As long as we beat New Zealand
Andrew Bromage
ago on aus.jokes. It's by Andrew Denton and Chris Harriot. I have
tried to piece together who's singing what, but I may have made a few
mistakes.
Singers:
AD Andrew Denton
EMcF Elle Mc Feast
JG Jodie Gillies (on the video clip, this was mimed by Karen Tighe)
DS Debbie Spillane
LM Lex Marinos
PK Peter "Crackers" Keenan
RM Rex Mossop
BB Billy Birmingham (12th man)
PW Peter Wilkins
NZ Chorus of New Zealanders (i.e. sheep)
I DON'T CARE AS LONG AS WE BEAT NEW ZEALAND
AD: It's time for pain and agony
As we go for Olympic Gold
We give our all,
Compete then fall -
We're not the Australia of old.
No Cuthberts, Frasers, Hollands, Goulds
No Jacksons, Clarkes or Siebens
It's just not fair
But I don't care
As long as we beat - New Zealand!
EMcF: They say it's not if you win or lose
but how you play the game.
It's only sport
And not important -
Observe the Olympic flame.
AD: But every Aussie knows the score -
We all share that gut feeling.
As the medal count begins to mount...
Let us beat New Zealand!
CHORUS x 3:
It's just not fair but I don't care
It's just not fair but I don't care
As long as we beat...
As long as we beat...
As long as we beat New Zealand!
JG: As long as we beat New Zealand.
We got to beat New Zealand,
New Zealand...
DS: They come over here, eat our food, drink our beer,
Take our jobs and what is our thanks?
LM: They beat us at football and hockey and cricket -
They beat us at hating the Yanks!
PK: A nation consisting of 10 breeds of sheep
Some of whom got the vote.
RM: Whose national flower is the ug boot
And whose national noise is the gloat.
NZ: (to tune of Nesse Dorma as per tourism ads)
We het you Aussies for a surx...
We thnk we've proved we are the bist by far,
We're the bist!
BB: (spoken)
Stay where you are, New Zealand.
Just stay where you are.
AD: No Cuthberts, Frasers, Hollands, Goulds
No Conrads, Clarkes or Siebens.
Oh do despair but we don't care
Al long as we beat...
CHORUS: As long as we beat...
As long as we beat...
AD: New Zealand.
JG: New Zealand.
CHORUS repeat ad lib and fade.
(Spoken over repeated chorus)
PW: And we've just witnessed another stupendous
performance - we're going to cross to the
rowing basin now where the Kiwis have picked
up their 15th gold medal for kayaking.
BB: Oh! The Kiwis have done it again! Ha Ha...
Gee, another yachting gold - this time for
the neatest correct entry in the 11 and a
half foot with colourful spinnakers class.
Ha Ha... sensational stuff.
PW: Gold! Gold! Gold to New Zealand - Oh, they
really have dominated the sheep crutching
events, haven't they.
SHEEP: Baa.
Well, I hope that's some help.
matthew douglas james
>Well, here's the lyrics to the song which was talked about some time
>ago on aus.jokes. It's by Andrew Denton and Chris Harriot. I have
>tried to piece together who's singing what, but I may have made a few
>mistakes.
[ lyrics deleted ]
>Well, I hope that's some help.
If anyone is interested, this wonderful piece of Australian music is
available at your local ABC store on CD and cassette. It comes with
an interesting 'B' side entitled "We did quite well for a country
our size" (or something like that :)
Have fun folks, and enjoy yourselves every Friday 10:30pm ...
Matthew James
Richard Alan Brown
[as long as we beat new zealand lyrics deleted]
oh... please stop, it's just toooooooo funny. What originality!
heheh no tired old jokes or boring cliches in *that* skit, no sireee
teee heee! snork, splutter <tea squirts out of nose>...
ho ho...
I laughed 'til I stopped.
<sigh>
Alistair (a...@tauon.ph.unimelb.edu.au masquerading as rab@ariel....)
Russell_Robert GRANT
> If anyone is interested, this wonderful piece of Australian music is
> available at your local ABC store on CD and cassette. It comes with
> an interesting 'B' side entitled "We did quite well for a country
> our size" (or something like that :)
>
> Have fun folks, and enjoy yourselves every Friday 10:30pm ...
anyone got the 25 editions of Stairway to Heaven? :-)
matthew douglas james
I can't decide to get the CD for excellent sound quality or the video
for those unforgettable video accompaniments !
Matthew James
Clive Newall
>rrg...@ecr.mu.oz.au (Russell_Robert GRANT) writes:
>>anyone got the 25 editions of Stairway to Heaven? :-)
>I can't decide to get the CD for excellent sound quality or the video
>for those unforgettable video accompaniments !
If you have a hi-fi VCR it isn't such a difficult choice...and I think
there are less than 25 versions on the CD...
>Matthew James
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Thomas Cohen
>>anyone got the 25 editions of Stairway to Heaven? :-)
Yes, but I think there are actually 27 different versions, as played on
'Rage' one night. In a fit of lunacy I taped them. Have you any idea what
it's like to watch 27 different versions of 'Stairway to Heaven'?
