EnvironmentalValue18 t1_j1srz8x wrote
Reply to comment by passingthrough618 in TIL that British troops developed a diss song against Nazi leaders during World War II titled "Hitler Has Only Got One Ball." It was quickly picked up and sang by Allied troops. by collarpoppppppin
Exactly what I was thinking. And the tune is very familiar even if the words aren’t as widely known.
rants_unnecessarily t1_j1tchg2 wrote
The tune has been used over and over in military comedies around Britain and I'm sure I'm some other countries to depict the British military.
It's whimsical, yet marchy enough.
Mogster2K t1_j1tfr6j wrote
It was also used in the movie "Spaceballs".
rants_unnecessarily t1_j1to6ka wrote
Yeah, many other comedies too
jrhooo t1_j1x1chj wrote
FWIW, it IS actually a legit march, since at least the 1800s.
The pop culture associations happened later. The Brits and Ameticans still use it.
FFWD to 17:00 in this clip for example,
That Marines at the Marine Honor Guard barracks (8th&I) still use it to march the troops onto the parade deck for the evening parade. (And have for decades now at least)
somdude04 t1_j1tltvs wrote
Colonel Bogey March, other best known parody lyrics are 'Comet, makes your mouth turn green...'
11Kram t1_j1utrva wrote
Dudley Moore did a wonderful version of Colonel Bogey in the style of a Beethoven piano concerto. See YouTube.
dressageishard t1_j1w3zvg wrote
That's from The Bridge on the River Kwai. Also, hummed by a time traveler on Outlander
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