Neil Innes - L'amour Perdu - Innes Book of Records

Originally aired 24 January, 1979, Neil and the Women's League of Health & Beauty, filmed at the American Museum in Bath, UK.
A whole lot more about Innes Book of Records at neilinnes.org/i...

[@tarakb7606]

I remember seeing this on TV the year it came out.
RIP Neil Innes.

[@skulptor]

Genius. One song worth more than the entirety of last weeks Eurovision atrocity.

[@mehcol]

my man Neil RIP, so many laughs we shared together and God Bless You

[@gronkmusic7973]

Rest in peace. Thanks for the belly laughs you wonderful man. Xx

[@tjcassidy2694]

Neil Innes, RIP

[@mehcol]

my hero. Love you neil, Rest in peace and thanks.

[@mehcol]

My Man, Neil Innes - a great lover of Irish Greyhounds. A master, a genius.

[@mehcol]

A genius RIP Neil.

[@d.dedrick7991]

Those women, most of whom, undoubtedly, had children & grandchildren, looked very fit & youthful in figure...I LOVE Neil...

[@djmips]

RIP those women and RIP Neil.

[@rexnemo]

The strange thing is that this has a feel of times lost somewhere in the early Twentieth Century .

[@Blacky474]

I agree, it really has. Neil and Vivian were like Lennon McCartney in a different way, I've loved Neil Innes all my life.

[@MellowWind]

Neil is so talented/hilarious.

[@TheRedDevil-1968]

This melody, if you recall was the opening theme to "Rutland Weekend Television."

[@DavidNewlandz]

Et merci pour la musique Monsieur I.

[@nevittwoods1730]

These were real classes in 1930s my gran did it in Ham surrey😄

[@EASYTIGER10]

Strange. But lovely.

[@JohnSmith-mz3ny]

this type of makeup was used in theatrical productions because the lighting was lime light and so bad, the people in the back stalls could see the performers more clearly because of the contrast, and later on in early film productions.

[@Rivercastle]

L'amour perdu to circumstances
Et tout le monde et Tuesday too
Avec le raison d'tre-mental
Cynical comment allez-vous
"Ello Sailor" mme choses you love me
Et je t'adore et windows too
Regardez-moi poor heart is aching
Toujours l'amour et merci beaucoup

[@AntiEstablishmentRhetorician]

Nick Cave's been through some weird phases.

[@akadventuring]

Equivalent for your Rutles sets: Here, There and Everywhere.

[@thomasdupont7186]

lol the lyrics are so random love it.

[@rajenone]

Didn’t Phil Oakey of the Human League, rip off this characters’ look? Or what

[@geraldstephen542]

The Cheltenham ladies academy.
Oh la la !

[@BruceMardle]

The tune reminds me of Tim Vine's 'My Wonderful Metronome' :-)

[@brucemarshall3446]

I never got this aspect of Innes.
What is his obsession with Thirties music and cinema?

[@7dave2ful]

Challen Piano, being used.
Just the same upright that my
Gran had in the early 1980s.
Could it be one and the same.
Used in this video.

[@alisonbryant5799]

Imagine trying to translate these lyrics.

[@BailesSauce2]

Google Translate's take:
Lost love to circumstances
And everyone and Tuesday too
With the reason of being mental
Cynical how are you
"Ello Sailor" same things you love me
And I adore you and windows too
Look at me poor heart is aching
Always love and thank you very much

[@jessicahainesmusic]

eh? It's bogus French, or a play on French words, a bit like Charlie Chaplin's "Titine".

[@gideonpepys]

Didn’t know he was dead.

[@pmeadows34]

He looks like Dave Vannian from The Damned

[@b-dogswings8019]

I have become that hat wearing man.

[@fredfat1606]

nick cave

[@kyrastube]

Fred Fat nope, Nick Cabaret. 😉

[@John2Ward]

@@kyrastube Correct - because he 'nicked' the idea from Cabaret.