I Can't Go Back To Savoury Now - John Shuttleworth

[Guitar47c]

Tour again soon please!

What are you views about the Yorkshire bard Jake Thackray? Even though you you are quite different, there are similarities. He is so underrate so are you, but you have fans that love your stuff, which is some indent on history I suppose.

[Guitar47c]

Tour again soon please!

[MrGoneTroppo]

OOh that reminds me, must turn blanket off

[MrGoneTroppo]

He makes you feel the pain. I salute you, Maestro

[HarvsPenzance]

I cried, such loss, expressed so beautifully

[knapsuck]

theres no going back

[rosietipdog]

John rocks this song....

[knapsuck]

i cant go back to savoury now, if only i`d know that when i was 16.

[ShutUpYouMong]

16 people have no command of vibrato whatsoever.

[TheFunkadelicFan]

"I can't go back!"

"I won't go back!"

[40harb]

"that shepherds pie was stunning but i'm halfway through my pudding" pure genius

[ricadus]

3:23 - Great break!

[rouens]

the funny thing is graham still writes great melodies with this even

[dkjayjay]

that man is a genious - right now u can hear his early shows on bbc 4-extra

[pissedupgeoff]

I like black pudding, so I can.

[malcolmcog]

its impossible to taste pudding, then return to not pudding. Common sense.

[captainkirk106]

wakey - i love it. I couldn't help however hearing your comment in a kenworthington voice in my mind... lol

[Mintsauce27]

"That shepherds pie was stunnin..." Awwwwww so good.

[infearantrem]

John Shuttleworth, the thin man of genius that's been struggling to get out of me for years...'.I'd love to go back!!!'

[wakeyladhere]

I would be tempted to recommend a light appetiser between courses for John,

something like a sorbet to clean the palate. I realise however some branches of Londis tend not to stock such items in abundance,therefore I would suggest a mashed up Lager and Lime ice lolly or failing that a Fab as a low cost alternative.

[laserblack]

@wakeyladhere quality!

[fannybaba]

this is going straight on the i pod (via a quality chrome cassete)

[revjimbob]

The horror! The horror!

[jammydodger998877]

16 people have gone back to savoury.

[Isleden]

I, for one, deeply sympathize with Mr Shuttleworth and his dilemma, and sincerely hope he finds a resolution to this culinary conflict before long.

Some of you gawkers could do with showing some consideration to a man in such evident distress. It's the sort of thing that could afflict any one of us at any time.

[robdurkinuk]

Love this song... can't believe I'd not heard it before last night.

[erictheviking871]

brilliant .

[bphester99]

Finally a use for the Internet.

[gazwozere748]

That mouthful of treacle sponge looks suspiciously like syrup sponge to me. Shoddy animation continuity, Shuttleworth. Shoddy.

The shepherd's pie, however, looks bang on the money.

[karajaneperrio]

bloody marvellous

[o0omethvero0o]

Love the organ slide and sudden key change :L

[sleep1wwb]

"That shepherds pie was stunnin, but im half way through my puddin"

just made my day.

[Jamie165]

Most contemporary songwriters focus on the trivial and superficial in their lyrics, but only John Shuttleworth sings about the things that really matter.

[theonlyantony]

@Jamie165 Yes. He deals with REAL angst!

[GrahamRust]

The humanity of the man. There's not a hint of bitterness towards Karen. His plea of "take this plate away oh Lord" and his apparent acceptance of "this appalling outcome" as "God's wish" could be taken as a sign of his religiosity. But, while I take the rest of this story at face value, I have a nagging suspicion that there is a hint of irony in these spiritual allusions. I would go further. I count Shuttleworth along with Dawkins and Hitchins as one of the great atheist thinkers of our age.

[GrahamRust]

Wonderful, can't get this song off my mind!

[jonjuliecat]

saw him live a couple of months ago ... thanks sis! a legend in his own lunchtime - and funny as fuck .. and there was a full house ..

[ctotheq]

I can't believe bland and awful this, yet another repeated punchline disguised as a "comedy song", with an intrinsically annoying persona spouting stuff that only an idiot would like

[montoy70]

@ctotheq yeah , you have no sense of humour !!!

[Sjofugla]

And it's so true!!!!.

[winstonhallcomedy]

..........wonderful

[seanroses]

a simple song but very effective,mr shuttleworth is a genious

[MrWhistlejacket]

"Fluffy potato....and...glistening meat"

This man is a genius.

oh, and "...the dogs dish"

[nicholasthetaylor]

Oh man! Break beat at 3min22 is legendary!

[ddemaine]

@nicholasthetaylor and that key-change too.

[Pkpablo3]

Legend 

[craftymumma]

John you rock

[fairyheli2]

is it a unique ability to switch from savoury and sweet when I wish?

