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Flanders and Swann were a British comedy duo and musicians. Michael Flanders (1922–1975) was a lyricist, actor, and singer. He collaborated with Donald Swann (1923–1994), a composer and pianist, in writing and performing comic songs.
From the early 1960s to the 1980s, Wallace performed a one-man show, featuring operatic excerpts, ballads and comic songs. He was particularly noted for his performances of the music of Flanders and Swann, and "The Hippopotamus" became his signature tune. [2]
Michael Flanders and Donald Swann had performed together as schoolboys, collaborating in 1940 on a revue at Westminster School. [3] They later collaborated on writing songs for revues, performed by such artists as Max Adrian, Elsie and Doris Waters, Ian Carmichael and Joyce Grenfell. [4]
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"A Song of Patriotic Prejudice" (also known as "The English") [1] is a 1963 comedy song by the musical duo Flanders and Swann. It was a staple of their live tour of England in late 1963 and subsequent international tour, and later released on the album At the Drop of Another Hat . [ 2 ]
"A Transport of Delight" – Flanders and Swann 1960 "Nellie the Elephant" – Mandy Miller "Little Red Monkey" – Joy Nichols, Jimmy Edwards & Dick Bentley "Goodness Gracious Me" – Peter Sellers & Sophia Loren 1960 "The Wormwood Scrubs Tango" – Spike Milligan 1962 "The Hippopotamus Song" – Ian Wallace and Donald Swann
At the Drop of Another Hat is a musical revue by Flanders and Swann, similar in format to its long-running predecessor, At the Drop of a Hat (1956). In the show, they both sang on a nearly bare stage, accompanied by Swann on the piano. The songs were linked by contemporary social commentary, mostly by Flanders.
A river in "The Hippopotamus Song" by Flanders and Swann; Film and literature. Shalimar, a 1946 Bollywood film; Shalimar, a 1978 Bollywood film; Shalimar, a book by ...