What is the one true Britishes Music?

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Option	Votes
American Music	16
Happy Hardcore	11
Some Morris Dancing shit	5
Oi!	5
Hurdy Gurdy Diddly I Di Do	3
Runrig	2
Male Voice Choirs	2
Bhangra	2

― Geir Hypothesis (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 29 October 2009 19:19 (sixteen years ago)

Inclined to go with "American Music" here.

― Geir Hypothesis (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 29 October 2009 19:19 (sixteen years ago)

no god save the queen no credibility

― nice email (uh oh I'm having a fantasy), Thursday, 29 October 2009 19:20 (sixteen years ago)

sailor's hornpipe

― Dynamic Leia Dress (kingkongvsgodzilla), Thursday, 29 October 2009 19:21 (sixteen years ago)

chas and dave.

― fyi vagina (a hoy hoy), Thursday, 29 October 2009 19:21 (sixteen years ago)

no god save the queen no credibility

Same tune as "My Country 'tis of Thee" ergo it can fuck right off.

xpost FUCK IT I MEANT TO PUT CHAS AND DAVE AND THE WURZELS MAYBE I SHOULD START AGAIN

― Geir Hypothesis (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 29 October 2009 19:22 (sixteen years ago)

Scrumpy and Western

― Geir Hypothesis (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 29 October 2009 19:23 (sixteen years ago)

And no Donk either. What fucking idiot drew this poll up?

― Geir Hypothesis (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 29 October 2009 19:24 (sixteen years ago)

Whatever shit is on Pop Idol last/this/next week.

― fndgo, Thursday, 29 October 2009 19:24 (sixteen years ago)

oi! vs happy hardcore

― mark cl, Thursday, 29 October 2009 19:24 (sixteen years ago)

where is crazy frog

― Bobby Wo (max), Thursday, 29 October 2009 19:25 (sixteen years ago)

xxpost

In that case it's Big Band U2 Covers sung by sinister tone deaf twins.

― Geir Hypothesis (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 29 October 2009 19:26 (sixteen years ago)

Crazy Frog is Dutch imo.

― Geir Hypothesis (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 29 October 2009 19:26 (sixteen years ago)

http://www.users.waitrose.com/~2themorgans/images/florrie-and-arthur.jpg

― STRATE IN2 DAKRNESS (tipsy mothra), Thursday, 29 October 2009 19:27 (sixteen years ago)

xpost

Turns out he's Swedish akshully.

― Geir Hypothesis (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 29 October 2009 19:27 (sixteen years ago)

Whatever is breaking only now 5 years after the rest of the world had a go and it peaked.

― fndgo, Thursday, 29 October 2009 19:27 (sixteen years ago)

HEAVY METAL duh

― Jesus, the Czar of Czars (Shakey Mo Collier), Thursday, 29 October 2009 19:28 (sixteen years ago)

I clicked on this thinking "I am voting for whatever has the phrase 'Morris dancing' in it"

― ADVANCED CHORD CHANGES (HI DERE), Thursday, 29 October 2009 19:29 (sixteen years ago)

Good work, sir.

― Geir Hypothesis (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 29 October 2009 19:29 (sixteen years ago)

morrissey dancing

― STRATE IN2 DAKRNESS (tipsy mothra), Thursday, 29 October 2009 19:31 (sixteen years ago)

semi-revival of something done un-selfconciously better 20 years before on a loop.

― fndgo, Thursday, 29 October 2009 19:31 (sixteen years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZjLATAUwao

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G66J0hKNylM&feature=related

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzQ1pNfbe3Q

― Geir Hypothesis (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 29 October 2009 19:31 (sixteen years ago)

No Yakety Sax :(

― a wicked 60s beat poop combo (Pancakes Hackman), Thursday, 29 October 2009 19:31 (sixteen years ago)

Happy Hardcore clearly

― ears are wounds, Thursday, 29 October 2009 19:32 (sixteen years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIgW7sMIDMU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vidACur3cu8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBia1KqFCOo

― Geir Hypothesis (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 29 October 2009 19:33 (sixteen years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8V3qnB-Acw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dKqoMulmYU

― Geir Hypothesis (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 29 October 2009 19:35 (sixteen years ago)

garth brooks

― i feel like i'm an antenna and i want to be that antenna (M@tt He1ges0n), Thursday, 29 October 2009 19:38 (sixteen years ago)

xpost

Turns out he's Swedish akshully.

