GMTV- Human League Appearance
This has been transcribed by myself from an appearance by The Human League made on 05/10/98 on GMTV a UK a morning TV program. Introduction made by Penny one of the presenters of GMTV.


Introduction- Now get you ra ra skirts and your hair crimpers out, we've got one of the biggest bands of the 80's performing for us today. Chart toppers The Human League are enjoying a revival and their joining forces with two other massive bands of that decade, Culture Club and ABC to tour Britain. But before we meet them lets have a look at the way they were back in 1981. (At this point GMTV shows video clip of "Don't You Want Me" video)



PENNY- OH HERE THEY ARE LOOK, WHAT HAPPENED TO YOUR LIPSTICK?

PHIL- IT'S ON I'TS JUST A DIFFERENT COLOUR

PENNY- OH REALLY

PHIL- YEAH

PENNY- WHAT WAS THE ONE YOU WERE WEARING THERE?

PHIL- I THINK IT WAS GOLD IN THOSE DAYS

PENNY- IT WAS BRIGHT RED WE JUST SAW IN THAT SHOT THERE, DID RED FOR A WHILE AND THEN IT WAS GOLD. AND YOU ALSO HAD SOME VERY DOGGY HAIR DO'S DID'NT YOU?

PHIL- I HAD HAIR

(Penny Joanne, Susan and rest of studio laugh)

PENNY- NOW IT'S BEEN QUITE A WHILE HASN'T IT, UM WHAT ALMOST 20 YEARS I SUPPOSE. WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN DOING SINCE THEN? IT IS ALMOST 20 YEARS

SUSAN- WELL WE JUST....... WE'VE ALWAYS MADE RECORDS AND WORKED WE'VE NEVER REALLY STOPPED. YOU KNOW WE HAD A TOP TEN HIT SINGLE ABOUT 3 YEARS AGO, SO WE'VE NEVER STOPPED WORKING.

PENNY- MMM AND WHY DO YOU THINK IT IS, THAT ALL OF A SUDDEN YOU'VE SUDDENLY HAD A RESURGENCE AS IT WERE

JOANNE- I DON'T KNOW, I THINK THESE THINGS JUST HAPPEN EVERY FEW YEARS AND MAYBE YOU KNOW ITS JUST ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT PEOPLE ARE NOT REALLY MAKING ORGINAL RECORDS ANYMORE. IT'S A LOT OF DANCE STUFF WHICH IS GOOD AND ORIGINAL BUT NOT SONGEY BASED AND I THINK PEOPLE HAVE GOT OLDER AND A BIT MORE MONEY THAT ARE OUR AGE.AND SO THEY'VE GOT A BIT MORE MONEY AND SO THERE GOING OUT AND BUYING OUR RECORDS AGAIN

PENNY- YEAH, AND YOUR ON TOUR WITH ABC AND CULTURE CLUB. HOW ON EARTH DID YOU MANAGE TO GET ALL THREE OF YOU TO GET IT SORTED?

PHIL- I THINK CULTURE CLUB GOT IT TOGTHER, AND WE SORT OF JOINED IN. WE JUST DONE FIVE WEEKS WITH THEM IN AMERICA ALREADY SO.......

PENNY- AND SELLING TO PACKED HOUSES AS I HEAR, AS I UNDERSTAND?

PHIL- YEAH, BIG ONES AS WELL 25,00, 17,000

PENNY- MM, WELL HERE YOU ARE YOU'VE GOT A AUDIENCE OF MILLIONS NOW YOUR GONNA SING "HUMAN" FOR US. THANKS A LOT.



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