The Mole In A Hole - The SOUTHLANDERS - 1958 45rpm

50-somethings will recall this on Junior Choice radio shows way back. The Anglo-Caribbean vocal group from south London featured a Harry Wilmot - entertainer Gary Wilmot's dad!

[@bigtone1348]

This song featured on Tony Robinson's 50s show on TV last night. The last time I heard this was on children's favourites in the early 60s.

[@bl00dhoney]

20 Oct 2021 Allan Willmot - original member of the Southlanders passed away this morning. He was 96 years old. RIP Mr Wilmot.

[@annie482000]

I loved this when I was little and I still love it today

[@zanagriffiths8206]

My dad sAng with the south landers he had a true bass vocal, I his daughter love to sing, still. And I hope I always will.

[@murilo779]

I'm listening to that every time I'm studying

[@iainneville7137]

I've just sent this to a friend of mine. It was made for sharing x

[@derekgibbs7271]

Wonderful stuff 😎 I loved this record when I was a kid

[@paularmstrong2306]

Beautiful Brings me back to my childhood, and friendship with Southlanders lead singer, Vernon Nesbeth, as an adult. RIP my friend.

[@dollysbrae]

Met Vernon and Wendy a few years ago when we bought a place in Spain and he gave me a Southlanders CD RIP Vernon.

[@paularmstrong2306]

@@dollysbrae Are you still in touch with Wendy?

[@dollysbrae]

@@paularmstrong2306 Sorry not since Vernon passed i don't know if she is still in Spain or back in the UK, I got to know her through a forum to do with Torrevieja and she told me her father was born in Dumbarton where i come from and we met up on one of our visits Spain her and Vernon had lot's of stories and we enjoyed listening to them i'll see if i can find out where she is and let you know take care and stay safe.

[@paularmstrong2306]

@@dollysbrae Thank you so much. Stay safe and please stay in contact.👍

[@dollysbrae]

Just had word from a friend in Spain that Wendy passed away about 9 months after Vernon very sad.

[@medimoneim9717]

Love it so much ❤😊

[@skoot2u]

Wow , this takes me back ,I remember it so well and I was only 3yrs old,great upload !

[@geoffryllewellyn7693]

Listened to this in the late 50's on Children's Favorites introduced bu "Uncle" Mac !

[@justchuiED]

My mum used to sing this to me to make me laugh when I was little haha

[@semprabti]

Merci Phaune Radio !

[@banjogyro]

Watch Sally Cruikshank's animation on this! It's perfect for the song

[@zanagriffiths8206]

My dad sang with this band

[@victoriaking4639]

How have I never listen to this before

[@Matthew-ii2fx]

Me either but mum used to say '' I am a mole and i live in a hole '' so when i read the title i had to come and listen to this.

[@starlord2112]

The mole line is spoken by Harry Wilmot, father of the variety performer Gary.

[@g8ktx]

Harry's brother (and Gary's uncle) Allan Wilmot is probably the only group member still with us today at 95.

[@davdmansell3130]

Fantastic bit of trivia. Thank you. I shall pass that on.

[@pj5517]

I remember Gary Wilmot telling the story on Swap Shop, oddly. Noel Edmonds was quite impressed

[@HookedOnSonics518]

Little Britain brought me here.

[@elveggoloco]

I had a version by somebody else when I was a small child in the early '70s. Can't for the life of me find that one anywhere.

[@paularmstrong2306]

Lenny Henry

[@elveggoloco]

@@paularmstrong2306 No, that's not it- especially since Henry's version is from 1981. I think the one I heard was made for a children's album that I had and was sung by the same unknown singers who did the rest of the album. But thanks for putting Lenny's version on my radar- that was fun! :D

[@Pakkokman]

I wonder if we had the same album? Also had Three Little Fishes

[@elveggoloco]

@@Pakkokman I don't remember much from it, but I think it also had a song that went, "do, do, do, do, do, do, do you know what's happening at the zoo?" And I think also a song saying did you see Johnny's ball go bouncing down the street? Have done some searching on these lyrics and haven't found anything.

[@simonrowe5380]

Well done Gary Wilmot's Dad !

[@KatMusic2009]

He was the bass voice, but sadly passed away from a brain tumour in 1961 when Gary was just 6 years old.

[@leighreynolds9202]

​@@KatMusic2009 allen wilmot passed away in 2021 aged 96?

[@thalesofmiletus2966]

Boom Light!!👍

[@PeterGaunt]

It was Children's Favourites not Junior Choice at that time.

[@marklammas2465]

I was just at Flanders and Swann's Hippopotamus Song... that hippopotamus gets about a bit...

[@tonyjax8454]

I've got a mole that lives in my hole itches a bit in winter

[@sionbuckler5713]

This was in a movie, I remember the scene but not the movie. Some trouble teenagers were in a boys home and decide to destroy and rob the place and generally cause trouble. Any ideas?

[@sexobscura]

The Brady Bunch Movie

[@sionbuckler5713]

@@sexobscura don't think so, just watched the trailer. But I'll send beer money to whoever can help me find it. Before the memory dissapears. I just remember 2 kids, the older boy climbs in a window to perform a prank. And this song is playing

[@rob16248]

Oh ge-odd!!

[@Jonathan-L]

I wonder if the guitar was a Gretsch?

[@sarahharrison4780]

Put one on that's mobile friendly?

[@charlotteflint4275]

Don't you mean MOLE-bile friendly...?

[@sarahharrison4780]

:D

[@theworthysoul]

MObiLE

[@tomhamilton1562]

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