Tony Slattery - Shoot Somebody Famous

[themillenia]

Awesome song. Big Beatles fans. Cambridge Footlights rule.

[Andrewluver96]

oh Tony...

[MystiqueDraw]

Deep, dark, but damn...Tony dazzles <3

[DontSigh]

I keep getting this song stuck to my head. It´s kinda' creeping me out. Even though Tony has such a good voice and really shows the emotion in this song... It´s kinda' creeping me out...

[StoliDassah]

Really creepy song, but his voice is so beautiful, and he looks so handsome. Really conflicting emotions going on here.

[kileXemoXboy]

Holy hell, he looks so young here. He's got a bloody amazing voice, too! Tad bit scary of a song, but it's got a really nice flow to it. Any idea where I could get my hands on the audio of this?

[Kultasade]

I have loved this song ever since I first heard it despite the rather creepy lyrics. They pack such a punch.

"I've got to do better than shoot the Pope

assassinate God, it's my only hope"

Those lines always give me goosebumps when I'm listening to this/singing to it. So beautiful in an unsettling way.

[ArthurNewman666]

now its just Ringo and Paul

[UnfoldingWings]

tony sings this song with such emotion, it's a creepy song, but so beautiful i think! and it really does look like he has tears in his eyes at the end...

[kscopi]

There is not one second of this clip that I don't love ;P Beautiful Tony.

[Kokitsune]

I wish I could play the mallets part to this... D;

[soulassasin10]

does anybody have a tab for this song ? :)

[odobett]

imagine this song is about masturbation, it's easy if you try

[bububububak]

@odobett lol!!!!!!!

[moonmatter]

Talantless twat

[nightwrighterBLSBBMg]

@moonmatter I disagree, you have no grounds whatsoever to call him a twat, and I think the decision on this page is unanimous that he is certainly not talentless.

[nightwrighterBLSBBMg]

'You people'? Are you stereotyping me? Considering we've never met I find that hard to believe.

He made some bads choices maybe. Not hard to do when you suffer from a serious mental illness, surely. Let he who has not sinned cast the first stone.

What quality of actor he is is a matter of opinion. However I think that if you'd seen some of his earlier Whose Line appearances you'd find him amazingly funny.

[moonmatter]

If you only what positve comments go bury your head in the sand.

Yes "You people" I bet "you people" were elated Fry won an award last night. I am stereotying you , you have been stereotyped. Get over it

[nightwrighterBLSBBMg]

what kind of award?

[floristanlucia]

sidney o`connor did`nt you think in sinning this beauful son?with you voice and feeling when you sing this beatuful song,would herd wonderful

[jehy5]

he was this good looking?! he's cute even today but whoa!

[SirRobin126]

you're right he is really good looking.

[TDWPfan94]

I'd heard him sing on Whose Line before, but I didn't know he could sing this good! ^^

Tony is the best!

[DrmCom2003]

The murder of  John Lennon!

[tubreeze]

Isn't the Revue a comedy? I love this song, but isn't it way too serious for a comedy? What's the subtext behind this song?

[mikenbondi]

The revue has strong satirical elements - and some satire's darker than others...

[Neod4000]

i think killing the beatles mainly

[Majintaix]

GREAT song! Does anyone have the chords?

[opaljeans]

<3 *sigh* <3

[Akitoluvswaffles]

He is so beautiful, everything about him is, his voice is amazing. I can't get enough of him :D

[Steflovininxs]

Wow....Tony has a great singing voice. And he sung this song with great feeling - his voice together with the lyrics sent shivers up my spine.

[xxxbelindamayxxx]

My heart really starts going everytime I hear this song!

[nightwrighterBLSBBMg]

I love this song, it's so dark, moody and haunting. I think it gives a real insight into the mind of a killer.

Tony never sang this good on Whose Line. We love you Tony!!!

[ImeldaLumos]

I love this song: Melody, lyrics and voice equal. I think he does a great performance, Tony Slattery. I love the sort of rainy atmosphere through out the clip.

[RicardosRealm]

Tony sings his heart out here. What a great song.

[jadoredobby]

I'm not even Aussie - I'm English. And I don't fink any1, howeva much a dikhed they mite b, is a waste of air. Every1 is a special, unique individual who deserves the rite 2 life. And this is coming from somebody who is suffering from depression because she has been the victim of some truly awful crimes. If I, as someone who has experienced terrible crimes, can hold the view that no-one needs 'purging' then I think others should be able to manage it. We are different from the

[jadoredobby]

...USA for a reason. Many people hate the USA for a reason. Just think what those reasons could possibly be.

Fruse x

[TonyisManic]

OOHHH Depression? I have that :D and Mania :D I've got the same thing as Tony, Bipolar :D Ur rite no one is a waste of air :D Love Tony!!!

