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The English-American comedy duo Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy provided many unforgettable moments in my childhood. I love their quirky and anarchic humour. They are said to have produced a total of 107 films in the course of their career (movies and short films). Stan Laurel was considered the creative head of the duo. He wrote most of the sketches, the scripts and also directed some of them. No wonder the performances and films of the duo often came across as very British.
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As an experienced seafaring nation, the British of course also know how to effectively repel pirate attacks. I found the following newspaper article on the subject:
„Even if Britney Spears’ music is not to everyone’s liking, few would have expected that the pop singer’s songs could actually be used as weapons. But British cargo ships really do use songs by Britney Spears to drive Somali pirates away, as the “Sunday Mirror” reported. When an enemy pirate boat approaches the freighters, the singer’s music blares from the loudspeakers across the sea. “These guys hate western culture and music, especially Britney’s hits,” said the second female officer of a large Scottish tanker. She added: “The loudspeakers can be turned individually so that they only bother the pirates, not the crew. “Britney Spear’s songs “Baby One More Time” and “Oops!…I Did It Again” proved to be particularly effective: “They are so effective that the security forces on board hardly need to resort to firearms. As soon as the pirates are blasted with Britney, they leave as quickly as they can,” the officer said. The use of other artists as pirate deterrents had also been considered, but the plans were jettisoned for humanitarian reasons. “I think using songs by Justin Bieber is against the Geneva Convention on Human Rights,” the newspaper quoted Steven Jones of the “Security Association for the Maritime Industry” (SAMI).”
So let’s start a little self-experiment: imagine we are a Somali pirate and then let the following song have its effect on us. It would be interesting to know how many of us make it to the end of the song. I am definitely one of them. The music is not that bad…, although Britney’s loneliness is not only killing her, but also one or the other synapse in the listener’s brain.
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The desire to be a pirate for once in their lives seems to be above average among British musicians. This must have something to do with the fact that they were born on an island. George Harrison proved it with his pirate sketch. Keith Richard even embarked on a successful acting career, portraying the pirate captain Edward Teague in the movie „Pirates of the Caribbean“, who once roamed the waters around Madagascar. And when Keith Richards got tired of the pirate life, he was immediately followed by another prominent pirate who can probably handle an electric guitar far better than a cutlass:
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Perhaps it was the close and good working relationship with George Harrison that prompted Monty Python (specifically Eric Idle) to breathe life into The Rutles. A parody of The Beatles and Beatlemania. George Harrison liked it. The other 3 Beatles supposedly too… . If you take a closer look at the Rutles’ songs, you quickly realize that it’s not just a simple persiflage, but in my opinion a homage to the Fab Four and the moving music times of the 60s. A musical bow. To dismantle the songs so lovingly, to steal entire musical passages and rearrange them: that takes a lot of love.
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John Lennon had a very direct, perhaps sometimes cynical sense of humour. Charming and at the same time irreverent: here is one of his unforgettable sayings:
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I know, I posted this one before. Pretty much exactly a year ago. It’s such a funny and nice one, you can watch it more often. I think Ringo really has what it takes to be an actor. Maybe because he really just needs to be himself.
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Hi David,
yes in the movies „Help“ and also in „A Hard Day’s Night“ there are many unforgettable scenes. I particularly like the part when the four of them want to record a piece of music in the studio and the wooden floor around Ringo is sawn out. It reminds me of various cartoons. Unfortunately I couldn’t find the scene on youtube.
You’re right: Paul McCartney has a very entertaining and charming way of presenting things. Maybe he should have produced his own cooking show. Here is his recipe for a cocktail:
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Paul McCartney also showed his wonderful humorous side again and again, as in this entertaining adaptation of his song Ballroom Dancing. Especially the song line “…and we used to fight like cats and dogs…“ was staged very vividly:
PS: What are your favorite funny moments with your favorite musicians?
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Hi David,
I will now get „All You Need Is Cash“ as a complete movie. Unfortunately, I’m quite late with this idea and the DVD is difficult to get. For example, as imports from the US, UK and France. The latter will probably be the one, as it’s quite cheap. Yeeeah, I always wanted to watch an English language movie with a French subtitle…
I was also surprised to see Paul McCartney in the pirate role. It’s a pity that he only plays in this single short scene. Of course, his appearance in the movie was panned by the critics. Paul McCartney looks like a carnival figure, they mentioned. Yes, but that’s what the whole movie looks like. It’ okay. What did the film critics expect? I like it.
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Hi Jung,
thanks for this post. I don’t envy the Beatles for their interviews. Their is a saying: there are no stupid questions, only stupid answers. When I look at these interviews, all I can say is: that’s not true. Yes, the humor and the serenity in the interviews is enviable. I liked the Beatle named Eric best.
On April 28, 1964, the fab four taped a television special at Wembley Park Studios in London. The show was called „Around the Beatles“, and it followed hard on the heels of the Beatles’ legendary first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show less than three months earlier. This time, though, the group’s appearance did not begin with a rock and roll song, but rather with the performance of something quite different: the “Pyramus and Thisbe” episode from „A Midsummer Night’s Dream“.
“O brave new world, that has such people in’t!”
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Hard to say, Diana. After hearing Britney Spears the pirates just jump overboard. With this song they sink their own ship and still have fun doing it.
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Hi David,
unfortunately I haven’t seen the movies “The Rutles – All You Need Is Cash” and its sequel “The Rutles 2 – Can’t Buy Me Lunch” in their entirety yet, only in excerpts. But what I know so far, I like very much.
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Hi Thomas, we do our best: how about this one?
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Thanks David, now I’m hungry… ????
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Hi Tom,
very nice to hear from you again. I hope you are doing well. Maybe you meant this scene?! Thank you. Good choice, very entertaining.