In 1983, The The released their song “Uncertain Smile,” which featured Jools Holland playing an iconic piano outro. A few years later, as you might guess, Holland became the host of Later… With Jools Holland; The The appeared on the show in 1993, and they all performed “Uncertain Smile” together. Fast forward to last Saturday night: the return to Later to perform “Some days I drink my coffee by William Blake’s grave” Since Bladetheir first album in almost 24 years. They asked Holland again to play piano for them in his show, 31 years after that performance of “Uncertain Smile.” Holland and The The frontman Matt Johnson also both reflected on “Uncertain Smile” in a recent TikTok. You can watch this and performances of both songs below.

@joolshollandWhat a pleasure to welcome Matt Johnson and the rest of The The to Later this week. Tune in to BBC Two on Saturday at 10.25pm ​​to watch their fantastic performance.

♬ original sound – Jools Holland