Jake Thackray - Last Will and Testament

[nintendy]

I thought this man extremely handsome and VERY sexy...

Thanks for Posting this.

[quiesty99]

just heard this song on jonnie walker. its fantastic.

[chchchcherrybomb37]

Any Arctic Monkeys fans? Thackray was an inspiration for one of their songs as apparently the way he pronounced things was 'hilarious'! :-D

[peroxidexprincess]

@chchchcherrybomb37 lol thats the reason i'm watching this too lol

[linkownsall100]

@chchchcherrybomb37 Yer Cornerstone Alex said... That's the only reason I know about this guy.

[chchchcherrybomb37]

@linkownsall100 NME? :-)

[brassmonkeyweather]

@chchchcherrybomb37 haha, same here :D

[clickyba1]

Similar to 'suzie 106' I had another JT song (Sister Josephine) played at my dads funeral service..the ones 'in the know' had tearful smiles, those not...total confusion or shock..not sure which..my dad loved Jake T...so do I..

[djoutrage18]

@OdesseyAndOracle your english is fine, this is a great song and the zombies album you refer to is a great lp, too

[medicinmusic]

I'm with Jake on this!

[Codiefan]

To suzie 106: Utter brilliance! If I go before the Missus, the plan is to play The Hair of the Widow of Bridlington at my Funeral...She's from Bridlington & I'd be giggling all the way to the Burner...Love Jake, he was an Original smothered in Genius!

[MichaelMacer]

Very clever and original. Jake's material is only fully appreciated after repeated listening.

[545RealMadrid]

'Tis good to see that we still need the lyrics with a good dictionnary besides you in order to understand Jake Thackray's songs, if you are a non-native English. This is at least real music...

[shillyfrog]

Hello Suzie 106, I was so nearly moved to tears after reading your comment, I too think Jake is/was brilliant, but he is an acquired taste. I was introduced to Jake by an old girlfriend back in 1967, with his early work, but funnily enough, my ex wife couldn't understand what I found so amusing about Jake, and my current partner, although I love her to bits, she has the same opinion. regards from 'Sillyfrog'.

[suzie106]

@shillyfrog Thanks for your comment. I think it was Pam Ayres who described Jake as one of our greatest wordsmiths. I have the book with the words of most of his songs. What a poet! Do you like 'The Kiss'? Brilliant! I was privileged to see him live on three occasions. He was wonderful! That sort of talent will never die.

[BCantournet59]

Superb!

For those who understand French I recommend: Supplique pour etre enterre à Sete par Georges Brassens!

Same humour, same type of lyrics, great people with noble heart....

[Genghis1415]

I used to have an occasional drink with Jake in Monmouth - unfortunately he couldn't stop and died alone ! Very sad that such a tallent should end up that way !

[dravidwake]

What are the first two chords? A minor is one I think... but can't work out the key...

[dravidwake]

Brilliant - he makes this sound easy. And it isn't...

[66gadus]

narla141 - that brought tears to my eyes - i feel the same! jake touched so many people - such a wry/dry humour like my dad's xx great songs!

[spacker55]

So heart-warming to see him here in his glory. Wasn't he wonderful!

[narla141]

jake was my dads favourite. i took him to see him many times..he looked like my dad and had the same humour..i just bought" jake in a box" which is his ultimate collection he died too young. my dad passed away in oct and jakes tracks keep me smiling when i miss dad...every day xx

[gasgas270]

seminal superb sublime

[OdesseyAndOracle]

I'm french and I wanted to watch this video because of Georges Brassens (L) , a famous french singer. I don't understand all the lyrics and I'd like to have them written? (Please excuse my english that is pretty bad...^^)

[25curry]

If you look on the Jake Thackray website you will find the words to this song and many others

[CinnAlla]

@OdesseyAndOracle Malheuresement trop d'anglicsime pour traduire :(

[beccyza]

@OdesseyAndOracle You can find the words at jakethackray com

[bethbs1]

@OdesseyAndOracle

You can find the lyrics on the Jake Thackray website under Songs

[MelleB90]

@OdesseyAndOracle check jakethackray . com

[oliverthelovemachine]

brilliant jake ! :)

[TomPayne101]

My Dad died in Nov, I only wish that he'd had the foresight to make this his Will as he always wanted

[Boldhome]

My Dad died in November too (also no Will!) and we played this at his funeral service, to much laughter. Everyone was asking after who it was, I was shocked how few people knew who Jake was.

[TomPayne101]

Hee hee, this is great.

Haitch, it's Pol.

[Boldhome]

Haha, should have realised!! Interesting choice of username, I never knew you were a Tom Payne fan.

[TomPayne101]

Oh you can't whack Mr P. the world's most influential corset maker.

Be good H.

X

[suzie106]

Although my late partner knew he was dying, the only thing he requested was that this was played at his funeral. We did, but his po-faced family were not amused! Those in the know thought it was brilliant. Glad he wasn't the only one to appreciate this.

[Boldhome]

@suzie106 We did the same for my Dad's funeral and I'm pleased to say everyone loved it! Jake was great.

[twinman009]

@suzie106

good on you suzie :)

[evsynator]

sheer brilliance ....

[andy191266]

just a level of thoughtfulness that isn't around too much these days ...

[leylandpd2]

What a cool humble guy to write words like these!

[titus009]

If you want Thackray material, no need to trawl eBay. There's a 4 CD box set called "Jake in a Box" that collects all his studio recordings, and a double live album called "Live Performance".

[Zeljkana]

I love this guy and though it's been a while since I've listened to him, this was always one of my favourites (I've often told my near and dears this would work well for my last will as well)

Very cool to actually see him sing though.

Thanks!

[butchersdog23]

archie, Live at the Lobster Pot is available from e bay shops as is the best of Jake Thackray

[archie2archie]

caught him on telly a few months ago,first id even heard of him.now a big fan trying to collect as much of his work as possible.

thanks for posting

[stoatyboy]

superb thanks very much!

[maudie25]

Wonderful!! Thanks Youtube for getting these vids, his guitar work is great and the words are magic.  What would wwe do without Youtube.

[Pierre61]

Si thi mon, tha's spotted a reet cracker 'ere

[DRokKster]

WOW our Jake dunt beat about the bush. a tell thee!