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	"'''The Winker's Song (Misprint)'''", also known as "'''The Wanker's Song'''" and "'''I'm a Wanker'''",<ref>{{cite book \| first =Tony \| last =Long \| title =Lethal Force \| publisher =Random House \| edition = \| year = 2016\| isbn = 978-1785034749 \| page = 52}}</ref><ref>{{cite book \| first =Daniel \| last =Raven \| title =Made In Brighton: From the grand to the gutter: Modern Britain as seen from beside the sea \| publisher =Random House \| edition = \| year = 2010\| isbn = 978-0753535851 \| page = 20}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.cracked.com/article_15114_the-15-best-songs-that-are-totally-about-masturbation.html \|title=The 15 Best Songs That Are Totally About Masturbation \|publisher=Cracked.com \|date=2007-05-07 \|accessdate=2017-02-03}}</ref> is a 1978 British [[comedy song\|comedy single]]. It was written and performed by [[Doc Cox]], under the pseudonym of "Ivor Biggun and the Red Nosed Burglars"<ref name=ed>{{cite web \|author=Edge Music \|url=http://www.edge.ca/2015/05/07/alphabetical-archive-10/ \|title=Alphabetical Archive – Ivor Biggun: 'The Winker's Song' (1978) \|publisher=Edge.ca \|date=2015-05-07 \|accessdate=2017-02-03 }}{{Dead link\|date=June 2018 \|bot=InternetArchiveBot \|fix-attempted=no }}</ref> and produced by [[Beggars Banquet Records]].<ref name=es>{{cite book \| first =Frank \| last =Hoffman \| title =Encyclopedia of Recorded Sound \| publisher =Routledge \| edition = \| year = 2004\| isbn = 1135949506 \| page = 177}}</ref> The song was released on 2 September 1978.<ref name=oc>{{cite web\|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/the%20winker's%20song%20(misprint)/ \|title=The Winker's Song (misprint)- full Official Chart History \|publisher=Officialcharts.com \|date= \|accessdate=2017-02-03}}</ref> It reached number 22 on the [[UK Singles Chart]] despite not being aired on the radio owing to obscenities pertaining to [[masturbation]] within the song.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://metro.co.uk/2016/07/31/everybodys-favourite-metaphors-for-male-masturbation-ranked-from-worst-to-best-6033592/ \|title=National Orgasm Day 2016: Male masturbation metaphors ranked \|work=Metro \|date=2016-07-31 \|accessdate=2017-02-03}}</ref>		"'''The Winker's Song (Misprint)'''", also known as "'''The Wanker's Song'''" and "'''I'm a Wanker'''",<ref>{{cite book \| first =Tony \| last =Long \| title =Lethal Force \| publisher =Random House \| edition = \| year = 2016\| isbn = 978-1785034749 \| page = 52}}</ref><ref>{{cite book \| first =Daniel \| last =Raven \| title =Made In Brighton: From the grand to the gutter: Modern Britain as seen from beside the sea \| publisher =Random House \| edition = \| year = 2010\| isbn = 978-0753535851 \| page = 20}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.cracked.com/article_15114_the-15-best-songs-that-are-totally-about-masturbation.html \|title=The 15 Best Songs That Are Totally About Masturbation \|publisher=Cracked.com \|date=2007-05-07 \|accessdate=2017-02-03}}</ref> is a 1978 British [[w:comedy song\|comedy single]]. It was written and performed by [[Doc Cox]], under the pseudonym of "Ivor Biggun and the Red Nosed Burglars"<ref name=ed>{{cite web \|author=Edge Music \|url=http://www.edge.ca/2015/05/07/alphabetical-archive-10/ \|title=Alphabetical Archive – Ivor Biggun: 'The Winker's Song' (1978) \|publisher=Edge.ca \|date=2015-05-07 \|accessdate=2017-02-03 }}{{Dead link\|date=June 2018 \|bot=InternetArchiveBot \|fix-attempted=no }}</ref> and produced by [[w:Beggars Banquet Records\|Beggars Banquet Records]].<ref name=es>{{cite book \| first =Frank \| last =Hoffman \| title =Encyclopedia of Recorded Sound \| publisher =Routledge \| edition = \| year = 2004\| isbn = 1135949506 \| page = 177}}</ref> The song was released on 2 September 1978.<ref name=oc>{{cite web\|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/the%20winker's%20song%20(misprint)/ \|title=The Winker's Song (misprint)- full Official Chart History \|publisher=Officialcharts.com \|date= \|accessdate=2017-02-03}}</ref> It reached number 22 on the [[w:UK Singles Chart\|UK Singles Chart]] despite not being aired on the radio owing to obscenities pertaining to [[w:masturbation\|masturbation]] within the song.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://metro.co.uk/2016/07/31/everybodys-favourite-metaphors-for-male-masturbation-ranked-from-worst-to-best-6033592/ \|title=National Orgasm Day 2016: Male masturbation metaphors ranked \|work=Metro \|date=2016-07-31 \|accessdate=2017-02-03}}</ref>

