David Cameron appears on Desert Island Discs this weekend and his choice of Benny Hill's "innuendo-laden comic song" Ernie (The Fastest Milkman in the West) has certainly attracted the most comment. Daily Mail columnist Richard Littlejohn has written a Cameroon version of Ernie in his column today. An extract can be read on the right. There's lots more of the same from Mr Littlejohn but you'll have to buy a copy of The Mail to read it...
Mr Cameron's other choices include:
- This Charming Man by The Smiths
- Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd
- Tangled Up In Blue by Bob Dylan.
Politicians talking up their hinterlands is now essential electioneering. Revealing what has been downloaded onto your MP3 is as important as kissing babies. Gordon Brown was recently talking about his enthusiasm for the Arctic Monkeys. Like David Cameron and George W Bush before her, Hillary Clinton has just revealed her iPod picks. The mix on her iPod, bought by Bill for her birthday, "includes Aretha Franklin’s “Respect,” the Beatles’ “Hey Jude” and “Take it to the Limit” by The Eagles," according to MSNBC.
Bearing in mind their politics there was a limited number of Smiths songs that he could pick.
The line
.....I was looking for a job and I found a job, and god knows I'm miserable now....
would be useful considering his latest ideas though.
:)
Posted by: Serf | May 26, 2006 at 11:13
These rewritten lyrics did make me laugh (sorry Dave).
Posted by: Andrew Woodman | May 26, 2006 at 11:20
Pink Floyd - good choice.
Posted by: Richard | May 26, 2006 at 11:37
"Hillary Clinton has just revealed her iPod picks..."
No sign of The Boy Is Mine by Brandy and Monica I see...
Posted by: Daniel Vince-Archer | May 26, 2006 at 12:17
Pink Floyd is a great choice, but he should be playing 'Careful with that axe, Eugene' with regard to the A-list. :-)
Posted by: Christina | May 26, 2006 at 12:56
No Belle and Sebastian! I resign.
Posted by: Graeme Archer | May 26, 2006 at 13:09
Yo! Gordon is so hip Daddio, grooving to the Arctic Monkeys with his homies!
Posted by: Jon Gale | May 26, 2006 at 13:30
Now Tony had a rival, an evil-looking man,
Called Gordon Brown from Gordonstoun and the sh*t never hit his fan,
From Tessagate to Blunkett and the Ecclestone Affair,
Like Macavity the cat, Gordon strangely wasn't there.
Now Cherie ran between them and tried to keep them apart,
And Tony he pushed her aside but the Hutton Report caught him underneath his heart.
And he looked up in pained surprise as the public's deep disgust
At the reeking stench of Labour sleaze caught him in the eye and Tony bit the dust.
'You can't resign' said Cherie. 'I need far more cash' she said,
But strange things happened in Number 10 as they lay in their bed.
Was that the trees a-rustling ? Or the hinges of the gate ?
Or Gordon's ghastly shrieks of joy at Tony's coming fate ?
They won't forget Tony (To-neeeee)
And he told the biggest porkies in the West.
Posted by: johnC | May 26, 2006 at 14:06
Well done Jon (and Richard Littlejohn)Absolutely hilarious.Like DC I used to be able to sing the whole song from memory when I was about 9 years old.Unlike him 'though I wouldn't be brave enough to admit it on national radio more than thirty years later.
Posted by: malcolm | May 26, 2006 at 14:22
"Ernie" is a great song! I love it myself though I don't claim to know all the words. Sad, I know.....!!! ;-)
Posted by: Sally Roberts | May 26, 2006 at 14:40
I think John Chilver is making a challenge for William Norton's crown with that post. Brilliant!
Posted by: Daniel Vince-Archer | May 26, 2006 at 18:36
Seems like a nice man. Shame about the taste in music - or is he stroking some new (for Tories) electorate?
Posted by: John Makra | May 29, 2006 at 18:09