From Neil's brain to your brain to the web! ...
But not anymore.
I hate to do this, but I have to shut this down. We've almost reached our capacity and I can't put up any more songs. That and the spammers have completely invaded this and I'm having to remove spam messages from it almost every day.
The songs that are up will stay up, though.
D'oh.
darren
seaton
from nottingham england
Song:
Ungawa
Version: any
i heard a song about
twenty years ago on the telly which i think was on the neil innes book
of records that went.. "caveman... joined up with cavegirl"
etc etc. searched this site cant find it. its not cavemans dream. anyone
any ideas??? oh how the camel loved ali baba oooooohhhhh!!!!!!
I
think you mean "Ungawa." It's actually "ape man fall
for ape girl." I don't have it on the site in MP3, but you
can find a crappy real audio version of it at http://neilinnes.org/songs3.htm
or get a good version of it from NISA.
Cyber Fox
from Summerville,SC USA
Song:
Bandwagon
Version: any
i want this song ,"Paranoia" (record version)
& "One Thing On Your Mind" pls
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I put up One Thing On Your Mind in April and forgot to link it here! Duhh... sorry about that. Paranoia is on the Audio page.
tramadol
from New York
Song:
NY
Version: USA
Homer: Little baby batter, Can't control his
bladder! Burns: Mmm...Crude, but I like it. What do you say we freshen
up out little drinkie poos? Homer: Don't mind if I do. Dancin' Homer
tramadol
Evelyn Mars Siple
from Ohio, the land where the hoppity oats
Song:
Mississippi Moon
Version: IBOR
This song is so hilarious! "What do you think
you are doing?" "I'm playing the scuba." "Playing the scuba...YOU mean
the TUBA!" It's another song that almost makes sense...Gosh, oh gee,
I'm such a lucky guy.l..mmm-mmm-mmm...
It's on the Audio page.
Evelyn Siple (the frequent
and annoying)
from the fair land wot Neil mentions in Godfrey
Daniel
Song:
Sail Away
Version: The World
(Lucky Planet)
Just bought me copy of this smashing album,
songs Neil said were mere demos...he had been afraid to hear them again
after so long, but if you ask me, they sound pretty damn swell! 'Specially
this one, my favorite on the album. I love it when they all go, "Ooooo-ooo-ooo-oooo!"
(rough translation, there)...it's so pretty!!!!
Lucky Planet is just about to
be rereleased on CD!
Ian Smith
from Hereford, UK
Song:
Music for the Head Ballet
Version: Gorilla
I have fond memories of this piece as one
of my brothers learnt it on an old casio nearly 20 years ago. Great
tune and brilliantly performed by Neil Innes. I firmly belive that Neil
is one of the most underrated singer/songwriters, great pity but I do
my best to spread his name around this part of the World.
Bonzo song,
can't put it up!
Dan the Man
from Orkney
Song:
Urban Spaceman
Version: Dixie-land
jazz version
Don't know where I heard this, but I know
it's good. I just purchased my first Phonofiddle recently because of
Neils influence...........Could you tell me where I can get/make or
buy my own "Idiot Duck headpiece"? as I feel I should be doing some
serious idioting during the summer months.
It's
on the Audio page.
Evelyn Siple
from Ahia
Song:
Star Song
Version: only
one, righ'???
zoom zoom zoom zoom zoom zoom zoom ......
by the way, Juan King, just smashing, my lad, you beat me to it!
It's on Recollections.
Evie
from OHIIIIII-iiiiiiiiiii-OOOoooooo
Song:
Janitor's Kids
Version: Rutland
Weekend Television
Please, please! Must hear! Ever since I saw
the amazing Nasty and Chastity team....Neil and Gwen just work so well
together! "What's that you're playing?" "Oh, just a piano." Brilliant!
It's on the video page.
Evelyn
from O-hiiiiiii-iiiiiii-ooooo-oooo
Song:
Give It Up
Version: ???
Poor Neil! Just reading the lyrics, it strikes one as a more listener-friendly version of Cold Turkey...I imagine Neil doesn't howl quite so much as John. On second thought, I don't know what John was trying to quit....
It's
on Recollections.
