A true afficenado of the working men's club style. Shane would always prepare for a performance by working his way through five pints of Worthington and a packet of Rothmans.
Paul Shane looked like a bloody big walrus in this clip. If i’m a bit pissed off. I put this video on. I’m happy again in seconds. It’s so bad, it’s good!!
Some people say that Queens Live Aid performance was one of the greatest of all time. Well, I beg to differ. This is without a doubt the greatest musical performance of all time.
I'm so glad the full version of this viciously bastardised classic is now up on YT. I was actually at home on a sick day when this atrocity was first broadcast. Little did I know that this performance would go down in history as one of the worst things ever committed to daytime TV and something that would haunt me for the rest of my life. RIP Paul Shane.
Ive just seen a comment about this on a similar you-tube video : 'I want this played at my funeral, the trouble is , its so awesome it will probably bring me back to life" 😂😂👌👌✅✅👏👏
Some remember where they were when Neil Armstrong stepped onto the moon. Others, when Kennedy was shot. I saw this live on my sofa at home and, along with everyone else watching, said "fucking hell." And "what the fuck". I'm one of the lucky few. I'll Never forget
Baby... *BABAAIIIRRRRH!!!!* Yeah, we really do need that documentary cos I wanna know what possessed him to sing outside the normal boundaries of club singing and do those bizarre hand gestures! I want to see it!!
When i mentioned Pauls arm movements on another fanpage someone rather cruelly ( and i know i shouldnt laugh) said : " Hes having a stroke and is just restarting he circulation back in his arm..........
He only lives a couple of miles away from me and one night whilst I was out for a pint stumbled upon him sat alone at the bar talking to the landlord, so I just had to say hello to him and before I knew it I was involved in the conversation. With that first impression of him I saw a quiet friendly man with a good sense of humour.
He seemed like a good man. My dad randomly bumped into him at a funeral up north (we’re from Birmingham) and he was sat there, quite undisturbed, talking to the barman. I remember he popped up on an episode of Come Dine With Me, dressed as Alf Stokes from You Rang M’Lord and only one person recognised him (but quoted Hi de Hi at him).
I too was lucky enough to see this unforgettable moment in musical history live, as was my best mate. We must have spent months randomly singing/shouting 'baby baby!!!' Has there ever been a more powerful and influential singing performance on live TV? Truly magnificent.
Me too!! I broke my ankle in school and was at home waiting for the swelling to go down for it to be X-rayed. My mum had pebble mill on but had nipped the shop when this absolute masterpiece graced our tv. I’m being honest, if I was able bodied I would have turned it over but I was in total awe of the whole thing 🤣 I didn’t know if he was drunk or if he was serious but I’m glad I left it on either way🤝
I remember watching this live and me and my mate Ross were absolutely obsessed with this for a good while. It does my heart good to come here and read the comments of the like minded aficionados. Great work guys ❤️
I remember watching this live as i was on the sick and the hairs on the back of my neck stood up, but not in a good way. I cried so hard laughing, it's true, laughter is the best medicine! Paul Shane Legend
The leather trousers, the glittery waistcoat, the tuneful backing singers, this has it ali. Ah, those blissful days of daytime telly, which the only thing to watch then if you were off sick from work. Those were the days
I watched this live. I was absent from school, and cooked up in bed. My mum switched on my portable TV and I had to endure daytime television while festering under my duvet. When Paul Shane began to croon, I knew something was off. I thought I was experiencing the side-effects of my poor health. Perhaps an hallucination. But it really did happen, and was not a fever dream. I bet Paul wished it was. Or did. He's dead.
I recall Mark Lamarr playing an edit of Paul's "baby, baby" vocal from this on Never Mind the Buzzcocks years back, dropping it in at opportune times to gain a laugh. Never knew the source and delighted to have an ID after probably twenty five years. Bravo, Paul, bravo...
@@paulrichardson5612 Sorry, oh mighty internet ruler! I didn't see the OG response naming Shooting Stars as the show the edit appeared on, correcting my utter failure, but fortunately I saw yours!! Thank f*ck for pedants like you patrolling the internet and showing the world that we can all do better, simply by typing a snide, non-essential reply on a youtube video. Praise be, brother! If it weren't for parasites like you lurking on the net, where would we be as a species?! Oh...
The most underrated singer of many a year. He hits them notes with pure feeling and can at times reduce me to tears. I have never heard such passion in a voice, the only song that comes close would have to be Long haired lover from Liverpool by young Jimmy Osmond. And the younger generation say we didn’t have good singers way back then, we’ll sit down and listen to this then, and I bet I can guess you will be gobsmacked. It captures Paul at his very best. The look, the strut, the majesty of a singer at the very peak of his career I wish he had covered “ drive “by The Cars.
