I haven't heard this song for ages, I forgot how bloody brilliant it is, I dunno how he can sing it with such a straight face, I'm laughing my ass off :D
Happy memories of when Jake was my English teacher. A very good teacher who always made the class interesting and didn't talk down to us. A great bloke with a fantastic sense of humour and no ego!!!
People don't write lyrics like this anymore because they don't need to. Some people don't even listen to a songs lyrics these days. If people accept rubbish, that's what they get and the so-called celebrities laugh all the way to the bank.
I sincerely think this song is a little misunderstood... for a start the protagonist calls himself a misogynist in the first verse... it's self aware. and then as a catholic he depicts the narrator as being intolerant even of mother mary, the matriarch of Catholicism! The punchline of "I truly sympathise with the rest of the family" is the ignorance and arrogance of the person who says it... It's a wonderful joke, and it is self-critical... he's playing the fool.. brilliant wordplay wordplay!
How did he remember all those lyrics? Seriously, he used to sing twenty or thirty of these songs at a gig, hardly pausing for breath, without stumbling over a single word or hitting a wrong note! What a performer!
God, I hate the X factor. Fuck those talentless wankers.
I LOVE this song! I'm a woman and I hate women who never stop talking too so it brings me great comfort to hear it in my head when stuck listening to a motor mouth. You might mention, if no one else has, this is from Neil Innes' TV show The Innes Book of Records about 1980.
The great Jake Thackray. For a more sympathetic view of womankind listen to the 'The Hair of the Widow of Bridlington' which has an air of gruff admiration and affection. Thanks for the upload.
Regular musical contributor on late night shows on UK TV like "The Braden Beat" & "That's Life", it's a shame that Jake never had the national mainstream acclaim that his immense talent deserved. He was a true laconic, lyrical magician and a brilliant unflappable guitarist. It's a sad indictment that we Brits seem to be able to cherish eccentrics or entertainers such as Jake. but the media doesn't know what to do with them.
There is a small pub (The White Horse Inn), in the diminutive village of Clun which nestles on the borders of South shropshire, and not a million miles from Jake's home village of Mitchell Troy in Monmouth.. Jake's popularity thrives. We still do his stuff on our music nights, and a whole new generation is awakening to his genious. I am fairly certain that Jake's silly, extravagent songs, will echo down the generations for a very long time to come. Ray Martin.
Shame the mike was so close to the man wetting himself. Do youself a favour. Get one of Jakes albums and listen to his wonderful lyrics and music. It is a tragic loss to comedy that he went so young
Thanks so much for posting this. My father was speechless with laughter at this one. We'd have played it at his funeral, but my mother wouldn't have seen the funny side.
@avril2 This modern male not only knows what it means but can spell misogynist correctly too. I bet you really hate me now, but no offence meant, and your point still remains valid.
@avril2 Well in fairness, they were probably working class Yorkshiremen, and they probably wouldn't have come across the word 'mysogynist' whilst slaving away down the mines!!!!
@avril2 By the way, it's 'A posteriori', which is Latin for 'after the fact' (as opposed to 'A priori', meaning 'before the fact'.). Typical woman! Joking! ;)
what a complete genius jake was. I have fond memories of his numerous performances on BBC`s That`s Life. The pace of his lyrics and music were simply spellbinding .He`s sorely missed today.
Hi yestartinsa, That's Life, (and Braden's week), was also my early introduction to jake's unique talents. I had the good fortune to have met, and subsequently worked with him in the late sixties and early seventies. I still do his stuff in my own humble way. I would love to sing one of his songs for you one day. Ray
It is incredibly heart warming to discover the amazing cover versions on youtube of Jake's unique, timeless creations. New generations of children, and even grandchildren, (I speak from experience),
are discovering his genius. Thank you all and keep them coming. Ray.
I was very fortunate to have met, and worked with Jake in the seventies.He is the the most genuine soul I ever had the privilige to meet. A genuine, and a modest man in his own humble way. We miss him, and I sometimes wonder what else he may have written had he still been with us. Raise your glasses to the greatest trubadour of unique songs about the human condition that ever was, or is ever likely to be. His songs will echo down the generations for a very long time to come. Ray Deer.
What a genius this man was, and such an unsung one. I know this song is 'o-ffensive' - his word - but it is absolutely hilarious. Unfortunately it is so funny that the guy in the audience with the loud voice laughs over some of the lyrics.
despite being a bit of a feminist just love these words. dont know wot Id do without my daily dose of Jake, just wish there was more of him. By the way, people who knew him say he was far from being a misogynist
Don't you just love how 'racist' and 'racism' has just become like mindless buzz words for social tabboos.. it's hilarious people just don't think anymore.
a simpler time when you could make a racist sexist satircal song with sex and humour in it and still be a genius and not a bastard. what happens to the world when did we all becone so PC. one o jakes best songs in my opinion a real loss to the world. he will be missed
some nit has turned off my Adobe Flash player so I amunable to get my daily fix of Jakes On Again on Youtube. Any ideas how to get it back, am bereft.
