The fact that this is seemingly the only Blur song where all four members of the band sing together makes it feel a lot more special

i think this is the only blur song where graham genuinely sounds happy

omg its so cute to hear them all sing together.

[Chorus: Blur] Wassail, wassail all over the town Our toast, it is white and our ale, it is brown Our bowl, it is made of the white maple tree With the wassailing bowl, we'll drink to thee [Verse 1: Damon Albarn] So here is to Cherry and to his right cheek Pray God send our master a good piece of beef And a good piece of beef that may we all see With the wassailing bowl, we'll drink to thee [Verse 2: Blur] And here is to Dobbin and to his right eye Pray God send our master a good Christmas pie And a good Christmas pie that may we all see With the wassailing bowl, we'll drink to thee [Verse 3: Graham Coxon] So here is to Broad Mary and to her broad horn May God send our master a good crop of corn And a good crop of corn that may we all see With the wassailing bowl, we'll drink to thee [Verse 4: Blur] And here is to Fillpail and to her left ear Pray God send our master a happy New Year And a happy New Year as e'er he did see With the wassailing bowl, we'll drink to thee [Verse 5: Dave Rowntree] And here is to Colly and to her long tail Pray God send our master he never may fail A bowl of strong beer, I pray you draw near And our jolly wassail, it's then you shall hear [Verse 6: Blur] Come, butler, come fill us a bowl of the best Then we hope that your soul in heaven may rest But if you do draw us a bowl of the small Then down will take butler, bowl and all [Verse 7: Alex James] Then here's to the maid in the lily white smock Who tripped to the door and slid back the lock Who tripped to the door and pulled back the pin For to let these jolly wassailers in [Chorus: Blur] Wassail, wassail all over the town Our toast it is white and our ale it is brown Our bowl it is made of the white maple tree With the wassailing bowl, we'll drink to thee

@snowbelle74

6 жыл бұрын

Полина Напольнова Thankyou 😍👍

@neilwhitaker6284

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you. I LOVE the lyrics.

@pioneer1981

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the lyrics

@TheCelticGoldsmith

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you. This is great to sing around the solstice fire!

@alexiscjolly

2 жыл бұрын

I believer the end of Verse 6 (2:19) should be "May the devil take butler, bowl and all," at least in this version of the song. But thanks for posting these!

why is this the only time i’ve heard dave sing?? he has such a lovely voice 🥺

@DrW83

Жыл бұрын

He's released a solo album now.

The whole g a n g sings

@barbecuetie1751

6 жыл бұрын

Eleven Eggos 😤💪

I'm so glad I discovered this from the Starshaped documentary, I love it!!

@neilwhitaker6284

5 жыл бұрын

me too, I watched that film so many times. I had Damon hair and clothes in the 90s now I'm an a middle aged Dad with long hair and a beard. It was a great time for music and style.

Damon 0:28 Graham 1:07 Dave 1:47 Alex 2:27

This is what gave blur the edge over oasis, pure genius!

@matthatter2849

Жыл бұрын

That's why my best friend and I loved them as we did. They were our Beatles.

Gold, frankincense and Blur. I'm laughing so hard right now.

why have i never heard this song i'm actually crying it's so beautiful

@commandingjudgedredd1841

6 жыл бұрын

damon albran It's a rarity. I think it was only distributed as a special/limited edition single or something like that, way back yonder. Sure somebody out there knows the full proper story.

@iansteuartfothringham1962

5 жыл бұрын

@@commandingjudgedredd1841 Here's the full story. I was at that gig! www.vblurpage.com/articles/stories/select_95/51_wassailing_song.htm

@iansteuartfothringham1962

5 жыл бұрын

Here's the story about it. I was at that gig, got one of the copies! www.vblurpage.com/articles/stories/select_95/51_wassailing_song.htm

@kk-dm1jk

2 жыл бұрын

i first heard it in star shaped

@craigwestbrook8932

Жыл бұрын

This was actually sung while they served wassail. It was drunk in the mid 18 century

I can’t stop listening to this! It makes me feel good

Incredibly beautiful in its simplicity. From the heart a carol arises to touch the heavens.

i always listen to this every christmas season . lovely

I loved this song from the film of Blur's around 1992, I think called Starshaped. Just thought of this song driving down a snow covered road with my baby girl and looked it up! Thank you for the post, its a beautiful song with many memories for me.