Steve
from Pittsburgh
Song:
any Rutles bootlegs
There are a whole lot of interesting bootleg Rutles CDs out there...but they're very very hard to track down. Could you post some here in their entirety?
Keep an eye on Ebay or try NISA.
Patrick
from Oregon, US
Excellent, thank you so much for Cat Meat, Ta-Ta, Nancy, and others. This blog rocks, keep up the great work. Also, I see Neil is touring at least as far west in the US as Chicago.. might I suggest he has lots of underrepresented fans in the american northwest. Please come 'round, we'll show you an excellent time.
Thanks again,
-Patrick
You're welcome! I wish I could keep it up. Neil's coming to Portland!
See the tour dates page for details.
Carl - AlabamyRising@hotmail.com
from Wirral UK
Song:
??
Version: ??
Unfortunately I dont know the name of the
song, but it was an IBOR track as I recall. I`m going back to the original
run on UK tv which was years ago..... Neil, I think was playing piano
on or near a clifftop... any ideas what this may be ?? xxxx
There
is nothing in Innes Book that I know of that has Neil playing a piano
on or near a clifftop, but there are scenes with ocean and cliffs and
the opening credits, IBOR theme, has Neil playing the piano in a house
on a cliff. Other possibilities might be L'Amour Perdu, Plenty of Time,
Rock Of Ages.
David
from Dallas
Song:
Shangri-La
Version: Innes
Book of Records
I seem to have every pre-Rutle version but
this one. This is also the only later-to-be Rutle track that I don't
have from the "Innes Book" (out of six total). Thanks in advance!
You
could get this from NISA.
Andy Beard
from Hove
Song:
Godfrey Daniel
Neil played this on his Innes own Words tour and I almost fell about. Can't seem to find it on any of the albums that I have.
This
is on the audio page.
Steve C
from PA - USA
Song:
Cheese & Onions
Version: Saturday
Night Live
Is it possible to post this? I'd also like
to hear the rest of the Rutland Weekend Television album. It cheered
me up alot when I was in high school, but is now destroyed from too
many playings. At least I still have the great cover with Neil & Eric
as half-shaven farmers!
You
could get this from NISA.
Dusty
from Bedfordshire
Song:
Theme from Rawlinson End
Version: There's
only one
Such a strange tune. Almost a melody, but
the constant changes of key have haunted me for thirty years. Music
for when driving in places where you can't be lulled to sleep.
You
could get this from NISA.
jenny
from glasgow
Song:
i'm the urban spaceman
Version: newest
plz peepz iv been lookin 4 dis song 4 ages n i dont no where 2 get it.
sent me it plz any 1 :(
Newest? I
don't know what you mean by that.
Ken
from Indianoplace
Song:
Dream On/L'Amour Perdu
Version: Recycled
Vinyl Blues
I just love the way these two pieces feed
on each other.You can hear clearly what a true craftsman Neil is....the
slow piano build at the opening...the beautiful harmonies meshed with
soulful lyrics exploding into.........Encyclopedias!! You gotta hear
it to appreciate how melodic and poetic Neil can be.
You
might be able to get this from NISA;
if not, you might just have to keep checking Ebay for RVB.
Leila
from UK
Song:
The Benefit of Mankind
Version: ?
Such a fun song! I aim to memorize it at some
point.
This
is on the audio page.
Mols
from USA
Song:
Say Sorry Again
Version: RWT
It's silly but kind of sweet... and very catchy.
You
could get this from NISA.
Koos
from Haarlem, The Netherlands
Song:
Ali Baba's Camel
Version: Tadpoles
This song started it all. My brother heard it
on a tape of a colleague. He took his colleagues tape home and we listened
all day. The other song on the tape was I'm The Urban Spacemen. We wondered
when the song would be charted, we did not know it was from 3 years back.
Later we found out the group was called Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band. From then
on I am a big fan of that band and of course of Neill Innes.
I better not put this one up because we
could get in trouble with EMI!
Andrew Ryan
from Brighton, England
Song:
City Of The Angels
Version: Innes Book
Of Records
It's simply a great song. I'd love to hear it
in better quality than the Real Audio download. I too would love a DVD
release of IBOS - I haven't seen them since 1984 when my Dad accidently
erased my video of all the episodes!
