0:00:02 > 0:00:04This programme contains some strong language.
0:00:04 > 0:00:06Hello...hello, Manchester!
0:00:06 > 0:00:13This is the catchily titled UK's Best Part-Time Band The Final.
0:00:14 > 0:00:17'This is no run-of-the-mill talent show.'
0:00:17 > 0:00:19There's no recording contract.
0:00:19 > 0:00:21There's no Christmas number one.
0:00:21 > 0:00:23Well, there is this.
0:00:23 > 0:00:26Blue Peter toilet roll home-made trophy.
0:00:28 > 0:00:32There are over 10,000 part-time bands in the UK,
0:00:32 > 0:00:35working men and women who spend their evenings and weekends
0:00:35 > 0:00:38folking, funking and hip-hopping
0:00:38 > 0:00:41in pubs and clubs up and down the country
0:00:41 > 0:00:44to escape the nine-to-five grind.
0:00:46 > 0:00:48MUSIC: You Really Got Me by The Kinks
0:00:48 > 0:00:51The BBC hooked me up with a knackered old rattle van,
0:00:51 > 0:00:53and I've clocked up over 1,500 miles,
0:00:53 > 0:00:56touring the UK with three musical superheavyweights...
0:00:58 > 0:01:01..silky smooth Soul II Soul legend, Jazzie B...
0:01:01 > 0:01:02Are we there yet?
0:01:03 > 0:01:05..bristly beard of bass,
0:01:05 > 0:01:07New Order and Joy Division co-founder, Peter Hook...
0:01:07 > 0:01:11- SIRENS WAIL - There we go, it's starting already. We've got the police behind us.
0:01:11 > 0:01:13Have you brought the heat on us?
0:01:13 > 0:01:16..and Brave 'Tache himself,
0:01:16 > 0:01:18Ultravox frontman Midge Ure.
0:01:18 > 0:01:20Do you ever slightly resent Bob Geldof
0:01:20 > 0:01:22for getting more of the attention on Band Aid and stuff?
0:01:22 > 0:01:23Well, he's Bob.
0:01:23 > 0:01:26What's not to resent?
0:01:26 > 0:01:28THEY SING ALONG
0:01:28 > 0:01:31Like musical customs officers, we've snapped on our rubber gloves
0:01:31 > 0:01:33and searched every nook and cranny...
0:01:33 > 0:01:36I've never had so many men in my bedroom.
0:01:36 > 0:01:38..to find men and women who play music
0:01:38 > 0:01:41for the sheer bloody love of it.
0:01:41 > 0:01:44It's definitely not for the money or the glory.
0:01:46 > 0:01:50Tonight, six finalists will perform to a 1,000-strong Manchester crowd
0:01:50 > 0:01:53who will decide...
0:01:53 > 0:01:55The UK's Best Part-Time Band.
0:01:55 > 0:02:00This programme contains some strong language.
0:02:01 > 0:02:061,200 bands entered this competition a few months ago.
0:02:06 > 0:02:08There are six left.
0:02:09 > 0:02:111,200 to six.
0:02:11 > 0:02:13The last few months has been like a musical equivalent
0:02:13 > 0:02:17of fucking Zulu. LAUGHTER
0:02:17 > 0:02:20We've covered more ground than Meatloaf's picnic blanket.
0:02:20 > 0:02:22And after three regional heats,
0:02:22 > 0:02:25each legend picked their two favourite bands for tonight's final.
0:02:27 > 0:02:29In Belfast, Midge bit off the finest
0:02:29 > 0:02:32from Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales.
0:02:32 > 0:02:35The explosive ska of Bombskare...
0:02:35 > 0:02:37SONG: Crime Of The Century
0:02:37 > 0:02:40..and rock and roll mangemongers Johnny Cage and the Voodoo Groove.
0:02:40 > 0:02:42SONG: Jockey Full Of Bourbon
0:02:42 > 0:02:45I mean, I haven't seen the rest yet, but between my two guys,
0:02:45 > 0:02:48it's going to be a fight to the death.
0:02:48 > 0:02:51Sheffield saw Hooky land his two favourite Northern bands.
0:02:51 > 0:02:53SONG: Beautiful People
0:02:53 > 0:02:56Spit-spattered punks Cadavers...
0:02:56 > 0:02:58SONG: Don't You Want Me
0:02:58 > 0:03:01..and the sun-drenched harmonies of The Caffreys.
0:03:01 > 0:03:05You couldn't meet two acts so dissimilar.
0:03:06 > 0:03:10They've both got the power and the presence to make it.
0:03:11 > 0:03:15While in London, Jazzie rooted out the best from the south.
0:03:15 > 0:03:17Meaty garage punks King Salami...
0:03:17 > 0:03:20SONG: Do The Wurst
0:03:20 > 0:03:23..and dub reggae dudes Dubheart.
0:03:23 > 0:03:25SONG: Cool Under Pressure
0:03:25 > 0:03:28I think there will be rivalry, especially with me and Midge.
0:03:28 > 0:03:30Forget the fun, we're going out there to win, fella!
0:03:30 > 0:03:31THEY LAUGH
0:03:31 > 0:03:33Winning is always fun.
0:03:35 > 0:03:38Now the six bands will follow in the footsteps
0:03:38 > 0:03:41of the Beatles, REM, The Smiths and the Stone Roses,
0:03:41 > 0:03:44and play the legendary Manchester Ritz.
0:03:44 > 0:03:49Each band has just two songs, a cover version and an original,
0:03:49 > 0:03:52and it's going to be vital to grab the voting audience
0:03:52 > 0:03:54by the super furries.
0:03:54 > 0:03:56We're going to decide the eventual winner
0:03:56 > 0:03:57on your vote in the room tonight.
0:03:57 > 0:04:01Don't get too excited, though - there is no prize.
0:04:01 > 0:04:03There is shit all. Give me an S...
0:04:03 > 0:04:05- LAUGHTER - S!
0:04:05 > 0:04:06- Give me an H!- H!
0:04:06 > 0:04:08- Give me an I!- Brilliant.
0:04:08 > 0:04:11- What have you got?- Shit all!
0:04:11 > 0:04:14Shit all, that's right, that's what these bands are playing for tonight.
0:04:14 > 0:04:16Please welcome, all the way to the stage,
0:04:16 > 0:04:18Mr Peter Hook, ladies and gentlemen.
0:04:18 > 0:04:21MUSIC: Love Will Tear Us Apart by Joy Division
0:04:21 > 0:04:24Joy Division, New Order, Peter Hook And The Light...
0:04:24 > 0:04:27He's done it all.
0:04:27 > 0:04:29So, ladies and gentlemen, are you ready for your first band?
0:04:29 > 0:04:31OK.
0:04:32 > 0:04:35It was an intimate space where we saw the band.
0:04:35 > 0:04:37It was in Wallsend near Newcastle.
0:04:37 > 0:04:39CHEERING
0:04:39 > 0:04:42Peter and I sat in their kitchen while they played.
0:04:42 > 0:04:43And it was, er...
0:04:43 > 0:04:46Well, how was it for you, Peter?
0:04:46 > 0:04:47It was wonderful for me.
0:04:47 > 0:04:52It was like being French kissed in the ear by an angel.
0:04:54 > 0:04:57# Well, I'm up on a hill... #
0:04:57 > 0:04:59Hooky thought he'd found potential winners
0:04:59 > 0:05:03when The Caffreys played an acoustic set in the Wallsend Arena,
0:05:03 > 0:05:05AKA lead singer Phil's kitchen.
0:05:05 > 0:05:08# Even though you've been treating me bad
0:05:08 > 0:05:11# Not believing what I'm telling you. #
0:05:14 > 0:05:17You do sound very, very accomplished, I must admit.
0:05:17 > 0:05:20- Thanks!- Thanks. - Each of you just plays exactly
0:05:20 > 0:05:21the right thing at the right moment.
0:05:21 > 0:05:23I've been tapping my feet along,
0:05:23 > 0:05:25and it's so subtle and everything's so carefully arranged,
0:05:25 > 0:05:28and I thought, "Christ, I'm actually part of the band."
0:05:28 > 0:05:29THEY LAUGH
0:05:29 > 0:05:34# You need a shoulder to cry on. #
0:05:34 > 0:05:37Did you hear that? # Cry on. #
0:05:37 > 0:05:41Music teacher Phil and older brother Pete, a retired decorator,
0:05:41 > 0:05:43started singing together so long ago,
0:05:43 > 0:05:45Mozart was on the cover of Smash Hits.
0:05:45 > 0:05:50That is probably 1959, 1960.
0:05:50 > 0:05:52Look at me there!
0:05:52 > 0:05:54In the '70s, when hair was still in fashion,
0:05:54 > 0:05:57the sexagenarian brothers had a brush with fame
0:05:57 > 0:05:59with their band Arbre.
0:05:59 > 0:06:01MUSIC: Senorita by Arbre
0:06:01 > 0:06:04People likened us to the Geordie Beach Boys,
0:06:04 > 0:06:06the Geordie Bee Gees.
0:06:06 > 0:06:08We've always been more of an American sound.
0:06:11 > 0:06:14To be honest, punk came along and that was our demise, in a way.
0:06:14 > 0:06:17- You look a bit like Lemmy! - Way! Happy days.