@okapi23

4 жыл бұрын

I hope you're well.

@neilwhitaker6284

Жыл бұрын

I don't remember writing this comment but it looks like something I'd write. Why is there the number 6284 after my name?

wow, Damon sings in such a low voice in the chorus

I'm probably the only nerd in the world two have two copies of the original 45 of this.

@fadedboy

7 жыл бұрын

wow!

@urbanmothdog

7 жыл бұрын

I have 3 !

@TwentyTwenty90

4 жыл бұрын

Would you sell one?

@kelldockham370

4 жыл бұрын

@@TwentyTwenty90 I'm down to one! Alas.

@singIeservingfriend

3 жыл бұрын

How? Would you consider selling one?

This is too precious, I'm crying

One of their very best

@michaelvaidic

3 жыл бұрын

I like when Alex goes up with the melody

Thankfully, this song survived the remastering for the box set.

Incredible song

wow first time ive listened to this, it blue my mind

IT'S CHRISTMAS TIME!

I came to find this today as I am fed up and I always liked this one on the blur vhs I had years ago

Wæs hæil to everyone listening to this on Twelfth Night!

This is the Gloucester Wassail . . . if you search that you can find many versions.

It's that time again!

Genius folklore!

i just know this was graham’s idea

Marvelous

These singles have a price tag of almost $300!

@pirateslifeb

8 жыл бұрын

+gustavo hernandez that's so crazy!

Love this one so much :) damon is a music god :)

Christmas is coming boys ✝️🎄 its wassailing time!!!

Is that time of the year

sounds like chumbawamba

I have this... 7 incher.

Blackmore's Night- Magical world?

White maple tree? Surely it should be field maple?

ITS SO BRITISH

That song like a celtic song

@philipahmed2608

3 жыл бұрын

It's ENGLISH !!! not all "folk" is Irish or Scottish

@Rose_Phippen

3 жыл бұрын

ha I know this is a year late but the tradition of wassailing originates to Anglo Saxon times, so English :)

Are some of the verses graham????

@watashiwanoodle4103

7 жыл бұрын

Yes, I believe so. Certainly sounds like him.

@grahamsjobby6751

7 жыл бұрын

Ali Payne Yes the first verse is by Damon, the second by Graham, the third by Dave and the last by Alex.

@applemask

6 жыл бұрын

They have a verse each, even Dave Rowntree.

@raisin4521

Жыл бұрын

yes it goes 1. all 4 2. damon 3. all 4 4. graham 5. all 4 6. dave 7. all 4 8. alex 9. all 4

Celebrating ancient English/Anglo-Saxon culture like this is why Blur are far superior to Oasis. The Gallagher brothers would have no idea about this sort of thing.

@2dswifey237

Жыл бұрын

This sounds more like Cornish singing than Anglo-Saxon tbh

@ViscountWoodspring

7 ай бұрын

@@2dswifey237it’s a West Country Somerset thing, definitely Anglo-Saxon

@jengrove2300

7 ай бұрын

@@ViscountWoodspring It's the Gloucestershire Wassail

Pls this sounds Cornish i-

@Wotsitorlabart

3 ай бұрын

But it isn't.

@2dswifey237

3 ай бұрын

@@Wotsitorlabart a bit late but ok

@Wotsitorlabart

3 ай бұрын

@@2dswifey237 Better late than never - as my old dad would say. And your comment did look rather lonely.

The times when England belonged to the English 🙏❤️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Aug twenty three ye old England