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Released Saturday, 25th July 2020
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/ˈnɒns(ə)ns/

/ˈnɒns(ə)ns/

/ˈnɒns(ə)ns/

/ˈnɒns(ə)ns/

Saturday, 25th July 2020
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"One, two! One, two! And through and through
The vorpal blade went snicker-snack!
He left it dead, and with its head
He went galumphing back."
Barry does a deep dive into the world of .... nonsense. 
He talks about Lewis Carroll's 'Jabborwocky' (did you know that George Orwell wrote an essay about nonsense poetry? Now ya do!)
Barry tries on a dubious Irish accent again as he reads from, and talks about James Joyce's 'Finnegans Wake'.
Ever thought about the nature of the multilingual pun? Me either! But Barry has, and tells us all about it. (Here you get to hear Barry do a very dubious French accent! No one's safe!)
If you're a fan of Father Ted than you're already familiar with Bishop Brennan played by James Norton. Barry plays a bit of Norton reading Finnegans Wake. Not as funny as 'Kicking Bishop Brennan Up the Arse', but it's close!
We flip the neologistic album over and the first track on side 2 is The Clash's 'Janie Jones'.
Barry talks about an essay he wrote 'Jewels and Binoculars Hang From the Head of the Mule...or do they?' We go from the saccharine 'It Might as Well Rain Until September' to the psychedelic sounds of Pink Floyd's 'BIke'. Then we meet Rambling Syd Rumpo
Shriekback does make an appearance.
"All chemical all funny-man all belly-flop all dilly dally
All muddy moan all billy bolly all wobble-why all shilly shally
All chemical all funny-man all belly-flop all dilly dally
All muddy moan all billy bolly all wobble-why all shilly shally"

Till next time, let's keep in mind what the great Hugo Ball had to say on the subject; 
'gadji beri bimba glandridi laula lonni cadori 
gadjama gramma berida bimbala glandri galassassa laulitalomini 
gadji beri bin blassa glassala laula lonni cadorsu sassala bim 
gadjama tuffm i zimzalla binban gligla wowolimai bin beri ban 
o katalominai rhinozerossola hopsamen laulitalomini hoooo 
gadjama rhinozerossola hopsamen 
bluku terullala blaulala loooo'



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