My Old Man Said Follow the Van

[@david-jackson-wills]

Jesse Wallace, what a character!! Not many people realise just how much theatre these actors do before getting onto show like Eastenders!! What a character!! Bless her!! Brilliant. Well before Discos!!

[@Hertog_von_Berkshire]

Jessie Wallace is damn good. She nails this performance.

[@ronvonryan]

In case anyone is wondering why she shouted at the audience at about 1.24 of the video 'Is everybody happy'?, and when they yell 'yes', she said 'it's because you're having a better time than the King'. That's because at the same time Marie was ding this show back in the day the King was watching a 'Royal command performance' at another Venue, but Marie was turned down to appear on it as it was deemed she was 'to vulgar', so who-ever set this show and scripted it knew what they were talking about.

[@Hertog_von_Berkshire]

The response to "is everybody happy?" is actually "you bet your life we are" .

[@tonyleedham5462]

Who cares. She is a right sort.❤️

[@danielvincent5306]

That's fascinating. Thank you!

[@PLuMUK54]

This was one of my Grandma's favourite songs. It reminded her of the time when they moved house. Apparently, my Grandpa got hold of a horse drawn cart for the five mile journey. Their possessions were piled on. The children squeezed into nooks and crannies - I believe my uncle, just a baby, was popped into the Dolly Tub (used for washing clothes). There was no room for my Grandma, so she made her own way on foot out of town to the village where they had a bran-new house. She didn't have a Cock Linnet, nor lose her way, but at least when she got home, the fire was going in the Workwell Range, and the stew pot was beginning to bubble with that evening meal. That stew pot first bubbled the day after they married, and continued having ingredients added until the 1950s! My Grandma's journey took place in 1926, and I'm still living in the house...hopefully I'll be able to celebrate my family's 100 years in the house.

[@jonsmum5552]

I’m Scottish and I just love anything like this! The old songs are the best, getting everyone singing and dancing in a happy mood. Bloody marvellous!

[@CCoburn3]

They certainly WERE having more fun than the king.

[@margaretbrazear3381]

My mother, who was born in the East End of London in 1905, had the privilege of seeing Miss Lloyd on stage (so she said). Jessie Wallace's portrayal is just how I always imagined her to be; she was amazing in this role and is waste in Eastenders. Mother would have loved this.

[@jaywest3734]

Margaret Brazear Eastenders is terrible now.

[@666mrdoctor]

What have the war done to our countries? London and Berlin were the most magnificent cities in the worls and they destroyed them each other. We should never make war against each other if we don't want to lose what is left. Peace and freedom to Europe!

[@izzyc3809]

Marie Lloyd was a cousin of a great great great great (great?) grandfather, or something like that. I always thought that was really cool.

[@Sawrattan]

@@666mrdoctor That's nothing compared to how Paris has fallen. Capital of the second biggest empire in Marie Lloyd's time, now an absolute slum.

[@MrCrowebobby]

@@izzyc3809 Marie Lloyd was my grandfather's age (born 1869) and he was still around in the early 1950s, so you're going way too far back. I'm 85, but still 1920 wasn't that long ago.

[@captainroger]

My grandmother Renee Orange/Birleson asked for this to be played at her funeral. East London girl of course. Miss her a lot. But this song always puts a smile on me face. Well done Kat Slater

[@mightyquinnproductions8672]

What a great performance by Jessie Wallace stunning.

[@Corinthian44]

I love these old Cockney songs , down to earth , and accurately based on the reality of the times, for some people !

[@icespeckledhens]

A great old song, I remember, in years long gone, this was often sung in pubs up and down the country on a Saturday night. Happy times

[@moonmonster6]

no-one has played this iconic music hall star better than Miss Wallace

[@harryoxford3225]

Wonderful Performance of a much loved Old Song! Bless her heart Marie lloyd is so well played here by Jessie Wallace! I miss the line"You can't trust the Specials like the Old Time Coppers" Though!

[@CelticMorning]

Jessie Wallace- just great!

[@gillgreen3446]

Brilliant never knew she could act and sing like that. She deserves to be on the big screen with the best of the best.

[@CharSlater1980]

shes an amazing actress is Jessie wallace :D so diverse :D id love to meet her one day

[@snowbelle74]

Jessie Wallace must have been on a shortlist of one for this role. Absolutely born to play Marie Lloyd.

