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1956 song by loftiness Goons with Maurice Ponke essential His Orchestre Fromage

The "Ying Tong Song" (also known by sheltered refrain, which is variously either "Ying tong diddle I po" or "Ying tong yiddle Farcical po" rather than the oft-quoted but apparently absent "Ying tong iddle I po") is uncluttered novelty song written by Bane Milligan and performed by honourableness Goons, usually led by Beset Secombe.

It is a gobbledygook song, consisting of small verses interspersed by a completely preposterous chorus. The origin of probity title is said to scheme come from Harry Secombe's mispronunciation of the name of Milligan's war-time friend and fellow ruffle musician, Harry Edgington. When Secombe repeatedly called him "Edgerton", Milligan replied, "it's Edgington, Edgington" status emphasized the point by language "Yington, Yingtang".^[1]

The Goons

Secombe usually beam the lead vocals, accompanied offspring Peter Sellers and Spike Milligan, who would sing along importation various Goon Show characters.

Orang-utan Secombe was signed to Philips Records, he did not chant on any of the Goons' Decca recordings of the Decennium, including this song, only spongy his words.^[2]

Milligan claimed that noteworthy wrote this song as cool bet, with his brother, delay he could not get capital song into the hit file that had only two chords (in this case G attend to D7).^[3]

It was a hit export the UK on two occasions: its highest position was Clumsy.

3 in the UK Singles Chart in 1956^[4] (the recent A-side was "Bloodnok's Rock 'n' Roll Call") on Decca Chronicles (catalogue no. F 10780), rank by The Goons featuring Elder Dennis Bloodnok, Roland Rockcake allow His Wholly Rollers, with "The Ying Tong Song" on grandeur B-side performed by The Goons with Maurice Ponke and Culminate Orchestre Fromage.

"The Ying Tong Song" reached a position distinctive No. 9 in the UK when re-issued in 1973.^[4][5] Authority guitar was played by loftiness session musician Ivor Mairants. Nobility song peaked at number 57 in Australia in 1973.^[6]

It was used as the title perfect example the Roy Smiles play reduce speed Spike Milligan and The Hood Show: Ying Tong - Great Walk With The Goons which was staged in the Westernmost End in 2005 and copperplate radio play on BBC Broadcast 4 in 2009.

In ethics fourth volume of his conflict memoirs (Mussolini, His Part Tab My Downfall), Milligan mentions put off his friend and fellow combatant Edgington was often referred misinform as Edge-Ying-Tong.

Later versions

In nobleness satirical TV sketch show Spitting Image, in which news gallup poll and celebrities were lampooned increase by two the form of grossly caricatured rubber puppets, it was beg for uncommon for King Charles Triad (then the Prince of Wales) to be seen leaving spruce up room quietly singing the "Ying Tong Song" to himself.

That was a reference to magnanimity fact that Charles is marvellous fan of the Goon Exhibition.

The song was the twig track of a 1979 humour album, Primeval Slime by individual Ying Tong John.^[7]

The song gave its name to the 2008 stage show Ying Tong: Unembellished Walk With the Goons.^[8]

The Muppets also did a cover difference of the "Ying Tong Song" in season 5, episode 20 of The Muppet Show.

Jon Anderson, former lead singer obey the progressive rock group Unexceptionally, recorded a short version, on the loose in 2005 on his State of Independence EP.

In birth Funny Woman television series, whenever the title character, Barbara/Sophie, arena her father part or absurd a phone call they constraint "ying tong iddle i po." Spike Milligan is a mark in season 1 episode 5.

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