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What do you think was in your favourite sit com characters record collection?
Posted by Dave Amitri on 14 September 2009 - 9:28pm.
The Young Ones came up in conversation at work today, never a bad thing. On the back of this I was going to start a simple favourite sit com thread but as this is a music blog I decided to give it a twist.
We all know that Rik was Cliff Richards biggest fan and Neil was a Hendrix devotee but what did Del Boy listen to on his knock off stereo? Did Compo, Clegg and Foggy discuss the Fab Four over their pint of bitter? What did Rigsby listen to when thinking about Miss Jones? Over to you.
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Neil from the Young Ones
was a big Marillion fan. He said so on several occasions.
Simon And Garfunkel
Neil also sings a bit of The Sound Of Silence in one episode.
Rick has a Human League LP too.
Neil was, legendarily, a fan of Steve Hillage
Notably the fine Live Herald album
Blimey, stimpy,
that takes me back.
At Glastonbury in 1979 I fell asleep* watching Steve Hillage's laser show through the walls of my tent.
*I blame the jazz fudge at lunchtime - one piece would have been enough, but Mr Greedy had two.
Even mindless violence is boring today
He also liked Hawkwind, cos, well, he was a hippy, obviously he liked Hawkwind.
The thing that always made me ponder was that Vyvyan was occasionally seen sporting a Hawkwind T shirt (bit weird for a punk). Surely that would have given him and neil some common ground when they weren't getting trapped in Narnia or appearing on University Challenge.
I'm sure Vyvyan can also be seen wearing a Rush T shirt in one episode. Obviously he was a very confused punk.
This has brought back one of my favourite Young Ones lines - Rick: "God I'm bored. I might as well be listening to Genesis!"
True story....
The Young Ones managed to get a band on every show, thus classifying the show as "a variety show" rather than a "sit com". Reason being variety shows attracted a significantly higher budget than sitcoms.
Rick and Mike talking about Neil's ever present cold and snot.
"Mike, it's ok, Neil's gone out for the cure..."
"No Rick, it's Madness this week".
And remember kids, the only thing that unites us is Dr Martens boots.
Any excuse to show
my favourite Young Ones "band" moment.
Neil? Traffic, surely
And introduced by Peely, no less..
,
Bob Ferris (when schmoozing Thelma) - Neil Diamond or Diana Ross
Terry Collier -- Billy Fury.
We saw Thelma
(well, Brigit Forsyth) at a classical recital last night! Highlight of the weekend. I'd've thought she more of a Demis Roussos woman.
Likely Lads
Bob, on having a clear out, says to Terry:
'I had every Buddy Holly single ever made.'
They were also in a skiffle group called Rob Ferris & The Wild Cats, so they must have dug Lonnie Donegan.
But, yes, certainly in the 60's series Terry is the absolutely spit of Billy Fury!
Del Boy...
....gets his David Bowie LP's from a mush in Shepherds Bush.
Liz Lemon
Very big on Alanis Morissette when drunk.
Daisy Steiner enjoyed a bit of Prefab Sprout..or the Rocky Horror OST
I always visualised Job Bluth enjoying Rick James 'Superfreak".
Alan Partridge
Seems petty to niggle when it comes to such a great comic creation as Alan Partridge, but I always thought the Abba thing was slightly wrong. His favourite group should have been Dr. Hook. And he’d have referred to them as “the good Doctor”.
Wings surely?
I seem to recall him being a Wings fanatic.
"The band the Beatles could have been".
I think they had to drop his love of Abba when the worlds penny dropped that they were really good.
Not forgetting all the Britpop bands...
UB40, Def Leppard...
Pray silence for
the Electric Light Orchestra.
And a dash of Krautrock
Kommen Sie bitte und listen to Kraftwerk!
Frasier Crane
Always partial to a bit of high opera he might have been, but I'm pretty certain he'd have had lots of Steely Dan in the CD racks at Elliott Bay Towers.
