The Goons were three very funny war veterans trying to make each other laugh. The radio series ran for years in the Fifties and was hugely influential on surreal comedy like Monty Python
Welp... there's a song I never expected to see RUclipsrs react to! 😄The Goon Show was an anarchic UK radio show. Crudely put, it was to the 1950s what Monty Python's Flying Circus was to the 1960s and '70s, especially in its absurdity and its chaotic breaking of the established rules of comedy. In fact, the Pythons (and many other British comedy acts) were inspired by the lunacy of the Goons.
Definite thanks to Dai, been years since I heard this and never expected it to crop up on a reaction channel, put a giant smile on my face. Don't think we ever owned the songs, but my Dad had a copy of the Last Goon Show of All on CD and sometimes when visiting my Grandad we'd get to listen to tapes he'd made of old Goon Show repeats. It was a time when he could forget us kids were loud and annoying, and we could forget he was a grumpy old man and just laugh together in eachother's company as Spike and the gang engaged in bizarre, chaotic hilarity.
The Goons - the genius Spike Milligan ,Left, Harry Secombe ,Middle, who started the song was a legitimate singer in his own right & considered going into opera when he was young & Peter Sellars on the right also insanely talented comedian
As I recall, My parent had a few records like this, Charlie Drake "My Boomerang won't come back", Bernard Cribbins "Right said Fred", "Digging a hole", Probably why I enjoyed The Bonzo Dog Do Dah band album, Urban Spaceman. Another group you might enjoy is Amateur Transplant, Warning, They liked to parody songs, But you will never be able to unhear their words to songs like "When you say Nothing at all".
The Goon Show was a comedy radio show comprising originally of . . . Michael Bentine . Not in the pic . .. . Harry Secombe .middle Peter Sellers on the right Spike Milligan . . Left . Great comedy . . Take care till next . Bye from NZ👍👋🇳🇿🍻
Written By Spike Milligan. Spike served in WWII as a signalmen in an artillery regiment. One of his close friends was Harry Edgington, the song title is a play on Harry's name... Edge-Ying-Tong.
Ah the days when novelty records were novel. They shared the same music producer as The Beatles too. Spike Milligan (the main writer of the Goons) also did a version of "Yellow Submarine" called "Purple Aeroplane" on one of his comedy recordings.
The first voice you hear in this song is from the member of The Goons called Harry Secombe. As well as being a fine comedian, he also had a long career as a quite operatic singer, with many hits in the 1960s. You can definitely tell the quality of his voice here. Oh, and "Ying tong iddle I po" was a big catchphrase of The Goon Show.
This is completely bizarre Americans reacting to a song that's nearly 70 years old not understanding the time and place it was written, most Brits wouldn't have a clue.
Ah yes the brilliant Goon show. Phantom Head Shaver. The Phantom won’t harm you- not when he sees that you’re armed with a Jet Morgan cardboard cutout space catapult!
I remember that as a child. Stand outs that I particularly remember were the rushing back and forward and the Ying, Tong Tong Tongey bit. Somehow though I thought the whole thing was a bit more coherent (Certainly don't remember the repeated Keep Up prompts). could this have been a live take? FWIW The decent singing at the start would have been Harry Seacombe, a renowned singer in his own right when he wasn't teamed up with the other Goons.
@civilizaserifusa4731 As far as I'm aware, this pretty much matches my memory of the song (keep up prompts and all). I now have the old vinyl single as I have all the old records now from my parents and grandparents (why I've been doing some proper throwback requests), but no way to play it.I'd imagine there were multiple versions out there though considering it was probably done live many times over.
@@_Dei_ Maybe so (after all it is many years since I last heard it) . I vaguely remember the Ying Tong Tongey part wandering off on its own then sort of petering out with everyone returning to the main melody. I was going to say rather like the DoDoDo DoDoDeLe DoDoDo DoDoDeLe DoDo part in the Muppets ManaMana song. Hopefully I'm not mixing the two up. Edit - with a second hearing it did seem more coherent. The Wolf Hunters' reactions were pulling attention. Funnily enough the chipmunk version of Ying Tong Tongey seemed closer to what I had been expecting in the non-chipmunk section. Tong Tongeys and non-chipmunks? The brain is obviously frazzled, think I'll quit while I'm behind!
@civilizaserifusa4731 It's the Ying Tong Song. If you're applying logic, then you've already started behind! You know the best thing about starting behind? You can only go forward! Big up Civ. Have a good break and a good new year.
Ying Tong probably has its origins in Spike Milligan's wartime friend (and self-taught pianist) Harry Edgington (Edge-Ying-Tong) who crops up in his best-selling war memoirs. The comedy troupe had a pretty fair share of musical talent, with the voice of Harry Secombe and the percussion skills of Peter Sellers (largely hidden from gaze after his international standing as a movie star). Spike was a talented trumpet player even before the war and also tasted some success during it as part of an eccentric gypsy jazz outfit called The Bill Hall Trio (this time playing guitar).
