Artist: Spike Milligan

Adolf Hitler - My Part in His Downfall (1972)

Nov 15, 2010, 3:56am Inveresk Street Ingrate

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Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2009: Comedy

Sep 6, 2009, 2:07pm A Town Full of Losers

The Edinburgh Fringe Festival began in 1947 with just eight theatre companies taking part. It has expanded considerably since then to include comedy, music, dance, opera and musicals and is worth around 75 million quid each year to the Scottish economy. The Fringe is divided into a number of smaller festivals and each of these make up the Fringe Festival. Over one third of all shows in 2009 were comedy performances, slightly ahead of theatre, while music accounted for one sixth of the shows. In just over three weeks, Fringe 2009 sold (wait for it) 1.86 million tickets [...]

• Bill Hicks - Easter
• Bob Newhart - Bus Drivers School
• Bob Newhart - Daddy of All Hangovers
• Bob Newhart - Ledge Psychology
• Christian Rodska - Survivor
• Eddie Izzard - Cats And Dogs
• Fawlty Towers - The Germans: Next Please Polly!
• Goodness Gracious Me - Let's Go For An English
• Greg Proops - English Pubs
• Griff Rhys Jones - I Had A Duck-Billed Platypus
• Ivor Cutler - Loneliness
• Monty Python - The Parrot Sketch
• Monty Python & Rowan Atkinson - The Four Yorkshiremen
• Murray Lachlan Young - I'm Being Followed by the Rolling Stones
• Peter Cook & Dudley Moore - The Psychiatrist
• Peter Sellers - A Hard Day's Night
• Peter Sellers - Peter Sellers Sings George Gershwin
• Shel Silverstein - Boy Named Sue
• Smith And Jones - Bob Geldof
• Spike Milligan - Purple Aeroplane
• Tom Lehrer - Poisoning Pigeons in the Park
• Woody Allen - The Moose
• Woody Allen - The Science Fiction Film

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Artist:	Bill Hicks
Title:	Easter
Link Text:	18 Easter - Bill Hicks
File Name:	18-easter-bill-hicks.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps

Artist:	Bob Newhart
Title:	Bus Drivers School
Link Text:	17 Bus Drivers School - Bob Newhart
File Name:	17-bus-drivers-school-bob-newh art.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Year:	2001

Artist:	Bob Newhart
Title:	Daddy of All Hangovers
Link Text:	14 Daddy of All Hangovers - Bob Newhart
File Name:	14-daddy-of-all-hangovers-bob- newhart.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Year:	2001

Artist:	Bob Newhart
Title:	Ledge Psychology
Link Text:	20 Ledge Psychology - Bob Newhart
File Name:	20-ledge-psychology-bob-newhar t.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Year:	2001

Artist:	Christian Rodska
Title:	Survivor
Link Text:	23 Survivor (by Roger McGough) - Christian Rodska
File Name:	23-survivor-by-roger-mcgough-c hristian-rodska.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps

Artist:	Eddie Izzard
Title:	Cats And Dogs
Link Text:	08 Cats And Dogs - Eddie Izzard
File Name:	08-cats-and-dogs-eddie-izzard. mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Year:	2004

Artist:	Fawlty Towers
Title:	The Germans: Next Please Polly!
Link Text:	03 The Germans (extract) - Fawlty Towers
File Name:	03-the-germans-extract-fawlty- towers.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Year:	2004

Artist:	Goodness Gracious Me
Title:	Let's Go For An English
Link Text:	06 Lets Go For An English - Goodness Gracious Me
File Name:	06-lets-go-for-an-english-good ness-gracious-me.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Year:	2004

Artist:	Greg Proops
Title:	English Pubs
Link Text:	13 English Pubs - Greg Proops
File Name:	13-english-pubs-greg-proops.mp 3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Year:	2004

Artist:	Griff Rhys Jones
Title:	I Had A Duck-Billed Platypus
Link Text:	05 The Diplomatic Platypus (by Patrick Barrington) - Griff Rhys Jones
File Name:	05-the-diplomatic-platypus-by- patrick-barrington-griff-rhys- jones.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps

Artist:	Ivor Cutler
Title:	Loneliness
Link Text:	22 Loneliness - Ivor Cutler
File Name:	22-loneliness-ivor-cutler.mp3
Bitrate:	128 kbps

Artist:	Monty Python
Title:	The Parrot Sketch
Link Text:	01 The Parrot Sketch - Monty Python
File Name:	01-the-parrot-sketch-monty-pyt hon.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps

Artist:	Monty Python & Rowan Atkinson
Title:	The Four Yorkshiremen
Link Text:	02 The Four Yorkshiremen - Monty Python
File Name:	02-the-four-yorkshiremen-monty -python.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps

Artist:	Murray Lachlan Young
Title:	I'm Being Followed by the Rolling Stones
Link Text:	12 Im Being Followed by the Rolling Stones - Murray Lachlan Young
File Name:	12-im-being-followed-by-the-ro lling-stones-murray-lachlan-yo ung.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps

