I'd go down on my knees, but nobody's to blame

[sovay]

From the Department of Seriously, Who Knew: Tom Courtenay originated "Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter."

I can find no other information about The Lads (1963) except that it produced at least three other songs (also written by Trevor Peacock) which don't seem to have become famous at all and hey, there's Ronald Harwood again. (And again!) I'm guessing it was about a band? Anyway, I like him better than Herman's Hermits.

I am off to the Coolidge Corner Theatre to try for Mahler auf der Couch (Mahler on the Couch, 2010). Chances of me not returning with Tom Lehrer stuck in my head: probably close to nil.

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[ladymondegreen.livejournal.com]

I learned Mrs. Brown from Herman's Hermits, which was my 'Hmm, I don't want to listen to the Beatles right now' British invasion band.

[sovay]

I learned Mrs. Brown from Herman's Hermits, which was my 'Hmm, I don't want to listen to the Beatles right now' British invasion band.

I'd never actually heard the song before last night, when I caught Herman's Hermits on The Ed Sullivan Show on PBS. I looked it up to see if it was theirs or a case of Harry Champion, and was surprised.

[ladymondegreen.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure where I picked up the Hermits, possibly from a friend of mine who also turned me onto the Chad Mitchell Trio.