Song heard on Top of the Pops early to mid 80's.

[gavincinema]

Hi there - all I and my sister remember was that the mystery song included the line 'my knicker elastic snapped' and it showed a woman, possibly the lead singer or a dancer snapping her knickers at the end of the song in the studio. I have tried all manner of searches but to no avail - does it ring a bell?

Thanks for any help,

Gavin

[chris]

Re: Song heard on Top of the Pops early to mid 80's.

Hi there - all I and my sister remember was that the mystery song included the line 'my knicker elastic snapped' and it showed a woman, possibly the lead singer or a dancer snapping her knickers at the end of the song in the studio. I have tried all manner of searches but to no avail - does it ring a bell?

Thanks for any help,

Gavin

all I can find is this by "The Ruttles" - From the late 1970,s early 80,s ?? - apparently were a joke version of the Beatles. Very good by all accounts.

He used to travel in bath cubes
Until the slump came, faced with redundancy
He turned his mind to other things
And soon became a household name
Knicker Elastic, everybody used it
Knicker Elastic, nobody refused it
The Knicker Elastic King
The Knicker Elastic King
A self-made man with a business to run
And something to sell to everyone
The Knicker Elastic King
He grew so rich the Gnomes of Zurich were green with envy
The darling of the stock exchange
Made the New Year's honors list
And won the Queen's Award to Industry
Knicker Elastic, essence of propriety
Knicker Elastic, upholder of society
The Knicker Elastic King
Ooh, la la
His rubber business kept expanding
But then disaster
Ee bah gum
The price of raw materials coupled with inflation
Squeezed his global holdings
His liquid assets bottomed out
And shrunk his retail outlet operation
And that's the story of The Knicker Elastic King
And market forces, The Knicker Elastic King
Horses for courses
A self-made man with a business to run
Something to sell to everyone
The Knicker Elastic King
Ooh, la la
The Knicker Elastic King




Read more: The Rutles - The Knicker Elastic King Lyrics | MetroLyrics

[zabadak]

Re: Song heard on Top of the Pops early to mid 80's.

The Rutles were great! There was a film (more like a TV movie). They had Eric Idle and Neil Innes among their number and the soundtrack LP featured good pastiches of Beatles songs.