I wonder which ones they left out.
My favourite was a three-way tie between The Beatniks, The Australian Opera,
and Rolf Harris.
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>
>...and I think
>there are less than 25 versions on the CD...
>
there are 22 versions on the CD.
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Leonard Teale version, especially when he chuckles and says `It makes me
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>>rrg...@ecr.mu.oz.au (Russell_Robert GRANT) writes:
>
>>>anyone got the 25 editions of Stairway to Heaven? :-)
>
>Yes, but I think there are actually 27 different versions, as played on
>'Rage' one night. In a fit of lunacy I taped them. Have you any idea what
>it's like to watch 27 different versions of 'Stairway to Heaven'?
>I wonder which ones they left out.
>
>My favourite was a three-way tie between The Beatniks, The Australian Opera,
>and Rolf Harris.
>
>regards,
>--
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I think the best version was the DAAS and Barry Crocker, but I think this
was left off Rage (At least when I taped it). Hopefully it will be on the
video.
Craig Walsh.
Thomas Cohen
>I think the best version was the DAAS and Barry Crocker, but I think this
>was left off Rage (At least when I taped it). Hopefully it will be on the
>video.
I managed to get it a couple of Rages later when they played it solo.
But, I never did think much of the DAAS team, although Barry Crocker
was not too bad.
regards,
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Gregory N. Bond
Craig> I think the best version was the DAAS and Barry Crocker, but I think this
Craig> was left off Rage (At least when I taped it). Hopefully it will be on the
Craig> video.
It is.
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Sean Volke
>Craig> I think the best version was the DAAS and Barry Crocker, but I think this
>Craig> was left off Rage (At least when I taped it). Hopefully it will be on the
>Craig> video.
>It is.
similar to Rock Lobster.
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(matthew douglas james) writes:
>rrg...@ecr.mu.oz.au (Russell_Robert GRANT) writes:
>>anyone got the 25 editions of Stairway to Heaven? :-)
>I can't decide to get the CD for excellent sound quality or the video
>for those unforgettable video accompaniments !
Get both you stingy bastard! :-)
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Matthew Deshon
>For sheer emotional punch, the best Stairways to Heaven must have been the
>Leonard Teale version, especially when he chuckles and says `It makes me
>wonder...'
>
I like the Sydney Philharmonia version, for the inventiveness and
cleverness of the arrangement (but I'm a singer, and biased towards that
sort of thing).
The Rolf Harris one is good for a laugh, but that's about all.
matt
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Andrew Bromage
>If anyone is interested, this wonderful piece of Australian music is
>available at your local ABC store on CD and cassette. It comes with
>an interesting 'B' side entitled "We did quite well for a country
>our size" (or something like that :)
That's right - it's not much of a piece of music, but it's quite funny.
>Have fun folks, and enjoy yourselves every Friday 10:30pm ...
Not any more :-)
Andrew Bromage
Sean Volke
>Not any more :-)
How was the last show, Unfortunately I was away and forgot to tape it.
I heard they finally got Paul Keating on but that's about all.
ta
David Bromage
: bro...@mullauna.cs.mu.OZ.AU (Andrew Bromage) writes:
: >m...@mullian.ee.mu.OZ.AU (matthew douglas james) writes:
: >>Have fun folks, and enjoy yourselves every Friday 10:30pm ...
:
: >Not any more :-)
: How was the last show, Unfortunately I was away and forgot to tape it.
: I heard they finally got Paul Keating on but that's about all.
Yes, but he didn't bowl.
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yeah they got Keating on and he was his usual boring self. Denton made him look
like an arsehole (I know that isn't hard) and he was too stupid to even realise
it! he tried to crack a couple of funnies but he was as funny as vizard on a bad
night.
when asked about 10 pin bowling he said it wasn't his 'thing'. then he stated he
was actively into sports (ha ha!) he also stated that he keeps fit by having an
active mind (double ha ha!) active doing what??? designing new flags?
sphil...@cc.curtin.edu.au
> In <1992Sep30.0...@mailhost.ocs.mq.edu.au> cwa...@laurel.ocs.mq.edu.au (Craig Walsh) writes:
>
>>I think the best version was the DAAS and Barry Crocker, but I think this
>>was left off Rage (At least when I taped it). Hopefully it will be on the
>>video.
>
> I managed to get it a couple of Rages later when they played it solo.
> But, I never did think much of the DAAS team, although Barry Crocker
> was not too bad.
Hmmmmm ... When I saw them all on Rage, the DAAS one was definitely there, how
could I forget it ? Does Rage vary from state to state ?
On to another subject, that of the subject line, could sum 1 mail or post me
the lyrics to "As long as we beat New Zealand" ? This was probably the reason
behind the original poster, but I wasn't reading this news group then, so if
they were posted, I missed 'em. Thanx in advance ...
Trevor Phillips
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