This brings back memories my gGrandad used to play George Formby all the time im 23 and ill always love it.

I first started listening to Formby as a kid over 35 years ago, they would put one of his films on the TV every Saturday morning. It was never about the film, the story, the voice, etc. It was the moment that he went into the uke solo, it just killed me, and 35 years later it still does.

He was a superb player of the banjo ukulele and was the inventor of that unique syncopated playing style.

I`ll get goosebumps if George Formby plays solo on his ukulele,like on 2:30. A master.

Oh yeah, good ol' George. He was a HUGE star in the UK whose career spanned four decades. All the British rock stars from the '60s grew up on George Formby records; this is why so much classic British rock has the humor it has, and why many of the famous British rock stars were ukulele fans/collectors. He was offered a deal to make a film in the U.S. during the war, but he turned it down in favor of entertaining the troops. Hollywood never called again, and thus he's virtually unknown over here.

Great tune x

I'm related to him :D George Formby is my great, great uncle, or something like that. I found out after I started busking with my banjo in the UK and got requests for his songs. Then my nan told me we were related :)

hes very catchy theres not much in now a days that is catchy like this

A totally natural performer is George Formby ❤️

Wonderful and easy swing!

Classic xxx 😃😃😃

Man, I wish I could play my uke like that.

One cannot deny the beauty of the young ingenue to whom George addresses his remarks. She has a great smile, lovely legs, and the dress reacts superbly to her foot tapping. Obviously, a woman of taste, who likes banjolele, too!

Elite entertainer

george formby was born in wigan i think paulgra, lancashire definatly. FORMBY RULES

Very funny song! Really enjoyed this one.

I would give my right arm to play like George,but then it really would be difficult ! Great upload,thanks 5*.

wow, my dad would love this, where is it from. Herd the songs, never seen video

It is indeed an Abbot uke banjo, as LIVERLADD says. I've seen it several times, as it was on display in the National Motorcycle Museum in Birmingham, UK. (George was a motor bike enthusiast.) I haven't been there since the fire of 2003, so I don't know if the instrument is still on show there.

Dubbed - as were most of his film performances. Yes they could dub in those days and earlier. Look at George singing "I couldn't let the stable down" in "Come on George". At one stage his mouth stops moving as he momentarily forgets the start of the second verse, yet the singing continues. It was common practise to mime even back then.

Brilliant..........

Lyrical master!!!

Turned out nice again!!!

how surprizing. He's playing his ukele banjo...never would have guessed he'd do that...

I only discovered George Formby in recent years and my first thought at hearing that voice was "Gee, did he do the voice for the horse Cyril Proudbottom in the Disney version of the Wind in the Willows?" I think this is a great tune. Maybe a bit dated by todays standarts but still fun to watch/listen

Does anyone know the chord progression for this song? It is so infectious -- but I am useless at figuring that stuff out by ear

Where was he from? His accent sounds like Liverpool.He rocks on the ukelele banjo! the inspiration for the skiffle sound.

Check out the recorded version of this,The Lead Break,THE BEST Ever!!

It's a banjo ukulele (or banjolele), although it looks like a banjo, it is tuned and played like a ukulele.

Sorry, ukegaz, my mistake. It was the Abbott in the Motor Cycle Museum, and I just assumed this was the same one. I must confess that while I know something about guitars I don't know much about ukes.

@BMXBOBO everyone's noticed that!! Some of his songs got banned by the BBC as they were deemed to be too suggestive!

Why can't we get his movies on DVD?

Did you get the banjolele? Great BBC documentary on him on KZfaq, you might enjoy it. Frank Skinner on George Formby (2011 Documentary) Put on by seanmoyses

@davidmortiboy do you mean georges real uke ?

Is that a Dallas D uke?

hey where can i get aukelwe

george formby made a lot of people happy. for a bit more ukulele click on the username above...

TURNED OUT NICE AGAIN ANTIT MISSIS?

Who’s here after reading Gravity’s Rainbow?

does anyone think that russell howard is very reminiscent of george formby?

Ukulele. But this inparticular is known as a Banjo ukulele or Banjo uke / Banjolele.

+1 for your creativity, -1 for the insult

he sounds like donald duck

I disagree - nothing like donald duck - I like it