One of my favourite quotes (she's in a discussion with a BBC suit) "Don't tell me what will and won't work on television. I KNOW what will work on television - that's why I'm on television and YOU'RE NOT !"
@@nettils5555 I'm sure you're right and I apologise for wasting your time with a story which I found amusing and indicative of Ms Woods' character. Thank you for pointing out the error of my ways - I have seen the light and have erased all affection I ever had for her. She wasn't all that good, was she ? Just a bloody chancer. Thank God more level heads stopped her making a fool of herself.
It's the whistling after the book line and the sideways glance at the audience which gets me. Victoria knows it's the funniest line in the song, and she's going to milk it...
She created her own league, a cut above every other comedian, and she stayed up there, and probably still will until all of us are dead. Never replaceable, never to be surpassed. RIP, Victoria, None shall ever be missed as much as you.
Absolute genius! Like someone else said "what a gift to give the gift of laughter" even after she's not here anymore! She truly was one of life's observers, then used her observations in her work.
+gadge roberts Same here, I never laughed so much as I have at this. Victoria at her best. If there is a heaven and a happy corner in it, I want to go there and watch Victoria forever.
Goodness I miss you dearest Victoria. I watched you from your earliest comedy shows to your acting career and in particular Housewife number (was it) 42. This song made me laugh like a drain the first time you sang it. Always you’ll be loved by me and the Bugs Man. Jan 2020
Shocked & saddened at yet another famous name that I grew up with that has been taken from us far too soon. Thank you Victoria and thank you You Tube for letting us pay our respects in this way. R I P lovely lady.
Absolute genius. How did she know that Abergele is a funny place and that rain hoods are hilarious and that Mussolini would be funnier than,say, Adolf Hitler or Hermann Goering? Just wonderful. Thank you Victoria 💔☹️
@@Mishima505 just here to say Adolf Hitler is four syllables and doesn’t work in the slightest. It’s more than that… it’s very clever it both “sounds” funnier and is the type of character detail she nails all the time. Pam would abhor Hitler… but Mussolini he was ok.
OK, so I know "Let's Do It" is regarded generally as her finest and funniest song, but I laugh at no lyric in her back catalogue as I do "I've seen one in a book and I was not impressed."
To me, the archetypal Victoria Wood line is "no woman over forty suits a mauve string vest" as it has that perfect coincidence of the surreal with the everyday that marks out her genius with the English language and social observation.
I'm imagining the late, great Victoria Wood crying with laughter as she wrote these lyrics. What a woman.
One of my favourite quotes (she's in a discussion with a BBC suit) "Don't tell me what will and won't work on television. I KNOW what will work on television - that's why I'm on television and YOU'RE NOT !"
@@nettils5555 I'm sure you're right and I apologise for wasting your time with a story which I found amusing and indicative of Ms Woods' character. Thank you for pointing out the error of my ways - I have seen the light and have erased all affection I ever had for her. She wasn't all that good, was she ? Just a bloody chancer. Thank God more level heads stopped her making a fool of herself.
She drained her Rum n Baby Sham, Run her fingers through her crew cut said I love u Pam ! My fav lyric
"I've seen one in a book and I was not impressed" hahaha, she's awesome
'wore army boots and braces but I didn't think twice' never fails to make me laugh- along with, ' he tried to take my rainhood off, I said No way'
It's the whistling after the book line and the sideways glance at the audience which gets me. Victoria knows it's the funniest line in the song, and she's going to milk it...
I hadn’t heard this one before ....she is badly missed as so clever! Her facial expressions are superb...VERY British humour. Fabulous
She truly is head-and-shoulders above any other comedian... and has consistently been for decades.
Clever lyricist. Clever pianist. Clever lady. Sad loss.
She created her own league, a cut above every other comedian, and she stayed up there, and probably still will until all of us are dead. Never replaceable, never to be surpassed. RIP, Victoria, None shall ever be missed as much as you.
I feel so sad when I watch this, gone before her time
Absolute genius!
Like someone else said "what a gift to give the gift of laughter" even after she's not here anymore!
She truly was one of life's observers, then used her observations in her work.
