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  • Always brilliant - the Bonzo's were the best laugh I ever had. Stanshall-Innes magic.

  • Thanks. Very Nice. Had the album History of the Bonzo's since 1976.

  • These guys knew that the USA and Arnold Schwarzenegger were BAD NEWS... a LOOOOONG time ago!

  • What I love about this is it's funny, but it's also a good song in it's own right.

  • Hee hee - brilliant as always

  • "Wrestle Poodles and win"

  • Does anyone have a live version of this song?

  • Actually, listening again, I think it's him on lead backing and chorus, there are at least 3 voices there and Neil Innes is one of them, but...

  • Oh so so good. Anyone think that the backing falsetto at 3:44 might be Apollo C. Vermouth himself?

  • Apollo C. Vermouth.

  • Absolutely Ace! Long Live the Bonzos and RIP Viv Stanshall

  • The one fuzz guitar to rule them all...

  • I might be mistaken, but the voice yelling at 0:52 sounds a little like MICHAEL PALIN.

  • @minefield1000 Im almost completely sure its viv stanshall. ;) even tho they DID know mike at the time, so I cant be sure... but since I never thought of it until I read your comment Id still go with viv.

  • @minefield1000 a bit of it does sound like him the 'kick' bit at 2:16 always made me picture Hugh Laurie

  • aah! now it's finished i feel all post coital! :)

  • I think those guys would manage to out-weird the rest, whatever decade they were in.

  • just excellent

  • belter.. thanks so much.. never knew this was a 45

  • ugh this song is orgasmic

  • Surely we need a Viv Stanhall movie as he was a real one off

  • Fucking timeless!! why doesn't anyone do this kind of stuff today? Or do they?? Everyone today is so far up their own fucking arse, anyone care to point me in the right direction?

  • @troughsnout

    You'll have to stick with the Bonzos Mate

    It will be quite some time before they're equaled

    ASK Paul Mc Cartney, if you don't believe me

  • @troughsnout

    I'd really suggest Billy Nayer Show. Obviously they're not the same...a bit darker...but some of the strangest, most unique pleasant music/stories you'll find.

    Try "Bunny King" or "Dreamland Massacre" or listening to the entire "Ketchup and Mustard Man" album, arranging the songs however you damn please.

  • @troughsnout Well a few may come close. Only chance is local bands maybe. A couple on the Isle of Wight are clearly doing something at least in part influenced by the Bonzos. "Shanklin Freak Show" and "Revenge of the Lawn"

  • @troughsnout

    Yes I agree entirely - I was just reading Ginger Geezer and so here I am. Anyway I used to do quite a few "comedy" songs but no-one listened to them much and they're harder to make than ordinary songs. So now my humour is more subtle, in some cases to the point of people (Mainly Americans) not understanding what the humour is. Play my vids when you have nothing better to do and see if you can tell what I'm getting at you silly goose....

  • @troughsnout

    Yes I agree entirely - I was just reading Ginger Geezer and so here I am. Anyway I used to do quite a few comedy songs but no-one listened to them much and they're harder to make than ordinary songs. So now my humour is more subtle, in some cases to the point of people (Mainly Americans) not understanding what the humour is. Play my vids when you have nothing better to do and see if you can tell what I'm getting at you silly goose.

  • they sure don't make 'em like that any more. RIP Mr Stanshall

  • KICK!

  • I LOVE this one! I saw the Bonzos live in Manchester on their 40th anniversary reunion tour and it was so awesome when they did Mr Apollo, I nearly died laughing :D They rock. They rock hard.

  • wrestle poodles and win!

  • i wanna hold ure hand-

    beatles sounding?

  • well spotted! I've heard a "rumour" regarding this song

  • @steveBB30 what was well spotted...? really, i'm curious.

  • @TheMapper re comment made by distortedDingo. Also mr Apollo might not be Charles Atlas ;-)

  • Neil Innes still RAWKS!

  • 'Five years ago I was a four-stone apology! And now, I am TWO SEPARATE GORILLAS!!'

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