American Reacts to The Two Ronnies , Bold Sir John | Musical Reaction

[@Payne2view]

This is one of my favorite songs because of the joke of "poor cow", "sod off", "up you" etc intead of "pour cow-", "so doff" and "a pu-". All the slapstic is based on Morris Dancing moves with sticks and "pigs bladders" (instead of balloons) which some groups use. I noticed that Ronnie C kicked the prop stick out of the way when it was a trip hazzard at one point. That showed his sittuation awarness.

[@helenbailey8419]

It's brill isn't it

[@bigthecat100]

Having this as an introduction to Morris Dancing is a bit like being introduced to magic shows by watching Tommy Cooper!

[@angelavara4097]

Ahhh Morris dancing. Try and find a video of Morris dancing,they have balloons too as far as I remember.

[@neilgayleard3842]

Pigs bladders on a stick.

[@andycooper6085]

@@neilgayleard3842 Usually just the Fool, rather than every dancer. I've used hankies and sticks, but not a ballon/pigs-bladder.

[@sood9876]

Morris men are an age-old British tradition. My dear old mum could never watch them perform without collapsing laughing. I think it was the tinkling bells on their shoes!

[@corydorastube]

English. Us Scots and the Northern Irish have nothing to do with it.

[@taylort5672]

@@corydorastube Yes, Scottish dance is very modern in comparison to English Morris, which is widely believed to have originated in the Crusades and has been performed by dancers in France and Germany, amongst other countries in Europe who took part in those wars. Highland dance, for example, is from the 19th century, and Scottish country dance has origins in English Country dance played to highland music. Probably not popular to know this, but well documented. Love a good fling though!

[@timglennon6814]

@@corydorastube. You are very lucky. 🤣 I’m English and I hate Morris dancing. Give me Irish dancing any day. Sorry Scotland, but I am half Irish.

[@lazyhazeldaisy9596]

I haven't seen the Morris dancing one for years really funny, by the way they would have a balloon or traditionally a pigs bladder and the person used to go around whacking people with it. The Morris men are traditional fertility dancers and bring in the Summer on the 1st May they go back to Medieval times I think, thanks again Mr Squirrel 'I saw'd off my hat to you.'

[@helenbailey8419]

Love the new lion in the frame😂😂😂

[@ronaldball7023]

Back in the 80s I went to a Morris dancers weekend in Thaxted. Those boys could drink .. and in the evenings the musicians compeated in the pubs , fantastic nights I will remember forever

[@gary.h.turner]

Yay! 15K subscribers! Congratulations, Squiggle! 🐿️

[@j.dmetalhead7517]

The"baloons" were originally pigs bladders carried by the fool. The Fool provides a link between the dancers and the audience: he will entertain and provoke. However, historically he would have been the best dancer in the side and would on occasions be asked to demonstrate his skill by performing a solo jig. There is no specific costume for a Fool; each dresses as he wishes. Often the Fool will carry a short stick with a pigs-bladder attached by a piece of string. This performs a very important function should any man not be putting enough effort into his dancing, or if they do something wrong, it is the Fool's job to encourage them to do better. Morris dancing goes vack hundreds of years but is dying out as it's seen as silly by people these days.

[@jlr108]

Silly these days? I'm nearly 60 and I always thought it looked silly since I first ever saw it.

[@j.dmetalhead7517]

@@jlr108 I was being generous 😅🤣

[@rackpunch4026]

Come to Tenterden folk festival in a non COVID year and you'll change your mind about it dying out.

[@neilmacdonald9843]

4RF excellence, have started browsing the early reactions, still fantastic viewing, all the best

[@DruncanUK]

I believe the balloons are an integral part of Morris dancing. They would originally have been inflated pigs bladders.

[@zarabada6125]

Erm... No? At least not an "integral part." My brother was a Morris dancer when I was a child, so I used to see a lot of performances at rural shows or similar special occasions. There were a couple of occasions where my brother's troupe were in a Morris dancing competition, so several troupes performed in turn. The only time I saw a balloon or similar object was in this comedy sketch. A key point is that all of the troupes looked very different. They all wore white as the base colour but the highlights (normally coloured ribbons) were varied in colour and in different positions. All the ones I saw used short sticks (probably half a metre at most) rather than the quarterstaves used here. They all had bells tied to them but the number and placement of the bells varied. It is possible that troupes in other parts of the country had different traditions and used different objects.