0:06:17 > 0:06:19I would love to have gone further.
0:06:19 > 0:06:21But it wasn't meant to be.
0:06:22 > 0:06:24- Punk came along.- Mmm. - Ruined everything, you lot.
0:06:24 > 0:06:26Yeah, it was me. I feel really bad.
0:06:26 > 0:06:28Maybe now I can pull them,
0:06:28 > 0:06:30like a phoenix rising from the ashes.
0:06:30 > 0:06:32- You owe it to them. - I can right that wrong.
0:06:35 > 0:06:40At rehearsals in Manchester, Phil, Pete, guitar teacher David,
0:06:40 > 0:06:41along with husband and wife,
0:06:41 > 0:06:44bassist Michael and accordionist Rachael,
0:06:44 > 0:06:47had the chance to pick what's left of Hooky's brain.
0:06:49 > 0:06:52- How are we doing? - We're looking forward to tomorrow.
0:06:52 > 0:06:54I think you'll do well, I mean, you know,
0:06:54 > 0:06:56- you've got a wonderful sound. - Thank you.
0:06:56 > 0:06:58Are you starting with yours first?
0:06:58 > 0:07:00We'll start with the cover, is that OK?
0:07:00 > 0:07:01Yeah, of course, it is, mate.
0:07:01 > 0:07:03- As long as I know, you know, so I can tell which one.- Yeah.
0:07:03 > 0:07:06- THEY LAUGH - Ready?
0:07:06 > 0:07:10# Billie Jean is not my lover
0:07:10 > 0:07:13# Billie Jean is not my lover, baby
0:07:13 > 0:07:18# Billie Jean is not my lover. #
0:07:18 > 0:07:21Interesting that that sounds quite rocky.
0:07:21 > 0:07:23I think that the song that you played in Sheffield
0:07:23 > 0:07:26- is obviously very much you, with the harmonies and stuff.- Yeah.
0:07:26 > 0:07:28- Now, I'd say that Billie Jean... - Yeah.
0:07:28 > 0:07:29- ...is a little bit too rocky.- Yeah.
0:07:29 > 0:07:33Also, on the bridge, you're missing one vital ingredient.
0:07:33 > 0:07:34Just play us the bridge.
0:07:34 > 0:07:36# People always told me
0:07:36 > 0:07:38# Be careful what you do
0:07:38 > 0:07:40# Don't go around breaking young girls' hearts... #
0:07:40 > 0:07:42# Eee! #
0:07:42 > 0:07:45You cannot leave that out.
0:07:45 > 0:07:47- I'll do it, then. - That'll be Rachael's job...
0:07:47 > 0:07:48- You'll do it?- I'll do it. - All right, OK.
0:07:48 > 0:07:51I think the wonderful thing in Sheffield,
0:07:51 > 0:07:53when they did Human League cover,
0:07:53 > 0:07:56was the harmonies really brought the song out
0:07:56 > 0:08:00and made it, you know, really immediate to people.
0:08:00 > 0:08:03And I think they've gone the opposite way with Billie Jean.
0:08:03 > 0:08:06And, erm...I think it...
0:08:06 > 0:08:08You know, it might cost them.
0:08:08 > 0:08:11- Hello, The Caffreys.- Yeah.- Hello.
0:08:11 > 0:08:13- Congratulations, welcome. - Thank you. And you.
0:08:13 > 0:08:16So, what's happening? Cover version, what have you got?
0:08:16 > 0:08:19- We've got Billie Jean. - Wow.
0:08:19 > 0:08:21I mean... Listen, hey, I'm up for it. I'm ready.
0:08:21 > 0:08:23You think they made the wrong song choice?
0:08:23 > 0:08:25No, it's not the song choice, it's the treatment.
0:08:25 > 0:08:28- It's a bit heavy. It doesn't sound Caffrey enough.- Yeah.
0:08:28 > 0:08:29- Can I hear a little bit?- Yeah.
0:08:29 > 0:08:31Just a snapshot.
0:08:31 > 0:08:33Two, three, four.
0:08:33 > 0:08:35# People always told me
0:08:35 > 0:08:36# Be careful what you do
0:08:36 > 0:08:39# Don't go around breaking young girls' hearts
0:08:39 > 0:08:41# Oo-ooh
0:08:41 > 0:08:42# Mother always told me
0:08:42 > 0:08:44# Be careful who you love
0:08:44 > 0:08:46# Be careful what you do
0:08:46 > 0:08:48# The lie becomes the truth Hey... #
0:08:48 > 0:08:51That's enough. I want to keep something for tomorrow night.
0:08:51 > 0:08:53Don't forget the... # Aah. #
0:08:53 > 0:08:56I love the arrangement. I love the groove on it, I love it.
0:08:56 > 0:08:58It feels really warm. I think the harmonies are amazing.
0:08:58 > 0:09:00- I disagree with you totally. - Good.
0:09:00 > 0:09:03- You dickhead. - That's what I'm here for.
0:09:05 > 0:09:09They've been going for years. They started in 1959.
0:09:09 > 0:09:12I'm a 63-year-old man, me memory goes sometimes.
0:09:12 > 0:09:14I'll try and remember.
0:09:14 > 0:09:15# Oo-ooh! #
0:09:15 > 0:09:17Ladies and gentleman, give it up.
0:09:17 > 0:09:20Let's keep all the love in the room, all the energy,
0:09:20 > 0:09:21- for The Caffreys!- The Caffreys!
0:09:24 > 0:09:26- The Caffreys.- Thank you.
0:09:26 > 0:09:28As Hooky's first band kick things off,
0:09:28 > 0:09:32Midge and Jazzie will hear what their bands are up against.
0:09:40 > 0:09:43# Getting tired of the way we fight
0:09:43 > 0:09:46# Getting tired cos things aren't right
0:09:46 > 0:09:50# But I just don't give in
0:09:53 > 0:09:57# Even when you want to criticise
0:09:57 > 0:09:59# Even when you want to tell me lies
0:09:59 > 0:10:04# But you just don't give in
0:10:07 > 0:10:10# I keep running round in circles
0:10:10 > 0:10:13# I can't find the door
0:10:13 > 0:10:16# And my heart is on fire
0:10:16 > 0:10:20# In my mind there is a wall
0:10:20 > 0:10:27# I keep bleeding with you
0:10:27 > 0:10:29# But you just don't...
0:10:31 > 0:10:34# You just don't
0:10:34 > 0:10:35# Get it
0:10:35 > 0:10:37# Doo doo Doo doo doo
0:10:37 > 0:10:39# Yeah, yeah
0:10:39 > 0:10:41# Doo doo Doo doo doo
0:10:41 > 0:10:42# Yeah
0:10:42 > 0:10:44# Doo doo Doo doo doo
0:10:44 > 0:10:45# Ooh
0:10:45 > 0:10:48# Doo doo Doo doo doo
0:10:48 > 0:10:54# I keep bleeding with you
0:10:55 > 0:10:57# But you just don't
0:10:57 > 0:10:59# You just don't
0:10:59 > 0:11:03# You just don't
0:11:03 > 0:11:11# Get it. #
0:11:16 > 0:11:17Thank you!
0:11:21 > 0:11:22Listen, I had goose bumps.
0:11:22 > 0:11:25That vocal quality, the grit,
0:11:25 > 0:11:27that tone what he's got.
0:11:27 > 0:11:30- What a great night, eh? - And with his brother on the harmony.
0:11:30 > 0:11:34It had the melody, it had the story, everything.
0:11:43 > 0:11:47# She was more like a beauty queen from a movie scene
0:11:47 > 0:11:49# I said don't mind But what do you mean
0:11:49 > 0:11:51# I am the one
0:11:51 > 0:11:56# Who will dance on the floor in the round
0:11:58 > 0:12:01# She told me her name was Billie Jean
0:12:01 > 0:12:03# She caused a scene
0:12:03 > 0:12:08# Then every eyes dreamed of being the one
0:12:08 > 0:12:11# Who will dance on the floor in the round
0:12:14 > 0:12:18# People always told me be careful what you do
0:12:18 > 0:12:22# Don't go around breaking young girls' hearts... #
0:12:22 > 0:12:24He didn't do it!
0:12:24 > 0:12:26# Be careful who you love
0:12:26 > 0:12:28# Be careful of what you do
0:12:28 > 0:12:30# The lie becomes the truth Hey!
0:12:30 > 0:12:34# Billie Jean is not my lover
0:12:34 > 0:12:40# She's just a girl who claims that I am the one
0:12:40 > 0:12:45# But the kid is not my son
0:12:46 > 0:12:50# Billie Jean is not my lover
0:12:50 > 0:12:56# Billie Jean is not my lover. #
0:12:56 > 0:12:59- CHEERING - Thank you!
0:13:01 > 0:13:03Was that the right song choice?
0:13:03 > 0:13:06Not for me, no. I thought he played down the harmonising,
0:13:06 > 0:13:08which was such a strength of theirs.
0:13:08 > 0:13:09Thank you!
0:13:09 > 0:13:12Yeah, you know, he wanted to do that, he wanted to enjoy himself.
0:13:12 > 0:13:15- He wanted a gamble. - He wanted a gamble.
