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25 May 06 - 07:42 AM (#1747202) Subject: Lyr Req: Crepe Suzette From: Trevor Is anybody able to help me with Kenneth William's cod-French classic please. It was sung to the tune of Auld Lang Syne and made up of French phrases commonly used in English. I remember him doing it on 'Parkinson' some years ago but Google doesn't come up with the goods. Thanks |
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29 May 06 - 10:23 PM (#1749796) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Crepe Suzette From: Jim Dixon Stop Messin' About: The Kenneth Williams web site says Kenneth Williams first sang CREPE SUZETTE on The Kenneth Williams Show (Special) on BBC2 on 21 January 1976, and it was written by Derek Collyer. The forum at that web site might be a good place to ask for the lyrics. If you get the lyrics please come back and post them here. |
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30 May 06 - 07:34 AM (#1749938) Subject: RE: Req: Crepe Suzette (Kenneth William/Derek Collyer) From: Jim Dixon Also, I'd like to know where the term "cod-French" comes from. |
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30 May 06 - 09:04 AM (#1749986) Subject: RE: Req: Crepe Suzette (Kenneth William/Derek Collyer) From: Snuffy To cod someone is "to gull, dupe, slang, befool, fool, put on, take in, put one over, put one across or hoax". The more usual word nowadays is to "kid" - no kidding/codding. So cod-french would be something supposed to sound like French. |
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25 Aug 06 - 11:43 AM (#1818755) Subject: Lyr Req: Crepe Suzette From: Rusty Dobro Does anyone have the lyrics, please, for the immortal Kenneth Williams' tribute to the French language, sung to the tune of 'Auld Lang Syne'? |
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26 Aug 06 - 10:53 AM (#1819410) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Crepe Suzette From: Ron Davies Sounds great--needs to be refreshed. Hope somebody has it. |
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26 Aug 06 - 08:53 PM (#1819763) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Crepe Suzette From: The Fooles Troupe I want it too... |
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27 Aug 06 - 03:27 AM (#1819850) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Crepe Suzette (Kenneth William/D Collyer) From: Roger the Skiffler I've got the 4 CD set "Celebration of Sellars" and this song isn't on it. RtS |
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27 Aug 06 - 09:31 PM (#1820363) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Crepe Suzette (Kenneth William/D Collyer) From: rich-joy The same idea, but done to Piaf's "La Vien Rose"(sp?) is also quite popular (I can recall Judy Small doing it well, years ago) ... Never heard Kenneth's "A.L.S." though - would be quite a hoot!! Cheers! R-J |
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28 Aug 06 - 02:11 AM (#1820503) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Crepe Suzette (Kenneth William/D Coll From: GUEST,Bernie Here in Canada I have heard a hilarious version of the theme from Titanic, by Celine Dion, done in the same way. |
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28 Aug 06 - 02:12 AM (#1820504) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Crepe Suzette (Kenneth William/D Coll From: GUEST,Bernie I should qualify thet .... It wasn't Celine who did the parody!! She did the original. |
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28 Aug 06 - 04:14 AM (#1820529) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Crepe Suzette (Kenneth William/D Coll From: Rusty Dobro Success (of a sort) A quiet morning at work means I found this on the Internet! Unfortunately it was originally transcribed by someone who didn't speak much French; I've tidied it up, but the first line and the 'bidet' line still defeat me. Any ideas? Rusty. CREPE SUZETTE SPOKEN: My next song, is un chanson d'amour, a song of lurve, he loves her, and she loves him, but they cannot be marriade. Because they are too closely related, they are, husband and wife. It's called, it's called, "Crepe Suzette" which is in English "A Flaming Hot Dish", and so is Suzette..." SUNG: Anis Sior, Que Alis Pansonori?, Faut t'jour, Reconnaissance Hammersmith Palais De Danse, Badinage, My Crepe Suzette. Double Entendre, Restaurant , Jacques Cousteau, Yves Saint Laurent Ou est la plume de ma tante?, C'est la vie, my Crepe Suzette. Corsage, Massage. Frere Jacques? Salon, Par Avion, Petula Clarke. Fiancee, Ensemble, Lorgnette, Lingerie, Eau de Toilette Gauloise, mmmm, Cigarette, Entourage my Crepe Suzette Citron, Mirage, Caravelle, Ordeuvres, Brut and Chenille, Chaise longue, Sasha Distel Fuselage my Crepe Suzette Pas n'est, Bidet, Bidet?, Commissionaire, Mon repos, Bridgette Bardot, Jeux Sans Frontieres. SPOKEN "It's a Knock out innit? Yeah The song, not the French!" SUNG: Faux Pas, ennui, Espionage, Brie, Camembert, Fromages Mayonnaise, All Night Garage R.S.V.P. My Crepe Suzette |
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28 Mar 07 - 04:38 AM (#2009233) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Crepe Suzette (Kenneth William/D Collyer) From: Trevor I've only just come back to this thread as a result of alisons contribution on another one. Thanks Rusty et al. |
