Well the folkie world has still got loads of people singing funny songs….Keith Donnelly is one … and then there are people like Fascinating Aida- they are hilarious. Great idea to write a paper on the subject!!
Unusual for this kind of direct parody, this song reached Number One in the UK (November 1975). And the song that knocked it off that lofty perch was Bohemian Rhapsody by Q.U.E.E.N. Queen. Tammy Wynette's original song only reached number 12 in the UK.
Ah, such great memories of my childhood. I wasn't always allowed to see Billy Connoly - because of the swearing - but this song was deemed 'acceptable' by my Mum!
@@FabulousIcedDonut LOL 2 weeks ago I was singing along to John Denvers righnstone cowboy in my local tesco when my wife attempted to tell me off for singing half stoned cowboy instead lol " Like a 1/2 stoned cowboy buying hash and acid for people i dont even know " pure 70's quality. ( spelling edited )
This hit from Billy Connolly was the 355th #1 song of the Rock Era in the United Kingdom. We prepare to say goodbye to 1975 and welcome in 1976. What will the music scene be like in the new year? Stay tuned.
Deborah Hughes I have the same accent as Billy but you don't need to have the same accent to know in the context of this song that the word is SHOT and not SHORT 😂
@@alisonjane7720 but what if you Irish Scottish....Shorrrrrt...like Billy family...I'm welsh and sometimes I get Irish & Scottish accents mixed up...no wonder many Irish moved to Scotland.
Billy added an extra verse - his 3rd, which isn't in Sheb's version. We can tell Billy wrote that verse from 'effing sea' and the Glaswegian expression 'offski' :)
< Marco Olmedi > _you dont have to do such crazy things to win her back.That_ _was really ridiculous! haha. What you really need to do is just to have some_ _intimate boosting text and make her minds incorporate all the happy thoughts_ _you have when you were still together. Believe me, she will come back._
This is a cover of a cover. Tammy Wynette did the original and this parody was originally done by Sheb Wooley (AKA Ben Colder) in 1969 th-cam.com/video/bUisDHujklA/w-d-xo.html
so you say they are fake and you're doing research. so to really disprove it you need to show us evidence. I.e pay the money to see the stream. you can't say it's real or not. as you have not seen it. But that doesn't mean it's not real.
Billy was funny in those days.Tony Blackburrn ranted on BBC1 about how much the idea of divorce could not possibly be funny,because he was going through one at that time.But Billy Connolly's version of this song was funny.And Billy was a funny guy,until swearing came into stand up comedy,and only a few people ,like George Carlin,could really pull it off.Billy Connolly tried the Carlin shit,and despite being the Glasgow boy,it just didn't work.
Everybody: You can't make spelling funny.
Billy: Hold my beer.
0:45 is anyone else watching this in quarantine ?
Olivia statham yes
Definetly
yup
Someone needs to get on a covid parody of this right away...
Yes, I shouldn't have bitten the V.E.T
The Godfather of standup. Legend of a man.
Billy is the undisputed king of stand up.... Can hold a tune as well :)
seems to be a trend with old style comedian's, Roy and Bernard are/were vocally blessed.
Feckin' love this so much! Why don't we have any comedy songs anymore?? Someone could write a paper on the subject...
Well the folkie world has still got loads of people singing funny songs….Keith Donnelly is one … and then there are people like Fascinating Aida- they are hilarious. Great idea to write a paper on the subject!!
Unusual for this kind of direct parody, this song reached Number One in the UK (November 1975). And the song that knocked it off that lofty perch was Bohemian Rhapsody by Q.U.E.E.N. Queen.
Tammy Wynette's original song only reached number 12 in the UK.
Just let that sink in had the record chiefs and radio chiefs gotten their way and edited Bohemian Rhapsody THIS could have been the Xmas number one
Just look at the style and quality todays music may be bettewr produced and more polished but it lacks style and soul.
@@austindavies6371I agree. ... and we can all use some good old-fashioned humour from time to time. Well done, Billy!
A Scottish Legend ❤🏴
Is anybody else just randomly listing to this in 2019
yup, it suddenly came into my head lol
2020
I am in 2020
I can beat that, I'm listening in February 2024 😂.
2024
Ah, such great memories of my childhood. I wasn't always allowed to see Billy Connoly - because of the swearing - but this song was deemed 'acceptable' by my Mum!
Pure genius. It'll be a sad say when he isn't around anymore.
What, you are upset that he will die eventually, you are the guy kneeling down to read the tiny writing on his grave stone
>Monty Python< 'I'm not dead yet'
Comedy genius legend
Jesus Christ! Is that the time already?
Never in a million years would a great song like that be aloud these days
Indeed - it should be sung under your breath
@@FabulousIcedDonut LOL 2 weeks ago I was singing along to John Denvers righnstone cowboy in my local tesco when my wife attempted to tell me off for singing half stoned cowboy instead lol " Like a 1/2 stoned cowboy buying hash and acid for people i dont even know " pure 70's quality. ( spelling edited )
Classic comedy from Billy.