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Joe the Shmo
from Toronto, Canada
Song:
Goose-Step Mama
Version: Rutles
album
I love this song because it just sounds so energetic
and enthusiastic. I love the guitar parts. It's such a great parody of
the early Beatles sound. I can't think of any bad songs off this album.
I can't put this up because we might get in trouble for it. Sorry!
Ken
from Ohio
Song:
Humanoid Boogie/Newly Pressed Suit/The Prophet/Goose/Street
Version: Grimms
I would love to complete my GRIMMS collection
with the two songs left off the "GRIMMS/Rockin' Duck" 2For1 CD - Humanoid
Boogie & Newly Pressed Suit! The Bonus track on the US version of "Rockin'
Duck" - The Prophet! And two songs left off a CD I got of "Sleepers" -
Goose & Street! I know only one of these is written by Neil but since
Neil is part of the band he probably plays on at least some of the others!
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I don't have the other GRIMMS albums, sorry about that!
Ken
from Ohio
Song:
I Must Be In Love
Version: RWT
The one that started it all!
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Cyber Fox
from Summerville, SC
Song:
Spaghetti Western
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Sorry I missed this one last time!
Zuff
from Canterbury, (UK)
Song:
Another Day
Version: All You
Need Is Cash
I saw a copy of All You Need Is Cash on video
in a bargain baskets a few years ago for a mere £3 (!) and I must admit
I had never heard of The Rutles before, but, being a Python fan Eric Idle's
and Neil Innes' names caught my attention then, being (as most people
I guess) a Beatles fan, the "Hard Day's Night" pastiche sleeve only added
to my curiosity.. So I bought it.. and have shown the video to all my
friends since and everybody obviously loved it. But then again it isn't
just funny.. it is musically damn clever too!! So I bought the album on
CD and haven't stopped listening to it since (though not 24hrs a day and
not 365 days a year either :D). So congratulations and many thanks for
the fantastic times I have had and am still having listening to The Rutles!
As for "Another Day"... What a gorgeous song!!! Lovely piano, excellent
strings, brilliant lyrics.. just perfect! I could also mention Double-Back
Alley, fantastic pastiche of Penny Lane which is a gorgeous song in its
own right as well and many others! When is Neil playing in Canterbury????
If all the venues are overbooked, I'll happily turn my house into a concert
hall :D
Can't
put up Rutles album songs, sorry!
Molly
from USA
Song:
Frontloader
Version: RWT
This blew me away the first time I heard it.
I can't believe I waited over three months before deciding to dig out
my old turntable in order to play the RWT LP. I was missing out!
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David
from Israel
Song:
Nancy
Version: Joe Public
\ Any Other Version Available
If there's one Neil Innes song which I find
almost both as funny and somewhat as philosophical as "How Sweet to be
an Idion", it would have to be "Nancy". The version I heard was from Joe
Public. I do not know if there are any other versions. Apart from the
hilarious concept, the very amusing lyrics and Neil innes' wonderfuly
amusing, and yet, in a patially serious, way of presenting it, I can remember
an absolutely wonderful "musical ad-lib"... well, at lease, I think that's
what it was... - I can remember Neil Innes suddenly stopping the song,
right near the end, and then there was a huge sound of laughter from the
audience, and after that, when he continued, he said "Where is he going"
instead of "Where am I going" - which from the context, and from the other
pause due to the laughter of the audience indicated, at least in my mind,
that he was reacting to a person who was leaving in the middle of his
song... . Then again, I might be wrong. In any event, I really love that
song, and I would love even more to have it on mp3.
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This is the only version that I know of in existance, recorded from the audience at Joe Public. I wish we had a better recording of it!
A
note from the management... I can't find my RWT or RVB CDs, so I can't fulfill
these requests until I do! Sorry!
Cyber Fox
from Summerville,SC USA
Song:
Singing A Song Is Easy
Version: Rutland Weekend Television
i wanna hear the RWT version of this kewl but sweet tune
Paul Snyder
from Milwaukee, WI or www.paulsnyder.net
Song:
This Love of Ours
Version: How Sweet to Be an Idiot / Re-Cycled Vinyl Blues
Absolutely class, gorgeous song... probably one of my all time favorites by any artist. Everybody should hear this (original, methinks?) version with the thumping downbeat and mean electric piano. Cheers to Neil for writing lyrics that might even make Shakespeare melt...
