In article <20010506030502.57620.qmail@web9602.mail.yahoo.com>, John
Hobson <goalie_john@yahoo.co.uk> writes
>
>I have just been listening to my 'Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band' - 'The
>Bestiality Of' album and on track 17 - 'Rhinocratic Oaths' they mention a
>Triumph Spitfire! In the lyric:
>'Mrs Bent, you have won a car contest, would you like a Triumph Spitfire
>or £3000 in cash?
>
>I am not sure what year this track was recored in, does anyone have any
>ideas?
Presumably at some point before they dropped their Doo Dah... Don't
the sleeve notes give a copyright date?
I don't think a Spit ever cost #3000 new, so perhaps Neil Innes felt
they were underpriced.
>do any of you know any other songs where a Spitfire or other Triumph is
>name dropped?
Not off-hand, but if I ever come across one, I'll let you know.
>
>An update on Saskia:
>
>Still w/o am MOT although booked in for this Tuesday. Things for garage
>to fix: Steering rack gaitor(couldn't get nut off, needs heat which I
>don't have!' and headlamp aim, better done by garage. If Saskia fails on
>owt else then I will argue with them till I'm blue in the teeth!
Good luck to you both.
ATB
Mike
--
Michael Hargreave Mawson, author of "Eyewitness in the Crimea,"
published by Greenhill Books on 28th March, 2001:
http://www.greenhillbooks.com/booksheets/eyewitness_in_the_crimea.html
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