Hello from Oz. The Goons change comedy for ever. It made being crazy and a bit silly executable. Hence then birth of Monty Python. If you what to hear how nutty The Goons are, listen to their sketch "What Time Is It Eccles". It fall in the league of "Who's on first". Good luck.
And Harry Secombe was a very fine baritone singer, hit son If i Ruled The World, actor, played Mr Bumble in the hit musical film Oliver. Also part of the Goones was Michael Bentine another fine comedy performer. The Goons are a a favourite of King Charles. Please check out Peter Sellers in such films a Dr Strangelove, Pink Panther series and Being There. Great actor.
Peter Sellars, Spike Milligan and Harry Secombe pre dated Monty Python and Spike Milligan in particular inspired Monty Python. They where crazy and favourites of Prince Charles! in the early 1950’s and 60’s
Any chance for demiurge by Alex terrible? It’s a meshuggah cover. There’s a video of Alex (in his studio im guessing?) PLEASE DO THAT NEXT GUYS ITS INSANE WOULD MAKE MY DAY IF U DO 🙏🏻 Edit: not many reactors react to it so I figure I ask u guys if you can please
This is probably what happens to you when you’ve been in an awful war for 6 years and you’ve gone a bit mad and you just want to be really really silly and make yourselves rich…
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The Goons where some of the greatest comedians of all time, and for thoughs who know, "SPLASH ! ... he he he, ... he's fallen in the water".
🤣🤣🤣
To quote the inimitable Bluebottle - " You rotten swines you ! You have deaded me ! " 🤣🤣🤣
Oooh, I’ve fallen in the water!
Embrace the silliness.... it's Christmas!
The Goons were three very funny war veterans trying to make each other laugh. The radio series ran for years in the Fifties and was hugely influential on surreal comedy like Monty Python
you need to do their classic "I'm Walking Backwards For Christmas". Legendary
...on the flip side of The Ying Tong Song single.
Welp... there's a song I never expected to see RUclipsrs react to! 😄The Goon Show was an anarchic UK radio show. Crudely put, it was to the 1950s what Monty Python's Flying Circus was to the 1960s and '70s, especially in its absurdity and its chaotic breaking of the established rules of comedy. In fact, the Pythons (and many other British comedy acts) were inspired by the lunacy of the Goons.
Definite thanks to Dai, been years since I heard this and never expected it to crop up on a reaction channel, put a giant smile on my face. Don't think we ever owned the songs, but my Dad had a copy of the Last Goon Show of All on CD and sometimes when visiting my Grandad we'd get to listen to tapes he'd made of old Goon Show repeats. It was a time when he could forget us kids were loud and annoying, and we could forget he was a grumpy old man and just laugh together in eachother's company as Spike and the gang engaged in bizarre, chaotic hilarity.
I’ve loved hearing this since I was a kid and introduced to it by my grandmother. The Goons were the OG.
The Goons - the genius Spike Milligan ,Left, Harry Secombe ,Middle, who started the song was a legitimate singer in his own right & considered going into opera when he was young & Peter Sellars on the right also insanely talented comedian
Michael Bentine
The wonderfully eccentric Spike Milligan😍
British comedy/novelty songs, a whole new rabbit hole to delve into.
This should be followed by "I'm walking backwards for Christmas"
And ""Unchained Melody", also by the Goons.
The Goons radio show is possibly the funniest thing you’d ever listen to.
Well you need to hear the flip side of that original disc… “I’m Walking Backward for Christmas”.
As I recall, My parent had a few records like this, Charlie Drake "My Boomerang won't come back", Bernard Cribbins "Right said Fred", "Digging a hole", Probably why I enjoyed The Bonzo Dog Do Dah band album, Urban Spaceman.
Another group you might enjoy is Amateur Transplant, Warning, They liked to parody songs, But you will never be able to unhear their words to songs like "When you say Nothing at all".
Oh, yes - a true classic from three comedy geniuses.
Heard this so many times in the early 60s as a kid….silly but fun, the Goons where crazy.
What's the time Eccles shows the border between genius and madness.
OMG I haven't heard this for years, I remember being at school and going around singing this
The Goon Show was a comedy radio show comprising originally of . . . Michael Bentine . Not in the pic . .. .
Harry Secombe .middle
Peter Sellers on the right
Spike Milligan . . Left .
Great comedy . .
Take care till next . Bye from NZ👍👋🇳🇿🍻
Written By Spike Milligan. Spike served in WWII as a signalmen in an artillery regiment. One of his close friends was Harry Edgington, the song title is a play on Harry's name... Edge-Ying-Tong.
Ah the days when novelty records were novel. They shared the same music producer as The Beatles too. Spike Milligan (the main writer of the Goons) also did a version of "Yellow Submarine" called "Purple Aeroplane" on one of his comedy recordings.
The Goons was a huge radio show in the 1950/60s. Much loved by King Charles. They are acknowledged as being a major influence on Monty Pythons.
