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Anything else: books, events, site news and album availability.Many thanks to Leon Berger, the archivist of the Flanders and Swann estates, and to the families of the late Michael Flanders and Donald Swann for permission to operate this website.Flanders and Swann for the benefit of other fans.Sign in to get personalized recommendations.Minutes() * 60 + newCurrentTime.Minutes() * 60 + currentTime.See all 17 customer reviews...Ships from and sold by Amazon.Want it delivered Tuesday, January 8?Please examine and play these discs.Music (See Bestsellers in Music)Popular in these categories: (What's this?Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?Visit our audio help page for more information."Eine kleine Nachtmusik"), K.Fantastic Triple CD Box Set of the Recorded Works of One of Britain's Most Popular Comedy Duos.Their Keen Observations of Everyday British Life and Abilities to Exemplify them in Song Made them the Darlings of the UK.Pure Comic Genius on Three Discs!Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.No one has tagged this product for Amazon search yet.Why not be the first to suggest a search for which it should appear?The great comedic pairing of the late Michael Flanders (vocals) and Donald Swann (piano and occasional vocals) must surely rank among the hall of fame of comic singers and songwriters.Descended from the British music hall tradition, these two men wrote and performed music which still sparkles with wit today, some 40 or more years since it was recorded.As well as a gently satirical spirit, all these songs feature the sublime wordplay and interplay of both men.Flanders and Swann classics.Flanders delivering an incredible monologue using every conceivable piece of audiophile jargon.English script) being just a taste.The third disc is largely forgettable.TNT per person on the planet at the time) provides food for thought, but little more.CDs some serious consideration.Your vote will be counted and will appear on the product page within 24 hours."I've been singing Flanders and Swann every day In the Bath since I first heard them in 1964.If you don't know them, think Gilbert and Sullivan by way of English music hall and Noel Coward, with a bit of Tom Lehrer musical satire and classic Bob Newhart or Charlie Manna monologues.And our job, as I see it, is to put it back again."Goodnight, Mabel Figworthy, wherever you are.Here are some samples of Michael's verbal wit.Speculating that Henry VIII wrote Greensleeves: "and the royalties go to royalty."Well, they're only plastic, now, aren't they?"To a disenchanted cannibal: "You used to be a regular anthropophagi."Of a lecher: "And he said as he hastened to put out the cat, the wine, his cigar, and the lamps," while the girl "lowered her standards by raising her glass, her courage, her eyes, and his hopes."At the corrida d'olivas (the Andorran festival of olive stuffing, not to be confused with the Spanish corrida de toros, or bullfight): "And a great cry goes up of Ole!"It's no good going up to a scientist and saying to him like you would to anybody else, 'Good morning, how are you, lend me a quid, and so on.Michael: "That should improve our cultural relations."Also, from "Friendly Duet," "such models of friendship are precious and rare, while the friendship of models is not.""Now if you're writing a musical, as I'm sure practically all of you are, .If you wish to be great you must stop composing and start decomposing.""We never found a rhyme for (Soviet Premier Nikita) "Kruschev" until he was dead: Did he die or was he "pushed off"?""We spent two dreadful, uh, delightful years, entertaining the Americans whose need, let's face it, is greater even than yours.They started at 10 years, then 5, now three.There's even some talk of having them tested before they leave the factory."This means that without my having to bend down the hot fat can squirt straight into my eye."Stonehenge: "So, it's not going to be lived in."Donald knocked himself out this morning.We'd be happy and inseparable.British river bank's a shock.See all 17 customer reviews...Swann and Flanders
This 3 CD set has satire, social and political commentary and catchy music all at its best.Return to Sanity
Before Monty Python, before the Beatles, before "'Enery the Aigth Oi Am" there was the subtle, sweet, insdious humor of Flanders and Swann, and their lyrics remain part of the...Flanders and Swann live on
As a child i grew up listening to Flanders and Swann and as a family we delighted in reciting whole songs to eachother.The Gilbert and Sullivan of the 20th Century
Flanders and Swann were the Gilbert and Sullivan of the 20th century.They wrote very funny songs about a whole range of subjects, exposing both the silliness of the little...Flanders and Swann way back in the late 50s and early 60s in England and Washington.What are you listening to right now?Would you dare admit it?Some like it British: Humour for confirmed anglophiles.Music You Should Hear: Artists' PicksWant to know what Norah Jones, Sting, and Il Divo are listening to?Greats from the Greatest
Explore our Music Essentials Store and find music from over 500 essential artists and composers, watch videos, and vote for the most essential artist.For more about music, check out our blog, Amazon Earworm, and our monthly newsletters, Amazon Delivers.Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?Is there any other feedback you would like to provide?Please note that we are unable to respond directly to all feedback submitted via this form, but we'll ask you to sign in so we can contact you if needed.Track your recent orders.View or change your orders in Your Account.Visit our Help department.You have no recently viewed items or searches.Look to the right column to find helpful suggestions for your shopping session.Get the hottest ringtones by georges brassens here.Flanders and Swann were an unusual act.Michael Flanders was
bearded and confined to a wheelchair, whereas Donald Swann, at
the piano, had a boyish intellectual look and was referred to by
his partner as 'an all round egghead'.Although their material was humorous neither considered
themselves comedians.He was born in Wales in
1923.Their paths diverged for a few years.The latter invited them to illustrate a talk he was giving at the
Bath Octagon and finding that the audience appreciated their
work, Flanders and Swann began to work on more numbers.They called the show At
The Drop of a Hat.It was so successful that three weeks later it was transferred to
the Fortune Theatre in the West End where it ran for 759
performances and in 1960 transferred to Broadway where it
received similar acclaim.Nothing quite like it for cooling the blood
So follow me, follow, down to the hollow
And there let us wallow in glorious mud.Russian, in Tongan and
Indonesian.Audiences thought nothing of sitting in theatres and
singing about mud and hippos, however surreal it may have felt
later.Those things that made us laugh in the 1950s make us
laugh today.Flanders and Swann's appeal was to the ordinary man frustrated by
the conveniences, or rather inconveniences, of modem life.Flanders' humour may have been caustic but Swann later commented
on his ability to draw attention to serious matters in a humorous
way.At The Drop of Another Hat was as
successful as the first and there were many calls for them to
continue performing and touring.Many examples of my work are on this site.We'll bring you the latest news about new recordings and publications.Childrens Shows' and 'Instrumental' pages have been added.He is best known to the general public for his partnership of writing and performing comic songs with Michael Flanders (see Flanders and Swann).Life
Donald Swann was born in Llanelli, Wales on September 30, 1923.In 1941 Swann was awarded an exhibition to Christ Church, Oxford, to read modern languages.Egypt, Palestine and Greece.In 1992 Donald Swann was diagnosed with cancer, and he died at Trinity Hospice in South London on March 23, 1994.He was survived by both wives and two children from his first marriage; Rachel Swann and Natasha Swann.Career
A chance meeting between Swann and Flanders in 1948 let to the start of their professional partnership.They began writing songs and light opera, Swann writing the music and Flanders writing the words.At the Drop of a Hat and At the Drop of Another Hat, which they performed all over the world until their partnership ended in 1967.Throughout the 1980s and early 90s he continued performing in various combinations with singers and colleagues and as a solo artist.He wrote a number of hymn tunes which appear in modern standard hymn books.The Space Between the Bars.Swann's Way Out: A Posthumous Adventure.Revised, Arthur James 1993.Father's autobiography
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