tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6148519.post111225660035319266..comments2023-08-29T05:48:30.665-04:00Comments on Riffle: Taking My Oyster for Walkiesrifflehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09166475012791861563noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6148519.post-12388925798402483202015-03-02T08:47:52.561-05:002015-03-02T08:47:52.561-05:00Just heard it on ISIRTA on internet radio - ROK Cl...Just heard it on ISIRTA on internet radio - ROK Classic Radio.<br />Barry BrewsterAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6148519.post-13835836220963661492014-03-06T12:24:35.906-05:002014-03-06T12:24:35.906-05:00Graeme Garden's version is on yt these days ht...Graeme Garden's version is on yt these days http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vy3lwBwgUws@christheneckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13686649850072668029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6148519.post-46424656845768004522014-03-05T18:26:26.618-05:002014-03-05T18:26:26.618-05:00I don't know how he could be so Beastly!I don't know how he could be so Beastly!<br />Perseushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13601831605550147385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6148519.post-49478532259435379502012-05-19T23:08:55.569-04:002012-05-19T23:08:55.569-04:00This song is also on The Goodies "Beastly Alb...This song is also on The Goodies "Beastly Album" where again it's Graeme singing.<br /><br />The album also includes "Spank that Hamster" and "Ironing my Goldfish". I'm surprised people are worrying about an oyster!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6148519.post-74500892551962877752012-05-19T23:08:15.533-04:002012-05-19T23:08:15.533-04:00This song is also on The Goodies "Beastly Alb...This song is also on The Goodies "Beastly Album" where again it's Graeme singing.<br /><br />The album also includes "Spank that Hamster" and "Ironing my Goldfish". I'm surprised people are worrying about an oyster!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6148519.post-58681492005521670292009-12-26T18:52:13.626-05:002009-12-26T18:52:13.626-05:00btw the missing lyric is:
"She's the dai...btw the missing lyric is:<br /><br />"She's the daintiest dish ever made"christheneckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15351524136514510643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6148519.post-17600278227639005012009-12-26T18:46:44.174-05:002009-12-26T18:46:44.174-05:00The Graham Garden version was for many years part ...The Graham Garden version was for many years part of the Goodies Greatest Hits album(s) in their various versions. It has now been replaced, possibly for reasons of political correctness, by a track called "Please Let Us Play"christheneckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15351524136514510643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6148519.post-19056956719474662452009-12-26T18:44:59.369-05:002009-12-26T18:44:59.369-05:00The Graham Garden version was for many years part ...The Graham Garden version was for many years part of the Goodies Greatest Hits album(s) in their various versions. It has now been replaced, possibly for reasons of political correctness, by a track called "Please Let Us Play"christheneckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15351524136514510643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6148519.post-13452689094549932652009-12-26T17:22:03.578-05:002009-12-26T17:22:03.578-05:00The garbled line is
"She's the daintiest...The garbled line is<br /><br />"She's the daintiest dish ever made" (or "laid"?)<br /><br />(and it's "she's lovely" not "she's wobbly")Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03698308448789466827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6148519.post-1171672457752604582007-02-16T19:34:00.000-05:002007-02-16T19:34:00.000-05:00It's Bill Oddie. The original version of the song ...It's Bill Oddie. The original version of the song (this one) was sung by Bill on ISIRTA; they later redid it as The Goodies with Graeme Garden singing lead.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6148519.post-1150743219745586222006-06-19T14:53:00.000-04:002006-06-19T14:53:00.000-04:00Graeme Garden is not southern, he is Scottish and ...Graeme Garden is not southern, he is Scottish and was born in in Aberdeen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6148519.post-1129409803020847892005-10-15T16:56:00.000-04:002005-10-15T16:56:00.000-04:00Good to see I stirred up such a heated debate! Jus...Good to see I stirred up such a heated debate! Just to justify my certainty, I remember crying with laughter the first time I heard this song, in a live broadcast in the 1960's. I believe it was in a BBC Radio series called 'I'm sorry I'll read that again' (ISIRTA), introduced by the Angus Prune Tune!<BR/>Sad, me, never!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6148519.post-1116062271670172302005-05-14T05:17:00.000-04:002005-05-14T05:17:00.000-04:00This is DEFINITELY Bill Oddie. His voice and nort...This is DEFINITELY Bill Oddie. His voice and northern accent are very distinct from Graeme Garden, who is a southerner. No doubt Graeme and Tim Brooke-Taylor were involved in the chorus, but Bill Oddie was the soloist. I think the studio announcer on the day was in the best position to know!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com