0:24 Canyons of your Mind 3:23 I'm the Urban Spaceman 5:44 Mr. Apollo 9:17 speech 9:54 Noises for the Leg 11:51 speech 12:22 Noises for the Leg

genius on so many levels...my favourite band from that era

@dale4853

6 ай бұрын

I do believe you art using genius a little too freely.

They were totally mad but brilliant. One of my favourite groups ever. I wish there were more of these groups around now.

I saw these guys live in Sunderland at the Mecca ballroom around 1968. They were so radical that they kicked off with Blue Suede Shoes and believe you me - at that particular moment in history to dare play that was very radical. They had an amazing array of machinery operated by Roger Ruskin I think. They were supremely well choreographed into a sort of maelstrom of organised chaos. They were extremely well received.

@derianimp

6 ай бұрын

I wish I could have been there!

I watched this as a child. In B&W, of course. I adored the Bonzo's on DNAYS. Watching and listening to all the brilliance of that time spoiled me. I was in my 20's in the 1980's...and in a permanent bad mood! Born too late !!!

These guys were ahead of their time adding slapstick into their music and having their own definitive sound that was uncommon in 1968.

OMG, the greatest band of all time. Better (if less prolific) than The Beatles. RIP Viv and Neil.

@derianimp

Жыл бұрын

I met Neil, he was really sweet

@chrisbaker9243

Жыл бұрын

They were indeed! Their appearance on Magical Mystery Tour on TV cheered me up as I was in hospital, I'd been given Gorilla for Christmas! It was only quite recently I found out that Viv (Victor back then) left Southend High the year before I started there. The lyrics to The Odd Boy always related to myself and the attitude of others there towards me/him were spot on!

@jackdshellback3819

Жыл бұрын

@@derianimp Me too, we had quite a chat. Nice guy.

@jacobmassey3897

10 ай бұрын

This had better be a sarcastic comment 😂

@dlynn101

9 ай бұрын

we know Paul was a big fan

It all takes me back to my childhood, childhood, childho.....

@TreVader1378

2 ай бұрын

Are you the odd boy by any chance.

Absolutely brilliant…. As a fifteen year old I was influenced by bdddb and thankfully my music appreciation grew exponentially because of it, now over 50 years on my appreciation of the band is just the same. Thank you to Neil, Viv and the rest of the guys!

This is arguably better than Viv's other band. Especially Mr. Apollo

@derianimp

3 ай бұрын

They also have Innes

In color and in stereo - it‘s so amazing!!!

This Band Was Great!!! They Were So Underrated! The Beatles Knew It And That’s Why They Had Them Play Death Cab For Cutie In Their Movie!

They are way before my time, and I think they are brilliant, absolute genius band

Brilliant! I saw this in B/W when it was first transmitted. It was an hour I believe. About a year later I met a young BBC cameramen who had worked on this and had spent a week or two with the band at their homes and in the studio. His stories of this time were epic, apparently much alcohol was consumed. Roger's electronic creations were described in detail. His name was Anthony Brockhouse and I believe was a cousin of Peter Mirren who I knew slightly better for a while. Didn't know who his sister, Helen, was as I was only 18 at the time.

@derianimp

Жыл бұрын

Amazing to hear from people who were around at the time especially when they have a personal connection! I got to meet Neil though much more recently.

@peterfreeman6677

Жыл бұрын

Colour Me Pop ran for 40 minutes that Saturday night, from 11:15 to 11:40pm, so we've got about a third of the programme here. A pity there's nothing to tell us what bits of inspired lunacy we're missing. Oh, and BBC2 kicked off that day with live coverage of the launch of Apollo 8. Perhaps their choice of songs was influenced by that. (I think I was right - 10:00, there, see?)

@petertelford5338

10 ай бұрын

How could anyone aged 16 not notice Helen Mirren?

@chrisbaker9243

10 ай бұрын

Quite easily, her early career was in theatre, not my thing really when a teenager. I knew all about the Bonzos and that Viv Stanshall came from Leigh as did the Mirrens.

@bustercherry8734

8 ай бұрын

How big and black was it?

I've been a Bonzo fan for at least 50 years. Never seen most of this material thank you.

Whent to Glastonbury Town Hall when they were playing brilliant night. 1966 or1967. Got married 69 and still with my love.

@derianimp

2 ай бұрын

awesome!

Neil Innes does the worlds greatest guitar solo

Thank you -- I've never heard "Noises For The Leg" done with a live theremin leg before.

@illuminotmereloaded6896

Жыл бұрын

It's amazing! So cool to have the resources, time and know how to build such things and employ them in beautiful madness such as this.

@VincenzodiVeloce

5 ай бұрын

Just that phrase "a live therein leg" is a joy to read and of course the wonderful performance. I miss them too.

How did I miss these geniuses 🤪 Such talent.

One of my favorite Bands!

I love Neil's eyebrow waggle in the second verse of Urban Spaceman.

Thank you for up uploading this video. 🐸 😎 🇬🇧. 🌹 ☕

Thanks for this!

