My Boomerang Won't Come Back - Charlie Drake

I put pictures to the song, "My Boomerang Won't Come Back" by Charlie Drake. I think this video is funny, let me know what you think?

[@TralfazConstruction]

The sound effects are precious. This song was huge when I was a kid. My father turned up the volume if we were listening in the car and my little brother's face would light up as he was listening in his car seat.

[@stevecrocker6904]

my kids loved this silly song on car trips in the 80s.

[@rustykilt]

A time when society had a sense of humour. Songs of humour about every Race abounded, and no-one took offence. Love it. Our true Indigenous people are real characters and respected.

[@rmoore1686]

In Texas in the 1960’s as teenagers this song made us laugh 😅. We loved it. We also loved Tie Me Kangaroo Down Sport.

[@adrinathegreat3095]

What's your favourite about the British, I remember a song I think was called buck toothed brits in bowler Hats. As an American I found it Hilarious. Not sure if it was the title or part of the lyrics to a song

[@Phaze316]

I LOVE THIS SONG! Was one of my favorite songs as a child. I hope I can visit Australia one day. Beautiful country.

[@ivanolsen8596]

I do hope you got to do it.

[@krishnawati4430]

I too loved this song as a child .Loved it fo it's own sake.Did not know people could be offended.!!😂😂❤❤❤

[@nightstalker6779]

Everyone nowadays is offended by something, be it the Georgia guide stones or a song from years past

[@lukeeade6226]

Did you ever manage to visit Aus?

[@blackholeentry3489]

I first went to Australia in '86....the year Halley's comet returned, which was poorly visible from the northern hemisphere....and when climbing Ayers Rock was still permissable. Viewing it there wasn't much better, but since it comes around only once every 76 years, you take what you can get! Many years later, I met and married an Aussie woman, and we have now been to AU together four times. Although, at age 86, she certainly doesn't need to work, but, as I pen this, is at work right now. A local summer camp for young chidren, 'Plantation'...she is the chief 'Garden Designer' and has been for ever since I first met her 18 years ago. The Aboriginals have 'reclaimed the rock' with climbing no longer being permitted.....but is still an incredible sight to behold. BHE

[@monaturcott9650]

I am now 71 years and still love this song. And I still have the little 45 record. Bless your soul Charlie. I still hope that boomerang comes back to you one day.

[@sealyoness]

Good for you! Still got the 45!

[@JoystickDivision]

Turns out that boomerang did come back. Towards the end of this clip. kzbin.info/www/bejne/l3eufKyqaMmAn6M

[@berylwilliams4067]

I'm 76, and this record was among those I got for Christmas with our first Dansette record player that replaced dad's huge sideboard of a wireless. I still have the record along with the others, but this is the only one I play. Thank goodness for Charlie Drake. We're not even allowed to laugh at ourselves any more, but who cares 😂

[@cucuca7281]

Same here! Got the 45

[@monaturcott9650]

I still have mt 45 and I am 73,

[@Lindsaybkk]

Oh my, I haven't heard this song for a very, very, very long-time 😖 I still remember it being played on the radio in OZ My family would sit around the radio and laugh This song is just 3 years older than I am 😚 I never knew it was sung by British comedian Charlie Drake

[@robertjones-eb4xo]

"Daddie will be pleased" been laughin at that line for 50 years !!!!!!!!

[@billseely991]

I loved those old K-Tel albums compilations!...

[@lynetteaskew5782]

Brings back fond childhood memories. Many thanks.

[@nyosito]

Much better than "welcome to country"

[@brownnoise357]

The original Heineken advert was brilliant, they built it up in every advert break through the evening, with Charlie throwing a boomerang in each one, and in the final one, he had a drink of Heineken, and all of the boomerangs came back at the same time. Best advert ever imho. 👍

[@Aussiebabe63]

I'm no spring chicken I can tell you, my dad was to blame for me knowing this song as he listened to this when I was growing up. A real Charlie Drake classic.

[@_GhostFox_]

Same here. One day we were listening to it and I think it was the first time actually paid attention to it. So when the punchline came, he actually laughed out loud. It was the only time I'd heard him bark out like that, and that makes it a great memory.

