Elvis's funniest line or song
Elvis's funniest line or song
I woke up this morning, scratched my head and saw a little dandruff.
Which of course made me think of 'This early morning dandruff turns out to be confetti', which I think is one of Elvis's funniest lines.
'Daddy went out with the rubbish and he kept on walking' is also one of my faves - the World and His Wife might be his funniest song.
Any other contenders?
Which of course made me think of 'This early morning dandruff turns out to be confetti', which I think is one of Elvis's funniest lines.
'Daddy went out with the rubbish and he kept on walking' is also one of my faves - the World and His Wife might be his funniest song.
Any other contenders?
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Hi Neil
World and His Wife wins this contest hands down for me, " Went for two weeks' holiday in taramasalata" is the line which creases me up most.
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World and His Wife wins this contest hands down for me, " Went for two weeks' holiday in taramasalata" is the line which creases me up most.
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Agreed, Colin, it's a right knees-up of a song. I don't think he does it any more, live.
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Yeah, looking at the Wiki he's known to have played it live 53 times between 21st December 1982 at the Royal Court in Liverpool ( I was there ) and 3rd December 1984 - time for a revival as part of a Look Now UK Spring 2019 tour setlist methinks.
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I always loved, “I wished her luck, with a capital “F””
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On leaving my previous job, my li(n)e manager thought that line was a good quote for my departure - I didn't find it that funny.
"The long arm of the law slides up the outskirts of town, meanwhile in Clubland, they are ready to pull them down " always brings a smile to my face !
"The long arm of the law slides up the outskirts of town, meanwhile in Clubland, they are ready to pull them down " always brings a smile to my face !
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It's hard to beat:
I said "I'm so happy, I could die." She said, "Drop dead!" then left with another guy.
Ouch.
But FUNNY!
I said "I'm so happy, I could die." She said, "Drop dead!" then left with another guy.
Ouch.
But FUNNY!
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Funniest song to me is the live versions of God's Comic when he does all the patter during the song.
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For song I nominate honey are you straight or are you blind
Especially like the line “she could walk round naked and I wouldn’t sneak a look”
Especially like the line “she could walk round naked and I wouldn’t sneak a look”
I too am a limited, primitive kind of man
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The one that always cracks me up for some reason is "My Mood Swings".
Particularly the one word line "Marshmallow".
It's the way he says it for some reason. Maybe it's just me.
Particularly the one word line "Marshmallow".
It's the way he says it for some reason. Maybe it's just me.
Can't you see I'm trying to change this water to wine
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In terms of its delivery (and despite that it's a rather obvious gag), I'm a sucker for 'dancing the hesitation [----------] waltz'.
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Hee hee - yeah, some great lines here. Also love
"the longest of drums rolls, the shortest of tricks"
from the 'My Lovely Jezebel'. What a put-down!
"the longest of drums rolls, the shortest of tricks"
from the 'My Lovely Jezebel'. What a put-down!
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Speaking of funny put downs:
"She said that she was working for the ABC News, it was as much of the alphabet as she knew how to use."
Extra fun for the way EC pronounces Alphabet as "AlphRabet."
"She said that she was working for the ABC News, it was as much of the alphabet as she knew how to use."
Extra fun for the way EC pronounces Alphabet as "AlphRabet."
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Yes the ABC News is always a highlight - what a deliciously cruel, hilarious put down. We can only hope whoever inspired it, deserved it.
Another one that cracks me up every time is the unsavoury character quoted in Fill In The Blanks:
Adjani, Dalle and Fanny Ardant
He says “all those French birds give me a hard-on”
Another one that cracks me up every time is the unsavoury character quoted in Fill In The Blanks:
Adjani, Dalle and Fanny Ardant
He says “all those French birds give me a hard-on”
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From Daddy can I Turn This?
Is anybody acting your age?
You got a girl you keep in a cage
You give her presents after a while
A birthday cake containing a file
From Monkey to Man
Every time man struggles and fails
He makes up some kind of fairy tales
After all of the misery that he has caused
He denies he's descended from the dinosaurs
...and the entirety of I Almost had a Weakness
Thank you for the flowers
I threw them on the fire
And I burned the photographs that you had enclosed
God they were ugly children
So you're that little bastard of that brother of mine
Trying to trick a poor old woman
Till I almost had a weakness
Last week Cousin Florence
Bit your Uncle Joe
Hit him on the forehead with a knife and a fork
Said that he looked like the devil
Then she said, "Pass the vinegar," I'm beginning to think
That I'm the only one who hasn't taken to the drinking of it
Though I almost had a weakness
It pains me to mention
These delicate concerns
While I have to tolerate you family jewels
I really mustn't grumble
Cause when I die the cats and dogs will jump up and down
And you little swines will get nothing
Though I almost had a weakness
Elvis isn't hilarious, but he is very clever.
Is anybody acting your age?