0:13:15 > 0:13:18He should have been singing a Doobie Brothers song,
0:13:18 > 0:13:24he should have had a song that he could show off that vocal quality.
0:13:24 > 0:13:26They're obviously great songwriters.
0:13:26 > 0:13:28You heard his voice, it's real quality.
0:13:28 > 0:13:30I kept saying to you, "It's quality."
0:13:30 > 0:13:32- It is.- "It's absolute quality."
0:13:32 > 0:13:34And I'm, you know, I'm sitting here
0:13:34 > 0:13:36going, "Well, let's hear it for the old bald guys."
0:13:37 > 0:13:39Once we'd started, you just don't know,
0:13:39 > 0:13:40it went quiet and they were on and on.
0:13:40 > 0:13:43I thought, "We've got a chance here to get them."
0:13:43 > 0:13:44And we did in my opinion.
0:13:44 > 0:13:46I think we all agree we did the best we could.
0:13:46 > 0:13:49- Definitely.- It's in the lap of the gods now.- Yeah, yeah.
0:13:49 > 0:13:52Please welcome Jazzie B from Soul II Soul,
0:13:52 > 0:13:53ladies and gentlemen.
0:13:53 > 0:13:57MUSIC: Back To Life by Soul II Soul
0:14:02 > 0:14:04So, the next band.
0:14:04 > 0:14:05They're reggae, right?
0:14:06 > 0:14:10And taking Jazzie B into somebody's house
0:14:10 > 0:14:12where they're going to play reggae for him...
0:14:12 > 0:14:14If you know anything about Jazzie B's, kind of,
0:14:14 > 0:14:18where his heart lies musically and his history,
0:14:18 > 0:14:20then that was a nerve-racking moment for me,
0:14:20 > 0:14:23cos if he hadn't liked it, we were in somebody's lounge.
0:14:23 > 0:14:25LAUGHTER
0:14:25 > 0:14:27But luckily...
0:14:27 > 0:14:29I loved them.
0:14:29 > 0:14:32CHEERING
0:14:32 > 0:14:34Easy, lads. Easy, lads. Let's do it.
0:14:34 > 0:14:36Rastafari, bless.
0:14:36 > 0:14:40It's impossible to deny these guys. They're fantastic.
0:14:40 > 0:14:45The band's name is Dubheart. Remember them.
0:14:45 > 0:14:47MUSIC: A Hard Day's Night by Dubheart
0:14:47 > 0:14:50Dubheart are based in Bournemouth,
0:14:50 > 0:14:52a town known more for blue rinses than dreadlocks,
0:14:52 > 0:14:55more Des O'Connor than Desmond Dekker.
0:14:55 > 0:14:57# Whoa!
0:14:58 > 0:15:01# It's been a hard day's night... #
0:15:01 > 0:15:04Despite my concerns about how Jazzie would receive them,
0:15:04 > 0:15:05the band won us over
0:15:05 > 0:15:08in Bournemouth's answer to the Kingston Dub Club -
0:15:08 > 0:15:10keyboard player Dave's front room.
0:15:13 > 0:15:17# You're gonna be all right. #
0:15:19 > 0:15:21Your neighbours must hate you.
0:15:21 > 0:15:23We don't play...we don't play...
0:15:23 > 0:15:25I bet they were all thinking when you played the Beatles,
0:15:25 > 0:15:27like, "At last! Fucking one we know."
0:15:29 > 0:15:30It sounds really good, guys.
0:15:30 > 0:15:33- Really, really good. - Thanks! Thanks, Jazzie.
0:15:33 > 0:15:34Anybody's coming with me reggae,
0:15:34 > 0:15:38you've got to hit one out of the box, you feel me?
0:15:38 > 0:15:39And you did it.
0:15:40 > 0:15:43With the band's mix of decorators, sound engineers,
0:15:43 > 0:15:47Co-op workers and gardeners taking over his lounge to rehearse,
0:15:47 > 0:15:51Dave hasn't been able to shampoo his carpet for 18 years.
0:15:51 > 0:15:53This is quite a small scene in Bournemouth.
0:15:53 > 0:15:55It's kind of difficult.
0:15:55 > 0:15:57This opportunity that came our way and we thought we'd take it.
0:15:59 > 0:16:00It means so much to me.
0:16:00 > 0:16:03It's my reason to really live, you know, other than my son,
0:16:03 > 0:16:05do you know what I mean, I've got Dubheart.
0:16:05 > 0:16:07And I love the music we make.
0:16:07 > 0:16:13Like a nice, nice change to hear a real roots band playing
0:16:13 > 0:16:14for the love of music.
0:16:16 > 0:16:17But in yesterday's rehearsal,
0:16:17 > 0:16:20Jazzie wanted to make sure the band would play to the crowd
0:16:20 > 0:16:23and be a bit more jazz hands.
0:16:23 > 0:16:25- OK.- Yeah, man.
0:16:25 > 0:16:27- Yes, Isis.- All right, man?
0:16:27 > 0:16:31What we should try to do is somehow throughout the performance,
0:16:31 > 0:16:33cos it's only two songs we're going to be playing,
0:16:33 > 0:16:36so we have to clap them from the top. You see me?
0:16:36 > 0:16:40It's really important that there's going to be a level of animation...
0:16:40 > 0:16:42- Yeah.- ..however we want to take it.
0:16:42 > 0:16:44A little bit of theatre.
0:16:44 > 0:16:46- Eyes up.- Right.- Yeah, yeah.
0:16:46 > 0:16:47No looking down.
0:16:47 > 0:16:49We want to look at the audience,
0:16:49 > 0:16:54- so, as the heart is dubbed, we dub their heart.- Yeah.
0:16:54 > 0:16:58- Forget the fun, we're going out there to win, fella! - THEY LAUGH
0:16:58 > 0:17:00Winning is always fun.
0:17:00 > 0:17:02Rewind...
0:17:02 > 0:17:04- Who's the man? - Don't mind me, Jazzie.
0:17:04 > 0:17:06Oh! This is Rhod.
0:17:06 > 0:17:08- Hey!- What's happening?
0:17:08 > 0:17:10Smells quite ripe in here, lads, I have to say.
0:17:10 > 0:17:13Yeah, real, real, real heartbeat.
0:17:13 > 0:17:14How are they looking?
0:17:14 > 0:17:18Yeah, we've made a couple of calls.
0:17:18 > 0:17:20Added a few little bits and pieces.
0:17:20 > 0:17:26MUSIC: Good Thing Going by Dubheart
0:17:26 > 0:17:28In Dave's lounge with a crowd of two,
0:17:28 > 0:17:30their Beatles cover had stormed it,
0:17:30 > 0:17:33so I was keen to hear Dubheart's song choices
0:17:33 > 0:17:34for the Manchester final.
0:17:34 > 0:17:39MUSIC DROWN HIS SINGING
0:17:41 > 0:17:44- Yes, Dubheart! Yeah. - That's all right?
0:17:44 > 0:17:47You look more, erm...animated and sort of, erm...
0:17:47 > 0:17:51Yeah, yeah, yeah... That was one of the guidelines.
0:17:51 > 0:17:55Once the audience are involved, that makes you feel better.
0:17:55 > 0:17:57It brings the sound out a little bit better, as well,
0:17:57 > 0:18:00- and all are heads up.- Yeah, yeah.
0:18:00 > 0:18:02Who'd have thought it? Dubheart - eyes and teeth.
0:18:02 > 0:18:05THEY LAUGH Eyes and teeth, lads! Eyes and teeth!
0:18:05 > 0:18:07All the way from Bournemouth...
0:18:07 > 0:18:09CHEERING
0:18:09 > 0:18:13- Give it up, ladies and gentlemen, it's Dubheart!- Yeah!
0:18:18 > 0:18:20Ladies and gentlemen, how we doing?
0:18:20 > 0:18:22Yeah!
0:18:24 > 0:18:26# Long time
0:18:26 > 0:18:28# To put right
0:18:28 > 0:18:30HE SCATS
0:18:30 > 0:18:34# It's been a long time It's a good sign
0:18:34 > 0:18:37HE SCATS
0:18:37 > 0:18:40# It's been a long time
0:18:40 > 0:18:44# Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
0:18:44 > 0:18:46# Too much time
0:18:46 > 0:18:51# Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
0:18:51 > 0:18:53# Long, long-a, long-a, long
0:18:53 > 0:18:55# It's been a long, long time
0:18:55 > 0:18:58# Never no way We never give up the fight
0:18:58 > 0:19:02# Manchester Are you feelin' all right?
0:19:02 > 0:19:05# Put your heart in this tonight
0:19:05 > 0:19:07# Go!
0:19:09 > 0:19:12CHEERING
0:19:15 > 0:19:17# Whoa!
0:19:17 > 0:19:19# Whoa!
0:19:19 > 0:19:20# Who-o-oa!
0:19:20 > 0:19:24- # Who-o-oa! - I said, whoa!
0:19:24 > 0:19:25# Whoa!
0:19:25 > 0:19:27# Who-o-oa!
0:19:27 > 0:19:28# Who-o-oa!
0:19:28 > 0:19:32# It's been a long time Too much time
0:19:32 > 0:19:35HE SCATS
0:19:35 > 0:19:37# It's been a long time
0:19:37 > 0:19:39# Too much time. #
0:19:44 > 0:19:47CHEERING
0:19:53 > 0:19:56And what was important that you saw a reaction from them
0:19:56 > 0:19:59in terms of the whole band.
