Bill Nelson is on a level that only a few musicians ever stand. Charlie Tumahai's bass playing is excellent on this live version of sister seagull. What a fantastic band they were.

This is the era when musicians really played their instruments, Be Bop Deluxe the greatest underrated band ever😭so special to me I miss them!

Fantastic band, so happy of the period I grew up in,we had nothing but we had everything ❤️ 😊😊😊

Greatest guitar player and song writer ever, in my books.

This song is amazing and the solo has been at the top of my favorites for over 40 years. The band was awesome and Bill is a true artist.

One of the greatest bands of all time. Such a shame they never got the credit and recognition they deserved. I saw them 5 times in the early eighties in southern California. They were never less than stellar.

Guitarist Randy Rhoads listed Bill Nelson as one of his guitar heroes which got me interested in Be Bop Deluxe.

Loved Gilmour, studied it nailed it,Gary Moore studied it nailed it Bill Nelson, live in the air age ,still working on it 30 years later,,,The most fantastic guitarist of them all, a toxic mixture of rock blues soul and jazz all at blinding speed but still melodic,see what I mean, the man is my all time hero,,

Bill Nelson should be as recognised as David Gilmour ,Jimmy Page ,Santana et all

Grew up with this band blasting out of my car stereo 😍, really miss his fills from the studio version but a great performance.

Lead vocalist is a darn good singer. Makes the audience feel what he's feeling. Love it!

Bill Nelson is sublime and nobody was cooler than Charlie Tumahai.

Be Bop are up with the best bands of all time easily!!!!

Their Music Etherically Mythical, Sonic and Mystical Like Some Sort of Transporter Between The Soul and Mind.

WHAT A FANTASTIC TIME IN MY LIFE MEETING THE LOVE OF MY LIFE AND THE MUSIC AND EASY GOING LIFE JUST WISH THEM TIMES BACK BUT BLOODY GOOD BAND SAW THEM A COUPLE OF TIMES NEVER WELL DONE 👏

In those days I went to many affordable concerts Sabbath zeppelin at knebworth priest hillage Rory Gallagher queen when they were a proper rock band rush the list is endless unfortunately I never got to see depop deluxe. As a guitarist who listens to all he is a special guitarist,singer,composer and musician. 👍

One of Yorkshires finest . one bill nelson

I so miss this band playing live...they were just incredible...still got my ticket from Feb 76 I think..de montfort hall Leics

Lovely song, great band and Bill's amazing guitar playing and tone......so underrated.

My favorite by them. Just brilliant.

Nelson and his F-hole Gibson, red I do believe.. Only Beck and Townshend managed to get my hair to rise on the kneck instantly til Bill came along - liked his humour, his sonic energy and his chops. When he plays I listen, always got tremendous musicians around him, so glad he's working and making the Yorkshire Puddin' rise again. Chop on.

Sister seagull, oh you're flying me too high Feels so dizzy underneath your open skies And it's strange the games we play to hide the crime Sister seagull you're the reason I survive I am a prisoner who has thrown away the key My soul has vanished with the bird who flies so free And the wings of change have spread themselves o'er me Sister seagull you're the reason I survive I am waiting here for the tide to turn And the pathways of the air to open Will you meet me there By the golden stairways to the clouds To the clouds I am a changeling Like the wind across the waves Though in the end there will be nothing left to save I will return one day With all the love you gave Sister seagull you're the reason I survive I survive I survive

Bill nelson had more talent in one hand than anything around nowadays

What a unique sound they had. Loved them.

Brilliant song from their second album, I have them all and love every track.

Be Bop Delux were more than their albums..They were great live..Thankyou for this video...!!!

Be Bop Deluxe did a live album featuring this song. It is an experience to hear the expanded lead. It is amazing.

Rumor has it that Bill had to slay the Jolly Green Giant to obtain that guitar strap.

An incredible band! Been a fan since the first!

I seen them on don kirshners rock concert i was about ten they blew my mind there music chemistry and im a brother sad they are not more popular unbelievable

Awesome

Never ages.....sublime.....

Loved Sister Seagull fron the BBD Futurama album along with Sound Track & Swan Song!! ...this was performed (So it Goes in 1976??) ..nvr seen or heard this version live....im gobsmacked!!