If he did
he'd have had to keep them well hidden from Niles. Then Daphne would have found his stash and spilt the beans.
That could have been worked up into a half decent episode. Especially in the last couple of series, when plots were pretty weak.
Partridge
- did air bass miming to Gary Numan
- saw Wings ("they're only the band that the Beatles could have been") on an all weekend binge to Prestatyn,
- is partial to a bit of Kate Bush
- saw ELO at the Birmingham NEC in 1976
- disgrees with Joni Mitchell's diatribe against the pedestrianisation of Paradise city Centre
- TV themes he likes include Black Beauty and The Generation Game
but does like the Swedes
oh and apparently Dr Hook is not a real doctor. And on that bombshell.....
I've done that!
"Music for Chameleons" came on Spotify the other day whilst I was prancing around getting ready to do nothing at the weekend.
I defy anyone not to play airbass. Fretless probably.
Mind Games.....I'm Sh*t Chatting
Missing from the Gary Newman 'Air Bass' clip is the moment where Alan is disturbed by the women from the Inland Revenue, and removes his 'bass' as if it were still strapped on before suddenly checking himself!
0:41 here:
it aint half hot mum etc
I reckon CSM Williams (Windsor Davies) listened to military marches, George Formby and Vera Lynn.
Maybe the Men Behaving Badly guys were Smiths/Cure fans but in order to impress women more, probably pretended to like Guns n Roses, Bon Jovi and Motley Crue.
David Brent - Oasis and all other late 90s indie guitar rock. And some late Michael Jackson
Del and Rodney - Chas and Dave, Ian Dury and the Blockheads, The Jam.
Fletcher from Porridge - Bill Haley, early Elvis.
Phoebe from Friends - REM, Dandy Warhols, Patti Smith
sorry, one more from Porridge
Godber (Richard Beckinsale) - mid 60s Bob Dylan and the Fab Four, of course.
I'd have had Godber down for
Slade, Mudd, maybe a bit of Bowie or Bolan at a push.
Lennie G
was always listening to 'Hello Young Lovers' show when he was in stir. I'm guessing he was a right soppy sod so a bit of blue eyed soul, Dr Hook, 'Sylvia's Mother', 'Without You'. And as he was Brummie Lad - some Slade n Sabbath.
Well, Fr. Ted had to make an appearance
This much we know: Ted was a huge fan of Dana, George and Ira Gershwin and Cole Porter. Dougal was partial to a bit of Blur, when not getting on down to Nin Hugen and the Hugenotes (sp) yet, 'tis father Jack Hackett's tastes that most often I ponder...I'd say he'd be a ballsout sourmash rock kinda guy: AC/DC, a bit of Creedence, Slayer even...But hearing Danny Boy could probably cause those long-locked-away tears to fall of a lonely drinkless evening in the parochial house..
Del Boy again
After Grandad's funeral Rodney accused him of not taking his death seriously and asked why he didn't put his Showaddywaddy lps on and have a knees up!
Basil Fawlty
Mantovani. It's called culture, Sybil - you wouldn't understand.
Surely
it was Brahm's Third racket that Basil was partial to
Anyone here like The Human League?
There is also, in *that* infamous Only Fools episode with the 'falling behind the bar' moment, a scene where you see Delboy with a huge pair of headphones on, apparently listening to some light classical and conducting an imaginary orchestra. He's interrupted by Uncle Albert and reveals what he's listening to. "I don't care what they say...you can't whack The Who".
