George Formby - The Emperor of Lancashire
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@Hikikomori013 The joke about having a fleet in Wigan might be a reference to Wigan Pier, which is inland.
ruthbibby 1 month ago
wakes could be deriverd from weeks, holiday weeks,lanky slang would say" its a wake cup of tay" weak tea............
haybee12 1 month ago
lol this is just too funny
rosine101 4 months ago
there are tales of George harrison screening George Formby films for Bob Dylan - Bob would be great in a belated Formby bio-pic
sixhix1 4 months ago
im from wigan and this man is a pillar of our heritage
BEENO132 6 months ago
@inkey2 George Harrison was indeed the President of The George Formby Society, towards the end of his life. I feel that there may be more about this on Wikipedia about George Harrison.
On The Beatles' song 'Real Love' there is an excerpt of George Harrison playing the 'Uke'. 0328
RickmalR 6 months ago
@RickmalR NO WAY......was harrison really the pres of the george formby society......or was that a joke. I got into uke because of Harrison
inkey2 6 months ago
@Bricray Thanks. That might be the joke; the holiday town would be on permanent holiday.
Hikikomori013 9 months ago
@Hikikomori013 I think the line is 'Blackpool Wakes'. Wakes weeks were traditional holiday periods in Lancashire when all the mills, factories, mines in that area would close for two weeks - effectively sending the whole town on holiday. But it's a strange phrase to use because they would usually be referred to as 'Oldham Wakes', 'Wigan Wakes' or wherever. The line means that he would make the whole year a holiday but people were more likely to head to Blackpool than come from there!
Bricray 9 months ago
Someday I'd like to see a translation of this song.
I know Wigan (where the fleet is anchored) is landlocked. I can't quite catch the line at 2:00, but it sounds like "Blackpool-Wigs will run all year", which sounds like a seasonal train service.
The rest of it is mostly specific dialect and local references.
Hikikomori013 10 months ago