	==History==		==History==
	Founded in 1974, Beggars Banquet Records was known for the [[left of centre]] acts signed to it, with Doc Cox being signed to them in 1978.<ref>{{cite book \| first =Dave \| last =Thompson \| title =The Music Lover's Guide to Record Collecting \| publisher =Backbeat Books \| edition = \| year = 2002\| isbn = 1617132020 \| page = }}</ref> "The Winker's Song" was released in 1978; the original title was "The Wanker's Song", but it was edited to "The Winker's Song" because of fears that shops would not stock it.<ref name=ed /> The song did not receive airplay on national radio stations owing to the content referring to masturbation and was banned from being broadcast by the [[BBC]] for being sexually explicit.<ref>The encyclopedia of popular music: Indexes, Volume 10. Colin Larkin. Oxford University Press, 2006</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/banned.html \|title=.Banned Recordings \|publisher=Rocklistmusic.co.uk \|date=1997-09-13 \|accessdate=2017-02-03}}</ref><ref name=sf>{{cite web\|url=http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=12281 \|title=The Winker's Song (Misprint) by Ivor Biggun \|publisher=Songfacts.com \|date=1978-09-02 \|accessdate=2017-02-03}}</ref> However, "The Winker's Song" received attention after [[Johnny Rotten]] as a guest editor of [[NME\|''New Musical Express'']] endorsed it as a "definite buy".<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.fodderstompf.com/ARCHIVES/INTERVIEWS/nmesingles78.html \|title=Press Archives \|work=New Musical Express \|via=Fodderstompf \|date=1978-07-22 \|accessdate=2017-02-03}}</ref>		Founded in 1974, Beggars Banquet Records was known for the [[w:left of centre\|left of centre]] acts signed to it, with Doc Cox being signed to them in 1978.<ref>{{cite book \| first =Dave \| last =Thompson \| title =The Music Lover's Guide to Record Collecting \| publisher =Backbeat Books \| edition = \| year = 2002\| isbn = 1617132020 \| page = }}</ref> "The Winker's Song" was released in 1978; the original title was "The Wanker's Song", but it was edited to "The Winker's Song" because of fears that shops would not stock it.<ref name=ed /> The song did not receive airplay on national radio stations owing to the content referring to masturbation and was banned from being broadcast by the [[BBC]] for being sexually explicit.<ref>The encyclopedia of popular music: Indexes, Volume 10. Colin Larkin. Oxford University Press, 2006</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/banned.html \|title=.Banned Recordings \|publisher=Rocklistmusic.co.uk \|date=1997-09-13 \|accessdate=2017-02-03}}</ref><ref name=sf>{{cite web\|url=http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=12281 \|title=The Winker's Song (Misprint) by Ivor Biggun \|publisher=Songfacts.com \|date=1978-09-02 \|accessdate=2017-02-03}}</ref> However, "The Winker's Song" received attention after [[w:Johnny Rotten\|Johnny Rotten]] as a guest editor of [[w:NME\|''New Musical Express'']] endorsed it as a "definite buy".<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.fodderstompf.com/ARCHIVES/INTERVIEWS/nmesingles78.html \|title=Press Archives \|work=New Musical Express \|via=Fodderstompf \|date=1978-07-22 \|accessdate=2017-02-03}}</ref>

	The song started in the UK Singles Chart at number 68 and remained in the charts for 12 weeks.<ref name=oc /> It reached its highest position of 22 on 1 October 1978,<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/19781001/7501/ \|title=Official Singles Chart Top 75 \|publisher=Official Charts Company \|date=1978-10-01 \|accessdate=2017-02-03}}</ref> bringing Beggars Banquet Records their first [[UK Top 40]] hit.<ref name=es /> It was later released on Cox's first album, which was named after the song, ''The Winker's Album (Misprint)''.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.45worlds.com/vinyl/album/bopa1 \|title=Vinyl Album – Ivor Biggun – The Winker's Album (Misprint) – Beggars Banquet – UK \|publisher=45worlds.com \|date= \|accessdate=2017-02-03}}</ref>		The song started in the UK Singles Chart at number 68 and remained in the charts for 12 weeks.<ref name=oc /> It reached its highest position of 22 on 1 October 1978,<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/19781001/7501/ \|title=Official Singles Chart Top 75 \|publisher=Official Charts Company \|date=1978-10-01 \|accessdate=2017-02-03}}</ref> bringing Beggars Banquet Records their first [[UK Top 40]] hit.<ref name=es /> It was later released on Cox's first album, which was named after the song, ''The Winker's Album (Misprint)''.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.45worlds.com/vinyl/album/bopa1 \|title=Vinyl Album – Ivor Biggun – The Winker's Album (Misprint) – Beggars Banquet – UK \|publisher=45worlds.com \|date= \|accessdate=2017-02-03}}</ref>

