I used to listen to her on the radio when I was younger. Now she reminds me of Jeanne Robertson…2 lovely, classy ladies who were able to find the humour in all sorts of situations but never stooped to using foul language or being mean or vicious to or about anyone or anything. I’m sure you are both doing command performances in heaven! Is
I couldn’t adore Joyce Grenfell anymore than I have ever done ! I grew up listening to her …..memories of a childhood steeped in uncontrollable laughter and appreciation for her wit and humour .
Arguably the finest comedienne to come out of England post-war. Not just a talent and a gift for mimicry , but sheer class. She was not only funny but very nice. That is why we loved her. She was taken from us far too soon.
The legend that is Joyce Grenfell, and many years later Maureen Lipman paid perfect homage with her "Re Joyce" stage show - she was totally believable in the role.....
She was an upper class woman making comedy for an intelligent, educated audience. Remember mostly only the middle classes and upwards had television sets at home well into the 1970s.
In response to Humphrey Reader: Indeed there is a degree of sadness in the lyrics. One aspect of Joyce Grenfell's brilliance was her ability to move people to both laughter and tears almost simultaneously. It is the laughter for which she is best remembered, for everyone loves to laugh, but some of her more serious monologues are also excellent. I have long been a fan, but (thanks to a link from this page) the other day I watched another of Joyce Grenfell's tears AND laughter monologues, which was new to me. It's "First Flight". As an ex-pat, I found it very funny, but also incredibly moving. I recommend it. And I am so grateful to Quityertalkin and others who have posted videos of this superb performer!
+Jennifer Henson Her Lally Tullett is one the most remarkable pieces of acting/writing I have even come across. If you can get it read it or if you can find a recording, it's a gem.
I think that Joyce Grenfell's great ability was to appreciate other people's predicaments, explore them truthfully and then present them with warmth and a humorous touch. On the surface this is a comic song / portrait for all, but it would have spoken very much to the numerous ladies of a certain age who had lost their men during WW2. A lot of ladies lived companionship with other women in that post war period because so many men did not return. Movements like the Towns Women's guild and Women's Institute were very strong in those years and I guess some ladies had very few men of their own generation in their social circle. That certainly puts a different perspective on this song.
Wow--I have never seen this before. Miss Grenfell first came to my notice through her brilliantly absurd cameo in Alfred Hitchcock's Stage Fright (1950.) It amazes still that in a picture featuring Jane Wyman, Alistair Sym, Marlene Dietrich and Richard Todd, her bit at the charity bazaar is what I remember most from that film.
Quityertalkin, Thanks so much for putting this up, good clean fun, and if anyone finds a Joyce Grenfell book in a second hand shop, snap it up - and if it's a charity shop please put an extra pound in the fund they are a great read !
Are there any forerunners to Joyce Grenfell ? As in holding the stage for a whole show, minimal props or extra costuming, just presenting characters by pure observation ? I love that every move seems to have been considered and honed to perfection for maximum effect. A total professional. (Kudos to her MD and long-time collaborator too, pianist William Blezard_) I wonder if Lily Tomlin was inspired by her in the 70s ?
talented lady ,did you see Maureen Lipman do a tribute to her ,she was also excellent you dont need foul mouth to be funny these two ladies could make you laugh with the pictures they painted , i also liked the one where she is giving a musical movement class and getting all the children to be flowers ,so funny i remember those lessons when i was at school @@joannetailor4094
Good old fashioned entertainment with the wonderful Joyce Grenfell. ☺️ Thankyou.
I used to listen to her on the radio when I was younger. Now she reminds me of Jeanne Robertson…2 lovely, classy ladies who were able to find the humour in all sorts of situations but never stooped to using foul language or being mean or vicious to or about anyone or anything. I’m sure you are both doing command performances in heaven!
Is
Mm-mm
Mm-mm indeed. Entertainment now created mechanically.Ugh!
I couldn’t adore Joyce Grenfell anymore than I have ever done ! I grew up listening to her …..memories of a childhood steeped in uncontrollable laughter and appreciation for her wit and humour .
Me too!
Better than today's crap😢
Arguably the finest comedienne to come out of England post-war. Not just a talent and a gift for mimicry , but sheer class. She was not only funny but very nice. That is why we loved her. She was taken from us far too soon.
Absolutely right. It is sad that she died shortly before her damehood was due to be announced.
A very underrated but extremely talented lady.
Subtitles would have been a great help to those of us who remember Joyce Grenfell from our childhoods but today suffer from hearing impairment.
