Eric Idle Sings Monty Python [Explicit Lyrics, Live]

Eric Idle | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 3, 2003)
• Original Release Date: April 18, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Explicit Lyrics, Live
• Label: Restless Records
• ASIN: B00004SBNF
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #223,445 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Spam Song

2. The Meaning of Life

3. Money Song

4. Every Sperm is Sacred

5. Accountancy Shanty

6. The Meaning Of Life Poem

7. I Like Chinese

8. The Bruces' Philosophers Song

9. Men Men Men

10. Shopping

11. Sit On My Face

12. Penis Song

13. All Things Dull And Ugly

14. Eric The Half A Bee

15. One Foot In The Grave

16. I Must Be In Love

17. Rock Notes

18. The Galaxy Song

19. Medical Love Song

20. Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life

See all 22 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Far better than I thought, April 21, 2000

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RonnieBarzel "channing" (Indianapolis, IN USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Eric Idle Sings Monty Python (Audio CD)

When I first heard about this CD -- when Eric appeared on Conan O'Brian -- I thought, oh great, Eric's cashing in on his past. Turns out, it's actually pretty good.

Accompanied by a backing singers and a band lead by John Du Prez, Eric tackles the musical heritage of Monty Python with good energy and, more importantly, good humor. Even though Python is best known for its sketches, they/it had a way with a tune.

The concept of a live recording of Python tunes 25 years after the fact is helped by the fact that Eric was the most musically-adept of the group, and was the original singer of most of the songs on the new album. (Though his version of "Medical Love Song" makes me long to hear the late Graham Chapman's original.) Eric intersperses short commentaries between songs that, while not totally breathtaking, do give some interesting factoids. (His history of the "Eric the Half a Bee" song in particular is kind of funny.)

Unfortunately, this album is aimed at a very narrow nitch -- a brief introduction to the musical contributions of Python -- that is already filled by "Monty Python Sings..." However, "Eric Idle Sings Monty Python" is filled with such bonhomie that I'm willing to overlook the fact that it's somewhat redundant.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sure Eric's just one man, but he's a [very] talented one, March 20, 2003

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Britta (The Rutland Isles) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Eric Idle Sings Monty Python (Audio CD)

You shouldn't look at this as a failure because Eric is only 1/6 of Monty Python, in fact it should be veiwed as a success because of that. I've always loved Eric more than the other Pythons, so I didn't mind the lack of the others here. Sure, a few songs felt lonely, but most were awesome. Eric is a very talented and wonderful man, who's heart is in the right place. I love this CD, and if you've ever enjoyed any Python song, you will too. Lets face it- who else did he need for the songs? He certainly carried The Lumberjack Song well without Michael. He didn't need John's awful out of tune voice (Sorry, but John is a HORRID singer) for the Eric the Half a Bee song. He was great. Buy this CD if you love Monty Python or Eric Idle. Don't buy this if you're a die-hard Palin fan because you will be dissappointed. He does not show up and make a guest appearence, but to all the right thinking fans, it shouldn't matter. Of course this isn't as good as the stuff the guys did together, but with Graham gone we'll never see anything that good again, so just sit back and enjoy yourself.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Eric Idle has done it again!, June 24, 2000

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Monty Python (Lincoln,NE) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Eric Idle Sings Monty Python (Audio CD)

Allright, I have just recentely got into Monty Python and I am totally hooked! He is my favorite and when I heard this CD was out and ran to buy it. I mean this was the first (most likely not the last! ) Monty Python CD that I have bought. I love how it is done live and you kind of get the feeling that you are actually there! This CD has the words in it so you can sing along, but it doesn't have the words to all of them...... It has some classic favs like the Money Song, Every Sperm is Scared, I like Chinese, and the infamouse Lumberjack Song. The Lumberjack Song was a spontaneous encore which they had rehearsed for three days. He was like "I never wanted to be a musician.....I wanted to be a Lumberjack!" and then everyone started cheering and it made me smile! So if you are a Monty Python fan, this is the CD for you! So go buy it you little buggers!