This was the first performance I ever recorded on VHS. My fingers ready for the two buttons on the VCR. I played it endlessly, learnt every word as every 13 year old is wont to.

Peak Bunnymen - at their imperial best. What a tight band they were - lots of glances and nods as they instinctively knew where their music was going. Used to love Lips Like Sugar at their gigs - Ian often wandering off into streams of consciousness mutterings, the band matching his mood and that of the audience superbly, sometimes stretching the song to almost 10 minutes of peaks and troughs before the majestic finale. Ian often clutching a can of beer and a cigarette under a solitary spotlight. Great memories of a band who should have been massive. For those who never saw them - Ian would often wear the coat for the whole gig, and never so much as a bead of sweat on his face.

Best Lips Like Sugar version ever

Best version of Lips Like Sugar ever!

Les and Pete, what a rhythm section!

"Born under Mars with Jupiter rising" AWESOME!!! BEST OF THE 80'S

So much better than what came out on record. Both

Will crank Echo in my walkmans while in flight training back in the 80s doing crazy mameuvers almost 40 yrs later still rocks. Ladies and Gentlmen thats not turbulance, it's your flt crew cranking Echo.... lol

Pete, Les and Will were the perfect musicians to back up eclectic Ian and keep him on track!

amazing live performance of ‘Lips Like Sugar’! it’s better than the album. not over-produced and slick. just raw and more like old school Echo and TBM ❤

Amazing version of Lips, blows away the already amazing studio version

This is an Old Grey Whistle Test special ("Rock around The Clock", running through the evening and night until 7am) broadcast on Saturday September 20th 1986 on BBC2. These two were in the band's first set at 8:45pm.

I remember this being a whistle test special, possibly the first time they played it live, I was blown away, I had it recorded on vhs at the time and used to play it over and over again.

So great to see Jake Brockman on camera

I love this performance! I am surprised so few likes on this one.

This live rendition of Lips is on fire.

"Thankyou! I don't know who I'm thanking."

8:00 Will doing what he does. Amazing performance. Love it so much.

I remember watching this when it was first broadcast. I'm pretty sure it was near the end of the show. Sitting poised with fingers over the record button. I miss real Bunnymen of this time. I still love the older stuff and I'm always pleased when there's new Bunnymen material, but for some time it's seemed like they/ perhaps Mcculloch isn't/ arent really trying anymore. There aren't the really clever lyrics we used to get, Will Sergents playing still seems exciting, but when I saw them possibly 3/4 years ago, they seemed like a tribute act. It's really sad as the excitement of the old is still there, but it feels less vital or "real" now. Obviously, this could at least in part be down to me getting older, too. Thanks for uploading

I love this band!

I played this every day between the broadcast and when the album came out almost a year later, I don't think the Game on record was anywhere near as good as I thought it was going to be, although still very good.

Great. I remember this when it was broadcast and it still sounds brilliant all this time later.

Great stuff. Lips Like Sugar always worked better live, when they loosened it up. A shame they didn't play "Rollercoaster" on this show.

Love this performance...lipssss...my favourite of them!❤❤

Love the Bond Guitar.

Echo Forever!!!!!

This video is so freaking awesome......thanks for uploading !!!

Wow! Played as if it was on POrcupine and not the last album. Stellar!!!

Thanks for uploading, sounds more like a more Heaven Up Here era band version of Lips Like Sugar than the overly produced single.

Wow that was perfect

I love Ian's guitar!

remember track 1 from when i was at school in the 80s and no2 well on their hits. played it many times to catch up hehe saw them live in 05 love them

Will Sargent was a terrific guitarist.

Thanks for u and KZfaq for this

❤Live good live 👍 great group Creative band echo Bunny band ❤❤❤😂❤❤

RIP Pete RIP Jake

amazing !!!!

SImply --- WOW!

Isso é que podemos chamar de música

Nice!

sugar kisses! very good

Probably the last great performance from a truly awesome band.

Will put that guitar up on eBay under his Seargeant Fuzz moniker in about 2003, I bid...not enough , damn !

Uh…mazing!!!

2:42 love that but where they all stop playing apart from the keyboard

Rough versions compared to the album, but likely more what the band originally had in mind.

Whaoh....

Lips like sugar 3:55.

the nutz.

Very few band's would go on national TV, play a single amd not sing the chorus.....😂

Echo referred to the drum machine they used before they had a drummer.

2:51 LITERALMENTE YO

cheek out BigChoice

wasn't this the same event as the infamous new order performance?

Better than the studio versions.

What year is this..?

I think Will forgot to plug in his guitar.

What year was this recorded on BBC?

Esse teclado melancólico de The Game faz até o coração bater mais forte

Mac seems to be pissed there. Probably already on the mood that led to the bands breakup

This was a soundcheck and wasn't meant to be broadcast. That's why they are so ramshackle.

Oh why oh why didn't the record company leave them alone and let them record as they wanted. These versions have a lot more verve than what ended up in the Grey Album. And I like that album but it could have been so much better.

Seems like they were still putting LLS together. Pretty sloppy. Sorry but I think the studio cut has a better flow.

My favourite liverpool song, from Echo & The Bunnymen ex scouser from someone who cannot wait to get off this sinking ship. I already know I'm voting Tory in the next election, where i move to

So boring compared with Crocodiles: whaT ARE Y'ALL THINKING?

Maravilhosa performance dos bumnymen