― Geir Hypothesis (Noodle Vague), Thursday, October 29, 2009 3:27 PM (11 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

is this like when you say someone is british and theyre like "no im scottish" and youre like i cant possibly be expected to tell the difference between every village on your terrible island

― Bobby Wo (max), Thursday, 29 October 2009 19:39 (sixteen years ago)

http://crabfootball.files.wordpress.com/2009/08/44375647_416garth_crooks.jpg

Does a decent Imagination at karaoke but a bit of a stretch really.

― Geir Hypothesis (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 29 October 2009 19:39 (sixteen years ago)

favorite poll ever

― a full circle lol (J0hn D.), Thursday, 29 October 2009 19:49 (sixteen years ago)

No Elizabethan Folk, no credibility

― kornrulez6969, Thursday, 29 October 2009 19:50 (sixteen years ago)

Think you'll find that's filed under "Hurdy Gurdy Diddly I Di Do" altho I must admit I meant to add a "Hey Nonny Nonny".

― Geir Hypothesis (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 29 October 2009 19:51 (sixteen years ago)

Garth Crooks looks high as fuck there^

― War On The Terrances (DJ Mencap), Thursday, 29 October 2009 20:06 (sixteen years ago)

True fact: some wag once switched the Wikipedia articles on Garth Brooks and Garth Crooks.

― Geir Hypothesis (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 29 October 2009 20:07 (sixteen years ago)

is this like when you say someone is british and theyre like "no im scottish" and youre like i cant possibly be expected to tell the difference between every village on your terrible island

― Bobby Wo (max)

nice attempt at fake ignorance here but scots are actually british

― thomp, Thursday, 29 October 2009 20:10 (sixteen years ago)

also you're a moron

― thomp, Thursday, 29 October 2009 20:11 (sixteen years ago)

good poll tho, tho i would probably vote 'eva cassidy' if it was an option

― thomp, Thursday, 29 October 2009 20:11 (sixteen years ago)

Flipflopping between happy hardcore and a write-in for music hall, fwiw

― War On The Terrances (DJ Mencap), Thursday, 29 October 2009 20:12 (sixteen years ago)

xps. I'm a Scot and would probably say "no I'm Scottish" if someone referred to me as British just fyi, thomp.

― Pedro Paramore (jim), Thursday, 29 October 2009 20:14 (sixteen years ago)

oh dear. i was worried that would happen : /

― thomp, Thursday, 29 October 2009 20:19 (sixteen years ago)

i got nuum thing

― velko, Thursday, 29 October 2009 20:19 (sixteen years ago)

i apologise to all scots and also to max

also i think the answer to the poll question is 'grebo' actually

― thomp, Thursday, 29 October 2009 20:20 (sixteen years ago)

Geordie mouse singing Rule Britannia is most Britishes music ever.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RL4FCRbm5jo

― we are normal and we want our freedom (Abbott), Thursday, 29 October 2009 20:21 (sixteen years ago)

that or this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlBiLNN1NhQ

― STRATE IN2 DAKRNESS (tipsy mothra), Thursday, 29 October 2009 20:48 (sixteen years ago)

SWEET FEMALE ATTITUDE - FLOWERS

― lex pretend, Thursday, 29 October 2009 21:06 (sixteen years ago)

Which category does Ralph Vaughan Williams fall in? Some Morris Dancing Shit?

― Durian Durian (Jon Lewis), Thursday, 29 October 2009 21:07 (sixteen years ago)

Went with 'American Music'.

Last week I had to give my nationality when my details were being logged on the computer at the doctor's surgery (my doctor being located in Britain). I said 'British', and it turned out that that wasn't an option. I didn't know what to tell them.

― Ismael Klata, Thursday, 29 October 2009 21:34 (sixteen years ago)

is thomp actually crazy frog or

― Bobby Wo (max), Thursday, 29 October 2009 21:36 (sixteen years ago)

hood, innit?

― djh, Thursday, 29 October 2009 21:44 (sixteen years ago)

No, they are a Black Metal band I believe.

― Geir Hypothesis (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 29 October 2009 21:47 (sixteen years ago)

Skipping 9 messages at this point... Click here if you want to load them all.

