XTC - Life Begins At The Hop Lyrics
I have learnt there's a magical spot at the hop
Come with me to the church on the corner the hop
There's nuts and there's crisps and there's c-c-c-cola on tap
A good time had by those boys and those girls at the hop
Tell me what do you say
I tell you
Life begins at the hop, boys and girls
Prepare yourself for the boys in the band at the hop
The cheap guitars, they're too young for the bars at the hop
We'll jive around, make fools of ourselves 'til they stop
We're back next week with another ridiculous tie knot
Tell me what do you say (tell me what do you say)
I tell you
Life begins at the hop, boys and girls
Tell me what do you say (tell me what do you say)
Tell me what do you say (tell me what do you say)
I tell you
Life begins at the hop, boys and girls
I have learnt there's a magical spot at the hop
Come with me to the church on the corner the hop
There's nuts and crisps and there's c-c-c-cola on tap
A good time had by those boys and those girls at the hop
Tell me what do you say (tell me what do you say)
Tell me what do you say
I tell you
Life begins at the hop, la la la la la la la
Life begins at the hop, la la la la la la la
Life begins at the hop, la la la la la la la la la la la
boys and girls
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XTC Life Begins At The Hop Comments
Ahhh... the fun times of new wave. I was at a perfect age to soak it in. There's no way to convey that period for the under-50s people. These videos will have to do.
They were wary of saying who they were musically influenced by. They were fans of Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin as well as The Beatles. They did not want to have their Punk/,New wave credentials called into question. GREAT BAND
They're the same girls from the Making Plans For Nigel video
Eons ahead of their time
It looks like two people died at the hop.
Tune! dx
I wonder how many times the one in the black and white stripes popped out during filming.
Nostalgia is a hell of a drug. Unless you lived it you could never understand. There you have it.
I often wondered if XTC toured the states they would have been just a big as the Police. This band has always been a favorite of mine
Haha. So easy to imagine Partridge going home from the school disco alone, all wretched and rejected. 'Specially if he'd been dancing like this ;)
Love the cheap props for the video!
Infectious joy-been hopping for 40 years now
Well Terry's having a good time...
xtc controlled the volume of there fame.they didn't want to be on johnny Carson or play football stadiums
Ha ha....the chic's boobs almost fell out in the black and white dress at the beginning!
Whos doing the vocals ? I dont know that much about this band other than about 3 or 4 songs and they all sound good. I used their song General and Majors in my video on here titled ' Boxed in', to see it just type in the following title to search bar......Boxed in Justmadeit2
Colin Moulding, the bass player.
He also sang Generals & Majors.
@Rogerandmb Patton Thanks for the info 😃
Ironically Andy sang two thirds of their songs, but the songs Colin sang usually charted higher and were more successful!
Fossil Fuel - their 2 CD singles collection - is a great introduction to the wonderful music of XTC.
But be warned: the XTC rabbit hole runs very deep.
Amazing band
Naked titty at the start and the girl in strips lost hers about half way in, too.
The gals in Robert Palmer's "Addicted to Love" video have nothing on these gals.
XTC and girls... it almost seems inconceivable.
All these years later I find Andy didn't sing this. 🤔
Or generals and majors, making plans for Nigel and many others. Andys songs are much better though in my opinion, these ones are all the simple popish type songs mostly.
Rock on Colin!
40 years ago...
Hard to believe, I know.
"40 years ago" ain't what it used to be...
THeir production was always top notch. The most underrated band in music history, along with Killing Joke. The fact that 10ox more Americans know about Oasis and a million times more know Ed Sheeran is a travesty.
Perfect!♡
C-C-C-Coca Cola on tap!
Why on earth didn’t more people get XTC? Fantastic songs
think it had something to do with them not touring much due to andy's valium withdrawal, just a guess
Because you need a higher musical intelligence than the average Radiohead fan to appreciate all of the clever stuff in their music. This is why XTC is a musician's band.
Didn't Andy once say that he thought they could have been as big as R.E.M. if they kept touring?
Lennon/ McCartney of new wave...
Amazing song and love the guitar on this
XTC in full effect
Agreed. Best lead ever
brilliant band!!!!
Sting and his then wife Francis Tomelty on handclaps.
I thought that was a different version?
BEST BAND EVER!
Pop brilliance!!
Brilliant laugh watching this fab ode to the 60s & Colin's first single & also Dave in the band, The video must have cost about a fiver but that's it's charm!
Yesssss! We need more XTCVEVO!!
1st!!!!!!