If they thought music was trash and corporate in 1987 they should see the drivel today.

"The crowd has to exude this hysteria... Deliberately NOT reflecting the times." Hilariously on point.

The only person who could wear his own tee shirt and make it look cool

Slightly sad to admit that I love listening to this man bloviate and bitch about things. It's soothing somehow.

If only somebody had the guts Morrissey had today to speak out against all the crap that is out today...

What's even sadder is that it's even worse today in popular music. It was almost like a prophecy what Moz was saying.

Haha she took Mick Jagger to the fucking cleaners at the end there

That clip of Mick Jagger is hilarious

Fair play to the interviewer at the end with Jagger. She cut right through the bullshit and owned him on his political/charitable affectations.

I can’t hate Moz. He’s always felt disconnected from others and their actions to the point where his utter disgust for humanity can not be hidden anymore. Loneliness is the cause for how he comes off lately. He’s older he doesn’t have much to lose now when he expresses his hate in interviews and such. One of the most disconnected humans from humanity. He’s not a figure to hate but a figure to study and try to understand.

I find it hilarious that he is wearing a Smiths tshirt.

mick jagger well and truly speared at the end there by the lady with the gorgeous Scots accent.

Nice one Muriel - God forbid these people are not feted just for existing- Julian Temple in particular comes out of this as a really nasty piece of entitlement.

THIS IS EXACTLY WHY I think some bands (recalling Radiohead and the smiths) always had issues with the media when it comes to music and the relationship with it. I have always found The Smiths a fucking brilliant band for the simplicity of it's lyrics while at the same time, they tell you something really raw but true.

I often think Moz overstates, but here he's right. It was/is political. His mistake is confusing 'pop' and 'popular music'; he's thinking of pop music as popular art, rather than easily-digested commercial pap. Back then there was still a struggle between these two fought out in the few media outlets, but then the internet came along and strangled the music biz as it was. TV talent shows really do mark the end point for pop music as music; Moz was right on that too, just 20 years early!

morrissey in interviews reminds me of me at therapy

I totally agree with Morrissey....pop music has still... up to this date.... this stigma of being made for stupid people, talking about stupid things just to have fun... i really hate that cause the industry wants us to consume all that crap just for the heck of entertaining.... That´s why I have always loved bands like The Smiths, or R.E.M. and even U2... for doing something else thank just entertaining... they were not changing the world in the 80s but they DO were saying what it was going on

I can't be the only person who gets a mental image of a ninety-piece orchestra jumping into a big foam box, wearing suits and holding their instruments...

i would quite like to see a 90 piece orchestra jump into a box full of foam...

Morrissey you are completely right! pop is now so fukin rubbish!

Then came Jools Holland. Thank god!

Pode passar o tempo não consigo controlar a emoção desse conjunto. Amo vocês que músicas lindosssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss.

What he used to say passion for animals life's and his view on covid as he very correctly calls it

he basically wanted TOTP to be The old grey whistle test. Thanks for that, Morrissey.

Town and Country club was such a great place in the late 80's. Quick one next door in the pub, wonder into the club, check out the unknown band. Great days.

Why does it sound like everyone has a lisp

everything is *Political*

Amazing, so few comments on this subject. TOTP is absolutely revolting! I always loved how The Cure, always did their best to mock TOTP!

You see that kids? Pop music has ALWAYS been vapid and unimaginative.

as always mozza hits it on the head and andi kershaw been through the the mill

And after this things got exponentially worse.

Muriel Gray, a very smart person and a great interviewer.

Great point made by Mozza at 3:28

"to me, it's political. i see it as totally political. it's like deliberately not reflecting the times" yep

I like Jaggers music (with the 60's and 70's Stones, at least), but he is indeed hypocrite. I like that Muriel Gray.

Great clip! Jagger can dance!!

Would've been nice to see Jaggers full response...

engaging video...

Great going Mick !!

Jagger and the stones lost all credibility when Brian Jones died. Simple. Morrissey is bang on here, more tv channels has resulted in deliberately not reflecting the times and filling up schedule's with shite, bloated over produced music videos/concerts and potentially good music shows full of unnessary banter *cough* T4 and the culture show *cough*

For some reason, Morrisey reminds me of Will Young in this interview.