I'm from Finland and this is really funny!
God bless you big yin. Legend.
The best stand up ever is Billy boy no danger
Alex Jess defooo
S.H.O.T. Ohhhh that’s spell short ??😂😂😂. I love the Scottish accent
This was number 1 when i was born
this is top class i love it lol
Very funny! Happy birthday, Billy!
fecken hell,,lmao,, i rember this when i was a kid back in the 70s, ,!
Classic
Love this :)
gh
Sheer genius!
classic !!!!
This hit from Billy Connolly was the 355th #1 song of the Rock Era in the United Kingdom. We prepare to say goodbye to 1975 and welcome in 1976. What will the music scene be like in the new year? Stay tuned.
class
Words like s.h.o.t short, its spelled out for you and u still get it wrong
I think its meant to ne short because of his accent...how he pronounces it.
Deborah Hughes im from the same town as billy connolly, the word is shot
Deborah Hughes I have the same accent as Billy but you don't need to have the same accent to know in the context of this song that the word is SHOT and not SHORT 😂
@@alisonjane7720 but what if you Irish Scottish....Shorrrrrt...like Billy family...I'm welsh and sometimes I get Irish & Scottish accents mixed up...no wonder many Irish moved to Scotland.
@@Deadbolt75 surely the word is "Jaggy" as my granny used to say
the most i have ever laughed in my life
if it gets ant better, I'm yet to hear it. it's gonna be a sad day when the big yin leaves us.
my side are hurting by laughing
👌👍🙌🙌🙌so dang funny!!!
belter
Hahaha lol funny couldn't stop laughing haha
May I recommend the book 'An Essential Guide To Music In The 1970s' by Johnny Zero. The author is a big fan of this track.
Ya dancer!
Silly,but funny.
Billy added an extra verse - his 3rd, which isn't in Sheb's version. We can tell Billy wrote that verse from 'effing sea' and the Glaswegian expression 'offski' :)
LOve that version but my wife wont belive it exists and says I was trippin lol good to have back up!
Thumbs up if you have thumbs in 2012
Billy wasn't the first to do this parody though--that distinction goes to Ben Colder (Sheb Wooley)
lol funny.
0:46
Quarantine starts today,
Because he bit the vet,
What if ‘he’ was a bat 😮😮😮
LOL!
< Marco Olmedi >
_you dont have to do such crazy things to win her back.That_
_was really ridiculous! haha. What you really need to do is just to have some_
_intimate boosting text and make her minds incorporate all the happy thoughts_
_you have when you were still together. Believe me, she will come back._
By the way, you should switch to the program:
SavingMyExLover.blogspot.com
Ive learned every tricks there..:p
How did you get 'short' from 'S.H.O.T Shot'
He fucking spells the word for you
It's called a spelling mistake you over privileged millennial.
No, idiot, it's about a dog getting a shot at the vet.
3 people are married
John d
,,?
What is this song about
This is a cover of a cover. Tammy Wynette did the original and this parody was originally done by Sheb Wooley (AKA Ben Colder) in 1969 th-cam.com/video/bUisDHujklA/w-d-xo.html
shot = shot...but does sound like short
V.e.t
What's the song about
Poor Scotsman
haha
i guess people don't have thumbs :S
I haven't laughed so much since the pigs ate my little brother.
Malcolm Dale you laughed at that HaHaHaaaaaaaa
so you say they are fake and you're doing research. so to really disprove it you need to show us evidence. I.e pay the money to see the stream. you can't say it's real or not. as you have not seen it. But that doesn't mean it's not real.
SHOT not SHORT.
no probs
"S.H.O.T. short"? :P
Q.U.E.R queer :P I know he uses that spelling in the song but eh
A shot is another word for injection. It sounds like he's saying short but he's saying shot :)
R.I.P billy connolly
A bit premature. He's still alive.
Still alive at the start of January 2022.
@tebowisgay ??? He isn't dead?
For a non native speaker like me: What is "effin' C"?
Its,, fucken cunt ,, hope i don't get kick of TH-cam for telling you this,,,! 😁 , God Bless from northern Ireland UK 🤝
This is y married life is shit
Silly advice.
Billy was funny in those days.Tony Blackburrn ranted on BBC1 about how much the idea of divorce could not possibly be funny,because he was going through one at that time.But Billy Connolly's version of this song was funny.And Billy was a funny guy,until swearing came into stand up comedy,and only a few people ,like George Carlin,could really pull it off.Billy Connolly tried the Carlin shit,and despite being the Glasgow boy,it just didn't work.
Better luck next time Dave
Buh Buh Buhhhhhh
It fits TV and NASA & .gov to a t