0:19:59 > 0:20:02And if we didn't have that conversation yesterday
0:20:02 > 0:20:04about them engaging the audience,
0:20:04 > 0:20:08I'm not so sure the type of performance we just saw
0:20:08 > 0:20:09would've happened.
0:20:16 > 0:20:19I want to see everyone's hands in the air.
0:20:21 > 0:20:24# See that girl
0:20:24 > 0:20:29# She got something to my chemistry
0:20:31 > 0:20:34# And when I'm close
0:20:34 > 0:20:41# I'm sure she raise my temperature by three degrees
0:20:43 > 0:20:47# For we've got a good thing going
0:20:47 > 0:20:51# A real good thing going, yeah
0:20:51 > 0:20:54# That girl and me
0:20:56 > 0:20:58# It's a swing-swing dubber that she want
0:20:58 > 0:21:02# It's a swing-swing dubber that she need
0:21:02 > 0:21:07HE SCATS
0:21:07 > 0:21:09# Are you ready?
0:21:13 > 0:21:16# To run with me
0:21:16 > 0:21:19# Oh
0:21:21 > 0:21:24# We've got it good so let's get it on
0:21:24 > 0:21:30# Let's get it on, let's get it on. #
0:21:32 > 0:21:34CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:21:37 > 0:21:39The Manchester audience will pick the winner
0:21:39 > 0:21:42but after just two acts, it's already the toughest challenge
0:21:42 > 0:21:44since I tried to give Morrissey a bite of my Whopper.
0:21:44 > 0:21:47- Did you enjoy that? - I did actually, very, very much.
0:21:47 > 0:21:49They were very, very good.
0:21:49 > 0:21:52A band is a unit that really works together well.
0:21:52 > 0:21:54- They worked together really well. - So tight.
0:21:54 > 0:21:57Everyone, I could see the good things going,
0:21:57 > 0:21:59happiness in them hearts and all...
0:21:59 > 0:22:00You know?
0:22:00 > 0:22:04It was a joyous cover to do, wasn't it enjoyable?
0:22:05 > 0:22:09Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome Midge Ure!
0:22:15 > 0:22:18Next band - Midge and I went to see this band in a rehearsal studio.
0:22:18 > 0:22:21Midge, what did you like about them?
0:22:21 > 0:22:24These guys are a consummate rock and roll band.
0:22:31 > 0:22:34Midge and I found self-confessed crud merchants,
0:22:34 > 0:22:36Johnny Cage and the Voodoogroove
0:22:36 > 0:22:39scuzzing it up at a Cardiff rehearsal space.
0:22:39 > 0:22:41MUSIC DROWNS OUT VOCAL
0:22:49 > 0:22:52Nice one!
0:22:52 > 0:22:54So, what's the situation at the moment?
0:22:54 > 0:22:55Does it pay for itself?
0:22:55 > 0:22:58We tried to give up our jobs and we couldn't so we went back to work.
0:23:01 > 0:23:03When they're not chasing the rock and roll dragon,
0:23:03 > 0:23:07guitarist Dan and lead singer Peanut are living a different dream -
0:23:07 > 0:23:09selling and repairing catering equipment.
0:23:09 > 0:23:12I am going to install microwave ovens,
0:23:12 > 0:23:15custom kitchen deliveries and move refrigerators.
0:23:16 > 0:23:20It's just a Dire Straits song, isn't it?
0:23:20 > 0:23:23Brothers in arms Dan and Peanut
0:23:23 > 0:23:25met as teenagers in a local rock club.
0:23:25 > 0:23:28They've been making germ-ridden scunge rock together ever since.
0:23:28 > 0:23:30You need an understanding partner
0:23:30 > 0:23:34and an understanding boss to make music work, yeah.
0:23:34 > 0:23:36What it is, it makes you much more lush.
0:23:36 > 0:23:39It does, it makes you much more lush.
0:23:39 > 0:23:41Dan and I couldn't do it without each other now.
0:23:41 > 0:23:43Musical soul mates, man!
0:23:43 > 0:23:46In Belfast, as we say in showbiz,
0:23:46 > 0:23:49Johnny Cage ripped the audience a new one.
0:23:49 > 0:23:51# I'm gone... #
0:23:58 > 0:24:01So my brother in arms Midge had high hopes
0:24:01 > 0:24:04when he dropped in on their final rehearsal.
0:24:06 > 0:24:09# Why did you do it?
0:24:09 > 0:24:11# Why did you do this thing to me? #
0:24:16 > 0:24:20It's a bit jammy, that's my take on it.
0:24:20 > 0:24:23It's kind of mildly faceless.
0:24:23 > 0:24:25Is there something else that you think...?
0:24:25 > 0:24:28- Should we play you the other cover? - I think you should.
0:24:28 > 0:24:31I just want you to be absolutely bang-on with this.
0:24:40 > 0:24:43# You're down on your knees
0:24:43 > 0:24:45# Nothing left to sell
0:24:45 > 0:24:46# Try digging a little deeper
0:24:46 > 0:24:49# In the well, well, well, well, well, well... #
0:24:49 > 0:24:51As soon as I asked them to play something
0:24:51 > 0:24:54they would feel happier about, they instantly felt better
0:24:54 > 0:24:57and when they played the alternative song,
0:24:57 > 0:24:59which I didn't really know very well,
0:24:59 > 0:25:02they played this Bob Dylan song, it was there.
0:25:02 > 0:25:05The energy was back again, it just built and built.
0:25:05 > 0:25:06It was like a train.
0:25:12 > 0:25:13I don't know about you guys
0:25:13 > 0:25:16but I felt the energy go up about a million times there.
0:25:16 > 0:25:17Yeah, love that song!
0:25:19 > 0:25:21Hello, hello, are we ready?
0:25:22 > 0:25:26Rumour had it that lead singer Peanut was running a fever
0:25:26 > 0:25:27and in dire straits.
0:25:27 > 0:25:30So, I bravely risked infection and paid them a visit.
0:25:30 > 0:25:34- Tell me you're all good. - He's ill. Don't go near him.
0:25:34 > 0:25:36You look like shit.
0:25:36 > 0:25:38I feel fucking awful but it'll be all right.
0:25:38 > 0:25:40Oh, my God, are you worried, Midge?
0:25:40 > 0:25:42I think with an early night, you'll be fine.
0:25:42 > 0:25:44Hot toddy.
0:25:45 > 0:25:48They are the type of band who can command an audience.
0:25:48 > 0:25:52I don't have any worries about it, as long as Peanut is OK.
0:25:52 > 0:25:54Ladies and gentlemen, from the home of music...
0:25:54 > 0:25:56CHEERING
0:25:58 > 0:26:00Come on then, let's do it.
0:26:00 > 0:26:03Please welcome Johnny Cage and the Voodoogroove!
0:26:08 > 0:26:15# If you're down on your knees
0:26:15 > 0:26:20# Try digging a little deeper
0:26:20 > 0:26:27# In the well, well, well
0:26:42 > 0:26:46# The man who stole the water will swim for evermore
0:26:46 > 0:26:51# But he'll never reach the land on that golden shore
0:26:51 > 0:26:55# That faint white light will haunt his heart
0:26:55 > 0:27:00# Till he's only a memory lost in the dark
0:27:00 > 0:27:04# Dig a hole in the ground, straight down to hell
0:27:04 > 0:27:08# Till there ain't no more water in the well, well, well
0:27:08 > 0:27:13# When you're down on your knees with nothing left to sell
0:27:13 > 0:27:17# Try digging a little deeper in the well, well, well
0:27:17 > 0:27:21# I said well, well, well, try digging a little deeper
0:27:21 > 0:27:25# In the well, well, well. #
0:27:41 > 0:27:43Thank you very much.
0:27:43 > 0:27:46What possessed them to start that first song
0:27:46 > 0:27:48the way they just started it?
0:27:48 > 0:27:50They didn't do that in rehearsals.
0:27:50 > 0:27:54He was doing that weird little vocal thing.
0:27:54 > 0:27:56Why just pull it out of the hat now?
0:27:56 > 0:27:58You can't take chances with stuff like this.
0:28:07 > 0:28:11# Well, I can't defend what happened my friend
0:28:11 > 0:28:14# And you know I know it's hard to comprehend
0:28:15 > 0:28:20# What's crystal, what's clear is what goes on in here
0:28:20 > 0:28:24# And all that I hold dear I love because I want to
0:28:24 > 0:28:27# Here lies Johnny so-and-so
0:28:27 > 0:28:29# They sucked him of his marrow
0:28:29 > 0:28:31# It was his time, he had to go
0:28:33 > 0:28:37# But you put the reins on his human remains
0:28:37 > 0:28:40# You better hope, better hope that they can dance in the rain
0:28:41 > 0:28:45# But you put the reins on his human remains
0:28:45 > 0:28:50# You better hope, better hope that they can dance in the rain
0:29:07 > 0:29:09# Take it down, sing the song and dance
0:29:09 > 0:29:11# Take it down, sing the song and dance
0:29:11 > 0:29:14# Take it down, sing the song and dance
0:29:14 > 0:29:18# Well, take it down, sing the song and dance
0:29:18 > 0:29:20# Take it down, sing the song and dance
0:29:20 > 0:29:24# Take it down, sing the song and dance
0:29:29 > 0:29:31# Take it down, sing the song and dance
0:29:35 > 0:29:38# Ha, ha, ha, ha, boom! #
0:29:43 > 0:29:45They played really well tonight
0:29:45 > 0:29:48but whether that essence was there or not, I don't know,
0:29:48 > 0:29:50I didn't quite feel the same thing.
