
Ever since Eric Idle offered up a song for The Infinite Monkey Cage, many of us were flummoxed as to the final words. The search is over.
“‘TURNED OUT NICE, AGAIN’
…was the catchphrase of a musical hall performer called George Formby, who performed comedy songs while accompanying himself on the banjo
Eric Idle wrote and performs the IMC theme song in the style of Formby. The literal translation of Formby’s catchphrase is ‘the weather is lovely’
But in British social interaction, a bland pleasantry about the weather is used as an acknowledgement of someone else’s presence, a greeting, and sometimes a conversation starter”
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