	The song has continued to be played into modern times; it has been used to clear the dance floor in [[Ibiza]] and [[Brighton]].<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.stiffweapon.com/?page_id=20 \|title=Fruity Lyrics \|newspaper=Stiff Weapon, Purveyors of the Finest Phonographic Filth from Ivor Biggun \|publisher=Stiff Weapon \|accessdate=2017-04-01\|date=2011-06-03 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.tvsmith.com/forum/index.php?topic=5754.25;wap2 \|title=Blackpool Rebellion 5-8 August 2010 \|publisher=TV Smith \|accessdate=2017-04-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite book \| first =Daniel \| last =Raven \| title =Made In Brighton: From the grand to the gutter: Modern Britain as seen from beside the sea \| publisher = Random House \| edition = \| year = 2010 \| isbn = 978-0753535851 \| page = 20}}</ref>		The song has continued to be played into modern times; it has been used to clear the dance floor in [[w:Ibiza\|Ibiza]] and [[w:Brighton\|Brighton]].<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.stiffweapon.com/?page_id=20 \|title=Fruity Lyrics \|newspaper=Stiff Weapon, Purveyors of the Finest Phonographic Filth from Ivor Biggun \|publisher=Stiff Weapon \|accessdate=2017-04-01\|date=2011-06-03 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.tvsmith.com/forum/index.php?topic=5754.25;wap2 \|title=Blackpool Rebellion 5-8 August 2010 \|publisher=TV Smith \|accessdate=2017-04-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite book \| first =Daniel \| last =Raven \| title =Made In Brighton: From the grand to the gutter: Modern Britain as seen from beside the sea \| publisher = Random House \| edition = \| year = 2010 \| isbn = 978-0753535851 \| page = 20}}</ref>

	==Analysis==		==Analysis==
	"The Winker's Song" has been compared to the style of [[George Formby]],<ref>{{cite book \| first =Howard \| last =Johnson \| title =X-Rated: The 200 Rudest Records Ever! \| publisher =Carlton Books Ltd \| edition = \| year = 2002\| isbn = 1842227491 \| page = 28}}</ref> owing to its use of ukuleles.<ref name=sf />		"The Winker's Song" has been compared to the style of [[w:George Formby\|George Formby]],<ref>{{cite book \| first =Howard \| last =Johnson \| title =X-Rated: The 200 Rudest Records Ever! \| publisher =Carlton Books Ltd \| edition = \| year = 2002\| isbn = 1842227491 \| page = 28}}</ref> owing to its use of ukuleles.<ref name=sf />

	==References==		==References==

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"'''The Winker's Song (Misprint)'''", also known as "'''The Wanker's Song'''" and "'''I'm a Wanker'''",<ref>{{cite book | first =Tony | last =Long | title =Lethal Force | publisher =Random House | edition = | year = 2016| isbn = 978-1785034749 | page = 52}}</ref><ref>{{cite book | first =Daniel | last =Raven | title =Made In Brighton: From the grand to the gutter: Modern Britain as seen from beside the sea | publisher =Random House | edition = | year = 2010| isbn = 978-0753535851 | page = 20}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cracked.com/article_15114_the-15-best-songs-that-are-totally-about-masturbation.html |title=The 15 Best Songs That Are Totally About Masturbation |publisher=Cracked.com |date=2007-05-07 |accessdate=2017-02-03}}</ref> is a 1978 British [[comedy song|comedy single]]. It was written and performed by [[Doc Cox]], under the pseudonym of "Ivor Biggun and the Red Nosed Burglars"<ref name=ed>{{cite web |author=Edge Music |url=http://www.edge.ca/2015/05/07/alphabetical-archive-10/ |title=Alphabetical Archive – Ivor Biggun: 'The Winker's Song' (1978) |publisher=Edge.ca |date=2015-05-07 |accessdate=2017-02-03 }}{{Dead link|date=June 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=no }}</ref> and produced by [[Beggars Banquet Records]].<ref name=es>{{cite book | first =Frank | last =Hoffman | title =Encyclopedia of Recorded Sound | publisher =Routledge | edition = | year = 2004| isbn = 1135949506 | page = 177}}</ref> The song was released on 2 September 1978.<ref name=oc>{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/the%20winker's%20song%20(misprint)/ |title=The Winker's Song (misprint)- full Official Chart History |publisher=Officialcharts.com |date= |accessdate=2017-02-03}}</ref> It reached number 22 on the [[UK Singles Chart]] despite not being aired on the radio owing to obscenities pertaining to [[masturbation]] within the song.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://metro.co.uk/2016/07/31/everybodys-favourite-metaphors-for-male-masturbation-ranked-from-worst-to-best-6033592/ |title=National Orgasm Day 2016: Male masturbation metaphors ranked |work=Metro |date=2016-07-31 |accessdate=2017-02-03}}</ref>