[dojmike]

jadoredobby - Regarding your reply: "You can only appreciate it if you consider how desperate and lonely Tony's character must be feeling." I'm in law enforcement and I work violent crimes. I don't give a rat's ass how lonely the character is feeling. The only place the character who acts out these kinds of thoughts belongs is on death row.

[jadoredobby]

we don't do capital punishment here mate. anyway...

obviously criminals need to be punished, but surely prevention is even better? if society was generally more honest and caring then people would not slip thru the net and get into crazy desperate situations.

[Weetikveelwelkenaam]

I just hope you will have a chance to talk to people who have been sentenced while innocent, if you are willing to take the chance of killing an innocent person in pursue of 'justice' I think you are either very brave or very stupid

[dojmike]

Passable voice. Stupid song.

[jadoredobby]

Gorgeous, unusual voice. Amazing, touching song.

You can only appreciate it if you consider how desperate and lonely Tony's character must be feeling.

[Lorikat666]

incredible voice, brings tears to the eyes

such a sad song amongst such hilarious footage. Tony is so versatile its amazing. You can see that he really means what he's singing

[jadoredobby]

tony is SO lovely and he has such a beautiful voice.

this song is really sad. because i feel sorry for his future victim and their family and friends. and i do actually feel sorry for tony's character. i don't think he is an evil murderer, but another victim in this story. he is the victim of depression, loneliness and insanity.

i see this song as a beautiful and moving sort of tribute to john lennon.

i <3 john i <3 tony

[CorriRandom]

I couldn't agree more.

[BAMitsTRISH]

hell yeah

[Neod4000]

This is amazing

[AngelMellow]

such a sad and amazing song... I love his voice!! Thank you so much for posting this^^

[hchsband2007]

Wow. Tony's voice is beautiful...and this song is so sad...

[rdgloveshouse]

i wouldnt say sad...its about a guy who wants to kill people to become famous... more creepy

but its still amzing!!

[EvilDeadCinemaMaker]

funkycherrygirl, could you please tell me what episode number this is from.

[ArctinenKala]

This clip is from the Cambridge Footlights Revue from some time in the early eighties. (Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie and Emma Thompson were also in the show.)

If you buy the "A Bit of Fry and Laurie"-boxset, this revue is an added extra on one of the DVD's. Sorry, I don't know if it's available on DVD anywhere else.

[scaramoushesfandango]

if your still looking, its on a bit of Fry and Laurie series two, if you get the single DVD

[dojmike]

It should be "you're" not "your." You're is a contraction for "you are," which is what you meant to say. "Your" is simply the possessive form of you.

[scaramoushesfandango]

ah yes... one of those moments, where i didn't read my comment back properly... your and you're, their and there and they're... I always overlook those... Thanks for the correction.

[Lotty85]

I have no idea why, but around 1:25 he reminds me of Rimmer from Red Dwarf.

[Lotty85]

As long as you don't listen to what he's actually saying, he's so gorgeous in this!

[ClippyConnemara]

is he bad at anything?!?!? lol.

an amazing comedian, singer, actor... what more can i say? oh yeah, he'd gorgeous!

[SailorSakuraPotter]

Oh my wow. Tonys voice is so amazing, it made me melt! Love him even more now.

[pixiestikks]

1st reaction: holy crap. this is really, REALLY creepy. but his voice is awesome.

2cd reaction: geez, that man was hot... and his voice is awesome.

3rd reaction: *nearly weeps in empathy, wishes she could reach through the screen and give Tony a hug*

Tony Slattery is magnificent.

[xxxbelindamayxxx]

Ahhh, Tony's voice is GORGEOUS!!!

I love those last two lines...the way he delivers them is lovely and really powerful!

I was wondering if it was just me or does he actually have tears in his eyes when he sings this? I just think it looks like he does...

[mccoy4eva]

*hugs Tony because he's so gorgeous*

[Bluegj01]

Amazing! his voice is amazing! When he sings on 'Whose line is it Anway?' he doesn't sound anywhere as good as this. Love it.

:o :D

[Moomintroll123]

Aaaah, How gorgeous does he look? and he's a great singer.

*swooning time*

[nicolastephen]

Yeah definatly, yummmmmmm!!!

[carolynviolet]

He looks delicious! His voice is amazing!

[BitchinWallabies]

I LOVE THIS SONG! can't stop playing it over and over again...i think it's his amazing voice! I never knew how good of a voice he had

[randomer0511]

Phwoar Tony Slattery- I would have ;)

[mousemousedogmouse]

The only song I know off-by-heart on the piano!

[lensadie]

omg he is sooo yummy

didn't know he could sing so well

saved this on me favourites

[guardianXangle]

loooooooove :)

love tony

love the video

love the world

:D

[Elberethogilthoniel]

How cute does Tony look in this clip??? I absolutely love him!!!

