The Goodies – Almost Live Explained

Series:The Goodies
Series No:6
Episode:7
Director:Jim Franklin
Guests:Musical director:

Musicians:

Backing vocals:

  • Jacquie Sullivan
  • Joy Yates
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Episode List:List of The Goodies episodes

"The Goodies – Almost Live" is an episode of the British comedy television series The Goodies.

This episode, which takes the form of a pop concert, is also known as "The Goodies in Concert".

The Goodies also appear as "Pan's Grannies".

Written by The Goodies, with songs and music by Bill Oddie.

Songs

The songs, featured in the show (in chronological order), are:

Song titleAnnounced /
Introduced by
Sung by
(Goodies' singers mentioned only)
Notes
The Goodies Theme GraemeBill (accompanied by Tim and Graeme)Series 6 to 8 theme.
Please Let Us Play - Tim, Bill and GraemeFrom The New Goodies LP.
Good Ole Country Music - Graeme as a 'Cowboy'
(Dog and Chicken sounds: courtesy of Bill)
From The New Goodies LP
and later released on the B-side of Bounce.
Cactus in my Y-FrontsGraemeTim as the 'Midnight Cowperson'
(accompanied by Bill and Graeme)
Originally written for I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again
and included on Nothing to Do with Us.
Poor Old Soul and Funky Chicken - Bill, Graeme and Tim
Funky Gibbon - Bill, Graeme and TimReleased as a single in 1975 and included
on The New Goodies LP.
Sick Man Blues GraemeBill and Tim
(Graeme hands out paper bags to audience)
Originally written for I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again.
The Inbetweenies - Bill (accompanied by Tim and Graeme)Released as a single in 1974.
Black Pudding Bertha - Bill (accompanied by Tim and Graeme)Released as a single the previous year.
Nappy Love - Bill
(accompanied by Tim and Graeme
- and their hand puppets)
Originally written for I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again.
Released as a single in 1975 and included
on The New Goodies LP.
BounceTimBill (accompanied by Tim and Graeme)From "The Goodies Rule – O.K.?"
and released as a single earlier in 1976.
The Last Chance Dance - Bill (Tim demonstrates the song with a girl)Released on the B-side of
Make a Daft Noise for Christmas in 1975.
Wild Thing - Bill (accompanied by Tim and Graeme)Released on the B-side of Nappy Love,
included on The New Goodies LP
and used in "The Goodies Rule – O.K.?".
The Goodies Theme - Bill (accompanied by Tim and Graeme)

References