[@RDK860]

Hard to believe but true! Charlie Hit the Top 40 with this Tune on 1/13/62, Peaked at No. 21, on the Chart 12 weeks!

[@keithmoore5224]

Did not know there were 13 months in a year uk cit and the rest of the world 😂😂😂

[@ashleyreed1439]

When I was a little girl my Daddy used to sing this to me... I loved this song. I thought he made it up... Great memories...

[@timdavison1404]

This song brings back memories of Ed Stewart and junior choice on Saturday morning radio - great childhood memories!

[@KingWhiskers1]

I don't know why but this just came into my head and thinking of Charlie Drake. I saw him at a theater in Wolverhampton as a kid back in the 60,s. Just had to listen to him again. Not disappointed. I think it was a double bill with Arthur Haynes. Two fantastic comedians.

[@hilarydodds9285]

I remember this one every word, especially so obviously Pommy made it even funnier, thanks. Having lived for over 30 years in Alice really enjoyed the pictures too!

[@thomastarwater2989]

Oh, I just effing love this here song! Charlie Drake did Australia proud.

[@monaturcott9650]

Dang it. This song has been has been playing in my head for days. Thanks Charlie.

[@margaretthompson6188]

I loved all of Charlie Drake's TV shows. Very much missed.

[@manchesterunitedfan9013]

i only starting listening to this now i cant stop

[@johnbelcher7164]

Excellent haven't heard that in Decades

[@alanstarkie2001]

I listened to this as a kid with my dad and loved it. It was a bit of fun (at no expense to anyone) and I don't believe there was any disrespect meant whatsoever. No doubt there are some who choose to be offended - the worst ones being those who choose to be offended on behalf of others...

[@laranaries4225]

I grew up in Cook, in the middle of the Nullarbor. The black fellas out there loved this! They thought it was bloody hilarious! It was an insult...a friendly bit of banter. Said with affection. If an Aussie doesn't insult you in jest, then he truly doesn't like you. Thats OUR culture - and its what gave us our famous easy going nature. Sadly, my culture is dying out in this woke world these days.

[@christineoakes4354]

My dad had the 45 amongst other albums 45s between Elvis, Fats Domino, Buddy Holly, etc. He had different kinds of music back in the day when I was a kid 30 plus years ago and whenever he was in a fun music mood this song would be one of them he would play and he would do funny dance moves and facial expressions with it. Good times. :)

[@gideonolinger551]

same

[@sealyoness]

I loved this as kid. Good advice... :D

[@sealyoness]

@@laranaries4225 Like my uncle - if he doesn't think you're worth insulting, he won't try to make jokes at your expense (Maybe that's just me?). But he could handle a good reply and I think I might still be his favorite niece for it. He took me out to see my aunt's rescue horses in the Deathmobile this spring.

[@curtisdelor5097]

This song was frequently played at my old job at Oxfam, drove me insane but brings back a lot of memories.

[@edwardclark4787]

Loved Charlie when I was young. The Worker was my favourite show and he was hilarious turning up at the job centre looking for work. To all his other fans, " Hello my darlings!"

[@malcolmmarshall4371]

Hello my darling was his theme song as well

[@michaelcancerfree]

Still listening in 2020 and loving it

[@brookehumphries2864]

Same

[@Sham_Seamus]

Same, love these wacky song.

[@z1aqxx]

YASSSS

[@rebeccasmyth6362]

Same

[@jessesands4099]

Same As Well!🏜️🦎🐍🇦🇺

[@wolfdogteamnorth]

I only came here today because I was sorting out my late uncles old record boxes and found of many this old 45. he was on walkabout in oz for nearly 30 odd years before he CAME back . his family still live there. classic, silly old humour, greatest respect to earths oldest bush people. good bless our friends and allies Aussies and Kiwis. ANZACS forever.

[@elwoodsmom]

''Don't talk to me about first aid, boy, you owe me 14 chickens.'' hysterical.

