first saw them in 1980 at the Royalty in Southgate , and even supporting the Cramps at the Lychem Ball rooms , Oxford boat club and My home town The Greyhound in Swindon where they basically played for 50 people minority of us Rockabillies verging on psycho-billies the Rest Teddy Boys , there was needless to say the odd scrap .. such happy days, Tim always struck me as Bowie esq and the bands version of John Im only dancing was i believe said to be liked by Mr Bowie himself ..
All day at the royalty 1979,who was there,got this record from rex , down the Bobby Sox,99p, chicken shack b side , shepherd's Bush Rebel's all ways turn up 👍
Rockabilly with a dash of New Wave (fashion styling, dance style). There was only something like that in the crazy 80s. I'm still happy about Tim (Worman) Polecat who jumps around and goes wild at gigs from the first to the last second. THAT is the spirit of Rock'n'Roll!
Probably the 2 most exciting double guitar breaks in British pop history, this warped my teenage brain and made me want more, I'm 54 now and that apetite has still not been satiated, if in doubt slide down the neck of the guitar, make ears bleed!! bang the stage with your bare fists!!! Leave no doubt that you're the motherfukkin Kings of rock n roll... square's be afraid, be VERY afraid!!!
How did this band not break out in the US, given the later success of the Stray Cats and other bands/artists that also wrote and performed rockabilly songs? Love this.
Never heard much of these boys in the mid 80’s rockabilly/psychobilly uk explosion (love the sound of that) were they split Was down klub foot most weekends
Dans les années 80 ont est en revival rock n roll les jeunes de la générations decouvrent et adore et ya eux du beaux mondes qui ont faient leurs places .
@@thevoodoo57 Yes!! Neil is my cousin. I was at his house (actually my Uncle and Aunty's house in N London) at some point in the early eighties (I was about 11 or 12) and the band were there and took a photo with me. I remember it very well (I was about 11 or 12). Neil is a good 15 years older than me (big Irish family)!
@@brightonduder I have always wondered why he left? what he went on to do? and what he is up to now? I have seen the polecats a few times, but always with John Buck playing drums, thanks for the reply earlier.
@@thevoodoo57 He got married and took a normal job working for the family electrical business. That was obvs a long time ago - I haven't seen Neil or many other of my many cousins for over 10 years, so not sure what he's up to now...
nice playback... the polecats are rocking their souls out of their bodys an the folks just swing their hips and clap their hands. if the band would've play live, the folks would dance like crazy
The funny thing is that this is probably the weakest track on "Polecats Are Go!" which has far better songs that could have been released. But it is catchy and would appeal to the pop market.
Yeah because Brian can't play wtf? And Jerrry Lee didn't ask SJP to be his touring drummer wtf? Runaway Boys and Rock This Town and Rumble and Strut and Little Miss Prissy are all covers ? Please Glenn!
