Leaning on a Lamp Post

[@celticsoulboy]

Lancashire's gift to the world.... 100% sunshine

[@whenyourout]

I grew up with repeats of georges films ...love him and know all the songs.......now i know the story of his life i think he was a great performer and really nice person.......i know he liked the women fair play.......

[@gailfletcher5615]

Oooh! A Sparkling star underneath a lampost. I enjoyed George Formby 🙂 Gail Fletcher

[@louise9154]

i love george formby and his songs and i really admire his talent and enthusiasm

[@19rebrab34]

I saw George switch on the Blackpool lights in 1953 before I went. off to the Canal Zone in Egypt, I have been a fan ever since. Brian@Kabrit

[@PhilipJamesPrentice]

5 years ago I stumbled upon Mr. Formby's videos. What an amazing talent that man had! He died when I was 12 years old. Boy how I wish I had the opportunity to meet him in person. Thank God his videos have been passed on to us.

[@JennySussex]

In memory of my friends Dad who loved this song. He died yesterday and so I am just watching and listening to the songs he loved in memory of him. RIP Del. xxx

[@jordy967]

I used to go to all of the George Formby movies when I was a kid and wondered what ever happened to him. I enjoy seeing and listening to him agaih Jordy697

[@webaroos]

Always enjoyed George's films at the Saturday Matinees when I was a kid, and actually loved it when he sang & played his uke.

[@jawharp1992]

This is my happy song. When I feel down, I listen to this.

[@ib422000]

The adults in our household would sing a lot of songs, including this one, when I was toddler....in a village in India, believe it!! What a marvelous gift is KZbin? Mysterious voices and melodies which I sometimes thought I'd only imagined become real and come to life! 68 years old now, and searching KZbin for memories is my passion. Thank you, whoever you are!

[@beyondhere]

Fabulous....thank you for posting. "Oh Me Oh My"

[@marius478]

I just bought a ukelele after watching a clip of him playing/singing "when I'm cleaning windows"; what a wonderful and charming man he seemed to be!

[@marius478]

He's the reason I got a ukelele too. 😊👍

[@littlegiry]

What a great number! Thanks for sharing!

[@niclasbech]

so bloody brilliant it hurts the brain!!

[@whitenightf3]

I am of your generation my dad played the Uke and I know all of George's songs they are great and I am a Cockney!

[@Murrangurk2]

This i smy fave Formby tune! he looks quite mature here.

[@maccafan10]

marius478. I just got a Banjo Uke today too from an old (late) entertainer friend complete with a load of 1938 original George Formby songbooks and sheet music.(+ plus beginners book, LOL). learned 6 chords tonight. I live 11 miles from where George came from and was weaned on his films and music as a kid. Good luck with your playing ! Have fun. George Harrison was in the Blackpool Formby convention club too.

[@maureenstaniforth4493]

Love this oldie

[@2011littlejohn1]

Another famous George also played the ukulele and was such an admirer of this man that he was President of the George Formby Preservation Society and that was George Harrison.

[@2011littlejohn1]

@heinzer69 Just imagine if you were a member and went to the meeting and there was a Beatle.

[@RussellMarsh1967]

fantastic entertainer brings back memories of long ago

[@wombats4cats]

i met george formby 45years ago in blackpool well ithink about that period i was six then on hols with my mum and dad i remember him smileing and winking i think it was at the north pier timothy john

[@mattyharrison93]

love george!! did one of his songs in school other week!!

[@dhi2swm]

Good old George! Thanks for the upload!

[@w00fdawg]

Wonderful to see this, thank you :)

[@spongebo13]

Good music and awesome entertainment brought me here

[@noonoobaggins]

OHH, mother!!! Just nice. Thanks for sharing.

[@diddymuck]

what an utterly charming perfomer!

[@mellordies]

Fantastic, makes me proud to be british......

[@Coupal1]

@walshesco I agree! During the war my Dad was stationed in England from Canada and if I remember correctly, he talked about seeing him perform. A great talent he was, in the vaudeville tradition. We will not see his like again!

[@SadisticFella]

Atherton born n bred ere... George big part of my child hood, films n songs.

[@boardey]

PURE TALENT

[@heedles]

I used to play this song in a recorder group... I know that sounds lame but we were good =) Brings back good memories this one does.

[@PiellaGibson]

What a wonderful, honestly talented man :)

[@angusmctab9800]

tears in my eyes

[@pobblesquattle]

My Gran nursed him in the last few years of his life.

[@courtenay52]

I love it Thank you

[@sbonnet2004]

Marvellous, thanks a lot.

[@VABkWrm]

"That's right, swing it!" Brilliant!

[@shishilala]

gives me goosebumps Mark Thank you xx

[@msprague2]

Hes not a singer hes an entertainer and that's what makes music

[@RED.y2k]

This man was born in my town

[@cgbessell]

The Queen brought me here lol! Great stuff!

[@jrg135]

@ftsjr It look like the TV special he did in 1960 not long before he died, he was only 56 but looks older.

[@yazzphoto]

My Grandad used to sing this to me.

[@BritishAlienCompany]

God bless this legend! :D x

[@debyok]

Loved it. Thanks for posting.:)

[@MrGary66]

Crazy - of course its George Formby! As for modern ukelele players check out Mark Walsh - he is brilliant

[@dmightyreds1]

Legend xx

[@AtomicUke]

Pure treasure.

