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"I'm the Urban Spaceman" was the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band's most successful single, released in 1968. It reached #5 in the UK charts. It reached #5 in the UK charts. The song was written by Neil Innes —who won an Ivor Novello Award in 1968 for the song—and produced by Paul McCartney under the pseudonym "Apollo C. Vermouth".
In the United States, it was released as Urban Spaceman and added their U.K. hit single "I'm the Urban Spaceman" to the track listing. Background By 1968, the group's ...
The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band (also known as the Bonzo Dog Band or the Bonzos) was created by a group of British art-school students in the 1960s. [1] Combining elements of music hall, trad jazz and psychedelia with surreal humour and avant-garde art, the Bonzos came to public attention through appearances in the Beatles' 1967 film Magical Mystery Tour and the 1968 ITV comedy show Do Not Adjust ...
An album by McCartney's brother Michael, who sang lead vocals with Wings as his backing band. McCartney produced the album, composed or co-composed most of the tracks, sang harmony vocal on "The Man Who Found God on the Moon", and played bass, guitar and keyboards (although uncredited as a musician). Steve Miller Band. Brave New World (1970)
In 1969, Smith was the first member of the Bonzo Dog Band to release a record outside of the group, albeit as part of another 'group'. Under the pseudonym 'Topo D. Bill', a one-off musical collective that included Keith Moon of The Who, Chris Squire and Tony Kaye from Yes and fellow Bonzo Roger Ruskin Spear, Smith released a non-comedic cover version of Jim Pepper's song 'Witchi Tai To' as a ...
The music branch of Emmy voters is not always impressed by big names. Take last year, when Beyonce, Cher, H.E.R. and even Bruce Springsteen had songs in the mix for consideration Voters ignored ...
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Co-producer on "I'm the Urban Spaceman". The song was produced by McCartney and Gus Dudgeon (collectively credited as Apollo C. Vermouth). 1968 "Thingumybob"/"Yellow Submarine" Black Dyke Mills Band: Producer and composer 1968 "Those Were the Days" Mary Hopkin: Producer 1968 McGough & McGear: Roger McGough and Mike McGear