Cyber Fox
from Summerville,SC USA
Song:
Singing A Song Is Easy
Version: Recycled Vinyl Blues CD
i luv this song
i want this mp3 in a crisp quality pls
Cyber Fox
from Summerville,SC USA
Song:
One Thing On Your Mind
I Love This Song - It's Very Catchy
Pirate Bob
from Skelton Island
Song:
"Humanoid Boogie"( Scottish Version!)
Version: Innes Book of Records
Arrrr! Truely his best cover o' one o' his own songs,sez I! Makes ye want ta dance a merry jig. ( Unlike the "disco" version,which makes me want to vomit up a 50 gallon barrel o' rum! ).
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Pink Bob
from Illinois
Song:
Montana Cafe
What a great little song. Rutling Ken Thornton
turned me on to it recently and made me learn the piano part. I'd played
it about 50 times before figuring out that intro scale is over an Ab maj7
(from the first four notes of C-G-D-C, I assumed C9...silly me!) The only
thing more fun than listening to anything written by Neil is learning
how to play it!
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Ian B
from Wirral UK
Song:
How Sweet to be an idiot
Version: all
What a jem, loved it the first time I heard
it, still love it today, it never ages and sums up my cloudy moments.
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Lee Hiscott
from Burghfield
Song:
"Rain on a Tin Roof"
Version: Rutland
Weekend Television
Oh so under-rated, so few of my chums even know
of its existence, let alone the (should-be) award-winning introduction
"I've suffered for my Art, and now it's your turn" Excellent stuff Neil,
thanks for lighting up (bits of) my life. (all of your work, not just
that intro, gush, fawn, etc) Lee ps - it's nice to have somewhere to let
artists know they're appreciated - ta.
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Basile
from Moscow
Hello Neil Innes!!
I just need to say "We Love You"
Here in Russia we try to follow your example,
try to live as it written in your songs ;-)
(did I wrote what I`ve tried to say?
my english is not very good, I guess...)
DD
from Sweden
Song:
Mr Eurovision
Version: The Innes
Book of Records
Thank you for a very good site and many good
songs! Now to my request: Could you please put up an Mp3 of "Mr Eurovision"
here ? It is one of my favourite Neil Innes songs! Thank you in advance
! DD
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Lucas Gonze
from http://webjay.org/scraper
Song:
The man, the plan, the spam
Hi Neil, I have been hacking on a tool that
screen scrapes all the MP3s out of a web page and makes a clickable playlist
out of them. I stumbled on your page while I was surfing around for test
cases. For your songblog, this URL would do it:
Sincerely, Lucas Gonze lgonze-nospam@panix.com
Patrick, again
Oh yeah, one more thing.. I'd realy love to see a proper DVD release of all the Book of Records videos someday. Thanks for the online teasers, tho!!!
Patrick
from Oregon, US
Song:
Cezanne Says Anne AND Cat Meat Conga!!!
Great site, very generous with the music, keep
up the great work, and did I say it was a great site? Thanks for decades
of great music!!
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Cyber Fox
from Summerville,SC USA
Song:
UFO song
Version: Innes Book
of Records
i love this song
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Cyber Fox
from Summerville,SC USA
Song:
Gibberish
Version: eric idle,
Rutland Weekend Songbook
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A D Standring
from Yorkshire
Song:
Put On Your Ta-Ta Little Girlie
Version: The Missionary
It was very strange to see Neil in this film
infact it took a LOT of looking before we could confirm it was him a VERy
good role for him to play. Thank you Neil!
Mol
I spoke to soon. Should have taken the time to scroll down... ;-) Thanks awfully!
Mol
Song:
Tinsel and String (In the Name of Jesus Christ)
I believe that the song several people have
been talking about is "Tinsel and String" (see the lyrics page). And it
has certainly sparked my interest. I haven't heard it, but would love
to. Any chance we could get an mp3 up here?