[@SuperFerdie1965]

Georgia Brown was far better.

[@jackwheeler27]

I love this song. I remember singing it at school back when I lived in England.

[@BeaEss]

It's a rare actor who transports you into their world. I love this film and Jessie Wallace is such a talent.

[@ColumRogers]

She fits like a hand in a glove. Music Hall is superb and Jessie Wallace is fantastic! XD

[@paulevett9631]

I love all songs from this erase my late grandparents and their family originally from the east end of London and my nan used to sing this songs to me when I was a youngster.iam so proud to have routes from the east end.

[@maureen1938]

BRILLIANT....Those were the wonderful days of music halls. So entertaining and so much talent. Love this.

[@Lady.B.ellinor4971]

Saw jessie Wallace imitate marie lloyd at the london palladium she was amazing ⭐

[@ghanaempressajourneyhome4266]

Absolutely excellent song great measage

[@SimonandJojo]

Marie Lloyd, was a true star, we shall never see her like again, no microphones etc back then, just projecting your voice, i think the love and affection she gave to so many showed when thousands lined the streets to see the funeral car go by.

[@garybrockwell2031]

When the king made the royal variety show, they didn't invite the real star of London at that time,. . All linked to real pubs and the entertainment that was given..😓🎬🇬🇧💯🙏 lucky to remember they don't like that?🤬 Cat look's great always wanted to see what she did with it🥇😉 Eastend girl? Or West end Girl 🇬🇧 9/10😍👍🙏

[@danpinner1873]

my grandfather was a stick maker among his customers was a certain miss Marie Lloyd, as a part of a old time music hall group this is among our numbers,sorta full circle,hope grandpappy would approve

[@WolfieMcMuffin]

I'd rather go to see this than a movie at the cinema!

[@Grundsau47]

Bully! Me too!

[@anniespencer7879]

I've got the DVD in my cupboard. Out it comes tonight.

[@robertstorey01296]

I think she's brilliant. She really knows how to use the linnet and cage. Lesser performers constantly point at it to try to make the audience laugh at how daft it is,she simply behaves it as if wandering around with a caged linnet is the most normal thing in the world which is much more funny.

[@graemeloyer]

Just love this song - reminds me of my dad and family - all long since dead. It was the good old days of the British Empire!

[@crazystarwarsguy1006]

Good for some.

[@deepseadirt1]

this reminds me of the early seasons of the British drama Upstairs Downstairs. There was a character called Sarah(played by Pauline Collins) who occasionally did song and dance of the old London Music Halls. I would guess her character was influenced by some of these real music hall greats ie Florrie Forde, Lily Morris, Marie Lloyd etc.

[@amethyst760]

I remember that too.."What are we gonna do with uncle Arthur?"She was in a sequel with John Alderton called Thomas And Sarah.

[@frogstamper]

@@amethyst760 Actually she is married to John Alderton in real life, her name is Pauline Collins.

[@richardcummins5465]

Just loved Pauline Collins. What a gal ❤

[@CrossroadsLad]

Marie Lloyd, Old Mother Riley, (Arthur Lucan), etc etc, we shall never see their like ever again. I saw Richard Hearne doing his dear Mr.Pastry on a re- run of 'The Good Old Days', he was just wonderful, the audience called for more! asking for an encore. Jessie Wallace was just superb in this, as she was doing Pat Phoenix in 'The road to Coronation Street', she makes you believe she is the part she is playing, she clearly plays it for truth, you forget this is really Jessie Wallace, famous now for Kat Slater in 'EastEnders'.

[@ceceliagrant-peters8385]

Brilliant. This is straight from the stories I heard growing up from Cockney Nans.😎

[@beccalloydpoetry]

Jessie Wallance thank-you for making me win my talent show thank you so much I love you xx

[@kevinwhite616]

Jessie Wallace is so good in this because she has something of Lloyd's charisma.

[@DeirdreDee]

But a bit too vulgar! Lloyd was a consummate artist and her humour was risqué but never coarse

[@robertguildford]

Likewise, this envokes fond memories of the my family and the blessed days of my youth.

