I have had this damn song in my head for the last 30 yeras! I remembered it almost word for word, bar for bar. I'm so happy to have heard it again. thanks for loading this one.
My goodness, I've not heard this song since I first heard it in about 1979, I sang it at the junior school and one of the boys I knew said he'd seen the same song, brings it all back!
Today's the first time I've heard/seen this. It's catchy, it's good, why don't we enter something like this, it'd surely get more votes than our usual submission?
He borrowed that line from Laurel and Hardy. It was used as a stagecoach conversation starter in the film Way Out West. If I remember rightly, it was Ollie shyly addressing a lady.
Eurovision was originally a prestigeous contest whose purpose was to lighten up the spirits of Europeans after WWII. Now for most people it's anything BUT prestigeous. Maybe because of mass popular culture. But there's no harm in getting together to listen to cheesy music, is there? - From a fan of both classical music and Eurovision
If the Irish can be silly enough to enter Jedward and a turkey it's about time the UK gave Neil his shot, instead whatever Simon Cowell rejects we enter these days.
but what the heck. they need to take out the stick they have in their arses, blow their noses and grow a sense of humor. neil is a genious, maybe they are jealous because they were born without charm and Ill say it again,humor. I love thissong on someny leves,always makes me smile.
It was the Dr Who Tardis. ua-cam.com/video/9myli9BzDBE/v-deo.html Note the light on top is missing they had not quite got it ready for recording Dr Who when they borrowed it.
I think this would have won the Eurovision Song Contest knowing some songs that have won and way better then some songs that have represented the UK !!!
It's a rather fair conteast after all, and the Brits can't do that England-Scotland-Wales-and-Nothern Ireland trick. But the Russian adopted it. Marching separately - striking jointly, the very reason for splitting the Soviet Union, if you ask me. Whoever used to know anything about, for example, Azerbaijan a couple of years ago?
This is absolutely brilliant. It begs the question: how did the continent of Europe - which spawned such purveyors of culture as Handel, Bach, Haydn, Mozart, Schubert, Beethoven, Gounod, Rossini, Puccini, Chopin, etc - end up at that cultural bogland which is the Eurovison Song Contest? What went wrong?
Do a highly regimented, stiff, militarized version of this, kids and all, with the tune done in a type of blaring martial music. All the people to come from North Korea.
This is wonderful. This song should be our Eurovision entry for 2020 in memory of the amazing Mr. Innes.
I agree, I remember this song from January 1979.
Would stand as much chance (probably even more!) As many of our entries in recent years! 😆
And now those children have white hair. 🙄
The world goes on.
I have had this damn song in my head for the last 30 yeras! I remembered it almost word for word, bar for bar. I'm so happy to have heard it again.
thanks for loading this one.
Teaching this song to my 2nd and 3rd graders. They love it SO much.
We would win every time with this song! It's the wasp's elbows!
Today, it has been announced that Eurovision 2020 has been cancelled. Instead let us broadcast this on loop.
Its good to see people being happy and bonkers at the same time
RIP Neil
My goodness, I've not heard this song since I first heard it in about 1979, I sang it at the junior school and one of the boys I knew said he'd seen the same song, brings it all back!
Today's the first time I've heard/seen this. It's catchy, it's good, why don't we enter something like this, it'd surely get more votes than our usual submission?
I agree, if it didn't win just keep entering it as a finger to the cheating powers that control the ESC.
If you wish to hear Neil Innes at his best you may enjoy The Rutles .
This was filmed in Longnor, Staffs. I once worked in the Post Office there.
RIP Neil thank you for this classic.
What a lot of weather we've been having lately lol
He borrowed that line from Laurel and Hardy. It was used as a stagecoach conversation starter in the film Way Out West. If I remember rightly, it was Ollie shyly addressing a lady.
“Quite a lot of weather we’ve been having lately!”
(Delivered with a kind of pompous gallantry).
ua-cam.com/video/ddsNseQddOg/v-deo.html
The world lost one again. RIP Neil Innes.
Great song!
got it stuck on my brain now..haha
Fantastic; Neil Innes genius.
with the entries recently he would sooo win with this 8D i mean only the might of lordi could possibly slay him XD
The lyrics are pure poetry, no doubt :)
I was thinking exactly the same thing! I;ve been singing it for the last 30 years. Actually I was singing it more or less right!
Catchy little number ...
Brilliant!
Eurovision was originally a prestigeous contest whose purpose was to lighten up the spirits of Europeans after WWII. Now for most people it's anything BUT prestigeous. Maybe because of mass popular culture. But there's no harm in getting together to listen to cheesy music, is there?
- From a fan of both classical music and Eurovision
HI 4 years later
I still agree with your comments
Especially with all the rubbish they call songs/music now
He had one hell of a talent
The lyrics are great. Neil really should be the UK's Eurovision representative next year.
'What a lot of weather we've been having lately.'
Brought back memories of watching this aged about 10. Timeless.
my hat just blew off for no apparent reason
if there is a god up there, this song will no doubt become by law the mandatory Eurovision entry of every country every single year.
Neil with all those little girls--OHH LA LA
Better than any of the real entries!
If the Irish can be silly enough to enter Jedward and a turkey it's about time the UK gave Neil his shot, instead whatever Simon Cowell rejects we enter these days.
This should be the UK entry in next years Eurovision and take the piss out of all the other entries.
If anything can get the UK back into the EU, this song is it!
but what the heck. they need to take out the stick they have in their arses, blow their noses and grow a sense of humor. neil is a genious, maybe they are jealous because they were born without charm and Ill say it again,humor. I love thissong on someny leves,always makes me smile.
god am in that video at end am bloody 44 now lmao x
Wunderbar,
oo-la-la
Olé!
Kudos, Angela!
BING BANG BONG WHOOOOOOOO
never mind that they should enter this every year! We're never going to win it again so we may as well mock it- to it's face.
What an absolute classic. This would've won Eurovision by streets. Thanx for posting
@sabbieq Exactly the same for me. I remember loving this song.
Did you notice the TARDIS in the background, i'm presuming everybody came out of it?
Its just a policebox. I suppose that was the point of the tardis.
It was the Dr Who Tardis. ua-cam.com/video/9myli9BzDBE/v-deo.html Note the light on top is missing they had not quite got it ready for recording Dr Who when they borrowed it.
It would probably win!
Before men With out hats ?
I think this would have won the Eurovision Song Contest knowing some songs that have won and way better then some songs that have represented the UK !!!
Roseberry topping?
the village of Longnor
1...26 les dawson
It's a rather fair conteast after all, and the Brits can't do that England-Scotland-Wales-and-Nothern Ireland trick.
But the Russian adopted it. Marching separately - striking jointly, the very reason for splitting the Soviet Union, if you ask me. Whoever used to know anything about, for example, Azerbaijan a couple of years ago?
mad
Get Englebert to sing this!
La Royaume Uni, cent points!=]
Le Oeuf, more like.
This is absolutely brilliant. It begs the question: how did the continent of Europe - which spawned such purveyors of culture as Handel, Bach, Haydn, Mozart, Schubert, Beethoven, Gounod, Rossini, Puccini, Chopin, etc - end up at that cultural bogland which is the Eurovison Song Contest? What went wrong?
Too short song.
who edna x
my nanna betty
Do a highly regimented, stiff, militarized version of this, kids and all, with the tune done in a type of blaring martial music.
All the people to come from North Korea.
gee, it's boring. I feel that this very song is winning the contest just EVERY YEAR, isn't it? :P
BJOPi Can't tell if you're sarcastic or living in the 70's. If it's the latter you are the luckiest person in the world.