At the Drop of a Hat [incls 'The Hippopotamus Song']

 
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Flanders and Swann
At the Drop of a Hat [incls 'The Hippopotamus Song']

[ Pickwick / CD ]

Release Date: Monday 7 November 2011

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A perfect evening of British cocktail piano wit, this live performance at the Fortune Theatre in London should delight any fan... Charming and witty, this album deserves to be far better known.

"A perfect evening of British cocktail piano wit, this live performance at the Fortune Theatre in London should delight any fan of such classic BBC radio shows as My Word and My Music. It shares with them same droll narrative, dry wit, and sparkling piano. "A Gnu" and "Hippopotamus" both became justly famous among adults and children alike, particularly for the former's punning malapropisms: "I'm a G-nu /How do you do/You really ought to K-now W-ho's W-ho." "Design for Living" gives a wry look at two bachelors attempting to redecorate a house, and the leering "Madeira, M'Dear?" is a cheeky account of that oldest of seduction ploys. Charming and witty, this album deserves to be far better known."
- All Music

Tracks:

1. A Transport of Delight
2. Reluctant Cannibal, The
3. Madeira, M'Dear
4. Kokoraki - A Greek Song
5. Misalliance
6. Greensleeves
7. A Song of the Weather
8. Song of Reproduction
9. Songs for Our Time (Philological Waltz/Satellight Moon/A Happy Song)
10. Je Suis le Tenebreux
11. Design for Living
12. A Gnu
13. Hippopotamus