The Bonzo Dog (Doo-Dah) Band: C or D?

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The Innes Book of Records was also wonderful, a TV prog that was just wall-to-wall musical parodies, all with a surreal flavour

Dr X O'Skeleton, Monday, 15 August 2011 21:46 (twelve years ago) link

three months pass...

So they boxed up the remasters as Dog's Life, which is basically a higher fidelity Cornology (it even has the extra cuts like "Labio-Dental Fricative"). Even as an import it was pretty cheap and sounds amazing. Big jump from my rips. Long story short, I ended up on youtube and found this great clip:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hcZ4s9cvpw

Viv, man. Viv.

EZ Snappin, Friday, 18 November 2011 03:36 (twelve years ago) link

"looking very relaxed, Adolf Hitler on vibes" = classic.

the long ending "aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa" on 'My Pink Half Of The Drainpipe' = classic.

Trying to have a conversation with friends while under the influence while 'Noises For The Leg' plays in the background and failing miserably = classic.

Turrican, Friday, 18 November 2011 10:23 (twelve years ago) link

one month passes...

Shocked, and Stunned, part 56: Seeing Neil Innes' last appearance on TOTP repeated, "Silver Jubilee" from 1977. Sex Pistols it aint.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiSflr2XsQI

Mark G, Wednesday, 11 January 2012 14:24 (twelve years ago) link

Never knew such a thing existed

Tom D (Tom D.), Wednesday, 11 January 2012 14:28 (twelve years ago) link

Me neither.

Mark G, Wednesday, 11 January 2012 14:38 (twelve years ago) link

I was vaguely aware the track existed, but didn't realise it was so bad.

insert 2012 appropriate display name here (snoball), Wednesday, 11 January 2012 14:42 (twelve years ago) link

six months pass...

That Bilzen festival stuff is amazing.

My Elusive Memes (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 12 July 2012 20:57 (eleven years ago) link

Yeah, finally got a decent quality version a few months ago. And now I have the Virgin TV, I now have a perfect version saved on the tivo.

Mark G, Friday, 13 July 2012 09:57 (eleven years ago) link

"Hello Mabel," from DO NOT ADJUST YOUR SET
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUq6ktf19WE

Sig Sig Ruman (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 22 July 2012 12:16 (eleven years ago) link

And "Hunting Tigers Out In India"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cS4vUaNQKHk

Sig Sig Ruman (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 22 July 2012 12:19 (eleven years ago) link

Urban Spaceman promo, with pre-Monster Mash mix, so no maniacal laughing at the beginning
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&NR=1&v=WGVwreJNWlk
It actually says "Paul McCartney .... Producer" in the video and not Apollo C. Vermouth

Sig Sig Ruman (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 22 July 2012 13:47 (eleven years ago) link

Did that weird non-embedding time out thing. Will try again
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&NR=1&v=WGVwreJNWlk

Sig Sig Ruman (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 22 July 2012 13:48 (eleven years ago) link

OK, forget it. Finally here's one I never heard "High School Hermit." sung in "King of Scurf" doo-wop falsetto
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wi4WEAOdvWU&feature=relmfu

Sig Sig Ruman (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 22 July 2012 13:50 (eleven years ago) link

One more thing. The soundtrack (but not the visuals unfortunately) to an old BBC2 show called Colour Me Pop
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_BuG8f5QBCk&feature=relmfu

Sig Sig Ruman (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 22 July 2012 14:11 (eleven years ago) link

Slightly off topic, but I stumbled across this while searching for Bonzo footage. Sweet, glad youngsters are discovering them.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dN_K685svsU

David Allan Cow (Dan Peterson), Tuesday, 24 July 2012 16:06 (eleven years ago) link

two months pass...

Thanking you.

Cosmic Fopp (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 6 October 2012 20:46 (eleven years ago) link

three years pass...

Nice find! I have the LP of "Gorilla" around somewhere, I need to dig it out. Forgot about this great Kinks pastiche.

AdamVania (Adam Bruneau), Sunday, 7 February 2016 18:26 (eight years ago) link

are there any other bands names after the Bonzos apart from Death Cab For Cutie and Poisioned Electrick Head?

Yes.

http://www.fade2grey.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/R-990156-1263250581.jpeg

The Robustness of Captchas (Tom D.), Sunday, 7 February 2016 18:30 (eight years ago) link

two years pass...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrjzooEAWU0

Love this track, still have never been able to figure out what the pool ball/chainsaw loops were.

Fedora Dostoyevsky (man alive), Monday, 4 June 2018 15:52 (five years ago) link

Got a mono "Gorilla" on Saturday!

Mark G, Tuesday, 5 June 2018 12:10 (five years ago) link

look out there's a monster coming

Hazy Maze Cave (Adam Bruneau), Tuesday, 5 June 2018 20:10 (five years ago) link

one year passes...

