The Fisher King
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ApexClipper

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27,762 posts

273 months

Sunday 8th January 2006
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Did any of you watch this last night?

What a bloody brilliant film

RichUK

1,334 posts

277 months

Sunday 8th January 2006
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Fantastic film, one of the best ever made IMHO.

Maycott

587 posts

280 months

Sunday 8th January 2006
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Missed it last night, but one of my all time favourites

Special mention to the man usually known as 'Niles Crane'

pdV6

16,442 posts

291 months

Monday 9th January 2006
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Damn. Didn't realise it was on. Top film

caro

1,018 posts

314 months

Monday 9th January 2006
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pdV6 said:
Damn. Didn't realise it was on. Top film
Took the words out of my mouth. Rats, would have liked to see it again, wonderfully strange.

allnighter

6,663 posts

252 months

Monday 9th January 2006
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Brilliant film, seen it about 2000 times , and the restaurant bit always had me in stitches.

Oh Lydia, oh Lydia, say, have you met Lydia?
Lydia The Tattooed Lady.
She has eyes that folks adore so,
and a torso even more so.
Lydia, oh Lydia, that encyclo-pidia.
Oh Lydia The Queen of Tattoo.
On her back is The Battle of Waterloo.
Beside it, The Wreck of the Hesperus too.
And proudly above waves the red, white, and blue.
You can learn a lot from Lydia!

La-la-la...la-la-la.
La-la-la...la-la-la.

When her robe is unfurled she will show you the world,
if you step up and tell her where.
For a dime you can see Kankakee or Paree,
or Washington crossing The Delaware.

La-la-la...la-la-la.
La-la-la...la-la-la.

Oh Lydia, oh Lydia, say, have you met Lydia?
Lydia The Tattooed Lady.
When her muscles start relaxin',
up the hill comes Andrew Jackson.
Lydia, oh Lydia, that encyclo-pidia.
Oh Lydia The Queen of them all.
For two bits she will do a mazurka in jazz,
with a view of Niagara that nobody has.
And on a clear day you can see Alcatraz.
You can learn a lot from Lydia!

La-la-la...la-la-la.
La-la-la...la-la-la.

Come along and see Buffalo Bill with his lasso.
Just a little classic by Mendel Picasso.
Here is Captain Spaulding exploring the Amazon.
Here's Godiva, but with her pajamas on.

La-la-la...la-la-la.
La-la-la...la-la-la.

Here is Grover Whelan unveilin' The Trilon.
Over on the west coast we have Treasure Isle-on.
Here's Nijinsky a-doin' the rhumba.
Here's her social security numba.

La-la-la...la-la-la.
La-la-la...la-la-la.

Lydia, oh Lydia, that encyclo-pidia.
Oh Lydia The Champ of them all.
She once swept an Admiral clear off his feet.
The ships on her hips made his heart skip a beat.
And now the old boy's in command of the fleet,
for he went and married Lydia!

I said Lydia...
(He said Lydia...)
They said Lydia...
We said Lydia, la, la!


>> Edited by allnighter on Monday 9th January 11:20

bjwoods

5,018 posts

314 months

Monday 9th January 2006
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Was 'NILES' the singer !!!!!!!!!!! - argh he can act!!!!!!!!!

caro

1,018 posts

314 months

Monday 9th January 2006
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Lydia is also sung by Groucho in one of the Marx Brothers films - I think it's At The Circus Could be where they took it from?

caro

1,018 posts

314 months

Monday 9th January 2006
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Oh yes, and also by the little sister in the Philadelphia Story (not the whole song though)

allnighter

6,663 posts

252 months

Monday 9th January 2006
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caro said:
Lydia is also sung by Groucho in one of the Marx Brothers films - I think it's At The Circus Could be where they took it from?

Yes you're right.I think the film was called "Why a duck?".