As a 'teen' the 'Rollers' were not "cool" - you had to be 'into' Prog rock (stuff the Punks later hated!) to have 'street cred'. 1983 - I'm invited to a 'Garden Party' by a friend of a friend (some 'do' to welcome a woman from Scotland coming down South to work. ??!) Didn't know many there, conversations a bit stilted. Two big blokes turned up. One had a shaved head and muscles on his muscles. The other looked like a slightly toned-down Hell's Angels biker. From my chair on the lawn, I watched them. They were not really interacting with anyone else, they entered the house via the conservatory. Interesting... After a few minutes "Shang-a-lang" started belting out into the garden! They had found the 'stereo' and a BCR greatest hits album! They knew all the words and were singing along (in tune too!). They were really funny guys and entertained us all afternoon. Made the afternoon in fact. Were they a 'Gay' couple? Don't know, don't care! Made me re-think what "cool" really is though!
Here's another song from around the same era...
