On the Juke-Box Today

For Peter.

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I didn’t know Peter, but this is a lovely piece of music to dedicate to him.

Soo xxxx

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And now, to lower the tone:

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High enough fer yer bee. :grinning_face_with_smiling_eyes:

Soo xx

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One of those covers that definitely improves on the original.

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I did once hear a recording of “Misery Farm”.

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Well of course we have a copy of Songs the Bonzo Dog Band Taught Us.

https://www.discogs.com/release/1097657-Various-Songs-The-Bonzo-Dog-Band-Taught-Us-A-Pre-History-Of-The-Bonzos

Mind you I have a copy of “My Brother Makes The Noises For The Talkies” in German. (Max Raabe.)

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To which Jollity Farm was a response. Both originally recorded by Leslie Sarony:

One of Sarony’s last appearances was as one of the accountants in The Crimson Permanent Assurance

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The worlds oldest conspiracy can still be FUN!

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RIP.

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I will never now poison a pigeon without regret.
I am upset.
While 97 years has to be seen as an acceptable span,
Among the things this world can do without is not this fine gentleman.

RIP.

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Let’s all go together when we go!

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I was delighted to discover this gem - I thought I’d heard his entire oeuvre:

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I really wish that we had him performing it; I mean, the lyrics are good, but his facial expressions and timing were always immaculate.

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Agreed - but he seems not to have recorded it. As far as I can tell, it was written for a revue.

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Thanks for putting it up, anyway, which I ought to have said before but it is being One Of Those Days…

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I will watch & listen to them all again when I get home.

I go to the Rellies’ Room where I have placed an chair near an suitable plug socket. There I can charge my 'phone & have a private conversation at the same time.

Carinthia. xx

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Should have posted this a couple of weeks ago - RIP Danny Thompson:

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Since I mentioned it in a spoilers thread.

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