george formby

He was born blind.

His grill is rubbish imo.

Is he still standing on the corner?

Wasn't he the first person to have a record banned by the BBC because of the saucy lyrics. Little stick of Blackpool rock?

top jockey

yep he was a great jocky in that film when he rode maneater

Yes, the record was banned confirmed.

Here's George in 1937 singing it at the Winter Gardens Blackpool.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvNh40ZIRa0

they also did a rap cover of one of his songs that was banned -
When I'm Cleaning Windows Mother Fvcker.

oh dear. lol

The Fast Show depicted him doing a cover version of Princes 'You sexy mother fcuker'. Very funny.

ha ha, this funny if you've seen Shawshank.

The music scene with alternative (Formby) soundtrack.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27m6wTj46lI&feature=related

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The Fast Show depicted him doing a cover version of Princes 'You sexy mother fcuker'. Very funny.



Hmm, not seen that. The Day Today had him doing Subterranean Homesick Blues. That was funny too.

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easter,

It was very short. Blink and you miss it. It was done in mock old black and white film with a scratchy sound track, he only sang the title line and the film skipped on the swear word so he actually said 'f cker'

It was Mark Williams who depicted Formby

I read somewhere he was married to Julie Andrews for a short while.

Some of the best song lyrics of all time...

'His medals break our hearts
He won them playing darts
But when competing
Who was **ing?
Our sergeant major'

:)

Think he was the only man to win the Grand National and the TT in the same day LOL

^^^ great song