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''The Intro and The Outro'' is a recording by The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band. It appears on their debut album, ''Gorilla'' (1967). It is not so much a song as a comic monologue, in which the speaker introduces the musicians who ostensibly appear on the recording, and the track fades out before the emcee completes the introductions and without the "orchestra" being able to play anything more than a vamp. The piece was written by Bonzo member Vivian Stanshall, who also provides the vocal. Stanshall first introduces the seven members of the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, who are credited with their actual instruments, over a vamp that resembles Duke Ellington’s "C-Jam Blues". Following that, the imaginary line-up turns toward comedy. Some of the “musicians” named are actual performers credited with instruments that they did not play or typically were not associated with. Others are actors, politicians, and other public figures not generally linked with musical performance in any way. Some of those named are likely unfamiliar to listeners outside of mid-20th century Britain, such as Billy Butlin, Val Doonican, Max Jaffa, and Lord Snooty. Peter Scott, credited as playing the duck call, was a well-known British ornithologist. The Rawlinsons makes reference to “Rawlinson’s End,” a radio program created by Stanshall, while Wild Man of Borneo may refer to Bonzo member Fred Munt, whose nickname was ‘Borneo.’ Discounting fictional characters, all of the "performers" mentioned were alive at the time of the recording, with the exceptions of Casanova and Adolf Hitler. ==Personnel== According to Stanshall's monologue the Bonzos play the following instruments on the recording, although several of the band were multi-instrumentalists and may play other instruments as well. *"Legs" Larry Smith—drums *Martin "Sam Spoons" Ash—rhythm pole *Vernon Dudley Bohay-Nowell—bass guitar *Neil Innes—piano *Rodney Slater—saxophone *Roger Ruskin Spear—tenor saxophone *Vivian Stanshall—trumpet As well as being mentioned, the following artists also appear on the recording: *Eric Clapton—mentioned in Stanshall's patter as playing the ukulele, Clapton actually plays the ukulele heard on the recording. *Val Doonican as himself 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Intro and the Outro」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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