Morrissey is a very perceptive guy and an imaginative creative artist, but I think he misses a point here. Popular music in its broadest sense covers a wide spectrum, from light hearted, feelgood party and dance tunes to deep, thought provoking soundtracks to the meaning of life and the state of the world, and there is a time and place for all of it. Rather than criticise shows like TOTP which are primarily a showcase designed for the former category, he should be advocating alternative platforms like my old favourite OGWT with artistic analysis from people like Whispering Bob, or an updated version of it, to showcase the “serious” creative side of population music like that of The Smiths.

This documentary seems to have been made in 1987 and is ahead of its time. TOTP didn't change and is now axed from our screens.

Christ Jagger makes me cringe.

yes he's very cool isn't he, yeah

*Michael Stipe stated that America in 1987 was Disneyland* *but then again he also said that REM were "one of the first bands with 'letters in their name'"*

Banter.

Says the man who ripped his shirt open with Marry Me written on his chest on Top Of The Pops

I agree with him. It is and was, a cavalcade of plasticity.....

Good old Muriel. They sure don't make them like they used to. Could be even imagine Edith Bowman or Jo Whiley conducting an interview in such a manner - even having the desire to. The BBC and Channel really are in the toilet right now when it comes to substance!

Morrissey has always had cool hair. Can you say that about ANYONE else?

so excited I was with that clip that I missed few words there. LOL! "could you even imagine" I meant, and Channel 4.

Morrissey rocks.....................TOTP sucked big time and was completely asinine in it's extremely overlong life.. The Tube was the first rock programme on UK TV that reflected what was being written in Melody Maker and the NME; gritty, alternative and inspiring

A charity needs to set first before anyone can donate money. What did that lady expect Mick Jagger to do, go down to South America and hand out money to the victims?

what was the name of this programme

I wish MOZZER wanted and therefore had his own tv network. That would fix a myriad of the world's ills.

I hate Cliff Richard. Good old Muriel Gray at the end having a dig at the hypocrisy of multi-millionaire music artists trying to tell people were their money should be spent to help the latest trendy cause

This is fascinating, the barren lands after punk and before the internet gave us self broadcasted innovation via MySpace and KZfaq, who better to comment than Mozzer himself. We all want Vera Lynn!

I just don't know anymore...

Real Music created by the likes of Morrissey and The Smiths Pop should have and still should be separated from Real Music programmes

moz as usual is so right,jagger is a total nobhead,muriel was great,i agree with mickeyferry.

The narrator sounds straight out of David Firth's Waller F.M.

hahah that cracked me up as well

@sheywey I don't think so. At least he didn't reduce Susan Boyle to tears and prevent her from singing "Wild Horses" on American Idol.

i think she touched a nerve wiv mick at the end of that video they know they should be givin the profits 2 someone but they dont wanna lol

@buildgod93 Tommy Gun- the Clash

haha, he does! I think thats just the lisp though...

Yeah...it was quite the witty reply from yourself!

Brad Pitt comes out at 3:04!

Pop music is designed for those who don't need, want or like to think.

3:04

I'd like him to explain what the front cover of Kill Uncle was all about.

in 20 years nothings changed. Musics now sponsered by fucking mobile pone companies now and channel 4 presenters.

Muriel gray rocks!!!!!!

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa back at ya

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Johnny Marr.

12/03/1916

Jagger. What a hypocrite.

It was actually live performance. I thought TOTP was always canned music.

His chin

TOPT doesn't exist anyway. Morrissey comes across as awful posh for someone from Manchester

What... the fuck... was Jagger... 'doing'?

I doubt Andy Kershaw has ever been likened to Brad Pitt before!! He'd be pissing himself if he ever read your comment...

MULLET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Where is top of the pops now ?If by silly He means fun then pop music is mean't to be fun.what's wrong with fun any way ?

Laugh in a mocking way? At the sheer idiocy of our man here (msbng)?

he seems real smart when you are 14, since then he just seems silly and fay

Pop is Pop Real Music is Real Music

some of the best and worst most obscure artists have been on totp...so not entirely true.

The Shits

Do you really believe that? The biggest mistake Smiths fans make is mistaking him for a humorless pr*ck. Half the things he says is Wildean fibs.

too 80s

Overbite. Mozza got some surgery to sort that out.

Mozz > Muhammad :P

disagreed.

I hate banter

The only intelligent musician in the world

hes bi isnt he?

you sound very sad.