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Dean Robertson
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 Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 4:23 pm Post subject: Alan Titchmarsh played "You do look queer" |
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Last night (Sunday, 18th May), Alan Titchmarsh played a rather bizarre track. The lyrics went "You do look queer". It was sang by an old man.
I wonder what else is in Titchy's personal record collection?! |
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I think you are reading too much in to it. 
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Dean Robertson
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| Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 5:10 pm Post subject: |
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| Do you reckon?! The lyrics made me laugh so much (although the wine also contributed to that, too!). Even Alan had a little chuckle afterwards! |
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gfloyd
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| Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 5:12 pm Post subject: |
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Plenty of songs with gay in the title as well that could interest you?
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Dean Robertson
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| Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 5:15 pm Post subject: |
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| Only if they were in the same context as the track Alan played last night! It was one of those tracks that just about sums up a lot of things about his playlist! |
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Well its beter than hearing Brown Eyed Girl or the Eagles for the 9,798 time this week. 
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| Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 5:17 pm Post subject: |
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| Not forgetting Neil Diamond! |
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| Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 5:17 pm Post subject: |
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| Dean Robertson wrote: | | Not forgetting Neil Diamond! |
indeed!
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| Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 5:27 pm Post subject: |
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| I might e-mail Chris Evans and ask he plays it on All Request Friday! |
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| Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 5:50 pm Post subject: Good as you..... |
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| Or maybe Ricky Nelson singing 'Am I blue?' which has the lines 'Am I gay? I should say!' |
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gfloyd
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| Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 5:51 pm Post subject: |
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Wogan's always playing that Gay song too!
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Helen May
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| Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 6:33 pm Post subject: Re: Alan Titchmarsh played "You do look queer" |
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| Dean Robertson wrote: | Last night (Sunday, 18th May), Alan Titchmarsh played a rather bizarre track. The lyrics went "You do look queer". It was sang by an old man.
I wonder what else is in Titchy's personal record collection?! |
It was sung by Stanley Holloway, and was one of his monologues. Haven't heard it in years but very amusing.
A bit before you time, but he was in the stage and (?) I think the film version of My Fair Lady.
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| Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 9:29 pm Post subject: Re: Alan Titchmarsh played "You do look queer" |
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| Helen May wrote: |
It was sung by Stanley Holloway, and was one of his monologues. Haven't heard it in years but very amusing.
A bit before you time, but he was in the stage and (?) I think the film version of My Fair Lady.
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You are quite correct HM. He did quite a few monologues - one of which was about Albert who was eaten by a lion because he kept poking it with his stick. 
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| Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 10:21 pm Post subject: Re: Alan Titchmarsh played "You do look queer" |
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| Spanners wrote: |
You are quite correct HM. He did quite a few monologues - one of which was about Albert who was eaten by a lion because he kept poking it with his stick.
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The stick with the 'horse's head handle', I think you'll find - the 'finest that Woolworths could sell'.
Ah - many a lovely memory of my late great grandmother telling me that story as a child in her finest south yorkshire accent. So often, that I can re-tell it verbatim now - 10 years on since her passing. Does anyone else keep up the oral tradition (no janet-and-john style jokes desired there...)?
Sarah Kennedy should try her hand at the monologue - malapropisms included of course... perhaps with a horse's head handlington from Sainsbugs |
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Dean Robertson
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| Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 12:38 am Post subject: |
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Well, I only heard the song because my housemate (aged 44) listens to Melodies for You.
I am definitely going to request the song for All Request Friday! I wonder if Chris Evans would dare to play it?!  |
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Helen May
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| Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 8:47 am Post subject: Re: Alan Titchmarsh played "You do look queer" |
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| Spanners wrote: | | Helen May wrote: |
It was sung by Stanley Holloway, and was one of his monologues. Haven't heard it in years but very amusing.
A bit before you time, but he was in the stage and (?) I think the film version of My Fair Lady.
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You are quite correct HM. He did quite a few monologues - one of which was about Albert who was eaten by a lion because he kept poking it with his stick.
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I was trying to think of that one on Sunday night! Wasn't it set in Blackpool or is it my imagination?
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| Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 7:26 pm Post subject: Re: Alan Titchmarsh played "You do look queer" |
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| Dean Robertson wrote: | Last night (Sunday, 18th May), Alan Titchmarsh played a rather bizarre track. The lyrics went "You do look queer". It was sang by an old man.
I wonder what else is in Titchy's personal record collection?! |
He's married. Also Hosting the Chelsea Flower show for BBC TV this week. |
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Thanks for this web site Rocket Ron, have put it in my Favourites. My grandson's class recently enacted The Battle of Hastings for their open assembly. Despite their Lincolnshire accents they had been coached in a broad Yorkshire accent for this and it was hilarious. I always enjoyed Stanley's monologues and have fond memories of my Dad reciting them at family parties.
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Dean Robertson
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| Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 9:50 pm Post subject: |
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| Mark, I know Alan Titchmarsh is married (he's often talking about his wife and family). I was not insinuating that Alan is gay! |
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Apparently he (Alan) is sporting some new sideburns which have been causing a stir.
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| Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 8:08 am Post subject: |
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Yes they do look a bit 'different'............
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| Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 5:26 pm Post subject: |
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| I have noticed he was sitting trying to hide them. I guess the hairdresser needs firing? |
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Dean Robertson
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| Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 6:04 pm Post subject: |
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| gfloyd wrote: | | Apparently he (Alan) is sporting some new sideburns which have been causing a stir. |
I noticed that the other night when he was presenting the Chelsea Flower Show. Those sideburns make him look like the Incredible Hulk. |
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| Posted: Mon May 26, 2008 10:51 am Post subject: Alan Titchmarsh played 'You do look queer' |
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Didn't Sam Cooke use the line 'where the people are so gay' in Twistin' The Night Away? My brother would sing this to my sister, who was a big fan of Queen, though he knew Rod Stewart's version better than Cooke's.
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Hadn't heard the show for sometime but caught a section of this week's on a car journey.
We had great fun singing along to Harry Belafonte's There's a Hole in My Bucket.
Tales from the Vienna Woods has been a favourite of mine ever since I heard some of it on both sides of a 78 and it made a good longer listen.
Another long-standing favourite of mine is Cyril Scott's Water Wagtail but I never knew before that it was once the sig tune of R3's cricket coverage. You can tell that cricket isn't my game!
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Hi Ian,
We were listening in the car as well on our way home from Newcastle after attending the last open day of my school which closes for good this week.
It had been quite emotional, as expected, but when Alan played 'Velia' from the Merry Widow I got a huge lump in my throat as we had performed the song at the annual prize giving at the City Hall many years ago.
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