Spitting Image - We Were Only Obeying Orders

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  • Опубліковано 16 жов 2024
  • spitting image series 11 song john major We're so sorry if the poll tax,
    has been causing you distress in any way
    (Norman Lamont)
    We're so sorry is you're not working
    Can't you look on it as unpaid holiday?
    (Kenneth Baker)
    God we're sorry you're all unhappy
    Every single move we ever made was wrong
    (Kenneth Clarke)
    Though that awful era lingers
    All the time we crossed our fingers
    'Cause we knew that it was wicked all along
    (All)
    'Cause ve vere only obeying orders
    And the one who made us do it all was "she"
    Yes ve vere only obeying orders
    Or she'd send us straight to bed without our tea
    Ve vere only obeying orders
    And we obeyed each order to the full
    But at least we didn't go and
    Decide to march on Poland
    Ve vere just obeying orders- Jawohl!
    (John Major)
    She loathed the unions and though we loved them,
    She insisted we exterminate the lot
    She made us sell off the family heirlooms
    And squander every penny that we'd got
    We made you homeless but under protest
    But we promise you it won't occur again
    Though a few chose to be martyrs
    She soon had there guts for garters
    (Geoffrey Howe)
    And their balls nailed to the door of number 10
    (All)
    Ve vere only obeying orders
    And when we did these dreadful things we cried
    Ve vere only obeying orders
    But deep down we were always on your side
    Ve vere only obeying orders
    And we had to watch our goosestep you can bet
    But we're smashing fellows really
    We adore you people dearly
    So please can't you forgive us and forget?

КОМЕНТАРІ • 37

  • @retropirate1
    @retropirate1 Рік тому +89

    A shame the music video cant be shown

  • @stevebobhorace
    @stevebobhorace 6 місяців тому +35

    Thanks for uploading all these. (They're probably copyright-fascist because they're embarrassed at how good it used to be compared to the comeback!)

  • @jefferystewart5576
    @jefferystewart5576 Рік тому +18

    Thank you for bringing back this song. I absolutely loved but couldn't find it on UA-cam anywhere.

  • @cosmocosmoton
    @cosmocosmoton 2 роки тому +49

    Thank you thank you thank you! I love the spitting image songs so much, but you are the only one who can upload the songs without them getting taken down. Their other song “We’re guilty” reminds of this song, but this is my favorite.

    • @hermanthetosser4219
      @hermanthetosser4219  2 роки тому +9

      Yes I remembered your comment regarding it, I'll have to go through some of the series and get some more songs on as much needed right now.

    • @Monkey_triplets
      @Monkey_triplets 2 роки тому +7

      @@hermanthetosser4219 Thank you dude, I've been looking for this song ever since they took everything down when the new show came out!

    • @Lesopil
      @Lesopil 2 роки тому +5

      @@hermanthetosser4219 second everything said above! you're a hero

  • @Dive2005
    @Dive2005 Рік тому +20

    Finally, someone managed to bring the song back, shame we can't have the video though. Any chance you could put it on a google drive or something?

  • @robchuckle401
    @robchuckle401 2 роки тому +9

    Thanks so much love this song Herman! 100% 😎✅👍🏻

  • @ericjanhanussen3250
    @ericjanhanussen3250 10 місяців тому +9

    In the music video they stand trial at the beginning and the judge says something like 'we find you guilty of twelve years of ...' but i just couldn't understand the word. If anybody remembers the word please help me.😅

    • @jamesbradley5401
      @jamesbradley5401 9 місяців тому +7

      I believe it was cockups. The same charge that this current bunch of Tories since Cameron could be charged with 😂

  • @bee-beargaming
    @bee-beargaming Рік тому +2

    Thanks for uploading this

  • @thehipbip1678
    @thehipbip1678 2 роки тому +10

    Please upload the audio were Kenneth Baker makes slug puns and his transformation to a slug

  • @ClementIV
    @ClementIV 2 роки тому +4

    Thank you for the upload! Do you have the one where the Queen sings staying alive?

  • @Shr3w
    @Shr3w Рік тому +3

    Is this based on any existing song?

  • @award3007
    @award3007 6 місяців тому +2

    Could you please publish the video on Internet Archive and put the link in the description or comments?

    • @PeasMinister
      @PeasMinister 6 місяців тому +1

      The whole series is on Internet Archive and Odyssee you just have to look hard enough

  • @JannMielec
    @JannMielec Рік тому +2

    Can we get the Rishi Sunak edition?

