Today, high culture receives but a fraction of the attention it so richly deserves. James Joyceās Ulysses is ignored except by those who use it as a doorstop, Beethovenās Ninth is often mistaken for some sort of German sports team, and most peopleās idea of cultural literacy is knowing exactly how many times Stewie Griffin …
Category Archive: The Arts
A Bizarre Ode to the Ferrets of Old England
From āIām Sorry, Iāll Read That Againā — the same mentally disturbed folks who brought you The Ferret Song — comes this touching tribute to the worldās favorite mustelid. This one was perpetrated, or written if you prefer, primarily by Bill Oddie, and performed by him with help from Messrs Cleese, Brooke-Taylor et al.
“How it got there i can’t tell.”
From the classic BBC radio series āIām Sorry Iāll Read That Again,ā comes a song about a man with an unusual nasal obstruction. ISIRTA was perpetrated by Tim Brooke-Taylor, Bill Oddie, Graeme Garden and John Cleese, the same loons who would later unleash the surreal anarchy of The Goodies and Monty Pythonās Flying Circus. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CS_fCLKamfo[/youtube]