0:29:50 > 0:29:52Is that because they were ill? I don't know.
0:29:52 > 0:29:55- Did the audience feel it? - I don't know.
0:29:55 > 0:29:59- Great! It was great. Yeah. - Crazy fans.
0:29:59 > 0:30:02I didn't expect them to give a shit to be honest
0:30:02 > 0:30:03but they seemed quite happy.
0:30:03 > 0:30:05No, good crowd, man.
0:30:07 > 0:30:09Our next band is from the North of England.
0:30:11 > 0:30:14Peter, what did you like about these guys?
0:30:14 > 0:30:16They are very energetic.
0:30:16 > 0:30:19- They really do go for it. - The drummer especially.
0:30:19 > 0:30:21The drummer plays in his pants.
0:30:25 > 0:30:27You will see his bongos, ladies and gentlemen!
0:30:30 > 0:30:31I got these for Christmas, so thanks, Mum.
0:30:41 > 0:30:44We stumbled upon Cadavers smashing it to a small crowd
0:30:44 > 0:30:46in their local mosh pit in Sheffield.
0:30:46 > 0:30:50It was immediately obvious these hoodlums' lives had gone
0:30:50 > 0:30:52seriously off the rails.
0:30:52 > 0:30:53Morning, Clive.
0:30:53 > 0:30:55Oh, no, I remember now, they're doctors.
0:30:55 > 0:30:56How are you feeling?
0:30:56 > 0:30:59Junior doctors Jamie and Cash have been in their punk band
0:30:59 > 0:31:01for three years.
0:31:01 > 0:31:02We've ended up going for IV,
0:31:02 > 0:31:04and he's actually getting much better.
0:31:04 > 0:31:06When they're not charming their patients
0:31:06 > 0:31:08with their breezy bedside manner...
0:31:08 > 0:31:11- Works all right?- Yes. - That's what I like to hear.
0:31:13 > 0:31:15..you'll find them thrashing out their stress
0:31:15 > 0:31:19in a sweaty noise spittoon with bandmates sound engineer Rob
0:31:19 > 0:31:22and Adam, Yorkshire's premier naked drum teacher.
0:31:24 > 0:31:27What we're like onstage, that is just all that energy,
0:31:27 > 0:31:29that pent-up energy coming out.
0:31:29 > 0:31:31I wouldn't have that same drive, I don't think,
0:31:31 > 0:31:33if I didn't have this as my 9-5.
0:31:33 > 0:31:34There is anger in our music.
0:31:34 > 0:31:37We are angry at the moment, our whole profession is angry.
0:31:37 > 0:31:38- We're all demoralised and... - PAGER SOUNDS
0:31:38 > 0:31:40..currently being bleeped!
0:31:46 > 0:31:49So, you were doing this kind of music before being doctors?
0:31:49 > 0:31:52- It's not just being doctors that has caused that?- No, no!
0:31:52 > 0:31:54One of my favourite parts of playing a show
0:31:54 > 0:31:56is getting the crowd involved.
0:31:56 > 0:31:59Yeah. Looking at their faces.
0:31:59 > 0:32:02Some of the looks of terror, what the hell is this?
0:32:06 > 0:32:09Determined to loosen drummers Adam's nipples, in rehearsals,
0:32:09 > 0:32:12Cadavers had their amps turned up to 11.
0:32:15 > 0:32:18Hey, that's woke me up!
0:32:18 > 0:32:20Do you know what was really weird?
0:32:20 > 0:32:24- Just as I was coming in, I just spied Midge- Ure. Oh, really?
0:32:24 > 0:32:26As soon as you started, he went "wow!"
0:32:28 > 0:32:31So, what I'm hoping tomorrow is that your enthusiasm
0:32:31 > 0:32:36does to the audience what you just did to Midge Ure.
0:32:36 > 0:32:38Definitely!
0:32:38 > 0:32:40I think they have a great belief in what they're doing.
0:32:40 > 0:32:42They know that it's a very aggressive sound.
0:32:42 > 0:32:47They know that it has not got a huge audience but they believe in it.
0:32:47 > 0:32:49Looking at them, I believe in them.
0:32:49 > 0:32:53- Hello!- Hi!- How's it going, Cadavers?
0:32:53 > 0:32:56'I couldn't believe the belief Hooky had in the band's belief,
0:32:56 > 0:32:59'so I popped in to see all this belief for myself.'
0:32:59 > 0:33:01Has that been easy, finding the time to rehearse?
0:33:01 > 0:33:04- Have you put much...? - We've been on strike all the time!
0:33:07 > 0:33:10That's that the strikes are really about, isn't it?
0:33:10 > 0:33:15So, the cover version is a Nirvana song, Territorial Pissing.
0:33:15 > 0:33:18So, obvious massive, massive appeal.
0:33:18 > 0:33:22- Why that song? - Nirvana played it on Jonathan Ross.
0:33:22 > 0:33:24They were meant to do Lithium and they said,
0:33:24 > 0:33:28"..with their new single, Lithium", and they played Territorial Pissing.
0:33:28 > 0:33:31Jonathan Ross just sat there at the end like this.
0:33:31 > 0:33:35I came from punk and I truly believe in that thing
0:33:35 > 0:33:38about annoying your audience to get a reaction.
0:33:38 > 0:33:40We did it when we started out.
0:33:40 > 0:33:43It's like the opposite of crowd pleasing.
0:33:53 > 0:33:55# Your government hates you They want you to die
0:33:55 > 0:33:58# Don't want to educate you They want you to die
0:33:58 > 0:34:00# They want to control you and keep you in line
0:34:00 > 0:34:03# Twisted media Single hive mind
0:34:05 > 0:34:06# Death and taxes
0:34:07 > 0:34:09# Death and taxes
0:34:10 > 0:34:11# Death and taxes
0:34:13 > 0:34:15# Rich politicians only care for themselves
0:34:15 > 0:34:17# The deadbeat crooks don't want to share the wealth
0:34:17 > 0:34:20# They'll throw you to the jackals Make you fend for yourself
0:34:20 > 0:34:23# A needle in your arm to escape from this hell
0:34:25 > 0:34:26# Death and taxes
0:34:27 > 0:34:29# Death and taxes
0:34:30 > 0:34:31# Death and taxes
0:34:35 > 0:34:37# Do you feel broken?
0:34:37 > 0:34:40# Do you feel hopeless?
0:34:40 > 0:34:42# We're only servants
0:34:42 > 0:34:45# For the vultures
0:34:45 > 0:34:47# Do you feel broken?
0:34:47 > 0:34:50# Do you feel hopeless?
0:34:50 > 0:34:52# We're only servants. #
0:35:07 > 0:35:09CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:35:12 > 0:35:15That was some fucking entertainment there!
0:35:15 > 0:35:18Yeah, I'm not sure about the musical part, but I loved everything...
0:35:18 > 0:35:20- The last 30 seconds... - Excellent.- ..were just gold.
0:35:20 > 0:35:22That was priceless.
0:35:32 > 0:35:37# When I was an alien
0:35:37 > 0:35:42# Cultures weren't opinions
0:35:42 > 0:35:44# Gotta find a way, a better way
0:35:44 > 0:35:46# When I'm here
0:35:46 > 0:35:49# Gotta find a way, a better way
0:35:49 > 0:35:50# I'd better wait
0:35:51 > 0:35:56# Never met a wise man
0:35:56 > 0:35:59# If so, it's a woman
0:36:00 > 0:36:03# Gotta find a way, a better way
0:36:03 > 0:36:05# When I'm here
0:36:05 > 0:36:07# Gotta find a way, a better way
0:36:07 > 0:36:09# I'd better wait
0:36:10 > 0:36:12# Gotta find a way, a better way! #
0:36:21 > 0:36:23FEEDBACK HOWLS
0:36:32 > 0:36:34HOOKY CHEERS
0:36:39 > 0:36:41HOOKY LAUGHS
0:36:41 > 0:36:43NOISE DROWNS SPEECH
0:36:45 > 0:36:46Thank you very much.
0:36:47 > 0:36:49We're Cadavers from Sheffield.
0:36:49 > 0:36:51CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:36:53 > 0:36:56- Good honest punk band! That's what that was!- Roadie's not happy!
0:36:58 > 0:37:00I loved the way they smashed the fucking gear up.
0:37:00 > 0:37:03- I loved the bit where they put the guitars across each other.- Yeah.
0:37:03 > 0:37:05- I thought it was... - Fantastic.
0:37:05 > 0:37:07THEY LAUGH AND SIGH
0:37:07 > 0:37:09Fuck!
0:37:09 > 0:37:10Oof!
0:37:12 > 0:37:13Hi!
