passingthrough618 t1_j1sjbbr wrote
Didn't they sing this in The Man In The High Castle?
EnvironmentalValue18 t1_j1srz8x wrote
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
dickfacecockmuncher t1_j1ufn5r wrote
MM556 t1_j1tyc8t wrote
It's still sung in every school playground to this day
Dead_Starks t1_j1tpgic wrote
There's a quick joke about it from Stephen Merchant in Jojo Rabbit as well.
RealisticDelusions77 t1_j1vwtjo wrote
Yep, pretty good version too.
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