@@kaptinshazbat7535 Can you honestly say that SJP is a good drummer ? As for writing their own songs.... Lonesome Lee Lonely Travelin’ (for "Stray Cat Strut")-The Johnny Burnette TrioTear It Up (for "Rock This Town")-Lew WilliamsBop Bop Ba Doo Bop (for "Fishnet Stockings")-Bill Allan*Please Give Me Something (for "Crawl Up And Die")-Roy Montrell(Everytime I Hear) That Mellow Saxophone (for "Wild Saxophone")-The Wheels (3)Let’s Have A Ball (for "Gonna Ball")-Glen GlennEverybody’s Movin’ (for "Everybody Needs Rock ’n' Roll")-The Nomads (12)Icky Poo (for "Stray Cat Strut")-Jimmy & JohnnySweet Love On My Mind-Warren Smith (3)Ubangi Stomp-Wynonie HarrisWasn't That Good?-Chuck BerryBeautiful Delilah-Charlie FeathersOne Hand Loose-Eddie BondSlip, Slip, Slippin' In-Ricky Nelson (2)Stood Up-Chet AtkinsHidden Charms (for "Chet Ditty")
@Oddjob6120 hears a few examples of stray cats "originals" Lonesome LeeLonely Travelin’ (for "Stray Cat Strut")-The Johnny Burnette TrioTear It Up (for "Rock This Town")-Lew WilliamsBop Bop Ba Doo Bop (for "Fishnet Stockings")-Bill Allan*Please Give Me Something (for "Crawl Up And Die")-Roy Montrell(Everytime I Hear) That Mellow Saxophone (for "Wild Saxophone")-The Wheels (3)Let’s Have A Ball (for "Gonna Ball")-Glen GlennEverybody’s Movin’ (for "Everybody Needs Rock ’n' Roll")-The Nomads (12)Icky Poo (for "Stray Cat Strut")-Jimmy & JohnnySweet Love On My Mind-Warren Smith (3)Ubangi Stomp-Wynonie HarrisWasn't That Good?-Chuck BerryBeautiful Delilah-Charlie FeathersOne Hand Loose-Eddie BondSlip, Slip, Slippin' In-Ricky Nelson (2)Stood Up-Chet AtkinsHidden Charms (for "Chet Ditty")
@@calmster Lonesome LeeLonely Travelin’ (for "Stray Cat Strut")-The Johnny Burnette TrioTear It Up (for "Rock This Town")-Lew WilliamsBop Bop Ba Doo Bop (for "Fishnet Stockings")-Bill Allan*Please Give Me Something (for "Crawl Up And Die")-Roy Montrell(Everytime I Hear) That Mellow Saxophone (for "Wild Saxophone")-The Wheels (3)Let’s Have A Ball (for "Gonna Ball")-Glen GlennEverybody’s Movin’ (for "Everybody Needs Rock ’n' Roll")-The Nomads (12)Icky Poo (for "Stray Cat Strut")-Jimmy & JohnnySweet Love On My Mind-Warren Smith (3)Ubangi Stomp-Wynonie HarrisWasn't That Good?-Chuck BerryBeautiful Delilah-Charlie FeathersOne Hand Loose-Eddie BondSlip, Slip, Slippin' In-Ricky Nelson (2)Stood Up-Chet AtkinsHidden Charms (for "Chet Ditty")
Tim couldn't dance f*ck could he? Actually in hindsight not a bad pop rockabilly tune with regards playing techniques. Pity the new rockabilly scene sounds more like over-compressed country and western, and lazy teddy boy 12 bars. Most of the best rockabilly hasn't come from ther acual rockabilly scene for decades, and the scene ignores most of it.
@@jamesdean1143 yeh, lol, when we were around 12 years old around 1981? But, now as an adult? A really mongy way to blend a chuck berry side kick shuffle with skippy thing going on? But, they can belt a tune out though! for pop rockabilly, they definitely knew how to groove.
these just look like punk rockers . they are nothing like old rock n rollers, the lead singer is so gay and the guitarist would be dangerous if he plugged it in and knew how to play
@@kaptinshazbat7535 well there ya go, a shit band like morrisey tells you how good they aint.... there is a big big difference between rock n roll and shit like morrisey
Always will love Rockabilly
I'm 63 and still loving Rockabilly
Me and you both mate , but i am 58 . Long time no see Graham how are you doing
Off course rockabilly is in our blood
I am 45.. farmer... a Billy everydays! Greetings from spain
Rockabilly Forever!
I love rockabilly you can't beat it.
I’m a metal head sure I loving rockabilly music
and I'm rockabilly and also love metal;)
Lemmy (Rip) also loved rockabilly music and had played at Headcats!
Why's it always the "metal heads" that have to declare that they are metal heads but like other music too
@@Harpdashian jo that's right
czcams.com/video/iY-4dyN4JM0/video.html
AWESOME
neo rockabilly is a trip. these guys took rockabilly and gave it the new wave treatment. their style is like that too.
And it got the name psychobilly during the 80's revival 😎
54 years old and Im still a rockabilly guy...great track from the best Neo ROckabilly band ever
snap im 55 now love em
51 and still rockin :)
I'm only 45)))
Антон Гончаров I’m only 18
Terry Johnson I’m only 18
Gosh, Boz is looking so teenage here, can't believe it!
