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The Isle of Man (song)

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"The Isle of Man" is a song written by George Formby, Harry Gifford and Frederick E. Cliffe.[1] It was recorded by Formby on 28 November 1935 for Regal Zonophone Records. It was released with “Riding in the TT Races", both of them songs from the Isle of Man-set Ealing Studios comedy film No Limit which had been Formby's breakthrough screen role.

The song is typical of Formby's innuendo-laden style, telling a tale of women holidaying on the Isle of Man seeking romance only to find that, to their disappointment, their appears to be an absence of available men – in spite of the name of the island.

References

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  1. ^ St. Pierre p. 169

Bibliography

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  • St. Pierre, Paul Matthew. Music Hall Mimesis in British Film, 1895-1960: On the Halls on the Screen. Associated University Presse, 2009.
  • Bret, David. George Formby An Intimate Biography Of The Troubled Genius. 2014.


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