Nice one barmypants! I am a man. And from the north so it tickles me on an obvious level, but being a 'modern' man it does make me feel guilty. but that glint in the eye is a winner. there you go. i've just used about fifty word when i could've used four...thanks for the words. x
decidedly mysogynist.but wonderful all the same..even from a female viewpoint-we probably do go on-and I KNOW that I choose 1000 words when 2 will do x
@RatherLargeAllan -I only meant that THIS song has a feeling of misogyny about it; Lah-di Dah, for instance, has quite the opposite feel. Pure genius either way.
@BARMYPANTS I think misogynist is too strong a word - it suggests a degree of nastiness that's clearly lacking here. He's certainly guilty of stereotyping, but on the other hand when it's this witty who is going to complain?
hear hear to dooby , rotten BBC, suppose he is non PC so far as they are concerned, Oh for a DVD of the wonderful Jake. The lovely Youtube have managed a couple of songs but wouldnt it be great to have his quirky face singing to us
@maudie25 There is a "Jake Thackray website for fans. If you are still interested, they sell a dvd called "Jake Live at the Unicorn", which is exactly as it says. A long-forgotten recording of a full Jake concert. Highly recommended!
One of the true great entertainers of his Genre. I first heard his work on the Colin Murray show on Radio 1, from there I have bought quite a bit of his music. As for xxsophiexx101, Jake sums it up perfectly when he sings "Strike this Woman dumb"
How I miss this guy... this song never fails to get me smiling and laughing. The BBC have quite a lot of his performances in their archives but unfortunately it's unlikely they'll ever be officially released since the BBC demand a small fortune for the use of them. Such a shame... we badly need a DVD of this guy's performances.
doobywahwahrabbit, I agree. We should have a Thackray DVD. According to his website, the BBC want £1000 a minute. A DVD should at least be 45 minutes long (if not an hour). But £45000, just for the licensing? That's sad. Thackray is missed, and the beeb should make a Jake Thackray Enjoyment Channel on YouTube. That would be public service to all of his fans.
I have had the pleasure of meeting, and seeing Jake live several times......The question I have to ask, is, why do insignificant people leave meaningless and mislead posts? When they could clearly go away and bore someone else????
Never liked Jake much back in the 1970's, but I heard this one for the first time a week ago and haven't stopped playing it since. It makes me laugh every time. Pure genius. And what a superb musician he is too. I hadn't realised.
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someone who cant handle the truth....*sigh it is the kind of people like you who bring this society down! just stop being in denial and admit he is a fag and a douche and he needs to be shot!
If it's me you're talking to Sophie, please explain how admiring the genius of Jake Thackray is bringing society down.
As for him being a fag ( sorry, I don't know hat a douche is, apart from a French shower ) , if it's the truth you're after, he was married ( to a woman ), and had three sons. And if you want to shoot him you'll have to disinter him first. Best of luck.
Oh dear, you really have some issues, don't you? Black is not white, 2+2=4 and Jake Thackray was heterosexual. You should try private therapy and not act out your illiterate and inarticulately expressed fantasies in the public glare. Very embarassing. Oh dear, oh dear. There there.....
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once again to another idiot out there who bothered to type this comment. It means nothing to me i dont care what you say! i say what i say and what i say is...he a fag! he needs to be shot...just accept what other people think and want ok. Dont try and convince me i need therapy when your the one who cant handle other peoples opinions and is getting annoyed over somthing fkn pathetic ....good...happy...if not .....tough! it life you get plenty of more crap you dont like trust me!
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if i am so uneducated then why are you bothering with my comments...cause you know im right...and oyu just cant admit it ...your in denial! and if it doesnt matter wshy are you wasting your time typing! cause you have nothing else better to do sooo...pff!
Since English is clearly not your first language, this may be too difficult a concept.You cannot have an opinion about a fact. You may not like the colour black (opinion), but it is still the colour black (fact). Your opinion is that you don't like Jake Thackray. But it is a fact that he was not gay. The only person here who is in denial is you. You think your opinion matters. It really doesn't. But doubtless you'll gabble on ignorantly. I'm just having fun winding you up (fact!).
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lol you think you winding me up no your not! im having fun pissing you off since what i say is annoying you since im getting emails everyday and this is making me laugh cause iditos like you would not comment back because you know that what i say is obviously not true (fact)! soo you cna email me more and more and say whatever you want! i kmnow he isnt gay btu it funny because it obviosuly annoying you that why your commenting back! have a shit day.....die in a fire
xxsophiexx101,he died in 2002and his command of the English and Latin languages are second to none plus he spoke French fluently leaves people like you miles behind.I recommend you do some research before you pass a sweeping commentPlease reply,like all Americans you upset the world with you ignorent and uneducated comments,there is a world of cultures out there which you have never seen and because you will never see them and learn from them you will always be...
The answer is because of the need to ecudate the uneducated. Jake Thackray was not gay - as has been pointed out he was married with 3 kids. And as he's now dead, do you really think you need to "double kill" him? I think (going by your comments) that you probably do need professional psychiatric help.
You, madam, are an idiot. Please try to think - it's SO important. Look at the evidence. He just isn't gay. At least if nuclear war breaks out your brain will be quite safe - it seems to be surrounded by a few feet of solid lead...
