RIP Neil who passed away today. Your contribution to Classic Legendry British Comedy and Music will forever be remembered. Thank you for the laughs. Sleep well, you deserve it.
Especially brilliant at this point in time ('69) when every musician and their cat was starting the "extended solos for everyone" period of festival rock...sublime
I am a teenager in a record store, it's around the 1980s checking out vinyl records because that's what we had then, found an album they did and the song titles ALONE nearly made me pee my pants, hysterically funny! This and the Ruttles, OMG!
A classic. I can report that Rodney Slater who played sax on this is still performing and did this song at the pub last night on tenor guitar. He did the burp at the end.
Despite numerous attempts, I don't any modern rock bands have managed to attain and maintain the high standards that the Bonzos set in their day. Vivian lives on!
I watch this a few times daily, can't believe its only been a few months since I found this, they were and are forever legendary...sleep well viv and Neil, God rest you
Years ago on 'Blockbuster', the late, great Bob Holness asked the question around the letter 'D', "What does the 'd' in Bonzo 'D' Doo-Dah Band stand for? The kid who attempted to answer, trying to look all learned, knowledgeable and intelligent pushed the buzzer and said "Disraeli?" LMAO!! 😂👍
Geezer, wot a ginger geezer I nearly ‘ad a seizure When I clocked ‘im in the frog Spruced up in me piccolo Me titfer an' me daisies Bowling down the rubba with me cherry china Fido. Rolled an oily rag Me cherry bread and cheesed You won't Adam wot I sees Some geezer, an ooly ginger geezer A geezer with a hooter I suppose I really had to rabbit and pork To this geezer Itie ice cream freezer Ginger geezer sees y' around
I was born in 1951 and am grateful that I transitioned from schoolboy to adult in the late 60s just as the Beatles and many others reached their peak and Python started on TV. Neil Innes (born 1944) said himself that it was a great time to be alive and active.
@@LaxicaViruta he’s right that was the norm - eccentric mad self depreciating humour with excellent tight musicality - unfortunately now we just have boring cardboard performers with the stage presence of a privet hedge
I used to have a wardrobe with labelled sections, including shirts. I cracked up when I first heard this 40 years ago and it still makes me weep with laughter
My brother just sent me the link for this video. Nothing else. Just the link. I'm listening for the 3rd time now and I just...why do I love this so much haha
+voidforpurpose certianly memorable,'best',it's such a subjective term,if one examines various philosophical discourse....blah,blah,rhubarb,rhubarb,rhubarb....
Thanks Neil!! Marvellous and unforgettable!! A solo to top Hendrix, "Frying pans" and "the sweet essence of giraffe" - lyrical genius!! So sad you've gone.
"In the wardrobe of my soul, in the section labelled shirts.."
I don't know why this is so good, but it has to be one of the greatest lyrics ever...
Made me laugh out loud...and it's 103rd time I've heard this song!
Just re-visited this to discover that I've been mistakenly "singing" about a "compartment labelled shirts" for the past 40 years.
@@andywhitemusic1997 True! It is physically impossible (for ME!) NOT to laugh!
Hi clive
Absolutely, always makes me laugh too. Especially as it's a callback to the song Shirt earlier in the same album
RIP Neil Innes - what a guitar solo. You have to be really, really good to sound that bad.
Hello from Scotland; Great name, its mine too, and great taste in music
Like Les Dawson's piano. CLASS!
That's a good way of putting it!
"You have to be really, really good to sound that bad" I guess I must be very good then
He's the "Human Spaceman".
RIP Neil who passed away today. Your contribution to Classic Legendry British Comedy and Music will forever be remembered. Thank you for the laughs. Sleep well, you deserve it.
The guitar solo that changed my life.
I'll never wash it...
Weird how they predicted SRV
What SRV is that one then?
Especially brilliant at this point in time ('69) when every musician and their cat was starting the "extended solos for everyone" period of festival rock...sublime
Every bit of footage of these guys I keep finding further convinces me that these were the funniest men in England in the 60s
lISTEN TO "yOU DO MY BRAIN IN" BY THE Bonzo's MY PERSONAL FAVOURITE! hOPE IT AMUSES YOU AS MUCH AS IT DID ME
@@stevebrindle1724 Mine too. Also 'We are normal'.
Everything Monty Python wanted to be
Vivian Stanshall was played by the same man who plays 'Paul McCartney'.
@@markdylan8676 Too tall and buck teeth
Viv, the man of a thousand voices and talented actor to boot. AKA William Shepard, aka billy shears,aka billy pepper , AKA sir faul McCartney...
