"Does Liz Truss Not Feel Ashamed" - Marsh Family parody adaptation of "There is Nothing Like a Dame"
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- čas přidán 22. 08. 2024
- “There is Nothing Like a Dame” was written by Rodgers and Hammerstein for the 1949 musical South Pacific, originally about American sailors longing for women - and it’s a favourite among men’s choirs, and one we’ve had our eyes on for a while. But with the furore over the appointments and behaviours of recent arrivals to the House of Lords in the UK, we decided to twist it around the issue of how Honours (once-prestigious awards for services to the state) have been exploited lately. In recent years they have been granted in unprecedented numbers and unusual ways, taking advantage of a very weak and outmoded approval system, and exploiting constitutional conventions that once relied upon integrity in office.
The 2024 New Years Honours List saw a host of deserving people being celebrated for many great contributions to communities and institutions around the country. But thrown in to the mix was a load of additional names that Liz Truss had nominated (almost all donors to her campaigns or political causes, or close advisers), even though she was the shortest ever Prime Minister and among the most disastrous. You can find the story covered here: www.bbc.co.uk/.... The unelected House of Lords is itself a pretty curious entity in a modern parliamentary democracy. There have also always been some controversial choices, the odd bad apple, some big scandals involving both parties (1976, 2007). But this is another sad example of how low political standards have fallen.
What better way to see out 2023 and look forward to turning a corner towards a brighter and fairer future in 2024! Have a wonderful New Year, and see you with some new songs (and maybe some out-takes, though Patreons will get them first) in the coming months.
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LYRICS:
We’ve got legends of the land
Got the guy from Glastonbury
Got a pair of rugby heroes raising funds for MND
We’ve got footballers and athletes and a lot of worthy claims
What else we got?
Some dubious names
We got artists who’ve inspired
We got carers and midwives
We got nurses, doctors, surgeons who are daily saving lives
We got nine-year olds on crutches who have really been through hell
Who else we got?
You know damn well
It means nothing if lackeys and cronies get included
What we need is an Honours system that isn’t frequently polluted
Why does Truss not feel ashamed?
Nothing’s as absurd
As Liz Truss getting to name
Her own “Honours" list - it’s insane
She was feckless, she resigned
Was as smart as she was brief
A disaster for the country, but still touting her beliefs!
We’re still angry when we stare at mortgage payments in disgust
Who do we blame?
We blame Liz Truss!
Lots of things in politics are sickening but, brother…
The particular way that the two recently-disgraced prime ministers have exploited the honours system with no integrity whatsoever is worse than any other
Why does Truss not feel ashamed?
Nothing’s as absurd
As Liz Truss getting to nominate ANYONE!
It’s deranged
The House of Lords is quite arcane
Nothing in the world
Has its pedigree and name
It’s not something to be defamed
59 Tory life peerages since 2020, including Charlotte Owen who no-one can explain…
We all know that it ain’t right
When a donor gets a gong
Or advisers whose advising was so manifestly wrong
Accolades should be for merit, not for charlatans and frauds
They’re dumbing down
The House of Lords!
As in Roman times corruption
Hangs around like putrid fog
There’s no horse yet made a consul, But there’s “SIR” Jacob Rees-Mogg
We’ve gone back to cash-for-honours, family patronage and stunts
Where does it end?
Sir Fabricant
What have they done worth the name?
Paid for drinks or champagne?!
Led the Vote Leave campaign?!
Or helped Liz Truss with her brain!
They’ll make laws in our name
Unfair expenses they claim
There ain't a thing that's right with having them here
Debasing those whose merits are clear
A flagrant, morally bankrupt, farcical shame
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Beautiful summing up of the nonsense that has been inflicted on the country. Well done. I wish you and all those viewing this video a happy new year.
Another brilliant rendition- you are all so gifted. It would be funny if it weren't for the fact that what you sing about is horribly true.
Blooming brilliant guys! Just about sums up this country. Thanks for all your amazing songs. Have a Happy New Year and a prosperous 2024! X
The best to last Marshes!!! That was bloody fantastic! Happy New Year to you all and I just hope you enjoyed doing that as much as it looked ❤
Historically when were politicians ever so corrupt? How low can the UK government go. Insanity. Your commentaries are amongst the very few bright spots. Happy New Year to the family. 🎉
I wish we had such a talented family here in the US to do a version about our Congress and governors. I love your songs. I had to read the lyrics, but I definitely got the ideas about your PMs. Thank you for good laughs and a great song and harmonies. Hope you all have a wonderful New Year! 🎉🎉🎉
We used to have The Capitol Steps but, sadly, no more.
You do have Randy Rainbow
Hopefully they do not get the death threats which would undoubtedly be heaped upon them in Murica.
@@LAUREN-dp7vx Yes-great thought. Hope the Marshes check out Randy R.