- "My Old Man's a Dustman"
- half-remembered Gilbert and Sullivan songs sung in misguided and probably unrecognised attempt at humorous allusion
- tinny midi Greensleeves (two lines thereof, telephone frequencies only, on hold music loop forever)
- Sparks

― ein fisch schwimmt im wasser · fisch im wasser durstig (a passing spacecadet), Friday, 30 October 2009 10:50 (sixteen years ago)

HURDY GURDY HURDY GURDY HURDY GURDY MAAA-AAAA-AAAAAAN

― The Paisley (shop) Window Pane (Masonic Boom), Friday, 30 October 2009 10:53 (sixteen years ago)

Oh man that is the pub nearest my work on the Oxford morris dancers video

wd like pint now, too bad the buggers I work with are all too miserable to go to the pub

― ein fisch schwimmt im wasser · fisch im wasser durstig (a passing spacecadet), Friday, 30 October 2009 10:56 (sixteen years ago)

True fact: some wag once switched the Wikipedia articles on Garth Brooks and Garth Crooks.

Used to do this with Marit Larsen and Martin Laursen

They just thought I was confused

― MPx4A, Friday, 30 October 2009 11:07 (sixteen years ago)

Happy Hardcore clearly, it's the one great regional unifying force.

― Matt DC, Friday, 30 October 2009 11:12 (sixteen years ago)

agreed.

New national anthem please.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhgnVB2Ob1E

― Pedro Paramore (jim), Friday, 30 October 2009 11:15 (sixteen years ago)

probably made by a dutch guy or something but whatever.

― Pedro Paramore (jim), Friday, 30 October 2009 11:16 (sixteen years ago)

Dutch guys are British imo

― RAPTOBER (sic), Friday, 30 October 2009 11:21 (sixteen years ago)

it's greensleeves or some other shit robin hood would spliff up to

― Yo, Lout! (darraghmac), Friday, 30 October 2009 13:01 (sixteen years ago)

"My Old Man's a Dustman"

^^^this. I listened to it once and seven years later the bafflement still haunts me. Not for American ears.

― we are normal and we want our freedom (Abbott), Friday, 30 October 2009 14:49 (sixteen years ago)

Happy Hardcore but no jungle??

― X-101, Friday, 30 October 2009 15:02 (sixteen years ago)

Hardcore till I die.

― OK Abacus (chap), Friday, 30 October 2009 15:29 (sixteen years ago)

ctrl-f "skiffle" not found

― dr. johnson (askance johnson), Friday, 30 October 2009 15:31 (sixteen years ago)

Abbott: Have you ever tried listening to fuck-toothed, ukelele playing cockney loveable loser George Formby? It's not for anyone's ears.

It's enough to make you unleash some kind of Predator 2 style atrocity on your stereo.

Still he was the first person to get a single banned by the BBC for obscenity, I think.

― Doran, Friday, 30 October 2009 15:51 (sixteen years ago)

Ah, that crazy cockernee George Formby, born in the notorious London borough of Wigan. Played a Banjolele, not a Uke. Punched Hitler in the face in a movie. Funny as fuck, great player and singer, got "Blackpool Rock" banned by the Beeb cos it's a thinly veiled reference to cock-sucking. And those records are great, too.

― Geir Hypothesis (Noodle Vague), Friday, 30 October 2009 16:10 (sixteen years ago)

not safe for work:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5w8zV9Uoos

― scott seward, Friday, 30 October 2009 16:19 (sixteen years ago)

Love George Formby.

― bamcquern, Friday, 30 October 2009 17:17 (sixteen years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTKSWnWIxnM

― scott seward, Friday, 30 October 2009 17:21 (sixteen years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQw25bcmVT0&feature=player_embedded

― (oh PORRIDGE) (HI DERE), Friday, 30 October 2009 17:22 (sixteen years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYBX7ieOr1k

― scott seward, Friday, 30 October 2009 17:23 (sixteen years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2NySUcbv3w

― scott seward, Friday, 30 October 2009 17:25 (sixteen years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJDkZGxXZJM

― Geir Hypothesis (Noodle Vague), Friday, 30 October 2009 17:26 (sixteen years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6t28COxEp2k

― Geir Hypothesis (Noodle Vague), Friday, 30 October 2009 17:27 (sixteen years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzLdCxQFRBY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3keoT8A7yjg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5lvVc29aMo

― scott seward, Friday, 30 October 2009 17:32 (sixteen years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOzWrJ6nPIo

Really, wanted to put "Track Jack" up but no joy on Youtube.