Alas one can't have everything one desires, especially when it's free. You could offer to subtitle this yourself to the original uploader.
@@AntPDC alas, how can one offer to subtitle WHEN ONE CAN’T HEAR WHAT IS BEING SAID DICKHEAD?
Hope this helps
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Joyce Grenfell - Olde Tyme Dancing Lyrics
Artist: Joyce Grenfell
Album: The Joyce Grenfell Comedy Collection
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My neighbour, Mrs Fanshaw, is portly, plump and gay.
She must be over sixty-seven if she is a day.
You might have thought her life was dull. It's one long whirl instead.
I asked her all about it, and this is what she said:
I've joined an Old Time Dance Club. The trouble is that there
Are too many ladies over, and no gentlemen to spare.
It seems a shame; it's not the same, but still it has to be:
Some ladies have to dance together. One of them is me.
So stately as a galleon I sail across the floor,
Doing the Military Two-step as in the days of yore.
I dance with Mrs Tiverton. She's light on her feet, in spite of
Turning the scale at fourteen stone, and being of medium height.
So gay the band, so giddy the sight, full evening dress is a must.
But the zest goes out of a beautiful waltz
When you dance it bust to bust.
So, stately as two galleons, we sail across the floor,
Doing the Valse Valeta as in the days of yore.
The gent is Mrs Tiverton and I am her lady fair.
She bows to me ever so nicely and I curtsey to her with care.
So gay the band, so giddy the sight, but it's not the same in the end.
For a lady is never a gentleman, though she may be your bosom friend.
So, stately as two galleons, we sail across the floor,
Doing the dear old Lancers, as in the days of yore.
I'm led by Mrs Tiverton. She whirls me round and round
And though she manoeuvres me wonderfully well
I never get off the ground.
So gay the band, so giddy the sight, I try not to get depressed;
And it's done me a power of good to explode
And get this lot off my chest.
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Quite a while ago. But life was more fun in days of yore. I know I was there. ❤
I’m deaf as a post, but I remember so much of this!
Wonderful, Joyce Grenfell at her best, bless her.
The legend that is Joyce Grenfell, and many years later Maureen Lipman paid perfect homage with her "Re Joyce" stage show - she was totally believable in the role.....
She was brilliant. She was also a very handsome woman. I loved everything she did.
Love her so much. I remember watching this with my late mum years ago, we both joined in and laughed til we cried!! Great days
Not a lot of bright understanding folk about these days.
You can see why the already sadly missed Victoria Wood found Joyce Grenfell such an inspiration, can't you?
Absolutely! I loved Victoria Wood and haven't heard nearly enough Joyce Grenfell 😊
muxxxxy and Maureen Lipman
I can see that too she was a inspiration for many funny women.
There is a Stan Laurel level of comedic interpretation just as that galleon launches across the dance floor. Perfection.
Just wonderful! I'm a little too young to remember Mrs Grenfell from anything except St Trinians, so its a delight to find these videos.
Loved her monologues especially the one in church and with nursery children
"George, don't do that!"
Great stuff...the days when humour was clean and clever
This was risque in its day, and there is a degree of subtext.
She was an upper class woman making comedy for an intelligent, educated audience. Remember mostly only the middle classes and upwards had television sets at home well into the 1970s.
Her subtle use of physical humor is stunning. What a delight to watch!
Absolute magic. Thank you for posting this. What a genius Joyce Grenfell was.
I agree, however the irony is that in today's generation of she came onto the scene as she was she would not be noticed.
Days of yore so much happier than today when everything is designated.😮 3:20 3:20
What starts as comedy drops into pathos, what brilliant writing and performing by Joyce
Her generation was decimated during the Second and quite possibly the First World Wars.
There was a shortage of men as they had been lost in battle.
Shortage of men didn't affect my sense of humour.😢
SHEER BLISS ... "..As stately as a Galleon..." AND now I have a huge grin plastered about my face.. What a marvel Joyce was... :0)x
What a genius. One can only smile at Joyce Grenfell, whatever she does.
its a great tune,,,,i remember watching this as a kid...greatly missed now,,many memories,and a great loss to the uk comedienes
Pure Joy! Need I say more? Thank you Joyce!
(and very many thanks for sharing!)!
