I wrote this one for Jonathan Linsley’s Christmas run, possibly at his request. I disappeared to China for most of that run so I’m not 100% sure if it was used, but I think it was.
_ 1993 OH WHAT A YEAR _
(To the Tune of “December 63, Oh What A Night”)
VERSE 1
Oh what a year, let’s remember 1993;
Little green shoots of recovery,
What an outturn, what a year.
Oh what a year, ‘tho’ John Major didn’t get the sack;
Barmy bastards stabbed him in the back,
What a leader, what a year.
MIDDLE BIT 1
Lamont, caused a huge sensation when he taxed domestic fuel;
Got sacked, but the poor and feeble will still keep cool.
VERSE 2
Oh what a year, England lost at almost every sport;
Could Frank Bruno knock out Nigel Short?
What heroics, what a year.
OTHER TYPE OF MIDDLY TWIDDLY BIT
The Firm exposed Tom Cruise yet more than in Days of Thunder;
Ken Branagh’s Much Ado made everyone want to chunder.
VERSE 3
Oh what a year, Grease and Hair were the revival fads,
Must be due to those old Brylcream ads,
What a retro of a year.
Oh what a year, General Aideed was the yob at issue,
So Bill Clinton blew up Mogadishu,
What a fighter, what a year.
MIDDLE BIT 2
Bosnia, spent the whole year fighting ‘tho’ the Vance-Owen plan;
Was near, to solving this long pain deep in the Balkans. (Male singer holds balls)
VERSE 4
(Male singer falsetto) Oh what a year!
Let’s remember 1993,
We’ll review the year satirically,
“Best Of News Revue” is here!!
Below is Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons singing Oh What A Night with the lyrics on’t screen: