George Formby
George Formby jr.
George Formby, Jr.
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– Banned by the BBC: "The Window Cleaner", second recorded version
– "With My Little Stick of Blackpool Rock":
– Formby on his stage persona.
banned by the BBC?
– Basil Dean, the head of ENSA, on some of Formby's work with the organisation.
– Formby on his suggestive lyrics.
I said well if you're drowning I don't want to lose
A girl while bathing clung to me—my wits I had to use—
"You know, some of the songs are a bit near. But they'll take them from me in evening dress; they wouldn't take them if I wore baggy pants and rednose".
It's a good job I don't wear a kilt,
"To overcrowded flats I've been,
Every day, wherever I stray, the kids around me flock;
My little stick of Blackpool rock"
When I'm cleaning windows!"
Sixteen in one bed I've seen,
"Standing with his back to a tree or a wall of sandbags, with men squatting on the ground in front of him, he sang song after song, screwing up his face into comical expressions of fright whenever shells exploded in the near distance, and making little cracks when the firing drowned the point lines in his songs".
"I'm just a clown without the make-up, the circus clown who magnifies the reactions of ordinary people to the things that happen around them".
'Cos when I pulled it out I pulled my shirt up as well.
For they admire the way I'm built,
"With my little stick of Blackpool rock
With the lodger tucked up in between,
In my pocket it got stuck I could tell,
When I'm cleaning windows! Now lots of girls I've had to jilt,
Along the promenade I stroll;
She cried I'm drowning and to save me you won't refuse;
brittisk sångare, musiker, skådespelare och komiker
English actor, singer-songwriter and comedian (1904–1961)
كوميديان من المملكه المتحده
aisteoir Sasanach
anglický herec, zpěvák, skladatel písní a komik
attore, cantautore e suonatore di banjo inglese
تهیه‌کننده، کمدین، بازیگر، و موسیقی‌دان بریتانیایی
musicien, comédien et acteur britannique (1904-1961)
actor, cantante y comediante inglés
pemeran laki-laki asal Britania Raya
britischer Schauspieler
engelsk sanger, musiker, skuespiller og entertainer
Brits acteur, zanger en komiek (1904–1961)
United Kingdom baaŋa ŋun nyɛ doo
piosenkarz i aktor brytyjski
Formby's house, Lytham St Anne's
Blue plaque at Formby's house Beryldene, Inner Promenade, Lytham St Annes, Lancashire
October 2023
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