The Way They Were - The Best Of ‘So It Goes’

This Channel 4 UK program from the mid-80s compiles some incredible performances culled from Tony Wilson’s late 70s Granada TV series, So It Goes. Includes the Sex Pistols, The Clash, Buzzcocks, Iggy Pop (with horsetail sticking out of his ass and saying “fucking” on 70s TV), The Fall, The Jam, Elvis Costello, Blondie, Penetration, Wreckless Eric, Ian Dury, Tom Robinson, Magazine, John Cooper Clarke, XTC, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Sham 69 and ending with the classic clip of Joy Division performing “Shadow Play.” Many of the groups represented here were making their TV debuts on So It Goes, a regional tea-time program. Sex Pistols - Anarchy In The UK 08/76 Elvis Costello - Alison 04/76 The Buzzcocks - What Do I Get 08/77 John Cooper Clarke - You'll Never See A Nipple In The Daily Express 02/77 John Cooper Clarke - Psycho Sluts (intro) 02/77 Iggy Pop - The Passenger 10/77 Wreckless Eric - Whole Wide World 07/77 Ian Dury - Freedom, by Charles Mingus 11/77 Ian Dury - Bus Driver's Prayer 11/77 Penetration - Don't Dictate 08/77 Blondie - Rip Her To Shreds (First TV performance) 11/77 The Fall - Psychomafia (clip) 05/78 The Fall - Industrial Estate (clip) 05/78 The Jam - In The City 08/77 Jordan - Interview 03/76 Tom Robinson Band - Sing If You're Glad To Be Gay 11/77 Johnny Thunders - Interview 11/77 Elvis Costello & The Attractions - Watching The Detectives 09/77 XTC - Neon Shuffle 11/77 Jonathan Richman - Interview 07/76 Nick Lowe - Endless Sleep 09/77 Siouxsie & The Banshees - Make Up To Break Up 11/77 Cherry Vanilla - Interview 10/77 Magazine - Motorcade 10/77 Devo - Interview 03/78 The Clash - Capital Radio 10/77 The Clash - Janie Jones 10/77 John Cooper Clarke - Kung Fu International 11/77 Joy Division - Shadow Play