In response to Humphrey Reader: Indeed there is a degree of sadness in the lyrics. One aspect of Joyce Grenfell's brilliance was her ability to move people to both laughter and tears almost simultaneously. It is the laughter for which she is best remembered, for everyone loves to laugh, but some of her more serious monologues are also excellent. I have long been a fan, but (thanks to a link from this page) the other day I watched another of Joyce Grenfell's tears AND laughter monologues, which was new to me. It's "First Flight". As an ex-pat, I found it very funny, but also incredibly moving. I recommend it. And I am so grateful to Quityertalkin and others who have posted videos of this superb performer!
+Jennifer Henson Her Lally Tullett is one the most remarkable pieces of acting/writing I have even come across. If you can get it read it or if you can find a recording, it's a gem.
I have been looking for it everywhere. I had it on cassette. many years ago. Great recording. Would love o have it on CD.
I think that Joyce Grenfell's great ability was to appreciate other people's predicaments, explore them truthfully and then present them with warmth and a humorous touch. On the surface this is a comic song / portrait for all, but it would have spoken very much to the numerous ladies of a certain age who had lost their men during WW2.
A lot of ladies lived companionship with other women in that post war period because so many men did not return. Movements like the Towns Women's guild and Women's Institute were very strong in those years and I guess some ladies had very few men of their own generation in their social circle. That certainly puts a different perspective on this song.
Never unkind. Perceptively gentle understanding of loneliness.
Wow--I have never seen this before. Miss Grenfell first came to my notice through her brilliantly absurd cameo in Alfred Hitchcock's Stage Fright (1950.) It amazes still that in a picture featuring Jane Wyman, Alistair Sym, Marlene Dietrich and Richard Todd, her bit at the charity bazaar is what I remember most from that film.
Brilliant, absolutely brilliant. Joyce is so funny and clever. With her sketches and acting - at Trinian's
Quityertalkin, Thanks so much for putting this up, good clean fun, and if anyone finds a Joyce Grenfell book in a second hand shop, snap it up - and if it's a charity shop please put an extra pound in the fund they are a great read !
This is my all time favourite she had it down perfectly.
She performs this so beautifully!
Fantastic! She was a gem!
Today's generation wouldn't have a sense of humour.
@@joannetailor4094 12 years later Joanne, I totally agree.
So happy to find this! Thankyou!
Brilliant
Are there any forerunners to Joyce Grenfell ? As in holding the stage for a whole show, minimal props or extra costuming, just presenting characters by pure observation ?
I love that every move seems to have been considered and honed to perfection for maximum effect. A total professional.
(Kudos to her MD and long-time collaborator too, pianist William Blezard_)
I wonder if Lily Tomlin was inspired by her in the 70s ?
Most dearly loved and missed.
So clever, wonderful
795 views doesn't do justice to how timelessly funny this is.
FABULOUS!
Fantastic!
good clean fun more than you can say today
I agree with you so much
talented lady ,did you see Maureen Lipman do a tribute to her ,she was also excellent you dont need foul mouth to be funny these two ladies could make you laugh with the pictures they painted , i also liked the one where she is giving a musical movement class and getting all the children to be flowers ,so funny i remember those lessons when i was at school @@joannetailor4094
I am laughing too much. I love this
Lovely ducks!
She's played one of my very favorite Hitchcock film characters.
Stage Fright with Marlene Dietrich. Joyce was the lady who was running the stall where they were 'shooting lovely ducks,'
This never fails to make me larf! I shall sing this at my audition for Dame, tonight
Lovely
thanks Ive been looking for this forever. I love this.
Fantastic I laughed aloud
Such amazing talent. Sadly gone :-(
just heard maureen lipman singing this on radio 2. Fabulous
She was so wonderful.
this is super
had to come back and see it again.
They certainly don't make them like that anymore more's the pity
Brilliant,.
missed by so many .
Fabulous!
I remember some ladies doing this sketch in one of my drama shows
Me and Mum will launch into a rendition of this at the drop of a hat. But we never finish it because we're always laughing too much. 😁
UTTERLY WONDERFUL..... this is Tik Tok in the Mode .. anyone??, the wonderfully talented Joyce
just talent
Strictly Come Dancing 2022..
It might just be me, but I think one might just as well cry at this.
Something very poignant about the tune itself and the delivery.
Wonderful stuff, but I think there's a sad - or even very sad - undertone to the lyrics that the audience doesn't quite get.
The reason why there was a shortage of men. War, mainly and heavy industry.
A lot of men never got to retire.
ReJoyce!
George! Don't do that!
I remember when the two ronnies they were brill
could you send me this video
@shejzh 8555 is definitely more like it!
Haha, northern women!