First and foremost, Jake Thackray was NOT gay at all! And I'll never be able to understand why people who are unable to enjoy SATIRE will bother to comment on songs like this.
Jake is a hero of mine. I started to learn the guitar because of his TV appearances. In the 70's I took a group of school children camping in Wales. The site flooded and we decamped to the village hall. There was a knock on the door during supper - it was Jake, offering help (he lived in the village). He was great with the kids and sang some of their favourite songs (none of his own, obviously!) on my guitar, which he signed. I still have that guitar and use it regularly with the kids I teach.
Jake was a gorgeous man in every sense - a master of the English language, an excellent musician, his witty lyrics are par excellence. He is sorely missed, nobody can touch him.
And very very good it was too. Don't know how I missed it first time round.
What an profoundly talented, agreeable and modest man. It doesn't get much better than this and I treasure the memory of the too few times I saw him in the early 70s.
The most underrated person ever to pick up a guitar and sing a song.
Absolutely fucking wonderful. I had the honour and pleasure to support Jake on a few occasions and the pure gentleman and modest journeyman and songsmith he was bely the incredible influence he had on the acoustic music scene. A rare, 22 carat talent .... and let's not forget Alan Williams on bass!
I was lucky enough to see Jake live when I was about 10 years old. Met him afterwards and what a lovely man. Yes, RIP Jake and I'll gather some rosebuds for you x That's a reference to his song Last Will and Testament for those of you who don't know. And he was a Maths teacher not an English teacher. He used his music to make boring lessons come alive!
I was lucky enough to see Jake live when I was about 10 years old. Met him afterwards and what a lovely man. Yes, RIP Jake and I'll gather some rosebuds for you x
I think he was an English teacher who gave it up to do this. Had his own show on the BBC and I'll never forget John B Loudermilk doing 'Abilene' on his show. Classic guy.
Brilliant!not only a superb guitar player but what clever lyrics.O.K in this world of political correctness you can't degrade the fairer sex but 'will never use three or four when a thousand will easily do'.Come on we all know one.R.I.P Jake
I haven't heard this for 20 odd years. Now I'm in my forties and have just wet myself for the first time since I was on the tit. Dangerously hilarious! Love it, la!
for bachwoman. Got the Joost Jake on the Box. Thanks for help. It was good but so sad to see Jake at the end as old man. He was so attractice when young. Worth seeing tho and hearing all the comments.
Thanks bachwoman but I got 26 pages of Joost BBC4 and still couldnt find the docu of Jake, Kept getting youtube and On again but not the whole prog. Thanks fr help tho Maudie25
sorry for late reply, haven't been here for a while. I found the joost thing by going through many pages of google hits for jake. I got to it by just opening joost and doing a jake thackray search, took me right to it. hope you can get it, you'll love it.
Please once agan I plead. Where are the vids you used to have on Youtube? Like LahdeDah and does anyone know a place where we can get any. What about Joost. Anything on there?? Maudie25
got On Again OK but where oh where is Lah de Dah? All the Jake faNS WQNT IT BACK so please please please bring it back also Sister Josephine. Have got all the dvds but to see him on your vids is super
I found the video of the Jake documentary (Jake on the Box) on Joost. Too much talking but lots of great performances from various periods. Glorious treat.
am still going to nag u to put on Lah-de-Dah again. Why dont you, wots gone wrong, we all want to see it, also the Bull. Please Youtube think of all the eager Jake fans waiting. Other stuff bores the balls off a buffalo but NEVER lovely Jake. Maudie25
wicked video of on again, stupendous but what has happend to Jake singing Lah de Dah and the B ull on youtube. Lah de Dah was wonderful with Jake in his red woolly pully. Can u put it back please Maudie25
I haven't heard this song for ages, I forgot how bloody brilliant it is, I dunno how he can sing it with such a straight face, I'm laughing my ass off :D
Shindai 2 weeks ago
Absolutely brilliant in every way!! Humble thanks for putting this out!!
diddywahdaddy 3 months ago
Wonderful genius.
aBigWhiteBear 5 months ago
you just hear blokes laughing
samcreate124 6 months ago
@samcreate124 No you don't
theuk7yahoo 4 months ago
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thekillers1stfan 6 months ago
@thekillers1stfan Neil Young is Canadian!
bogshed64 6 months ago
@bogshed64 yea hahaha i found that out like 2 hours after i posted that
thekillers1stfan 6 months ago
agreed; the man was a genius, no more no less, fond memories of th boggery in solihull, one of his favourite venues
rip jake
sennenape 6 months ago
nordic412 you lucky bugger,I wish I'd have been in your class at school,the man was a genius.
youknowwhonarfolk 6 months ago
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R8 load of wank
tommywommywoowoo 7 months ago
Awesome laughter there.
TheRealDinner 8 months ago
Happy memories of when Jake was my English teacher. A very good teacher who always made the class interesting and didn't talk down to us. A great bloke with a fantastic sense of humour and no ego!!!
nordic412 9 months ago 2
People don't write lyrics like this anymore because they don't need to. Some people don't even listen to a songs lyrics these days. If people accept rubbish, that's what they get and the so-called celebrities laugh all the way to the bank.
havering1 1 year ago
I sincerely think this song is a little misunderstood... for a start the protagonist calls himself a misogynist in the first verse... it's self aware. and then as a catholic he depicts the narrator as being intolerant even of mother mary, the matriarch of Catholicism! The punchline of "I truly sympathise with the rest of the family" is the ignorance and arrogance of the person who says it... It's a wonderful joke, and it is self-critical... he's playing the fool.. brilliant wordplay wordplay!
itsPenguinBoy 1 year ago 5
@itsPenguinBoy we got that.
