FRISKY & MANNISH - The Ballad of Eileen Johnson

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Uploaded by on Feb 11, 2009

Frisky & Mannish's fully realised vision of the true story of "Come on, Eileen".

Eileen Johnson, housewife, 49, despairs over her son's choice to live as a woman. Bert Johnson, 52, hasn't noticed. Billy E Johnson, or "Belinda van Jön", now works at the Sparkle Glitter Club in Stockport, formerly Poco a Poco. Eileen is determined to come to terms with her son's choices.

This song depicts her struggle.

Starring Frisky as "Eileen" and Mannish as "Bert", "Billy" & "Belinda"
Filmed, directed and edited by Andrew Corcoran
Track produced by Christopher Corcoran
Thanks to Grandma and Grandad Timmons

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  • Frisky and Mannish (the guys in the vid) are playing a live show in London at The Leicester Square Theatre on Sunday March 8th, 7.30pm. You can book on 0844 847 2475 or see the LSqT's website or F&M's own website for more info.

    Love to all for the brilliant array of comments. Fx

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  • that was a delightful piece, well done you two, you really are very good indeed.

  • Yes I agree. I would also add that the detournement of pop culture cliches and their recuperation into a meaningful system of incongruous incongruity marks the exhaustion of nonsensical postmodern bricolage of cultural forms (and engages intersemiotic correspondance between the 'running' and 'sweeping' motifs). This video single handedly marks the end of the postmodern epoch and opens the foor for the altermodern. And it's gay.

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  • Raging ladyboner

  • Lovely and hilarious - two separate virtues at exactly the same time!

  • This is ace!!!! When r u guys coming back to leeds??

  • This is really moving AND really funny at the same time! Quite an achievement!!!

  • Ah, move over Willy Russell. Blood Brothers has nothing on this video!

  • Brilliant!

    Even better than the original ;o)

  • Why so condescending?

  • dick`ead

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