Comments on: BROTHERHOOD OF MAN - “Save Your Kisses For Me”

By: Ron Tennant

Ron Tennant — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 14:48:54 +0000

Where can I find clips of P.J.Proby on the Wheeltappers Club & also as the masked singer on Opportunity Knocks?
Ron

By: Erithian

Erithian — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 16:24:17 +0000

Billy (#56) - picking up on this a long time after the initial discussion, but does anybody else remember “Be My Guest”? It was a variety show with an ace twist - at the end of the show they put all the performers’ names into a hat, drew one out and the winner got to pick the line-up for the following week’s show. Probably ended up as a bonanza for the artist’s agent, so the show didn’t last long. One of my comedy heroes, Bob Williamson (the bloke who re-worked SYKFM as “You Gave Me Kippers For Tea”) got his national TV debut as a result. I think Ronnie Dukes’ mum (remember Dukes and Lee?) won it one week.

By: and everybody elses Mark G

and everybody elses Mark G — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 11:04:07 +0000

I’m still battered/bruised by his version on OpNox of “An American Trilogy” as the Masked Singer.

By: DJ Punctum

DJ Punctum — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 09:38:20 +0000

PJ Proby on the Wheeltappers I MUST see this!!

By: Billy Smart

Billy Smart — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 20:36:08 +0000

Light Entertainment Watch Update: Yet more! The Brotherhood Of Man were also seen on;

BE MY GUEST: Featuring Ken Dodd, The Brotherhood Of Man, Paul Daniels, Sacha Distel (1977)

CRACKERJACK: Featuring The Brotherhood Of Man, Elaine Paige (1978)

THE GOLDEN SHOT: Featuring Charlie Williams, The Brotherhood Of Man, Ken Dodd (1974)

THE GRAND PRIX NIGHT OF THE STARS: Featuring James Hunt, Shirley Bassey, The Brotherhood Of Man, Henry Cooper, Patrick Moore, The Chris Barber Band, Lena Zavaroni (1976)

MIKE YARWOOD IN PERSONS: Featuring Mike Yarwood, The Brotherhood Of Man(1978)

ROLF ON SATURDAY O.K?: Featuring Rolf Harris, The Brotherhood Of Man (1979)

THE WHEELTAPPERS & SHUNTERS SOCIAL CLUB: Featuring Bernard Manning, The Brotherhood Of Man, P.J. Proby, Russ Conway(1974)

By: Billy Smart

Billy Smart — Sun, 18 May 2008 14:30:00 +0000

Dale Winton’s verdict this afternoon: “Say what you will, I think it was a good record!”

By: Erithian

Erithian — Fri, 02 May 2008 09:28:15 +0000

Waldo - Eastbourne Borough passed E&B on their way up through the Dr Martens League, either side of their name-change from Langney Sports. As I understood it, there were no less than three Eastbourne clubs, but Borough got the council’s backing much to the annoyance of the other two and never looked back!

One of the “faces” at E&B is George Webb, who plays jazz dates at the club on the first Sunday of every month. His band the Dixielanders played at the Red Barn in Barnehurst just after the war and signed up players such as Humphrey Lyttelton, and the trad jazz boom started right there. George is in his 90s and still playing - he played at George Melly’s last gig.

By: rosie

rosie — Thu, 01 May 2008 21:55:09 +0000

I met a Nolan Sister once, when I was invited backstage at the New Theatre, Hull, for the end-of-run party for the Christmas Pantomime. I can’t remember which Nolan it was, mind. I was too distracted by meeting one of my childhood heroes, Lenny the Lion.

By: Waldo

Waldo — Thu, 01 May 2008 18:26:44 +0000

Respect, Erithian, especially with your efforts with Erith and Belvadere FC. My own surrogate side, Eastbourne Borough, are in good shape for the play-offs to the Conference, one step away from the League itself. Most exciting.

Marcello - I shall be watching the Champions League final at home. You’ll be pleased to know that I do not feature on the C.R.O and even those pesky Russkies could not deny a visa to a guy who’s just a harmless drunken eeedjut? If I was minded to try to obtain one, I would invite Maria Sharapova to act as my sponsor.

(Cue deep-rooted phlegmy growls from within…)

By: Erithian

Erithian — Thu, 01 May 2008 16:17:58 +0000

Manchester born and bred though, Waldo, and when I was first old enough to know what football was (around the time Arthur Brown was gracing TOTP with that flaming colander) we were living in Stretford and it dawned on me that that lot who played just up the road were European champions. These days I’m still a Red, but more closely involved with Erith & Belvedere FC’s perennial struggle to get out of the Kent League, and so are my twins born within sight of the Millennium Dome.

When the appropriate time comes I’ll treat you to the lyrics of “Stretford Enders” - bet you can’t wait.

By: DJ Punctum

DJ Punctum — Thu, 01 May 2008 15:44:45 +0000

Waldo, you’re never going to get a Russian visa with your record.

