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{{Infobox song
{{Infobox song
| name = I'm the Urban Spaceman
| name = I'm the Urban Spaceman
| cover = I'm the Urban Spaceman cover.jpeg
| cover = I'm the Urban Spaceman cover.jpeg
| alt =
| alt =
| type = single
| type = single
| artist = [[the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah and Band]]
| artist = [[Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band]]
| album = [[Tadpoles (album)|Tadpoles]]
| album = [[Tadpoles (album)|Tadpoles]]
| B-side = "The Canyons of Your Mind" (Stanshall)
| B-side = "The Canyons of Your Mind" (Stanshall)
| released = 11 October 1968 (UK)<br/>18 December 1968 (US)
| released = 11 October 1968 (UK)<br/>18 December 1968 (US)
| format =
| format =
| recorded = March 1968
| recorded = March 1968
| studio = [[Trident Studios]], London
| studio = [[Trident Studios]], London
| venue =
| venue =
| genre = [[Comedy rock]], [[psychedelic pop]]
| genre = [[Comedy rock]], [[psychedelic pop]]
| length = 2:23
| length = 2:23
| label = [[Liberty Records]] (UK)<br/>[[Imperial Records]] (US)
| label = [[Liberty Records]] (UK)<br/>[[Imperial Records]] (US)
| writer = [[Neil Innes]]
| writer = [[Neil Innes]]
| producer = Apollo C. Vermouth (alias of [[Paul McCartney]])
| producer = Apollo C. Vermouth (alias of [[Paul McCartney]])
| prev_title = Equestrian Statue
| prev_title = Equestrian Statue
| prev_year = 1967
| prev_year = 1967
| next_title = Mr. Apollo
| next_title = Mr. Apollo
| next_year = 1969
| next_year = 1969
}}
}}
"'''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. 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".<ref>{{cite web |title=Apollo C. Vermouth |url=https://www.the-paulmccartney-project.com/artist/apollo-c-vermouth/ |website=The Paul McCartney Project |access-date=17 October 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=McQuarrie |first1=Fiona |title=Natural Exuberance: The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band's "I'm the Urban Spaceman" |url=https://writingonmusic.com/2016/03/13/natural-exuberance-im-the-urban-spaceman/ |website=Writing on Music |access-date=17 October 2022 |date=March 13, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jpgr.co.uk/col_lbf15144.html |title=I'm the Urban Spaceman - release information|publisher=Jpgr.co.uk|accessdate=2012-02-24}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Castleman|first=Harry|title=All Together Now – The First Complete Beatles Discography 1961–1975|year=1977|publisher=Ballantine Books|location=New York|isbn=0-345-25680-8|edition=Second|author2=Podrazik, Walter J.|page=[https://archive.org/details/alltogethernowfi0000cast/page/68 68]|chapter=1968 – And God Created Apple|chapter-url-access=registration|chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/alltogethernowfi0000cast/page/68}}</ref> The B-side was written by [[Vivian Stanshall]]. A well-known staging of the song involves Innes performing solo while a female [[tap dance]]r performs an enthusiastic but apparently under-rehearsed routine around him. This skit originally appeared in a 1975 edition of ''[[Rutland Weekend Television]]'', with [[Lyn Ashley]] as the dancer, and was more famously revived in the 1982 film ''[[Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl]]'' with [[Carol Cleveland]] taking over the role.
"'''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. 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".<ref>{{cite web |title=Apollo C. Vermouth |url=https://www.the-paulmccartney-project.com/artist/apollo-c-vermouth/ |website=The Paul McCartney Project |access-date=17 October 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=McQuarrie |first1=Fiona |title=Natural Exuberance: The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band's "I'm the Urban Spaceman" |url=https://writingonmusic.com/2016/03/13/natural-exuberance-im-the-urban-spaceman/ |website=Writing on Music |access-date=17 October 2022 |date=March 13, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jpgr.co.uk/col_lbf15144.html |title=I'm the Urban Spaceman - release information|publisher=Jpgr.co.uk|accessdate=2012-02-24}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Castleman|first=Harry|title=All Together Now – The First Complete Beatles Discography 1961–1975|year=1977|publisher=Ballantine Books|location=New York|isbn=0-345-25680-8|edition=Second|author2=Podrazik, Walter J.|page=[https://archive.org/details/alltogethernowfi0000cast/page/68 68]|chapter=1968 – And God Created Apple|chapter-url-access=registration|chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/alltogethernowfi0000cast/page/68}}</ref> The B-side was written by [[Vivian Stanshall]]. A well-known staging of the song involves Innes performing solo while a female [[tap dance]]r performs an enthusiastic but apparently under-rehearsed routine around him. This skit originally appeared in a 1975 edition of ''[[Rutland Weekend Television]]'', with [[Lyn Ashley]] as the dancer, and was more famously revived in the 1982 film ''[[Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl]]'' with [[Carol Cleveland]] taking over the role.

Latest revision as of 19:36, 20 February 2024

"I'm the Urban Spaceman"
Single by Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band
from the album Tadpoles
B-side"The Canyons of Your Mind" (Stanshall)
Released11 October 1968 (UK)
18 December 1968 (US)
RecordedMarch 1968
StudioTrident Studios, London
GenreComedy rock, psychedelic pop
Length2:23
LabelLiberty Records (UK)
Imperial Records (US)
Songwriter(s)Neil Innes
Producer(s)Apollo C. Vermouth (alias of Paul McCartney)
Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band singles chronology
"Equestrian Statue"
(1967) 		"I'm the Urban Spaceman"
(1968) 		"Mr. Apollo"
(1969)

"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. 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".[1][2][3][4] The B-side was written by Vivian Stanshall. A well-known staging of the song involves Innes performing solo while a female tap dancer performs an enthusiastic but apparently under-rehearsed routine around him. This skit originally appeared in a 1975 edition of Rutland Weekend Television, with Lyn Ashley as the dancer, and was more famously revived in the 1982 film Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl with Carol Cleveland taking over the role.

Leeds indie rock band Cud performed an extremely fast version (1:07 long) for a 1989 Peel Session. The recording appears on their albums Elvis Belt and BB Cudn't C.

References

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  1. ^ "Apollo C. Vermouth". The Paul McCartney Project. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  2. ^ McQuarrie, Fiona (March 13, 2016). "Natural Exuberance: The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band's "I'm the Urban Spaceman"". Writing on Music. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  3. ^ "I'm the Urban Spaceman - release information". Jpgr.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-02-24.
  4. ^ Castleman, Harry; Podrazik, Walter J. (1977). "1968 – And God Created Apple". All Together Now – The First Complete Beatles Discography 1961–1975 (Second ed.). New York: Ballantine Books. p. 68. ISBN 0-345-25680-8.
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