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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==

Latest revision as of 11:06, 2 October 2022

"The Winker's Song (Misprint)"
Winker's Song.jpg
Song by Ivor Biggun and the Red Nosed Burglars
from the album The Winker's Album (Misprint)
Published1978
Released2 September 1978 (1978-09-02)
GenreComedy, novelty
LabelBeggars Banquet Records
Songwriter(s)Doc Cox

"The Winker's Song (Misprint)", also known as "The Wanker's Song" and "I'm a Wanker",[1][2][3] is a 1978 British comedy single. It was written and performed by Doc Cox, under the pseudonym of "Ivor Biggun and the Red Nosed Burglars"[4] and produced by Beggars Banquet Records.[5] The song was released on 2 September 1978.[6] 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.[7]

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.[8] "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.[4] 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.[9][10][11] However, "The Winker's Song" received attention after Johnny Rotten as a guest editor of New Musical Express endorsed it as a "definite buy".[12]

The song started in the UK Singles Chart at number 68 and remained in the charts for 12 weeks.[6] It reached its highest position of 22 on 1 October 1978,[13] bringing Beggars Banquet Records their first UK Top 40 hit.[5] It was later released on Cox's first album, which was named after the song, The Winker's Album (Misprint).[14]

The song has continued to be played into modern times; it has been used to clear the dance floor in Ibiza and Brighton.[15][16][17]

Analysis

"The Winker's Song" has been compared to the style of George Formby,[18] owing to its use of ukuleles.[11]

References

  1. ^ Long, Tony (2016). Lethal Force. Random House. p. 52. ISBN 978-1785034749.
  2. ^ Raven, Daniel (2010). Made In Brighton: From the grand to the gutter: Modern Britain as seen from beside the sea. Random House. p. 20. ISBN 978-0753535851.
  3. ^ "The 15 Best Songs That Are Totally About Masturbation". Cracked.com. 2007-05-07. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
  4. ^ a b Edge Music (2015-05-07). "Alphabetical Archive – Ivor Biggun: 'The Winker's Song' (1978)". Edge.ca. Retrieved 2017-02-03.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ a b Hoffman, Frank (2004). Encyclopedia of Recorded Sound. Routledge. p. 177. ISBN 1135949506.
  6. ^ a b "The Winker's Song (misprint)- full Official Chart History". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
  7. ^ "National Orgasm Day 2016: Male masturbation metaphors ranked". Metro. 2016-07-31. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
  8. ^ Thompson, Dave (2002). The Music Lover's Guide to Record Collecting. Backbeat Books. ISBN 1617132020.
  9. ^ The encyclopedia of popular music: Indexes, Volume 10. Colin Larkin. Oxford University Press, 2006
  10. ^ ".Banned Recordings". Rocklistmusic.co.uk. 1997-09-13. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
  11. ^ a b "The Winker's Song (Misprint) by Ivor Biggun". Songfacts.com. 1978-09-02. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
  12. ^ "Press Archives". New Musical Express. 1978-07-22. Retrieved 2017-02-03 – via Fodderstompf.
  13. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 75". Official Charts Company. 1978-10-01. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
  14. ^ "Vinyl Album – Ivor Biggun – The Winker's Album (Misprint) – Beggars Banquet – UK". 45worlds.com. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
  15. ^ "Fruity Lyrics". Stiff Weapon, Purveyors of the Finest Phonographic Filth from Ivor Biggun. Stiff Weapon. 2011-06-03. Retrieved 2017-04-01.
  16. ^ "Blackpool Rebellion 5-8 August 2010". TV Smith. Retrieved 2017-04-01.
  17. ^ Raven, Daniel (2010). Made In Brighton: From the grand to the gutter: Modern Britain as seen from beside the sea. Random House. p. 20. ISBN 978-0753535851.
  18. ^ Johnson, Howard (2002). X-Rated: The 200 Rudest Records Ever!. Carlton Books Ltd. p. 28. ISBN 1842227491.
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