Mr Hopkins Snr Sings - Whats a matter you last night?

[MrCalman65]

My uncle used to play his guitar and sing this with my aunties at parties when he had a few beers in him. We all loved it. Great memories and we all miss him.

Love you uncle Raymond.

[Malibogo]

It's a song we Sailors heard often in Japan in the early 1950s. I was a 19 year old Sailor on an American Warship then and the ship came into port every month or so for liberty (Mostly Yokosuka). If you didn't get around to seeing that special jo-san you "fell in love with the month before", and happen to hit the bar she was working then she was going to be singing that song in your face. My money is on the song being of Japanese B-Girl origin -- Those were the GOOD OLD DAYS

USN 1951-1973

[courtyum]

AWH!

[mitchelcool]

wtf?

[hergohergo1]

Hi Hopkins Snr,

My grandma has been asking me about the lyrics to this song for months and I'm so glad I found this awesome video of you singing it live! She will be so excited. Would you be able to let me know who wrote the song?

[bigfacetv]

its an Polynesian song i think - maybe even traditional

[equiplay]

Brilliant!

[111gx]

yeah! excellent stuff, and a shrewd operator...

[gstq65]

Rock on Mr Hopkins snr !!!!

[inpachi123]

This guy is great! He makes me feel so relaxed and just happy! I WANT MORE!

[theMAZtheory]

This, like, made my day. It's hilarious and makes me smile a lot.

[rootsxrocks]

two Videos on b3ta popular links page you have arrived.

[rootsxrocks]

Fantastic, More more more. Please

[RaolDuke]

amazin. the tune makes me think of spanish dance troupe by gorkys zygotic mynci.

[R8ych]

Uncle John - a true genius!

[croissantneuf]

This is my Uncle John, the Genius. Does he do requests? As a kid, he used to sing "Arsehole a Mio" to me. Encore xxxx

[booklungs]

Please keep making more videos! This has to be the most lovely and endearing thing I have seen.

[bigfacetv]

He once rewrote one of my sketches so I did it in a show, (Ealing Live) my version first half his version second half. It went down pretty well as a bit of light teasing of dads in general, but then he came on at the end to do a song as a sort of finale. He is the only person ever, and there were some greats in that show, who ever got a standing ovation. Annoying! (During the show I asked him if he was enjoying it - he said "Its a lot of waiting around.")

[crackityjones777]

A star is born!

[LamStock]

that was great...

[augsav]

I loved that. :)

[sora000111]

Brilliant =D