[WLiiAaddict]

All I can say is WOW!! I knew he could sing, but I never realized how well!!

Its funny he can be so serious talking about killing someone

[bexmoviefreak]

Love Tony Slattery even more now, i never knew he could sing!

[Leely]

Aaaah, here's one for my iPod, methinks :D THANKS! xx

[benik123]

I am looking for an MP3 of this song all over the Internet, but I cant find it anywhere...

[guardianXangle]

you can put youtube vids on your ipod??!!! o wow!! how do you do it?

[Leely]

If you download RealPlayer and SUPER, you can download the video and convert to an iPod file xx

[guardianXangle]

yay! thankies - one for my ipod too :P

[Leely]

You're very welcome :) xx

[CharlieGunStreetGirl]

I love Tony Slattery. Thanks for posting this!

[mousemousedogmouse]

I want to hear Tony speak French . . . hmmm . . Think it would be interesting . . .

[rinoa2530]

watch part 3 of the Have I got news for you episode with him in and he speaks French. It's incredible.

[mousemousedogmouse]

Oh OK thanks

[mousemousedogmouse]

I hate that people think I am weird for singing such a depressing song! Can they not appreacite its beauty?

[scarletgriffon]

well you can see their point of view, i mean singing about shooting someone can seem a bit peculiar. but i agree, it's a great song :)

[mousemousedogmouse]

Yes! Thankyou! Now I haved worked out the piano backing and transposed it to A minor so I can sing along

[mcflea007]

Absolutely adore this song. :D

Just wondering, is it possible for you to work out the chords? I'd love to be able to play and sing this song~

[mousemousedogmouse]

I have sort of worked out the cords . . . but I worked them out A) In a different pitch

B) They are not exactly the same

C) I've more worked out all the notes then the cords then written them in a hand so indesiferable not even the most educated readers of runes may attemp to understand it

[mcflea007]

Haha, darn.

I guess I'll just sit around, hoping that sometime someone will make guitar chords for the beautiful chords. <3

[mousemousedogmouse]

Trying to learn it but it is a little low for me. Must take it up a key.

[mousemousedogmouse]

Argh - I have ru out of tears from listening to this song!

[mousemousedogmouse]

Did he write this song? And if not, who did?

[mousemousedogmouse]

Is it just me or is he in that little bit right at the begining that has just ended?

[mousemousedogmouse]

Ah Ok that was the charades thing. Hee hee hee.

[mousemousedogmouse]

LOL this is really good. Was he in Uni when he did this? I think if I ever met him in real life we would actually be really gud frends, because i am quite like him. big fan of his work!

[Mikazha]

You don't have a downloadable version, do you? ^^,

[RandomRosemary]

I hope so, if you do can you post the audio somewhere?

[Mikazha]

I wish I had..:( As well as "If you can't smoke it, kick it to death":)

[RandomRosemary]

That reminds me, do you want the lryics for that? I looked everywhere for them on the internet but I couldn't find them, So I decided to write them myself.

What's your email? I'll send them if you like

[Mikazha]

I've actually written them as well:p So I've got them.. And the song is always stuck on my mind, so I think I know it by heart:S:p

[RandomRosemary]

hehe that's okay then :) I sent them to your with the you tube email thing a few hours ago, sorry! Tony's a great all-rounder, singer, actor, comedian...What next?! =D

[Mikazha]

pornstar..?XD

[RandomRosemary]

L-O-L ^^

[mousemousedogmouse]

LOL maybe . . . that's what he sed in that thing with Richard Vranch!

[RandomRosemary]

hehe I'd love to meet him lol

[DaRazTrueRed]

Tony Slattery:~**Will be installed in our hearts forever more~**

Totally agreeing with XforevercleverX, IS THERE ANYTHING OUR TONY CANNOT DO? Hillarious, Sensitive, Amazing, Talentfull--> he is soo the complete package!

ShatteredMirror, By God i soo understand you... When my friends found out i like this guy they FLIPPED! Buh i have converted them and it werent that hard to do!

TS, we luv ya.

I hope he does more things then Kingdom!

Raz YNWA

[jennythezebra]

i was sat there think how beautiful the song was and how entrancing his voice was, then suddenly clicked he was talking about killing people :P

creepy, but my god i love tony slattery :D hes amazing :D

[XforevercleverX]

This has settled it once and for all. Tony Slattery is bloody brilliant! This is so funny, but he really can sing quite well. Does anyone know if there's anything he can't do?

[RyanStilesRocks]

i wonder how he feels now that John Lennon was shot...

lol, i LOVE his voice in this!! really good video too

I LOVE TONY!

[thompompey32]

Well, this was done in 1982. 2 years after Lennon was shot.