You got a girl you keep in a cage
You give her presents after a while
A birthday cake containing a file
From Monkey to Man
Every time man struggles and fails
He makes up some kind of fairy tales
After all of the misery that he has caused
He denies he's descended from the dinosaurs
...and the entirety of I Almost had a Weakness
Thank you for the flowers
I threw them on the fire
And I burned the photographs that you had enclosed
God they were ugly children
So you're that little bastard of that brother of mine
Trying to trick a poor old woman
Till I almost had a weakness
Last week Cousin Florence
Bit your Uncle Joe
Hit him on the forehead with a knife and a fork
Said that he looked like the devil
Then she said, "Pass the vinegar," I'm beginning to think
That I'm the only one who hasn't taken to the drinking of it
Though I almost had a weakness
It pains me to mention
These delicate concerns
While I have to tolerate you family jewels
I really mustn't grumble
Cause when I die the cats and dogs will jump up and down
And you little swines will get nothing
Though I almost had a weakness
Elvis isn't hilarious, but he is very clever.
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Ha ha - yeah, the birthday cake containing a file line always makes me laugh.
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The second verse of This Is Hell does it for me;
The failed Don Juan in the big bow-tie is very sorry that he spoke
For he's mislaid his punchline more than halfway through a very tasteless joke
The fräulein caught him peeking down her gown
He's yelling in her ear
And all at once the music stopped as he was intimately bellowing "My dear..."
And also;
He said before it had really begun
I prefer the one about my son
from God's Comic.
The failed Don Juan in the big bow-tie is very sorry that he spoke
For he's mislaid his punchline more than halfway through a very tasteless joke
The fräulein caught him peeking down her gown
He's yelling in her ear
And all at once the music stopped as he was intimately bellowing "My dear..."
And also;
He said before it had really begun
I prefer the one about my son
from God's Comic.
I love you just as much as I hate your guts.
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Another from This is Hell:
My Favourite Things is playing again and again
But it's by Julie Andrews and not by John Coltrane
My Favourite Things is playing again and again
But it's by Julie Andrews and not by John Coltrane
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I'm in a foxhole, I'm down in the trench
I'd be a hero but I can't stand the stench
I'd be a hero but I can't stand the stench
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Elvis lyrics running through my mind since this thread began...
Two Little Hitlers seems to fit the category. It's a masterpiece of clever grins.
Why are we racing to be so old?
I'm up late pacing the floor
I won't be told
You have your reservations
I'm bought and sold
I'll face the music
I'll face the facts
Even when we walk in polka dots and checker slacks
Bowing and squawking
Running after tidbits
Bobbing and squinting
Just like a nitwit
Two little Hitlers will fight it out until
One little Hitler does the other one's will
I will return
I will not burn
Down in the basement
I need my head examined
I need my eyes excited
I'd like to join the party
But I was not invited
You make a member of me
I'll be delighted
I wouldn't cry for lost souls, you might drown
Dirty words for dirty minds
Written in a toilet town
Dial me a Valentine
She's a smooth operator
It's all so calculated
She's got a calculator
She's my soft touch typewriter
And I'm the great dictator
Two little Hitlers will fight it out until
One little Hitler does the other one's will
I will return
I will not burn
A simple game of self-respect
You flick a switch and the world goes off
Nobody jumps as you expect
I would have thought you would have had enough by now
You call selective dating
For some effective mating
I thought I'd let you down, dear
But you were just deflating
I knew right from the start
We'd end up hating
Pictures of the merchandise
Plastered on the wall
We can look so long as we don't have to talk at all
You say you'll never know him
He's an unnatural man
He doesn't want your pleasure
He wants as no one can
He wants to know the names of
All those he's better than
Two little Hitlers will fight it out until
One little Hitler does the other one's will
I will return
I will not burn
I will return
I will not burn
I will return
I will not burn
I love this song, but what the heck is it about? Politics? Work? Dating?
ha ha ha
Two Little Hitlers seems to fit the category. It's a masterpiece of clever grins.
Why are we racing to be so old?
I'm up late pacing the floor
I won't be told
You have your reservations
I'm bought and sold
I'll face the music
I'll face the facts
Even when we walk in polka dots and checker slacks
Bowing and squawking
Running after tidbits
Bobbing and squinting
Just like a nitwit
Two little Hitlers will fight it out until
One little Hitler does the other one's will
I will return
I will not burn
Down in the basement
I need my head examined
I need my eyes excited
I'd like to join the party
But I was not invited
You make a member of me
I'll be delighted
I wouldn't cry for lost souls, you might drown
Dirty words for dirty minds
Written in a toilet town
Dial me a Valentine
She's a smooth operator
It's all so calculated
She's got a calculator
She's my soft touch typewriter
And I'm the great dictator
Two little Hitlers will fight it out until
One little Hitler does the other one's will
I will return
I will not burn
A simple game of self-respect
You flick a switch and the world goes off
Nobody jumps as you expect
I would have thought you would have had enough by now
You call selective dating
For some effective mating
I thought I'd let you down, dear
But you were just deflating
I knew right from the start
We'd end up hating
Pictures of the merchandise
Plastered on the wall
We can look so long as we don't have to talk at all
You say you'll never know him
He's an unnatural man
He doesn't want your pleasure
He wants as no one can
He wants to know the names of
All those he's better than
Two little Hitlers will fight it out until
One little Hitler does the other one's will
I will return
I will not burn
I will return
I will not burn
I will return
I will not burn
I love this song, but what the heck is it about? Politics? Work? Dating?
ha ha ha