Mike Batt is not a happy man. Why is he unhappy? Because The One Show has failed to treat the Wombles with the respect he believes they deserve. He triple-tweeted : "One Show" - very unfairly just played (couldn't be more than 3 seconds ) W. Merry Xmas to Carol King in "Cracker or Turkey" vote. - (more) - she's a yank, never heard of Wombles, - -and the other two songs got at least twiceas much screen time and were voted "crackers" (more) ..ever had the urge [...]
So, being the merry festive chaps we are, we thought it would be just lovely to launch our own very festive advent calender. We've compiled a list of the 25 most watched Christmas videos on MUZU.TV, and we'll be unveiling them every day, from number 25, to 1, up until Christmas ! What's that I hear you say? You love Christmas? And you love music videos? How perfect! In at number 25 here's the wonderful Wombles and Wombling Merry Christmas . The Wombles [...]
Love Christmas ? Love The Wombles? Then this video will be right up your street. I know it's only the 30th November, but we're taking bets on who's going to be number one in the office, are The Wombles in for a good shot? The Wombles - Wombling Merry Christmas on MUZU .
The Wombles release "Wombling Merry Christmas" single December 12, 2011 'The W Factor' album release - November 21, 2011 Britain's favourite furry eco-warriors are going head-to-head with The X Factor for this year's Christmas Number One with the release of "Wombling Merry Christmas". The chart stars will also be bringing 'The W Factor' to the festive season with the release of their greatest hits collection, a remastered compilation album of 20 Wombling greats including "Remember You're [...]
This series wouldn't be complete unless I included my first single purchase. It's an important nostalgic landmark that every music fan can remember, in a similar way to the first ever album you bought. I'm not so sure if the first track you ever downloaded seems so important or memorable. I'd love to claim that as a child of the 70's and 80's the first time I stepped out of a record shop clutching a 7" vinyl single and rushed eagerly home to play it [...]
It's now or never for this year. With tomorrow being Christmas Eve and all that jazz, I wouldn't be expecting another post until Saturday. So here it is - the Repeat, repeat. ultimate Christmas mixtape. The Yobs - Another Christmas (mp3, 2.5mb) Goldfinger - White Christmas (Bing Crosby cover) (mp3, 1.6mb) The Wombles - Wombling Merry Christmas (mp3, 3.2mb) Squeeze - Christmas Day (mp3, 3.5mb) The Who - Christmas (mp3, 5.3mb) The Ramones - Merry Christmas (I [...]
It was only a matter of time before I did a post on The Wombles. After seeing a rather interesting news report on South Today about someone nicknamed "The Human Womble" after furnishing their home entirely from bits and pieces found at the tip, it reminded me that I was yet to write about The Wombles here. Well, you lucky people, the time has come. Image kindly borrowed from the BBC . Let us not forget that there are [...]
Am I really meant to believe that the universe formed because of a big explosion from nothing? That's rubbish. According to Mr. Scientist, the universe started because every single thing in the universe was packed into a tiny tiny "singularity" which blew up for some reason. Now I may not be the biggest science nerd around but I know that you can't stick an elephant in a Mini. Neither can you stick the universe in a singularity. Think about it - a grain of sand. Divide it by a billion. [...]
The Wombles: Womble Of The Universe (in which Orinoco dreams he is an astronaut) [1974] from the album Keep On Wombling words & music by Mike Batt Hearing the music from this mid-'70s UK children's television show again brings back a flood of memories for me -- memories of August 2006, when I was introduced to this song via Waxidermy (big thanks to Alan). Vocals / sax: Orinoco Lead guitar: Wellington Bass guitar: Madame Cholet Violin: Great Uncle Bulgaria [...]
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