[RyanStilesRocks]

oh right, ok haha sorry

[ShatteredMirror]

Since I started watching reruns of Whose Line on Dave a few months ago I have been in love with Tony Slattery. I always thought he was hilarious and very sweet, but now I discover he can sing (posters life is now complete)! To hell with my parents who label me as "weird", I shall stand up for my right to love Tony Slattery. This song is very good...I must find the lyrics and sing it to people at school.

[xximbyxx]

Don't worry, you aren't alone!

[nikitaisthebest777]

Definately not alone! I dont care if hes old enough to be my dad, I still love him. Hes the best one on Whose Line and hes great in Kingdom too. Is there anything to not like about this fab bloke?

[RandomRosemary]

Thank god I'm not the only one that's addicted to him <3

[brionyphillips]

"..assassinate God, it's my only hope.."

I fell about.

it's so good. :p

[Pikkonin14]

quite eerie but very beautiful

[feralshal]

I am completely in awe - I knew that Tony could sing, based off what he does in Whose Line, but this is something completely different. *loves him even more*

[Emgee78]

Omigod I think I love Tony Slattery!!!

[1234alex1234]

Tony was rather good looking when he was young, and he has a pretty damn good voice, too. It never really comes across so well on Whose Line.

[comicgenius69er]

loved it tony is so funny no one better

wish we could see more of this talent

[frizzyizzy80]

It sounds like it's about the assasination of John Lennon

[lananikky]

This might be a stupid question but is this song about mark david chapman it is a very chilling song?

[droog69]

I think Mark Chapman is a definite influence on this song - I also think it's reminiscent of the character of Travis Bickle in Taxi Driver and the Talking Heads song Psycho Killer.

[LadyJacquelineV]

What a beautiful voice and indeed, a beautiful man.

[wasmusfans]

tony is ace! hes the sort of person i jus wanna give a big hug. i love this song.

[frizzyizzy80]

I second that!

[whoknows2007]

I third it!

[Aura3107]

Does anyone know where I can download this song??? It's just sooo cool!

[IconWatcher]

Wow! Very dark.

Happy Birthday Tony Slattery from the Pop Culture Institute.

[moochy]

wow.. Tony is soo gorgeous - his voice makes me tingle

[trouble47]

i just love this song.. it touches u.. Tony is awesome...

[PhoenixSparrow]

This song is so beautiful, love it x

[mumpsy123]

this is so haunting! it sends shivers up my spine!

[trouble47]

this is sooo neat.. Tony has a great voice...

[EstherLayton83]

Wonderful man; wonderful voice.

Love you Tony x

[honeysett88]

I worked with him for a couple of weeks and he is one of the nicest of men in the world, very shy but very intelligent and lovely.

This is a great song, he is so talented and beautiful. :)

[susannah193]

Wow! What a luck you have (if it's true)! I'm a bit envious :-).

[susannah193]

great voice. you really believe him that he wants to shoot someone

[romanshoes]

The strange thing about this song is that if he took out a few lines and sang it in a different voice, it would be both creepy and hilarious. Either way, he's got a lovely voice and he's very pretty.

[gospelofmadness]

I would love to do a hard rock rendition of this song. Tony Slattery's one of my favorite british comedians. He also became one of my favorite singers too.

[wareq]

I love this sort of tune - constantly shifting between major and minor key.

[funkycherrygirl]

i highly doubt that he actually wanted to shoot somebody famous but this was in the early eighties, just after John Lennon was shot I think, so that's probably what he's singing about.

[mary35comedy]

thats probably it cuz he talks about "i smile at the picture of John on the wall, so many to go: George, Ringo and Paul..." :/

but i still love the song and slattery

[shatzi]

Eerie, but Tony is so likeable it doesn't matter. Funny to see him so young looking!

[mary35comedy]

this was great but...

do the lyrics come from tony's heart or was it just something to sing about?? *prays: something to sing about, something to sing about* :|

he has an amazing voice. it's just the lyrics freaked me out!!

[Meatpies13]

This creeped me out. I know he has a dark side, much darker than what he shows in public, but I never knew of this.

[forthesky]

Wow, this is amazing. Absolutely incredible. I love Tony and think he's absolutely hysterical, and seeing this different side of him with such a great voice is wonderful! Thanks for uploading.

[hflovesgo]

I love Tony, Thanks for posting this. What a spooky song. But I love it.

[sherwoodlover]

tony rox.

[Blondieo]

This man has a beautiful voice. It is a bit different, but I like it.

[krzcowzgomoo]

That was wonderful. Different for him, but that's why I like it. I love his voice!

[funkycherrygirl]

That's actually what I like about this. It's nice to see a more serious side to him instead of the manic comic he is known for.

[Kowasi]

This is pretty good actually- it's a bit on the serious side, not entirely what I expected of the man...