Seaventeares 10 months ago
Jake is undoubtedly a TRUE genius.
Seaventeares 1 year ago 3
How did he remember all those lyrics? Seriously, he used to sing twenty or thirty of these songs at a gig, hardly pausing for breath, without stumbling over a single word or hitting a wrong note! What a performer!
God, I hate the X factor. Fuck those talentless wankers.
TheFunkadelicFan 1 year ago 4
I LOVE this song! I'm a woman and I hate women who never stop talking too so it brings me great comfort to hear it in my head when stuck listening to a motor mouth. You might mention, if no one else has, this is from Neil Innes' TV show The Innes Book of Records about 1980.
bunnasoo2 1 year ago
Sheer bliss. A wonderful performer and a great writer - literate, witty and simply brilliant.
guetary 1 year ago
The great Jake Thackray. For a more sympathetic view of womankind listen to the 'The Hair of the Widow of Bridlington' which has an air of gruff admiration and affection. Thanks for the upload.
johnogate 1 year ago
Regular musical contributor on late night shows on UK TV like "The Braden Beat" & "That's Life", it's a shame that Jake never had the national mainstream acclaim that his immense talent deserved. He was a true laconic, lyrical magician and a brilliant unflappable guitarist. It's a sad indictment that we Brits seem to be able to cherish eccentrics or entertainers such as Jake. but the media doesn't know what to do with them.
WalkerBros4Ever 1 year ago
Absolutely superb. Why can nobody write lyrics this well any more?
WhiteElephantLives 1 year ago 2
There is a small pub (The White Horse Inn), in the diminutive village of Clun which nestles on the borders of South shropshire, and not a million miles from Jake's home village of Mitchell Troy in Monmouth.. Jake's popularity thrives. We still do his stuff on our music nights, and a whole new generation is awakening to his genious. I am fairly certain that Jake's silly, extravagent songs, will echo down the generations for a very long time to come. Ray Martin.
Raythack1 1 year ago 2
Shame the mike was so close to the man wetting himself. Do youself a favour. Get one of Jakes albums and listen to his wonderful lyrics and music. It is a tragic loss to comedy that he went so young
cyclist68 1 year ago
thanks for the upload Fantastic
folkNcountry 1 year ago
>>> By the way, it's 'A posteriori', which is Latin for 'after the fact'
I think it's "posterior" which is English slang for butt.
neilxt 1 year ago
It is Posteriori ( I think) Ray Martin
Raythack1 1 year ago
palpable proof... hahahah !
upsidedahead 1 year ago
Thanks so much for posting this. My father was speechless with laughter at this one. We'd have played it at his funeral, but my mother wouldn't have seen the funny side.
Percy1916 1 year ago
My dad got drunk with Thackray in a Yorkshire pub back in the day. Apparently he was a great guy. His music is amazing and always makes me laugh
keanuismine 1 year ago
The best opening line of a song - ever !
AnElephantsChild 1 year ago
R.I.P. Jake.............A true man of Yorkshire.
movement26 1 year ago
a brilliant wordsmith only bob dylan could give jake a close run
itsmefredrogers 1 year ago
I like the dropping in of the postiori.
The seemingly male audience didn't react to the line about respecting a woman as much the next mysogenist.
I guess they don't know the word and therefore get the irony.
Typical men!
avril2 1 year ago
@avril2 This modern male not only knows what it means but can spell misogynist correctly too. I bet you really hate me now, but no offence meant, and your point still remains valid.
chazza128128 1 year ago
@avril2 Well in fairness, they were probably working class Yorkshiremen, and they probably wouldn't have come across the word 'mysogynist' whilst slaving away down the mines!!!!
Dant0neill 1 year ago
@avril2 By the way, it's 'A posteriori', which is Latin for 'after the fact' (as opposed to 'A priori', meaning 'before the fact'.). Typical woman! Joking! ;)
Dant0neill 1 year ago
Brilliant !!!
alfiesgirluk 1 year ago 2
Jake is a bloody genius
jslwill 2 years ago 3
Speaking of maniacal laughter! A bit less and we'd be able to hear the words
piedpiperpianos 2 years ago 4
it sound like alex and the rest of the arctic monkeys laughing in the background
abc123wooo 2 years ago 3
ACE :P
ailishanniie 2 years ago
haha 'This song is offensive'
DeafEskimo 2 years ago 4
Easy to see this man had a great influence over Alex Turner!
All I can say is thanks!
johnny4297 2 years ago 3
Haha! Yeh You can. = D
BondBauerBourneTheDr 2 years ago
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jake was a legend. please click my name and listen to some of my songs if you get chance.
notoriousbarlo 2 years ago
thanks for this
alouettecre8 2 years ago
Can't believe I've never heard of him. Amazing performance! Shame he's taking a dirtnap. :-(
langleyo 2 years ago
amazing
perromanchado 2 years ago
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Raythack1 2 years ago
Did Victoria Wood draw some inspiration for her own slice-of-life ditties from Jake?