― Geir Hypothesis (Noodle Vague), Friday, 30 October 2009 18:24 (sixteen years ago)

I guess I should have known that about Gorgeous George given that I was born twenty minutes drive away from Wigan.

His lyrics about Oriental chaps don't really pass muster in this day and age.

― Doran, Friday, 30 October 2009 18:27 (sixteen years ago)

And I was thinking about 'When I'm Cleaning Windows' and it's reference to dogging.

He was like the Frankie Goes To Hollywood of his day.

― Doran, Friday, 30 October 2009 18:29 (sixteen years ago)

Yeah the Mr Wu stuff is certainly "of its time" but by all accounts George was such a thoroughly stand-up guy in private as well as public that I think we can put it down to the spirit of the age.

I wish the old story about him being awarded the Order of Lenin was actually true tho.

― Geir Hypothesis (Noodle Vague), Friday, 30 October 2009 18:31 (sixteen years ago)

He was a fiend for the ladies, sportscars and gambling by all accounts as well so perhaps was more like Notorious BIG.

Although George was terrified of his wife so that's where the resemblance ends.

― Doran, Friday, 30 October 2009 18:38 (sixteen years ago)

A parody poll!!! Well, how British of you.

― Moka, Friday, 30 October 2009 18:43 (sixteen years ago)

Parody?

― Geir Hypothesis (Noodle Vague), Friday, 30 October 2009 18:47 (sixteen years ago)

Parity

― we are normal and we want our freedom (Abbott), Friday, 30 October 2009 20:04 (sixteen years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExGTcKCMCMk

― scott seward, Friday, 30 October 2009 20:16 (sixteen years ago)

Turns out this is actually one of the most British things I've ever heard. End-of-the-pier is very british, no?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvNh40ZIRa0

― NotEnough, Friday, 30 October 2009 20:18 (sixteen years ago)

...but the funniest thing is, THERE IS NO PIER IN WIGAN! (I love Formby but I've never thought he was a good comedian).

― everything, Friday, 30 October 2009 20:42 (sixteen years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4dJbBCBHHk

― scott seward, Friday, 30 October 2009 20:50 (sixteen years ago)

Ronald Frankau sticking it to Hitler & disparaging "savages" in 1934
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GvGyGQE_D4

― zappi, Friday, 30 October 2009 20:51 (sixteen years ago)

lol we posted scenes from the same film within a minute of each other

― zappi, Friday, 30 October 2009 20:54 (sixteen years ago)

i was actually just looking to see if will hay had any filmed ditties on youtube. but, alas, no.

― scott seward, Friday, 30 October 2009 21:10 (sixteen years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEX8o6e7Si0

STAND UP YOU THERE

― subtyll cauillacyons (a passing spacecadet), Friday, 30 October 2009 22:50 (sixteen years ago)

love russ. what a smoothie with the dolly birds.

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Q2dEe-_Mu0I/Sf4dfa137iI/AAAAAAAABOY/5wetTJAwbUE/s400/RussConway.jpg

― scott seward, Friday, 30 October 2009 22:59 (sixteen years ago)

which brings us to

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhkYB4kcaLg&feature=related

― Geir Hypothesis (Noodle Vague), Friday, 30 October 2009 23:01 (sixteen years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2BlRsvQevM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXiCxOCRM1w
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Z_6sUaNCPA

― subtyll cauillacyons (a passing spacecadet), Saturday, 31 October 2009 01:02 (sixteen years ago)

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

― System, Monday, 2 November 2009 00:01 (sixteen years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-WaXrsFLgo

― Drag Me to Hull (Noodle Vague), Monday, 2 November 2009 00:58 (sixteen years ago)

i voted for More Fire Crew

― merked, Monday, 2 November 2009 01:14 (sixteen years ago)

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

― System, Tuesday, 3 November 2009 00:01 (sixteen years ago)

Looks about right to me.

― Drag Me to Hull (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 3 November 2009 08:06 (sixteen years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Trhsw_BxT_k

best danny weed production evar imo

― r|t|c, Tuesday, 3 November 2009 12:08 (sixteen years ago)

sod a drum n bass remix btw, you want yourself some of this

http://www.zshare.net/audio/67896311fafbe1a7/

― r|t|c, Tuesday, 3 November 2009 12:15 (sixteen years ago)

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