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The Bonzo Dog Band — The Intro and the Outro
Album: History of the Bonzos
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Released: 1974
Length: 2:59
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Hi there, nice to be with you, glad you could stick around.
Like to introduce `Legs' Larry Smith, drums
And Sam Spoons, rhythm pole
And Vernon Dudley Bohay-Nowell, bass guitar
And Neil Innes, piano.
Come in Rodney Slater on the saxophone
With Roger Ruskin Spear on tenor sax.
I, Vivian Stanshall, trumpet.
Say hello to big John Wayne, xylophone
And Robert Morley, guitar.
Billy Butlin, spoons.
And looking very relaxed, Adolf Hitler on vibes.
Nice!
Princess Anne on sousaphone.
Mmm.
Introducing Liberace, clarinet
With Garner "Ted" Armstrong on vocals.
[Jazzy scat singing]
Lord Snooty and his pals, tap dancing.
In the groove with Harold Wilson, violin
And Franklin McCormack on harmonica.
Over there, Eric Clapton, ukulele.
Hi Eric!
On my left Sir Kenneth Clark, bass sax.
A great honour, sir.
And specially flown in for us, the session's gorilla on vox humana.
Nice to see Incredible Shrinking Man on euphonium.
Drop out with Peter Scott on duck call.
Hearing from you later, Casanova on horn.
Yeah! Digging General de Gaulle on accordion.
Rather wild, General!
Thank you, sir.
Roy Rogers on Trigger.
Tune in Wild Man of Borneo on bongos.
Count Basie Orchestra on triangle.
[CBO:] (Ting!)
Thank you.
Great to hear the Rawlinsons on trombone.
Back from his recent operation, Dan Druff, harp.
And representing the flower people, Quasimodo on bells.
[Q:] Hooray!
Wonderful to hear Brainiac on banjo.
We welcome Val Doonican as himself.
[V:] Hullo there!
Very appealing, Max Jaffa.
Mmm, that's nice, Max!
What a team, Zebra Kid and Horace Batchelor on percussion.
A great favourite and a wonderf
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What a great retro trip ... I was in the dentist chair, getting some work done with their head set on ... this popped on the playlist and wow ... got lost in lyrics, crazy great intrumentals .... thanks for making the dentist a fun experience! ;-)
Posted 4 years ago by GratfulDon    [ Reply ]
Over there, Eric Clapton on ukulele...  Classic!
Posted 4 years ago by nelamvr6    [ Reply ]
Ahhhh. . . Takes me back to my childhood
Posted 4 years ago by WWWillie    [ Reply ]
Stuff of legend. Makes me wonder about the low rating. Couldn't find one negative comment. Go figure. 
Posted 4 years ago by fraserji    [ Reply ]
 terryd wrote:
 TerryS wrote:

Surely helps those who actually know the people he is talking about.
 p.s. Max Jaffa - musician
Val Doonican - Irish Crooner - Mums loved him

I do like Quasimodo on bells!

 
"Over there, Eric Clapton, ukulele.  Hi Eric!"
Posted 5 years ago by njegbers    [ Reply ]
 TerryS wrote:

Surely helps those who actually know the people he is talking about.
 p.s. Max Jaffa - musician
Val Doonican - Irish Crooner - Mums loved him

I do like Quasimodo on bells!

Posted 5 years ago by terryd    [ Reply ]
 lizardking wrote:

For us non-British, feel free to (try) and explain some of these jokes....though I really like the comedy aspect of this it's not more than a 6 to me (until/unless I ever 'get' the jokes!) - Long Live RP!!
 OK let's try a few for you:
Neil Innes - member of BDDDB but comedian, song writer does describe everything he can do.
Vivian Stanshall - the bearded one in BDDDB
John Wayne - nuff said
Robert Morley - probably the stout actor but could be the impressario
Billy Butlin - famous for his holiday camps
Adolf - nuff said
Likewise HRH Anne
Liberace - bespangled pianist - US based?
Lord Snooty and his pals - paper cartoon characters that was printed each week, a kids newspaper rather than a comic strip
Harold Wilson - ex  Prime Minister
Ken Clark - I think they mean the MP
Peter Scott - famous ornithologist
I do like the Gen de Gaulle (ex French President)
Roy Rogers - US cowboy? Ask Elton John
Then (?) it gets a bit silly....
Posted 5 years ago by terryd    [ Reply ]
J Arthur Rank on Gong ... https://i.ytimg.com/vi/MLAwPol...
Posted 5 years ago by hanssachs    [ Reply ]
 Enbee wrote:
Fantastic to hear this again. Probably helps if you British to get some of the jokes.
 
