Hi not been around for a while because of life but good to see lots of chatter. I thought I saw a strand somewhere on psych toy town that had a music hall slant. Maybe even here? Anyway suggestions welcome. Has anyone done a separate subsection for the military? Sergeants and bombardiers populate many a tune

What I meant is that it would be great if anyone can think of music hall themed tunes. Thanks! Or vaudeville!

Obvious I know but 'Harry Rag' 'Happydaystoytown'

Thanks it could make an interesting compilation I thought if a mate could sort it for record store day. Perhaps over ambitious but his shop ishares space with a theatrical specialist book shop

Many a "psych" lp has been ruined by the ubiquitous musichall track.

East-coast psych lps in particular - I think it was a Harvard type of thing.

One comes immediately to mind: Cream - that "Baby went down the plughole" last track on the Derailleur Gears lp

Tiny Tim


Winchester Cathedral

Harry Nillsen

Rainbow Ffolly

Procol - Mabel

Move - Zing


Satanic Majesties Request first track



You know what would truely be HELL?
Teenage McCartney,Davy Jones and Phil Collins song-and-dance/hamming it on stage.

How many Beatles lps been totally fucked-up by McCartney's 20s-50s pastiche cack?
Your Mother Should Know, my ass.

Monkees "Head" would have been a pop-psych masterpiece if it wasn't for Artful Dodger-Jones throwing sand into the gears with an atrocity the likes of "Daddy's Song". (And "Cuddly Toy" on another lp)


Was it mainly a Uk thing (due to Victoriana)?

Some US examples:

Fallen Angels (US band???)

first Electric Prunes

Seem to recall FREAKSCENE "PSYCHEDELIC SOUL" had one of these vocoder-type 20s musichall tracks - but do not quote me: maybe it was just one of those dated politorant spoken word tracks.


I would think Van Dyke Parks "Song Cycle" concept lp would have some of this.

Ian Whitcomb- Poor But Honest

Small Faces had a few music hall type songs

Ferkin' subconscious, wot?

I only today realized that Ian Whitcomb did "Your baby has gone down the plug hole" wot is titled "Mother's Lament" on Disreali Gears lp.