Artist:	Peter Cook & Dudley Moore
Title:	The Psychiatrist
Link Text:	04 The Psychiatrist - Peter Cook & Dudley Moore
File Name:	04-the-psychiatrist-peter-cook -dudley-moore.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps

Artist:	Peter Sellers
Title:	A Hard Day's Night
Link Text:	10 A Hard Days Night - Peter Sellers
File Name:	10-a-hard-days-night-peter-sel lers.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Year:	1990

Artist:	Peter Sellers
Title:	Peter Sellers Sings George Gershwin
Link Text:	09 Peter Sellers Sings George Gershwin - Peter Sellers
File Name:	09-peter-sellers-sings-george- gershwin-peter-sellers.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Year:	1990

Artist:	Shel Silverstein
Title:	Boy Named Sue
Link Text:	19 Boy Named Sue - Shel Silverstein
File Name:	19-boy-named-sue-shel-silverst ein.mp3
Bitrate:	128 kbps
Year:	2008

Artist:	Smith And Jones
Title:	Bob Geldof
Link Text:	07 Bob Geldof - Smith & Jones
File Name:	07-bob-geldof-smith-jones.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Year:	2004

Artist:	Spike Milligan
Title:	Purple Aeroplane
Link Text:	11 Purple Aeroplane - Spike Milligan
File Name:	11-purple-aeroplane-spike-mill igan.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps

Artist:	Tom Lehrer
Title:	Poisoning Pigeons in the Park
Link Text:	21 Poisoning Pigeons in the Park - Tom Lehrer
File Name:	21-poisoning-pigeons-in-the-pa rk-tom-lehrer.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Year:	1995

Artist:	Woody Allen
Title:	The Moose
Link Text:	16 The Moose - Woody Allen
File Name:	16-the-moose-woody-allen.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Year:	2004

Artist:	Woody Allen
Title:	The Science Fiction Film
Link Text:	15 The Science Fiction Film - Woody Allen
File Name:	15-the-science-fiction-film-wo ody-allen.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Year:	1999

365 Days #337 - The London Nobody Knows (mp3s)

Dec 3, 2007, 12:30am WFMU's Beware of the Blog

I was going to upload a strange cabaret song I found by Maltese singer Amadeo Carmel called My London when it suddenly occurred to me just how many odd/quirky London-themed singles and album tracks I had in my collection. So I decided to make up a themed compilation to highlight some artists you don't see every day and their unusual interpretations on different/unusual areas of London. Some of them are comedy songs, some of them are deadly serious. A couple of them are just deadly! You could call it Capitol punishment... We kick off with Swinging London by [...]

• Amadeo Carmel - My London
• Apple Pie and Custard - Primrose Stores
• Arthur Mullard - Arthur
• Bob Anthony - Christmas In London
• Bobby Bragg - You Gotta Get Aht
• Des O'Connor - Dick A Dum-Dum
• Dick Emery - Bermondsey
• Edward Woodward - Carry On London
• Everyone Involved - The Circus Keeps On Turning
• First Impression - Piccadilly Sunshine
• George Mitchell Singers - Swinging London
• Jill Adamson and Mary Elaine - The Big Red Bus
• Kipper - The Clapham
• Leo Muller - Big Ben Blues
• Lionel Morton - Floral Street
• Monica Rose - Lambeth Walk
• Paddy Roberts - Ballad Of Bethnal Green
• Professor Bumble's Magic Machine - London Bridge Is Falling Down
• Rick Hardy - I'm So Prod That I'm a Cockney
• Robb Shenton - Loney Joe
• Rolf Harris - London Town
• Rupert Davies - Maybe It's Because I'm A Londoner
• Spike Milligan - Wormwood Scrubs Tango
• Stuart Damon - Eros
• The Superpops - London Dear London
• Wounded John Scott Cree - Palais

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Artist:	Amadeo Carmel
Title:	My London
Link Text:	Amadeo Carmel - My London
File Name:	337_23_Amadeo_Carmel_-_My_Lond on.mp3
Year:	2007

Artist:	Apple Pie and Custard
Title:	Primrose Stores
Link Text:	Apple Pie and Custard - Primrose Stores
File Name:	337_17_Apple_Pie_and_Custard_- _Primrose_Stores.mp3
Year:	2007

Artist:	Arthur Mullard
Title:	Arthur
Link Text:	Arthur Mullard - Arthur
File Name:	337_04_Arthur_Mullard_-_Arthur .mp3
Year:	2007

Artist:	Bob Anthony
Title:	Christmas In London
Link Text:	Bob Anthony - Christmas In London
File Name:	337_22_Bob_Anthony_-_Christmas _In_London.mp3
Year:	2007

Artist:	Bobby Bragg
Title:	You Gotta Get Aht
Link Text:	Bobby Bragg - You Gotta Get Aht
File Name:	337_06_Bobby_Bragg_-_You_Gotta _Get_Aht.mp3
Year:	2007