Wow, what must it feel to have your legacy stolen from you.

Dan Worsley, Sunday, 14 July 2019 10:10 (four years ago) link

It's getting there...

Mark G, Sunday, 14 July 2019 15:35 (four years ago) link

one month passes...

The Bonzos are so great. Absolute classic for anyone who loves The Beatles, The Kinks, or British whimsy. Also, The Incredible String Band.

If you love the Bonzos, you'll adore this album:

https://img.discogs.com/QTjnzGveKAyjo8jSU7Wt0RADyJw=/fit-in/480x480/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(90)/discogs-images/R-709666-1275289286.jpeg.jpg

3×5, Thursday, 22 August 2019 23:46 (four years ago) link

Also Syd Barrett

3×5, Thursday, 22 August 2019 23:47 (four years ago) link

four months pass...

Neil Innes RIP

Alba, Monday, 30 December 2019 12:08 (four years ago) link

Ouch! :(

The Soundtrack of Burl Ives (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 30 December 2019 12:18 (four years ago) link

It's a blow, for sure.

Soup on my lanyard (Tom D.), Monday, 30 December 2019 12:30 (four years ago) link

oh fuck really?

mfktz (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Monday, 30 December 2019 12:39 (four years ago) link

"... and stunned!"

Mark G, Monday, 30 December 2019 13:19 (four years ago) link

my daughter is 3 and likes the Beatles. As i generally can get sick of 'em fast, I thought it would be a good idea to play her the Rutles. Five months after doing so, she demands Rutles music more often that she does that of the Beatles or "let it Go" or "Barbie Girl" or "what does the Fox say?" I suppose I'm not unlike the dad that forces his kid to listen to Remain in Light, but I can't deny that I like that she's very likely the only child who loves the music of Neil Innes within 100 miles of where we live…

veronica moser, Monday, 30 December 2019 20:38 (four years ago) link

Innes always struck me as a guy whose talent maybe went unnoted a bit because he was, at times, the straight guy in the Bonzos. But he was a great one; his Bonzos songs include some real proto-glam in things like "Beautiful Zelda," "Rockaliser Baby," and "Mr. Apollo" and I think he was one of the best at the old-timey stuff like "Hello Mabel," too. His songs on Keynsham would have fit right in on a Kinks record from the period.

timellison, Monday, 30 December 2019 20:59 (four years ago) link

Story time, and yes it did happen!

Back when, our Alice came home from Brownie Camp. She said she'd had a great time etc, oh and she'd won the talent competition. I said ah fine, what did you sing? "The Equestrian Statue". I did wonder if I'd ruined her social outlook, but the rest you know! (well, some of you)

Anyway, just now we both caught the bus back from town together, and I mentioned I was going to share this tale. She said she didn't remember winning, but she did remember doing it and that "it was very untogether". Ah, I said, I would have expected so, to be quite honest...

Mark G, Monday, 30 December 2019 21:55 (four years ago) link

Can we talk about how amazing this is?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8eFk9bAXzkI

Or how beautiful this is?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-Uuvb3zctA

Or this? This is the weird prog sound of my childhood.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzByBZs4c0A

mfktz (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Monday, 30 December 2019 22:03 (four years ago) link

That is great. I've never heard that 1972 album.

timellison, Tuesday, 31 December 2019 00:38 (four years ago) link

Goodbye Nasty

The Soundtrack of Burl Ives (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 9 January 2020 02:29 (four years ago) link

two weeks pass...

icymi

Ira Kaplan joined Gaylord Fields on WFMU for a 2-hr tribute

http://wfmu.org/playlists/shows/91049

a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Monday, 27 January 2020 18:17 (four years ago) link

Imi, so thanks. Haven’t crossed paths with Gaylord in ages. Maybe last time was at LaLa Brooks show in Astoria at which Ira and Georgia were in attendance as well.

TS: Kirk/Spock vs. Marat/Sade (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 27 January 2020 18:31 (four years ago) link

Glad the playlist features the tune whose title derives from part of my screenname.

TS: Kirk/Spock vs. Marat/Sade (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 27 January 2020 18:34 (four years ago) link

if WFMU web pages still look like that, you should still be able to save the m3u, open it in notepad, copy the mp3 address and put that in getright. they're not playing fair imo.

don't care didn't ask still clappin (sic), Monday, 27 January 2020 20:48 (four years ago) link

ihonestly do not care what web pages look like

a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 29 January 2020 20:52 (four years ago) link

I'm 100% in favour of radio station playlist pages still being done with tables in Composer, I just want to be able to still take the audio away and listen to it while walking or doing the dishes

don't care didn't ask still clappin (sic), Wednesday, 29 January 2020 21:58 (four years ago) link

two years pass...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLQ7ds90xDw

everything, Tuesday, 6 September 2022 20:33 (one year ago) link


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