[@alanfromdarwen]

it happens to us all, has we get old...!

[@jimlagos]

Wonderful "Lancashire lad"

[@athull08]

3 months after this video, from a heart attack.

[@idasynco]

HA, I thought this was a Herman's Hermits song! Does anyone else remember their version..I loved the English accent and used to parrot it when I was a kid!

[@eggmangoogoogoojoob]

Cheers - I play bass guitar, but ultimately it's just another stringed instrument like the ukelele or even the piano, for that matter! It's all about music and the expression of talent in the end, almost irrespective of the instrument itself.

[@CoDfreestyler1]

im 13 i love this!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@eggmangoogoogoojoob]

I can't say that I'm a big fan of George Formby - I'm more of a Jimi Hendrix man myself - but you have to admire Formby's undoubted talents and lasting influence. He really shouldn't be underestimated, much less derided and maligned by his critics. I say to them, learn to play the ukelele and THEN criticise if you must.

[@MegaEmGem]

Proud to be from Wigan ;) hehe

[@thorpelad69]

I remember seeing this live on TV

[@penfloyd]

A different world then George........Now you,d be arrested for STALKING.......Sad but true!!! Great Song from a great Lancastrian

[@CLVASHJBHWFS]

So endearing.

[@dougniles1]

Believe it or not he was a big influence on the Beatles

[@japroctor]

Absolutely fantastic, I wonder when the song was first released regards John

[@CorpCartelEscobar]

LOL I've just been watching Homes Under The Hammer and some guy who bought a house sounded like George so much I was nearly wetting myself, coz every time he spoke I just thought he was going to say, 'It's turned out nice again hasn't it'

[@resonator_95]

Probably my favourite performance of Lampost by George. Sad to think this was his last proper performance on television, bar an interview on his engagement to Pat Howson.

[@thegregolahorologyclub6799]

I don't know why he did that.

[@TheTree1968]

Check out the BBC archive if you doubt this is George. It is, sadly he died a short while after this was filmed. A true legend.

[@TheTree1968]

Although he looks older in this video. He was just 56 when he died.

[@dogmagamer]

QI made me do it! and im glad it did :)

[@s0nofp2l]

they don't make em like they used to. what ever happened? well at leats they filmed stuff like this so you can always emers your sekf in the lamp post leaning, window cleaning past (with your little stick of blackpool rock of course)

[@wesmatron]

Absolutely

[@tommclean3620]

does anyone know a strumming pattern for this.

[@resonator_95]

Tom Mclean Just a simple up and down really. He would usually do a solo for this which would use his own techniques (split stroke, triples..) but he leaves it out for this performance.

[@radeakins]

It is George Formby in 1960. He died in March 61 age 56. Damn shame.

[@JustClaude13]

@Siriusfanatiker He has a Lancashire accent. He's from Wigan, but that was back when Lancashire was bigger. Wigan and Liverpool were part of Lancs when he was alive. It was broken into smaller parts in 1974 when Manchester and Merseyside became separate counties.

[@theMansalad]

@qos1310 It is a banjolele with a resonator.

[@Petey1308]

Ludwig, such a lovely sounding uke. May I ask how much they cost nowadays? :D

[@tebodarkdust]

top man

[@songster22046]

Banjulele. Skin head w/ tonering ala Banjo, but w. 4 strings tuned like a uke. My friend has a Banjar - 6 strings...sounds pretty cool for certain songs.

[@BOT101st]

looking at this formby looked blimmin tall! any idea how tall he was?

[@ricjackal]

When did he Pass on ?? and does anyone one know where he was wahe he passed ???

[@Petey1308]

I stand corrected! :)

[@Motarmstrong]

herman hermits did a great version!

[@diddymuck]

what year was this? i.e., somebody do a filmed bio about this wunnerful talented man!

[@1964chriso]

this song my girlfriend loves it her dad sung theres songs in the clubs

[@paulhooper5655]

rip george

[@steappy7292]

Double Class

[@15obrook15]

Who’s here from 2019

[@geoffazit]

makes me proud to be a Wiganer..

[@mrarches]

how old was he when he died?

[@ftsjr]

When was this filmed?

[@kramzoo]

Yeah ... but our George would have knocked Ali out too !!! and then would have stood over him and exclaimed .. " he he ... never touched me" !!!!!

[@BOT101st]

@MediaHoax ahah true! But apparnelty he was 5 foot 8, so 1 half inches taller than me! lol

[@MediaHoax]

@BOT101st He must be very tall. Most of the people I know can lean against a lamppost. Not everyone can say that they lean ON a lamppost!

[@formby2]

That's a Gibson UB-3, not a UB-4. The confusion comes in because a UB-3 can either be this 'big' model or a deluxe Baby Gibson. This is my all time favourite Formby clip.

[@candw87]

@19smokey19 He entertained us well in WW 2

[@TheTree1968]

1961. His last performance, he sadly died shortly after.

[@candw87]

@19smokey19 You've got him wrong -He had a good wife who took care of everything Also she was his mananger

[@towton22]

Of course its George Formby

[@19smokey19]

was it in 61 he died well he had good life money women an wine cant blame him..

[@thiskiwigal]

@MediaHoax Depends what school you went to as my mother used to say. leaning on /leaning against... same same as far as I'm concerned. Good old song though.

[@lewis121234]

Frank Skinner brought me here