Surely helps those who actually know the people he is talking about.
Posted 5 years ago by TerryS    [ Reply ]
 Enbee wrote:
Fantastic to hear this again. Probably helps if you British to get some of the jokes.
 
For us non-British, feel free to (try) and explain some of these jokes....though I really like the comedy aspect of this it's not more than a 6 to me (until/unless I ever 'get' the jokes!) - Long Live RP!!
Posted 5 years ago by lizardking    [ Reply ]
Yes.  Up next, Firesign Theatre.
Posted 5 years ago by marklaw    [ Reply ]
Tubular Bells for the lower classes
Posted 5 years ago by ColdMiser    [ Reply ]
And specially flown in for us, the session's gorilla on vox humana. LMAO!
Posted 5 years ago by ai63    [ Reply ]
Fun! I think my only gripe with it was that it felt like it was going somewhere, and then it just... didn't. But I appreciate its inclusion into the list this morning.
Posted 5 years ago by aaronm    [ Reply ]
Thanks for playing this - if there is any doubt RP is the best, hearing Intro and Outro removes that doubt.  Bonzo Dog Band - a truly unique band
Posted 5 years ago by jrwoytek    [ Reply ]
 Proclivities wrote:

Fun stuff; I still have the UK import of "Gorilla" on vinyl somewhere.  "Big Shot" is also a great number on that album.

 
'Have you got a light, Mac?'
'No, but I've got a dark brown overcoat.'

The immensity of my love for the output of the Bonzos and Viv Stanshall is only equalled by the volume of the whooshing noise they make as they pass over the heads of normal people. It helps if you're as English as tuppence, have a very broad imagination, are over thirty-five, or all three.  Our house is called, 'Rope's End'; I rest my case, m'lud!
Posted 5 years ago by SpinyNorma    [ Reply ]
 Enbee wrote:
Fantastic to hear this again. Probably helps if you British to get some of the jokes.
 
Fun stuff; I still have the UK import of "Gorilla" on vinyl somewhere.  "Big Shot" is also a great number on that album.

Posted 5 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
Thought sure this was William Shatner...
Posted 5 years ago by ImaOldman    [ Reply ]
Does that intro to bass sax remind anybody of David Bowie Blackstar?
Posted 5 years ago by spacemanspiff    [ Reply ]
Fantastic
Posted 5 years ago by lovelyhelicopter    [ Reply ]
Bonzo Dog Band. I should have known. 
Posted 5 years ago by Grammarcop    [ Reply ]
WHY
Posted 5 years ago by drucev    [ Reply ]
Hearing this makes me so indescribably joyful!  {#Bananajam}
Posted 5 years ago by maryte    [ Reply ]
Fantastic to hear this again. Probably helps if you British to get some of the jokes.
Posted 5 years ago by Enbee    [ Reply ]
 Viv515 wrote:


For those of us who are not, could someone please explain "J. Arthur Rank on gong!"?
 
Like the roaring lion for MGM, an oiled man striking a gong was the image for J. Arthur Rank films.
Posted 14 years ago by Stefen    [ Reply ]
god this sucks.
Posted 14 years ago by Bocephus    [ Reply ]
 AnchorMan wrote:
Thanks for uploading this. I'd upload "Sir Henry at Rawlinson End" but at 26 minutes it's to long even for RP.
 
Damn you, you pettifogger. Are you man or mouse! Upload and be damned.