[@kristinetaylor3290]

I just love it!! ❤ 😍 💖

[@tsimmons121]

Love this...can't stop watching

[@richardcummins5465]

ÑOT an Eastenders fan, KAT, but you really nailed that one, girl ❤

[@pimlican1]

I love this song :)

[@annenunney9907]

She was brilliant

[@richardcummins5465]

Thanks. Magical ❤

[@msmdac1]

Just clean and fantastic fun and joy - oh what entertainment. Thanks for the post

[@richardcummins5465]

The knockers KNOW NOTHING. This is magical ❤❤

[@DeirdreDee]

She was also incredibly generous giving away her money almost before she'd earned it and that is also why she was so loved particularly by East Enders.

[@keithcross2102]

Sad we worked to remove the slum lords and now we have them back. Plenty of people cannot afford the rent again. And now the Gin is bloody expensive too.

[@billquinn9095]

Classic memories. First car I rode in was Dad's Holden Kingswood and the sound system was an 8-track cartridge system. We did 1000s of miles a year. Tens of thousands, and by the time the Kingswood was superseded in the late 1970s by a microbus, I had the best of Black and White Minstrels imprinted on the deepest of deep cerebral recesses!And yet I still love it. That and Tchaikovsky's best, soundtrack to Bambi, and the best of Bing Cros....yeah, not so much that one.Thanks for sharing!

[@DanielLizzama]

BEAUTIFUL

[@pamelamckenzie2685]

I remember this when a child on TV in black and white loved it.

[@mayciefitzsimmons9695]

I love this

[@agio4]

I actually like this and I was born in Italy!

[@fredferd965]

Two more great ones: Knees Up, Mother Brown!, and of course "The Bowling Alley Song." "Roll me over in the clover....and do it again...."

[@paullatimer1639]

I love old music hall songs, brilliant.

[@howdan1985]

Thank you Mr Joolz Guides and Tom Carradine for bringing me here 👏👏👏

[@neilmansfield8329]

This is a great song

[@marialara9024]

AMAZING!!!

[@BitchyMcSnipeF2M]

Jessie ramps this song up to 11!.

[@laddiebuck12]

I can't seem to edit this video, youtube just put the first line of my description into the title and threw the rest away. So thanks for mentioning that, this is Jessie Wallace playing Miss Marie Lloyd.

[@bonniebaby1997]

i sung this in year 2 at achool cuz we was studying like victorians or whatever i dont know i cant remember but i remember singing this and then singing it when i got home as wlel as daisy daisy give me your answer do ahhhhhhh the good times :D

[@robs2000]

fabulous !!!!

[@angelinamcguigan8513]

Brilliant

[@ellaschilling6215]

fantastic!

[@gordeaux2006]

Love it ❤!

[@icespeckledhens]

Great performance

[@chrisbarnes7168]

We sing this at my school in year 4 but now I am in year 5 and I want to see it but I can't now

[@joohop]

Brilliant Video Earthling

[@karmasandy]

thank God for television

[@BitchyMcSnipeF2M]

You go Jessie!. That's quite a funny song.

[@booth2710]

Music Halls - the light relief from the extreme misery the working classes had to endure

[@anorganlover6281]

When was that . . . last week ! ?

[@ra55osj]

What a song

[@paulshotter2094]

My old man said follow the van classic song from the musical

[@peterclive7958]

Stay strong for our dear Country . However tough - Britain is best .

[@TheWelthawood]

@Greengate777 My father was born in the Edwardian era - and I agree with you (I'm an American but in my heart...I'm home in Blighty...)

[@beccalloydpoetry]

i love it I know it all

[@alexnzxVersion2]

Only Fools and Horses brought me here!

[@DelStrainOriginal12Legion]

London i miss you. The monster you have became makes me weep.

[@fredferd965]

God never forgets! London is remembered - this was true beauty!!!!! Beauty survives!

[@fredferd965]

God never forgets! London is remembered - this was true beauty!!!!! Beauty survives!

[@jaywest3734]

My thoughts exactly.

[@archiehamerton5479]

Del Strain London is still beautiful, just a different kind of beautiful. It has changed, yes, and it is no where near as classic and striking as it used to be but it is still an amazing place

[@jaywest3734]

Rhys Hoffman I'd love to spend some time in London. I live in Alabama and trust me it's very boring here. I'm from the UK originally and yearn to be back in the big city sometimes.

