Over There - Jonathan Coulton - London Concert March 2008

[ashley217racer]

awh :D

[Enigma1790]

I love the brit who yelled "We know!" at the twinkie line

[linkinpark9sc]

@Enigma1790 Sounds more like "Yes we do" to me.

[HordeFTL]

@Enigma1790 Yeah it was definitely "Yes we do!"

[Emyrsaurus]

Pahaha the world war 2 line's fantastic!

[cooljammer00]

i also think that schoolhouse rhyme was lost on the English. the whole "there's a hole in the wall where the men can see it all" thing...

[jocopro]

Yeah, I have never got that line.

[cooljammer00]

it's a fairly common childhood rhyme here in the states. it's really immature, and perfect for a song like this.

[jocopro]

Ok, how does it go? Or failing that, what do I need to google to find it?

[Tr1sh4Lynn]

"There's a place in France

Where the naked ladies dance.

There's a hole in the wall

Where the boys can see it all.

But the boys don't care

'Cause they eat their underwear."

[BoredChick]

@jocopro Well you asked three years ago and I've finally have an answer for you. I found a wiki article about it titled "The Streets of Cairo, or the Poor Little Country Maid"

Basically its a tune to the 'snake charmer' song and usually has the same couple first lines. After the 'hole in the wall where the boys can see it all" but it changes from person to person/[/region/family]

My grandmother used to sing it to me

[cooljammer00]

oh man, im surprised they didn't boo and throw things at that line.

love it.

[Norvu]

Ah, he was awesome. I was standing pretty close too, probably the most fun I've had in a while.

[jocopro]

We were all standing pretty close, it was a small room and it was full. ;)

[Gle3nn]

Thanks for posting this video. This is great.

[jemimus]

Fantastic show. Love the huge response from the audience with the WW2 line :D

There was so much energy in the room, and we all sang along to the songs

[ScissorSlinger]

That WW2 reaction makes me laugh out every damn time.

[Fredwise]

This was a great concert! I hope someone got Code Monkey though...

[ilikewaxingowls]

*sigh* I feel so bad for missing this... I hope he comes back soon

[cmonkee9]

Thanks, this is great! Any others from this show...?

[jocopro]

I only got the Billy Bragg song and most of the banter from his return to the stage.

I'm having issues uploading the Billy Bragg cover, but I am trying.

[Miffroon]

We need skullcrusher mountain up, that was an awesome showing of the spirit of the crowd.

Also I am 'I feel fantastic' intro ruiner, huzzah and stuff

[hotwire101]

And I was the poor jerk sat next to him. I'm half waiting for beardy mark to show up on this comment list.

[jocopro]

I really wish I had got the banter before the song.

[nattiekins]

Whee! Here's to wearing clogs and riding around in trains.