Posted 14 years ago by hobiejoe    [ Reply ]
Awesome!  I feel like I'm back in my bedroom at my parents house listening to Dr. Dimento! What a treat.

PS: Album date is '74

Posted 14 years ago by kyleminor    [ Reply ]
Even back in the 60's there weren't enough drugs to make this listenable.
Posted 14 years ago by Art_Carnage    [ Reply ]
hilarious
Posted 14 years ago by piefection    [ Reply ]

Bill!  I haven't heard this in 30 years.  Always, please, more of this


Posted 14 years ago by tbaloney619    [ Reply ]
THIS!
Posted 14 years ago by snitramc    [ Reply ]
Tireux_De_Roche wrote:
Ummm... I can't even rate this because I have no clue what I just heard. Kind of like being on the outside of an inside joke.
Click here for wikipedia entry By the way, it really was Clapton playing the ukulele on the original recording !!
Posted 17 years ago by algrif    [ Reply ]
dmax wrote:
How about Rhinocratic Oaths??!!
Yes!! Try an upload.
Posted 18 years ago by AnchorMan    [ Reply ]
WTF? Bizarro English humor with some 3 stooges mixed in...? Really stretches the boundary of the definition of music per se, but OK, I'll listen -- ONCE! Now -- MAKE IT STOP!
Posted 18 years ago by SpamNRice    [ Reply ]
Yay Viv Stanshall (click here)
Posted 18 years ago by algrif    [ Reply ]
maryte wrote:
Wow. I had an open slot for uploading to the LRC and thought I'd give this a try. Imagine my surprise to see that not only is it already on the main playlist, but it's on here *twice* (once as "Bonzo Dog Band" and once as "Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band") and it was just played last week! Can't believe I've never heard it come up!
Thanks for uploading this. I'd upload "Sir Henry at Rawlinson End" but at 26 minutes it's to long even for RP.
Posted 18 years ago by AnchorMan    [ Reply ]
Viv515 wrote:
For those of us who are not, could someone please explain "J. Arthur Rank on gong!"?
Try this as well
Posted 18 years ago by AnchorMan    [ Reply ]
Tireux_De_Roche wrote:
Ummm... I can't even rate this because I have no clue what I just heard. Kind of like being on the outside of an inside joke.
Ah, kids these days... you have no appreciation for the music of "our" generation. Hehehe...
Posted 18 years ago by BGGA    [ Reply ]
Darrooon wrote:
You've gotta be a junk film/tv aficianado to appreciate that one.
For those of us who are not, could someone please explain "J. Arthur Rank on gong!"?
Posted 18 years ago by Viv515    [ Reply ]
nice one. I have not heard this in years. quite a marvelous track.
Posted 18 years ago by fumbisiman    [ Reply ]
Roy Rogers on Trigger.
Posted 18 years ago by cayenne    [ Reply ]
Ummm... I can't even rate this because I have no clue what I just heard. Kind of like being on the outside of an inside joke.
Posted 18 years ago by Tireux_De_Roche    [ Reply ]
Mmmmmm....dat's nice, Max!
Posted 18 years ago by maryte    [ Reply ]
What's with all these terrible ratings? This song is a fun part of history. Reminds me of the outro on Car Talk, but musical. This is a nice addition. Please keep it in the library.
Posted 18 years ago by Daniel_Pittenger    [ Reply ]
Yay the Bonzos "Great to hear the Rawlinsons on trombone."
Posted 18 years ago by AnchorMan    [ Reply ]
Talk about a blast from the past. I haven't heard this for probably 25 years. Got me laughing!
Posted 18 years ago by soozbc    [ Reply ]
laozilover wrote:
What a band! "J. Arthur Rank on gong!"
You've gotta be a junk film/tv aficianado to appreciate that one.
Posted 18 years ago by Darrooon    [ Reply ]
For a bit of entertainment history, these guys used to be regulars on the 1968 British TV show "Do Not Adjust Your Set," which along with "At Last The 1948 Show" were the precursors of Monty Python.