With love from Belarus/Mensk
Great neo Rockabilly group and such a fitting tune for a Rockabilly guy like myself.👍👍
these kids are crazy!
BRILLIANT !!!!!
Il always be a rockabilly guy
i'm litteraly 14 and i listen to this
well done you keep rocking
That's because it has rhythm and a good beat, the best music ever.
Keep rockin.
Great stuff!
first saw them in 1980 at the Royalty in Southgate , and even supporting the Cramps at the Lychem Ball rooms , Oxford boat club and My home town The Greyhound in Swindon where they basically played for 50 people minority of us Rockabillies verging on psycho-billies the Rest Teddy Boys , there was needless to say the odd scrap .. such happy days, Tim always struck me as Bowie esq and the bands version of John Im only dancing was i believe said to be liked by Mr Bowie himself ..
Love rockabilly xxxx
as soon asi saw this i was a fan
i saw the polecats a couple of years ago at the rockabilly blowout, brilliant
All day at the royalty 1979,who was there,got this record from rex , down the Bobby Sox,99p, chicken shack b side , shepherd's Bush Rebel's all ways turn up 👍
57 and still a rockabilly guy!
Keep on rockin
Rockabilly with a dash of New Wave (fashion styling, dance style). There was only something like that in the crazy 80s.
I'm still happy about Tim (Worman) Polecat who jumps around and goes wild at gigs from the first to the last second. THAT is the spirit of Rock'n'Roll!
FAB !!!!!!!
the polecats preceded the stray cats
1977 vs 1979
Probably the 2 most exciting double guitar breaks in British pop history, this warped my teenage brain and made me want more, I'm 54 now and that apetite has still not been satiated, if in doubt slide down the neck of the guitar, make ears bleed!! bang the stage with your bare fists!!! Leave no doubt that you're the motherfukkin Kings of rock n roll... square's be afraid, be VERY afraid!!!
Killer song and solos. It is an all time classic.
I've seen them in 2018 & they were brilliant, so good I'm going to see them again this May at Bruntingthorpe.
Love this song
How did this band not break out in the US, given the later success of the Stray Cats and other bands/artists that also wrote and performed rockabilly songs? Love this.
まさかヒットするとは。
懐かしい。
Die sind in jeden fall viel besser als die Stray Cats je waren.
Never heard much of these boys in the mid 80’s rockabilly/psychobilly uk explosion (love the sound of that) were they split
Was down klub foot most weekends
Lovre these HD conversions,how did we all watch all the original blurry veiwings?
Yeah Baby! So much Vibe! At the very leastest, I dig it the mostest!
Love this, saw the Polecats at VLV some years ago, they were with Robert Gordon, perfect afternoon for us
This Cats are cool !!!! 😎👍👍
Just discovered these Kats. Karl Sapulpa, OK
Boz Boorer could really play guitar!
still can!!
something about the rockabilly of the 80's.... quite energetic, upbeat, British flair and Stray Cats style but still good.
Dans les années 80 ont est en revival rock n roll les jeunes de la générations decouvrent et adore et ya eux du beaux mondes qui ont faient leurs places .
these cats are crazy lol
The Pomp King hey its me tony, do u remember me?
Tony Digi yes
@@notthot3523 si
Crazy Cats...
One of the band members running a record shop in Camden town.
That's Boz's shop
And opened another one in Portugal - Loulé
These guys were the bees knees of the rock revival. Comparable style to GV and the Blue Caps. Only Cavern got anywhere near them in the modern age.
Polecats are go is one of the best and most important neo albums ever, along with, say:
- Rant n rave
- Crazy rhythm
- The tunnel
Just realized that was Boz Boorer
Great song. What ever happened to Neil Rooney?
No one knows.
MIA.
😍
That’s my cousin, playing the drums!!
Did they play at Caister in 1980? I was there...brill !!
Neil Rooney?????
