1.8M views · Oct 1, 2008 · 3:02 · 0 HN recommenders · 3 mentions · discussed 2020–2024
A Top of the Pops performance of The Wurzels' 1976 novelty hit Combine Harvester (Brand New Key). It is a West Country English comic cover of a pop song.
Why Hacker News points people here: Posted as context for the song reference in the title of a story about a combine harvester software lock, and as a joke elsewhere.
“for context here's The Wurzels performing the song "Combine Harvester (Brand New Key)"”
Context for the article title's song reference.
The title of the article is a pop culture reference that may fly over most people's heads, so for context here's The Wurzels performing the song "Combine Harvester (Brand New Key)": this video The song itself is a parody/adaption of the Melanie song "Brand New Key" ("I got a brand new pair of roller skates, you got a brand new key"): link
There goes my plan of having him do a novelty song with The Wurzels of “I’ve got a brand new Star Destroyer and I’ll give you a ride” in his Somerset accent. this video
“is a fine example of an English accent.”
Although you could say the same about an "English accent" as well. Which particular part of England do you want this accent to be from? For example, this video is a fine example of an English accent.
