Lord Snooty's giant poisoned electric head.
Gah, and all the years I've heard that as "Lord Snoopy's...." I've now properly Googled and understood the source.
― Such A Hilbily (Dan Peterson), Thursday, 5 November 2009 17:37 (fourteen years ago) link
http://childrensbookshop.com/images/bookimages/66/66589.jpg
― I Poxy the Fule (Tom D.), Thursday, 5 November 2009 17:39 (fourteen years ago) link
are there any other bands names after the Bonzos apart from Death Cab For Cutie and Poisioned Electrick Head?
― Deluxe Merseybeat Wig (Jack Battery-Pack), Thursday, 5 November 2009 19:15 (fourteen years ago) link
er....Busted?
― everything, Thursday, 5 November 2009 20:32 (fourteen years ago) link
Real answer is Sofahead.
― everything, Thursday, 5 November 2009 20:35 (fourteen years ago) link
there was a magazine named after the bonzos. does that count?
― scott seward, Thursday, 5 November 2009 20:56 (fourteen years ago) link
this is great for anyone who hasn't seen it. i came across it whilst looking at bonzo vids one night. comes in three parts. watch it when you have the time:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACm2wGbpu4A
― scott seward, Thursday, 5 November 2009 20:59 (fourteen years ago) link
Which magazine? Trouser Press?
Thanks for that link by the way. I will watch that tonight for sure.
― everything, Thursday, 5 November 2009 21:03 (fourteen years ago) link
I bought the Poisoned Electrick Head album just because their name was a Bonzos reference.
― everything, Thursday, 5 November 2009 21:15 (fourteen years ago) link
I think my step dad bought me Gorilla when I was about 11, it was one of the first records I remember owning.
BDDDB are an ideal band to introduce children to. At that age they sound like the Beano's house band and then later you realise there is loads of stuff going on and most of the funny songs are spot on pastiches.
I had tickets to see Viv but sadly he went and died.
― my opinionation (Hamildan), Thursday, 5 November 2009 21:21 (fourteen years ago) link
There's a GREAT bootleg DVD collection of all their promotional films which is a must see, maybe even more important than hearing the records. Really weird avant garde performance art stuff with bizarre masks and miming. British comedy strangeness 100x stranger than Monty Python.
― Adam Bruneau, Friday, 6 November 2009 05:17 (fourteen years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6rc448Gs14
Craig Ferguson opens with "Look Out There's A Monster Coming". Great fun. Killer song, new to me.
― Cricket riding a tumbleweed (Plasmon), Thursday, 8 April 2010 07:38 (fourteen years ago) link
One of my favourite Bonzo songs, and some of Viv's best lyrics..
Also inspired the screen name i've been using for the past few months..
― Deluxe Merseybeat Wig (Jack Battery-Pack), Saturday, 10 April 2010 07:07 (fourteen years ago) link
Sky Arts had (has?) a half-hour "Bonzo's Live" show on last night.
Damn. Does anyone have access to a 'play-it-again' version?
― Mark G, Monday, 17 January 2011 12:10 (thirteen years ago) link
anyone?
― Mark G, Monday, 17 January 2011 13:40 (thirteen years ago) link
Our apologies for the late change to the schedules which was due to unforeseen circumstances with the delivery of the programme. The Bonzos are now scheduled for 14 Feburary at 6:30pm, and repeating on 15 and 18 Feb.
http://www.skyarts.co.uk/music/article/the-bonzo-dog-doo-dah-band/
― I'll make you bang, combinating with smang (Noodle Vague), Monday, 17 January 2011 17:34 (thirteen years ago) link
Mark, if it's the live stuff from the Bilzen Festival as per the picture on the Sky webpage, then all that stuff's on Youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6VCtIXwVV4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLX5dlum3yk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHANNAEIZQA
― seminal fuiud (NickB), Monday, 17 January 2011 17:43 (thirteen years ago) link
^^^ was so psyched when I found these on youtube, finally being able to put visuals to the audio I've been listening to for years. (Interesting that they launch several times into the "Fuzzy dice..." line from Zappa's "Dog Breath.")
― Glorified Lolcat (Dan Peterson), Monday, 17 January 2011 18:17 (thirteen years ago) link
ok Sky Arts, you win..... I wish we have Sky now......
― my opinionation (Hamildan), Monday, 17 January 2011 18:40 (thirteen years ago) link
Yeah, that was my thought..
NickB, yeah thanks, I did manage to d/l those off Youtube back when you could do that.
I was more "wow, not rubbish quality broadcast! Yeah!"
So, I have a month to find someone to 'save' it for me?
― Mark G, Tuesday, 18 January 2011 00:55 (thirteen years ago) link
.. anyone?
― Mark G, Wednesday, 26 January 2011 14:47 (thirteen years ago) link
Is this still going to happen?
― Mark G, Tuesday, 8 February 2011 14:37 (thirteen years ago) link
Did anybody catch this?
― Mark G, Thursday, 24 February 2011 12:28 (thirteen years ago) link
neil innes is playing at the port washington public library on long island, may 5.
― Thus Sang Freud, Monday, 2 May 2011 01:13 (thirteen years ago) link
I picked a random episode of "Do not adjust your set" and played it for the kids (and me, obv).
Bear in mind, this was my favourite prog back when it was originally transmitted, but was thinking that it may well have dated badly and/or of little interest to the kids (like the Banana Splits DVD boxset, which we could only watch approx 2 episodes before seeing that they were all pretty much exactly the same, and the inserted bits of "Danger Island" were poor stuff by todays standards, the cartoons being ... um, OK.)
Anyway, as we discussed, this was my generations' "Sorry I've got no head", but whereas that has Sue Perkins and Marcus Brigstoke making up for slightly inferior writing by mugging furiously, this has Denise Coffey and David Jason. Along with some Pre-pythons and the Bonzos obviously.
But, you know what, it's as strange and funny as it was at the time. "Captain Amazing" is a truly surreal 'silent'/b&w film episode thing...
― Mark G, Tuesday, 10 May 2011 11:24 (thirteen years ago) link
"Captain Amazing" is a truly surreal 'silent'/b&w film episode thing...
... but not funny though. Sue Perkins isn't in "Sorry I've got no head", thank fuck
― Tom D has taken many months to run this thread to ground (Tom D.), Tuesday, 10 May 2011 11:28 (thirteen years ago) link
Oh it's the other one, innit?
(In my defence, there is an episode of "QI" where Stephen Fry calls Sue Perkins "Mel"...)
― Mark G, Tuesday, 10 May 2011 11:32 (thirteen years ago) link
innes was charming the other night at the library. he had everybody singing and stomping along, from curiosity seekers to the folks who'd brought stacks of bonzos albums for him to sign.
― Thus Sang Freud, Tuesday, 10 May 2011 12:46 (thirteen years ago) link
Film with "Canyons Of Your Mind" in it. What was it???
― A41 (admrl), Monday, 15 August 2011 01:12 (twelve years ago) link
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
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
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
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 SEThttps://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 beginninghttp://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&NR=1&v=WGVwreJNWlkIt 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 againhttp://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 falsettohttps://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 Pophttps://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
Hello:
http://dangerousminds.net/comments/the_bonzo_dog_band_the_adventures_of_the_son_of_exploding_sausage
― Ned Raggett, Saturday, 6 October 2012 13:40 (eleven years ago) link
Thanking you.
― Cosmic Fopp (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 6 October 2012 20:46 (eleven years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5_teUu9jMc
― The Robustness of Captchas (Tom D.), Sunday, 7 February 2016 16:19 (eight years ago) link
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
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