Zebrowski32 2 years ago 5
what a complete genius jake was. I have fond memories of his numerous performances on BBC`s That`s Life. The pace of his lyrics and music were simply spellbinding .He`s sorely missed today.
yestartinsa 2 years ago 9
Hi yestartinsa, That's Life, (and Braden's week), was also my early introduction to jake's unique talents. I had the good fortune to have met, and subsequently worked with him in the late sixties and early seventies. I still do his stuff in my own humble way. I would love to sing one of his songs for you one day. Ray
Raythack1 2 years ago 2
It is incredibly heart warming to discover the amazing cover versions on youtube of Jake's unique, timeless creations. New generations of children, and even grandchildren, (I speak from experience),
are discovering his genius. Thank you all and keep them coming. Ray.
Raythack1 2 years ago 11
I was very fortunate to have met, and worked with Jake in the seventies.He is the the most genuine soul I ever had the privilige to meet. A genuine, and a modest man in his own humble way. We miss him, and I sometimes wonder what else he may have written had he still been with us. Raise your glasses to the greatest trubadour of unique songs about the human condition that ever was, or is ever likely to be. His songs will echo down the generations for a very long time to come. Ray Deer.
Raythack1 2 years ago 7
What a genius this man was, and such an unsung one. I know this song is 'o-ffensive' - his word - but it is absolutely hilarious. Unfortunately it is so funny that the guy in the audience with the loud voice laughs over some of the lyrics.
duckbilledplatyhate 2 years ago 5
despite being a bit of a feminist just love these words. dont know wot Id do without my daily dose of Jake, just wish there was more of him. By the way, people who knew him say he was far from being a misogynist
maudie25 2 years ago 8
Hi maudie25. I worked with Jake throughout the 70s,and I have to tell you,
you are pretty well spot on. Ray.
Raythack1 2 years ago
If I can stop laughing long enough, I promise to be a totally offended modern woman. :-)
jessied44 2 years ago 6
Sexist I can see, but racist?
titus009 2 years ago 4
Don't you just love how 'racist' and 'racism' has just become like mindless buzz words for social tabboos.. it's hilarious people just don't think anymore.
TheBardofHumdrum 2 years ago 3
really? aren't they rather precise terms?
firestartertwistedfi 1 year ago
a simpler time when you could make a racist sexist satircal song with sex and humour in it and still be a genius and not a bastard. what happens to the world when did we all becone so PC. one o jakes best songs in my opinion a real loss to the world. he will be missed
s0nofp2l 2 years ago 9
some nit has turned off my Adobe Flash player so I amunable to get my daily fix of Jakes On Again on Youtube. Any ideas how to get it back, am bereft.
maudie25 2 years ago
beautiful
andy191266 2 years ago 4
help me!! i can't stop listening!!!!!
keri86 2 years ago 7
Nice one barmypants! I am a man. And from the north so it tickles me on an obvious level, but being a 'modern' man it does make me feel guilty. but that glint in the eye is a winner. there you go. i've just used about fifty word when i could've used four...thanks for the words. x
mrsbatear 2 years ago 7
decidedly mysogynist.but wonderful all the same..even from a female viewpoint-we probably do go on-and I KNOW that I choose 1000 words when 2 will do x
BARMYPANTS 2 years ago 22
@BARMYPANTS Do you really think JT hated women? So many have no idea what misogynist means - the word definitely does NOT apply to Jake!
RatherLargeAllan 1 year ago
@RatherLargeAllan -I only meant that THIS song has a feeling of misogyny about it; Lah-di Dah, for instance, has quite the opposite feel. Pure genius either way.
BARMYPANTS 1 year ago
@BARMYPANTS I think misogynist is too strong a word - it suggests a degree of nastiness that's clearly lacking here. He's certainly guilty of stereotyping, but on the other hand when it's this witty who is going to complain?
firestartertwistedfi 10 months ago
@firestartertwistedfi
It's pure tongue-in-cheek. He's not insulting women, he's affectionately mocking them.
quasarsphere 9 months ago 4
Absolute genius, the words flow like water and are hilarious to boot; not to mention his guitar.
votremare 2 years ago 9
Brilliant wit and a unique style, a genuine original
myfanwy7 3 years ago 22
hear hear to dooby , rotten BBC, suppose he is non PC so far as they are concerned, Oh for a DVD of the wonderful Jake. The lovely Youtube have managed a couple of songs but wouldnt it be great to have his quirky face singing to us
maudie25 3 years ago 6
@maudie25 There is a "Jake Thackray website for fans. If you are still interested, they sell a dvd called "Jake Live at the Unicorn", which is exactly as it says. A long-forgotten recording of a full Jake concert. Highly recommended!