[@maria_09876]

Agreed lol, can’t say it today though. I actually had occasion to mention that last me to Will Spence when he owed me money. You owe me 10 chickens! His answer raw or cooked lol I said cooked. He still owes me 6 cooked chickens hahahahaha

[@lisabigstone1005]

My other half mentioned this song before heading out to work, he sang my boomerang won't come back a couple of times so I had to look this song up just to get it out of my head lol. It's a pretty great and catchy song

[@veryp0liteneighb0r13]

my father and i used to jam this song every other day. awesome slideshow thanks a million hahaha

[@fionalistermum653]

My nan.and granddad had this and many other songs on a cassette and played it on road trips. This made me smile xxx

[@billytea4u]

Very clever and funny man.Our Aboriginal mob here love it and do not find it racist in any way. Some have given this song negative thoughts but me thinks ya barkin up the wrong ghost gum. Well done Charlie Drake.

[@davidgotts606]

Good on yer, mate.Classic example of the PC idiots going off half cocked. Have they ever bothered asking you guys if you think the song is racist?

[@1978Prime]

I think people get offended of behalf on other people these days

[@offbeatwanders]

Ah, I only just became aware of this song after seeing an artwork referencing it at NGV, tbh I don't really care for the song but glad to hear that you don't find it offensive

[@havanadaurcy1321]

@@jaicotterill5226 Same as Pauline Hanson finds every one playing I don't like it offensive?

[@informedcarpet]

@@1978Prime Nah he was a racist fu_k.

[@vburns1985]

Was just watching an Benidorm (if your not from the uk it’s an itv British sitcom) they mentioned this song and memories flashed back in the early 90s my grandad introducing me to this song, I used to love it and used to listen to it regularly with him

[@TheArsenalgooner]

LOVE THIS!! Thanks to my great friend Cliff who used to run The last Record store I know all about this song, Derek and Clive, Lenny Bruce and loads of other gems. He's a wonderful music expert and a great guy. Oh yeah, and he's BLACK too!

[@adi2.054]

"Backless Boomerang" is so funny for some reason

[@wutzernutzer]

"My Boomerang Won't Come Back" peaked on the charts March 17, 1962 Hit #21

[@chintanaraktham9941]

A very enjoyable and memorable song!

[@kenhooke6297]

"I'm the local witchdoctor, sonThey call me GEORGE ALFRED BLACK"An Indian telemarketer recently introduced himself with a similar name!!

[@Aussiebabe63]

+Ken Hooke Lol, yes I have a sense of humour.

[@tinaowens1225]

Loved Charlie Drake, brilliant comedian

[@geoffspitfire5160]

I heard part of this song last night on the radio for the first time in many years and found this in the morning. What a laugh and a brilliant effort all those years ago! Take it for what it is - clever song and a good bit of humour!!

[@cliffordparmeter6940]

I love this song it was a big hit in Canada.......

[@aardvaarkisgood]

Best Line? "If you want your boomevang to come back" "Well first you gotta fvrow it"

[@midnightwolf2937]

+aardvaarkisgood lol yup I can keep myself from laughing up until that point, then that gets me every time and I'm giggling the whole way through after that line!

[@michaellinner7772]

This reminds me of when I was a kid. I got a boomerang at the store with money I had saved up because it looked like a cool toy/device. I threw it and threw it but it just kept doing a nosedive into the ground. I finally lost interest and gave it to a friend. Ah the wonders of living in a right handed world with no instructions. It wasn't until years later that I figured out why the damn thing didn't work for me.

[@jo2lovid]

Sounds VERY sinister!

[@brownnoise357]

Well first you've got to throw it ? Best Wishes. Bob. 👍🤔

[@blackholeentry3489]

Well...DON'T keep us all in suspence.....TELL all!

[@catfishcharlie8376]

Havent heard this song since I was a kid on one of those looney albums.Thanks for sharing.

[@fraserkatie]

OH god! I remember this from childhood! We had this on a childrens tape of songs!

[@Aussiebabe63]

Your welcome, I just love Charlie Drake, I loved the show 'The Plank' which was a classic by Eric Sykes.

