Performed by Ben Miller. Lyric from Randall Munroe’s comic xkcd.
Original melody from Gilbert and Sullivan’s “Major General’s Song”, also parodied by Tom Lehrer’s “The Elements”.
Video of the Week: ‘Every Major’s Terrible’
15 Apr 2017 Leave a comment
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Video of the Week: Who’s on Stage?
14 Apr 2017 Leave a comment
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Video of the Week: Jim Stafford–’Cow Patti’
02 Dec 2016 Leave a comment
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Another of Stafford’s finer moments.
See also: https://edcyphers.com/2016/12/02/video-of-the-week-jim-staffords-comedic-classical-gas/
Video of the Week: Jim Stafford’s Comedic ‘Classical Gas’
02 Dec 2016 Leave a comment
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Jim Stafford gave us such 70’s novelty hits as “Wildwood Weed”, “My Girl Bill” and “Spiders & Snakes. He also had a knack for a performance that split the difference between comedy and musicality. From my father (a huge Victor Borge fan) I learned an appreciation of the comedic musician.
See also: https://edcyphers.com/2012/05/24/jim-stafford-performs-cow-patti/
Hilarious Misheard Lyrics Glasses
03 Nov 2016 Leave a comment
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Every Moment Has A Song 