There was a novelty song by Bernard Cribbins (big name in English comedy, never made it on this side of the pond) called "Right Said Fred" about some workmen (incompetently) trying to move a piano into a house. That's where the guys got their name.
The story I heard behind the tune was that the band members either owned or worked at a gym where models and actors would come to exercise. The song was about how those patrons behaved.
Patricia Abbott is the author of more than 125 stories that have appeared online, in print journals and in various anthologies. She is the author of two print novels CONCRETE ANGEL (2015) and SHOT IN DETROIT (2016)(Polis Books). CONCRETE ANGEL was nominated for an Anthony and Macavity Award in 2016. SHOT IN DETROIT was nominated for an Edgar Award and an Anthony Award in 2017. A collection of her stories I BRING SORROW AND OTHER STORIES OF TRANSGRESSION will appear in 2018.
She also authored two ebooks, MONKEY JUSTICE and HOME INVASION and co-edited DISCOUNT NOIR. She won a Derringer award for her story "My Hero." She lives outside Detroit.
Patricia (Patti) Abbott
SHOT IN DETROIT
Edgar Nominee 2017, Anthony nominee 2017
CONCRETE ANGEL
Polis Books, 2015-nominated for the Anthony and Macavity Awards
8 comments:
And still a great song.
Always makes me laugh!
There was a novelty song by Bernard Cribbins (big name in English comedy, never made it on this side of the pond) called "Right Said Fred" about some workmen (incompetently) trying to move a piano into a house. That's where the guys got their name.
/Here endeth the lesson.
I kept running into that when I was looking for the best video of this to post!
Ah, yes, I remember this song.
Have to admit it made me cringe and laugh back than all at the same time.
Egads, that is quite awful. :)
The story I heard behind the tune was that the band members either owned or worked at a gym where models and actors would come to exercise. The song was about how those patrons behaved.
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