Show: Oldie Parade
Host: Uwe Bahn
Date: Mai 17th 1997
TV-Station: N3
Country: Germany
Les McKeown's Legendary Bay City Rollers:
Les McKeown, Peko McKeown, Simon Mulvey, Kevin McGill, Russel Keefe
Uwe | The same clothes as in the seventies ? | |
Les | Exactly the same clothes, they still fit me. | |
Uwe | The same size too ? | |
Les |
The same size, the same costume - it lasts forever. The material is very unique, it was made from a specialist in japan. It never wears out. It's amazing. High Technologie, they use it in space and everything. |
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Today we have the Backstreet Boys, in the seventies the Bay City Rollers - is there a thing you would say is different ? |
Uwe | |
Well we know the Backstreet Boys, they are a good bunch of guys. A bit young, a bit - you know. They have a long way to go. They sing a lot, dance a lot. |
Les |
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It's different ? | Uwe | |
Yeah, it's different ! We used to self play and do it all. |
Les | |
You played better than them ? | Uwe | |
Well you know, every year a new group comes out and they say it's a new Bay City Rollers, but A theres only oneBay City Rollers - and here we are ! |
Les | |
Uwe | Oh, a new girl in the group ? | |
Les | Yeah | |
Uwe | What's your name ? | |
Peko | Peko | |
Uwe | Pako ? | |
Peko | Peko - Ja | |
Les |
A japanese import. Imported from japan specialy for this gig. |
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Uwe |
You have had tons of hits in the seventies. What are your favourite songs from the Rollers ? |
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Les |
Bye Bye Baby Shang A Lang Give A Little Love Saturday Night Well the list is endless. I just can't remember them all ! |
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Uwe | What was the biggest one ? | |
Les | In germany, in deutschland ? I'm not sure, we have to look up the Oldie Parade. | |
Uwe | My favourite is Give A Little Love, can you perform it for me ? | |
Les | Sure we can do it for you - no problem. | |
Uwe | Thank you. |
Remark: Saturday Night and Give A Little Love were the original versions from the seventies.