Not seen this so Thanks for posting. People forget what’s a good vocalist Bill was. Always thought the 335 looked too big for him 😂 but boy could he play it. A guitar tone to die for. Brought back great memories of the Sheffield city hall gigs back in the day ❤

Just CLASS.😊

This is great posting- Classic Be Bop track and what a group yes Bill was very special but the rest of the band were too- met Bill twice and he was such a nice guy too- my truly first love!

pure magic

Such a great band i shed a tear 😢 when they broke up

Genius! sends chills.

I saw these live a few times in Newcastle in the seventies, one of my fav bands.

Wowsers, great stuff. Lead solo was authentic to the original. Thanks for sharing!

i remember watching this programme when i was at school and seeing Be-bop Deluxe on it....amazing. Thing we only got this programme in the Midlands and the North.

Remember the recording. Made me a fan for sure.

This band would have been massive if punk hadn't came around at this time, so underrated

Love this band. Saw them 6 times, twice at the De Montfort in Leicester. Think this clip is from a show called “So it goes”. At the time it didn’t last long so got called “So it went”. Great band great music still works today.

Seen them in local pubs , great band

takes me back great band back in the day nice post 👍👍🎶🎶

Heehee. One of the many benefits of being an old bar steward. You get to remember having the privilege of seeing these guys live. Oh yes. the 70's was good.

That guy delivers a song !

Art.

open yer eyes Bill looks like he`s avvin a kip ! great track .

Pure Genius.

One he'll of a tight band enjoy every minute of bbd excellent.

Been looking for this one for a while........not disappointed but feel privileged to hear the group live.

forgot how good they are.....damn you youtube, another saturday ruined....

Nice one, I haven't seen this before - thanks.

Great guitar

he skipped the obvious hook and blended it in. brilliant. the hook was awesome.

Tony Wilson pre-Factory records.

Got turned on to these guys in 1985, so good

LOVE IT

Phenomenal!!!💓🎶👏👏👏👏

Helluva band.

He makes little seagull sounds at the end 5 stars

Bill top guitarist

Fabulous Band 👍

Didn't know Willem Defoe could play guitar ! 😜

Sans être du génie ce guitariste a un talent et un feeling énorme. Je ne les connaissais étonnamment pas , malheureusement.

Great! Thanks for sharing.

No digital effects computers but they made beautiful music.

very very good.............................................................

noice live version of BBD Sister Seagull

Stuart Adamson bought me here.

Reminds me of Dave Mason. Great Band. 👍

Reminds me of..The Fast Show💓👏👏👏

While it lasted it was an eye opener when ur 17… and different to what was happening at the time.. of course only Bill knew the future and he made it work because he could see the light.. I’m glad I had the chance at 17 and my teens were better because of BBD

Great job lads

Way back when drugs were proper and music was proper , when food was cheap and petrol was pennies ! Excellent underrated band .. awesome

They should have been big.

Stuartmonks xxxx

i like the 1975 version of BBDs SS on BBC live best!

Bill likes his hollow body Gibson's

Still trying to figure out how he made those seagull cries at the end without digital technology,only been about 45 years.Love Bill Nelson music so underated

Remember being mesmerised by this band many years ago. They didn’t have many hits, but I was always drawn to their musicianship and bill’s voice. Ironically their big hit, without love , he really didn’t like.

WOW.

Little remembered is a young Willem Defoe and Tim Reid before they made it as actors. A good version of what Johnny Depp thought he was then, too.

A real toe tapper!

and Parker Stevenson on drums!!!

Could anyone tell me what Bill Nelson's amplifier was or what brand of effect he was using ? He seemed to me to be beyond his time.

Saw the band in Leeds in 1973/4 ? I think that they were supporting Cockney Rebel. And a year later at the same venue BeBop Deluxe were headlining and would you believe that Cockney Rebel were a supporting act.

Randy Rhoads was a fan of Bill Nelson.

Very different from the album version,kinda more laid back.

Wow! The band name turned me off back then and I never listened to them back then. Big mistake rectified...

They do not seem as much at ease here as usual.

Bout time ppl looked past the old dragons clap page to see the real great guitarists bill n rory have more colour more passion

People move on.. it’s obvious to me Bill needed to find something that worked and maybe he only has short windows and then a new page..eventually solo worked for him..!!!!

His guitar is out of tune after the solo..he used really light strings then I think...great player😊

You can't buy class

Bit old now, but makes no diff.

The song doesn't impress me much, but he is a very good guitarist.