UKnjb said:Da da daaaaah!!!! Surely the Bonzo Dog Do Da band?
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Peterkro said:
More of a tribute, I'd have thought, but I've never heard anyone say one way or another. Of course, if you're going there, you might add a magazine name to the list of stolen Bonzo stuff.
Either way, it does my heart good to know that someone, somewhere remembers the Bonzo Dog Band. (I shall now remove my greasy fez and hang it on a peg in memory of the astonishing Vivian Stanshall.)
Come to think if it, the Bonzos probably qualify as one-hit wonders in the U.S. -- "Urban Spaceman" made a modest impact on the charts, but nothing else AFAIK.
IJ Reilly said:
They qualified in this countdown too - they even interviewed one of them - who is still singing on the pub/v small club circuit
UKnjb said:
Except that since it's the UK entering, it's "Royaume Uni - nil points"
I really liked It's good news week. when it came out. I never knew the band was Hedgehoppers Anonymous until I looked it up.
Did the Zombies ever have another hit as big as "She's not there"?
How about Russel Morris' "The Real Thing" oo mau m'mau mau mau.
Did the Zombies ever have another hit as big as "She's not there"?
How about Russel Morris' "The Real Thing" oo mau m'mau mau mau.
I've just remembered another while lazing in bed (day off)...
Who were those kids that did 'Pass the Dutchy/Dutchie (to the left hand side)'?
See, they were that memorable.
Who were those kids that did 'Pass the Dutchy/Dutchie (to the left hand side)'?
See, they were that memorable.
mkrishnan said:
'Spinderella's Not A Fella But A Girl DJ'
As for one hit wonders... how about 'Dance Hall Days' by Wang Chung? or 'Big In Japan' by Alphaville? 'Is It A Dream?' by Classix Nouveaux or 'Kites' by Simon Dupree & The Big Sound or 'Voyage Voyage' by Desireless? the list goes on. heh.
Speaking of French... had Vanessa Paradis not released 'Be My Baby' in the '90's then 'Joe Le Taxi' would be a worthy contender.
IJ Reilly said:
*slides shiftily into this part of the thread*
Regretfully --- no.
*and slinks out with shame*
Applespider said:Except that since it's the UK entering, it's "Royaume Uni - nil points"
Oops!!! Thanks for the correction. Cannot get used to there being more to the UK than England!! But at least it might show that I don't watch the Euro Song Thingy --- does that count for anything?
Applespider said:They qualified in this countdown too - they even interviewed one of them - who is still singing on the pub/v small club circuit
Neil Innes, perhaps? He has released a number of solo albums since his Bonzo days. I'm under the impression he's got a respectable following in the UK. Heard him interviewed on BBC-4 a few months back. The interviewer treated him like a semi-legend. I was surprised and pleased -- these guys deserve to remembered as something more than one-hit wonders.
IJ Reilly said:
That was the one... The timing was amusing actually since I'd ripped a 60s compilation into iTunes a week or so ago and spent part of Saturday morning putting the right years against the songs and Urban Spaceman was in there.
UKnjb said:*slides shiftily into this part of the thread*
Regretfully --- no.
*and slinks out with shame*
Hardly any shame in it at all.
I'm delighted not to be the only person in possession of this obscure bit of knowledge.
Applespider said:
If you're young enough to not have been exposed to the Bonzos in their day, you might check out the rest of the catalog. They released four or five LPs, all of which I believe are still in print, and several compilations. Hardly anyone has ever been this eccentric on record. Also, Bonzo mainstay, the sadly late Vivian Stanshall released a brilliantly mad recording in the mid-'70s "Sir Henry at Rawlinson End." If Edward Lear had written Finnegan's Wake on acid...
Sir, you really are showing yourself to be quite the Bonzo aficionado.IJ Reilly said:
What puzzles me is that they released other singles as well ... this was just their biggest hit. 'Praps I'm just picky, or there was some small print in what constitutes a hit.
ho hum ....... back to sleep.
Savage Henry said:
Yes, both of us are very proud of this distinction. Did you ever hear the Stephen Fry BBC tribute to Viv?
I suppose "Canyons of Your Mind" was also something of a hit in the UK. What about "Cool Britannia"?
I'm curious to see if the amount of 1 hit wonders increases exponentially as log as MTV stays on the air..
Didn't SF remark that Viv had "...a marvelous voice that was like rich gravy pouring out of a jug".IJ Reilly said:
More curious perhaps is Chris Morris has previously marked him as an influence.
Purely the surrealism I 'spose.The B-sided "Canyons ..." certainly was one of my favourites. Heck! even if it just means that a few more people buy their stuff over the next few days, then I ain't gonna care whether they released other singles.
UKnjb said:Oops!!! Thanks for the correction. Cannot get used to there being more to the UK than England!! But at least it might show that I don't watch the Euro Song Thingy --- does that count for anything?
How can you not like the Eurovision?? It's so gloriously naff it's brilliant. The best thing on British TV by a long way.
Savage Henry said:Didn't SF remark that Viv had "...a marvelous voice that was like rich gravy pouring out of a jug".
More curious perhaps is Chris Morris has previously marked him as an influence.
The B-sided "Canyons ..." certainly was one of my favourites. Heck! even if it just means that a few more people buy their stuff over the next few days, then I ain't gonna care whether they released other singles.
If not, he ought to have.
You've inspired me to listen to the Fry tribute program again. Here's Fry on Stanshall's voice:
Stephen Fry said: