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A Swarm of What-Will-Bes

Posted on February 9, 2019 by

Neil Innes and Fatso, Farewell Posterity Tour – Recorded during a reunion tour with his band from Rutland Weekend Television, this is an eclectic mix of material. It includes some comedy bits, like “Testing 1, 2” with its number puns, … Continue reading →

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Parodies Lost

Posted on May 28, 2018 by

I haven’t written that much about music recently. I think part of that is because, whenever I have the time to listen to something, it’s more likely to be something from the RPG Music Fanatics Facebook community or an episode … Continue reading →

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There Are No Coincidences, But Sometimes the Pattern Is More Obvious

Posted on February 3, 2018 by

Jollity Farm: The Official Story of the Bonzos in Their Own Words, by Bob Carruthers, edited by David Christie – The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band is one that I didn’t get into until later in life (well, okay, my thirties), … Continue reading →

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Everything’s a Perfect Treat Down on Jollity Farm

Posted on January 1, 2018 by

Songs the Bonzo Dog Band Taught Us – This is a collection of old songs that the Bonzos either covered or were generally inspired by. They showed a lot of English music hall influence, and that’s mostly what’s here. Unfortunately, … Continue reading →

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As My Nanny Used to Say, That’s the Trouble with Ungulants

Posted on April 1, 2017 by

The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, Pour L’Amour des Chiens – This was the band’s reunion album from 2007, their first in thirty-five years. Vivian Stanshall had died in 1995, but some of the earlier members returned, and others filled in … Continue reading →

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Meet Me on the Corner of Your Life

Posted on September 9, 2016 by

Bonzo Dog Band, Let’s Make Up and Be Friendly – Originally released in 1972, this was a contractual obligation record put together after the band had broken up. While the songs aren’t as immediately fun as much of their work, … Continue reading →

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He’s Not a Greenhorn, He Blows a Mean Horn

Posted on April 12, 2014 by

My posts on music tend not to get much response, possibly because a lot of them discuss something that either everybody else knows about already or something so obscure that hardly anyone knows about it. That said, I’m still making … Continue reading →

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A Hard Day’s Rut

Posted on July 10, 2013 by

The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash – This 1978 made-for-television movie has a pretty simple concept: it’s a parody of the career of the Beatles. The story of how it came to exist is quite interesting, though, at least … Continue reading →

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