Homer and Jethro We Didn't Sink the Bismark

[emptypockets81471]

like it!!



[Durkie52]

I THOUGHT I KNEW ALL THESE, DIDN'T REALIZE THERE WAS A RESPONSE TO SINK THE BISMARK! I LOVE THIS. MY COUSIN'S SHIP CAME INTO NORFOLK WHEN IT HAD AN EXPLOSION ON IT IN 68" THE FORRESTAL

[nnc114littleguy]

this is VERY disrespectful to johnny horton -they are retarded

[karlene8089]

we spent our time at norfolk and we realy had a ball.

chasen after women while our ship was overhauled.

liven it up on great blue juice and sick bay alcohol.

[GeorgeVreelandHill]

Great song.

I always loved Homer and Jethro.

Thank you for posting this.

George Vreeland Hill

[shamelesshussy]

A childhood spent with my mother's old 45s - about 4 of them Homer & Jethro. Thanks for the upload!

[rcman123]

So this is about the French right?

[starguard]

This is truly Funny as hell :rofl :D

[bigkevon7]

Great job on the video, and the song is so funny, i'm glad i found this song by accident

[Satchmoeddie]

This is more true to history that Johnny Horton's song. The Bismark was a British battle with the Germans. The Bismark was actually sank by a torpedo plane after it's rudder had jammed. Believe it or not the model of plane was called "The Fairy Swordfish". (yeah FAIRY) I think singing about fairies and the Navy would have been taboo back then, but maybe.....Nah I won't go there, I like Johnny Horton's songs. Honky Tonk Man was a cover we did a lot, and always well received.

[sassyklerk1957]

Me too! My dad used to sing this when i was a wee one and we just laughed and laughed!

[10995]

my god this is funny. Im a real fan of the original song, so this is a real treat.

[Radar54037]

The best way that I found to tolerate Terpin Hydrate was after taking a tablespoon full of TH was to immediately wash it down with a glass of Orange Juice. The taste was just plain awful but did it ever work. I wish it was still available. It was the best!

[quarterstarstudios11]

this makes fun of the bloody English!!

[jed371]

@quarterstarstudios11 yeah, its funny though :)

[headphone355]

Were the grapefruit juice and sickbay alcohol in the same glass?

[godzilla74114]

@headphone355 yes, cause you have to cut moonshine.

[Radar54037]

@headphone355 If my memory serves me correctly the Army Version of this was call GI Gin. From what my grandfather told me years ago, they were not allowed alcohol in combat but everyone seemed to run to the medics and said that they sick. They were given something that I think he said was called Terpin Hydrate. I recall very clearly taking it during the cold season. It tasted horrible but it cured the crap of almost any sickness that you had. Too bad it is gone.

[Radar54037]

@headphone355 I forgot to mention that there was another version called Terpin Hydrate w/Codeine. That was sure some powerful stuff but it sure did work. The FDA says that it was not effective to that I say BS. It worked! The OTC stuff you get nowdays is severely watered down and it is not nearly effective as TH w/codeine was.

[Satchmoeddie]

@Radar54037 Terpin Hydrate was banned by the FDA citing it had no proof of effectiveness. The truth is in the fact it is essential oils derived from Turpentine Oregano, Thyme and other NATURAL stuff. All these ingredients arel plant extracts. The big drug companies HATE DESPISE AND WILL STOP AT NOTHING TO GET THINGS LIKE THIS OFF THE MARKET. Hell yes it worked! My grandfathers both swore by the stuff, and great grandfather was an MD. Thank big business. They will be the end of us all, yet make $

[Islacrusez]

Aww man, I've been looking for this for ages. There was a version on YT a few years back, and then it just disappeared...

[joboss63]

Tony, our Italian cook, was a-settin' on the deck,

And we were a-peelin' 'taters. We must 'a' peeled a peck.

The captain yelled, "Hey, Tony! Is that a U-boat I see?"

Tony says, "It's not-a my boat; it's-a no belong to me."

man that kills me everytime

[Radar54037]

@joboss63 Kills me everytime is probably an understatement. I practically roll on the floor from laughing so hard when I hear it. It is a real classic piece of work. Hard to find things like this anymore. AHHHHH the gold ole days...

[catlover75]

Love it

[tomwmloppe]

Vid quality report

I liked the pix.

Audio ... plz raise audio...

thanx...

...tom

[xjaidlyn]

Poster do you have the one was a red album cover there was a song or album called Cornfuscious Says.. or something like that .. if you got it can you post ! love to hear it

[wysiwyg666]

The best version of this was on their live album at the 1957 Country Music Awards convention.

In the middle of the song they go into a flamenco guitar solo, which then is taken over by the other guy launching into the Lone Ranger theme on a ukulele.

THEN, when they get back to the song, one of them sings an entire verse one note higher than the band is playing. The amazing part is that was all live unrehearsed on stage. You hear one say to the band "stay in this key".

Way cool.

[wysiwyg666]

The album was "Homer and Jethro at the Convention" which was released January 1, 1962. I thought it was the 1957 Country Music Awards convention, but I may be wrong about the date. The Bismark song on it was great though.

[philgiesbrecht]

@wysiwyg666

Probably one of the most precious albums I have. IT'S GREAT! ! !

[Satchmoeddie]

@wysiwyg666 Singing sharp, flat, etc. These guys were master musicians, yet they used a comedy gimmick to be famous. It worked and I am glad it did. Without it we may have never heard of them at all. I have a few old Homer and Jethro vinyl 331/3 RPM albums around. What I found funny was going to rehearse for a hard rock band and the bassist had his H&J albums on display.LOL I wish some videos of these guys could be found. One of the artists for Mad Mag. did their LP cover artwork. Same genre?

[BottiIS2]

yeah !! great !!! parody of Sink the bismarck !!!

[Mayortwilleger]

I think it's one of their better works. I was surprised that it wasn't up so put up this version.

[ewd76]

@Mayortwilleger

It was then it was removed, I don't know why.

[Mayortwilleger]

Thanks. I'll be leaving this up as long as YT keep it here.