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A censored version for US audiences.

I'm imagining in my head the American censor saying to them "You can't say 'it affects me prowess', you've got to say 'affects me finesse', and you DEFINITELY can't say 'and a beard in her ear'ole that tickled ...', you have to say 'and a VOICE in her ear'ole that tickled ...' - all so as not to upset American sensibilities. As if the rest of it were entirely innocent!

Oddly enough, I'm always pointing out to my Spanish partner, that if it weren't for the English, they'd all be French. Funny old world.

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Our National Anthem 😂😂😂

I was raised with British comedy you must smile everyday and put marmalade on your toast ✌🏻✌🏻🍺🍺

I'm 70 and grew up to all of their wonderful songs. I got taken to Drop of the Hat as a nipper.

I’m 72 and grew up listening to these guys.

Played this to a Welsh friend they fell off their chair laughing.

"If it hadn't been for the English, you'd all be Spanish"! Classic.

Possible inspiration for the silver tongued devils in HHGTTG?

One of the greatest songs of all time.

Knew the from the 50s. They practiced on Betty and don Bradley’s piano. I adore them

I dont remember ever seeing them . Im 67 in a few weeks and knocking boots with the devil 😂😂😂. Its the first time I've ever heard them as far as I can but I really do like them . I remember. Al Jolson i remember him very well . My dad had every record of his and i used to love listening to him

Just Brilliant

Happy 100th birthday, Donald Swann.

Priceless!!

Have a look at Armstrong and Miller’s Brabbins and Fyffe.

Thanks to youtube &LeonPFB for preserving this for posterity! I am old enough to remember Flanders and Swann and their witty sons, e.g Twas on a Monday Morning the gasman came to call! Mudd Mudd glorious Mud nothing quite like it for soothing the blood! And if my memory serves me well " I'm a Gnu a G N U. I shall google the songs and wallow in nostalgia!

Brilliant!

The days when people understood satire and had a sense of fun.

How long before this is banned as hate-speech?

How well before their time they were.The Gas Man Cometh is the Tree that gave us Victoria, Stilgoe, Brandreth ,2 Ronnie's

I grew up listening to these guys and it's really nice to see them. I'm 37 now and these guys are one of my few happy childhood memories :)

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A dangerous concentration of anglophilia, such as has been known to induce a terminal condition, was a major ingredient in our childhood growth medium. Tom [my kid brother, who died recently] refused to be mired in it, but did suffer from a lifelong susceptibility to the assorted amusements peddled under the "Monty Python's Flying Circus" banner. We grew up (to a certain extent, eventually) listening to the records (pronounced "rec-ore-ds") of Michael Flanders and Donald Swan. Whilst I was but a lad, I thought this song was our national anthem. Extensive research has determined that the deft humor developed by Michael Flanders as a lyricist is matched only by Noel Coward and Randy Newman. P.S. I notice that here they've left out my favorite verse from the studio recording - a pity putdown of Americans. "They argue with umpires, they cheer when they've won - and they practice beforehand, which ruins the fun."

Flanders is so vigorous and agile in his wheelchair, it doesn't occur to you that he is physically challenged, rather like Roosevelt.

These are the original I just found out, dare I come out and say that Armstrong and Miller not only does it better they have better voices to boot?

I've always loved "her antepenultimate breath" - what a wonderful word; antepenultimate - It's amazing the opportunities you get to trot that one out in conversation.

Fantastic and classic!

Thanks for uploading this rarity. Watching two grown men - a reputable actor and a respected composer - being so unrestrainedly (and brilliantly) silly was the highlight of my Sunday morning!

I am shocked that there is no warning that this film explores questions of gender identity and race and contains material that may be very offensive to some. Surely this shouldn't be out on RUclips where children may be exposed to it. What is the world coming to?

I am 4th gen Australian but going back prior to that 1/4 English, 1/2 Irish, 1/4 Scottish and two generations further back there is German. I am the Heinz 57 variety but tbh the English do smell a bit and need to shower a lot more. We call them non tubbers who bathe once a month.

Old but great & funny & I'm Welsh😅, if the "wokerati" discover it they'll go into a fit of self loathing and ask YT ban it!!

I was privileged to attend a performance of these two on Broadway in 1967. What a team they were! ❤‍🔥

Great to hear this again on St George's Day. Can't we just celebrate being English for at least one day without the Woke police?

I have just discovered Flanders and Swann, absolutely marvellous, thank you for posting this video

How come the piano sounds so pretty

We don't have black power, we have white power, that's a detergent.

Have only recently discovered F&S, but when I started praising them to a British colleague, she just informed me that back home they are a household name for our generation of the 60plus. Now I incorporated them into my stock of imperishable Britannica!

Never a truer word !…

A masterclass in lyrics.

One of the wonderfulest comic songs of all time!

Absolutely brilliant! I'm just surprised that in these days of 'woke' that it is still available to watch,

The Brexit Song! Sums Englishness up perfectly, God help us. Sarcasm, beautifully cooked. Do PC-lovers get this? I'm afraid I doubt it. But it proves we had a sense of humour Once.

Sublime!

What a wonderful pianist Swann was!

Thank you thank you thank you! Cheered us up in the virtual office.

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