@ninjaemilee Interestingly, I have several CD collections of marches, and they all refer to this as either “Theme from ‘Bridge over the River Kwai’”, or “March from ‘Bridge over the River Kwai’”. I have heard of Colonel Bogey March before, but didn’t know that this was it.
Great green gobs of greasy grimy gopher guts, mutilated monkey meat, chopped up baby parakeet, polar bear eyeballs rolling down the dirty street, and I forgot my spoon.
@mamawoot That’s the first one I knew, too. (Followed quickly by the Hitler version - there were a number of WWII vets in the neighborhood where I grew up)
And they think eating Tide Pods is a new idea…
@LaVikinga@mamawoot Don’t forget:
The worms crawl in, the worms crawl out, the worms play pinochle on your snout, they turn into a slimy green, please pass the gravy!
@RiotDemon I sort of get what where you are coming from. Just reading "“Colonel Bogey March”, my first reaction was “I have never heard of that”. However, based on the other poll choices, I easily deduced the song that it was referencing.
@duodec My Dad had an LP of marches that called this “Song from ‘Bridge over the River Kwai’”. I have 2 CDs of marches that call it “Theme from ‘Bridge over the River Kwai’” and “March from ‘Bridge over the River Kwai’”. <shrug> I guess I need to find better curators.
Just yesterday I was ranting about The Lone Ranger theme not being the best part of William Tell Overture.
@rtjhnstn For whatever reason, I can never remember the name of this movie, so whenever I hear the theme music from the other room, I’ll holler to my darling “Are you watching Tom, Dick, and Harry AGAIN!”
Having seen The Great Escape, I had a bigger appreciation for Chicken Run. “But I don’t want to be a pie!”
@dannybeans Growing up in several generation military family, recognizing military marches is second nature. I was the dopey kid who stood with my hand over my heart when the National Anthem was played on the TV prior to Sunrise Semester.
@dannybeans Not that you necessarily implied that Sousa wrote it, but since everyone seems to assume that Sousa wrote every march ever, Colonel Bogey was written by Kenneth Alford (which apparently is a pseudonym, thanks wikipedia).
@themutilator Dammit, I even knew that - but I’ve seen it attributed to Sousa so many times that it seems to be stuck in my head. Thanks for calling me on it.
I’ve played in concert and marching bands for years. I know most marches…
@ninjaemilee Interestingly, I have several CD collections of marches, and they all refer to this as either “Theme from ‘Bridge over the River Kwai’”, or “March from ‘Bridge over the River Kwai’”. I have heard of Colonel Bogey March before, but didn’t know that this was it.
Comet! Will make your face turn green!
Comet! Will make you want to scream!
Comet! Will make you vomit!
So buy some Comet and vomit today!
@Pony my father sings this every time my mom asks him to clean the bathroom. Every time for 25 years.
Alternately…
Comet! It makes your teeth turn green!
Comet! It tastes like gas-o-line!
Comet! It makes you vomit,
So buy some Comet and vomit today!
I had no idea what they were talking about until I saw the word Comet. Then it all came back.
@mamawoot This is the version I used to sing.
Also some song about little birdy feet, minced monkey meat, and chopped worms(?). Evidently, I was an odd child.
@LaVikinga
Great green gobs of greasy grimy gopher guts, mutilated monkey meat, chopped up baby parakeet, polar bear eyeballs rolling down the dirty street, and I forgot my spoon.
@mamawoot That’s the first one I knew, too. (Followed quickly by the Hitler version - there were a number of WWII vets in the neighborhood where I grew up)
And they think eating Tide Pods is a new idea…
@RiotDemon Close, but slightly different lyrics. And EW!
@LaVikinga @mamawoot Don’t forget:
The worms crawl in, the worms crawl out, the worms play pinochle on your snout, they turn into a slimy green, please pass the gravy!
@LaVikinga I remember looking it up years ago and there was several different versions. I was kinda surprised.
@LaVikinga
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Green_Gobs_of_Greasy,_Grimy_Gopher_Guts
Watching Top Gear build a bridge over the river Kok.
