The Gentlemen make the case, for and against, songs that feature banjo, bagpipes, accordion and bongo drums.

The John Denver Scale of Awfulness is introduced.

** May contain traces of Polka **

The wine details:

Rosabrook Bramble Lane 2022 Cabernet Merlot

LINKS:

Apocalypse cartoon:

The Surreal McCoy home page:

https://www.thesurrealmccoy.com/

The cartoon itself:

https://www.thesurrealmccoy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/THE_SURREAL_McCOY_Four_Musicians_Apocalypse.jpg

The cartoonist is Carol Isaacs:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Z5VdhwO7FI

Banjo gag:

https://9gag.com/gag/aQ3bXg8

Get Smart Condensed:

Here is the first one. Search for Get Smart Condensed to find the rest.

https://youtu.be/kCZ_n1XnLb4

The Spotify Playlist can be accessed from within this episode on the Spotify mobile app, or search on Spotify for:

“29 The Four Instruments of The Apocalypse WWAWHTR”

Recorded in Studio 8 at The Hen House Osborne Park 8pm Tuesday 4th November 2025

https://thehenhouse.com.au/

World’s Most Popular Podcast T-shirts supplied by Hammer Ink Merchandise

https://hammerinkmerch.com.au/

The Gentlemen explore novelty songs across the decades.

And would you believe, Max and 99 have trouble in a phone booth.

Offcuts supplied for the dedicated listener.

The wine details: Montepulciano D’Abruzzo 2024.

A popular dry, red Italian wine made from the Montepulciano grape in the Abruzzo region of east-central Italy. Known for its excellent value, it typically features robust dark fruit flavours (like black cherry and plum), soft tannins, and a medium tofull body. Shares similarities in body, structure, and generous dark fruit flavours with Shiraz!

LINKS:

Get Smart Condensed:

Here is the second one. Search for Get Smart Condensed to find the rest.

https://youtu.be/BAg6mzI0yc8

Figaro On Chicken!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6ZeHHMlkJM

Paranoid Chickens!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9T9sV7vkDI&list=PLD4ysfbunw2GlzCIPnhgX68xCFbQS12bt&index=3

Depressing Happy Birthday

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdM9-hHfbF0

Video of Captain Matchbox live with Your Feet’s Too Big in B&W

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7uWT3aQZjDA

Video of Fats Waller singing the song:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=in1eK3x1PBI

Video of Sheb Wooley singing The Purple People Eater on The Ed Sullivan Show

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67tKNEsJjTI

Explanation of The Wilhelm Scream

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/jHam4SbViXQ

Compilation of the scream in movies

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YDpuA90KEY

A wonderful video of Caterina Valente singing ‘One Note Samba’ with Dean Martin on his TV show:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuEv942wOZs

Rolf Harris doing Jake the Peg on The Liberace Show!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imRaRW4ltOs

Peter Sellers on Parkinson singing ‘When I’m Cleaning Windows’

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhtJ_LGeTcI

Link to ABC interview with Tom Lehrer

https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/musicshow/tom-lehrer-musical-satirist-and-mathematiciantalks/2988670?utm_content=link&utm_medium=content_shared

Mister Ten Per Cent with Charlie Drake

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mister_Ten_Per_Cent

Trailer for the movie

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5goo4lJifw

Dirty Deeds Done With Sheep

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZuHAsf6qO0

Ullo John Gotta New Motor

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MqMZ6XqMfc

Spike and The Fresh Fruit Song (again!)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-IU-NQ8c14

The Spotify Playlist can be accessed from within this episode on the Spotify mobile app, or search on Spotify for:

“30 Has the Novelty Worn Off? WWAWHTR”

Recorded in Studio 8 at The Hen House Osborne Park 8pm Tuesday 25th November 2025

https://thehenhouse.com.au/

World’s Most Popular Podcast T-shirts supplied by Hammer Ink Merchandise

https://hammerinkmerch.com.au/

The Gentlemen explore novelty songs across the decades.

And would you believe, Max and 99 have trouble in a phone booth.

Offcuts supplied for the dedicated listener.

The wine details: Montepulciano D’Abruzzo 2024.

A popular dry, red Italian wine made from the Montepulciano grape in the Abruzzo region of east-central Italy. Known for its excellent value, it typically features robust dark fruit flavours (like black cherry and plum), soft tannins, and a medium tofull body. Shares similarities in body, structure, and generous dark fruit flavours with Shiraz!

LINKS:

Get Smart Condensed:

Here is the second one. Search for Get Smart Condensed to find the rest.

https://youtu.be/BAg6mzI0yc8

Figaro On Chicken!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6ZeHHMlkJM

Paranoid Chickens!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9T9sV7vkDI&list=PLD4ysfbunw2GlzCIPnhgX68xCFbQS12bt&index=3

Depressing Happy Birthday

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdM9-hHfbF0

Video of Captain Matchbox live with Your Feet’s Too Big in B&W

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7uWT3aQZjDA

Video of Fats Waller singing the song:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=in1eK3x1PBI

Video of Sheb Wooley singing The Purple People Eater on The Ed Sullivan Show

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67tKNEsJjTI

Explanation of The Wilhelm Scream

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/jHam4SbViXQ

Compilation of the scream in movies

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YDpuA90KEY

A wonderful video of Caterina Valente singing ‘One Note Samba’ with Dean Martin on his TV show:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuEv942wOZs

