You know that performance of "Mirror Man" on YouTube, from a television show, back in 1982. They're all in their seriously misinterpreted 'A Clockwork Orange' suits*(see note below) and it's actually from a Swedish television show called Måndagsbörsen. There's a 3 minute mega fail of an interview just prior to the performance which is all at once so discombobulated and hilarious. Don't believe me? 'Ask Harry.' Here's the transcript. The link to the Facebook post which contains the interview is below (I can't figure out how to embed from Facebook). and the link to the full performance of 'Mirror Man' on YouTube will also appear below.
September 2021 edit update: DJ John Cope of youtube has posted a better clip of the interview and song combined. I've linked it below, but will keep the other two links active just in case the internet police come along and decide we're not worth anymore.
Disclaimer: I don't own the rights to any of this. This transcript isn't 100%. Please feel free to help correct the text if you can in the comments. I'll keep this as updated as possible.
Interviewer: Talk... ative? That's a good joke in your name, right?
Mark: Yeah. That's right.
Interviewer: Mark, Mark, Mark. This is awfully nice of you darling. Um. Mark comes from?
Mark: Hackney, London
Interviewer: Hackney, London. And you’ve come all the way today just for this?
Mark: That’s right, yeah.
Interviewer: That must be a terribly expensive thing to do. All this... These lads right?
Mark: We like to see a bit of decadence.
Interviewer: We’d like to see a bit of decadence. London’s decadent (?) with all the violence?
Mark: There’s no violence.
Interviewer: There’s no violence?
Mark: There’s none.
Interviewer: Ah well yes, those police reports must all be wrong. (Swedish) You’ve got some friends over here Mark. (?)
Interviewer 2: (Swedish) Uh. Paul, listen. Can you tell me a little about your equipment?
Paul: Don’t ask me. Ask ol' Harry over there. Look.
Interviewer 2: Harry?
Paul: Ol' Harry there.
Interviewer 2: We’ve been told Harry doesn’t know anything.
Paul: But he does!
Interviewer 2: (Swedish) Roger? You’re nearer.
Interviewer: Ok. Mark? Harry? That’s not him here. Mark. You’ve flown in today and you’re playing here and I presume your next single is being released today in Sweden, isn’t it?
Mark: That’s right, yes. The next number we’re going to be doing tonight for you.
Interviewer: (Swedish) (audience laughter) - Got my grammar wrong. Sorry Mark. I got my grammar wrong in Swedish.
Mark: Did you bring her?
Interviewer: Do you get your grammar wrong in English?
Mark: No. I never take her anywhere.
Interviewer: You never answer political questions either, do you?
Mark: Ask Harry.
Interviewer: Harry? Do you answer political questions?
Simon: I think we should play Mirror Man.
Interviewer: Ah ha. They want to play the next single. Should we let them do it?
Interviewer2: (Swedish) Uh. Paul, your, your tape recorders. How about all your gear?
Paul: Yeah well we use… That’s a TEAC (?) tape recorder there, right?
Interviewer 2: TEAC(?) tape recorder.
Paul: And that there is a Simmons kit. That’s like a new electronic kit we use. And we've been using that for about three months now. But ask Harry. Ask Harry, he knows!
Interviewer 2: Uh, ask Harry. (Swedish)
Interviewer: Just want to say… How much does this gear cost? I know you’ve borrowed this today. But your gear at home. How much does a set of all this equipment cost in England say?
Mark: Well, Harry’s the property boy. He'll tell ya.
Interviewer: Harry? How much did this cost? (Swedish?) Very, very interesting answers. All right. Their next single is coming out in Sweden today. Do you want to play your next single, do you?
Mark: Yeah, sure. It’s called Mirror Man.
Interviewer: You’re not allowed to advertise on Swedish television.
Mark: Ok. It isn’t called Mirror Man.
Updated clip from YouTube (September 2021) (interview and song):
Link to the interview HERE
FYI: The YouTube clip below does NOT contain the interview. Just the performance.
*From several sources, where they explain those white suits were their stylists' gross misinterpretation of the image they wanted to portray at the time which was supposed to be "A Clockwork Orange" themed.
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