It's funny how everytime you peel back a layer of music, there's some new tidbit of knowledge to be found, like an onion that teaches history lessons...
Carrie put me on to this 1960s group, the Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band, who appeared in the Magical Mystery Tour film with the Beatles, and with a song that sounds like a quirky homage to Elvis unknowingly lent a name to a more recent, successful indie band:
If you want to know more about them, check out his fan site, because apparently, they were quite the British cult hit, particularly among art college students, and were friends with everyone from Monty Python to Keith Moon.
They also have a new album, after 35 years of inactivity.
Somehow, I doubt a reunion album could match the brilliance of "I'm an Urban Spaceman", which in this video is introduced by the guy who must be BrickTop's uncle...
You should also go watch this video, which was unfortunately unavailable to embed, but which is totally awesome...
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