Elvis stand back you can't compete with this God of a singer nay should I say entertainer I'm watching this from behind the couch by the way holding my teddy bear
This is the single greatest TV in the history of everything. Never mind the moon landing....or the wedding of Charles and Di. THIS is what TV was made for!
i posted a comment on one of these pages " 1:55 left arm shaking" i shouldnt laugh but someone replied " hes just having a stroke and is shaking back the circulation in his arm" 😂😂
I have to say I fondly remember viewing and recording this live at the time; I got up at 1 to see this staggering performance after being out delivering milk from 4-9am. An astonishing performer, a wonderful entertainer, the second best thing to come out of Yorkshire after Charlie Williams. A Goliath of the WMCs. After a hard day or a depressing event, I just pop into the record player his number 36, 1981 hit the “Hi De Hi theme and I feel reinvigorated again! A genius; when they made him they threw away the mould! They don’t make them like him anymore.
To be fair to Paul at least he gave it the beans. The backing singers had one line to sing (baby) and they were shite. They also looked like they did the same dance move for the entire song. Not sure who the other bloke was but looked like Midge Ure's less talented younger brother
Everything I've ever read about Paul Shane suggest that he was decent, friendly and considerate of those around him. Not for no reason did he win many accolades as a social club comedian oop north. Personally, as someone who played clubs (In a band - not with wooden cudgels) for a few years, I can say that it's not an easy grounding. It's so easy to criticise...so what if he had an off day.
There's a real warmth in his commitment to the performance in this and whilst it might not be the greatest vocal in the world, you can't fault the fact that he's a really good showman in the club circuit tradition and there are loads of comments on here saying what a lovely, down to earth bloke he was.
Looks like a prop professional tay me. Saving the Big Man fur impact. Leather chaser is lining them up and Shane is smashing them doon. Roaster Cogburn hair immaculate. The Duke husnay goat a shade on Big Shane. This beefs drippin. Start pourin wan hen. He's runnin on empty. Swift wan and a toot atween tunes. Bendson and Hod yer nose. Thats aw he smokes. Watch him light up. Wit a cowboy. 😤🔥 Beltin it oot like its nabdies bizness. Its no a Party wi oot Shane. Cannae break this stallion doll. 🦄
Omg since reading some comments ive just realised that the singer with Paul is Mike Holloway who appeared as 80s pop sensation Zak Zolar in an episode of Minder called 'A Star Is Gorn' wowee
OMG its Zac Zolar from Minder A Star is Gorn The white suit and hat an utterly bizarre yet out of body experience all wrapped up in 2mins at the beginning. It just gets better
I remember the first time I saw this and I was open mouthed and speechless. I wasn’t sure if it was a comedy sketch or a genuine performance. I had to rewatch it straight away and I realised it was serious. Magnificently appalling performance and one of TV’s greatest moments. And I would watch this over the reality tv/woke/political correctness dross that’s on today. At least this has some heart.
The Unrighteous Brothers. Still, at least it saves on the gas bill, cos after this I'm so embarrassed I won't need to turn the thermostat up! Big hugs Paul, you complete me. Xx
Hello, You. Also covered on Cheapshow episodes 114 - "Winkie" and 120 - "Leaving Mount Grotpants". In the latter, Paul Putner sent Paul Gannon an email to explain the context of the performance, leading to Gannon going off and insulting Sean Lock, which he has since refused to retract, even following Sean's death last year.
These comments… 😂 I’m crying here… little did I know I was watching a seminal moment of TV gold. I can’t remember how I was off school… but I was staggered at how shit it was and how funny it ended up… when he sings “Baby BABY!!!” Always makes me laugh loads… 😂😂😂
Someone on a similar youtube thread about this clip has put a comment which i mever thought could be as hilarious as some of the comments here...but i think it is and its also very true: "Paul Shane sounds like a drunk farmer arguing woth himself"....😂✅👌
I saw them do this live in a theatre. It was part of a 60's comedy musical play. Paul was actually really good in it. I think this was his one big song if I remember rightly. Maybe it doesn't stand as well on its own, but with the characters, it all fit very well in the musical. It wasn't supposed to be a cover or a lesson in vocal excellence, he was emoting through his character during that part of the musical. The musical itself was just really used as a platform to sing lots of well known 60's songs, with lots of comedy scenes between them, it was a bit pantomimeish in parts. To give you an idea of the level of comedy, Mike Holoway's character, usually wearing white T-shirt, jeans and leather jacket, with slicked back hair, was called, Rock Hard.
@@themills23 it was actually very good, I went to watch it quite a few times. They did a 70's one too. It was all very entertaining. How can you judge a whole show that you've never seen? It was a lot better than 99% of the stuff that passes for 'prime-time entertainment' these days. I don't think Paul Shane ever claimed to be a good singer, but he had to sing in it as everyone else did. The cast was mostly young, most of them were professional singers, and the live recreation of all those classic songs was really impressive. That was the main draw. Peter Straker singing Hey Jude was probably the best performance. But the younger singers singing and dancing to all those Motown and other 60s songs brought them to life again. A radio was used in the storyline on occasion and then they'd suddenly appear, lit up on the other side of the stage, dressed like the group and sing it. People left their seats in the theatre and were dancing in the stalls and aisles. You can't judge a show you never saw.
