Oh, baby, when you talk like that

"Is that a cricket bat in your pocket, or are you just pleased to see me?" The Boy With a Bat by Walter Hawkesworth Fawkes

It's St George's Day again, dear reader - although I doubt there'll be much in the way of mummery or Morris dancing going on.

In the true spirit of recycling [well, it was the "hippie Xmas" Earth Day yesterday], here's a blog post I made (much) earlier...

On this, the feast of Saint George - patron saint of England (and of Portugal, Bulgaria, Malta, Georgia and - um - Lebanon) - what could be more English than to have a load of Oxford college boys camping it up on acapella versions of popular diva tunes?

Here's a double-bill of such cavorting, courtesy of the faboo Out of the Blue, starting with Lady Marmalade:

Out of the Blue - Lady Marmalade

Voulez-vous coucher avec moi?, indeed!

And, of course, here's their classic - Shakira's Hips Don't Lie:

Out of the Blue - Hips Don't Lie

Comprising students from Oxford University and Oxford Brookes University, Out of the Blue has performed on the West End and on Broadway, reached the semifinals of Britain's Got Talent, and toured around the world to places including Switzerland, Canada, India, Hong Kong, and Japan. Their principal aim is fundraising, and donate their annual profits to Helen & Douglas House Hospice for Children and Young Adults.

Out of the Blue

Singing houseboys?!

Perfect.