[DCSIGNR]

If John did an outdoor gig at Sheffield's famous Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet, it would be greatest concert of all time. Better than Live Aid or Bayreuth, even Vangelis at the Acropolis. Every Sheffield person should know this and lobby Nick Clegg...

[Gjeorje]

It turns out America`s got it`s own John Shuttleworth -search for "Basil Marceaux XMAS song" -and he`s running for OFFICE!

[firestartertwistedfi]

I seem to remember Stewart Lee had him and Frank Sidebottom on his alternative list of the great British comics

[CaptainGraygor]

Went to see John last night at Liverpool Empire. Underrated comedy gold!

[kieranlowe1980]

Should I 'Press on' with me afters, or go back to me main.

[StanPomeray]

If John Peel was still alive and doing his Festive 50, this would be my vote for the best track of 2010, and rather worryingly, no, I'm not joking.

It must be "real punk".....:)

[butcherboy9691]

I only found out yesterday, it was John was recorded Jilted John by Jilted John!

[sajonana]

@butcherboy9691 tis true - although it wasn't actually John playing him, it was Graham Fellowes - who is both characters (to be pedantic in a Ken Worthington kind of way :) ) BTW - Follow John and all his sidekicks (they all have separate accounts) on twitter, they are hilarious.

[jwood36]

Are you watching Bono, this is how you do epic

[daveparry999]

This man is what Depeche Mode could have been. Sublime.

[dancetech]

@daveparry999 looooooooooooooooool :)

[headschlong]

@daveparry999 Substitute heroin for savoury, and security guard in a sweet factory in the Rotherham area...

[kerlannarizona]

Poor John -Life Is so serious -wish i could be closer to him to help out with his pressing dilema and confusion.

[firestartertwistedfi]

be interesting to do a compare and contrast with flight of the conchords - i rather suspect that john would win for sheer bathos

[thekid390]

Class

[dannysbrother]

John you musn't go back.

[POPUPCLUB]

Saw him at Big Chill and then the following week at vintage - what a star!

[arizonabay15]

Does anyone know when Graham is on 'Ideal?' Have i missed it? Ooof!

[RICHARDTOMLEY10WHARF]

did the dog eat his ,sorry her greens [maybe well never know ]another one of lifes mysteries

[Euro3urger]

aww half way though his pudding oh no .. thats so tragic sob sob ... cant go back i wont go back

[daverigby23]

Profound, so profound, we've all been there and suffered. John, I feel your pain

[manchestermaniac24]

He was on at the Big Chill 2 days ago. He was hilarious!

[deanok1960]

The dog is the lucky one - he doesnt have to deal with age old dilemma.

[StanPomeray]

Sad to note that this is actually far more original and enjoyable than most of what I heard at Glastonbury this year LOL

[brimbo100]

this man is mint.....

[the180darts]

Love the bit that starts at 2:36. That should be a super long outro!

[tryst0]

Respond to this video... pure comedy!

[spinlessbastard1]

i tried going back once ,and ended up in the the Betty ford clinic!

[Lemmo73]

John your a genius.

[falconoilcompany]

absolute classic, one of the unrecognized stars of british entertainment

[winstonhallcomedy]

sheffield's finest

[liv27A]

love it never heard of it in me life random or what :) X

[vitusdoom]

Should have gone back man, the dog gets enough food.

[vitusdoom]

Should have gone back man, the dog gets enough food.

[ebucko1]

I had the same thing happen to me but with my son. Listening to this cheered me up no end, Keep em coming john, Superb!!!!!

[tardiveivan]

Ive been worrying myself to death about this for ages. There really was no need for Johns pudding to get wasted like that . He still could have had his pudding and not let it gone cold , even if he didnt get the extra savoury his daughter had left. What an awful quandry , it hardly bares thinking about.

[monkeyboy27476]

Sooooo funny and clever!!!!!

[LadyPuddleton]

John's most poignant song I think is the deeply moving 'She lives in Hope'. Ken ... Get 'She lives in Hope' up on YouTube. Oof!

[kevrs2]

i know how he feels:)

[trifelgeputinage]

A truly moving and tragic ballad. Love the enoesque keyboard!

[jquill6]

This is a problem.

[peanutpeanut123]

new series on radio 4

[TheFunkadelicFan]

Will someone please upload "Romeo OAP"!

Please.

[BarleyC]

A classic - something we can all relate to - and it's so important to write about what you know, isn't it?

[musoman]

I'm smiling anyway

[pinoyoverseas]

bring back gordon, John it sounds a lot better.

[ANGLOSAXONHELLFIRE]

At last some proper music! After all that rubbish from the beatles!

