Funny Bones
Tuesday 23 August 2005 16:30-17:00 (Radio 3)
Iain Burnside continues his journey through the world of comic songs, from the innocent tongue twisters of Danny Kaye to the saucy innuendo of Fascinating Aida.
Playlist
Composer Fascinating Aida
Title Give me a man
Performer Fascinating Aida
Album Barefaced Chic - First Night SCENECD25
Track 14
Composer Beethoven
Title Der Kuss
Performer Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau / Hertha Klust
Album Beethoven Lieder - Testament SBT 1057
Track 21
Composer Poulenc
Title La ma î tresse volage (from chanson galliardes)
Performer Gérard Souzay / Dalton Baldwin
Album Poulenc Songs EMI CMS 7640872
Track CD1 track 15
Composer P Cléreau
Title Elle est D'andouille Friande
Performer La Maurache
Album Bawdy songs from the time of Francis I & Henry IV - Arion ARN68344
Track 2
Composer Geoff Atkinson
Title Clean Rugby Songs
Performer Spitting Image
Album Spit in your ear - VCCCD17
Track 15
Composer no info
Title Tongue Twisters
Performer Danny Kaye
Album Danny Kaye : Best of - MCA MCA31058
Track 10
Composer John Hegley
Title Sumo
Performer John Hegley
Album Saint & Blurry: Hannibal HNCD1376
Track 13
Composer Eric Idle
Title Bruce 's Philosophers Song
Performer Monty Python
Album Monty Python Sings - Virgin MONTD1
Track 16
Composer Noel Coward
Title Imagine the Duchess's Feelings
Performer Noel Coward / Carrol Gibbons ASV CDAJA5126
Album I'll See you Again
Track 21
Composer Britten
Title As it is plenty from on this Island
Performer Lynne Dawson & Malcolm Martineau
Album On This Island - Hyperion CDA 67227
Track 28
Composer N Innes / V Standshall
Title Rawlinson End
Performer The Bonzo Dog Band
Album Dog Ends EMI CZ501
Track 13
Composer Victoria Wood
Title Barry and Freda (Let's do it)
Performer Victoria Wood
Album The Best Comedy Album in the World.....Ever! Virgin VTDCD332
Track CD 2 track 22