[@eamonbloomfield8498]

Memories of' Ed 'Stewpot' Stewart and his Junior Choice radio show on Saturday mornings. Happy days.

[@malcolmmarshall4371]

Hell I remember that show on radio 2 make me feel old

[@89Fox89]

I remember listening to that song so many long years ago. I really liked that song.

[@ZenithFlame]

I love this song... Cracks me up!

[@bobnewnham7400]

This takes me back so many years.

[@monkeytennis7477]

Excellent photomontage! Great song! Awesome, wish George Formby could have performed this but sadly he did not live long enough to grace us with his version of it.

[@DougKatz-hu8cn]

My 👽 friends think Im crazy listing to this song..2024 still holding strong...

[@spectrum99122]

Love the bit about being Bush wacked!

[@ivanolsen8596]

The whole world was Bushwhacked, and has never recovered. We are still copping restrictive legislation in the name of "security" from this dubious characters nefarious activities.

[@cheekyjess18]

i love this song it reminds me of the old days when my grandma was alive. i love u n miss u grandma. xoxo

[@azliahmad152]

I’m from Penang, Malaysia. During 70’s and 80’s I used to listen to RAAF Radio Station in Butterworth. They used to play these song very frequent, after checking the squadrons history, they came from Darwin, Northern Territory, perhaps the servicemen and women getting homesick I guess!

[@tyromeclarke6609]

I'm aboriginal and I love this song

[@brandanlee5532]

+Tyrome Clarke I'm Indigenous too. What a song!! Awesome. I love the kangaroo part :-)

[@Aussiebabe63]

+Tyrome Clarke Good on ya mate, I didn't make this video for any other reason than to make people remember we are all Australians and we love everything about Australia.

[@stephaniebell1623]

Tyrome Clarke love this song and I am also indigenous

[@adamantman3200]

@@brandanlee5532 The kangaroo laughs like Popeye. 'IF YOU THROW THAT THING AT ME, I'LL JUMP RIGHT ON YOUR HEAD! YUKYUKYUK!' That's my favorite part of the song, too.

[@fazbell]

Things have changed. 1961 won't get a replay. I loved the song when I was 11 years old. Time has moved on.

[@laurencemcdonald7469]

Thanks to the ABC for reminding me of this song. Will add it to my playlist.

[@maxineleibowitz5367]

Song of my childhood. I still love it.

[@joyburrows7247]

In the 60's it would have been the most popular record to advertise Australia

[@adamantman3200]

I had never heard of 'The Flying Doctor' before I first heard this song, so I did some research on Australia. FASCINATING COUNTRY!

[@johnbird7357]

@@adamantman3200 There was a drama programme in the 60s called The Flying Doctor.

[@adamantman3200]

@@johnbird7357 Sounds interesting. When 'Boomerang' was released in the US, UNITED ARTISTS, the label that reissued it sloppily dubbed in the word BLUE IN THE FACE over 'black in the face' and they faded it out about half-way through the song. I guess they thought 'black' sounded too racist and they didn't want to get sued. I guess they thought we'd be too lazy to look up 'Flying Doctor' if we didn't know what it was. The song is still available here, but in the original version only. UNITED ARTISTS RECORDS is long gone.

[@johnbird7357]

@@adamantman3200 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Flying_Doctor_(TV_series)

[@adamantman3200]

@@johnbird7357 I'm surprised to see that it starred one of my favorite actors, Richard Denning, who was American. He starred with Lucille Ball in a radio series called MY FAVORITE HUSBAND. A lot of the scripts eventually became TV episodes of I LOVE LUCY.

[@bionicbigfoot2790]

I like the bullfroggy-thing at the beginning, haha

[@michaelpagan3914]

bionicbigfoot didgeridoo

[@mikewoop1146]

Love it Love the song I grew up singing this with my family on road trips

[@wrmty56413]

1:50 The kangaroo puts me in mind of a certain pipe-smoking cartoon character with a predilection for spinach

[@trainosaurousrex4472]

Popeye the sailor man He lives in a garbage can He eats what he likes and likes what he eats He’s Popeye the sailor man!