Posted 18 years ago by jeepstir    [ Reply ]
now this is a weird song... but quite likable :)
Posted 18 years ago by gumby    [ Reply ]
brianlj wrote:
"Hullo!" Anyone remember Horace Batchelor? The man who taught us all how to spell Keynsham?
Radio Luxemburg Our only link to rock n roll when I was v.young
Posted 18 years ago by algrif    [ Reply ]
Quirky and Fun. It took a few secs to grab my attention...actually it kind of sneaked up on me and then I had go online and find out what you gus were playing.
Posted 18 years ago by Brimmy    [ Reply ]
Hahahahaha! Great!
Posted 18 years ago by mattt    [ Reply ]
dmax wrote:
Over there, Eric Clapton on ukelele. Looking very relaxed, Adolf Hitler on vibes. Nice to see incredible shrinking man on euphonia. Digging General DeGaulle on accordian. Roy Rogers on Trigger.
My favorite is 'And representing the flower people, Quasimodo on bells.'
Posted 18 years ago by pigglywiggly    [ Reply ]
9 its fun for the am
Posted 18 years ago by h2o    [ Reply ]
...And Adolf Hitler on Cymbals... Goofy, kooky, playful, yet musically interesting. 9.
Posted 18 years ago by trekhead    [ Reply ]
Turning volume down now...
Posted 18 years ago by aamjohns    [ Reply ]
Marqdyeth wrote:
I'm working late and this made me laugh. Thanks!!!
This song makes me laugh at any time. Always nice to hear this one.
Posted 18 years ago by cattgirl813    [ Reply ]
Wow. I had an open slot for uploading to the LRC and thought I'd give this a try. Imagine my surprise to see that not only is it already on the main playlist, but it's on here *twice* (once as "Bonzo Dog Band" and once as "Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band") and it was just played last week! Can't believe I've never heard it come up!
Posted 18 years ago by maryte    [ Reply ]
psg wrote:
Thanks for pulling out this one loooong forgotten memory ...
I'd have been glad if it stayed forgotten....
Posted 18 years ago by Bocephus    [ Reply ]
Thanks for pulling out this one loooong forgotten memory ...
Posted 18 years ago by psg    [ Reply ]
Was that Neil Innes on piano? I loved The Rutles.
Posted 18 years ago by moonbat    [ Reply ]
I'm working late and this made me laugh. Thanks!!!
Posted 18 years ago by Marqdyeth    [ Reply ]
Outstanding.
Posted 18 years ago by davin    [ Reply ]
dmax wrote:
Over there, Eric Clapton on ukelele. Looking very relaxed, Adolf Hitler on vibes. Nice to see incredible shrinking man on euphonia. Digging General DeGaulle on accordian. Roy Rogers on Trigger. On eclectic radio, Bill and Rebecca Goldsmith! mmm mmm! That's nice.
I mean you gotta love it! (a little historical clueness helps)
Posted 18 years ago by ezzyme    [ Reply ]
CanuckBeaker wrote:
Must be before my time. Weird. Will we be hearing from Dr. Demento and National Lampoon's That's Not Funny, That's Sick* next?
We can only hope!
Posted 18 years ago by brighthue    [ Reply ]
apd wrote:
Val Doonigan!
"Hullo!" Anyone remember Horace Batchelor? The man who taught us all how to spell Keynsham?
Posted 18 years ago by brianlj    [ Reply ]
Val Doonigan!
Posted 18 years ago by apd    [ Reply ]
I was really hoping that one day I would be able to hear this again. Viv Stanshall at his best. Thanks to whoever up-loaded it. And Thanks to Rebecca and Bill for adding it.
Posted 18 years ago by algrif    [ Reply ]
count basie orchestra on triangle! i've never heard this before.
Posted 18 years ago by daveesh    [ Reply ]
Yeah! Really wild general! thank you sir.... and thank you bill.
Posted 18 years ago by dadofsammy    [ Reply ]
Did someone mention Hitler on Zyliphone? Pretty funny but had to have been there to get most of them. Thanks for playing it! Eclectic is as eclectic does.