In my opinion, it's her finest song! Love it so much and never get tired of hearing it. Thanks for the laughs Vic ❤
I concur
Thatis my view also! It's even better than the Ballad of Freda and Barry
@@jmack8767 oh it's tight... "Not meakley, not weakly, neat me on the bottom with the woman's weekly!"
I adore Victoria Wood, I remember finding her vhs videos in the front room when I was about 9, hooked ever since. She is the queen of comedy.
I keep getting waves of sadness but then I watch a clip and end up laughing my pants off. What an amazing gift to give to the world. XXX
+gadge roberts Same here, I never laughed so much as I have at this. Victoria at her best. If there is a heaven and a happy corner in it, I want to go there and watch Victoria forever.
RIP, she was the first celebrity I was genuinely sad when she died
RIP there will only ever be one VW. Loved by all. I am sure she had very little idea just how much she will be missed. Thanks V
This song puts me in stitches every time I listen to it. Absolutely hilarious.
Sorely missed a very talented and amazing performer back in the days when Britain tv was worth watching god bless Victoria Wood
RIP Victoria Wood such a talented woman who will be sorely missed.
Once in a generation Comic ,writer,all round entertainer . will be missed . Sad day . R.I.P Victoria Wood. You made us laugh & cry for 40+ years .
I can't even say the name 'Pam' without thinking of the way Victoria Wood says it. I was brought up with her humour. A very sad loss :-(
@XML studios She delivers the whole song in a tone that typifies a certain kind of woman.
Not her awful bosoms but her magnificent CapiaDimonte
@xmlstudiosif you know you know, if you don't well, that's god's way of telling you you have no sense of humour
Well, we all watched this, laughed and than shed a tear..or two..Thanks Vic, love ya xx
"Ive seen one in a book and i was not mpressed!" Best line in the song
HOW have I only just discovered this? It's bl00dy HILARIOUS! R.I.P, you goddess.
Late, but welcome
Omg remember loving her as a kid. Love this song and her she will be sorely RIP miss wood you absolute comedy godess❤️❤️❤️❤️😽
Never heard of Victoria Wood until a couple of day's ago, but what a genius! This made me really laugh, R.I.P Victoria!!
My favourite thing. So unfair that she's gone. Rest in peace sweetheart and thanks for the laughs. xx
Becky Langridge
same here
I'd forgotten all about this song, one of my favourites, made all the more amusing by the fact I grew up in Abergele :)
Absolutely brilliant. RIP Victoria.
Feeling so very sad today that we have lost her. She always made me smile and l loved her in " Dinner lady's. "
Such a sad loss and such a brilliant talent - she will be sadly missed .
Victoria Wood - they don't make them like they used to!! She is a proper star!!
What can I add....? You have made me laugh for most of my life....Rest in Peace my lovely.....
Goodness I miss you dearest Victoria. I watched you from your earliest comedy shows to your acting career and in particular Housewife number (was it) 42. This song made me laugh like a drain the first time you sang it. Always you’ll be loved by me and the Bugs Man. Jan 2020
We have lost such a talent. RIP Victoria gone too soon!
Shocked & saddened at yet another famous name that I grew up with that has been taken from us far too soon. Thank you Victoria and thank you You Tube for letting us pay our respects in this way. R I P lovely lady.
Still coming back to this after all those years, as guaranteed to make me laugh! Thank you Victoria! x
Just marvellous. Sorely missed.
R.I.P Beautiful; Loved this woman since I was 11. X Brilliant vid.
+Miss Cellaneous I was about 9 when Dinnerladies started, I became a huge fan of hers. She always made me happy. It's just heartbreaking.
+Christopher James i think i am a demented fan i still sing her songs in my show...lol
Talent, funny, intelligent. Victoria you will always reign... so very amused. R.I.P.
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yes indeed what a legend my all time fave so sad victoria isnt with us no more but seeing this had me in sitches
Sheer Briliance. Very, very funny woman and so talented. What a loss....RIP Victoria. x
She was so talented,what a sad day RIP Victoria Wood
Absolute genius! Rest in peace lovely lady xx
Still can’t believe she isn’t around 😢
Love you vicky i watch these with tears in my ears
RIP. true master of her art.
