Whenever i feel depressed, despondent I listen to George Formby

The ability to play and sing funny songs and really bring them off, like the ability to write funny poems or funny stories and really bring them off, is IMO under-appreciated. George Formby is clearly one of the masters. Special great funny couplet award for: "His medals break our hearts./He won them playing darts."

About 36 years of age in 1940. Love it!!!

I came across this video about 5 years ago by accident. Since that time I have probably watched it perhaps 150 times. During my tour of duty in the Canadian Army I wrote and sang songs to the troops. And I thought I was good. But this song, by George Formby, is by far the most amazing military song I have ever heard.

Aww, poor Sargent major! He was enjoying it at the start!

HE is a blast from the past and never forgot you were an amazing entertainer

I am learning this one now, on my banjolele and it ain't that easy - he makes it look effortless.

George Formby brings back many fond and sad memories for many people worldwide. His wife made sure he was not leaving her for anyone trying to take advantage of his stardom.

I love this. The lyrics are funny enough for its time, but the whole melody and the chord structure together are just out standing and beautiful plus the ancient recording somehow makes it sound like its from an unreachable world.

the music and this scene is around 83 years old, but this is funny and makes me wanna sing :) though im only 22 years old, im a kinda fan of George Formby. We seriously need actors and musicians like him :)

amazing banjo playing George. great sense of humour. Thanks so very much for posting. Bruce

I love this song I watch the film its in the air at least once a week

Nobody plays the ukulele better than George.

Grew up with George Formby films on the telly. Happy days!

Pozdrav from Armenia and thank for the nice music Here is real war and this song make folk glad.

also he did actually go to the fronts and sing and do some performances and play on the radios :) hes such a amazing person :)

As it has been since organized armies have been around sergeants have the uncanny ability to show up at just the right time.

Thanks for sharing this!!! I Love George Formby ❤❤❤❤

Lyrically this is 100% punk rock What a performer he was, impossible not to smile to his songs

Genius.

The Musical Instrument Museum in Phoenix, Arizona brought me here. They play a clip from this film in the England wing in the Europe gallery.

fantastic. great song , and great performer .

good song

why cant 2019 be like this generation , so classy and pure

den spelle nonstop jensen engen i melle

ha love it

George Formby JR-was the Mostest Performer in England during 2ndWW...

one of the best god bless

Bet this dude could shred on electric

I liv his music and his films

This is a man that loves his Article 15s.

I looove this.

absolute amazing loving this song when i first seen it on world at war series

my friends in Germany loves this !!!

I liked , from a kid 70s, , born 1968,,! from my late gran when I was kid see on tv, , 70s

my, friends from Germany !! like this,!!!

I've got a CD of this and I love this song

'Brilliant' I learning to play this on my Uke . Its quite easy and fun.

Great!!!!

Look at the guy beside George formby at 0:42 laughing

Happy song!

I like the officer behind him that only smiles to please the blonde gal...

Thanks to the camera and the gramophone

18 Sergeant-Majors disliked this!

Why aren't Geoge's films shown in comeplete. It appears that only small segments are shown of George singing. The full length of the films should be shown not just parts of the films.

Top tune😃

HeHe turned out nice again.

my friends in germany likes this,,!!!

He's like the slash of the 1930s.

In the days when they'd laugh at a swinging gate!

He is best song is definitely When I'm Cleaning Windows. Maybe because it was the first of his I heard!

@FinalFreek He's wearing the Uniform of the Royal Air Force.

Ohhhh yeah.........he will be peeling potatoes for a long time. lol!

Hi spotter09, this is from military wiki "Until the 1930s, these ranks were often known as Sergeant Major 1st and 2nd Class. In 1939, the RAF abolished the rank of WOII and retained WOI as simple Warrant Officer, which it remains to this day.". BUT the film was made 5 years or so after the change; maybe they wrote it before? (I commented on this very topic about 7 months ago!).

The movie is "It's in the air". & I'm afraid I can't answer you on the parashoot question :>

1:00 The gentleman with the blonde has a "Sergeant's Flunky" look to him. I wish we could get these DVDs in America. I may have to get a region free player someday.

This is the most popular music in Britain

Lol it’s the best song ever

@Benjamin Finny it is funny because they had a taste for comedy and now almost everyone uses crude comedy because they are to lazy to come up with anything good like this

lmaoooo at the guy on the left chucklin away

classic

What movie is it from?

my friends in Germany likes this,!!

Sergeant Major in the RAF? Never! The SNCO who came in was a Warrant Officer. What about the guy by George's right shoulder? Leading Aircrafsman - at his age? He must have been in trouble a lot!

Hang about... 2:07 Am I potty, or is that Frank Thornton?

@ConnorP95 that would be great!

ITS IN THE AIR-1935 SCREWBALL COMEDY ........

I want to learn how to play the solo!!!

RIP Benny Harvey

23 sergeant majors watched this video and didn't approve.

My Biological Grandfather was George Formby JR-there was my Father-his son= Oscar Angel Kallmyr Georges son......

the guy behind george looks pissed.

my friends in Germany likes this,!!!

this is really funny

@FinalFreek Its not the Parachute Regiment anyway, could be RAF but im not sure really.

it`s like something straight out of beetle bailey.

Forever demoted to guard of the head!

@FinalFreek Royal Air Force

Does anyone have the chords?

have friends, in Germany, that likes , this !!!

Now there's a sergeant major Enjoys life while he can He proves to all the ladies He's a soldier and a man! He sticks out his chest Two pillows in his vest A bolster under His rotunda Our sergeant major! His medals break our hearts He won them playing darts! And while competing Who was cheating? Our sergeant major! He's far away the worst friend we've ever had When he's far away, well, we're mighty glad! In the canteen bar You know what sergeants are! When we've passed out Who's the last out? Our sergeant major! He's got a raucous voice His language isn't choice! In clink we'd shove him How we love him Our sergeant major! His weight about he'll throw The wicked so and so! Who'd even smother His own mother? Our sergeant major! He's far away the worst friend we've ever had When he's far away, well, we're mighty glad! Our bugler goes his rounds And when the bugle sounds For everlastin'! Who's he blastin'? Our sergeant major! Now he makes raw recruits Just tremble in their boots He calls 'em slackers! Who's gone crackers? Our sergeant major! His feet fill up the road Knock-kneed and pigeon-toed We'd sooner shoot him Than salute him Our sergeant major! He's far away the worst friend we've ever had When he's far away, well, we're mighty glad! The mascot goat we own Though big and fat has grown Wild and warlike It's far more like Our sergeant major!

RAF unit.

My Grandfather as DNA can proove-as Oscar was his son,and Oscar Angel was my biological father,made in 1955,as my Brothers Ola and Edmund saw this happening beetwen my mother and Oscar on the third floor.Honestly Thomas Kallmyr

@FinalFreek RAF

my friends in Germany , like this,!!!

@iliketoridemybycycle they might be in the air force

Limmy brought me here

Bit late... but he is in one of the RAF regiments.

@FinalFreek

@FinalFreek he doesnt join a para regiment, but he does accidentaly joins the r.a.f and gets left in a plane that he cant fly

@FinalFreek RAF uniform, but he I don't think he fought during the war. He kept the moral high at home by doing performances.

I beg to differ! Listen to "It serves you right" from Bell Bottom george. Its on here somewhere!

Wonder if that was the first ever "he's behind me isnt he...." joke

I still can’t get over his teeth

All Anglo Saxon.

F.A.B

@joshyashton but...he's slagging off his Sgt Major to get laughs in this song.

George could only play in one key so he had several uke's tuned in different keys..

Parachute

Lol