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Yana
from Tokio
Song: JP
Version: Japan
Nice meeting
you at the show main attraction for sure
Big Al
from Wales
Song: In the name of Jesus Christ
Version: IBOR
I'm sure I saw Innes sing a tune with this as
the first line, someone asked earlier on the board about it, wasn't it
filmed with Neil walking about with a juxtaposition of the evils of a
commercial Christmas-and it is worse now!
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Roxy641
from London, UK, Planet Earth
Song: Face Mail in the Meat Zone
I first heard this when Neil performed it live
on the radio. One of his best news songs. "...They call me a silver surfer..."
:-) Roxy641
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Elliefish
from Cool Brittania
Song: Evening
Sun
Version: Um...dunno..the one off "Innes Own World"
It's sooooo pretty!! I heard it for the first
time today, and it's supposedly written in Haikus (which interested me
straight away). I was caught instantly. It's a sweet tune with a pretty
guitar strummy thing going on, and it's just....great! Thankyou so much
Solipsistically evr thine, Elliefish xxx
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Mark Sieber
from Hampton, VA USA
Song: The
Hard To Get
Version: Rutland Weekend Songbook
I haven't heard this one in ages and ages, since I had a creaky old
turntable and scratchy records. It's a great song, but seems to be neglected
when people discuss Neil's oeuvre.
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Ian Coulter
from hurricanek2@hotmail.com
Song: Crystal
Balls
Version: IBOR
I love this song.It reminds me that a happy
tune well written by your above average loony can cheer up even the worst
of days.Niel is my idea of talent that can only be defined as brilliant
And his tongue in cheek humour can put a smile on even the sternest dyed
in the wool mizo.If you could put this track on here for me you would
make this idiots day.If you do hip hip horay if you dont ya boo hiss.thank
you and good nighteeeee.
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Sally
Strangelove
from Western Hemisphere
somewhere
Song: How Sweet
To Be An Idiot
Version: Live at the Hollywood Bowl /album
version
After listening to this song
hundreds of times, it still beguiles me how many people in this world are
not happy. Neil wrote a true mantra in this song..it has helped me out of
lots of semi-troubled times.
Lindsay
Crane
from Indiana (where men are
men and sheep are nervous)
Song: Beautiful Zelda
Version: Doughnut in Granny's Greenhouse (UK
vinyl version)
In 1981 I stumbled upon
this bizarre looking LP in a record shop from these guys calling
themselves the BOnzo Dog Band. I knew Neil's music from the Rutland LP,
Rutles, and the Secret Police. To my suprise Neil's voice emitted from
this wonderful slab of vinyl complete with weird feedback and space sounds
and backing vocals from hell! I've been a die-hard Innes/Bonzo fan since.
Thanks for the mammaries Neil.
Bryan
from Scotland
Song: Singin A Song Is Easy
Version: IBOR
lovely,lovely,lovely...(sigh):-)
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Bryan
from Scotland
Song: Don`t Make Me Use My Imagination
Version:
IBOR
Just love that
saxophone...
Steve
from Pittsburgh
Song: In The Name Of Jesus Christ
Version: Innes Book of
Records?
Does this song (a John Lennon parody, supposedly)
really exist? If it does, I'd like to hear it...
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Steve
from Pittsburgh
Song: Plenty Of Time
Version: 1978 rehearsal
Don't know if this counts or not as a "Rutle" song since
it was never used...anyway, I like this version, but I can't get my hands
on a decent copy of it (wink wink)!
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Molly
Song: 9-5 Pollution Blues
Version: The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah version (Actually it's by
Neil's post-Bonzo band The World)
I absolutely worship the guitar riff in this version
of the song. It's the perhaps one of the top ten songs ever made (or at
least that I've ever heard). It is so soothing and yet so sad and yet
so exhilirating all at once. Mind you, the IBoR version is rather fun
too. Fun, yes. But it's not half as powerful as the Bonzo version. Do
try to hear this song. It's absolutely amazing.
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Beth
from --
Song: Shangri-la
Version: Taking Off
I don't know what is about this song, but I'm just obsessed with
it. I don't like the Archeology (sp?)as much; I felt it was too "Rutleized"
(I love the Rutles, but Shangri-la is so good it doesn't need to be changed).
And there's something about the first bit: "Did you ever get the feeling
that the truth is less revealing than a downright lie?" that I abosolutely
love. Everyone must listen to this song.