I own a King Crimson concert poster that shows Roger Ruskin Spear & His Giant Kinetic Wardrobe as the opening act, circa '71. 🚬😎👍

@robst247

Жыл бұрын

I had the considerable privilege and pleasure to see Roger Ruskin Spear & His Giant Kinetic Wardrobe live at Dingwalls, Camden Lock, sometime in the mid-'70s. It was the most hilarious and bizarre evening of my life. After the one-man-and-several-robots show, I chatted with Roger. What a polite and charming chap he was. Delightful!

@SuperNevile

11 ай бұрын

@@robst247 Saw him at Kingston Poly early 70s. Two backing robots, which played instruments, and blew smoke.

@robst247

11 ай бұрын

@@SuperNevile I assume you enjoyed it.

@SuperNevile

11 ай бұрын

@@robst247 It was beyond "enjoyment" and I'm here boasting about it 50 years later.

@robst247

11 ай бұрын

@@SuperNevile Great!

Looks to me like the Noises For The Leg sections were recorded at a way later date. Mid-1969? Viv's hair is much shorter. And too bad the camera operators have no clue what to focus on during Viv and Roger's antics! That said, these are treasures and thanks for uploading!

Loved these boys.

gREAT souND and ViDEO. Thanx!

@derianimp

Жыл бұрын

your welcome???

I remember there was a very low quality VHS recording of Mr. Apollo 13 years before you uploaded this

Oh! Genius! Genius! Thank you!

Just a note: most, if not all, of their videos are from BBC shows mimed with live vocals. Some of the vocals seem mimed as well. Viv gets in a lot of improvisation that indicates live variation from the recorded musical backing.

@illuminotmereloaded6896

Жыл бұрын

Yes it's interesting. Larry appears to be playing most of the time. Neil rarely looks like he is really playing, and 'Viv's' wind instruments appear to be mimed as well, but like you say there are variations. It works well. It's better than most mime acts by a longshot, but still a mime act. Show business.

@dmitriyv6574

Жыл бұрын

well Mr Apollo from CMP is defintely live

@paulroberts5677

9 ай бұрын

First time I've heard Mr Apollo. Nice.

05:20 "I'm the urban spaceman baby, here comes the twist: I DON'T EXIST" *proceeds to look at William aka "Vivian"*

@derianimp

2 ай бұрын

PAUL IS NOT DEAD

@ewostyria

Ай бұрын

​@@derianimp😢 He will live forever ...

@derianimp

Ай бұрын

@@ewostyria Paul is alive

This really takes me back to college days😂

Tadpoles, 1974, in the middle of the night (5 or 6) 2 x 50 watt Pioneer. Neighbors flabbergasted and shoqued....

@derianimp

4 ай бұрын

wut

WE..ARE!... WE...ARE!!..NORMAL..!!!..AND,WE...WANT..OUR..FREEDOM!!!!😊

Yeah yeah yeah British music at it's best.

So sad they didn't last until the 70s prog boom they were suitable belong to.

"ouch"

Neil innes. Relaxing in my mud ponds.

"...sweet essence of giraffe.......

in creibly great wow im mystified very cool

Brilliant, the Monty python of pop .

i could make money with this act

Viv...my guru

@alanoneill3065

11 ай бұрын

@@cliff-nb6bm How did he manage to be 2 people at the same time?

@alanoneill3065

11 ай бұрын

@@cliff-nb6bm Is this Billy? silly... kzread.info/dash/bejne/lJ58xrKvfq2yfdY.html

@pale_saint

10 ай бұрын

@@alanoneill3065actually these lunatics claim he’s 3 people at the same time

@alanoneill3065

10 ай бұрын

@@pale_saint 3? Do you mean...Shears, McCartney and Stanshall?

S'funny. I love Sir Henry At etc etc... and I've tried to get into this... (I like some of Neil Innes's work with the Pythons - is 'how sweet to be an idiot' a Bonzo Dog song? - guess that'd count), but... it ultimately leaves me cold. Guess you had to be there or summat.

@derianimp

2 ай бұрын

How Sweet To Be An Idiot is Neil solo

It's shit like this that makes England great...

@derianimp

9 ай бұрын

It’s a great source of music

Intro Hello. Outro Goodbye.

Funny!

At last! A Bonzo Dog youtube vidya without a bunch of 'Paul is Dead' lunatics in the comments.

@thomasbarker2888

2 ай бұрын

Ugh... spoke too soon.

@derianimp

2 ай бұрын

@@thomasbarker2888 yup XD

@derianimp

2 ай бұрын

@@thomasbarker2888 They make me so mad though because it almost erases Viv’s genius

Neil does look at Viv on the "I DONT EXIST" line

@campion10

10 ай бұрын

Billy/Viv/Paul

@derianimp

9 ай бұрын

@@cliff-nb6bm No

@derianimp

9 ай бұрын

@@campion10 Nope

@derianimp

9 ай бұрын

@@cliff-nb6bm sorry but you are an idiot if you think that

I'll Repeat That...