TheRingoDave 1 month ago
This is a laff for all blokes, you do nag us!
wellsrams 3 years ago
It might be good to stop feeding the trolls.
abacathoo 3 years ago 5
One of the true great entertainers of his Genre. I first heard his work on the Colin Murray show on Radio 1, from there I have bought quite a bit of his music. As for xxsophiexx101, Jake sums it up perfectly when he sings "Strike this Woman dumb"
mattp1444 3 years ago 6
Dear Jake! Always loved his music. Frank Turner meets Noel Coward. Sadly missed.
onliwenilarf 3 years ago 7
Sheer Genius!
How I miss this guy... this song never fails to get me smiling and laughing. The BBC have quite a lot of his performances in their archives but unfortunately it's unlikely they'll ever be officially released since the BBC demand a small fortune for the use of them. Such a shame... we badly need a DVD of this guy's performances.
doobywahwahrabbit 3 years ago 6
doobywahwahrabbit, I agree. We should have a Thackray DVD. According to his website, the BBC want £1000 a minute. A DVD should at least be 45 minutes long (if not an hour). But £45000, just for the licensing? That's sad. Thackray is missed, and the beeb should make a Jake Thackray Enjoyment Channel on YouTube. That would be public service to all of his fans.
6funswede 3 years ago 6
What a genius man he was. Miss him lots!
swordmaidenz 3 years ago 4
I suppose xxsophiexx101 is entitled to her opinion. Er, she must know about music - she is a huge Sugarbabes fan...........
I dont care what she says about Jake Thackray Esq, because her opinion is worthless anyway.
She's also a crap shag
flashtheoriginal 3 years ago 4
I reckon you're right; or as Miss Sophie Dumbfuck would say "your right"
lizzielh 3 years ago 2
I have had the pleasure of meeting, and seeing Jake live several times......The question I have to ask, is, why do insignificant people leave meaningless and mislead posts? When they could clearly go away and bore someone else????
dainteefan 3 years ago 3
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Raythack1 2 years ago
Never liked Jake much back in the 1970's, but I heard this one for the first time a week ago and haven't stopped playing it since. It makes me laugh every time. Pure genius. And what a superb musician he is too. I hadn't realised.
shrout53 3 years ago 2
whats the deal with the ghost in the background... it turns green?!!!
dozzer2712 3 years ago
amazing
this made me laugh so bloody hard!
BluntDNB 3 years ago
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he gay!
xxsophiexx101 3 years ago
you twat
lizzielh 3 years ago
Thanks.
Have another look. I think you'll find it's you twat, me dick.
shrout53 3 years ago
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someone who cant handle the truth....*sigh it is the kind of people like you who bring this society down! just stop being in denial and admit he is a fag and a douche and he needs to be shot!
xxsophiexx101 3 years ago
If it's me you're talking to Sophie, please explain how admiring the genius of Jake Thackray is bringing society down.
As for him being a fag ( sorry, I don't know hat a douche is, apart from a French shower ) , if it's the truth you're after, he was married ( to a woman ), and had three sons. And if you want to shoot him you'll have to disinter him first. Best of luck.
shrout53 3 years ago 2
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you just wasted 2 mins of your time typing a load of bullshit wich i aint read properly therefore i say
he gay! he a fag! he needs to be shot! the end!
xxsophiexx101 3 years ago
yawn -
lizzielh 3 years ago
well said!!!!!
lizzielh 3 years ago
Oh dear, you really have some issues, don't you? Black is not white, 2+2=4 and Jake Thackray was heterosexual. You should try private therapy and not act out your illiterate and inarticulately expressed fantasies in the public glare. Very embarassing. Oh dear, oh dear. There there.....
paulfil1 3 years ago 4
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once again to another idiot out there who bothered to type this comment. It means nothing to me i dont care what you say! i say what i say and what i say is...he a fag! he needs to be shot...just accept what other people think and want ok. Dont try and convince me i need therapy when your the one who cant handle other peoples opinions and is getting annoyed over somthing fkn pathetic ....good...happy...if not .....tough! it life you get plenty of more crap you dont like trust me!
xxsophiexx101 3 years ago
you poor, uneducated girl - are you getting extra help for your special needs?
It worries me that you state he is gay - he wasn't but what does it matter?
lizzielh 3 years ago 6
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if i am so uneducated then why are you bothering with my comments...cause you know im right...and oyu just cant admit it ...your in denial! and if it doesnt matter wshy are you wasting your time typing! cause you have nothing else better to do sooo...pff!
xxsophiexx101 3 years ago
Since English is clearly not your first language, this may be too difficult a concept.You cannot have an opinion about a fact. You may not like the colour black (opinion), but it is still the colour black (fact). Your opinion is that you don't like Jake Thackray. But it is a fact that he was not gay. The only person here who is in denial is you. You think your opinion matters. It really doesn't. But doubtless you'll gabble on ignorantly. I'm just having fun winding you up (fact!).
paulfil1 3 years ago 5
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lol you think you winding me up no your not! im having fun pissing you off since what i say is annoying you since im getting emails everyday and this is making me laugh cause iditos like you would not comment back because you know that what i say is obviously not true (fact)! soo you cna email me more and more and say whatever you want! i kmnow he isnt gay btu it funny because it obviosuly annoying you that why your commenting back! have a shit day.....die in a fire
xxsophiexx101 3 years ago
xxsophiexx101,he died in 2002and his command of the English and Latin languages are second to none plus he spoke French fluently leaves people like you miles behind.I recommend you do some research before you pass a sweeping commentPlease reply,like all Americans you upset the world with you ignorent and uneducated comments,there is a world of cultures out there which you have never seen and because you will never see them and learn from them you will always be...