    • @breakstone14
      @breakstone14 11 місяців тому +1

      Doesn't really work with current politics because we've had so many Tory PMs. Thatcher was in power for a decade, unheard of today.

    • @Antonio-yg7io
      @Antonio-yg7io 7 місяців тому

      Or a new Labour edition

    • @L-iv6lx
      @L-iv6lx 2 місяці тому +1

      ok, it'll be hard, but i'll try.
      Rishi Sunak
      We're so sorry if the Tories,
      has been causing you distress in any way
      (Liz Truss)
      We're so sorry that we're not working
      Can't you look on it as unpaid holiday?
      (George Osborne)
      God we're sorry you're all dying
      Every single move we ever made was wrong
      (David Cameron)
      Though that awful era lingers
      All the time we crossed our fingers
      'Cause we knew that it was wicked all along
      (All)
      'Cause ve vere only obeying orders
      And the one who made us do it all was "they" (donors)
      Yes ve vere only obeying orders
      Or they'd send us straight to Brussels without our tea
      Ve vere only obeying orders
      And we obeyed each order to the full
      But at least we didn't go and
      Decide to march on Poland
      Ve vere just obeying orders- Jawohl!
      (Rishi Sunak)
      they loathed the NHS and though we loved them,
      they insisted we exterminate the lot
      She (Theresa) made us sell off the police service
      And squander every penny that we'd got
      We made you homeless but under protest
      But we promise you it won't occur again
      Though absolutely none chose to be martyrs
      they soon had guts for garters
      (Matt Hancock)
      And they were dragged out to the door of number 10
      (All)
      Ve vere only obeying orders
      And when we did these dreadful things we drank
      Ve vere only obeying orders
      But deep down we were always on your side
      Ve vere only obeying orders
      And we had to watch our goosestep you can bet
      But we're smashing fellows really
      We think we adore you people dearly
      So please can't you forgive us and forget?
      im expecting this comment to get flagged ngl

  • @JesusChrist-jh6jo
    @JesusChrist-jh6jo Рік тому +27

    You can tell that the writers hated the tory party more than any other

    • @stickytapenrust6869
      @stickytapenrust6869 Рік тому +27

      They went after Labour and the Liberal/SDP alliance as much as they could but with them in opposition all they would do is make a load of wind.

    • @JesusChrist-jh6jo
      @JesusChrist-jh6jo Рік тому

      @@stickytapenrust6869 they made labour and the SDP just look like idiots they made thatcher and the tories look like ever single dictator and mass murderer and what they did was childs play to what they made thatcher look like

    • @deeznoots6241
      @deeznoots6241 Рік тому +21

      @@stickytapenrust6869mostly mocked Labour for being useless at winning elections(and then when new labour came about they made fun of them for abandoning their ideals for power) and libdems for being irrelevant

    • @DrBagPhD
      @DrBagPhD Рік тому +14

      They went after them all equally, it's just the Tories gave them the best material because they were fucking evil

    • @KC-dw6yz
      @KC-dw6yz Рік тому +10

      The Conservatives were in power for the entire show run, it's hardly surprising that the government does more and has more to be criticised for

  • @brelshar4968
    @brelshar4968 18 днів тому +1

    Labour 2024.

  • @kingnagarmel
    @kingnagarmel Рік тому +12

    Change a few words and you would swear this was about the Covid lockdowns.

    • @hermanthetosser4219
      @hermanthetosser4219  Рік тому +6

      Indeed

    • @kingnagarmel
      @kingnagarmel Рік тому +5

      @@hermanthetosser4219 Glad you agree.

    • @hermanthetosser4219
      @hermanthetosser4219  Рік тому +5

      @@kingnagarmel yeah at the time of uploading and watching these episodes I couldn't agree more especially with what has happened...

    • @kingnagarmel
      @kingnagarmel Рік тому +6

      @@hermanthetosser4219 Replace Thatcher with Fauci and it would be perfect, hell somebody should animate that.

    • @deeznoots6241
      @deeznoots6241 Рік тому +1

      I disagree, the covid lockdowns were pathetically weak and didn’t go anywhere near far enough to stop covid, the politicians were too spineless and instead of shutting everything down for 2 weeks, enforcing strict quarantine on those sick, mandating vaccination, and enforcing strict border controls and flight restrictions they dithered till it was too late and then started enforcing pathetic measures and asking the public nicely to not spread covid when too many people had it to stop it.
      The lockdowns were a total failure because they were slow and scared of public opinion and so the governments of the world let millions die while still annoying people with half baked lockdowns that only slowed the spread rather than stopping it dead.