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sailor were a UK band from the 70s and 80s.

here are just some reasons why this 2 minute live performance of “jacaranda” from 1976 is awesome:

- sailor were a completely nautically themed band. they sang songs about the sea, they played synthesisers which on-stage they built into a contraption they called the ‘Nickelodeon’ (meant to resemble part of a ship), and of course on-stage, and on record covers, they wore stripey shirts and sailors hats.

- the dude is playing a harp

- the dude playing the harp has a tattoo of an anchor on his cheek

all this and the song is incredible. it was originally the b-side to a single of theirs called “girls, girls, girls” – admittedly a lot of their pop singles were pretty disposable, but there are some absolute gem instrumentals, including this track which i think may have been some kind of cult hit in germany.

click here to watch a couple of more clips from this 1976 performance in southend, and click here to learn more about sailor and their nickolodeon.

sailor.