The fellas play most of the music and Butch is a personal hero of mine, but when it comes to Garbage, Shirley makes the band. Not many people are showing up to watch three polite, mild-mannered Midwestern guys make music.
Top of the pops??.......no chance, this was on Later.....with Jools Holland. Had this on tape years ago and have been looking for it for ever.......major kudos to melindork for this. Cheers matey!!
The sound quality on this is nearly perfect. this mite as well be the video for the song. Shirley looks like she walked out a Mad Max Movie or perhaps Fist of the North Star. In ASh's famous words "Groovy."
I can honestly say this is the BEST live performance (on video) that I have ever seen and I am old and have seen a whole lot of greatness. I am including Madonna in this, so that really ups the ante in my book (I think M does an amazing extravaganza but Shirley is more about pushing the *song*, not choreography/tricky moves).
Great song, great outfit! Definately not lipsynching, Garbage is not a 3rd rate hack band or wannabe singer like Britney "ohmahgawdi'mratassinsane" Spears. This is the real deal, baby!