@@thevoodoo57 Yes!! Neil is my cousin. I was at his house (actually my Uncle and Aunty's house in N London) at some point in the early eighties (I was about 11 or 12) and the band were there and took a photo with me. I remember it very well (I was about 11 or 12). Neil is a good 15 years older than me (big Irish family)!
@@brightonduder I have always wondered why he left? what he went on to do? and what he is up to now? I have seen the polecats a few times, but always with John Buck playing drums, thanks for the reply earlier.
@@thevoodoo57 He got married and took a normal job working for the family electrical business. That was obvs a long time ago - I haven't seen Neil or many other of my many cousins for over 10 years, so not sure what he's up to now...
nice playback... the polecats are rocking their souls out of their bodys an the folks just swing their hips and clap their hands. if the band would've play live, the folks would dance like crazy
Rock N the guitar dam kool
The funny thing is that this is probably the weakest track on "Polecats Are Go!" which has far better songs that could have been released. But it is catchy and would appeal to the pop market.
little pig was good
No
Cool, in the '50's version
viva boz and viva moz
He grabbed his hair 😭😂😂
Usda be a rockabilly guy now i'm a hasbeen
Stray cats never played in any of our rockabilly clubs,they would have been fuck out the door, stray cats plastic rockabilly,pole cats real deal,🍺👍
Tim must of been jealous of lead guitar quiff as he keeps attacking it! Ginger wuffter.
Yeah. You could see the tension
すったげクールな 音サウンド楽 だな～
The Polecats are more elegant, brilliant band than the Stray Cats 😉
His guitar isn’t even plugged in LOL
No bands guitars were ever plugged in on TOTP, all mime
Are they playing in playback?
What's this called???????
Napoleon's March on Moscow Part II
@@thurmanmerman2720 bwahaha Hahaha haha Hahaha 😆
Rocka rocka rockabilly guy
There is something about the lady in the white skirt on the left I like. Great song!
😏
should have gotten inked up, a la The Stray Cats
What did he say he was? Mod guy? Ska guy? Punk guy? It's pretty vague...
I ain't! Ever.
killer band but Tim looks ridiculous...
polecats are brill on top of the pops but see them live not so good
Not like stray cats who are brilliant live.
I've seen them in 2018 & they were brilliant, so good I'm going to see them again this May at Bruntingthorpe.
Love rockabilly, but never been a fan of the polecats, its just something about the singer puts me off 🤔 rest of the guys are great
Because he’s a ginger ?
Reminds you of Prince Harry ?
@@jamesdean1143🤣🤣🤣
He can't Bop properly
The Polecats are like the Stray Cats except they're talented and write their own songs .
Yeah because Brian can't play wtf? And Jerrry Lee didn't ask SJP to be his touring drummer wtf? Runaway Boys and Rock This Town and Rumble and Strut and Little Miss Prissy are all covers ? Please Glenn!
Stray Cats are better.
@@kaptinshazbat7535
Can you honestly say that SJP is a good drummer ? As for writing their own songs....