0:37:13 > 0:37:15'Cadavers could be a hard act to follow,
0:37:15 > 0:37:18'especially as they've euthanised the drum kit.'
0:37:18 > 0:37:19Make sure this is intact.
0:37:19 > 0:37:21'Four of the six bands have played,
0:37:21 > 0:37:23'and with the room packed to bursting,
0:37:23 > 0:37:26'choosing the winner could cause the biggest fight in Manchester
0:37:26 > 0:37:29'since Noel borrowed Liam's Fuzzy Felts without asking.'
0:37:31 > 0:37:34Yeah, let's not be too relaxed, boys, all right?
0:37:34 > 0:37:38So, the next band, they are from London...
0:37:38 > 0:37:40CHEERING AND BOOING
0:37:40 > 0:37:44I'm so relaxed, I've been peeing ten times over the last ten minutes.
0:37:44 > 0:37:46That's how relaxed I am.
0:37:46 > 0:37:47'Jazzy loves this band...'
0:37:47 > 0:37:50They really truly bring the noise to the party,
0:37:50 > 0:37:53so hopefully you're going to enjoy them as much as I do.
0:37:54 > 0:37:56Please welcome all the way to the stage
0:37:56 > 0:38:01King Salami and the Cumberland Three!
0:38:01 > 0:38:03CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:38:07 > 0:38:08Hey!
0:38:10 > 0:38:14Make your swing a little bit more relaxed and a bit longer.
0:38:14 > 0:38:17'When frontman Seb isn't making a racket on stage,
0:38:17 > 0:38:19'he's wielding one in his day job.'
0:38:19 > 0:38:20'Sorry.'
0:38:20 > 0:38:21Yes.
0:38:21 > 0:38:24I think I'm more serious, cheerful but serious in tennis,
0:38:24 > 0:38:26and I'm crazy and serious with the band,
0:38:26 > 0:38:28cos I really want this to go somewhere.
0:38:30 > 0:38:31This is it.
0:38:31 > 0:38:33This is the spot.
0:38:33 > 0:38:35HE GROWLS
0:38:36 > 0:38:39'We discovered King Salami in a North London sweatbox...'
0:38:41 > 0:38:46'..a small audience enjoying a slice of their rockabilly garage punk.'
0:38:46 > 0:38:47'When the turban goes on,
0:38:47 > 0:38:52'lead singer Seb becomes omnipotent sausage-god King Salami.'
0:38:55 > 0:38:57Did you have the character before the hat and stuff,
0:38:57 > 0:38:59or do you put the hat on and then it all changes?
0:38:59 > 0:39:02- He always had a bit of a character. - He always had the character.
0:39:02 > 0:39:06A lot of this energy was in the turban, was in the hat,
0:39:06 > 0:39:08because we have an affinity,
0:39:08 > 0:39:11the fact that I keep all my energy up here as well, you know?
0:39:11 > 0:39:14- Does that work for you? - I'm rubbish without it.
0:39:14 > 0:39:16# Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!
0:39:16 > 0:39:18CROWD SINGS ALONG # Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah! #
0:39:18 > 0:39:20What I enjoyed most about it,
0:39:20 > 0:39:23honestly, was the fact that it looked like fun.
0:39:23 > 0:39:27There's too many bands who are too serious about it, you know,
0:39:27 > 0:39:29too focused on glory and fame,
0:39:29 > 0:39:32and when they're on stage, they're paralysed,
0:39:32 > 0:39:33they're looking at their feet,
0:39:33 > 0:39:36and I'm like, "Come on, man, you know, it's supposed to be fun."
0:39:40 > 0:39:42Some King Salami records.
0:39:44 > 0:39:47'The band were formed 10 years ago, and without it,
0:39:47 > 0:39:51'animator and drummer Eric Baconstrip gets the DTs.'
0:39:51 > 0:39:52It's a bit like a drug.
0:39:52 > 0:39:54I really need to play music.
0:39:54 > 0:39:57I think about the band most of the time.
0:39:57 > 0:40:00'Eric's band widow... sorry, wife, Maki,
0:40:00 > 0:40:01'takes it all in her stride.'
0:40:01 > 0:40:03He always practises regularly
0:40:03 > 0:40:06so we can never do anything on Thursdays.
0:40:06 > 0:40:08If he's got a gig in the weekend
0:40:08 > 0:40:11he prefers not to do anything on a Friday,
0:40:11 > 0:40:14and, er, he's often away throughout the weekend if it's abroad,
0:40:14 > 0:40:17so I don't really see him that much!
0:40:17 > 0:40:19And you can see the doggy, Jack, here,
0:40:19 > 0:40:21is in most of the records.
0:40:23 > 0:40:26Well, I want you guys to understand and to know this -
0:40:26 > 0:40:30when I first saw you, one of the most amazing things was how much
0:40:30 > 0:40:33you brought the audience into what was going on,
0:40:33 > 0:40:36- that happy feeling. - Thank you.
0:40:36 > 0:40:39So please don't change too much
0:40:39 > 0:40:42and just go out there and do your thing.
0:40:42 > 0:40:45- Thank you, Jazzy. - All there, my friends.
0:40:49 > 0:40:53# Sometimes I feel I've got to
0:40:53 > 0:40:55# Run away, I've got to
0:40:55 > 0:40:56# Get away
0:40:56 > 0:40:58# From that pain you drive into the heart of me
0:40:58 > 0:41:00# The love we share
0:41:00 > 0:41:02# Seems to go nowhere
0:41:02 > 0:41:05# And I've lost my light
0:41:05 > 0:41:08# For I toss and turn I can't sleep at night
0:41:08 > 0:41:10# Once I ran to you
0:41:10 > 0:41:12# Now I'll run from you
0:41:12 > 0:41:13# This tainted love you've given
0:41:13 > 0:41:16# I gave you all a boy could give
0:41:16 > 0:41:19# Take my tears and that's not nearly all!
0:41:19 > 0:41:20# Tainted love
0:41:21 > 0:41:22# Tainted love
0:41:23 > 0:41:26- # Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-ohhhhhhhh! - Wo-o-o-o-ow! #
0:41:31 > 0:41:33Break it down at the bridge.
0:41:34 > 0:41:35Break it down!
0:41:36 > 0:41:38Break it down, T Bone!
0:41:39 > 0:41:42I want you to all kneel down!
0:41:42 > 0:41:44I want you to get on your knees!
0:41:44 > 0:41:48I want you to get on your knees, ladies and gentlemen!
0:41:48 > 0:41:51I want to numb the hell out of you!
0:41:52 > 0:41:55# Now I know I've got to
0:41:55 > 0:41:57# Run away, I've got to
0:41:57 > 0:41:58# Get away
0:41:58 > 0:42:00# You don't really need any more from me
0:42:00 > 0:42:02# To make things right
0:42:02 > 0:42:04# You need someone to hold you tight
0:42:04 > 0:42:07# And you think love is to pray
0:42:07 > 0:42:10# But I'm sorry I don't pray that way
0:42:10 > 0:42:12# Once I ran to you
0:42:12 > 0:42:13# Now I'll run from you
0:42:13 > 0:42:15# This tainted love you've given
0:42:15 > 0:42:18# I gave you all a boy could give
0:42:18 > 0:42:20# Take my tears and that's not nearly all!
0:42:20 > 0:42:21# Tainted love
0:42:22 > 0:42:24# Tainted love
0:42:25 > 0:42:26# Tainted love!
0:42:34 > 0:42:36# Hoi! #
0:42:36 > 0:42:38CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:42:41 > 0:42:43Fucking awesome. Love it.
0:42:44 > 0:42:47He really bossed them. He was, like, training a puppy.
0:42:47 > 0:42:50- Absolutely, he was brilliant. - Weren't he? On your knees!
0:42:50 > 0:42:53That's what I call a frontman as well, right?
0:43:00 > 0:43:02# Have you heard about the brand-new sensation?
0:43:02 > 0:43:05# Everybody's doing it all over the nation
0:43:05 > 0:43:07# I saw your mama do it and your papa too
0:43:07 > 0:43:09# They go ooh!
0:43:09 > 0:43:10# Ooh!
0:43:10 > 0:43:11# Ooh!
0:43:13 > 0:43:15# I'm not fancy And there ain't no ruse
0:43:15 > 0:43:18# You don't need no tuxedo No 'gator shoes
0:43:18 > 0:43:20# Just kick your legs up high and walk like a goose
0:43:20 > 0:43:23# And go oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
0:43:23 > 0:43:25# And do the climb
0:43:26 > 0:43:27# And do the climb
0:43:29 > 0:43:30# One!
0:43:30 > 0:43:31# Two!
0:43:31 > 0:43:33# Three!
0:43:33 > 0:43:34# A-a-a-ow!
0:43:47 > 0:43:50# Yeah! Let's go!
0:43:50 > 0:43:51# And do the climb
0:43:53 > 0:43:54# And do the climb
0:43:56 > 0:43:57# One!
0:43:57 > 0:43:58# Two!
0:43:58 > 0:44:00# Three!
0:44:00 > 0:44:01# A-a-aow!
0:44:12 > 0:44:13# Hey! #
0:44:13 > 0:44:15CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:44:15 > 0:44:16Hold on a sec...
0:44:17 > 0:44:22- RHOD: Musically, what did you think, Midge?- I'm...I'm confused.