mancsmoveseast 3 years ago 5
The answer is because of the need to ecudate the uneducated. Jake Thackray was not gay - as has been pointed out he was married with 3 kids. And as he's now dead, do you really think you need to "double kill" him? I think (going by your comments) that you probably do need professional psychiatric help.
malthuswasright 3 years ago
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look im not saying i wanna double kill him but he was gay!
xxsophiexx101 3 years ago
You, madam, are an idiot. Please try to think - it's SO important. Look at the evidence. He just isn't gay. At least if nuclear war breaks out your brain will be quite safe - it seems to be surrounded by a few feet of solid lead...
malthuswasright 3 years ago 9
First and foremost, Jake Thackray was NOT gay at all! And I'll never be able to understand why people who are unable to enjoy SATIRE will bother to comment on songs like this.
tomlehrerchannel 3 years ago 6
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i posted those commments ages ago...jees...
xxsophiexx101 3 years ago
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mancsmoveseast 2 years ago
@lizzielh If jake was gay, then I am a merecat. Silly person!
Raythack1 1 year ago
@Raythack1 I don't think he is/was - read it properly you daft person
lizzielh 1 year ago
I apologise
Raythack1 1 year ago
IDIOT
adelamere1 3 years ago
Jake is a hero of mine. I started to learn the guitar because of his TV appearances. In the 70's I took a group of school children camping in Wales. The site flooded and we decamped to the village hall. There was a knock on the door during supper - it was Jake, offering help (he lived in the village). He was great with the kids and sang some of their favourite songs (none of his own, obviously!) on my guitar, which he signed. I still have that guitar and use it regularly with the kids I teach.
vernats 3 years ago
Jake was a gorgeous man in every sense - a master of the English language, an excellent musician, his witty lyrics are par excellence. He is sorely missed, nobody can touch him.
nippysweetie3 3 years ago 2
bbc four had some very good performances from him..maybe some one will post them.
panda606 3 years ago
Did he appear on 'That's Life' or was it 'Brabens Week' , surely they should have decent video performances.
I remember watching his TV stints, I was totally transfixed, totally unique , from an era when TV was at it's best.
urbanmanc 3 years ago
I grew up on Jakes music.I would come home half cut as a tenager and listen to Jake on a record player the rest of the evening.
Met him once when he came to Haberghan High school in Burnley. What a great guy.
On TV tonight at 11.20
Grahamchord 3 years ago
The documentary 'Jake on the Box' is repeated Monday 3rd November 2008, 11.20pm BBC2.
wkane 3 years ago 2
And very very good it was too. Don't know how I missed it first time round.
What an profoundly talented, agreeable and modest man. It doesn't get much better than this and I treasure the memory of the too few times I saw him in the early 70s.
The most underrated person ever to pick up a guitar and sing a song.
Sadly and badly missed...
3millbleed 3 years ago
i watched it :)
getmesumgreen 3 years ago
Absolutely fucking wonderful. I had the honour and pleasure to support Jake on a few occasions and the pure gentleman and modest journeyman and songsmith he was bely the incredible influence he had on the acoustic music scene. A rare, 22 carat talent .... and let's not forget Alan Williams on bass!
nondescript11 3 years ago 2
Great stuff. A true wordsmith. I too thought he taught English whilst in France.
poinsy 3 years ago
It was a live audience but SOME of the raucous laughter was dubbed on in order to censor a couple of words deemed inappropriate. Listen at 2:57
ant501UK 3 years ago
Absolutely superb, wish that mordern writers could write such wonderful lyrics and to a tune as well!
truckergee 3 years ago 5
I was lucky enough to see Jake live when I was about 10 years old. Met him afterwards and what a lovely man. Yes, RIP Jake and I'll gather some rosebuds for you x That's a reference to his song Last Will and Testament for those of you who don't know. And he was a Maths teacher not an English teacher. He used his music to make boring lessons come alive!
Mooeybubs 3 years ago
I was lucky enough to see Jake live when I was about 10 years old. Met him afterwards and what a lovely man. Yes, RIP Jake and I'll gather some rosebuds for you x
Mooeybubs 3 years ago
Superb!
rawfulralph 3 years ago 6
I saw him live twice. Just brilliant.
arreveritt 3 years ago
His best song? I read that he had misgivings over his guitar playing, amazing - he is fantastic in every department RIP
watfordkev 3 years ago 7
Just got back online after a couple of months absence and this is the first thing i did. Go Jake!!
antonyrichardson30 3 years ago 4
on again is awesome, fantastic. Please can we have more vids of Jake. Some of the crap we see is awful. More Jake please.
maudie25 3 years ago 8
genius!
