George Formby The Barmaid at the Rose and Crown

[britturk123]

Now this man had the X factor in bucket loads never will we see his like again, brilliant full of talent and love for his people. R I P GEORGE FORMBY.

[WombatVlogs]

Chords anyone?

[GriefTourist]

his father [and mentor] was born in ashton under lyne where i live....we're claiming him!

[CLASSICMONSTERGUY95]

a great entrance for Formby in this film, his sillhouette on the glass

[ObviousSockPuppet231]

In case you were wondering about 'heard the Gypsy's warning': it was evidently an old chestnut of a popular song about not trusting men:

cityofoaks.home.netcom.com/tun­es/GypsysWarning.html

[BrokenBard]

Shane MacGowan looked great back then. Hahaha.

[crankbv1]

My only claim to fame is that when l was thirteen l had George all to myself for an hour and a half. My dad,a local motor mechanic,was called out one evening to tow in and fix a Bentley that had broken down just outside Warrington..it was george travelling north with beryl. When l heard who it was l legged it over to see him. We sat on a pile of tyres in the garage and george did most of the talking. Beryl never once left the back seat of the car. l got his autograph though. He was a nice chap.

[BOT101st]

@crankbv1

cool stuff, would've been great to meet the man :)

lucky man!

[crankbv1]

@BOT101st Thanks for that...lsn't it odd that it's only in recent years that l've come to realise how fortunate l was to have met George. Everyone should get the chance to meet someone famous just once. because when they've gone...they've gone !

[BOT101st]

@crankbv1

Exactly!

So what kinda stuff did mr formby say then :)

[crankbv1]

@BOT101st Good grief...lt was 1955 and l was just 13 then.l'm an old man now. However, l remember l had an broken arm in a cast and he asked me how it happened. He also asked which school l went to,and it turns out that it was a few hundred yards from his very first appearance on stage, Earlestown Hippodrome which became our local cinema some years after. He asked if l had been to Blackpool and if l had seen him there,which l hadn't. l remember he had a big golden Labrador with him. That's it !

[BOT101st]

@crankbv1

Ah great stuff! Would've been great to have met him...

you should write this stuff down :)

[Nojnotpu]

George was born in Wigan and moved, with his family to Warrington at some point during his father's rise to fame. When George himself became famous he had a house, with Beryl, in Blackpool. He was living here at the time of his death, although Beryl had died some little while before. George was buried back in Warrington, in the family grave, where his father lie. It is also where his mother is now buried, having lived to the age of 100. I have no knowledge of any service in Liverpool.l.

[Joshua12345]

@Nojnotpu Thank you for that, very informative. Yes, the Liverpool funeral service was a surprise to me too. It isn't just rumour, it is documented on various tribute sites, but no one states why this would be. Oh well, off now, turned out nice again.

[Nojnotpu]

George wrote a lot his songs with a friend by the name of , Eddie Latta ( You can see the name on George's old 78rpm records,, or later complilation LP's) Eddie was a local Warrington undertaker and he turned out to be the one who conducted George's funeral when he died.

[Joshua12345]

@Nojnotpu  Thank you for that. Now, something that's puzzled me for years. Why was George's funeral service held in Liverpool? I know he was buried in or near his original home town (which is NOT Blackpool, other folks), but this was after a service in Aigburth, Liverpool. Any ideas?

[frankiehiyo]

from 2:26 to 2:29 is mighty risque for the time, if you know what I mean ;D

[Squarerig]

Does anyone know of the old song "out in the Middle East",also sung by George Formby?I am not sure who recorded it back in the 30's.I so enjoy this music and lyrics.

[Willtap]

Very Entertaining. He was Brilliant

[ossyrefugee]

Would that be The Rose & Crown, Oswaldtwistle?

[Escargency]

was my Actual Father,a lot of Jokes about this in My Youth,also by My ½ Brother Ola Kallmyr,who actually saw when and where I was Concieved on the Loft of Knut and Olgas Big Farming House in Lyngstad/Eide,about 35kilometer North West-Molde,Rosernes By in NORWAY

Thomas Escargency-Formby(III)-Kallmyr­,Norra Hamngatan 11B,45130 Uddevalla SWEDEN

[sportsnut712001]

@Escargency skriv en rad. Hälsningar M.

[Escargency]

My BIOLOGICAL GRANDFATHER-the son of George Formby Senior,George Formby,his son with Olga Linset,became My Biological Father,Mr.Farmer OSCAR ANGEL KALLMYR,the Brother of my Mothers husband(Helge),was my Actual Father,a lot of Jokes about this in My Youth,also by My ½ Brother Ola Kallmyr,who actually saw when and where I was Concieved on the Loft of Knut and Olgas Big Farming House in Lyngstad/Eide,

[barneyboscoe]

@Escargency WHAT THE BLEEDING HELL ARE YOU ON ABOUT, are you on a banned substance or summat???

[kopitegraz]

the best wiganer award goes to......."mr George formby".....