Artist:	Des O'Connor
Title:	Dick A Dum-Dum
Link Text:	Des O'Connor - Dick A Dum-Dum
File Name:	337_18_Des_OConnor_-_Dick_A_Du m-Dum.mp3
Year:	2007

Artist:	Dick Emery
Title:	Bermondsey
Link Text:	Dick Emery - Bermondsey
File Name:	337_05_Dick_Emery_-_Bermondsey .mp3
Year:	2007

Artist:	Edward Woodward
Title:	Carry On London
Link Text:	Edward Woodward - Carry On London
File Name:	337_02_Edward_Woodward_-_Carry _On_London.mp3
Year:	2007

Artist:	Everyone Involved
Title:	The Circus Keeps On Turning
Link Text:	Everyone Involved - The Circus Keeps On Turning
File Name:	337_15_Everyone_Involved_-_The _Circus_Keeps_On_Turning.mp3
Year:	2007

Artist:	First Impression
Title:	Piccadilly Sunshine
Link Text:	First Impression - Piccadilly Sunshine
File Name:	337_14_First_Impression_-_Picc adilly_Sunshine.mp3
Year:	2007

Artist:	George Mitchell Singers
Title:	Swinging London
Link Text:	George Mitchell Singers - Swinging London
File Name:	337_01_George_Mitchell_Singers _-_Swinging_London.mp3
Year:	2007

Artist:	Jill Adamson and Mary Elaine
Title:	The Big Red Bus
Link Text:	Jill Adamson and Mary Elaine - The Big Red Bus
File Name:	337_20_Jill_Adamson_and_Mary_E laine_-_The_Big_Red_Bus.mp3
Year:	2007

Artist:	Kipper
Title:	The Clapham
Link Text:	Kipper - The Clapham
File Name:	337_10_Kipper_-_The_Clapham.mp 3
Year:	2007

Artist:	Leo Muller
Title:	Big Ben Blues
Link Text:	Leo Muller - Big Ben Blues
File Name:	337_09_Leo_Muller_-_Big_Ben_Bl ues.mp3
Year:	2007

Artist:	Lionel Morton
Title:	Floral Street
Link Text:	Lionel Morton - Floral Street
File Name:	337_16_Lionel_Morton_-_Floral_ Street.mp3
Year:	2007

Artist:	Monica Rose
Title:	Lambeth Walk
Link Text:	Monica Rose - Lambeth Walk
File Name:	337_03_Monica_Rose_-_Lambeth_W alk.mp3
Year:	2007

Artist:	Paddy Roberts
Title:	Ballad Of Bethnal Green
Link Text:	Paddy Roberts - Ballad Of Bethnal Green
File Name:	337_21_Paddy_Roberts_-_Ballad_ Of_Bethnal_Green.mp3
Year:	2007

Artist:	Professor Bumble's Magic Machine
Title:	London Bridge Is Falling Down
Link Text:	Professor Bumble's Magic Machine - London Bridge Is Falling Down
File Name:	337_26_Professor_Bumbles_Magic _Machine_-_London_Bridge_Is_Fa lling_Down.mp3
Year:	2007

Artist:	Rick Hardy
Title:	I'm So Prod That I'm a Cockney
Link Text:	Rick Hardy - I'm So Prod That I'm a Cockney
File Name:	337_25_Rick_Hardy_-_Im_So_Prod _That_Im_a_Cockney.mp3
Year:	2007

Artist:	Robb Shenton
Title:	Loney Joe
Link Text:	Robb Shenton - Loney Joe
File Name:	337_12_Robb_Shenton_-_Loney_Jo e.mp3
Year:	2007

Artist:	Rolf Harris
Title:	London Town
Link Text:	Rolf Harris - London Town
File Name:	337_19_Rolf_Harris_-_London_To wn.mp3
Year:	2007

Artist:	Rupert Davies
Title:	Maybe It's Because I'm A Londoner
Link Text:	Rupert Davies - Maybe It's Because I'm A Londoner
File Name:	337_07_Rupert_Davies_-_Maybe_I ts_Because_Im_A_Londoner.mp3
Year:	2007

Artist:	Spike Milligan
Title:	Wormwood Scrubs Tango
Link Text:	Spike Milligan - Wormwood Scrubs Tango
File Name:	337_08_Spike_Milligan_-_Wormwo od_Scrubs_Tango.mp3
Year:	2007

Artist:	Stuart Damon
Title:	Eros
Link Text:	Stuart Damon - Eros
File Name:	337_13_Stuart_Damon_-_Eros.mp3
Year:	2007

Artist:	The Superpops
Title:	London Dear London
Link Text:	The Superpops - London Dear London
File Name:	337_24_The_Superpops_-_London_ Dear_London.mp3
Year:	2007

Artist:	Wounded John Scott Cree
Title:	Palais
Link Text:	Wounded John Scott Cree - Palais
File Name:	337_11_Wounded_John_Scott_Cree _-_Palais.mp3
Year:	2007