Readers of the Pink Half may be aware of my admiration for the work of Vivian Stanshall, which I came to know via the Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band. When you've finished discombobulating the sardines, you might take your elevenses with this splendid version of "The Canyons of Your Mind", which contains a lyrical nature which can be described as "the sweet essence of giraffe". This clip most crazed (and best) version, improved all the more by the raiding of the BBC's props department.
I saw this performance on BBC 2's repeat of "Colour Me Pop" when I was a teenager. Colour Me Pop was broadcast just as BBC 2 began its broadcasts in colour in 1967, which is a great example of technology and society's desire to wear loud shirts coming together.
The other segment of this show has Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention rendering "In The Sky", which is also worth a listen if you need to scratch your eardrums like cheap vinyl.
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