The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band
Video Clips
Bonzo Dog Band: Canyons of Your Mind/Urban Spaceman
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The always-entertaining Bonzo Dog Band were good friends of the Pythons, and starred on the pre-Python TV series Do Not Adjust Your Set. Bonzo Neil Innes later appeared in, and wrote music, for, the Python films. Here, the Bonzos perform two numbers on the tv series Colour Me Pop. Vivian Stanshall sings "Canyons of Your Mind," and Neil sings "Urban Spaceman." I remastered this from several sources to make it sound nice so apologies for some bad sound editing. with Roger Ruskin-Spear, Rodney Slater, "Legs" Larry Smith and Dennis Cowan.
Bonzo Dog Band: Equestrian Statue
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The Bonzo Dog Band perform "Equestrian Statue" in a Pathe Newsreel. With thanks to the British Pathe website. This clip features the original lineup of the band, with Sam Spoons and Vernon Dudley Bohay-Nowell.
Bonzo Dog Band: Monster Mash
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The Bonzo Dog Band perform a cover of Bobby Pickett's immortal "Monster Mash," on the first episode of the pre-Python TV series Do Not Adjust Your Set. The perfect clip for Halloween. This early Bonzo clip features Sam Spoons as the monster (on the electric spoons) and Vernon Dudley Bohay-Nowell on Bass.
Bonzo Dog Band: The Sound of Music
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From the first episode of the pre-Python TV series "Do Not Adjust Your Set." Vivian Stanshall performs his, er, unique version of "The Sound of Music."
Bonzo Dog Band: By a Waterfall
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From the pre-Python TV series "Do Not Adjust Your Set," which was intended as a kid's show, but attracted an adult audience. The kids loved it just as much, and this clip is amusing, because you can tell the kids loved the Bonzos. One kid shouts out "Bonzos!" at the beginning, realizing they're about to play. The kids join in in the chorus, which makes Vivian Stanshall crack up laughing. Good stuff. From the Christmas special "Do Not Adjust Your Stocking."
Bonzo Dog Band: Equestrian Statue/Little Sir Echo
(17.2 MB)
Here, the Bonzos perform two numbers on the German tv series beat Club. Neil Innes sings "Equestrian Statue," and Vivian Stanshall and Roger Ruskin-Spear perform "Little Sir Echo." This lineup of the Bonzos features Dave Clague.
Big Grunt (Bonzo Dog Band)
"Eleven Moustachioed Daughters"(16.1 MB)
A 1970 solo project by the Bonzo Dog Band's Vivian Stanshall, with Roger Ruskin-Spear and Dennis Cowan. A nice Bonzo clip, showing off Vivian's flair for poetry, and Roger's flair for artistic, talking, exploding robots. The song is a reworking of the Bonzo song "11 Moustachioed Daughters." This clip features Bubs White on guitar, Ian Wallace on drums and Rema Kabaka on Toms. It's from the March 1970 BBC1 Marty Feldman special "Marty Amok," which was co-written (with Marty and Barry Took) by Python's Michael Palin and Terry Jones! Tim Brooke-Taylor also appeared in the special.
Bonzo Dog Band: Beautiful Zelda
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From the pre-Python TV series "Do Not Adjust Your Set." Season 2, episode 1, to be precise. Neil Innes performs "Beautiful Zelda," with an introduction by Vivian Stanshall and Roger Ruskin-Spear. I've had to edit this clip slightly due to gaps and errors on my VHS copy of this episode.
Bonzo Dog Band: Urban Spaceman (beat club)
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Neil Innes and the Bonzo Dog Band perform "Urban Spaceman" on the German TV series "Beat Club." 1968. With Vivian Stanshall, Roger Ruskin-Spear, Rodney Slater and "Legs" Larry Smith. I've remastered the audio on this clip from a CD - there was originally an announcer talking over it, so I edited that out.
Bonzo Dog Band: Mr. Apollo
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Apologies for the quality of this clip - my tape of it is very poor. Still worth sharing. Vivian Stanshall, Neil Innes and the Bonzo Dog Band perform "Mr. Apollo" on Colour Me Pop.
Bonzo Dog Band: Canyons of Your Mind (beat club)
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Vivian Stanshall and the Bonzo Dog Band perform "Canyons of Your Mind" on the German TV series "Beat Club."
Bonzo Dog Band: Head Ballet
(2.5 MB, Windows Media Player Format)
The Bonzo Dog Band perform "The Head Ballet" in a Pathe Newsreel. With thanks to the British Pathe website. This clip features the original lineup of the band, with Sam Spoons and Vernon Dudley Bohay-Nowell. The Bonzos were good friends of the Pythons. If you're truly Bonzo-obsessed, we have the silent, raw footage from this newsreel here and here.
I'm the Urban Spaceman, performed by the Bonzo Dog (Doo Dah) Band on Do Not Adjust Your Set. 2.2m.