[jez750]

@ANGLOSAXONHELLFIRE

LOL

[Gjeorje]

I thought he was going to stage dive at the end there...probably to celebrate getting to the end of a song for a change.

[blokey01]

ooh! My wife cooked me a lovely chili and chips tonight, and this song brings a tear to my eye to think about it!

[stopherism]

Great song John, but is Karen suffering from depression? Sort that wayward daughter out.

[transonicbuoy1]

I can`t go back to Sheffield.

[snuju1]

He's like a shit Ivor Cutler. And Ivor Cutler was shit.

[Gazontheraz]

i just cant stop listening to this.Its a total classic!!

[Gazontheraz]

I cant go back to other music now

[rockandroll63]

This guy is a total genius.

[transonicbuoy1]

John is timeless - and I mean that. Clever alter ego, means he looks the same as he did 20 years ago. This genius will never die.

[sponge111111]

he was jilted john, funny old world,,,,gordon is a moron!

[cazandstew]

Brilliant, sounds just like ma dad!

[themirrorshattered]

Ahh, one of his most catchy pieces, really catches the moment of that terrible dilema! The two dishes spinning round, hehe! This song gets me punching the air every time! Looked amazing on the big screen at the Loewen cinema in Mablethorpe where John was introducing his latest movie in person.

[oioistone]

egg's and gammon

[QuiffPilchard]

Theres a really good melody there but once you've heard the lyrics you don't want to go back to it. Music and Lyrics- the Sweet and Savory of songwriting. As a songwriter John Shuttleworth is right up there with the Norfolk man who wrote Ave You Got a Loight Boy and George Foreman. Any chance of him writing a Christmas song for Cliff Richard along the sweet and savory lines of Mistletoe and Wine?

[CORBYPUNK]

any shuttleworth fans shld have a look at robert llewellyns carpool episodew/ graham fellows, very informative and funny.

[wp6265]

Croissant or pastie - that's the dilemma upon whose horns John is struggling...there is no easy answer when faced with this kind of issue, is there? No.

[MatraMark]

@wp6265

There is not, quite simply, no.

[0o0kempy0o0]

what a legendary song....Shuttleworth is the greatest man on the planet...he speaks the truth!!

[stinkygomer]

Massive dilemma mate,really is.There's many many big things happening on this Earth of ours,floods,famine,wars etc..but i feel so much for John with this predicament..Bottom line is.....Ya right,as painful as it is,you just can't go back to savoury can ya...

[pika23]

savoury for number one song christmas week 2010! I'm starting the campaign now!

[excoolpool]

Simon Cowell, Rage Against the Machine.......John Shuttleworth!

[TomAlter1000]

Ooof, no!

[alternatereality85]

Ooof, the ultimate dilemma i'nt it?

But I think you made the right choice in the end, and I don't think your Mary would have been best pleased had you not been able to finish your afters.

Mind you, deciding what to do with an erroneously opened second margarine tub is also a difficult decision that most of us have faced at one time or another.

Thanks John for tackling these big issues that other popular artists such as Swing Out Sister and Matt Bianco seem to shamefully neglect.

[LuminousGuy]

I was singing this in work lastnight ! lol

[TheBeanacre]

Going back to savoury, repeatedly and without fear, is what Xhristmas feasting is all about.. You should try it, John.

[matafuko]

the moment at 3:23 is possibly the funniest thing i've seen in my entire life...

[marshalllucky]

John once borrowed doreen melodys camper van which has a sturdy chrome ladder that gives direct access to the roof.

[308lee]

Brilliant. Glad I found John. I've been giggling like a saft schoolgirl all week remembering this.

[RadioShuttleworth]

Attention Shuttleworth fans.

I'm in the process of uploading some of John's radio stuff. If I get a good response I will pop up some more. Visit my channel, or subscribe.

[bazzabaz]

John Shuttleworth is brilliant.

[dannysbrother]

John, the shepherd pie was stunnin', but you cant go back.

[BLAGGER1974]

Well ya carnt can ya!!!!

[selinamacdonald]

"I can't go back, i won't go back, I'd love to go back, but i mustn't!" Very funny. And so true.

[meandpooh95]

This is the BEST!!! Thank God for the Internet!!!

[bungalowlegs]

THE MAN IS CLASS END OF

[billybadbrakes]

Love it at 1:59 where he ups the ante and brings the whole thing to a religious level asking the Lord for help with his dilemma!

..he never misses a trick! Brill!!

[robt135utube]

Can you belive it! A friend of my good lady actually brought a shepherd's pie from Shirebrook Market round for the nipper - she didn't want it and I was eating my pudding. When offerred the 'pie I just said no. Only later, seeing the missed opportunity. What ultimate shame. Sorry John. Then again maybe it wasn't just the back to savoury thing... (those familair with said market may agree). Wonderful song.

