Howling Willie - World of Filth

[gavin]

This evening my 2 year old daughter told her mummy that a little bit of gravy will help the dog lick her balls.

Howling Willie is no longer allowed to be played in the house.

[Damian]

This evening my 2 year old daughter told her mummy that a little bit of gravy will help the dog lick her balls.

Howling Willie is no longer allowed to be played in the house.

You let that album be played within earshot of your daughter? Eeeeeeek! Good job you (presumably) got it switched off before "The Hand of a Child" came on. That one really IS the closest that record gets to the mark... the rest is, as someone said, pretty much Derek and Clive territory but that one is... evil...

[Piedude]

His myspace page is gone again...why do i get the feeling it was actually deleted this time...

[DiggityDawg]

As a Ginger completist, I'm glad I bought that album. Having said that, I find it to be a pretty one-joke idea.

And am I the only one who thinks "The Hand Of A Child" comes awfully close to crossing the line ( even in a "tasteless material" context )?

[Piedude]

Yeah, me and my friends agree Hand Of A Child is the one closest to going too far...not quite too far though..

[weebleboy]

Yeah that was the one song that made me cringe a bit too. However I have found myself singing "oooooooh tiny fingers...." while at work......

[Ean]

As a Ginger completist, I'm glad I bought that album. Having said that, I find it to be a pretty one-joke idea.

I've got to admit I agree with you - the joke's worn pretty thin, and after only a few listens.

It seems like a missed opportunity to me now. Ginger's always said he's a country fan, so why not use this chance to make a 'proper' album. Sure it would have meant writing another 3 or 4 songs instead of just dirtying up the lyrics over some nicked tunes, but I can't imagine he's not up to it.

[DiggityDawg]

Ean, I had a similar reaction. I like the music on there a lot, & with some typical class Ginger lyrics it coulda been a GREAT straight country album.

And it's good to hear I'm not the only one who felt a little dirty after hearing "Hands".

[mindslide]

just had my friend loopy Lou (a non Ginger fan) listen to HW and she was weeing her knickers with laughter. It cracks me up to, but why do I feel so guilty?

[SteveP]

just had my friend loopy Lou (a non Ginger fan) listen to HW and she was weeing her knickers with laughter. It cracks me up to, but why do I feel so guilty?

Wonders if it's the same Loopy Lou that I talk to, from just outside Belfast

[Workyticket]

Ean, I had a similar reaction. I like the music on there a lot, & with some typical class Ginger lyrics it coulda been a GREAT straight country album.

Well, have you considered that it might be a great country album which just happens to have extremely warped lyrics? I've never really understood why many people believe that music with humorous content/attitude is in some way less worthy than if it had been done straight. To me, what makes the HWC album so good is that once you get past the funniness of the lyrics you still have a collection of damn good tunes, which would have still been there no matter what the words were.

Sorry folks, not meaning to get at anyone here, it's just as a huge Zappa/Ween fan I've never been able to understand why people seem to assume that funny lyrics somehow demean the music. A lot of classic songs, while not necessarily being funny, have absolutely meaningless lyrics. Take 'Surfin' Bird' - great tune, complete gibberish, yet is regarded as a classic. Similarly, 'Take Me Home, Country Road' - surely a classic song, whether it's about missing home or, ahem, cunts on roads. Okay, '...Country Road's lyrics do make sense but... Aw, y'know what I mean.

Oh shit, I think I've just invoked the old 'humour in music' debate. Gulp.

[mindslide]

just had my friend loopy Lou (a non Ginger fan) listen to HW and she was weeing her knickers with laughter. It cracks me up to, but why do I feel so guilty?

Wonders if it's the same Loopy Lou that I talk to, from just outside Belfast

Na different Loopy Lou! Think they must be all a bit loopy. Any idea of all the different musical parts used in Country Boy and also de we know if Ginger wrote all the lyrics on WOF as it has tracks 11, 13 and 14 down as not written by Ginger? That would mean White Guys, Columbian Lineman and Country Boy. Why not Cunts on Roads as well as that is another adapted track?

[DiggityDawg]

Ean, I had a similar reaction. I like the music on there a lot, & with some typical class Ginger lyrics it coulda been a GREAT straight country album.

Well, have you considered that it might be a great country album which just happens to have extremely warped lyrics? I've never really understood why many people believe that music with humorous content/attitude is in some way less worthy than if it had been done straight. To me, what makes the HWC album so good is that once you get past the funniness of the lyrics you still have a collection of damn good tunes, which would have still been there no matter what the words were.

Sorry folks, not meaning to get at anyone here, it's just as a huge Zappa/Ween fan I've never been able to understand why people seem to assume that funny lyrics somehow demean the music. A lot of classic songs, while not necessarily being funny, have absolutely meaningless lyrics. Take 'Surfin' Bird' - great tune, complete gibberish, yet is regarded as a classic. Similarly, 'Take Me Home, Country Road' - surely a classic song, whether it's about missing home or, ahem, cunts on roads. Okay, '...Country Road's lyrics do make sense but... Aw, y'know what I mean.

Oh shit, I think I've just invoked the old 'humour in music' debate. Gulp.

I understand what you're getting at - I think this is more of a question of degrees. I don't have any problems with humorous lyrics per se...matter of fact, one of my all-time favorite bands is Too Much Joy - and their songs are littered with funny lyrics. In the case of HWC, though, the whole thing's a little too "one-joke" for me. A little bit of the same "here's a bunch of dirty words" gag goes a long way.

[skychaserhigh]

Yeah that was the one song that made me cringe a bit too. However I have found myself singing "oooooooh tiny fingers...." while at work......

Me too !!!!

[kitescreech]

Just found a copy in HMV at Merry HIll, listened to it with Mrs. Kite on the way home. Laugh ? She was reading the lyrics and howling, I cauht the odd line and just kept saying "Ive gotta read these lyrics".
Regarding the "one joke" getting old quick, I wonder if Tenacious D had this effect too. I loved the first album but haven't bothered with PoD (film or album) cos I thought "Ive heard it before"