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"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 ...
The song was a #20 hit in the UK Singles Chart in 1963, [1] and has appeared on several compilation albums as well as being covered by the Wurzels. The Benny Hill version was flipped with another Hill composition, "BAMba 3688". The record also saw a U.S. release on Rust (5079).
"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
"Gather in the Mushrooms" is a comedy song by Benny Hill, recorded and released by Pye Records in 1961, under the production of Tony Hatch. It reached #12 on the UK Singles Chart . It was covered by Bogshed on a John Peel session in October 1985.
"Ernie (The Fastest Milkman in the West)" is an innuendo-laden comedy or novelty song, written and performed by the English comedian Benny Hill. The song was first performed on television in 1970, and released as a successful recording , topping the UK Singles Chart in December 1971, [ 1 ] reaching the Christmas number one spot.
Alfred Hawthorne "Benny" Hill (21 January 1924 – 18 April 1992) [1] was an English comedian, actor, and scriptwriter. He is remembered for his television programme, The Benny Hill Show, an amalgam of slapstick, burlesque and double entendre in a format that included live comedy and filmed segments, with Hill at the focus of almost every segment.
This use of the piece, and the chase scenes themselves, have been parodied in many other films and TV shows, including Get a Life, [18] the 2006 film V for Vendetta, in the 2015 Doctor Who episode "The Girl Who Died" (with a character referring to the song as the "Benny Hill Theme") and the animated TV shows The Simpsons, Family Guy, South Park ...