Just A Feeling - Bad Manners, Ireland 1981
Buster Bloodvessel and Bad Manners perform ‘Just A Feeling’ on The Late Late Show.
Formed in 1976, Bad Manners have achieved chart success with appearances on Top of the Pops and BBC radio.
Before heading off for a gig in Navan, County Meath, the band stopped by The Late Late Show studio for a performance of their latest single ‘Just A Feeling’. The single appeared on the Bad Manners second album Loonee Tunes! realeased in 1980 on Magnet Records.
The nine-piece ska band is fronted by lead singer Fatty Buster Bloodvessel (Douglas Trendle).
Introducing the band, Gay Byrne says;
"Whether you like it or not, this is what your kids are dancing to. We have the most unusual band from London tonight."
Bad Manners in Ireland for a tour which took in Navan, Thurles, Mullingar, Carlow, Galway and Castlebar.
The Late Late Show broadcast on 11 April 1981. The presenter is Gay Byrne.