THE THE - THIS IS THE DAY (Disinfected version live)

First broadcast on 13/01/94 from the BBC TV show Top Of The Pops. If you watch closely, you’ll see Matt Johnson trying to refrain from laughing during the performance. This was in no small part due to the mischievousness of keyboard player DC Collard, who devised a surprise for Matt directly before going on stage that would put Matt to the test. DC explains, “So I went into makeup at the BBC and said to the girl that I didn’t want any makeup but would she like to shave my head? I knew Matt had to sing live (Jim Fitting and I were just miming to a backing track) and I was hoping my little stunt would mess him up – he pulled it off admirably but cracked up a few times during the instrumental passages!“ For the latest news on THE THE: Join the Mailing List: Find THE THE on Social Media: