October 14th, 2005 11:10 PM |
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Mel Belli |
Never thought Infamy/in for me was a very clever play on words, but I thought it at least had the virtue of being original. Turns out (my bad if someone's already pointed this out) it's from the English satirist Frank Muir:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Take_It_From_Here
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October 14th, 2005 11:43 PM |
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KeepRigid |
According to interviews, the song was just "In For Me", but evolved to the pun as a form of shorthand for the rehearsal lists. So, it's probably Ronnie who is really behind the theft. (Which actually seems kind've fitting!)
Btw, thanks for the email! |
October 14th, 2005 11:54 PM |
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Riffhard |
Keith has already admitted that the line came from that guy. Apparently Keith thought the guy was pretty funny,and named the song as a kind of homage to him. That's what I heard anyway.
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October 15th, 2005 07:54 AM |
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Mel Belli |
That's cool, I guess. "In for me" was one of Keith's pet phrases anyway (remember it in "Will But You Won't"?). Kind of like "dripping from your lips" in "Words of Wonder"/"You Don't Have to Mean It." |
October 15th, 2005 08:03 AM |
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Honky Tonk Man |
Actually, I think Keith stole it from Kenneth Williams. |
October 15th, 2005 05:12 PM |
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Gazza |
Its more commonly known in Britain as a classic line of Kenneth Williams, when playing Julius Caesar in "Carry On Cleo"...("Infamy, infamy - they've all got it infamy!"
Frank Muir may well have originated it, but its more associated with Williams. I think when most of us in the UK heard the song title, there was an immediate association with Williams |
October 15th, 2005 05:57 PM |
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Stray Cat UK |
Yes it was the K. Williams link that came to mind for me too |