'…Elizabeth’s grandmother, Queen Mary, was a huge George Formby fan (particularly of his risqué song “When I’m Cleaning Windows”)'
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A dim purple room with a peeling ceiling, a small window framing leafless trees, and a single yellow chair near the wall. A study in contrast and dry humour.
Turned Out Nice Again - Inside a house that needed a lot of work — I worked with this purple room and yellow chair.
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Black and white photo of the performer George Formby, grinning and emerging from a pool of water despite being fully dressed in a suit. Text alongside him: "I've seen things you people wouldn't believe... Pyjamas lyin' side by side... Ladies nighties I have spied. I've often seen what goes inside, when I'm cleanin' windows. All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain... Turned out nice again, hasn't it?".
'I went through a phase of playing Johnny Cash songs in the style of George Formby, for my own amusement. One night I was sat in the hotel room, singing [in Formby’s’ accent] “I’ve shot a man in Reno!” There was a bang on the wall and I realised it was like three in the morning. I felt like an […]
