Hoop-dee-doo, hoop-dee-doo, I hear a polka and my troubles are through

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With so much time taken up by preparing what to wear for, actually getting to (in the middle of a tube strike), being fabulous at, and recovering from Our Sally's birthday gathering on Saturday night, this last weekend before the dreaded Tinsel-time flew by even quicker than usual! Hey ho - at least I only have two cards to send, as (hopefully, threatened Omicron-panic-lockdown permitting) we'll be seeing Mother in the bit in-between, and the rest of the present exchanges can wait till New Year's Eve when (again, hopefully) we'll be hosting our first party since 2019.

Just one more week in work to go before all that, however - and to wake us up on this Tacky Music Monday, I've found something completely cheesy that fits the bill!

Myron Floren and the Welk Girls - Hoop Dee Doo

Far to chirpy for this early in the morning, but at least I'm awake now...

Hoop-dee-doo, hoop-dee-doo
I hear a polka and my troubles are through
Hoop-dee-doo, hoop-dee-dee
This kind of music is like heaven to me
Hoop-dee-doo, hoop-dee-doo
Has got me higher than a kite
Hand me down my soup and fish
I am gonna get my wish
Hoop-dee-doin' it tonight

When there's a trombone playin'
I get a thrill, I always will
When there's a concertina stretched about a mile
I always smile 'cause that's my style
When there's a fiddle in the middle
Oh, it really is a riddle how he plays a tune so sweet
Plays a tune so sweet that I could die
Lead me to the floor and hear me yell for more
'Cause I'm a hoop-dee-doin' kind of guy

(Hoop-dee-doo), hoop-dee-doo
(Hoop-dee-doo), hoop-de-doo
(I hear a polka and my troubles are through)
Ha, ha, ha
(Hoop-dee-doo), hoop-dee-doo
(Hoop-dee-dee) hoop-de-dee
(This kind of music is like heaven to me)

Oh, hoop-dee-doo (hoop-hee-doo)
Hoop-dee-doo (hoop-Dee-Doo)
Has got me higher than a kite
Hand me down my soup and fish
I am gonna get my wish
Hoop-dee-doin' it tonight

(When there's a trombone playin')
Ah, ha, ha, ha
(He gets a thrill)
I get a thrill, I always will
(He always will)
(When there's a concertina stretched about a mile
I always smile (You'll see him smile)
'Cause that's my style (Oh, that's his style)
When there's a fiddle in the middle
Oh, it really is a riddle how he plays a tune so sweet
(Plays a tune so sweet that we could die)
Ah, yes lead me to the floor and hear me yell for more
'Cause I'm a hoop-dee-doin' kind of guy

Ooooh, hoop-dee-doo, hoop-dee-doo
It's got us higher than a kite
They're in clover, we're in bloom
When we're dancin' give us room
Hoop-de-doin' it with all of our might
Rain may fall and snow may come
Nothin's gonna stop us from
Hoop-dee-doin' it
Hoop-dee-doin' it

Hoop-dee-doin' it tonight

Classic lyrics.

Have a good week, dears.

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)

Trying to forget

Another week, another Tube strike. It's miserable weather out there, too, just to add to the mood.

Knowing what the transport chaos was like last time this happened, I expect I'll end up heading to work on foot. To "gee me along", here's a baffling interpretation of an appropriate song.

Why are there three pianists? Why are they wearing flower pots on their head? Questions, questions...

Just walking in the rain
Getting soaking wet
Torturing my heart
By trying to forget

[2019 UPDATE: This particular song is gone from the interwebs - so you'll just have to make do with another cheesy rain-related number from Mr Welk's show instead:]

Lawrence Welk Tap Dancers & Singers - Singin’ in the Rain

With all the frills upon it

It is the final day of the Easter long weekend - and to celebrate the last of four consecutive days away from the grindstone, on this Tacky Music Monday we turn to the cheesy world of the Lawrence Welk Show to provide us with a spectacular Easter Parade...

Guy & Ralna - Easter Parade (Lawrence Welk Show, 1973)

The Lawrence Welk Show