Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber's Dirty Secret
Posted Thu 27 Nov 2008 12:39PM GMT by Mitch Carter in The Guestlist
Andrew Lloyd Webber has admitted that he produced Timmy Mallett's 90s pop hit Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Polka Dot Bikini, claiming he did it because of a bet with his wife.
Speaking to the Sun, he said: "She bet that me - a ‘pompous' composer - could never produce a pop hit for the summer. It was a ridiculous idea I had to keep Madeleine quiet."
Webber owned up to producing the hit after claims that Mallett didn't sing the lead vocal began to emerge on Wednesday.
The lead vocal was instead sung by schoolteacher Everton Barnes whilst Mallett's vocals were faded into the background because they were so out of tune.
in the days of the mallettapus,
the concept of specially-designed Mallities
Capable of mallettatizing galaxies
was first laid on man-child.
But was later repossessed
And placed among the secrets of the pyramids
Until a more positive attitude
Towards this most sacred phenomenon,
Clone mallett,
Could be acquired
There in these terrestrial projects
It would wait, along with its coinhabitants of kings and pharoahs
Like sleeping beauties with a kiss
That would release them to multiply
In the image of the chosen one:
DR MALLETTENSTEIN!
Please learn how to write before subjecting us to anything like that again!
Ben's piece was fun.
Love your glasses by the way.
Sang by French singer Dalida in the 60s or something.
Sooo "creative" to make a hit from it in the 90s!
The other thing is, this song (IBTWYPDB) finally killed off the "Ah yeah!" sample; rendered it unusable forever more, which is not necessarily a bad thing.
Oh! One more thing - I had a letter read out by Timmy Mallet on Wacaday in the "Hero of the Day" slot. It become the template for all subsequent "Hero of the Day" letters, and I think I can take credit for defining the genre.
Oh no, he didn't!