Touch grass
you silly sausage!
AKA SON OF CROWLEY
I am a teenager in a record store, it's around the 1980s checking out vinyl records because that's what we had then, found an album they did and the song titles ALONE nearly made me pee my pants, hysterically funny! This and the Ruttles, OMG!
Unutterable brilliance! Used to watch the Bonzos on "Do Not Adjust Your Set" as a little girl. Thrilling times.
A classic. I can report that Rodney Slater who played sax on this is still performing and did this song at the pub last night on tenor guitar. He did the burp at the end.
'Vivian' is still performing too, he is now known as 'Paul McCartney'.
I saw this when I was 7 years old and I still haven't quite recovered
Absolutely brilliant!!!! So sadly unknown on this side of the Atlantic! RIP Viv Stanshall you are a true mad genius!
Praise God this video is here for me to see and enjoy!!!❤️Love Bonzos!
That burp is quite extraordinary.
We need this today more than ever
Despite numerous attempts, I don't any modern rock bands have managed to attain and maintain the high standards that the Bonzos set in their day. Vivian lives on!
The KLF.
Yes as Paul McCartney
This is rapidly becoming a favourite song.
I haven't washed my mind once since seeing this.
It's Paul McCartney.
In the wardrobe of my soul in the section labelled shirts. Brilliant.
Each time I call your name 'Frying Pan, Frying Pan" oh how it hurts!!! brilliant lyrics
Man this brings back so many memories...I pity the fool who never heard the Bonzo's
So many excellent parodies in one song. Brilliant!
Got it on a bootleg! Played it a lot on the air! THANK y'all! Precious!
One of the coolest years of the 60s
We've just got a puppy and he's called Bonzo, he's crazy like the band!
Reunited with Viv Stanshall and playing celestial harp solos. Thanks for everything.
Sweet essence of giraffe. Priceless! Absolutely priceless!!
It's the cheeky smile and wave at the end that I love!
RIP Neil Innes - thanks for all the music and all the laughs :)
I had this on vinyl long time ago - wonderful madness.
I watch this a few times daily, can't believe its only been a few months since I found this, they were and are forever legendary...sleep well viv and Neil, God rest you
Man, I was screaming. Never saw this before. So great to see them back in the day.
R.I.P Neil. You're gone but NOT Forgotten! Anna,Christine,Tinja&Markku
Years ago on 'Blockbuster', the late, great Bob Holness asked the question around the letter 'D', "What does the 'd' in Bonzo 'D' Doo-Dah Band stand for? The kid who attempted to answer, trying to look all learned, knowledgeable and intelligent pushed the buzzer and said "Disraeli?" LMAO!! 😂👍
The Bonzo Disraeli Doo Dah Band: surely a perfect name for a tribute act.
Neil Innes SHREDS!
Best guitar solo ever.
Fabulous, Too much fun!
Love this track - introduced to it by my father many years ago. They don't write lyrics like that any more :D
ONE OF THE BEST THINGS EVER RIGHT HERE!!!!
1:00 The way Viv Stanshall delivers the line "Through the holes in your string vest!" is beyond brilliant.
Paul Mccartney.
@@markdylan8676 Billy Sheperd
@@lmao7746 Weirdos
@@lmao7746 At least some people know.
Sweet essence of giraffe 🦒 ha ha , brilliant
Just brilliant.
I have 3-4 of their albums since the 1970s.
Vivian - the funniest man that ever lived !
Geezer, wot a ginger geezer
I nearly ‘ad a seizure
When I clocked ‘im in the frog
Spruced up in me piccolo
Me titfer an' me daisies
Bowling down the rubba with me cherry china Fido.
Rolled an oily rag
Me cherry bread and cheesed
You won't Adam wot I sees
Some geezer, an ooly ginger geezer
A geezer with a hooter I suppose
I really had to rabbit and pork
To this geezer
Itie ice cream freezer
Ginger geezer sees y' around
RIP Neil Innes - a sad loss.
I love these prog bands. Delish.
I wish I was born in 1950 to be around and old enough to appreciate stuff like this when it happened!
I was born in 1951 and am grateful that I transitioned from schoolboy to adult in the late 60s just as the Beatles and many others reached their peak and Python started on TV. Neil Innes (born 1944) said himself that it was a great time to be alive and active.
The Sound of Music has got tobe my swansong
I remember loving the LP from what this track is culled in Bristol in the early 70s. Trendy stuff, man.