The first voice you hear in this song is from the member of The Goons called Harry Secombe. As well as being a fine comedian, he also had a long career as a quite operatic singer, with many hits in the 1960s. You can definitely tell the quality of his voice here. Oh, and "Ying tong iddle I po" was a big catchphrase of The Goon Show.
Light Operatic
The Goodies, Funky Gibbon.
This is completely bizarre Americans reacting to a song that's nearly 70 years old not understanding the time and place it was written, most Brits wouldn't have a clue.
Ah yes the brilliant Goon show. Phantom Head Shaver. The Phantom won’t harm you- not when he sees that you’re armed with a Jet Morgan cardboard cutout space catapult!
I remember that as a child. Stand outs that I particularly remember were the rushing back and forward and the Ying, Tong Tong Tongey bit.
Somehow though I thought the whole thing was a bit more coherent (Certainly don't remember the repeated Keep Up prompts). could this have been a live take?
FWIW The decent singing at the start would have been Harry Seacombe, a renowned singer in his own right when he wasn't teamed up with the other Goons.
@civilizaserifusa4731 As far as I'm aware, this pretty much matches my memory of the song (keep up prompts and all). I now have the old vinyl single as I have all the old records now from my parents and grandparents (why I've been doing some proper throwback requests), but no way to play it.I'd imagine there were multiple versions out there though considering it was probably done live many times over.
@@_Dei_ Maybe so (after all it is many years since I last heard it) . I vaguely remember the Ying Tong Tongey part wandering off on its own then sort of petering out with everyone returning to the main melody.
I was going to say rather like the DoDoDo DoDoDeLe DoDoDo DoDoDeLe DoDo part in the Muppets ManaMana song. Hopefully I'm not mixing the two up.
Edit - with a second hearing it did seem more coherent. The Wolf Hunters' reactions were pulling attention. Funnily enough the chipmunk version of Ying Tong Tongey seemed closer to what I had been expecting in the non-chipmunk section.
Tong Tongeys and non-chipmunks? The brain is obviously frazzled, think I'll quit while I'm behind!
@civilizaserifusa4731 It's the Ying Tong Song. If you're applying logic, then you've already started behind! You know the best thing about starting behind? You can only go forward! Big up Civ. Have a good break and a good new year.
Ying Tong probably has its origins in Spike Milligan's wartime friend (and self-taught pianist) Harry Edgington (Edge-Ying-Tong) who crops up in his best-selling war memoirs. The comedy troupe had a pretty fair share of musical talent, with the voice of Harry Secombe and the percussion skills of Peter Sellers (largely hidden from gaze after his international standing as a movie star). Spike was a talented trumpet player even before the war and also tasted some success during it as part of an eccentric gypsy jazz outfit called The Bill Hall Trio (this time playing guitar).
Hello from Oz. The Goons change comedy for ever. It made being crazy and a bit silly executable. Hence then birth of Monty Python. If you what to hear how nutty The Goons are, listen to their sketch "What Time Is It Eccles". It fall in the league of "Who's on first". Good luck.
I reckon you'll love Spike Milligan's 'Dustbin dance'. It's really short, but really funny.
If you can get bbc sounds they are playing the old goon shows.
Nb the kazoo was Peter Sellers
the goons iam walking backward for christmas
Spike was also a pretty good guitar and trumpet player. Sellers was a jazz drummer in addition.
And Harry Secombe was a very fine baritone singer, hit son If i Ruled The World, actor, played Mr Bumble in the hit musical film Oliver.
Also part of the Goones was Michael Bentine another fine comedy performer.
The Goons are a a favourite of King Charles.
Please check out Peter Sellers in such films a Dr Strangelove, Pink Panther series and Being There. Great actor.
We played that at. my best friend's funeral last year
Peter Sellars, Spike Milligan and Harry Secombe pre dated Monty Python and Spike Milligan in particular inspired Monty Python. They where crazy and favourites of Prince Charles! in the early 1950’s and 60’s
Tommy Cooper did an interesting song called, 'Don't Jump Off The Roof Dad', that you might find interesting.
Very cool love ya
" with Maurice Ponké and His Orchestre Fromage."
Have a listen to Unchained Melody by The Goons - best version ever produced by a young George Martin.
Hi Suzie it's Cali 🙂
Actually who did the music for this, Wally Stott or Max Geldray ?
Any chance for demiurge by Alex terrible? It’s a meshuggah cover. There’s a video of Alex (in his studio im guessing?) PLEASE DO THAT NEXT GUYS ITS INSANE WOULD MAKE MY DAY IF U DO 🙏🏻
Edit: not many reactors react to it so I figure I ask u guys if you can please
This is probably what happens to you when you’ve been in an awful war for 6 years and you’ve gone a bit mad and you just want to be really really silly and make yourselves rich…
It was the 0s on radio, total nonsense but entertaining, you have to be 80 to enjoy the stupidity.
This is probably better than most of the crap in the music charts today 😂