[@lynette.]

Find some video of traditional Morris dancing (not far from this). The balloons are blown up sheep bladders originally and yes used in traditional dance.

[@welshpete12]

A bit of back ground to this dance . It is Morris dancing a traditionally English pastime. It's thought to date back to the time of the Crusades 1100 to 1300 ? and based on Moorish dancing . Who would dance with swords not of sticks .

[@jamesu1540]

Congratulations reaching 15k carry on please. Your a favourite channel/person on KZbin

[@lynette.]

One of my favourites. Thank you.

[@johnmiller0000]

If you haven't come across it yet, "sod off!" means "go away!" Hence, the "So, doff, so doff, so doff your hat."

[@timglennon6814]

Congratulations on your 15k subs Squirrel.

[@susanashcroft2674]

We don't have any Traditional Morris Dancing in my town but 10 miles from me a local village has a group and they can be seen at village fetes or on May Day and other such occasions. Sticks, hankies or balloons are part of the dance.

[@grapeman63]

Morris dancing was once wide-spread across medieval Europe. It probably reached England from the Netherlands, via Flemish performers in the mid 15th century. In Flemish it is known as Mooriske danse, while the French know it as Morisques and in Italy and Spain as Morisca. It derives its name from its supposed exotic nature and, therefore, by an association with the Moors. Although there is no evidence that the Moors actually engaged in any such dancing.

[@corringhamdepot4434]

It's always fun how the Two Ronnies brought on genuine groups like this Morris Men troupe and then subverted them. And they loved it. :o)

[@corringhamdepot4434]

Balloons? I think not, they would be authentic pigs bladders.

[@ezza9578]

Another guddun, 20k here we come 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿❤

[@ftumschk]

"One should try everything once, except for incest and Morris Dancing" (attributed to the conductor Sir Thomas Beecham)

[@Naylte]

Do you know which route he worked on?

[@ftumschk]

@@Naylte I'm not sure of the number, but his bus often stopped at the Albert Hall.

[@cs8106c]

Hey Squirrel, I have waited so long for you to feature this sketch! It is a parody on Morris dancing which is a very old tradition in England. As a Scot I don’t know much about the tradition, but I was much amused by the song at the end. 👍😂🐿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@TheRealSquirrel]

Glad to hear this.

[@honestyandtruth6847]

Morris dancing was traced back to at least 1448; the dancers (all male) performed and some dancing involved 'mummers plays'; it is believed to be a 'harvest dance'. Here is a clip of Morris dancers kzbin.info/www/bejne/qXLVcnZolNSqaM0 Many have joked that the English Rugby Union squad need to do this dance in front of the 'All Blacks haka'!

[@highpath4776]

So thought it would be featured at a Eurovision interval or olympics 2012 .

[@markcadman6149]

15K, congrats!

[@helenbailey8419]

So glad for you.You have evolved your format and we love it.Congratulations from,Manchester,England.

[@GinaBeana_Tootsie]

What the freak is this squirrel lmao 🤣😹 luv it ♥️#FRF

[@neilmacdonald9843]

Another wonderful episode, showing their playful way with words

[@ltsecomedy2985]

Hey Squirrel, I always thought Morris dancing involved using a Maypole, but perhaps that is only for May day itself. The Maypole was placed in the middle of a village green & they danced around it. The pole has colourful ribbons connected to it which are used in the dancing. My introduction to it was through a Dr.Who story with the 3rd Dr. back in the `70`s.

[@johnloony68]

I’m glad you found this one - it’s one of my favourites and I’ve been waiting for months for you to get it : )

[@stephenwaters3515]

Always nice to have a Friday brightened up with a little two Ronnies Squirrel.

[@highpath4776]

For a traditional tune see Mike Oldfield - Portsmouth - two videos one of him playing most of the instruments and one of the girls dancing in the medieval hall

[@ojonasar]

Another excellent choice. Got to look up Morris Dancing online - old tradition in the UK. Haven’t seen in a long time.

[@pennylando3145]

I remember primary schools used to teach 'country dancing' - not unlike Morris dancing only fewer bells, fancy hats and sticks.

[@Chris_GY1]

I remember when the Cleethorpes Folk Festival was on while folk groups were using a variety of locations up and down the seafront including The Winter Gardens which was demolished a number of years ago and replaced by housing (lots of famous groups played there including Genesis and Pink Floyd also folk musicians John Tams (starred in Sharpe tv series and does some of the music and some of his songs are used during the episodes he also sings in some episodes)and Barry Coupe) there were Morris Men and other dance groups performing along the seafront.

