Reelin’ In the Years 111: The Combine Harvester
Posted in 1970s, Lyrics, Music, Reelin' In The Years at 12:00 on 25 September 2015
From the sublime (Al Stewart, last two weeks) to the gorblimey.
I’d almost forgotten about this till the good lady said she’d heard it on the radio this week
The Wurzels were a band from Somerset – a traditional rural farming county – who dubbed their style Scrumpy and Western after the name for a type of cider and a USian music genre.
A parody of Melanie (Safka)’s Brand New Key from 1971 with lyrics more appropriate to agriculture this, believe it or not, was actually a number one hit in the UK in 1976. For three weeks!
Bits of it are still funny, though. I especially like the spoken, “I just can’t wait till I get me ‘ands on your laaaaand,” towards the end.
The Wurzels: The Combine Harvester
Another Wurzels parody, this time of Una Paloma Blanca, got to number three in 1976.
The Wurzels: I am a Cider Drinker
There are clips on You Tube of the Wurzels performing this on TV but on one of them they are introduced by a paedophile and the other is incomplete.
Tags: Al Stewart, Brand New Key, I am a Cider Drinker, Melanie, Melanie Safka, Reelin' In The Years, The Combine Harvester, The Wurzels, Una Paloma Blanca