(”what record?” “Russians by Sting.” “Oh, heck…”)

By: Waldo

Waldo — Thu, 01 May 2008 15:38:10 +0000

Erithian #37 - Sad to be reminded that you’re another Home Counties Man U supporter. As a life-long Blue, I’ll see you in Hell, sir. (Well, Moscow, actually, where Mr Abramovich will no doubt use his considerably influence with Mr Putin to guarantee 48 hours of sleep and food depravation for the United Party just ahead of the match).

The 1977 Cup Final always reminds me of one of Motty’s most inane comments, which would have flown over the heads of most people anyway:

“And surely it is only fitting that a man called Buchan should mount the thirty nine steps to the Royal Box…”

AAAARRRRGH!!!!!!!

Didn’t know about Burke and Jerk’s Man U record, although this does not surprise me, as they came from Salford. Bunny’s whiskers are a-twitchin’ so I shall shut up.

By: Waldo

Waldo — Thu, 01 May 2008 15:09:24 +0000

Yeah, Snif. And me and the Scottish Chartmeister have also exchanged notes on Lyn and Eve also…

By: DJ Punctum

DJ Punctum — Thu, 01 May 2008 10:53:35 +0000

Crumbs, the Dooleys! Good record, that “Love Of My Life”…

Also active at the time: Guys N’ Dolls with New Pop-inventing secret weapon within their unknowing ranks…

By: Erithian

Erithian — Thu, 01 May 2008 10:48:03 +0000

Sorry, but even as a 14-16 year old during the heyday of “the Man”, the fanciability of either of the BoM women wasn’t really on my radar. One or two of the Nolans and even the odd Dooley, maybe, but nobody held a candle to the Abba girls until - well, somebody else we’ll have plenty of opportunities to discuss, who at this point is paying her dues in a scuzzy New York club.

By: Tom

Tom — Thu, 01 May 2008 09:11:00 +0000

Also - plenty more opportunities!!

By: DJ Punctum

DJ Punctum — Thu, 01 May 2008 08:47:05 +0000

On the contrary, Snif - I’m pretty sure that I mentioned my preference for Frida when we did “Waterloo” and I think Waldo may have done as well.

By: Snif

Snif — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 23:14:15 +0000

“I always preferred the brunette.”

I’m surprised this topic never came up when discussing ABBA.

By: Waldo

Waldo — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 15:23:24 +0000

This was already number one before it won Eurovision – a cute little homily with a cheesy little twist at the end, the subject being revealed as a three year old child. As with Uncle Ray’s “Claire” four years earlier (which didn’t even try to hide that he was serenading a kiddie), this simply wouldn’t have made first base today. But whereas Gilbert’s song had immense charm, with SYKFM you are simply saying hello again to your last meal. The most cheddar-infused number one since Lennie and Dianne.

I always preferred the brunette.

By: DJ Punctum

DJ Punctum — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 11:37:31 +0000

“Long Haired Lover” I would have given one point due to the excuse of youth and also because it doesn’t actively pain me like this one does.

By: Doctor Casino

Doctor Casino — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 11:28:51 +0000

Ooh, I forgot about “Vincent!” And yes - Long Haired Lover is demonstrably worse than this song. So I guess that’s fair.

(Not that I really care so much about the number-ranking, mind you. But something as continuously lousy as this song raises the issue of whether a 2 constitues actual merit, or rather the absence of egregious, offensive awfulness.)

By: Mark G

Mark G — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 10:56:29 +0000

Tell ‘em what you heard.

By: Tom

Tom — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 09:14:14 +0000

I am pretty sure I’m not going to use the zero - 1-10 is as far as it goes (and erm preserves the bell curve). We’ll see how bad things get though.

By: Erithian

Erithian — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 09:12:47 +0000

Self (#21) - I deserved to be picked up on that, it should have said “first Cup Final in 13 years” not 14. The 14-year gap was between Cup wins, from the Denis Law-inspired win over Leicester in ‘63 to Tommy Docherty’s finest hour in ‘77. The latter game was commemorated by a single titled “Stretford Enders” by a duo called Burke and Jerk, otherwise known as Brian Burke and Michael Coleman. The world would hear from them again, but Spoiler Bunny stops me pointing out the clue.

intothefireuk (#31) - imagine how your teachers felt having to go to see Man with kids from the school and thus denied the chance to skin up…

By: DJ Punctum

DJ Punctum — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 09:11:11 +0000

DON’T DISS THE VINCENT!!!!

Slam American Pie all you like but Vincent was the one thing McLean managed to get right!

I’d have no hesitation in giving this a zero myself since it gets a total negative on my personal “justify any points” checklist, viz:-

- Would I ever want to hear this again voluntarily?

- If I did hear it again involuntarily or stumble across it, would I want to keep the station/channel tuned?

- Does it have any redeeming factor, e.g. interesting arrangement/chord changes/lyrical content, however minute?

- Does its performance give the song more value than it deserves, or vice versa?

And finally, the most important deciding factor of them all:

- Regardless of what I think about this record, DOES MY MUM LIKE IT?

And even my mum can’t stand this.

Hence: a big, puce-coloured zero.