It was back in 1981 when I took my first trip to London and on the radio they played often Tenpole Tudor's Swords of a Thousand Men more than once a day. But the more I listened to it this song became one of the songs of this summer and I bought the record Eddie, Old Bob, Dick and Gary and I still play it from time to time. Tenpole Tudor appeared the first time in the 78 film The Great Rock and Roll Swindle. Originally billed by Malcolm McLaren as a replacement for Johnny Rotten. Typing this words I ask myself the question why I am attracted to this music. Maybe because they had a punk attitude, playing a unique combination of rockabilly, punk and power pop or just because it is a music that give you some funny mood. Anyway, I was astonished to see them a few weeks later back on German television. I watched this show with a few mates and we had great fun watching them.
A few good times in my life
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Donnerstag, 10. März 2016
Live Music On German TV
It was back in 1981 when I took my first trip to London and on the radio they played often Tenpole Tudor's Swords of a Thousand Men more than once a day. But the more I listened to it this song became one of the songs of this summer and I bought the record Eddie, Old Bob, Dick and Gary and I still play it from time to time. Tenpole Tudor appeared the first time in the 78 film The Great Rock and Roll Swindle. Originally billed by Malcolm McLaren as a replacement for Johnny Rotten. Typing this words I ask myself the question why I am attracted to this music. Maybe because they had a punk attitude, playing a unique combination of rockabilly, punk and power pop or just because it is a music that give you some funny mood. Anyway, I was astonished to see them a few weeks later back on German television. I watched this show with a few mates and we had great fun watching them.
Mittwoch, 14. Mai 2014
Swords Of A Thousand Men
The average rock fan wouldn't remember Tenpole Tudor but I am sure that the ones who was addicted to punk music would remember very well. They were close to the Sex Pistols and had their first appearance in the movie The Great Rock and Roll Swindle. In the early 80s they had some chart success with songs like Three Bells In a Row and Wünderbar. I found a review at allmusic that says everything about the band:
This was a band, after all, that came across as a gang of rockabilly toughs decked out in medieval garb, led by a gangly, goofy drama student that could sing but not carry a tune. This was a band that reveled in silly antics and sillier songs, stealing from old-time rock & roll, punk, novelty pop, and country, turning it into a joyous, catchy cacophony. They were misfits, classic British eccentrics making music that was a jumbled mess of American pop music, filtered through wry British humor and punk. If they were a footnote, at best, to rock history, some may wonder why the hell anyone would want Swords of a Thousand Men...
So enjoy and sing along to this little gem.
Tenpole Tudor - Swords Of A Thousand Men
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