0:44:22 > 0:44:24I...I...I don't know what they are,
0:44:24 > 0:44:27it's like watching a sawn-off Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band.
0:44:29 > 0:44:32Oh, who pushed me? Every time they do it!
0:44:32 > 0:44:36Is it comedy? Is it cabaret? Is it rock and roll?
0:44:36 > 0:44:37I'm not quite sure.
0:44:37 > 0:44:39But, I mean, hell of a frontman.
0:44:39 > 0:44:41- Wow!- I need a drink!
0:44:41 > 0:44:43'King Salami messed with Midge's head,
0:44:43 > 0:44:45'but they had the voting audience on their knees,
0:44:45 > 0:44:48'and they've put our final band on the back foot.'
0:44:48 > 0:44:51King Salami, what the hell? That guy hypnotised the crowd!
0:44:51 > 0:44:53LAUGHTER
0:44:53 > 0:44:56That's what you guys are missing. Turbans.
0:44:56 > 0:44:59We need, er, we need sorcery, that's what we need!
0:44:59 > 0:45:02He did some sort of... He just went on there and he just sort of,
0:45:02 > 0:45:05he kind of just, he went, like, "Everyone! On your knees!"
0:45:05 > 0:45:07- And they all went, "OK." - That was quite something.
0:45:07 > 0:45:09Yeah, brilliant. If we could have that...
0:45:09 > 0:45:12So what you're saying is, they're all nice and warm, no excuses, yeah?
0:45:12 > 0:45:15Exactly, that's exactly what we're saying!
0:45:15 > 0:45:16Exactly.
0:45:16 > 0:45:18Now I am nervous!
0:45:18 > 0:45:19CROWD CHEERS
0:45:19 > 0:45:22So, the next band, ladies and gents...
0:45:22 > 0:45:24Who likes meat?
0:45:24 > 0:45:26CROWD CHEERS
0:45:26 > 0:45:28Who likes vans?
0:45:28 > 0:45:29CROWD CHEERS
0:45:31 > 0:45:33Yeah, it's all pretty glamorous(!)
0:45:37 > 0:45:41'By day, Scott may be a budget meat equivalent of the Milk Tray man,
0:45:41 > 0:45:45'but by night, he's the guitarist and driving force behind Bombskare.'
0:45:45 > 0:45:47I've changed jobs and I, you know, I took a pay cut
0:45:47 > 0:45:49because it was interfering with the band,
0:45:49 > 0:45:52so I had to take something a little bit more,
0:45:52 > 0:45:53er, regular, Monday to Friday.
0:45:55 > 0:45:56And this is it.
0:45:58 > 0:46:01Scott's a control freak so we let him sort of, you know,
0:46:01 > 0:46:04run the day-to-day thing and that, er, I think that's...
0:46:04 > 0:46:07What he means is I can actually spell in the emails!
0:46:07 > 0:46:08THEY LAUGH
0:46:08 > 0:46:14We entered this competition because that's describing us exactly -
0:46:14 > 0:46:17pushing what's possible as a part-time band.
0:46:17 > 0:46:19Just gigging all the time.
0:46:22 > 0:46:25'Walking around Edinburgh like Egyptians doesn't pay the bills,
0:46:25 > 0:46:29'so nine-piece ska band Bombskare also sell books, climb buildings
0:46:29 > 0:46:32'and wrestle mannequins to avoid the night boat to Giro.'
0:46:39 > 0:46:43- Ha-ha-ha, fantastic! That's brilliant.- Beautiful.
0:46:43 > 0:46:45Er, I have to say, stupidly tight.
0:46:45 > 0:46:49You know, you obviously rehearse far too much.
0:46:49 > 0:46:51It's...it's great.
0:46:51 > 0:46:53So how many are you? Two, four... Nine of you.
0:46:53 > 0:46:56You're obviously a band that don't want to make money!
0:46:56 > 0:46:58THEY LAUGH
0:46:59 > 0:47:01- I loved that, thought it was amazing energy.- It was great.
0:47:01 > 0:47:05- And that dancing.- You exude energy, and really vibey...
0:47:05 > 0:47:07- That stuff doesn't come overnight. - No.
0:47:07 > 0:47:09I can see it when you're playing.
0:47:09 > 0:47:12- You'd do this for nothing.- We do.
0:47:12 > 0:47:13THEY LAUGH
0:47:15 > 0:47:16'Midge swung by Bombskare's rehearsal
0:47:16 > 0:47:19'to hear their song choices, pausing only to lean on this door
0:47:19 > 0:47:22'and reminisce about his 1980s moustache for a moment.'
0:47:22 > 0:47:25Imagine there's nine names out of a hat and then somebody's gone...
0:47:25 > 0:47:27It's like, how did you end up deciding?
0:47:27 > 0:47:29So it ended up just being a huge sort of process of us
0:47:29 > 0:47:32just trying that out, eurgh! Trying that out...
0:47:32 > 0:47:34So what did you end up with? Cover? What's your cover?
0:47:34 > 0:47:36Britney Spears, Toxic.
0:47:36 > 0:47:37OK...
0:47:38 > 0:47:40That's pretty much everyone's reaction so far.
0:47:40 > 0:47:43- What does Britney think about this? - We're going to...
0:47:43 > 0:47:45We're about to find out!
0:47:45 > 0:47:46- Oh, this guy! - BAND CHEERS
0:47:46 > 0:47:48Bore da!
0:47:48 > 0:47:50Oh, bore da! Bore da to you!
0:47:50 > 0:47:52Yeah, feeling happy? It's a bigger stage, this one.
0:47:52 > 0:47:55Does that enter your thinking at all or not?
0:47:55 > 0:47:58- Just...- Not really, nah. - Really? I'm freaking out about it.
0:47:58 > 0:47:59Are you? RHOD LAUGHS
0:47:59 > 0:48:01To be honest, right.
0:48:01 > 0:48:03- You are nervous, Mandy? - Yeah. I'm always nervous.
0:48:03 > 0:48:06A little bit. But I didn't realise you guys would be here,
0:48:06 > 0:48:08and I never took any beta blockers, so...
0:48:08 > 0:48:10THEY LAUGH
0:48:10 > 0:48:12'Bassist Mandy is the newest member of the band,
0:48:12 > 0:48:14'and is a secret clothes hoarder.
0:48:16 > 0:48:18'Nah, silly, it's a shop!'
0:48:18 > 0:48:19I think at first my dad was like,
0:48:19 > 0:48:22"You're going to be in a band with eight old men?"
0:48:22 > 0:48:24I was like, "Yeah, it's fine."
0:48:26 > 0:48:30Being a girl in the band, I can speak up a bit more.
0:48:30 > 0:48:31But I'm not, like, too feisty.
0:48:33 > 0:48:36Maybe quite opinionated sometimes. But that's fine.
0:48:36 > 0:48:39There's at least one member of the band that's less smelly
0:48:39 > 0:48:41than the rest of them.
0:48:43 > 0:48:45There's so much competition, there's so many bass players,
0:48:45 > 0:48:48there's so many musicians and bands that are trying to make it,
0:48:48 > 0:48:51so how do you end up being the one that does it full-time?
0:48:53 > 0:48:55I could never go up on stage and play by myself.
0:48:55 > 0:48:58It's terrifying, it's horrible, I'd just feel self-conscious.
0:48:58 > 0:49:02Playing with Bombskare is like you're going on stage with a small army.
0:49:02 > 0:49:05They make you forget that you're just...it's just you.
0:49:07 > 0:49:09- Nerves good?- Er...
0:49:09 > 0:49:11'It's a big occasion, and backstage,
0:49:11 > 0:49:15'Midge senses a jittery Mandy might need a sedative,
0:49:15 > 0:49:16'or a pep talk.'
0:49:16 > 0:49:19I have to tell you, everybody's fallen in love
0:49:19 > 0:49:20with your bass playing,
0:49:20 > 0:49:26because you are so good, and I'm not sure you know how good you are.
0:49:26 > 0:49:30I was standing watching you guys doing the soundcheck this afternoon,
0:49:30 > 0:49:35and my guitar tech, he just went, "Oh, my God, who's that?"
0:49:35 > 0:49:40And zoomed straight in on your playing, and it's just fantastic.
0:49:40 > 0:49:43I can't imagine the band being the band they are without you.
0:49:43 > 0:49:45I don't know what to say to that...
0:49:46 > 0:49:48- Just say thank you. - Thank you, Midge!
0:49:54 > 0:49:56Here we go! Ooh-ooh-ooh!
0:49:56 > 0:49:59# Pick it up, pick it up pick it up, pick it up
0:50:00 > 0:50:02# Baby, can't you see
0:50:02 > 0:50:04# I'm calling
0:50:04 > 0:50:06# A girl like you should wear a warning
0:50:06 > 0:50:08# It's dangerous
0:50:08 > 0:50:10# And I'm falling
0:50:11 > 0:50:14# Too high, can't come down
0:50:14 > 0:50:17# My head's swinging round and round
0:50:18 > 0:50:20# Can you hear me now?!
0:50:24 > 0:50:28# With a taste of your lips I'm on a ride
0:50:28 > 0:50:30# You're toxic, I'm slipping under
0:50:30 > 0:50:33# The taste of your poison, paradise
0:50:33 > 0:50:37# I'm addicted to you Don't you know that you're toxic?