[riroche]

Genius - that key change cracks me up! The "huh" before he goes for it - fantastic

[TheHuwboy]

love it.

[verydirtydette]

I cant go back now! ;-)

[shinylondon]

He reminds me of my Father.

[GrinahStones]

P.S. Hope Karen's recovered her appetite.

[DjDimented]

hehee

[GrinahStones]

Mr Shuttleworth you are the king of Sheffield songsmiths; Richard Hawley and Tony Christie are ripping you off....i'd go and see the solicitors in the morning!

[mistercarlton]

ZED74 You are right of cource....I.m filling up here-----again..

[ZED74]

ahhhh I'm addicted to this song .. theres a load of us going nuts over it lol  its happy sad and funny all at once ..

[oioistone]

ARMY CATERING CORE

[sssock]

Shocking waste of a good meal! There's starving kids in Africa would of given their right arm for that, no wonder the country's in the state it's in if people can't even eat their dinners properly.

Probably filled up on rubbish before hand, I blame the parents.

[NoFuckingJoke]

Calm you down. Its just a fun song.

[popitinpete]

Don't think everyone gets your tongue-in-cheek, sssock!

I know for a fact that John is inclined to scoff a curly wurly anytime of the day.

[kellyaesmith]

hehe

[ZED74]

fecking love it mate ,,, classic ... 5/5 also faved it ..

[arfer]

I've found that you can go back to savoury.......It's hard, and the first mouthful is a little unpleasant, but it's possible.......I would implore John to give it a go.

[asubjectiveopinion]

Has anyone posted 'Karen's tangerine'?

[popitinpete]

Good call! I might just dig that one out if I can find the cassette. 2 margarines might be there too.

[jadugarbhandari]

really enjoyed thanks for sharing regards

[dbigwalker]

I enjoyed this thank you. Boy I'm hungry !!

[LadyPuddleton]

Would Mister Shuttleworth be prepared to perform for me at Puddleton Hall?

[Owdfolkie]

'John Shuttleworth' is a character played by Graham Fellowes - as was 'Jilted John', the punk star!!

[Owdfolkie]

Remember when Graham was 'Jilted John'?

[KitKaty43]

gurdd times

[imnotababyfreshmeat1]

Reach out and Touch Me. John Shuttleworth makes my mouth go like a Squirrel would look at a Cement Mixture, eating malt. God this man is the cream. Bet you've never thought of this though, when John were Young, did he have warm skiddy pants, with eau de sweat. Keep rubbing those hands on the slabs and you'll get Parrafin. Machananooo. Reach out and touch me

[colneblues]

I think he's ready for multitrack

[PassiveDaniel]

I remember listening to John when he was on the James Whale late night show back when James was still with Talksport, one of the funniest things I have ever heard.

[NeedForSpeedUK]

Hilarious!

[JRBwithME]

Me and my sister's favorite along with "Two Margarine's on the go (Nightmare signario)","Pigeons in flight (I Want to see you Tonight), Mutiny over the Bounty, and O so many more. God Bless John!

[bootneck75]

We've all been there John, you said it better than anyone could. Deep

[Spactor1]

so true

[LadyPuddleton]

I should like to engage Mister Shuttleworth to play at Puddleton Hall.

[lesoldatperdu]

John's one of my idols.

[racefaceec90]

love his use of pitch wheel!!!like a sheffield hank marvin(er who played keyboards!!!)

[robt135utube]

truly truly marvelous, the man is a legend. See the 500 bus stops dvd if you ever need cheering up: Like Sting John is going green in a big way, eating tracker bar, which is organic and drinking lucozade - which is isotonic and cares for the environment

[dazrazuk]

THIS CRACKS ME UP !!

[thanxx]

GENIUS!

[MrsWoman]

Lighters at the ready, waving in time...

[mrsmiggins81]

Poor John, no one deserves to feel pain like that. Im surprised he didnt end it all there and then.

[EVERTONIC]

haha hes like a scouse manc lol

[kisbie]

He's from Sheffield.

[branny23]

Karen's a selfish bitch

[paulzon]

Poor Karen's looking very thin on that video. I sincerely hope that spurning such a delicious Shepherd's pie isn't an early sign of an eating disorder, which affects so many girls of her age. John should indeed pay more attention to his daughter's eating habits.

[TheUTubeTeamSucks]

Just getting into John Shuttleworth again - bought his early radio shows and The Yamaha Years recently. Great stuff, really witty. Difficult to believe this is Jilted John from the 70's !. He also does a great turn as a dodgy agent in one of the Steve Coogan "Coogan's Run" episodes.

They're spoiling that dog!