bosso-blago and The Merzbau Ball

Photos: Anja Ganster

He's Having a Laugh!

The Slade School of Fine Art Xmas Song 2003

Performed by bosso-blago

Musical direction: Paul Carr, Eddie Farrell and Elizabeth Mikellides

Words: Paul Carr and Kurt Schwitters (oo-be la la etc)

bosso were made up of the female part of the bosso-blago collective and everyone listed appeared at some stage of rehearsal and not necessarily for the final performance.

bosso were Misato Ban, Loretta Birchall, Cecilia Edberg, Leila Fahri, Fiona Jackson-Downes, Elizabeth Mikellides, Sally Moir, Melanie Russell, Corinna Till, Kana Tsuji and Phoebe Unwin.

blago (the boys) were Tim Bartram, Luke Berry, Nick Brown, Peter Busk, Paul Edberg, Mark Epstein, Eddie Farrell, Patrick Loan, Matthew Murphy, Bryan Parsons, Nick Wriglesworth.

The lead vocal was Paul Carr. Emma Hart and Bryan Parsons played the drunken couple.

Here are the words we followed on the night of The Merzbau Ball; The Slade School of Fine Art Xmas Party.

Santa's got down on his knees

He's been busy planting trees

Got to get to work today

There's no time to rest or play

He's Having a Laugh!

Fuckin' Hell

He's been drinking

oo-be la-la bosso fataka until the commercial break

blago bung blago bung blago bung blago bung (pause) blago bung during verse

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Mickey Mouse consumer rights

All I can do is get in fights

Count to one, two, three and four

Seconds out I'm on the floor

He's having a laugh!

It's me that's talking

You've been drinking

blago bung blago bung blago bung blago bung (pause) blago bung during verse

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I pray to the lord I'm on my knees

There's so many people I've got to please

Who in hell do you think you are?

Jesus Christ, a superstar?

He's having a laugh!

Fuckin' hell

He's been drinking

blago bung blago bung blago bung blago bung (pause) blago bung during verse

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C O M M E R C I A L B R E A K

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Complimentary cinematic

Supermarkets are very large

Hallucinogenics, mild ecentrics

Don't you know they're free of charge?

He's having a laugh!

It's me that's talking

You've been drinking

oo-be la-la bosso fataka to the end

blago bung blago bung blago bung blago bung (pause) blago bung during verse

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No need to spoil your apetite

Breach of contract or copyright

Merry Christmas is here to stay

Wake up! It's a brand new day

He's having a laugh!

Fuckin' hell

He's been drinking

blago bung blago bung blago bung blago bung (pause) blago bung during verse

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McMerz/ It's a brand new day

Photo: Anja Ganster

Me and Eddie trying out our fancy dress for the Merzbau Ball (Slade Xmas Party). I was planning on wearing my overalls for the performance of He's Having a Laugh! and the party. I do like Eddie's j-cloth shoulders straps.

A very good photograph taken in the Woburn Square Painting Studios.