WKRP in Cincinati:Bailey
WKRP in Cincinati:
Bailey Quarters
- Every Joni Mitchell album from Clouds through to at least Herja
- A handful of Carole King albums, Tapestry would be a given, she'd probably have Songwriter, Wraparound Joy and a few of the early 80's ones, One to One and Pearl Songs of Goffin and King
- Fleetwood Mac Rumors
- Patti Smith Horses
- Janis Joplin and Big Brother & the Holding Co. Cheap Thrills
- the first two Elton John greatest hits albums
- One or two early Pretenders albums
- Two or three albums each from Pink Floyd and the Moody Blues to mellow out to
and she probably held on to a few beat up Monkees, Simon & Garfunkle and early Beatles albums from when she was a kid
Freaks and Geeks
Lindsay Weir
- A couple of Seals and Crofts albums, the I and II double, Summer Breeze and Diamond Girl
- Fleetwood Mac (1977), Rumors and Tusk
- four or five Who albums
- the Beatles Red and Blue 2 lps
- Beach Boys Endless Summer and Spirit of America probably as gifts from her parents trying to relate to their suddenly wild rock and roller daughter
- Wings Band on the Run and Venus and Mars
- Rolling Stones Hot Rocks
- Alice Cooper Greatest Hits
- the freak kids probably bought/ stole a few Ozzy and Dio period Sabbath albums for her
- When her and Nick were together he probably bought her Zeppelin, Rush, Styx and Pink Floyd albums as gifts
- the copy of Greatful Dead American Beauty Mr. Rosso gave her
Pauline Quirke
She once performed a passionate, extended jig in her Birds of a Feather kitchen to Depeche Mode's Personal Jesus. The Essex connection, I suppose.
But to enter the spirit of the game, I would suggest:
Mildred - Manhattan Transfer, Barbara Streisand, Shakatak
George - Brass band music, Hank Marvin, Percy Edwards
Rigsby
Definitely a Sinatra man.
Jerry Leadbeatter
Enjoyed nothing more than putting his feet up, smoking a cigar, eating a curry and listening to Engelbert on the music-centre.
“Do you think he’s sexy Ange?”
“Yes. It’s a pity he’s so fat.”
“But he doesn’t sound it though when you hear him.”
A late substitute
In the stage version it was Tom Jones. However they would have had to pay a lot more to use his records, so DR replaced him.
Dwight K Schrute
From the absolutely sublime US version of 'The Office' - psyches himself up prior to sales calls by listening to some Slipknot on the car stereo whilst playing air guitar and headbutting the neck rest.
More Del Boy
In one show (can't remember which) Del Boy is seen with Headphones on looking like hes listening to a bit of classical music (fake miming etc). He takes the headphones off, picks up the record sleeve and says: "I don't care whack anyone says, you can't whack The Who"
My choices
Fletch - Marty Wilde
Godber - Slade
Del Boy - Dr. Feelgood
Rodders - Madness
Basil Fawlty - Pomp and Circumstance
Sybil - James Last and His Orchestra
Good call...
I'd replace Dr Feelgood with Chas And Dave for Delboy though.
Del Boy....
From Peckham, early 80's. Surely Squeeze would have been his bag?
Frank Spencer?
I been racking my brains for good old Frank and I can only hear this which is obviously wrong (but always worth a view)and 30 years too late. Any thoughts?
I know for a fact that Adam from Carla Lane's "Butterflies"...
...had the first Roxy Music album in his collection, because in one episode he retires to bed in a state of distress after being dumped and finds solace in "Chance Meeting".
At that time I thought that Roxy Music Redux were just about skinny ties, box jackets, floppy fringes and Brian Ferry's disconcerting dad-dance, but our desire to find out more about the music in this clip switched me and my 13 year old friends onto a "journey into the zany world of sonic adventure" we have yet to be bussed back from.
Ooh those boys used to set my teeth on edge
I was only a little younger than them at the time and the way they talked was how a middle-aged person imagines a teenager would speak, with disastrous results. The most annoying permed one would say things like, "heyyy, cool it Dad!". If one of them had disco-danced into the kitchen, clicking his fingers (perfectly possible in Butterflies) and worn a Roxy Music T-shirt, I would have steered clear of the Virginia Plain hitmakers for a very long time.