R.I.P. - Victoria - THANK YOU FOR THE LAUGHS - Sadness with laughs - Thoughts with Family :'(
A very funny and talented lady. RIP Victoria
Such a sad loss. Gone far to soon, but her humour is everywhere!
Fabulous sweetie. Wish you were still alive. Forever in my heart at least xxx love you xxx
another legend rip year.
"I don't say gay, I still say queer, I think that Mussolini had the right idea"
Literally crying laughing. xD
Typical Twat!! Get a life
Oops! Apologies...I really should pay attention to the detail!
so hard to watch this all the way through without laughing. she was such a champ was our Vic
This song had been crafted. The rhythm, the punch lines. Everything about it. It also makes me laugh.
V W is one of the funniest women around, I don't understand why we don't see more of her on tv.
About ten-and-a-half months and the wound in comedy is still obvious. Miss you dear Vic.
Freaking love her always have, what a loss to the world
RIP Victoria. You were one of a kind and you'll forever be missed and always remembered :'(
she is a very very clever and versatile woman
this song is so hard to keep time with, respect to the dearly departed Victoria Wood
@@nettils5555 just me then
I got a laugh on all sides!! I can only wonder if you had "ginger nuts" instead of "custard creams". Brilliant comedy Victoria. Love you forever.
Miss this ladynso talented ❤❤❤
Absolutely love this, she is brilliant, especially using my name!
This is so down to Earth & funny...RIP Victoria
Absolute genius. How did she know that Abergele is a funny place and that rain hoods are hilarious and that Mussolini would be funnier than,say, Adolf Hitler or Hermann Goering? Just wonderful. Thank you Victoria 💔☹️
I think it's because Mu-sso-li-ni is four syllables and scans better...
@@Mishima505 just here to say Adolf Hitler is four syllables and doesn’t work in the slightest. It’s more than that… it’s very clever it both “sounds” funnier and is the type of character detail she nails all the time. Pam would abhor Hitler… but Mussolini he was ok.
She knows about Abergele because Norther people always seem to gravitate towards Wales for their holidays.
Just absolutely brilliant
She's so brilliant
I could laugh at this all day!!
a loss of a legend loved her comedy banter rip victoria and also rip to prince the singer who has sadly passed away today rip to both of them
Miss you vicky x x
RIP, you will be missed deeply by millions of fans.
What an amazing talent. Such a loss.
always makes me smile. I actually lived in Abergele
She's a lyrical genius.
I love her humour amazingly funny .such great humour. how she will be missed x
Total legend
ive watched this everyday since i found it that was 2 weeks ago, love it fantastic
Genius, can't believe she's gone
RIP Victoria, you made us laugh and left good memories.
comedic genius and perfection
Rest In comedy heaven Victoria Wood - love you XXX
RIP Victoria :'(
@fireyjax79 How she keeps a straight face singing this little gem, I don't know!! She is so fabulous!!!
My favourite!
RIP Victoria
She’s so bloody funny ❤
Miss get together and having a laugh with crowds
I love this one....
Outstanding. RIP x
So good ❤
OK, so I know "Let's Do It" is regarded generally as her finest and funniest song, but I laugh at no lyric in her back catalogue as I do "I've seen one in a book and I was not impressed."
Michael Ritchie for me this is the best song...so clever
Michael Ritchie Me too! Brilliant line!
Michael Ritchie It’s called “The Ballad of Barry and Freda” you heathen 😂
To me, the archetypal Victoria Wood line is "no woman over forty suits a mauve string vest" as it has that perfect coincidence of the surreal with the everyday that marks out her genius with the English language and social observation.
I love "he tried to take my rain hood off, I said no way!"
RIP Legend :'(
I always find myself singing this to myself.
RIP :(
wat a funny woman !! love her songs
so much love for her RIPxx
A legend taken far too soon
RIP Victoria Wood.xx
Will never be equalled
Wow, God made two of them! I thought Tom Lehrer was the only one!