[@wrmty56413]

@@trainosaurousrex4472 Indeed!

[@semiaquatic6915]

This song is halarious. I love it.

[@pybroshark3517]

Someone NEEDS to play this somewhere and at full sound AND YELL "AUSTRALIA

[@kenhooke6297]

When Australia's ABC announced they would ban this song, as a protest I immediately played the record LOUD, as you suggested , four times!... AND IT WAS AFTER MIDNIGHT! ( I didn't yell "Australia" but I thought it!)

[@zapkvr]

Straya

[@blackholeentry3489]

@@kenhooke6297 My Aussie wife......kinda likes your comment!

[@catherinewestern2195]

Love Charlie drake love the song. He's so darn cute 🕊️♥️🕊️

[@lindabennett7737]

Absolutely loved this song as a child!! The video is amusing!!

[@deniselefeuvre1956]

Takes me back too my childhood good times 👌👍

[@MagicpotatoAus]

an Aboriginal showed me this and laughed with me

[@peterinfrankfurt]

I remember this from when I was a child. It must be very old. Early 1960's? Happy memories. Happy times.

[@Nebuchadnezzar31]

Loved this as a kid 😁

[@Lynnken1976]

I can't believe I found this song on here. My grandson has just brought home a drawing of a boomerang he's made at school, so decided to search for the song. Great pictures.

[@davidcoleman6032]

Absolutely brilliant!Always brings happiness!😊 🙂 ☺

[@nwoilluminati911]

They did change the lyrics to "I waved the thing all over the place, practiced til I was blue in the face." This must be the original.

[@BillyDBunny]

This video is a riot, as is the song. Terrific work.

[@sexydudeuk2172]

This song brings back memories. I first heard this song in school during my year 6 leavers play. My school was doing our play called "Around The World in 80 Minutes" which was performing skits from different countries each class doing 2 countries each. My class was doing America and Australia ( i took part in the American skit) and this song was for the kids performing in the Australian skit and they were dressed up in aborigine attire and performing how the song was sung including one kid dressing up as a kangaroo. Good times they were

[@christopherfrey278]

My buddy and I lip-synced this song while wearing animal skins for a high school talent show in New York in 1962. Next week I’ll be speaking at this friend’s memorial service where I’ll display a photo of us performing and play a few bars of this great novelty song. Maybe I’ll get some boomerangs to hand out.

[@tinahochstetler2189]

I love this song!!! Brings back so many happy memories of times spent with Mom. She had this song and some other old comedy songs on a cd that I still have today. We used to play it on the road on our way to festivals or the beach or any of the other many places we'd go. And it often made it into the cd list for our late night Yahtzee, scrabble and card games.Great job with the video. Mom would have loved it! :)

[@chloeg3049]

What cd? I used to listen to one of comedy songs too but for the life of me I cannot figure out what it's called!

[@biggusdickus5986]

Yahtzee, Scrabble, and card games! My what an exciting life you led lol🤗 whenever we played games Monopoly or Dominioes, Snakes & Ladders, Ludo or even Snap it always ended in an argument as bad losers and cheating spoiled it so they stopped me from playing and l was the dad 😂

[@neilyexley4533]

All Aboard was the name of the album it appeared on. With many other comedy songs. Right Said Fred, My Brother, laughing policeman etc etc.

[@kenhooke6297]

When I heard the ABC banned this song I immediately played that record three times...LOUD!!! (and it was after midnight!)

[@Aussiebabe63]

+Ken Hooke Lol.

[@michaelmott8086]

I suppose that "the ABC" is probably something like the Australian Broadcasting Company, not the American Broadcasting Company, of the United States of America. I think that this ABC, is now part of The Walt Disney Company. Walt Disney might have been Humanist, not Christian, but you might have heard of Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse.

[@kenhooke6297]

You're right. The ABC I referred to which banned that song was the government owned Australian Broadcasting Commission. Maybe Walt Disney had something to do with setting up the Australian Parliament!!!!! (There are a few Goofeys in there!)