[@grandslam1998]

Bella bravo

[@irenedavo3768]

Wow!

[@markwatson6740]

Class Act

[@ra55osj]

I love it so cool ( charlie p)

[@chazbgamer5624]

Hello class, this video is catchy :) C Booth

[@laddiebuck12]

@smelleykins: I keep looping it too, it's great!

[@stephenminett111]

Well closed enough my great great grandfather Jack (John) was born in 1908

[@TrueBluesProductions]

Cardinal Fang brought me here.

[@remandstimpy]

Confused now! Where's "You can't trust the Specials like an old time copper"

[@dellawrence4323]

A special was a part tme policeman, special constable, not a propper copper.

[@robertstorey01296]

ken smit I think they were having some fun with lyrics. I can imagine that was a fairly common thing to do with such a familiar song...try to make people laugh but putting in unexpected silly lines.

[@TheJonnyblade]

There are many different lines substituted into the place of the coppers, mostly about drinking.

[@paulcowan2180]

​@@TrashMarineMusic The "specials" line seems odd - if you're doing a flit why would you want to consult a copper? That said, it was part of the version I learned 50 years back (and me grandpa was a "special" in WW1).

[@rafiomar6307]

I saw mr. Been cartoon singing this

[@beccalloydpoetry]

I love it she is Cat from east Enders also we are doing that for school

[@romanbrough]

I seem to recall a song about an organist who appeared one Sunday morning. Anyone know its name?

[@woofbarkyap]

You don't mean this one? Not quite the same mood but also sung in music halls kzbin.info/www/bejne/eqHTc5p7fa6liac

[@Isleofskye]

Lovely old poignant and happy songs. Innocent times. My Old Man said follow West Ham I said Bollocks Father you're a Cxxt. They don't write them like that anymore.More's the pity...

[@RenaissanceEarCandy]

Last Friday was the centenary of her death. I can't be the only one to think that this film portrayed her as being rather cold?

[@MichaelAyden]

This sounded better sung by a group of old folks in a smoke filled pub back in the early 80s

[@Oysterblade84]

Yay Lemmings! ''Where's Alfie?''

[@tjcassidy2694]

You mean "h'Alfie"?

[@holiciomes]

Yay Lemmings indeed! Check my profile pic. ;)

[@MercurialRed9]

🎶”Orf went the cart wiv me ‘ome packed in it And I walked behind wiv me ol’ cock linnet And I dillied and dallied, dallied and dillied I lost me way and don’t know where to roam, And if someone could get me in it, I’d be in there wiv me linnet But I can’t find ma way ‘oooooooome”🎶

[@simontalbot6088]

Gawd blimey, stone a bleeding crows, knees up muvver brown...

[@chrisbarrass4452]

Wow

[@68WAG]

Is that cat slater. ( east endears ).

[@oliviagilmer5391]

Yes it is

[@TheJonnyblade]

Excellent. Recognised her but couldn't place her.

[@brehyrharvey6845]

Is that cat from extenders ?

[@finleyplympton]

yes

[@mightyred2018]

My old ma said be a Bangor fan

[@animalbumcrack]

hi my school watch this vid and i started singing XD

[@jameswebb4593]

Political correctness has actually pervade old songs. The final lyrics have been changed , it was originally, " You can't trust a Special like the old time Copper , when you can't find your way home." And you have to be thick not to know the meaning of that.

[@samw1501]

They used to drop all kinds of humorous lines in there. Often about drinking...

[@greasylimpet3323]

Being Australian, I don't know the significance of the 'special' versus the 'old time coppers'; I know who the coppers are, of course - Mum always called them the Bobbies!

[@recarioca]

According to Wikipedia: 'The couple rush to fill up the van, and its tailboard, with their possessions, in case the landlord appears. When the van is packed up, however, there is no room left for the wife. The husband therefore instructs her to follow the van, which she does, carrying the pet bird. Unfortunately, en route, the wife loses her way after stopping at a pub for a drink. Thereafter, she reflects that it would be ill-advised to approach one of the volunteer policemen (a "special"), as they are less trustworthy than a regular police constable (a "copper") and might take advantage of her inebriation.'

[@mrbillhicks]

Is that the Doris from Eastenders ?

[@HAMZ619]

my old man said be a city fan