don't) and Keith Allen would have a communist Britain if he could, just odd to see him being patriotic.
His daughter exactly the same, attention seeker.
He's Welsh, not that I'm suggesting that explains anything, but it's worth bearing in mind when trying to read anything into his professional performance here.
@@soulbrotherjimmy Hmmm. Don't explain his erratic behaviour when it comes to patriotism and communism.
fuck off you pillock
@@keithallen7517 You first dear heart.x x
Embarrassing
Must cringing video of all time , bloody toe curling
Ah, Jo. Try and relax. There's a whole world out there to step outside and enjoy. There's a whole internet of stuff you could be watching or reading - why not watch something which brings you some joy and happiness, rather than choosing to watch something which makes your toes curl?
Maybe you could find the kind of fun and joie de vivre that the people in the video appear to have? I wish you well.