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Helen O The
Kords
from Adelaide
Song: Re-cycled Vinyl
Blue
Version: Album version I guess! Are there
others?
I have to admit, I was always on
the "wrong" track with this one! When I first heard it, and for a long
time, I'd always interpreted the song as being a bit of a dig at the way
music IS so recycled these days! I thought, what with the way music is
excessively sampled and borrowed and just altered slightly, and next thing
it's an apparent "new hit". I suppose my dissillusion with a lot of todays
music has led to that....but it would make sense - even perhaps a
suggestion that there seems to be no new ideas in music anymore, just
recycled stuff, and hence the joke that other music keeps popping through
the new song written. Okay, under this interpretation, some lines (like
the copper, uranium and zinc one) aren't neccesarily consistent with that,
but hey, you know what it's like when you start seeing a song a certain
way! Then someone told me that no, it really DID refer to a situation
where there was genuinely a need for the recycling of vinyl, etc.
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Jessica
Song: Lie Down and Be
Counted
Heard this on the KFI
interview and loved it.
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Harvey
J.Satan
from Hiding In The
Leaves
Song: "The
Smoke Of Autumn Bonfires"
Version: Rutland Weekend
Television
THE SONG THAT IS TOO SAUCEY
FOR NEIL! I fall down larfing every time I hear/see it! It's a VERY funny
song,in that it achieves two things: 1)Parodies poet Rod McKuen
beautifully! 2)Exposes Rod McKuen for the dirty old man he is,
beautifully! ( It's also a nice parody of "Shakin' All Over" )
Unfortunately.....Neil doesn't sing it,Eric does. OOOPS. Er...nevermind. (
Maybe it's Eric's saucey little dance,that rattles Neil? )
Darrell Jones
(sirkobble)
from Wigan,
Lancashire
Song: Just
Another Story
Version: Live Version
Such
a beautiful song - a shame UK Gold hacked it out of all their Innes Book
repeats.
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matt lee
from Devon, UK
Song: My Ukuelele
Version: -
I
only recently got to hear the Archaeology version of this track, and I'm
loving it.
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The Family
Jules
from Urban
Space
Song: Early
Morning Train
Version: Innes Book Of Records (TV show)
My favourite Neil song that remains unavailable on
disc. Musically, the fast picking of the banjo helps to convey the motion
and speed of the train in question. Lyrically, a heartfelt and sadly funny
account of a man's unrequited love for a fellow commuter. An absolute
gem!
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auuV
from Edinburgh
Song: Stoned on Rock
Version: Off the Record
Every track on that album is memorable. The cover is
great. Even the sleeve notes were good.
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Andrew
Warrilow
from N.I.S.A. at
Aberystwyth
Song: Isle of
Money (Edited Version)
Version: Demo from 1998 (Ill-fated 'Work In
Progress' project)
Too good a Neil Innes
song not to be exposed to a wider audience! Let's hope for an 'official'
release of the full version of this song in the near future.
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Bonnie
from L.A.
Song: Silver Jubilee
Version: The Single
The first time I heard this song I was BLOWN AWAY. It's like a
musical kaleidoscope. There is so much going on here, and it all comes
together beautifully! This is a great song to listen to with headphones.
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The Family
Jules
from Cool Britannia
Song:
Plenty of
Time
Version: Sleepers/GRIMMS
You want an artfully constructed pop song? Well you got it here -
Plenty of Time goes through a series of changes, rhythms and sections as
effortlessly as any Brian Wilson mini symphony for the kids. You want
classy production? Check out that hypnotic keyboard sounding out the
chords and those ethereal back up vocals. Best of all you want a melody to
die for? This has to be one of Neil's best. It soars, it dives, the change
to the minor chords almost brings a tear to the eye. And that superbly
crafted lyric about time passing is the icing on the cake. Melancholy and
spiritually uplifting at the same time. The only crime is that this song
was buried away at the end of the last GRIMMS LP. It deserved a much wider
audience. Masterpiece!
Thomas
from hawthornia
Song: QT&SW
Version: IBOR
(gee, kids -
read the posts b4 u post.) NOW i FINALLY get it - DUH and double-DUH! a
FLOWERS POV - YES! Literally! I never thought about it before! gadz! Why
had I never made the connection or heard of that b4???