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28 Mar 07 - 07:23 AM (#2009308) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Crepe Suzette (Kenneth William/D Coll From: MikeofNorthumbria Hi Rusty Thanks for bringing this to our attention - it's a little gem! However... Sorry to be pedantic but there seems to be a slight discrepancy between the words of the song given above and what KW is singing on the video clip. It's a bit confusing because although the words are set approximately to the tune of "Old Lang Syne", KW doesn't follow the tune exactly on every verse. On a couple of occasions he stops before the end of a verse, pauses or does a bit of patter, and then goes straight to the next verse – I've indicated these breaks in the transcription below. Wassail! (Or just this once, "Santé") Crêpe Suzette Honi soit qui mal y pense, Fait vos jeux, reconnaissance, Hammersmith Palais de Danse, Badinage, ma Crêpe Suzette. Double entendre, restaurant, Jacques Cousteau, Yves St Laurent Où est la plume de ma tante? C'est la vie, ma Crêpe Suzette. Corsage, massage, Frère Jacques, Salon, par avion, Petula Clarke …(pause) Fiancée, Ensemble, Lorgnette, Lingèrie, eau de toilette, Mmmm …Gauloise cigarette, Entourage, ma Crêpe Suzette. Citron, Mirage, Caravelle, Hors d'oevres, Brut et Chanelle, Chaise Longue, Sasha Distelle, Fuselage, ma Crêpe Suzette. Pince-néz, bidet, commissionaire, Mon Répos, Brigitte Bardot, Jeux Sans Frontières, (Spoken: "It's a Knockout…etc) Faux pas, Grand Prix, espionage, Gruyère, Camembert, fromage, Mayonnaise, all night garage, RSVP, ma Crêpe Suzette. |
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29 Mar 07 - 01:24 AM (#2010301) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Crepe Suzette (Kenneth William/D Collyer) From: alison Thanks for finding the thread Here is the video from you tube Kenneth Williams - Ma Crepe Suzette slainte alison |
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21 Jun 10 - 03:42 AM (#2931804) Subject: Lyr Add: CREPE SUZETTE (Derek Collyer) From: GUEST,Crepe Suzette Please forgive lack of accents Honi soit qui mal y pense, Faites vos jeux, reconnaissance, Hammersmith Palais de Danse, Badinage, ma crepe Suzette. Double entendre, restaurant, Jacques Cousteau, Yves Saint Laurent, Ou est la plume de ma tante? C'est la vie, ma crepe Suzette. Corsage, massage, Frere Jacques, Salon, par avion, Petula Clark, Fiances, ensemble, lorngette, Lingerie, eau de toilette, Gauloises cigarettes, Entourage, ma crepe Suzette. Citron, mirage, caravelle, Hors d'oeuvres, Brut and Chanel, Chaise longue, Sacha Distel, Fuselage, ma crepe Suzette. Pince nez, bidet, commissionaire, Mon Repos, Brigitte Bardot, Jeux Sans Frontieres. It's a knockout, inn't it? The song, not the French! Faux pas, grand prix, espionage, Gruyere, camembert, fromage, Mayonnaise, all night garage, RSVP, ma crepe Suzette. |
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24 Jun 12 - 04:03 PM (#3367506) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Crepe Suzette (Kenneth Williams) From: GUEST Grand for a party piece. Thanks, Dublin Wolf, Wolves blog |
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25 Jun 12 - 07:10 AM (#3367689) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Crepe Suzette (Kenneth Williams) From: Alan Day Kenneth Williams was recently featured singing this on the Michael Parkinson highlights of his talk show. Al |
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02 Jun 13 - 07:59 PM (#3522054) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Crepe Suzette (Kenneth Williams) From: GUEST,Taylor I absolutely love this song and I have found that Kenneth does slightly change the words in different performances. Even his pause "It's a knockout, inn't it? The song, not the French!" He has changed, in "An Audience with..." he says it as above, in a few other videos I have heard him say "It's a knockout, inn't it? The French, not the song!" Hope that helps with the issue of discrepancies. :) |
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03 Sep 17 - 03:26 PM (#3875016) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Crepe Suzette (Kenneth Williams) From: GUEST,Peter Perfect CREPE SUZETTE (to the tune of Auld Lang Suns) SPOKEN: My next song, is un chanson d'amour, a song of lurve, he loves 'er, and she loves 'im, but they cannot be marr-i-ed. Because zey are too closely related, zey are, husband and wife. It's called, it's called, "Crepe Suzette" which is in English "A Flaming Hot Dish", and so is Suzette..." SUNG: Honi Soit, Qui Mal Y Pens-e, Fait Toujours, Reconnaissance Hammersmith Palais De Dans-e, Badinage, My Crepe Suzette. Double Entend-re, Restaurant-e, Jacques Cousteau, Yves Saint Laurent-e Ou est la plume de ma tante?, C'est la vie, my Crepe Suzette. Corsage, Massage. Frere Jacques? Salon, Par Avion, Petula Clark-e. Fiancee, Ensemble, Loignett-es, Lingerie, Eau de Toilett-e Gauloises, mmmm, Cigarett-e, Entourage my Crepe Suzette Citroen, Mirage, Caravell-e, Hors d'Oeuvres, Brut et Chanell-e, Chaise Longue, Sasha Distel, Fuselage my Crepe Suzette Pince Nez, Bidet, Commissionaire, Mon repos, Bridgette Bardot, Jeux Sans Frontier-es. SPOKEN "It's a Knock out innit? Yeah The song, not the French!" SUNG: Faux Pas, Ennui, Espionag-e, Brie, Camembert, Fromag-e, Mayonnaise, All Night Garag-e R.S.V.P. My - Crepe - Suzette..!! |
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03 Sep 17 - 03:30 PM (#3875017) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Crepe Suzette (Kenneth Williams) From: GUEST Perhaps I should have read further into the thread...., and seen that it had been answered.!! |
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03 Sep 17 - 04:18 PM (#3875020) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Crepe Suzette (Kenneth Williams) From: michaelr It amazes me what some find funny. |
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04 Sep 17 - 04:09 AM (#3875086) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Crepe Suzette (Kenneth Williams) From: BobL Maybe it loses something in translation... |