Rolf Harris doing Jake the Peg on The Liberace Show!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imRaRW4ltOs

Peter Sellers on Parkinson singing ‘When I’m Cleaning Windows’

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhtJ_LGeTcI

Link to ABC interview with Tom Lehrer

https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/musicshow/tom-lehrer-musical-satirist-and-mathematiciantalks/2988670?utm_content=link&utm_medium=content_shared

Mister Ten Per Cent with Charlie Drake

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mister_Ten_Per_Cent

Trailer for the movie

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5goo4lJifw

Dirty Deeds Done With Sheep

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZuHAsf6qO0

Ullo John Gotta New Motor

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MqMZ6XqMfc

Spike and The Fresh Fruit Song (again!)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-IU-NQ8c14

The Spotify Playlist can be accessed from within this episode on the Spotify mobile app, or search on Spotify for:

“30 Has the Novelty Worn Off? WWAWHTR”

Recorded in Studio 8 at The Hen House Osborne Park 8pm Tuesday 25th November 2025

https://thehenhouse.com.au/

World’s Most Popular Podcast T-shirts supplied by Hammer Ink Merchandise

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**They remove, we re-publish!

Robert sabotages proceedings with stinky cheese.

A couple of well-known clogs are permanently popped.

Robert is deeply cut.

Zucchero and Tom get nasty.

We hit the skins.

Physics saves Julius Sumner Miller.

We tend the Radio Garden.

Is that you Hoo? And the conversation picked up again.

It WAS a Shiraz.

The wine was supplied by Ray-Lynne.

The wine details:

MR.MICK Shiraz, Clare Valley, 2020 by Tim Adams.

“The wine has lifted violet and blueberry fruit bouquet with nuances of oak and spice. It is rounded and full bodied with soft tannins and dark ruby berries. The perfect wine for any red meat dishes.”

$16.99 or two for $30 at Liquor Barrons, Marmion.

Recorded at The Hen House Osborne Park 2nd June 2023 https://thehenhouse.com.au/

Spotify Playlist: All the music referenced in this podcast.

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3m5bbnWPQog6fH2JThxXSw?si=6ce437628a9347ce

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W37LyeSrFTY (Sympathy for the Devil - Stones at Hyde Park)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mick_Taylor

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wyuwJP-u9Q (Tina Turner and Mick Jagger Live Aid 1985)

https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/art-blakey-jazz-messenger-hard-bop-drummer/ (Art Blakey info)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Earring

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spiderbait

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Watts

https://youtu.be/3s9psf01ldo (Julius Sumner Miller. The can collapses at around 6 minutes.)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julius_Sumner_Miller (Some interesting information about the professor)

http://radio.garden/?r=1 (There is also an app for your phone)

** They remove, we re-publish!

The Gentlemen explore ten lesser known songs by The Kinks.

Off-cuts supplied for the dedicated listener.

The wine details: St Hallett Barossa Faith Shiraz 2024

LINKS:

The Kinks Celluloid Heroes Live:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSItDuo8Wss

Jeannie Lewis on Norman Gunston celluloid heroes:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqkJVtkV9gU

Spotify Playlist: Available in this episode in the Spotify mobile app, or search Spotify for ‘28 Kinky - Ten Lesser Known Kinks WWAWHTR’

Recorded at The Hen House Osborne Park 7pm Tuesday 26th August 2025 https://thehenhouse.com.au/

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**They remove, we re-publish!

Bring your chair close to the radio while The Gentlemen present an alternative Australia Day playlist.

Test your Aussie music knowledge and revisit some classic Aussie ads. Anyhow ……

It’s a long one, so don’t be afraid to pause and listen in a couple of sittings.

The wine details: 19 Crimes Shiraz non-vintage.

LINKS:

The story of the production techniques used on The Real Thing:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Real_Thing_(Russell_Morris_song)

Ol' Skydaddies, a band featuring members from Ol' 55, Daddy Cool and Skyhooks:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ey8EZKzZEDo

Captain Matchbox with Wangaratta Wahini on Countdown:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWbj-F9y9ek

Dave Warner From The Suburbs with Suburban Boy:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qR8yEX3MwKc

Aunty Jack Rox On with Stevie Wright:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnbiqAmWTp4

Aunty Jack Sings Wollongong:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHhF7eXU0QSjV7cKIXRhqq639JXAO8B0L

List of notable deaths 2025.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_2025_deaths_in_popular_music

Bon Scott live in Fraternity 1971

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEDzyFS0Avs

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fraternity_(band)

I Hate The Music – John Paul Young

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RnK8e-Uo1CA

Mark Holden on Countdown

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZT5HtR4bsQs

JOK

https://www.nfsa.gov.au/collection/curated/asset/86760-boomerang-boy-johnny-okeefe

JOK on Bandstand 1966

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANQ5TW9HVkY

JOK at Sundbury ’73 – He did not look comfortable

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qweaDdOHvws

The Spotify Playlist can be accessed from within this episode on the Spotify mobile app, or search on Spotify for:

“31 Straya Daze WWAWHTR”

Recorded in Studio 8 at The Hen House Osborne Park, midday(!) 12th January 2026

https://thehenhouse.com.au/

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Don’t miss this Australia Day episode. Not the music you expect!

Don’t miss this Australia Day episode. Not the music you expect!