Back in the old days

[undyingking]

Does anyone recall an old (c. 1996?) Rory Bremner item in which the Queen's inner thoughts were set to the music of Bohemian Rhapsody? I can only remember a couple of lines. "Camilla, no! We will not let him go" was one, but the one which stuck firmest in my tiny mind was the excellent "She's so louche, she's so louche, she could screw a whole quango." You probably couldn't get away with saying that sort of thing about Princess Di these days... Curiously, the Interweb seems not to have heard of it. How suspicious is that?

One of you must surely remember it, and can put me out of my misery by quoting at length?

Comments

[bibliogirl.livejournal.com]

I don't remember it but am amused to find that the last hit on Google for 'louche "rory bremner"' is the Conservative Party online shop. ;)

[brixtonbrood.livejournal.com]

We both remember it fairly clearly but can't quote it.

[undyingking.livejournal.com]

Ah well, at least I didn't imagine it then.

[(Anonymous)]

And there was me keyword searching away, stumbling across your post and hoping that you had it!

Ah well...

*scrabbles about frantically under desk* there's a dusty old cassette with it on down here somewhere!

However, in the unlikely event that you still care, I can furnish you with most of the first verse from memory:

Is this the Royal life?
Is this publicity?
On Panorama or on ITV with Dimbleby
It's no suprise
The blame is all Di's you see
He's just a poor boy
He needs your sympathy
Because he's sitting here, all alone
First in line to the throne

[undyingking.livejournal.com]

Terrific, thanks! It does seem kind of weird that no-one's put the lyrics up anywhere on the Web before now.