Jake Thackray - famous people

[garybrown57]

What a fab lyricist and an extremely witty guy A very rare talent indeed not many like him nowaday's it's sad that this type of humour is deemed sexist,and anti everything people need to lighten up they where just well written little ditties that always make me laughi for one was saddend at his passing .cheers gazza uk

[RSleepy]

@garybrown57 Yes, he impressed me when I saw him on Braden decades ago. Always a liberal influence I thought, not sure about PC but funny - French chansonnier tradition. Brilliant stuff. Cheers Jake.

[ashkeys1]

hi

i would have thought whoever posted this vid would have been aware that Jake was a devout Roman Catholic so may not have been aiming the song at his beloved institution even if he did take the micky pretty liberally out of authority figures in general.

[ToniLCD]

@ashkeys1 I think the devout Jake T with his mixture of irreverence and wit would have had a few negative things to say about this Pope, were he around today, just because one might follow a religion doesn't make one blind to its failings-I think Jake would have appreciate this

[DJRU2]

great lyrics and a very fitting video, was the song ever directed at the pope? or just famous people in general?

Well all i know is im a Jake Thackray fan now.

[Dartwith]

Jake was wise.

[SuperJoshua99]

Nice. Keep Jake in the public ear. There's none to compare.

[BCantournet59]

@SuperJoshua99 If you understand French try Georges Brassens, he is of the same kind...