I love how Viv just does this HUGE (and impressive!) burp, then politely smiles, blows a kiss and waves 😂
Im born 1993 and i just f**king love the Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band
RIP Neil Innes. Top man.
sheer brilliance!
I'm English, and this seems pretty normal to me.
jajjjaja I´m from perú , latinoamerica and they look pretty weird for me ....
@@LaxicaViruta he’s right that was the norm - eccentric mad self depreciating humour with excellent tight musicality - unfortunately now we just have boring cardboard performers with the stage presence of a privet hedge
I went to high school in West Dulwich. Na ha ha ha ha!
@@nigelrg1 AND .... you are named "NIGEL' -- could you, possibly, be MORE English?!?!
The English not only a good love of the eccentric, a good bloody lot of 'em are eccentric.
has it gotten around that this is the greatest band of all time yet?
I LOVE the guitar solo!!!
I remember hearing this when I was in High School back in the 70's
How High was your school?
Ah the original nutty boys...RIP Viv. Factoid: Viv announced the instruments on Tubular Bells
I used to have a wardrobe with labelled sections, including shirts. I cracked up when I first heard this 40 years ago and it still makes me weep with laughter
j'en est rêvé il l'on fait cela à bercer mon enfance génial
Insane genius. Saw them live in BBC's Regent St Studio with all the trimmings,a perfect live act. What playing, to be good when bad.
Cardboard coloured dreams, I love that line!
I loved Vivian & Neil, The Lennon & McCartney of The Bonzos. . .
Beautiful! I've always loved the Bonzos!
My brother just sent me the link for this video. Nothing else. Just the link. I'm listening for the 3rd time now and I just...why do I love this so much haha
Brilliant! I remember this as the B side of I’m The Urban Spaceman”
Genius...Damn I would have loved to see this band live. I was 1 year old.
The sweet essence of giraffe. Pure genius ;)
I dunno'. I don't believe I've ever had whiff of a giraffe. Lemme' think. Hmmm.
NOPE.......never. :D
Why
Dr. Demento introduced me to the Bonzo Dog Doo Daa Band !
I heard this as a kid. I had a great freaking childhood
Being a fan of Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention, Captain Beefheart and The Magic Band, and The Tubes, these guys just “hit me right there…” 🤣🤣🤣
Awww, My Wedding Song!
I remember seeing this as a child - I was probably about six. That big head scared the shit clean out of me. Inspired lunacy with added burp.
Best guitar solo of the 1960's at 1:08! Bar nun.
+voidforpurpose certianly memorable,'best',it's such a subjective term,if one examines various philosophical discourse....blah,blah,rhubarb,rhubarb,rhubarb....
+voidforpurpose I agree.
We loved this B-side at the time, well early 70's at least, always playing it, a fun band, typically English eccentricism
This is genius!!
timeless,loved this in the 70's,never gets old for me,great lyricist,satirist and commentator of contemporary mores,right back to my thesis....:)
Love the guitar solo!!
Watching this always gives me some faith in humanity. Cheers Viv.
Old enough to love this one!!!
Rest in Peace Viv, you were the greatest
Nowadays, no one has the guts, creativity or intelligence to ever try imitating what the Bonzo's did so well. Ginger Geezer please come back!
Q: Can something be superb and sublime at the same time?
A: Yes!
And it's this song right here!
Enjoy!
RIP Neil Innes, a mere 75yo. I loved chewing the fat with him on Twitter. Played my favourite ever guitar solo, seen here.
Goddammit i love these guys! Geniuses and musical trolls right up there with Frank Zappa in my mind!
Oh how it hurts! (He's in pain) hahahah I'm dying! I love BDDB so much.
Thanks Neil!! Marvellous and unforgettable!! A solo to top Hendrix, "Frying pans" and "the sweet essence of giraffe" - lyrical genius!! So sad you've gone.
Incredible sound and picture quality! Thank you.
Very moving
These guys are mental!!! Love it :)
This cracks me up 😆love it
One of the greatest groups out of England!!!!! Long live the Bonzo's. Buy their cd's! Beast of the Bonzo's is a great best of.
guitar solo is a classic as are the entire band.....luv'em
Bonzo rocks!!!!
🎉 Happy heavenly birthday Vivian Stanshall 🎂😃
makes me proud to be British =D
RIP Neil Innes, the genius.
Love this so much. RIP Neil Innes
Thanks for uploading this. What a brilliant song. Happy birthday to Vivian for 29 minutes time!
Nice to see the full version + see it in colour
Ta!
This is terribly, horribly, eternally absurdly PERFECT!!!
Love it, love it, love it!!