[@GenialHarryGrout]

More great word play in the song

[@marklehuray1091]

Hoped you'd get to this I love this one :)

[@ChrisReadUK]

Comedy Genius! Without swearing….

[@knowlesy3915]

Nice one.

[@himarkburdett9378]

Morris dancing in these days is done as a bit of fun at Village fetes in the like but originally it was to ward off evil

[@helenwood8482]

That's a myth. It was always just for fun.

[@karenward267]

I haven't seen Morris dancers in years.

[@highpath4776]

Last seen for me at the Amersham Festival. Also the Blackface ones of Otley in Yorkshire.

[@Naylte]

It took me a long time to make out such lines as "pour cow..." because of how loudly my mother would laugh at these musical sequences.

[@tomtom21194]

When I was 9 I went to a church of England school and we had to learn a fricken Morris dance and maypole ruitine. I was paired with my crush and I wanted to die of embarrassment. It was horrifying. Funny to remember now though haha

[@tonyscupham-bilton7523]

The balloons are traditional in Morris Dancing. Originally they were inflated pig's bladders, and the dancers would hit each other with them. See a proper Morris Dance and you'll get the idea.

[@richardturner5703]

Sorry off subject. I went to see Pete and Baz last night and promised an update. :( They mimed, half way through they had a drinking a pint with an egg in it and putting the empty on your head competition, then they played Show me Love by Robin S. It was a crap evening pretty much. I had to give ID to get in, I'm 54, that was nearly the start of the bad evening. Two kids pushed in front of us and I couldn't be bothered to react and let it go. But then he tried justifying thier actions to which I said, 'dude stfu' and he died inside. Actually, that was the best part of the evening.

[@TheRealSquirrel]

Lmao sometimes making someone die inside that deserves it is a satisfying moment. Glad you got out.

[@ChrisReadUK]

Innuendo at its best!

[@karl-70]

I've always maintained everything in life should be experienced at least once, with three exceptions - prison, drugs and morris dancing 😂

[@Fcutdlady]

No the ballon are pigs bladders . They are part of morris dancing .

[@retrorambles517]

Ah Morris dancing You should react to it

[@claregale9011]

I got dragged up to dance with Morris dancers once lol was mortified 😊

[@highpath4776]

We had country dancing at primary school every thursday, I hated it, but got to like it a bit when a student - good way to meet others.

[@claregale9011]

@@highpath4776 yes I remember doing country dancing in infants back in the 70s lol .

[@vladangelus7530]

A squirrel there meant to be Morris dancers but Morris dancers don't normally sing.

[@micko11154]

I think the original item was not a balloon but a handkerchief or neckerchief? Some pom will know, rofl Cheers!

[@itsonlyme9938]

Morris dancing is regarded as a fertility dance I don,t understand the connection my self.

[@highpath4776]

I think its whom you paired off with at the end

[@itsonlyme9938]

@@highpath4776 I hope it was a nice lady ?

[@johnmiller0000]

Morris dancing is supposed to be the traditional English dance. I'm English. I just don't get it. I simply can't take it seriously. How on earth did it evolve - and survive.

[@sarahwells4678]

Whilst you are reacting to the two Ronnies, would you please react to the Arab in a shop sketch?

[@TheRealSquirrel]

Check the playlist 😉

[@briancollins3071]

Morris dancers, but which one's Morris

[@lextex3280]

For some reason some of My comments seem to be disappearing from your channel squirrel.

[@TheRealSquirrel]

Yeah it’s KZbin. I have no words blocked and allow all comments but KZbin still blocks what they find offensive. I literally commented “I love this technique. Looking forward to seeing more pieces with this method.” On an art channel and KZbin blocked it 🤣

[@lextex3280]

@@TheRealSquirrel I comment on all your videos squirrel. I haven't used any naughty words, I don't think. Lol. I just don't get KZbin and their rules. Hope You and the squirrel squad are doing ok mate .

[@TheRealSquirrel]

@@lextex3280 bro I know you’re always there KZbin just thinks I’m delicate 😂. We are great man. You traveling well?

[@lextex3280]

@@TheRealSquirrel apart from pulling all the muscles in my right shoulder and back squirrel I'm doing absolutely awesome. Lol. 😂.