Lonesome Lee Lonely Travelin’ (for "Stray Cat Strut")-The Johnny Burnette TrioTear It Up (for "Rock This Town")-Lew WilliamsBop Bop Ba Doo Bop (for "Fishnet Stockings")-Bill Allan*Please Give Me Something (for "Crawl Up And Die")-Roy Montrell(Everytime I Hear) That Mellow Saxophone (for "Wild Saxophone")-The Wheels (3)Let’s Have A Ball (for "Gonna Ball")-Glen GlennEverybody’s Movin’ (for "Everybody Needs Rock ’n' Roll")-The Nomads (12)Icky Poo (for "Stray Cat Strut")-Jimmy & JohnnySweet Love On My Mind-Warren Smith (3)Ubangi Stomp-Wynonie HarrisWasn't That Good?-Chuck BerryBeautiful Delilah-Charlie FeathersOne Hand Loose-Eddie BondSlip, Slip, Slippin' In-Ricky Nelson (2)Stood Up-Chet AtkinsHidden Charms (for "Chet Ditty")
@Oddjob6120 hears a few examples of stray cats "originals"
Lonesome LeeLonely Travelin’ (for "Stray Cat Strut")-The Johnny Burnette TrioTear It Up (for "Rock This Town")-Lew WilliamsBop Bop Ba Doo Bop (for "Fishnet Stockings")-Bill Allan*Please Give Me Something (for "Crawl Up And Die")-Roy Montrell(Everytime I Hear) That Mellow Saxophone (for "Wild Saxophone")-The Wheels (3)Let’s Have A Ball (for "Gonna Ball")-Glen GlennEverybody’s Movin’ (for "Everybody Needs Rock ’n' Roll")-The Nomads (12)Icky Poo (for "Stray Cat Strut")-Jimmy & JohnnySweet Love On My Mind-Warren Smith (3)Ubangi Stomp-Wynonie HarrisWasn't That Good?-Chuck BerryBeautiful Delilah-Charlie FeathersOne Hand Loose-Eddie BondSlip, Slip, Slippin' In-Ricky Nelson (2)Stood Up-Chet AtkinsHidden Charms (for "Chet Ditty")
@@calmster
Lonesome LeeLonely Travelin’ (for "Stray Cat Strut")-The Johnny Burnette TrioTear It Up (for "Rock This Town")-Lew WilliamsBop Bop Ba Doo Bop (for "Fishnet Stockings")-Bill Allan*Please Give Me Something (for "Crawl Up And Die")-Roy Montrell(Everytime I Hear) That Mellow Saxophone (for "Wild Saxophone")-The Wheels (3)Let’s Have A Ball (for "Gonna Ball")-Glen GlennEverybody’s Movin’ (for "Everybody Needs Rock ’n' Roll")-The Nomads (12)Icky Poo (for "Stray Cat Strut")-Jimmy & JohnnySweet Love On My Mind-Warren Smith (3)Ubangi Stomp-Wynonie HarrisWasn't That Good?-Chuck BerryBeautiful Delilah-Charlie FeathersOne Hand Loose-Eddie BondSlip, Slip, Slippin' In-Ricky Nelson (2)Stood Up-Chet AtkinsHidden Charms (for "Chet Ditty")
Tim couldn't dance f*ck could he?
Actually in hindsight not a bad pop rockabilly tune with regards playing techniques.
Pity the new rockabilly scene sounds more like over-compressed country and western, and lazy teddy boy 12 bars.
Most of the best rockabilly hasn't come from ther acual rockabilly scene for decades, and the scene ignores most of it.
bore off
I used to think that Tim was a good dancer.
That’s what they said in The Face also.
He certainly had a lot of bounce and energy.
@@jamesdean1143 yeh, lol, when we were around 12 years old around 1981?
But, now as an adult? A really mongy way to blend a chuck berry side kick shuffle with skippy thing going on?
But, they can belt a tune out though!
for pop rockabilly, they definitely knew how to groove.
So gay it's almost cool.
these just look like punk rockers . they are nothing like old rock n rollers, the lead singer is so gay and the guitarist would be dangerous if he plugged it in and knew how to play
Phil, I think Boz is doing OK mate seeing as he is the band leader for Morrissey and that. How's your professional career going mate ?
@@kaptinshazbat7535 well there ya go, a shit band like morrisey tells you how good they aint.... there is a big big difference between rock n roll and shit like morrisey
Who's your favourite rock n roller then Phil ?
The eighties version of Wolf Mother. Twenty years too late and managed to make a good genre of music sound naff. Utter shite.
It's CRAP, BIG CRAP !!!
So are you
A poor imitation of the Stray Cats... pretty boys groomed by some agent
These kats were out way before the Stray cats hit the UK
there was a large underground rockabilly and ted scene before the straycats,in my opinion the straycats were in some ways just a catalyst
you know nothing (but you have been told that many times one is sure of that)
wow
neo-rockabilly history specialist detected)))
but the stray cats were brill & still are
I’m 74. Rockabilly everyday