Google's no good when there's only 2 words and you can't remember any

July 7, 2008 10:45 AM

I've got a silly song stuck in my head. It's only got two proper words and I can't remember either of them

I picture Peter Cook and Dudley Moore singing it and it goes...

Something the something
something the something
Oh something the something
Oh something the something
[whistled refrain]
oh something oh something the something

i've got Robin the Hood stuck at the moment but its not that. Any help?

posted by handybitesize to Media & Arts (9 answers total)

Best answer: Alan A Dale?
posted by allen.spaulding at 10:52 AM on July 7, 2008 [1 favorite]

you seem to remember the rhythm, so do you know how many syllables the mystery words contain?
posted by asras at 10:52 AM on July 7, 2008

PS: it starts at 1:24 on that clip, they're dressed like Robin Hood, and I'm fairly certain that's it.
posted by allen.spaulding at 10:57 AM on July 7, 2008

"Love me"? from bedazzled? Lots of Peter Cook albums here to peruse.
posted by saucysault at 11:02 AM on July 7, 2008

Response by poster: Of course! That's where I got the Robin Home image from. Many thanks all
posted by handybitesize at 11:50 AM on July 7, 2008

allen.spaulding is now the king of AskMe for turning that up. Wow.
posted by DWRoelands at 11:52 AM on July 7, 2008

The Ballad of Robin Home: "O he'll steal from the fridge and jizz to the porn..."
posted by weapons-grade pandemonium at 1:05 PM on July 7, 2008 [1 favorite]

Response by poster: =) Damn predictive text. Least it wasn't Socio Goof
posted by handybitesize at 1:35 PM on July 7, 2008

Heh. A few years back I was typing a letter to a boss, whose name was Schneider. MS Word didn't recognize "Schneider" and suggested "schizophrenic". I was tempted.
posted by weapons-grade pandemonium at 9:39 PM on July 7, 2008