0:50:39 > 0:50:42# Take it up, take it up, take it up take it up, take it up, take it up!
0:50:52 > 0:50:55# The taste of your lips I'm on a ride
0:50:55 > 0:50:58# You're toxic, I'm slipping under
0:50:58 > 0:51:00# The taste of your poison, paradise
0:51:00 > 0:51:04# I'm addicted to you Don't you know that you're toxic?
0:51:06 > 0:51:10# And I love what you do Don't you know that you're toxic?
0:51:11 > 0:51:15# Take it up, take it up, take it up, take it up, take it up...! #
0:51:15 > 0:51:17CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:51:22 > 0:51:24That showed you all the little intricacies that they do.
0:51:24 > 0:51:26The stops, the starts, the harmonies.
0:51:26 > 0:51:28Thank you very much, ladies and gentlemen.
0:51:28 > 0:51:31It was great, all of a sudden it got really vibey.
0:51:44 > 0:51:46# The time has come
0:51:46 > 0:51:49# Get the muppets on the bus
0:51:49 > 0:51:52# A garage run
0:51:52 > 0:51:54# Loaded up with drinks and nuts
0:51:54 > 0:51:57# But history
0:51:57 > 0:51:59# Will repeat for ever more
0:51:59 > 0:52:04# We broke down in this forsaken town
0:52:04 > 0:52:06# Let's get out of here
0:52:07 > 0:52:11# We broke down in this forsaken town
0:52:13 > 0:52:15# That's when things got bad to worse
0:52:15 > 0:52:18# Crashing right back down to earth
0:52:18 > 0:52:21# Some things in life you can't rehearse
0:52:21 > 0:52:25# A million ways to die down here
0:52:26 > 0:52:29# Tonight was rough
0:52:29 > 0:52:32# Got a feeling all bets are off
0:52:32 > 0:52:34# We've come so far
0:52:34 > 0:52:36# Then we woke up
0:52:37 > 0:52:40# We're functioning still
0:52:40 > 0:52:43# Odds are long at William Hill
0:52:43 > 0:52:45# We're all on the same page
0:52:45 > 0:52:48# Only eight made the stage
0:52:50 > 0:52:52# A-a-ah!
0:52:52 > 0:52:54That's when things got bad to worse
0:52:54 > 0:52:57# Crashing right back down to earth
0:52:57 > 0:53:00# Things in life you can't rehearse
0:53:00 > 0:53:02# A million ways to die down here
0:53:02 > 0:53:05# That's when things got bad to worse
0:53:05 > 0:53:08# Crashing right back down to earth
0:53:08 > 0:53:10# Things in life you can't rehearse
0:53:10 > 0:53:12# A million ways to die! #
0:53:14 > 0:53:15Oi!
0:53:15 > 0:53:17CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:53:24 > 0:53:27Suddenly that connection, which you have to have,
0:53:27 > 0:53:29suddenly that came there, intensely came there...
0:53:29 > 0:53:31- You could feel it. - ..and it was a rush.
0:53:31 > 0:53:35- Yeah.- And that... If they win it, it'll be from that bit.
0:53:35 > 0:53:38That last couple of minutes, that's what will win it, I think.
0:53:38 > 0:53:39- I actually enjoyed it.- Did you?
0:53:39 > 0:53:42Yeah, like, I thought I'd be absolutely, like,
0:53:42 > 0:53:45my legs were like jelly and that, but actually I was like...
0:53:45 > 0:53:47At least I didn't do it quite like that,
0:53:47 > 0:53:49but at least I got a wee bit of that going.
0:53:49 > 0:53:51I think everyone's a little scared of everyone else now,
0:53:51 > 0:53:53it's a little bit of competition.
0:53:53 > 0:53:55Everyone's like, "Ooh, who's going to win?"
0:53:55 > 0:53:58Is anybody going to think less of me if I cry if we don't win?
0:54:00 > 0:54:02I couldn't possibly think any less of you, man.
0:54:08 > 0:54:11Seeing them all so excited, and deliver so well,
0:54:11 > 0:54:12is absolutely worth it.
0:54:12 > 0:54:16Really. I don't care who wins. It's been such a delight.
0:54:16 > 0:54:20'With the bands all celebrating in the bar, it's time to quickly
0:54:20 > 0:54:23'decide our champion whilst they can still remember who won.
0:54:23 > 0:54:25'Our musical legends are clearly biased,
0:54:25 > 0:54:28'so we're lobbing it out for the audience to vote.
0:54:28 > 0:54:31'We're shunning all the usual bollocks - no premium phone rates,
0:54:31 > 0:54:34'no text votes, there's not even a clap-o-meter.
0:54:34 > 0:54:35'It's tokens in a shoebox.'
0:54:36 > 0:54:37Come on!
0:54:39 > 0:54:41Ladies and gentlemen, the voting, OK?
0:54:41 > 0:54:43Basically, has everyone got a token?
0:54:43 > 0:54:44CROWD CHEERS
0:54:44 > 0:54:48Good! Get to the back, over that corner, get your vote in.
0:54:48 > 0:54:50You've got 15 minutes.
0:54:59 > 0:55:03- Who d'you think the audience have gone for? Peter?- Dubheart.
0:55:03 > 0:55:05- Put it in!- Yeah, man!
0:55:05 > 0:55:06I think King Salami.
0:55:06 > 0:55:09You had that whole crowd hypnotised.
0:55:09 > 0:55:11HE SLURS
0:55:12 > 0:55:14I think it's either Dubheart or Bombskare,
0:55:14 > 0:55:16and I think it's very, very close.
0:55:19 > 0:55:23'The tokens are counted and verified by an independent adjudicator.
0:55:23 > 0:55:25Just look at those honest hands!
0:55:27 > 0:55:31Every single band, give 'em a round of applause, they've all won!
0:55:31 > 0:55:351,200 bands down to six!
0:55:35 > 0:55:36This is it.
0:55:40 > 0:55:42CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:55:44 > 0:55:46Yeah, come on, do that shit!
0:55:46 > 0:55:48CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:55:51 > 0:55:53I'm not deliberately taking my time over this,
0:55:53 > 0:55:55it's just a tricky envelope.
0:55:55 > 0:55:57Ladies and gentlemen, I'm not going to piss about,
0:55:57 > 0:56:00there's no commercial break, there's no pregnant pause,
0:56:00 > 0:56:01I'm just going to announce it.
0:56:01 > 0:56:03As far as I'm concerned everybody's won.
0:56:03 > 0:56:04You, shut your face.
0:56:04 > 0:56:06CHEERING AND LAUGHTER
0:56:06 > 0:56:08Ladies and gentlemen, the winner is
0:56:08 > 0:56:10Bombskare!
0:56:10 > 0:56:12CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:56:20 > 0:56:22Anybody want this piece of shit(?!)
0:56:31 > 0:56:34UK's best zero hours contract band!
0:56:35 > 0:56:38This would be a bad time for us to admit that we've been taking
0:56:38 > 0:56:42performance enhancing drugs through the whole competition!
0:56:44 > 0:56:47I'm really pleased that the guys did it. They deserved it.
0:56:47 > 0:56:51Every time we've seen them, they've brought it big time.
0:56:53 > 0:56:55All the bands here tonight deserved
0:56:55 > 0:56:58that Andy Warhol 15 minutes of fame,
0:56:58 > 0:57:02and if that's all they ever get, what an amazing thing to have.
0:57:03 > 0:57:04Bloody awful.
0:57:04 > 0:57:08Not only is it bad losing, it's even worse losing to Midge bloody Ure.
0:57:08 > 0:57:10Oi!
0:57:13 > 0:57:17It actually gives you back a lot of feeling for what you do,
0:57:17 > 0:57:23you know, to see people enjoy what I do so much, all of them,
0:57:23 > 0:57:25and be so friendly.
0:57:25 > 0:57:28You know, it's been really, really nice.
0:57:28 > 0:57:30Where's the drummer?!
0:57:31 > 0:57:36I've been truly inspired, and somehow, in a strange,
0:57:36 > 0:57:38kind of selfish way, I feel like a winner.
0:57:45 > 0:57:46How many bands we got?
0:57:47 > 0:57:51'It's been a Herculean effort - several months, 1,500 miles across
0:57:51 > 0:57:55'these fair isles, three musical monoliths, one van blown up,
0:57:55 > 0:57:57'and one just crashed...'
0:57:57 > 0:57:59VAN RATTLES
0:57:59 > 0:58:01MIDGE LAUGHS
0:58:01 > 0:58:03'1,200 bands down to one.
0:58:03 > 0:58:04'Congratulations to Bombskare,
0:58:04 > 0:58:08'the winner of the UK's Best Part-Time Band 2016.
0:58:10 > 0:58:14'TV's catchiest titled TV talent show on television.'
0:58:14 > 0:58:18My mother, I know she was here, and she said, "Guys, you didn't win,
0:58:18 > 0:58:24"but Susan Boyle, she didn't win, and she did great," you know, so...
0:58:24 > 0:58:26- Ah!- Ah!- See?
0:58:26 > 0:58:28Who's Susan Boyle?