Thomas
from Hawthorne
Song: Quiet Talks & Summer Walks
Version:
IBOR
I think this song has the MOST
beautiful melodies of any of Neil's songs - but I wonder what was going on
in his head to want to sing it for this video in the daisy costume, while
motionless? was this anyone's FIRST introduction to the song? Although I
think I am prone to likeing the BDB version better, lately I simply cant
get enough of this version of the song - it's so.... odd??? doncha think?
(AND YES I JUST FREAKED SEEING THE FIRST ENTRY HERE FOR SAME SONG, AND
MENTION OF BEAUTIFUL MELODY - and YES, the ULTIMATE bittersweet bite of
reality in that line about "looking in her eyes!")
The Family
Jules
from Indoors
Song: Quiet Talks and Summer
Walks
Version: Keynsham/Bonzo Dog Band
Quite possibly the most beautiful melody of the 20th Century. Quite
possibly the most beautiful poetry from a flower's viewpoint ever. And
aren't the lines "She wants to know if he will love her till the end of
time/but how can he know the future when he's looking in her eyes" an
absolutely stunning distillation of two viewpoints on the nature of love,
both as valid and heartfelt in their own way? The flute is magical, the
upbeat middle section is almost giddy. This is as perfect as pop songs
ever get, folks.
Roxy641
from London, UK
Song: Slaves of Freedom
Version: Album
I love this song. First heard it in Liverpool at a Neil concert
around the time of the Annual Beatles Convention. "...Where no one gets
off their bike, We are the slaves of Freedom..."
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Paige
from New Jersey
Song: When Does A Dream
This was my first taste of Neil aside from The Holy Grail and while
I was confused at first as it was a serious song appearing on Flying
Circus, the tune was absolutely infectious. Fantastic old fashioned corny
love song with tap dancing.
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Does A Dream Begin 2.4
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Nobbie
from UK
Song: carry on melissa
I
know two girls called melissa, so this song is never far from my mind but
it disturbs me. How would anyone know how much a poodle would struggle
being stuffed into a suitcase unless they tried it? I think 'you squeal
like a cat being booted through it's flap' would rest easier with me,but
it would ruin the song.
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Andrew
Warrilow
from N.I.S.A. at
Aberystwyth U.K.
Song: Chalk And
Cheese
Version: Innes Book Of Records TV Show
Neil's unique insight into the human condition.
Something to aspire to in this modern world of organised chaos that we now
live in. "But what shape is Harmony? How wide the space 'tween you and
me?" "Time for each other, time to discover That we got a lot in common
But it just takes time " 'Nuff said!
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and Cheese 2.8
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Stef
from Berlin, Germany
Song: Cats Don't Like The
Rain
*sigh* It's true - you
always hurt the one you love :-(
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Don't Like The Rain 2.7 mb |
Freekster
from Centre of
my universe
Song: The Worm
& The Angel
Version: Off the Record
This is what it's all about! But what exactly is "it"? Neil is at
his best when he paints with his words and this a great example of him
doing just that. So who won in the end? I got my theory...
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Worm and the Angel 2.6
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Ray
from UK
Song: Cats Don't Like The Rain
Version: Live Keswick
2001
first time I heard it was at the
Keswick gig, helped me alot at the time. Love it.
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Laurie
from City of the Angels
Song: Major Happy's Up And Coming Once
Upon A Good Time Band/Rendezvous/Questionnaire
Version:
Archaeology
I just love this
album. Love love love love love it. Clever, thoughtful, there is nothing
at all I would change. Major Happy is such a great opening number. And
Rendezvous, damn, do you spend the time like me, wishing that you could be
free, free from all you have to do, doing only what you want to? And then
on into Questionnaire, what a fabulous song. I could go on all day about
Archaeology, I think it is the best album ever recorded,
honestly.
Bonnie
from Los Angeles
Song: The Time
Is Now
Version: East of the Moon
This is at least in my top five... it's floaty and airy and dreamy
and beautiful. And I think Neil's right; forever more, the time is now.
There really is nothing but an eternal now. I love this song!
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Now 3.7
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