Hello Quo
Documentary recounting Status Quo's epic story. The original members of the band tell their story, alongside interviews from some prominent Quo fans like Paul Weller and Brian May.
You don't sell 128 million albums worldwide without putting in the graft and Status Quo are, quite possibly, the hardest-working band in Britain. Alan G Parker's documentary Hello Quo, specially re-edited for the 大象传媒, recounts the band's epic story from the beginning - when south London schoolmates Francis Rossi and Alan Lancaster formed their first band with big ambitions of rock 'n' roll domination, quickly adding drummer John Coghlan and guitarist Rick Parfitt.
The film tells the story of Quo's hits from their unusually psychedelic early hit, Pictures of Matchstick Men, followed by a run through their classics from Down Down to Whatever You Want.
The band laughs off the constant ribbing about only using three chords and the film explores how Quo's heads-down boogie defined UK rock in the early 70s. Fender Stratocaster in hand, Quo have stood their ground and never shifted, but they have managed to adapt to scoring pop hits over five decades.
The original members of the 'frantic four' tell their story of a life in rock 'n' roll, alongside interviews from some prominent Quo fans, such as Paul Weller, whose first gig was the Quo at Guildford Civic Hall, to Brian May, who waxes lyrically about the opening riff to Pictures of Matchstick Men, while even Sir Cliff plays homage to the denim-clad rockers.
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Three Chord Wonders
Duration: 02:52
Music Played
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Status Quo
Two Way Traffic
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Status Quo
Pictures Of Matchstick Men
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Status Quo
Rockin' All Over The World
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Status Quo
Whatever You Want
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Status Quo
I Who Have Nothing
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Status Quo
Spicks And Specks
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Status Quo
Paradise Flat
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Status Quo
Ice In The Sun
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Status Quo
Roadhouse Blues
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Status Quo
Paper Plane
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Francis Rossi
Pictures Of Matchstick Men
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Status Quo
Down Down
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Status Quo
Caroline
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Status Quo
Roll Over Lay Down
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Status Quo
Mystery Song
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Status Quo
Don't Waste My Time
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Status Quo
Rockin' All Over The World
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Status Quo
Livng On An Island
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Status Quo
Whatever You Want
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Status Quo
In The Army Now
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Status Quo
Caroline
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Status Quo
Whatever You Want
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Status Quo
Whatever You Want
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Status Quo
Caroline
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Status Quo
Down Down
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Status Quo
Whatever You Want
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Status Quo
Red Sky
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Van Halen
Jump
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Status Quo
Again And Again
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Eric Spear
Coronation Street
Performer: Ronnie Hunt. -
Status Quo
Rock 'N' Roll 'N' You
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Status Quo
Two Way Traffic
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Status Quo
In My Chair
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Status Quo
Rockin' All Over The World
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Coronation Street
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Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Director | Alan G Parker |
Producer | Alexa Morris |
Broadcasts
- Sat 9 Nov 2013 21:00
- Fri 28 Feb 2014 21:00
- Sat 1 Mar 2014 01:00
- Mon 3 Mar 2014 00:40
- Fri 19 Sep 2014 21:00
- Sat 20 Sep 2014 01:40
- Fri 20 Feb 2015 21:00
- Sat 21 Feb 2015 00:20
- Sat 26 Mar 2016 23:00
- Sun 27 Mar 2016 03:25
- Fri 20 Jan 2017 22:00
- Sat 21 Jan 2017 02:00
- Fri 1 Sep 2017 23:45
- Sun 21 Oct 2018 00:30
- Sat 27 Jul 2019 22:50
- Fri 15 Apr 2022 21:00
- Sat 16 Apr 2022 02:05
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