Cole Parker Posted August 20, 2012 Report Share Posted August 20, 2012 This is for everyone arriving at college as an 'undecided major'. And for Gilbert and Sullivan fans. And for those liking to see cute guys playing the piano and speaking faster than you can listen. Luckily, the words scroll above. C Link to comment
Camy Posted August 20, 2012 Report Share Posted August 20, 2012 When I was little G&S stood for Gordon and Smith - who made the best skateboards in the WORLD! With urethane wheels, and a heel kick. Dang was I cool! Link to comment
DesDownunder Posted August 20, 2012 Report Share Posted August 20, 2012 Very enjoyable, Cole. Thanks for posting that. He's quite good but needs better microphone positioning. He didn't sing the repeats, and that was a good choice, I think, as he didn't have a choir to back them. His speed is worthy of any G&S singer and he has a delightful cheekiness. For those who are unfamiliar with the original Major General song here is a quick snippet from the Aussie Opera's production with a pirate obviously influenced by Johhny Depp, to the side. Link to comment
EleCivil Posted August 20, 2012 Report Share Posted August 20, 2012 The original comic from xkdc.com: Link to comment
FreeThinker Posted August 20, 2012 Report Share Posted August 20, 2012 This is delightful! I love it! There is a running joke in an episode of The West Wing revolving around this song and whether it's from Penzance or Pinafore. At one point, the President's Assistant Communications Director Sam Seaborn is debating with Chief White House Counsel Lionel Tribbey (Rob Lowe and John Larraquette) and finally asks, "Well, we're you the recording secretary of the Princeton University Gilbert and Sullivan Society?" to which Tribbey replies, "No. I wasn't a girl." At the end of the episode, the major cast members are welcoming a new staffer to the White House by singing He is an Englishman, which she had quoted earlier, thus starting the "conflict." Link to comment
FreeThinker Posted August 20, 2012 Report Share Posted August 20, 2012 Oh, dear. I just realized its a different song. Apparently, I wasn't the recording secretary of the Princeton University Gilbert and Sullivan Society. Never mind. Link to comment
Cole Parker Posted August 21, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2012 When I was little G&S stood for Gordon and Smith - who made the best skateboards in the WORLD! With urethane wheels, and a heel kick. Dang was I cool! Man oh man! I guess they'll never sing For He's an Englishman for you! C Link to comment
colinian Posted August 21, 2012 Report Share Posted August 21, 2012 This ditty (as my grandma would call it) reminds me of Tom Lehrer. For my 13th birthday my granddad gve me a copy of a three CD collection titled The Remains of Tom Lehrer, complete with all lyrics. I'd never heard of Tom Lehrer, but I listened to those 'ditties' over and over and over. My favorites? , , and . Most of his songs are set to the tunes of G&S.Colin Link to comment
Merkin Posted August 21, 2012 Report Share Posted August 21, 2012 Thanks, Colin, that takes me back. I've still got somewhere all his original recordings, pretty much all worn out from incessant replay, and I second your list of particular favorites. The links are especially appreciated. It reminds me, as well, of Tom Lehrer's confreres on the other side of the pond, Michael Flanders and David Swann. Having once heard it, who can ever forget The Hippopotamus Song? Or Have Some Madeira, M'Dear or the Gnu Song? Ah, glorious mud! Link to comment
JamesSavik Posted August 21, 2012 Report Share Posted August 21, 2012 The original comic from xkdc.com: Dude... you're as awesome as ever. Link to comment
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