Actually, the “Peacock Strut” is the only one I don’t know.
for the lazy (I mean I am the lazy too but I already looked it up)…
after hearing it I do know it… and I regret my poll choice.
This sounds so much better whistled.
@mamawoot you youngins with your fancy whistle music, why can’t you just enjoy the classics on the sousaphone like they were intended!!!
@thismyusername I’ve heard this, but I don’t regret my choice since if I truly knew it, I wouldn’t of had to listen.
@RiotDemon I sort of get what where you are coming from. Just reading "“Colonel Bogey March”, my first reaction was “I have never heard of that”. However, based on the other poll choices, I easily deduced the song that it was referencing.
@DrWorm the other choices made me more confused.
I picked up the name of the song somewhere, and I know the movie well. But these other parodies are totally new to me.
Growing up we had LP albums of John Philip Sousa and other famous marches. And we liked them!
@duodec My Dad had an LP of marches that called this “Song from ‘Bridge over the River Kwai’”. I have 2 CDs of marches that call it “Theme from ‘Bridge over the River Kwai’” and “March from ‘Bridge over the River Kwai’”. <shrug> I guess I need to find better curators.
Just yesterday I was ranting about The Lone Ranger theme not being the best part of William Tell Overture.
I first heard it in The Parent Trap with Hayley Mills when all the girls in the camp are marching to the punishment cabin.
Hitler, has only got one ball;
Goering, has two, but ve-ry small;
Himmler, is rather simler;
And Goebbels, has no balls, at all!
@khearn <laugh> i’d never heard that version before,
When I saw the “Bridge on the River Kwai” choice I knew what the poll was about.
I saw Comet first and knew. I wish I could have voted for both.
@awk Movie was on last night–or at least it was on our TV. Husband DVRs all sorts of things.
@LaVikinga It’s on TCM on demand. Now I have to make my kid watch it with me. Love that movie.
@awk I’ve never seen the movie, but my Dad had an LP that had “Song from Bridge Over the River Kwai”. So I guessed that’s what it had to be,
Something about
/youtube Herman what have you done to me
Colonel Bogey is one of those tunes that everyone is just born knowing. It’s like a genetically imprinted memory.
I would venture to guess at least half, if not 3/4, the people who voted “I don’t know it at all” would know it if they heard it.
@tsfisch Yes. Count me among those.
Similar to the “The Great Escape” theme.
@rtjhnstn Hell yes. Elmer Bernstein for the win.
@rtjhnstn For whatever reason, I can never remember the name of this movie, so whenever I hear the theme music from the other room, I’ll holler to my darling “Are you watching Tom, Dick, and Harry AGAIN!”
Having seen The Great Escape, I had a bigger appreciation for Chicken Run. “But I don’t want to be a pie!”
Winners warm up with Malt-O-Meal…
Nobody remembers is being in The Breakfast Club???
@ZeroCharisma - You young whippersnapper!
Spaceballs anyone?
@sanspoint Dink dink!
@PocketBrain @sanspoint This would have my vote!
I was heavily into Sousa in my early teens. I was a strange child.
@dannybeans Growing up in several generation military family, recognizing military marches is second nature. I was the dopey kid who stood with my hand over my heart when the National Anthem was played on the TV prior to Sunrise Semester.
@dannybeans Not that you necessarily implied that Sousa wrote it, but since everyone seems to assume that Sousa wrote every march ever, Colonel Bogey was written by Kenneth Alford (which apparently is a pseudonym, thanks wikipedia).
Also, had no idea that Malcolm Arnold scored The Bridge on the River Kwai.
/giphy the more you know
@themutilator Dammit, I even knew that - but I’ve seen it attributed to Sousa so many times that it seems to be stuck in my head. Thanks for calling me on it.
Doesn’t the poll usually have something to do with the item for sale?
I feel like I’m missing the joke here.
Oh, and I never knew what it was called, but of course I knew the whistling tune from Bridge Over the River Kwai.
Found this on YouTube. I need to track this show down and watch it. The Hitler one must be as popular in England as Comet was here.
From crazy Colonel to Obi Wan what a career.
I am so confused right now.
@ELUNO as opposed to?