Posted 18 years ago by ezzyme    [ Reply ]
I guess you have to be of a certain age--or at least watch movies from that period--to appreciate "J. Arthur Rank on gong." Cracked me up. Thanks for dredging this one up.
Posted 18 years ago by rcurrier    [ Reply ]
CanuckBeaker wrote:
Will we be hearing from Dr. Demento and National Lampoon's That's Not Funny, That's Sick* next?
Or worse... The Fugs. The Flying Burrito Brothers. Captain Beefheart.... Zappa...All, frightening, frightening, '60s elements! (Don't worry, I just threw Zappa in there to be provocative :-) -lmic
Posted 18 years ago by lmic    [ Reply ]
What a band! "J. Arthur Rank on gong!"
Posted 18 years ago by laozilover    [ Reply ]
Eminently worth hearing once. Not twice. The Theme from the Exorcist is worth hearing many times.
Posted 18 years ago by Alear    [ Reply ]
williamtodd wrote:
Originally known as the Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band I believe.
Yes.
Posted 18 years ago by Stefen    [ Reply ]
I wasn't even paying attention, until the "Garner Ted Armstrong" shout-out. Pretty funny.
Posted 18 years ago by Art_Carnage    [ Reply ]
Nice! Only 209 years since the last time I heard this (still have the vinyl LP somewhere...) Proof that if you listen to RP long enough, you will eventually hear every song ever recorded.
Posted 18 years ago by horseplayer    [ Reply ]
Originally known as the Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band I believe.
Posted 18 years ago by williamtodd    [ Reply ]
Digging Eric Clapton on ukulele! Great!
Posted 18 years ago by nelamvr6    [ Reply ]
Steve wrote:
Especially the accompanying sound effect! What was that?
I think it was Trigger tinkling
Posted 18 years ago by Leslie    [ Reply ]
Great! HA! A friendly stab at the live music experience. Vamp, vamp, keep vamping. You, in the back, YOU'RE NOT VAMPING! And yes, gotta love that Count Basie showed up to show off his triangle-playing prowess. :P
Posted 18 years ago by WagonTags    [ Reply ]
Leslie wrote:
Kind of funny but I don't really care to hear it again. Steve, the Roy Rogers line cracked me up as well.
Especially the accompanying sound effect! What was that?
Posted 18 years ago by Steve    [ Reply ]
That was hilarious! When that reference to Adolph Hitler came in I was like "Hey, wait a minute...". Then they kept on going! Awesome!
Posted 18 years ago by jone_ston    [ Reply ]
BTW: Viv Stanshall (sp?) did the instrument intro voice-over for "Tubular Bells".
Posted 18 years ago by Darrooon    [ Reply ]
Pure genius!
Posted 18 years ago by brokemusician    [ Reply ]
Kind of funny but I don't really care to hear it again. Steve, the Roy Rogers line cracked me up as well.
Posted 18 years ago by Leslie    [ Reply ]
Oh Yeah!!! "Roy Rogers on Trigger"
Posted 18 years ago by Steve    [ Reply ]
SHUT UP!!!!!!!!!
Posted 18 years ago by Squirrel    [ Reply ]
Hilarious!
Posted 18 years ago by hamer12string    [ Reply ]
"Count Basie Orchestra on triangle" "Thank you!"
Posted 18 years ago by bobrk    [ Reply ]
Wow! A serious flashback!!!!!
Posted 18 years ago by hippiechick    [ Reply ]
Adolph Hitler on Vibes...
Posted 18 years ago by Gregorama    [ Reply ]
SWEET! Next, we'll be hearing Ali Baba's Camel --- A Bonzo Dog Band classic!
Posted 18 years ago by runningtwig    [ Reply ]
nelamvr6 wrote:
Oh my Gawd! I haven't heard this in decades! Thanks Bill!
And it still makes me laugh my ass off! Thanks!
Posted 18 years ago by number6    [ Reply ]
Oh my Gawd! I haven't heard this in decades! Thanks Bill!
Posted 18 years ago by nelamvr6    [ Reply ]
Oh dear - it's been so long....
Posted 18 years ago by Darrooon    [ Reply ]