Friday, February 18, 2011

Marty Feldman


This record is called "The Crazy World of Marty Feldman" and came out in 1969. I don't think it's ever been issued on CD. Tell me if I'm wrong. It certainly should be as its a great album and full of very funny songs like the eight samples here. Written not by Marty but by Dennis King, John Junkin and Bill Solly who all later went on to write songs for the Two Ronnies and Morecambe and Wise etc.Marty is mainly remembered for his work with Mel Brookes and such films as Young Frankenstein, Sherlock Holmes Younger Brother and the ill-fated Yellowbeard but it was in radio he got his start writing for such shows as Round The Horne. Later he worked in television with the Frost Report and At Last the 1948 Show etc. He also wrote for the Army Game and Bootsie and Snudge.He had his own TV series in the late 60's early 70's and another record was issued using the soundtrack to some of these sketches.Although a vegetarian, he was a heavy smoker and died of a massive heart attack at the age of 49 in Mexico whilst filming Yellowbeard.

Discover more about Marty Feldman HERE.

Songs are as follows -

1. Waltzing With You
2. District Nurse Hargreaves
3. Worlds In Rhyme
4. The Elephant Song
5. Eurovision Song
6. Ilford Town Hall
7. Kensington High Street
8. La Sauce
9. There's a Little Part Of Me
10. Psychedelic Rubbish
11. The Five To Eleven Wal;tz
12. Mavis Wavertree
13. You Without Me
14. The Great Bell


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3 comments:

Tardy said...

Great line from 'Mavis Wavertree':

"Bears and other animals attacked us at their will".

Doubt it's ever been repeated in a song. Worth getting it for that.

Wastedpapiers said...

Cheers tardy. He was indeed a rare talent and much missed. His script writing with Barry Took for Round The Horne was in a class of its own!

Anonymous said...

Oh, man - what a find! That is such a scream.