[@adamantman3200]

All the ABC, like all broadcasters, cares about is money, never mind that this record is nearly 60 years old. If there is the slightest possibility of offending someone with a fat wallet that the ABC is financially benefiting by -however that might be- then it's got to go!

[@martinputt6421]

Ken Hooke Have you been to Britain? it's worse here they're all goofeys.

[@bobbybongo5918]

My dad used to sing this to me as a kid!

[@manbat106]

My dad still sings me this song

[@Aussiebabe63]

Yes, he had many songs, "Volare", "Sea Cruise", "Puckwudgie", and many other songs. I love "My Boomerang Won't Come Back" the best.

[@Charlotte-ff2xe]

im 14 and still find this song absolutely hilarious😂

[@ayanujer8588]

We sang this song at my primary school singing assembly

[@rjkral]

52 still havin’ a laugh

[@Aussiebabe63]

I don't think there ever was an original version on video, which is a shame, Charlie Drake's song was a classic.

[@kiwihib]

As a kid we used to get plastic boomerangs in packets of Weetbix

[@richardbool4232]

We used to make booomerangs out of lollipop sticks.

[@rjkral]

Malcolm Sprott they bloody worked too!!!

[@shogun4218]

I first heard this when it made the hit parade. I want to hear it every day, nothing better than this.

[@turbo1964]

This did hit the US top 40 and exposed many of us to this mantra for life. I don't know if that's a good thing. it just is. xo

[@RCPoems]

This was a great fun sixties track and meant no offence to anyone . Anyone who takes offence is a bit sad and over-sensitive ..possibly looking for things to be offended by! I bought it when i was about 11 and this has brought back fun memories. I think i will learn the lyrics and perform it !

[@blackholeentry3489]

My wife is an Aussie, and she says....."With a little practice, you TOO can learn how to correctly throw a boomerang without hitting ANYone....or, their airplane!

[@fab60s64]

I have great memories of living with the Aboriginals in the desert and then I went through Arnhem land. I would go fishing with the Aboriginals and they taught me how to catch shrip with my feet,,,sometimes we would also use gum leaves to catch shrip. we would then use the shrip as bait to catch bigger fish we called muddies. It was a great adventure and i learnt so much about people and nature. we use to eat fish , lizards, all kinds of things and i would often swim with crocodiles ,, "freshies" you dont swim with salties. . it was a wonderful time of my life . now i dont get to go anywhere but aldi or woolies! !!!! life has become so Dull! 😆

[@PebblesnBambam005]

i remember this from my childhood, thanks for the upload

[@kerrycooper991]

This song I used to sing to some of my grandkids tears ago and U would not believe the belly laughs. Grey memories for an old fellow

[@slukky]

Can u imagine the litigation if this song came out today?

[@lindabennett7737]

It'd be madness!

[@apecannon]

+Linda Bennett it'd be bullshit

[@Aussiebabe63]

+Stravo Lukos Our Government don't have a humour they just ban everything they don't like.

[@LarryRickenbacker]

Produced by George Martin, btw.

[@Neilhoh3]

No I cant.

[@yukonnahanni]

what a great song , for all to enjoy !! And God Bless all the Indiginus Peoples of all Lands ~~

[@lowellthomasjr.468]

This takes me back to me youf, it does, mates ! LOL

[@robertmalone5985]

Ranks right up there with "Tie Me Kangaroo Down Sport" as Australia's best early rock and roll song.

[@MalcolmMarshall57]

love this song the video just makes it even funnier charlie drakes version of splish splash is just as good

[@Damoinion]

I'd forgotten the Flying Doctor bit at the end!

[@abelhansen]

This song is so old. But i think its great. 😊😊

[@kennethlindahl9206]

I came here to learn to to how to throw a boomerang. I get this.... Who knew others had this problem.

[@sharonbrewer1956]

My favorite song as a kid. Still is

[@cierakitty]

I can just see this scene unfolding in this song

[@DaveyL1954]

every Saturday Morning on BBC's "Children's Favourites".....There were a few of these novelty pieces. Bernard Cribbins did loads

[@davereed6376]

Dr demento played this all the time. It's brilliant!!