No Rhyme For Richard: Alexander Armstrong

[@Cleow33]

I loved Blondel. Still got the album.

[@RichardKeller-u1y]

One of Tim Rice's wittiest lyrics! A terribly underrated show.

[@revsonyapaterson788]

Absolutely Marvellous, Alexander! Bravo! 🎉

[@opmnath]

Terrific performance xander ❤

[@IlMagnolo]

Blondel has the best lyrics I ever heard and read, Tim Rice is just huge!

[@shirleyfajgier8624]

What a marvelous performance. Great song from an unfortunately under received musical. Saw the show in the West End in 1984 and really enjoyed it. Great cast and incredible energy. The talent behind it, Tim Rice producing witty and amazing lyrics and the opera composer Stephen Oliver flexing his compositional versatility. It has a lot of social commentary, still valid today. The show is one of the most underrated in musical history. As zephyr says in their review, time for a revival. Am in NY now....hey Encores...this would be a very good choice!!!

[@Cleow33]

Richard? Pictured!

[@elicohen6348]

He interpreted it brilliantly at Sir Tim’s RFH concert.

[@zephyr755]

Gosh - splendid bass-baritone . . . he could do Higgins in "My Fair Lady", the Count in Figaro, and surely it is time for a revival of "Blondel", with AA playing his great ancestor, King John.

[@ashleighings6541]

Thank you so much for this! I watched this programme and I really wanted to sing this song but I couldn't find it anywhere! You are a life saver!

[@witchywoman2008]

He should sing this to Richard on Pointless

[@anthonyhenrysmith]

a great show!

[@pauldockree9915]

No Rhyme For Richard Sir Tim Rice Hei Xander Armstrong?

[@colinbaker3916]

Updated lyrics; 1983, when Blondel was originally performed, was a few years before Celine Dion achieved world wide fame.Very clever stuff.

[@BartBassist]

Curiously, Alexander Armstrong is a direct descendant of King John. (I wouldn't bother with the rest of this, if I were you. Very bad for mental health.) King John - King Henry III - King Edward I - King Edward II - King Edward III - John of Gaunt - 1st Earl of Somerset - 2nd Duke of Somerset - 3rd Duke - 1st Earl of Worcester - 2nd Earl - 3rd Earl - 4th Earl - 1st Marquess of Worcester - 2nd Marquess - 1st Duke of Beaufort - Lord Arthur Somerset - Mary Somerset m. Algernon Greville - Mary Greville m. Shuckburgh Boughton - Sir Charles Rouse-Boughton - Louisa Boughton m. 14th Baron St John of Bletso - 15th Baron St John of Bletso - Laura St John m. Connolly McCausland - Maurice McCausland - Helen McCausland m. Lucius Thompson-McCausland - Emma Thompson-McCausland m. Dr Henry Armstrong - Alexander Armstrong

[@zephyr755]

James Bartholomew What do you mean, "don't bother"? It's fascinating! Thanks for posting.

[@funkstermango]

zephyr Shuckburgh Boughton, though. They don't make names like that any more.

[@opmnath]

@@funkstermango It's ashame ain't it.

[@simhedges]

The Stone of Scone was known in Scotland by 840, so was a rhyme that you may very well have needed in 1189, Mr Rice. Perhaps you should have left the original lyric (Oregon?) in place.

[@thornwyck1]

Anybody else hear a little of Evita?

[@pauldockree9915]

Richard and John? Pointless Xander Armstrong.

[@marshalllucky]

oxtail soup is warming....and nutritious..........

[@ellie698]

I do like Xander, he's great on pointless, his humorous banter with Richard is always great. But I find listening to him sing a bit cringey tbh