Do Not Adjust Your Set was.... Answers on a postcard to Keynsham...spelt...

@SuperNevile

11 ай бұрын

Keynsham, Bristol? 🙂

@alanoneill3065

11 ай бұрын

@@SuperNevile Hey people of reasonably mature years. Had busy day sorting - to pass the time we got into various topics. Being based in Bristol we reminisced about listening to Radio Luxembourg and the Horace Batchlor ad. Does anyone remember it - Post to Horace Batchelor, Department 1, Keynsham spelt K-E-Y-N-S-H-A-M near Bristol. It was on night after night. I have found a web site that refers to the add and even has a recording of it. But what ever happened to Horace Batchelor? Does anyone know. he's probably dead by now - but it would be nice to know!

@SuperNevile

11 ай бұрын

@@alanoneill3065 wiki says this: Batchelor was a watercolour painter of many subjects. His studio was the entertainment room at the side of a detached house, a sparsely furnished, bow-windowed room with cocktail bar and steel shutters. He spent his last years mainly in one small room equipped with a chaise longue and two televisions, one colour, the other monochrome, rented from Granada TV Rental at Knowle, Bristol. His housekeeper communicated with visitors and tradesmen. His son Richard took over the business of results prediction. Following his death in 1977, The Times published his will on 3rd March of that year, showing he left just under £150,000. Of more interest, The Bonzo Dogs have an album called "Keynsham" which starts "I've personally won over...well" and Horace Batchelor is featured on percussion in "Intro and Outro" on the "Gorilla" Album.

Just found one super rare video from a beaten up vhs it’s a alternate take of urban spaceman from Color me pop but it’s in black and white should I post It. It’s super poor quality

@ajsmith

2 жыл бұрын

please do!

@allyouneedislunch6738

2 жыл бұрын

@@ajsmith I have

@illuminotmereloaded6896

Жыл бұрын

@@allyouneedislunch6738 I think I've seen it. Is it introduced by a woman?

@sablatnic8030

Жыл бұрын

@@allyouneedislunch6738 Thanks, have watched it!!

5:02 that sound change was planned? lol

Canyons is bunkum

@derianimp

5 ай бұрын

???

So, this is Billy?

@derianimp

2 ай бұрын

No -_-

10:05 isnt that a photo from the 1969 moon landing ..why is there??

@derianimp

9 ай бұрын

Yeah it is. Why it’s there, I don’t know. I would have to go back in time and ask the set designer

@k-asp3r754

9 ай бұрын

@@derianimp dont you get It??

@k-asp3r754

9 ай бұрын

@@derianimp if this was shoot in decembre 68 and the Moon landing in 69?! Still dont get It??

@derianimp

9 ай бұрын

@@k-asp3r754 what?

@derianimp

9 ай бұрын

@@k-asp3r754 I made a typo I guess

This is very much Frank Zappa style of music

So that's what Ronaldo did before getting into footie!!

@Juan-wo7zu

Жыл бұрын

What?

@wotireckon

Жыл бұрын

@@Juan-wo7zu The face mask - dead ringer for Ronaldo

@alejo7365

Жыл бұрын

@@wotireckon Eh?

puuk mccartney? Apollo C Vermouth? Mr Apollo the producer of this album? Vivian Stanshell claims he is Mr Apollo? Also it got revealed later that Apollo C Vermouth was infact Paul McCartney with a fake producer name.

@derianimp

9 ай бұрын

Are you saying Viv is Paul?

@YoutubeKingForever

9 ай бұрын

@@derianimp hm ixk probobly. Maybe just in the 60s?

@derianimp

9 ай бұрын

@@KZreadKingForever Vivian was NEVER Paul

@YoutubeKingForever

9 ай бұрын

@@derianimp k

Hmm. Comedy does date, doesn't it?

@derianimp

Жыл бұрын

hmm?

@iadorenewyork1

Жыл бұрын

I don’t think so! Dada (and good music) is timeless!

@user-fu2mi1nd5l

Жыл бұрын

@@iadorenewyork1 Funnier than any thing out there now

@pale_saint

10 ай бұрын

Even comedy by silent movie makers is still funny so I don’t know what you mean?

Doesn't, even look or sound like faul McCartney!

@theantinatalismzone392

9 ай бұрын

But Mike Williams thinks he is the greatest truth researcher so he turns of comments

@bobhancox3660

8 ай бұрын

possibly right

@bobhancox3660

8 ай бұрын

though I can pick up bonzo influence on some of Fauls beatle songs

@derianimp

7 ай бұрын

PAUL IS ALIVE

@bobhancox3660

7 ай бұрын

the right eye gives it away. faul has a glass eye apparently

Thats Paul McCartney singing LoL

@derianimp

2 ай бұрын

no it’s not lmao

@Th3feaR

2 ай бұрын

@@derianimp what little you know

@derianimp

2 ай бұрын

@@Th3feaR have you heard of critical thinking skills?