The Fairly Incomplete and Rather Badly Illustrated Monty Python Songbook

by Terry Jones, Eric Idle, John Cleese, et al.

Book Overview

Re-issue of a classic Monty Python humour title containing all their most famous songs, with a foreword by 'Elvis Presley', and complete instructions on how to play the piano. From The Lumberjack Song... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0060951168
• Release Date: March 1995
• Publisher: Harper Perennial
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.81 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.5" x 0.2" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

"And Always look on the Bright Side of life.."*Whistle*

Wow. I have the big box set of Monty Python's Flying circus, and had basically memorized all of the songs. I also have most of the movies. So finding this little jewel was a real treat! Now I can play them on my trusty piano, and have the background music. This will make for some weird family reunions :)

Inflammation of the foreskin reminds me of your smile. . . .

This is a book for every Monty Python fan out there! It is really excellent, and includes almost all the songs, excluding a few of the lesser ones like "Sgnt Duckie's Song" and "The Window Cleaner Song" but just about everything else is in there. Admittedly, it's a bit annoying about some of the music being illigeble, such as "Eric the Half A Bee" appearing in a sphere shape, and "Bing Tiddle Tiddle Bong" being flipped totally around. However, it's still a great book, and the foreword, afterword, and middleword by Elvis and God are very funny. There's nothing better than to sit down at the piano sometimes and just play magnificent songs like "I've got a Ferret sticking up my nose..." This is a super book!

Methuen reissues all the Python books in October 1999

The publisher, Michael Earley, Publisher: mearley@methuen.co.uk Methuen reissues all the classic Monty Python books in Oct In October 1999 Methuen Publishing (London) is reissueing all the Monty Python books, TV scripts and screenplays, plus the new A Pocketful of Python series, to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the first broadcast Monty Mython's Fliying Circus. Please contact us for details: mearley@methuen.co.u

Appalling--What's for afters?

One strawberry tart without much rat in it later...This book contains many great Python songs, including "I'm a Lumberjack and I'm OK," "Galaxy Song" (from "Meaning of Life"), "Every Sperm is Sacred," "Dennis Moore," "Eric the Half a Bee," "Always Look on the Bright Side," "The Philosophers' Drinking Song," "Money," "Christmas in Heaven," "I've Got a Ferret Sticking Up My Nose," etc. etc. It's musically and lyrically accurate, although as one other reviewer noted, the insanely creative Terry Gilliam layout and artwork sometimes make it hard to read the stuff--but that's part of the fun, isn't it?There are a lot of wonderful surprises in here. Not only that, it's a great resource that will give you, your friends, and--if they're cool--your family--something to do that's much more entertaining than watching another boring episode of Novel Writing or eating Spam.

The mystery has been unravelled!

When I first saw that Monty Python had put out a song book, I knew that, being a devout Pythonite, I simply had to buy this book! As I flipped through the magazine textured pages, my heart's burning desires to know the melodies and texts of every Python song were quenched! Everyone who is a Python fan should own a copy of this book. The animation, the silly notes and the songs themselves are hysterical!!!