Born into a family of english sparrows, vivian anthony stanshall was a cuckoo in the nest. English as tuppence, changing yet changeless as canal water, nestling in green nowhere, armoured and effete, bold flagbearer, lotusfed miss havishambling. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. We cant forget that these attitudes existed,and revise the history of the british empire,even though it is now generally portrayed as an evil exercise in conquest,murder and theft. Of course the keen to please sales assistant would find a pair robust trousers such as double elephant cords for them to try out and moon would take hold of one. Vivian was the ineffable, unflappable, elegant and irreverently funny frontman and songwriter for the bonzo dog dada band, a group of art students whod created a band unlike any other band one could name and still adored by thousands long after. The illustrated vivian stanshall is not a biography. One night stanshall stage manager, and producer of english as tuppence, laura baron. Recorded 16 october 1975, broadcast 27 october 1975 on john peel. Lyrics to terry keeps his clips on by vivian stanshall. Vivian stanshall terry keeps his clips on 1980, vinyl. Vivian stanshall english as tuppence radio clash music. Money and loan archives viv stores vital loans and credit info.
Vivian stanshall some days are made in heaven, some days are made in hell and some inhabit a nowhereland somewhere inbetween. As with most docs you end up wishing every clip was shown in its. A short documentary about a week in the life of vivian stanshall. Obituary by ira robbins, rolling stone, 20 april 1995. Mike livesley, rupert stanshall and producer, laura baron at the bloomsbury theatre, london. If broadcast today vivians classic work would have been redacted into obilvion. Singing in praise of the late, great vivian stanshall at the bristol old vic. She is the widow of a british national treasure, the complete artist vivian stanshall. Vivian stanshall english as tuppence media centre bbc. English as tuppence if i had all the money id spent on drink id spend it on drink. Born in oxfordshire and brought up as a cockney in east london and essex, viv was characterised by his almost aristocratic english accent which he would punctuate with very. Feb 11, 2017 vivian stanshall english as tuppence celebrate vivian stanshall with neil innes. Vivian stanshall english as tuppence celebrate vivian stanshall with neil innes.
Ki longfellowstanshall the illustrated vivian stanshall. English as tuppence, changing yet changeless as canal water, nestling in green nowhere, armoured and effete, bold flagbearer, lotusfed. Born on staten island, new york, to a frenchirish mother and an iroquois father, ki grew up in hawaii and marin county, california, but ended up living in france and england for many years. Twenty three years ago vivian stanshall died in a fire, trapped in a north london flat. Stage manager, and producer of english as tuppence, laura. How someone so charismatic and flamboyant could end up dying in a house fire, his home infiltrated by a gang of homeless alcoholics, stripped. If broadcast today vivian s classic work would have been redacted into obilvion. English as tuppence, changing yet changeless as canal water, nestling in green nowhere, armoured and effete, bold flagbearer, lotusfed miss havishambling opsimath and eremite. Lots of great performance clips, including footage from do not adjust your set and adventures of the son of exploding sausage that i would have assumed lost.
London location of vivians final live performances with vivs son rupert stanshall and michael livesley, the man at the. Now this would be ideal to listen to on the way to work but as you can get a consistent signal between newcastle and darlington. Bbc2 late show obituary special for vivian stanshall. It clocked in at less than a minute, but may have been one of stanshall s most effecting performances. Other lyrics included implicit references to other musicians and the music business, and a rather more explicit satire of the authors relationship. John peel sessions sir henry rawlinson also great lives bio vivian stanshall in october 1975, the first bbc sessions of rawlinson end were broadcast to a puzzled but intrigued nation of rock. Biography vivian stanshall born victor anthony stanshall. Been listening to this and so far its ace but those in the uk or with access to a uk ip cough hurry up, its only got 3 days left. Emi music publishing, solar music rights management, and 1 music rights societies. I could even understand what the man was talking about. Lead singer of underground art school comedyjazz band with neil innes, the bonzo dog doodah band, viv soon became known as one of britains foremost eccentrics. In this film shot in 1975 after the bonzo dog doodah band and before the sir henry movie viv articulates his interests and obsessions with. Bbc radio 4 extra vivian stanshall english as tuppence, vivian.
Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. A 3 hour documentary about vivian stanshall of the bonzo dog band on the bbc iplayer, presented by neil innes and with adrian edmondson. Vivian stanshall is, to his fans, the loveliest, warmest secret in the world of comedy. But with such luminaries as stephen fry and chris morris citing him as a major influence it is, perhaps, time to revere viv as one of the true comic visionaries of our times, even if it is now too late now to let the poor bugger know it. The illustrated vivian stanshall written by ki longfellow illustrated by ben wickey. As we stood on vivian stanshalls muswell hill doorstep, wondering when he would respond to the ringing bell, we were none too sure which category to place this particular day in.
Sep 27, 2019 secured homeowner loans secured homeowner loans. Considered something of a national treasure, vivian stanshall was the archetypal english eccentric. Not an eccentric posted on march 20, 2014 by mark aldrich the bonzo dog doodah band played the role of jester in the court of the beatles in the late 1960s, and vivian stanshall was the charismatic, curious leader of the leaderless and leaderresistant bonzos. Vivian stanshall 21 march 1943 5 march 1995, born victor anthony stanshall, was an english singersongwriter, painter, musician, author, poet and wit, best known for his work with the bonzo dog doodah band, for his surreal exploration of the british upper classes in sir henry at rawlinson end, and for narrating mike oldfields tubular bells. Vivian stanshall bbc4 documentary steve hoffman music forums. As its name suggests, a secured homeowner loan is a loan that is secured by your home. Vivian stanshall was an english singersongwriter, musician, author, poet and wit, best known. It alleges, among other things, that vivian stanshall died at an ambiguous point in the 1960s or 70s and was replaced by the same person who replaced paul mccartney after his alleged death. Vivian stanshall died in a fire at his apartment in london on march 5. Vivian stanshall and bones, towpath, shepperton, england. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. Wow, the illustrated vivian stanshall a fairytale of grimm art by ki longfellow gives us a rare insight into the life of a very talented artist with very many flaws.
At 51 he was the renaissance man of english absurdity. Stinkfoot is an absurdist musical written by former bonzo dog band frontman vivian stanshall 19431995 and his wife ki longfellow stanshall for their old profanity showboat in bristol. Had the audio files for years and never knew this film existed until recently and have just grabbed it orf youtube. Bbc vivian stanshall english as tuppence media centre. Vivian once told me that he and keith moon used to make surreal jokes for their own amusement.
Photos of viv, syd school and a couple of paintings by joash woodrow. The vivian stanshall appreciation society has 4,501 members. The borrower doesnt lose his right over the collateral rather the lender holds the right until the borrower repays the loan entirely and what if the borrower do not keep up repayments secured on it, it may be repossessed. Bbc radio 4 extra vivian stanshall english as tuppence. Born in oxfordshire and brought up as a cockney in east london and essex, viv was characterised by his almost aristocratic english accent which he would punctuate with very outofplace belches and obscenities. Eileen, his dither of a mother, told me that even in the womb, vivian or non, as she always called him was most unusual. They would enter highpriced mens clothes shops asking for a pair of strong trousers. It is not so much a biography as it is a love story written, as a promise fulfilled, by ki longfellow stanshall the widow of the late vivian stanshall. Im listening to radio 6 and an advertisement came on for a program called english as tuppence about vivian stanshall singer with the bonzo dog band, presented by their musical leader neil innes. You can listen here for the next week, though it is three hours long. Including trail of the lonesome pine, the unbridled suite in the final analysis these three were songs, not dialogue, aunt florrie remembers from giant whelks at rawlinson end vivian stanshall guitar, euphonium, pipes, dum dum, talking drum, percussion, with pete moss bass, piano, accordion, violin, cello, mox. The vivian stanshall appreciation society public group facebook. English as tuppence, changing yet changeless as canal water, nestling in green nowhere, armoured and effete, bold flag bearer, opsimath.
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