Let this fool rush in

Ooh, it's all happening at the moment - on Saturday night/Sunday morning our clocks went forward, meaning that we are now in British Summer Time (yay! - shame the temperatures have dipped ten degrees since Saturday); yesterday was Mothers' Day; and today, the world's assorted pranksters/cynical marketing types have embraced April Fool's Day with a vengeance:

• BBC iPlayer announced the addition of a new feature on the on-demand platform: the 'Skip The Sex' button - a feature for anyone who would rather avoid "awkward sex scenes" while watching television with the family or on public transport. Not to be out-done, the Today programme on BBC Radio 4 announced the forthcoming "John Humphrys relaxation podcast" [for those not in the know, Mr Humphrys (soon to retire after 32 years presenting the show) is renowned for his curmudgeonly, "grumpy old man" style of interviews]. Although it looked like a hoax on the BBC website, however, it would appear the dreadful "Happy News" woman is actually "real".
• The Guardian really went to town, with a full-length article on "contenders" for the role of "Brexit healing Tsar"; while The Daily Express reported that "the UK may be barred from participating in the Eurovision Song Contest in the event of a hard Brexit".
• There were the usual food-related hoaxes, including Heinz "Creme Egg-flavoured mayo", "spreadable" Yorkshire Tea, McDonalds' "pickle burger", shortbread manufacturers Walkers' "tallbread", Colman’s "Mustard Custard" and Sainsburys' "pink avocado".
• Elsewhere, The Royal Albert Hall announced it was "planning to undergo a 180° rotation in 2020"; clothing brand Boden published a response to the "striped Breton top ban by the EU"; Ryanair touted its plans for "cheap space flights"; Kia cars announced a "swipe left/swipe right smartscreen replacement for the steering wheel"; and football fans were encouraged to embrace the "half-and-half Manchester City and Manchester United football shirt"...

Groan.

After all that jocularity, here's an appropriate number for this Tacky Music Monday:

[2022 UPDATE: Video has gone from the interwebs - click here for a clip]

We're not closing with just the Lawrence Welk Show and that cheesy bloke wearing ridiculous clothing, however - not when it's the late, great Miss Debbie Reynolds' birthday... In this clip, she's introduced by Liberace, surrounded by safety gays, high-kicking and wielding a tambourine like a scimitar - of course she's going to get the last word!

Debbie Reynolds - Your Love is Lifting Me Higher (Live in Las Vegas, 1978)

Mary Frances "Debbie" Reynolds (1st April 1932 – 28th December 2016)