Greensleeves - Flanders and Swann

[@Blightyish]

These lads are incomparable and very witty and very intelligent.

[@Michael_Arnold]

Even in those short snips, Swann harmonised and plays so tenderly... what an artist

[@franktuckwell196]

Absolutely brilliant, i remember my parents had a record of their funniest songs. It was great to hear a lot of them again. The Omnibus song was a good one as well.

[@Lucius1958]

Part of the soundtrack of my childhood... :-)

[@AlanCanon2222]

"We are Henry VIII, we are." God I love this pair.

[@trevorcollitt9813]

I like the line

[@Mr1973ian]

This is the interesting part, almost worth waiting for!😊

[@peterschorn1]

Did you know that Donald Swann set to music many of the songs from The Lord of the Rings? Spent a weekend up at Oxford playing them over for Professor Tolkien and his family.

[@AlanCanon2222]

I owned that sheet music, long ago. I also love his setting of the poem, "The Youth of the Heart".

[@Londonfogey]

The joke about Gammer Gurton's Needle (a 16th century play) is about the most obscure one I've ever heard!

[@iansadler4309]

Are you sitting comfortably - would go over the heads of many, but was always said before the story in "Listen with Mother". And "a hit, a palpable hit" is not exactly obvious.

[@hellbooks3024]

We are Henry the Eighth, we are. Tip of the hat to Herman’s Hermits. If you’ll cast your minds back.

[@JulieJau]

How very lovely. May I suggest Joyce Grenfell to fans of these two gentlemen? Thank you

[@lovelybitofbugle219]

Wow thanks, I just watched her for the first time. She is absolutely delightful... Eng-lit, very funny.

[@Gorboduc]

I appreciate the Gorboduc reference.

[@TheMimifur]

Green fleeves - we do love it. And do cast your minds back to 1546.

[@highpath4776]

the long f as S at the printers

[@Mr1973ian]

Titas Andronicus! Quality!

[@schniT_T]

Hi all, so I got here looking for Tom Lehrer's Greenjeeves. I can't find it anywhere on the internets. Could somebody help me?

[@nicfripp4159]

As far as I know Tom never sang Greensleeves, but his contemporary Allan Sherman sang this spoof kzbin.info/www/bejne/p3vRoXt_jLWCZ6s

[@helenaquarian]

“They realized that it was exactly what they wanted…” 😆

[@TheMimifur]

It's a pretty unlikely title for a fong!!

[@eugeniayoon]

Hi KUA classical ensemble:)

[@jonjamg]

Educated men!

[@jonjamg]

Not heard that but wouldn't put it past him!

[@rogerfancher2672]

The version done by the original F& S was my least favorite version, because they seemed to rush it. I wouldn't be able to follow if it wasn't for Tony Randal, & Lou Gottlib taking the time so the lyrics can be understood.

[@ranbirkaur1078]

treat yourself to the marvellous www.nyanko.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/fas/hat_green.html More lyrics of F&S as one can stomach :)

[@trueriver1950]

Volume far too low. Dislike for that reason