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Cleese claimed it was “misreported” that he was planning to cut the “Loretta” scene. Instead, he said he has “no intention” of removing it. a b " Monty Python – Always Look on the Bright Side of Life" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 24 August 2014. Idle, Eric (2018). Always Look on the Bright Side of Life – A Sortabiography. Weidenfeld & Nicolson. p.147. When Chapman died on 4 October 1989, the five remaining Pythons, as well as Chapman's close friends and family, came together at his public memorial service to sing "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life" as part of Idle's eulogy. In 2005, a survey by Music Choice showed that it was the third-most popular song Britons would like played at their funerals. [1] By 2014, it was the most popular. [11] Alternative lyrics [ edit ] Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol.8, no.43. 26 October 1991. p.33 . Retrieved 12 February 2021.

When performing the song live in a (solo) sketch within special events, Idle re-wrote one verse of the song to fit the particular occasion, and on one occasion sung a parody of the song with entirely different lyrics. What follows are two such examples of the former, and the latter. And Cleese added that he will also ditch the scene where ‘Romans Go Home’ is written in graffiti, because the language is much less taught in schools now than when the film was released. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrateded.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p.206. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.In 2018, Idle made a guest appearance on The Late Late Show with James Corden; he and Corden begin to perform a duet of the song to distract from the abundance of bad-natured current events, but after they are interrupted multiple times by notifications on their cell phones where they are aghast at even more upsetting news, they instead sing a parody of the song titled "We Are Probably All Going to Die", which ends with a reprise of the original song's chorus. [12] Single [ edit ] German fun metal band JBO made a version of the song with changed lyrics ("Always Look on the Dark Side of Life") for their album Sex Sex Sex. German fun punk band Heiter bis Wolkig also made a version with changed lyrics called "Versuch's mal von der breiten Seite zu seh'n". The British duo Amateur Transplants made a parody version of "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life" as well, with lyrics in which only the name and the chorus of the original song are retained. Always Look on the Bright Side of Life"/"I'm So Worried";"I Bet You They Won't Play This Song on the Radio" Baby boomers jazz up their funerals with Monty Python and fancy dress". The Daily Telegraph. London. 21 November 2014 . Retrieved 25 November 2014.

Green Day did a short version of the song on their Revolution Radio tour in 2017 in Brisbane, Australia. They also covered " (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" and " Hey Jude" after playing " King for a Day" and " Shout". Scooter used a shortened version, also titled "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life", on their Scooter Forever album (2017), giving the song a techno version. However, the comedy veteran doubled down on including the scene where revolutionary Stan announces he wants to be a woman and mother. Written in the British music hall tradition, the song touches on stoicism and the " stiff upper lip" spirit in the face of adversity, so often associated with British people. It became immensely popular, reaching No. 3 on the UK Singles Chart in 1991. [3] Idle performed the song live to a global audience at the 2012 Summer Olympics closing ceremony during the one-hour symphony of British Music segment. [4] History [ edit ]

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The coronation st single | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Official Charts. a b c d Monty Python (15 October 2018), Eric Idle talks about the inspiration behind his hit song "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life" , retrieved 20 October 2018 The scene in question features a male character declaring that he wants to be woman named “Loretta,” and wants to have a child. Cleese’s character tells the man that the notion is ridiculous, while another suggets that they all advocate for his right to childbearing. As Deadline previously reported, Cleese insisted he never said that he would remove the politically incorrect scene, even though the film’s 1979 sensibilities will not draw quite the laughs it once did, owing to the rise of trans issues awareness.

Always Look on the Bright Side of Life" is a comedy song written by Monty Python member Eric Idle that was first featured in the Python film Life of Brian and has gone on to become a common singalong at public events such as football matches as well as funerals. [1] [2]Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing 4 November 1991". Bubbling Down Under . Retrieved 4 November 2022.

The song would make an appearance on season 8 of The Masked Singer, where Idle sung it as his encore song after being unmasked as the Hedgehog. Monty Python – Always Look on the Bright Side of Life" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 24 August 2014. London ends Olympics on extravagant notes – Europe". Al Jazeera. 12 August 2012 . Retrieved 23 August 2019.Monty Python – Always Look on the Bright Side of Life" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 24 August 2014.