==History==
Founded in 1974, Beggars Banquet Records was known for the [[left of centre]] acts signed to it, with Doc Cox being signed to them in 1978.<ref>{{cite book | first =Dave | last =Thompson | title =The Music Lover's Guide to Record Collecting | publisher =Backbeat Books | edition = | year = 2002| isbn = 1617132020 | page = }}</ref> "The Winker's Song" was released in 1978; the original title was "The Wanker's Song", but it was edited to "The Winker's Song" because of fears that shops would not stock it.<ref name=ed /> The song did not receive airplay on national radio stations owing to the content referring to masturbation and was banned from being broadcast by the [[BBC]] for being sexually explicit.<ref>The encyclopedia of popular music: Indexes, Volume 10. Colin Larkin. Oxford University Press, 2006</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/banned.html |title=.Banned Recordings |publisher=Rocklistmusic.co.uk |date=1997-09-13 |accessdate=2017-02-03}}</ref><ref name=sf>{{cite web|url=http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=12281 |title=The Winker's Song (Misprint) by Ivor Biggun |publisher=Songfacts.com |date=1978-09-02 |accessdate=2017-02-03}}</ref> However, "The Winker's Song" received attention after [[Johnny Rotten]] as a guest editor of [[NME|''New Musical Express'']] endorsed it as a "definite buy".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fodderstompf.com/ARCHIVES/INTERVIEWS/nmesingles78.html |title=Press Archives |work=New Musical Express |via=Fodderstompf |date=1978-07-22 |accessdate=2017-02-03}}</ref>

The song started in the UK Singles Chart at number 68 and remained in the charts for 12 weeks.<ref name=oc /> It reached its highest position of 22 on 1 October 1978,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/19781001/7501/ |title=Official Singles Chart Top 75 |publisher=Official Charts Company |date=1978-10-01 |accessdate=2017-02-03}}</ref> bringing Beggars Banquet Records their first [[UK Top 40]] hit.<ref name=es /> It was later released on Cox's first album, which was named after the song, ''The Winker's Album (Misprint)''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.45worlds.com/vinyl/album/bopa1 |title=Vinyl Album – Ivor Biggun – The Winker's Album (Misprint) – Beggars Banquet – UK |publisher=45worlds.com |date= |accessdate=2017-02-03}}</ref>

The song has continued to be played into modern times; it has been used to clear the dance floor in [[Ibiza]] and [[Brighton]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.stiffweapon.com/?page_id=20 |title=Fruity Lyrics |newspaper=Stiff Weapon, Purveyors of the Finest Phonographic Filth from Ivor Biggun |publisher=Stiff Weapon |accessdate=2017-04-01|date=2011-06-03 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvsmith.com/forum/index.php?topic=5754.25;wap2 |title=Blackpool Rebellion 5-8 August 2010 |publisher=TV Smith |accessdate=2017-04-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite book | first =Daniel | last =Raven | title =Made In Brighton: From the grand to the gutter: Modern Britain as seen from beside the sea | publisher = Random House | edition = | year = 2010 | isbn = 978-0753535851 | page = 20}}</ref>

==Analysis==
"The Winker's Song" has been compared to the style of [[George Formby]],<ref>{{cite book | first =Howard | last =Johnson | title =X-Rated: The 200 Rudest Records Ever! | publisher =Carlton Books Ltd | edition = | year = 2002| isbn = 1842227491 | page = 28}}</ref> owing to its use of ukuleles.<ref name=sf />

==References==
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[[Category:1978 singles]]
[[Category:Comedy songs]]
[[Category:Obscenity controversies in music]]
[[Category:Masturbation in fiction]]
[[Category:1978 songs]]
[[Category:Beggars Banquet Records singles]]