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Mrs Ackroyd Band : Gnus and Roses
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Les Barker's comedy lyrics performed by the best of the UK folk scene
Genre: Folk: Traditional Folk
Release Date: 1994
Gnus and Roses Record Label: Mrs Ackroyd
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Preview Song Name Time Format Price Select
Down with the sausage roll 3:22 Album Only
The Franco Prussian war of the Spanish succession 4:09 Album Only
My husaband's got no porridge in him 3:44 Album Only
Johnny, you're so peculiar 4:33 Album Only
The Schwarzenegging song 2:58 Album Only
Send in the cones 3:26 Album Only
Ilkley d'amour 3:20 Album Only
Leader of the Treens 3:57 Album Only
The January June 2:28 Album Only
Dachshunds with erections can't climb stairs 3:15 Album Only
Across the plains of Africa 4:05 Album Only
Belle's bonnie bogey 3:24 Album Only
Nobody hugs a hedgehog 3:03 Album Only
Born under a road sign 3:07 Album Only
Tam Lin 8:07 Album Only
God bless the peacemakers 4:07 Album Only
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Album Notes

Les Barker's comedy lyrics performed by Lesley Davies, Alison Younger, Les Barker, Norma Waterson, Eliza Carthy, June Tabor, Chris Harvey, Martin Carthy, Maartin Allcock and Nick Fairclough.

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REVIEWS

Marvelous musical satire; needs printed words and explanations for American audi
author: Richard E. Dickerson
Gnus and Roses contains some of the most brilliant satire since Tom Lehrer. I liked "Johnny You're So Peculiar" and "Down With the Sausage Roll" even better than the original numbers that they parodied. But I kept straining for the words in their broad British accent. PLEASE, won't Les Barker or someone post the words of all the songs on the internet?
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