Jake Thackray performs Brother Gorilla

Exactly as the title suggests

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Music

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• jake
• thackray

[Uxoriouswidow]

"This song is called the gorilla, and it offensive"

His seriousness in saying that is hilarious!

[robinvaucelles]

Great guy. Such a poet. The translation is perfect because he captured the spirit of the song, and transfered it into English just like if Brassens had been born in Yorkshire.

[suzie106]

When my son was about 8 - he is now 40, so that dates it - there was a programme on, I think, BBC2, which was half an hour of Jake Thackray and John D Loudermilk. Jake sang this one and the Bantam Cock. I don't remember ever laughing so much. I miss him. Thanks so much for posting.

[ceypamoa]

Jolie traduction! enfin... bien que je ne comprenne pas vraiment les paroles!

[firestartertwistedfi]

If you like this, another 'translation' of a French song that lives up to the original is Yuppie Scum by Tom Robinson (Les Bourgeois - Jacques Brel)

[angrycodger]

@MrLuchenkov Now, now , we shouldn't mock the afflicted.

[Stratocastermagic]

@TheGayZebra Sorry you don't like this. I suspect it means you have no soul. Seriously: when you look in a mirror - is there a reflection? If you hold a mirror in front of your mouth, can you see your breath on it? Just asking.

[dav01kar]

yeah no fuckin idea

[MrLuchenkov]

@TheGayZebra

I don't think you have any idea what you are talking about and that is being polite. Stick to modern pop and ridiculous videos.

[TheGayZebra]

@iktinous: It means he's shit.

[TheGayZebra]

Lack of effort, charisma, personality, tone, talent. I could go on, that was one of the worst attempts at singing and performing that I have ever seen in my life. If Georges Brassens is really the best of the very best of all poet singers, then Jake Thackray has almost definately ruined his carreer. Also, when he tries to sing the words 'Brother Gorilla', is he defacating? This is terrible, a stain on the music industry.

[MaxRWF]

"Go for granny every time" :D