OUKBC 3 years ago 8
he's hilarious! my godfather introduced me to him... loved his songs ever since
MaiaRutledge4 3 years ago 5
I think he was an English teacher who gave it up to do this. Had his own show on the BBC and I'll never forget John B Loudermilk doing 'Abilene' on his show. Classic guy.
xz4q18 3 years ago
This guy must be blastin my bird on the sly, coz there can't be two the same
MYxLOVExOFxBEER 3 years ago
This is great, I can't believe I've never heard of this guy before.
GuitaristInProgress 3 years ago 2
first time i've seen him playing - and gosh does he make that song funny
firestartertwistedfi 3 years ago 5
I saw him at little village hall do in the
seventies.He met everyone in the bar at the
interval and had a few pints (on the house)
and came across as a really nice bloke.
Rest his soul.
xerxes1950 3 years ago
jealous.
firestartertwistedfi 3 years ago 2
Brilliant!not only a superb guitar player but what clever lyrics.O.K in this world of political correctness you can't degrade the fairer sex but 'will never use three or four when a thousand will easily do'.Come on we all know one.R.I.P Jake
mancsmoveseast 3 years ago 4
God, wish i could finger-pick like!
sirius711 3 years ago
like that*
sirius711 3 years ago
A fair description of Jake Thackray: Genius.
Fawdoffshed 3 years ago 6
what a genius! i vagueley remember him from my childhood on that's life & look north, did'nt like him then! how tastes change!
jonnybee64 3 years ago 2
please repeat shafferstephs reply to my comment.
maudie25 3 years ago
cant find shafferstephs reply to my comment. wot page is it on
maudie25 3 years ago
I haven't heard this for 20 odd years. Now I'm in my forties and have just wet myself for the first time since I was on the tit. Dangerously hilarious! Love it, la!
xabialjohnso 4 years ago 3
So far ahead of his time - glad to see that finally, after 40 years, people are now recognising his geneous.
exhale51 4 years ago 4
for bachwoman. Got the Joost Jake on the Box. Thanks for help. It was good but so sad to see Jake at the end as old man. He was so attractice when young. Worth seeing tho and hearing all the comments.
maudie25 4 years ago
thanks for telling m e bachwoman had replied to my request, but it isnt here. Where is her reply please ??
maudie25 4 years ago
Thanks bachwoman but I got 26 pages of Joost BBC4 and still couldnt find the docu of Jake, Kept getting youtube and On again but not the whole prog. Thanks fr help tho Maudie25
maudie25 4 years ago
o bachwoman, tried joost for the Jake vid but couldnt get it. How do I get it please, give me a hint, be so grateful. Maudie25
maudie25 4 years ago
sorry for late reply, haven't been here for a while. I found the joost thing by going through many pages of google hits for jake. I got to it by just opening joost and doing a jake thackray search, took me right to it. hope you can get it, you'll love it.
bachwoman 4 years ago
Please once agan I plead. Where are the vids you used to have on Youtube? Like LahdeDah and does anyone know a place where we can get any. What about Joost. Anything on there?? Maudie25
maudie25 4 years ago
Love the laughter! this is what being English is all about.
davidjrudram 4 years ago
got On Again OK but where oh where is Lah de Dah? All the Jake faNS WQNT IT BACK so please please please bring it back also Sister Josephine. Have got all the dvds but to see him on your vids is super
maudie25 4 years ago
maudie, what dvds??? Where does one get them?
bachwoman 4 years ago
sorry bachwoman, meant CD's - wish there were some DVDs. BBC wont release them, they have loads in their archives
maudie25 4 years ago
I found the video of the Jake documentary (Jake on the Box) on Joost. Too much talking but lots of great performances from various periods. Glorious treat.
bachwoman 4 years ago
jake set the standards that others try to live up to
mush1955 4 years ago 2
so proud of him!i wish i knewn him!!
xxx
frenchyvic 4 years ago
I agree with you all.
Surely Jake Thckray is and always was a niche audience.
It's not like anyone is bootlegging a massive selling star.
WTF is going on?
The other day Ray Davies gave away his latest album in the Times!
STILLAVRIL1 4 years ago
what's happened to all the Jake vids that used to be on youtube? bring em back now.
lorenzosmart 4 years ago
Jake keeps my spirits up!
ringadingadan 4 years ago
am still going to nag u to put on Lah-de-Dah again. Why dont you, wots gone wrong, we all want to see it, also the Bull. Please Youtube think of all the eager Jake fans waiting. Other stuff bores the balls off a buffalo but NEVER lovely Jake. Maudie25
maudie25 4 years ago
One of the greatest joys of my life, honestly...finding Jake here. I still carry around my 35-year-old LPs. I will love Jake forever.
bachwoman 4 years ago
Jake rocks!
amanditsa 4 years ago
More Jake!!, Please
RIP
rogthedodger 4 years ago
Still listen to my LP of Jake, and my CD.
"They've all got, like as not, a lot better taste in men than you've got, dearest I will just have to make do with you"
Priceless.
ianclivewright 4 years ago
PLEASE can we have Lah de Dah backalso The Bull, why did u take them off?? Dont look at Youtube as much as I did now Maudie25
maudie25 4 years ago
wicked video of on again, stupendous but what has happend to Jake singing Lah de Dah and the B ull on youtube. Lah de Dah was wonderful with Jake in his red woolly pully. Can u put it back please Maudie25
maudie25 4 years ago