One of the great TV rock performances, nicely rounded off by Bob Harris’ smirkingly said “mock rock’, I was alive when this was broadcast, but not kicking. That is to say my knowledge of music extended to what was on Top Of The Pops, but not much more. Even so, Bowie, Roxy Music, T-Rex and The Sweet provided some idea of what was possible. Penetrating below that superficial veneer wasn’t easy until punk came along and opened a lot of eyes. And The Old Grey Whistle Test was always shown way past my bedtime so I found out about all of this retrospectively. And they were managed by Malcolm McClaren as well. All things aside though, this is one brilliant track. The Stones’ influence is clear, if not purely stylistic, and the essence of punk ism also there, a good three years before it became a thing. Lovely stuff.
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