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Complete Flanders & Swann | 
 enlarge | Creators: Georges Brassens, Michael Flanders, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Donald Swann, English Traditional, Russian Traditional
Label: Emd Int'l
Category: Music
List Price: $77.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  19 reviews
Sales Rank: 8477
Format: Box Set, Import
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 3
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 5.7 x 5.2 x 1.7
UPC: 077779746422
EAN: 0077779746422
ASIN: B000006T4S
Release Date: April 30, 1997
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| Tracks:
Disc 1
| • | A Transport of Delight | | • | Song of Reproduction | | • | The Gnu Song | | • | Design for Living | | • | Je Suis Les Tenebreux | | • | Songs for Our Time: Philological Waltz/Satellite Moon/A Happy Song | | • | A Song of the Weather | | • | The Reluctant Cannibal | | • | Greensleeves | | • | Misalliance | | • | Kokoraki | | • | Madeira, M'Dear | | • | Too Many Cookers | | • | Vanessa | | • | Tried by the Centre Court | | • | The Youth of the Heart - Flanders & Swann, Carter, Sean | | • | The Hippopotamus Song |
Disc 2
| • | The Gas-Man Cometh | | • | Sounding Brass | | • | Los Olividados | | • | In the Desert - Flanders & Swann, Traditional | | • | Ill wind (3rd movement) - Flanders & Swann, | | • | First and Second Law | | • | All Gall - Flanders & Swann, Sharp | | • | Horoscope | | • | Friendly Duet | | • | Bedstead Men | | • | By Air | | • | Slow Train | | • | A Song of Patriotic Prejudice | | • | Built Up Area | | • | In the Bath | | • | Sea Fever | | • | Hippo Encore |
Disc 3
| • | The Warthog (The Hog Beneath the Skin) | | • | The Sea Horse | | • | The Chameleon | | • | The Whale (Mopy Dick) | | • | The Sloth | | • | The Rhinoceros | | • | Twosome-Kang & Jag (Kangaroo Tango and Jaguar) | | • | Dead Ducks | | • | The Elephant | | • | The Armadillo | | • | The Spider | | • | Threesome: Duck Billed Platypus/The Humming Bird/The Portuguese ... | | • | The Wild Boar | | • | The Ostrich | | • | The Wompom | | • | Twice Shy | | • | Commonwealth Fair | | • | P**p*b****b**d****** | | • | Paris | | • | Eine Kleine Nachtmusik Cha Cha Cha (excerpt from 1st movement) - Flanders & Swann, | | • | The Hundred Song | | • | Food for Thought | | • | Bed | | • | 20 Tons of TNT | | • | The War of 14-18 - Flanders & Swann, Brassens |
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Album Details
Fantastic Triple CD Box Set of the Recorded Works of One of Britain's Most Popular Comedy Duos. Their Keen Observations of Everyday British Life and Abilities to Exemplify them in Song Made them the Darlings of the UK. Cleverness, Wit and Absoute Hilarity were the Order of the Day, in Just About Any Style of Music. Pure Comic Genius on Three Discs!
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| Customer Reviews: Read 14 more reviews...
Dated, but fun November 19, 2008
The incredible rhymes, the gentle satire, the wonderful music all combine to make this a collection for people who like the above. There is a fair amount of dated material, but I think that just makes it more educational, and seeking out all of the references (for example, in Greensleeves) is an education in itself.
Hilariously funny! July 14, 2008
After hearing this British pair on PBS radio I determined I must have something produced by them. This had me, as we say, in "stitches" of laughter throughout. They are two of the funniest men I have ever heard. The set will be enjoyed for many years!
 blast from the past December 21, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Heard these guys as a kid, lost the albums, and am delighted to find them available. Funny, delightful, entertaining, just as I remembered. A few things are a bit dated ("and then the ashtray fell off" in a plane monologue" but for the most part, fresh as ever.
Swann and Flanders October 27, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This 3 CD set has satire, social and political commentary and catchy music all at its best. One of the recordings unfortunately doesn't have as good sound quality as I would like but the content is hilarious and poignant. There is a wart hog who is shunned by animal society and a cannibal boy who refuses to eat people. The wompom song extolls this imaginary plant with the same gusto that current day herbalists push tea tree extract. There are more wonderful songs than I can describe. I heartily recommend this CD compilation.
Return to Sanity July 27, 2005
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Before Monty Python, before the Beatles, before "'Enery the Aigth Oi Am" there was the subtle, sweet, insdious humor of Flanders and Swann, and their lyrics remain part of the recognition rituals of Ivy Leaguers of the sixties. For any aging hippies or yuppies who find life WAY more stressful than we ever expected, and for whom the down side of alcohol, sex, and drugs has become apparent, I recommend listening several times to "In the Bath". It raises a cry for peace among the nations by inviting all the leaders to sit congenially steaming in a communal bathtub. And they reminding us of our essential self-interest when they add the proviso "as long as Swann and Flanders get the end without the taps." On those nights when we suspect that there isn't any point to it all, reach for the Flanders and Swann. They won't convince you there is any meaning to life, but they'll make it a lot easier to bear. Don't even try to do without it.
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