[edwards21416]

snappy suit

[2kri]

Hey ianclive, that wouldnt happen, history just fits together like a jigsaw, any changes have already happend, the only one to notice the difference would be the one who went back in time and changed history

[2kri]

if ya read between the lines this is an insanley dirty song

[crunterstamps]

What,You mean mentions of Cuddles etc.Filthy!!Brilliant Song though!

[lukekellycopy]

@2kri She'll kick you in the bottle and jug and her undies have a thrill I know becase i've paid the bill are inhumanely dirty.

[eclipse11145]

kl x

[Mommy12008]

I love this.. but loo if you were that barmaid would'nt you tell him to __ off!

[AngelicStorm1]

If I was the barmaid, I would have slapped him, then tell him to F off! lol

By the way, I love George Formby!

[jstkissable]

funny man sorry about his wife but saying that she probably saved him from himself and guided him to be loved by the greater british public

[boney2k]

Poor George was never allowed to get too close or even kiss/hold his female actors in his movies coz his wife would beat him :(

Formby still rocks the socks though.that man was soooo funny

[scumbucket1019]

Yeah sounds like his wife had a short fuse-- She told the PM of South Africa, to his face, "Why don't you piss off, you horrid little man!"

[BenBanjo87]

He did manage to go against his wife's wishes in the film "Trouble Brewing" - at the end of that film, he and the lead female actually get a proper embrace and a full-on kiss!

That's a cool scene! :D

[radeakins]

I go to a pub at called the rose and crown. I'll have to sing this song.

[Greasyanimal]

fantastic break at 1:55

[54spiritedwill54]

George invented the wah wah pedal

[Greasyanimal]

1st time i seen him frown then he just carrys on smiling :)

[rictorn]

brilliant goerge, in jools hollads autobiography he tells a story of him popping round to george harrisons house bob dylan turns up and they watch a goerge fornby film, i so want to be there, when i build my time machine after killing hitler in 1925 i'll pop round

[ianclivewright]

Hmmm, without Hilter though, Stalin might take all of Europe plunging the world into a new dark age.

The law of unintended consequences.

[Joshua12345]

The Ray Bradbury style step on a mushroom effect. So careful how you use your Delorean there, Doc, you could make yourself disappear, and us.

[Buttered1971]

This is quality and well risky for the time. George is a legend.

[4276357]

this is one of my favorets

[DADRENO]

The good old days before A pint of Speckled Hen cost £2.50!

[CaptBigglesworth]

£2.50? your lucky if you can find one below £3 in Brighton.

[montycato]

AM OFF THE DOLE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

[yourstoolly]

ON THE DOLE!! hehe Lol

[jamierourketen]

stop advertising yourself ,you dont play the uke like this great man you dont sing,give yourself a rest my canadian friend.

[madfortrad5958]

good one well done

[bropres]

who wrote the lyrics?

[Joshua12345]

George wrote most, but not all, of his songs, as for this one, not sure, but I am sure there is somewhere which states who wrote what but my guess is this is one of his own, well, part of the lyrics anyway, as the tune and the chorus were borrowed.

[glynhoyland]

most of his songs are part of films so he got them by the director maybe

[mkcwebmaster]

@Joshua12345 - He didn't write any of his songs, they were all written for him and he would also co write. The best were written by Harry Gifford & Fred E. Cliffe.

[alanalandenton]

@Joshua12345 George had nothing to do with the writing of the songs, if anything at all. There is a 1971 documentary with Eddy Waring and the man who wrote most of George's hits categorically states that George never helped with the writing of any of the songs. The "star" got his name down as co-writer so that he could claim more money. One song, Leaning on a Lamp-post was written by Noel Gay and George's wife Beryl went round to see him to try and get him to give the rights to the song away.

[Joshua12345]

Did he bounce ok? Tried it with Johnny Vegas once, gave up after 5 minutes.

[gemmie64]

My Mother used to play tennis with George in Preston, Lancs.

[elghian]

@gemmie64 How many times did he 'ace ' her?

[sb6613]

MANY  THANKS

[sirant]

lulu dot tv does have all 20 of the films he made as an adult. Free to watch online or download. The only one missing is one he made when he was 15 years old. He truly did rock!

[Whoppet]

lovely, still applies today!!

[Joshua12345]

They are on DVD, but a low budget production, but ok, very watchable quality at least. PLus, they are all on Lulu TV as well.

[ODS31]

Great stuff. Another classic but when is someone going to put them all into a DVD collection?

[kerri494]

I love George. Ooooh Mother!!! :)

[crazylarry57]

They dont make em like him anymore , george rocks

[andrei349]

george is buried in my home town never knew he was this good lol

[timtownie]

George invented the wah wah pedal

[flickpot]

thanks for this gem..

[TheIMF]

Outstanding, so much better than the filth and the scum filling the mass media now.

[girliegirlie17]

Thanks mate - a slice of English social History, and funny with it!

[Joshua12345]

It's from South American George, one they hardly show now.

[astiagogo]

They hardly show any anymore :(

[shishilala]

Wow Josh, Thanks for this little Gem

I'm a Formby fan too, never seen this one :)

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