Hole In My Shoe

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As Neil from The Young Ones, Planer gained a number two hit single in 1984 with " Hole in My Shoe" (originally a hit for 1960s band Traffic) winning him a Brit Award. After that, an album was produced by Dave Stewart, entitled Neil's Heavy Concept Album. Planer also took Neil's stage act on the road in that year as Neil in the "Bad Karma in The UK" tour. This culminated in a month-long run at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and a night at The Hammersmith Apollo, London. The Young Ones also appeared on Cliff Richard's 1986 charity rerecording of " Living Doll", which spent three weeks at number one in the UK. He has a silver and a gold disc and a Brit award from his musical career. In 2015 he started a new music project called Rainsmoke with Chris Wade and Roger Planer.

In 2020 he took on the role of Grandpa in the arena tour of David Walliams' Grandpa's Great Escape. Film [ edit ] Indeed, this is true. Perhaps why I became obsessed with wondering who she was and where she is now. In the 1990's, he also narrated an audiobook version of " Roger & The Rottentrolls", by Tim Firth and Gordon Firth, before the television series premiered. Planer went on to star as Grandpa Joe in the original production of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, which opened in London's West End in 2013 [8] for which he was nominated for an Olivier Award for best supporting actor in a musical. As the character "Neil" from British sit-com "The Young Ones", Nigel Planer gain… Read Full Bio ↴ As the character "Neil" from British sit-com "The Young Ones", Nigel Planer gained a number two hit single in 1984 in the form of "Hole in My Shoe", (originally a hit for sixties band Traffic). A cover of Tomorrow's "My White Bicycle" was a less successful follow up, only reaching number seventeen in the charts. After that, an album was produced, entitled "Neil's Heavy Concept Album." Nigel also took Neil's stage act on the road in that year as Neil in the "Bad Karma in The UK" tour. This culminated in a month long run at St. Mary's Hall at the Edinburgh Fringe. The Young Ones also appeared on Cliff Richard's 1986 charity rerecording of 'Living Doll', which spent three weeks at number one in the UK.

Neil, the long suffering Hippy character from the hit TV series “The Young Ones” enjoyed a huge hit with a comic cover version of Traffic’s ‘Hole in My Shoe’ and with this “heavy” album. “Neil’s Heavy Concept Album” was a splendid parody that saw him cover songs such as ‘My White Bicycle’, ‘The Gnome’ and ‘Golf Girl’ and featured contributions from such respected musicians as Dave Stewart (from Progressive band Egg, who also produced the album), Barbara Gaskin, Gavin Harrison, Pip Pyle, Jakko Jakszyk and Jimmy Hastings. Comedians Stephen Fry, Roland Rivron and Dawn French also made appearances. Ged from Australia"The monologue in the middle of the song was by Francine Heimann. Little is known about her."

Edinburgh Napier University News: Young Ones star among honorary graduates". Archived from the original on 29 September 2011 . Retrieved 15 June 2011. Vulcan 7 | 2018 UK Tour | Dates". Stagereview.co.uk. 10 June 2018. Archived from the original on 3 December 2019 . Retrieved 31 July 2020. Planer has written books, stage plays, TV shows, radio plays and newspaper articles as well as 105 episodes of The New Magic Roundabout.

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Ball and Jones Extend Run in London Hairspray; Planer and Rushworth to Join Cast". Archived from the original on 22 January 2009 . Retrieved 31 July 2020. One of the lines, "I think I'm gonna get in the bath with my shoes on," became a popular catchphrase in the UK in the 1980s. Stanley, Bob (13 September 2013). "The Golden Road: San Francisco and Psychedelia". Yeah Yeah Yeah: The Story of Modern Pop. Faber & Faber. p.231. ISBN 978-0-571-28198-5. Lionheart From La from Los AngelesBorn and raised in the UK I loved this song. It typified the era of 60’s and although Steve Winwood hated it, for me it was brilliant. I’m sorry Francine drifted into the wilderness, but it was Francine that made this record a hit for me. Great times! Great memories!

Neil's Heavy Concept Album is a 1984 recording of songs and spoken comedy routines by British actor Nigel Planer, in character as the long-suffering hippie Neil from the BBC comedy series The Young Ones. Production, arrangements and keyboards are by Canterbury scene keyboardist Dave Stewart, who also plays guitar, bass and drums. Other players on the album include ex-members of bands Gong, Spooky Tooth and Level 42. The Amoeba Song (From ' A Very Cellular Song')" ( Incredible String Band cover, from The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter [2]) Niles from Belpre, OhI saw Dave Mason perform with the late Warren Zevon. best concert I've been to . I'm 62 and I've seen a few Mike from London, United KingdomSongfacts does not list Traffic's superbly intelligent pop hit, 'Paper Sun' from the summer of love. It offers a good pub quiz question: who shouts at the end - 'That's the one!' - as the song fades....And BTW, the whole crew of the tv series The Young Ones linked up in the 80s with Cliff Richard in a re-recording of Richard's 1959 hit, 'Livin' Doll' a charity fundraiser...The song has been used in several movies and TV shows, including Doctor Who, The Simpsons, and Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me. French and Saunders: Harry Potter and the Secret Chamberpot of Azerbaijan". .frenchandsaunders.com . Retrieved 20 May 2011.