Absolutely brilliant, just what we and probably most of the rest of the country were talking about yesterday, with the same sentiments. Happy New Year to all of you, may it be a happy, healthy and prosperous 2024 🎉xxx
Absolutely wonderful !! But how sad that it’s also the bleeping truth! Happy New Year The Marsh family. Thank you for sharing your amazing talents.
You are all absolutely wonderful and your ability to hit the nail and the guilty on the head is sensational. Happy New Year to you all, you've been singing the truth for years and you just keep getting better and better. Thank you. ❤
Best Charlotte Owen gag gag of the year in a rollicking old school musical comedy parody. Happy New Year to our favourite Marsh warblers.
Wow! This made me laugh so much as it's brilliant, and spot on with regards to the farce of the slyly slipped in honours list. I've previously encountered a listless lettuce rotting in my fridge, but this list from a lettuce has a far greater stench. Absolutely superb. 👍
Well done guys, another beat of the national heart! Amazingly well done with the lyrical mastery, both writing & singing - awesome! Keep it up, we love ya! Happy New Year to you all too!! 😊🥳🥳🥳
Brilliant! How you all manage to achieve such perfection with complicated lyrics is nothing short of a miracle! The sentiment is first class!❤ Blessings for 2024.
Should be linked to L Truss‘s New Year tweet message. She has no shame, no honour. A powerful message on what has become of the honours system of this country put so eloquently the Marsh Family way. Look forward to 2024 offerings
How can anything so funny, be so tragic at the same time? Happy new year Marsh family….keep ‘em coming.
you are so much more tolerable and honest than the news, unfortuanatly we have so much wrong in our land, but if we didnt i wouldent be listening to your news broadcast
Thank you, thank you, thank you. I couldn't imagine you could get any better and then you continue to produce these wonderful comments on the situation the country is in. Thank you again.
I was talking to one of my Churchwardens at Christmas and she said "Do you know about the Marsh Family?" "Do I know of the Marsh family I replied!". I'd discovered that I wasn't the only person who you've kept sane over the last few years.
Thank you again so very much. I just hope and pray that you will continue to enjoy producing these wonderful songs for us.
Wishing you all a joyful New Year.
Brilliant job as always. Wishing you all a happy, healthy and peaceful 2024. Mary, Joes wife 👏👍💪🙏💐🎆🎇🥳
The best way to explain the truth ! through humour and song.
What a family, wonderful singers, wonderful song writers and wonderfully astute, pushing back at the tide of Tory sleaze and corruption.
A smile on my face all the way through… Excellent doesn’t really sum it up, just brilliant. Happy new year Marsh Family. You are all wonderful ❤❤❤
As a Rodgers and Hammerstein fan AND a Marsh Family fan, well done! Have a Wonderful New Year!
Happy New Year to you all. Thank you for another great video and song.
You are so much fun to listen to and watch that I enjoy your performances even when I have no idea what you are singing about, which is the case with this song. Kudos to the whole family but especially Alfie for getting through that lengthy segment without missing a beat! Happy New Year, Marsh family, and I am looking forward to many more wonderful songs in 2024!
Absolutely brilliant.!! I wish this would be shown on mainstream , peak time , terrestrial TV. But, fat chance of that ever happening !
Hold my beer...
Excellent, made me laugh out loud, Excellent voices all round👏👏👏
Love the family FUN, BRAVO 👏👏👏👏👏
You guys are Brilliant! 🇭🇲
Blimmin' Brilliant as usual! Though being as I'm an Aussie, I have no clue about the finer workings of UK politics, but hey, corrupt pollies are corrupt pollies world wide, so it fits! Thank you and a Very Happy New Year to you all from your Aussie mates! 🥳😀🥰
Nailed it Alfie. There has got to be a couple of outtakes before you nailed it. Happy new year to you all.
As usual, this is fantastic. You add so much fun to life- Bless you👏👏 your collective talent is exceptional 👏🎄🎶💕🌟
Brilliant. Just brilliant! Best wishes for 2024 everyone. And good luck...
An Absolutely perfect summary of the current state of our politics…we need more of this
Love this. Kudos to Alfie for that really, really, really long line with no (obvious!) breaths. Happy New Year all.
Never in my lifetime have I seen a government like it, nor anybody who I speak to who is older than me can claim they’ve seen anything like it either. What would make it a damn site worse however is if nobody cared. The work you do gives faith in humanity, please keep it up.
Spot on Marsh family. You are talented and intelligent, keep singing, your parodies are important.
Happy New Year!
Well done. Thank you for this summary of our thoughts.
Brilliant. Thanks. I look forward to hearing you all in 2024. HAPPY NEW YEAR
Surpassed yourselves once again Marsh Family, Loved it..
Happy New Year Marsh family. These songs should be broadcast outside of Parliament.
I’m a bit slow to the party but wow, such a talented family. All part of the painfully slow return to sanity in the UK 👏🏻
Another brilliant song so apt, you are all so talented . Happy New Year to you all.Look forward to more in 2024.❤
Thank you so much for bringing a smile to my face, on what is, for me, a difficult time of year. Happy New Year!
