Mr Wu's An Air Raid Warden Now - George Formby

[cessna207]

There is a Mr. Wu at my school, I sang this to him the other day! lolage

[middxdiehard]

Theres a restaurant in Aberdeen called Mr Wu's, hes still branching out!

[1930RedRed]

@middxdiehard I'd go there :) We have a Madame Wu here but she's just not quite the same!

[middxdiehard]

@1930RedRed Must have been the wedding down 'Limehouse way' !

[machidaboy]

..."now he's doing his bit for England like the rest"... What a great, INCLUSIVE thing to say. In spite of Formby's race-oriented humor, in spite of Mr. Wu's Chinese "otherness," the bottom line is that the character of Mr. Wu is unquestioningly BRITISH. This concept is refreshing, considering that during the same time we were sending our own (Japanese Americans) people to internment camps precisely for their perceived sense of "otherness."

[SpocksSister08]

@machidaboy

That's a lovely comment. Makes me proud to be British. But remember, there isn't a nation in the world that has nothing in its history to be ashamed of, certainly not Britain. And we wouldn't have won the war without the Americans.

[AnneUgligurl]

@SpocksSister08

We ALL had to pitch in to do our part.

[Poisonchicken]

@machidaboy The British weren't so heavily involved in the Pacific front though...

[jakobgrimminger]

Brilliant song!

[FalconSupreme]

Yes, the fact that Mr Wu became an Air Raid Warden points to War time Britain. He would have joined the ARP (Air Raid Precautions) then. Like Mr. Hodges in Dad's Army shouting "Put that light out"!

[lukekellycopy]

@FalconSupreme was that wise? ha ha gotcha!

p.s. thats would wilson always said

[JubalCalif]

Wow! That awesome Asian Mr Wu really got around! After the war I heard he went back to the Chinese laundry business....became a partner with the famous Wong brothers. They had a killer slogan: TWO WONGS CAN MAKE IT WHITE!

[URBANLIFEPRO]

there is a ukulele of George Formby in ebay

[UKJay92]

If you have a chink in your window you will have another at your door! Classical!

[theboatdrifts]

i laugh every time i hear that line.

[martynpank]

@UKJay92 Oh yes! Brilliant line!

[mashfan90]

@UKJay92 u could nt get away wiv that now its funni not offensive

[mashfan90]

@UKJay92 ud never get away with it now too politically uncorrect but its hilarious

[richardharris44]

Wonderful song. Great performer. Thanks for a number from an era when we still enjoyed free speech.

[Corrie121]

Great post.

Thanks for sharing.

[2kri]

is it me or is formby missing some of his usual humor in this song

[Bowser287]

Is that a banjolele solo I hear?

[danners2003]

great stuff!!!!

[mkcwebmaster]

That Mr Wu never could hold a job down could he! What year was this recorded?

[1930RedRed]

Not sure exactly, I have it on an album of popular British war songs, so all I can say is 1939-1945 ;)

[phantom12321]

@1930RedRed his song about Mr. Wu as a window cleaner premiered in a film in 1940 so I'd assume probably in 41 during the height of the blitz or perhaps a little later in 42

[mrmethane10]

From memory, I believe it was recorded on 31st May 1942. Great song - one of my favourites. You can see me performing it on You Tube.

[mashfan90]

@mkcwebmaster niot sure of the year but i like this song better than the window cleaner by far and also bernard cribbind hole in the ground if you like this song

[ellboy10101]

chinks are chinks anyhow :)

[antfossy]

I swear i heard "if you have a chink (during the checking for blackout bit) in your window the you will have another at your door" not very pc :p

[neurapraxia]

Antfossy, it's a pun. Try to remember that this song was made a really long time ago, back when it was far more appropriate, if not normal, to speak in such a way.

[antfossy]

I just thought I would point it out cause I found it amusing XD

[ellboy10101]

thansk for posting, brought back memories.

[breakBEAT101]

lol he's the best im buyin a ukuele coz i like his work

[1930RedRed]

I am sure George would still appreciate rocking in 2009 ;)

[breakBEAT101]

i love this song =] first comment lol GEORGE FORMBY ROCKS /// RIP GEORGE