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Songs written and/or performed by Benny Hill. Pages in category "Benny Hill songs" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total.
The song's content and style parody popular cowboy-story American country songs such as the 1966 Frank Gallop US hit "The Ballad of Irving". [citation needed] "The Ballad of Irving" was itself inspired by Lorne Greene's song "Ringo" from 1964, which had the same style and structure. Hill performed the song on The Benny Hill Show in 1970.
"Transistor Radio" is a comic song written by Benny Hill and Mark Anthony (a pseudonym of producer Tony Hatch), and performed by Hill. The song revolves around the story of a man whose attempts at intimacy with his girlfriend are constantly thwarted by music played from the girl's transistor radio. The song spoofs the Chipmunks, Elvis Presley's ...
In the UK, comedian Benny Hill later made it more widely known as the closing theme music of The Benny Hill Show. "Yakety Sax" was first used, in a version arranged by Ronnie Aldrich and played by Peter Hughes, in the 19 November 1969 episode, which was also the first show for Thames Television. [citation needed]
"Pepys' Diary" is a comic song written and performed by Benny Hill. Written to spoof a then-current TV series about the diarist Samuel Pepys starring Peter Sallis, it was one of Hill's favourites amongst his compositions. Hill performed it on his show The Benny Hill Show in 1958, 1971 and 1989
The 'Notting Hill' star made the song request to activist Steve Bray, who describes himself online as "against Brexit + corrupt Torries." Hugh Grant Is Behind ‘Benny Hill’ Theme Playing ...
The Best of Benny Hill is a 1974 film version of material from the television comedy series The Benny Hill Show. This movie features sketches from the early Thames Television years, from 1969 to 1973. The sketches in the film are from episodes produced and directed by John Robins. [1]
"Mah Nà Mah Nà" is a popular song by Italian composer Piero Umiliani. It originally appeared in the Italian film Sweden: Heaven and Hell (Svezia, inferno e paradiso).On its own it was a minor radio hit in the United States and in Britain, but became better known internationally after it was used by The Muppets and on The Benny Hill Show.