Excellent. A good summation of the Sty that is now the British Parliament.
Brilliant - well done all - Happy New Year
You guys are BLOODY brilliant! (And well done, Alfie, on getting that all in in one breath!!)
Thanks everyone, you are officially brilliant! Happy New Year 🎉
FAB U LOUS. Love you guys and you hit the nail on the head. Happy New Year and look forward to more songs in 2024.
Absolutely brilliant guys. A parody of what is so fundamentally wrong with this country its morally dubious , values and principles, it's people in power and charge of our country. A happy New Year guys. May 2024 bring you all much love happiness prosperity fulfillment joy fun times with family and friends!!!
Thanks for the great songs. Have a happy healthy 2024.❤
The Marsh Family do it again. Thank you and keep it up.
Perfect summing up of a ridiculous situation. 🤟💜
Fabulously wonderful.... You could have at least 2 or 3 more verses with so many more unworthy of their gongs!
Thanks for always getting it so right, long may your music continue to educate, enlighten and entertain ❤
As usual - brilliant and completely accurate! Well done yet again, and a Happy New Year to you all...
Brilliant lyrics and fabulous singing. How do you manage to write and rehearse in such a short space of time? Such a talented family. XX
Totally correct! Brilliant, if only the names could listen to this!
We all know this to be true. It is widespread knowledge and frankly so sad for the country. The laughingstock of the world
Brilliant. Its nice to hear people who feel the same as me in this madness
I was going to write to my MP about the abuse of the honours system, but might just send him a link to this instead as it sums the situation up perfectly. Well done.
You need a soul - or at least a conscience to be capable of feeling shame. Luckily, at least we have the Marsh Family to remind us to beware of those who have none. Thank you for all you've done, and Best Wishes fpr greater things in 2024.
Thank you again for your super parody. Sadly so true! Happy New Year to you all. Lots of ‘fun’ coming up! The Presidential nominations, a UK Election, Trumpton antics, US election etc etc. I can see you all having a field day in 2024.
fantastic well done all of you.
Absolutely brilliant...and I'm sure what most of the population are thinking...well done!
Brilliant! Feel for you having Helen Whately as your MP !
Yes… who IS Charlotte Owen, anyway…..? Here in USA……and yes, we need a clever family over here doing the same ….. they probably won’t be allowed to express their opinion in parody like this…!
Brilliant brilliant brilliant! Thanks for posting and happy new year to you all👍👍👍👍
Loving the parody but despairing of its' necessity!
Excellent! Thanks for making 2023 a bit brighter and happier with your songs. Happy New Year!
Well done this family have certainly summed everything up as regards this year's New Years honours list
Spot on, as usual. These guys never fail to to demonstrate that a professional performance does not need a high flying state-of-the-art multi-million-pound studio and an army of technical specialists.
A very Happy New Year to the Marsh family and here’s to more success in 2024. Keep up the great work. X😊❤🎉
Spot on, great fun and very clever, all beautifully performed. A fitting end to the year. Have a great 2024!
Thanks! Without Liz Truss the world might not be more serious but certainly less funny
That was great! Perhaps the Marsh family should provide the Tories' next political broadcast.
Brilliant!
Well done guys - brilliant way to end the year 🎉
Wow that was fantastic!!! What has happened in the last ten years is just so sad
😅😅😅 thank you i love it. Wish these people in parliament would listen to you! Happy New Year to you all xxx
Keep going guys brilliant family so talented
I love you guys. I can't sing a note in tune but if I could I would sing your songs 24/7. Well done!
It sounds like Liz Truss is the unwanted gift that keeps on giving, just like our orange cretin over here. Well done to all, and props to Alfie. Much looking forward to future endeavors, and maybe something honoring Sir Brian May might be in the works at some point? Very happy New Year and thanks for all you do!
"Help Liz Truss with her brain" gorra be worth a Knighthood at least. Happy new year to your family
Wonderful!!! Should’ve let him say Fabric…..t! 😂😂😂
That was quite an accomplishment! Youse guys are brilliant!
And once again, you sum it up better than any of us could hope to do - with style and humour. Happy New Year to you all, and keep up the good 🙂
Fantastic. Love it. Totally true about the honours list. Have a good New Year’s Eve. Happy New Year to you all.
Happy New Year to you all and thank you!!!🎉❤
Fabulous as always Thank you brilliant family Marsh Happy New Year to you all
All The Best for The New Year Marsh Family
Brilliant 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
Thank you for a pitch perfect summary of a shocking debacle.
“Things can only get better … “
Absolutely fantastic you're brilliant I love it so much
One of your best. Happy New Year.
So she's related to Boris, that explains everything.
Whatever else she’s done, I’ll be forever grateful to Liz Truss for bringing up a parliamentary debate on the immense harm done by gender ideology.
On point as always, thank you 😊
Wonderful ❤❤❤😂😂😂
Spot on guys.
Happy new year to everyone. Great song as always.
Superb…we need more sense like this…