'Ullo John! Gotta New Motor?
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| Single by Alexei Sayle | |||||||||
| from the album The Fish People Tapes | |||||||||
| A-side | 'Ullo John! Gotta New Motor? (Part I) |
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| B-side | 'Ullo John! Gotta New Motor? (Part II) |
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| Released | 1982, 1983 (re-issue) | ||||||||
| Format | 7" & 12" | ||||||||
| Recorded | 1982 | ||||||||
| Length | 3:25 | ||||||||
| Label | Springtime/Island | ||||||||
| Writer(s) | Alexei Sayle | ||||||||
| Producer(s) | Clive Langer & Alan Winstanley | ||||||||
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"'Ullo John! Gotta New Motor?" is a song written by the comedian Alexei Sayle, originally released as a single in the UK in 1982. The single eventually achieved UK Top Twenty success in 1984, following a reissue.
The song and its title have subsequently been adapted and reused in a number of different cultural contexts.
The song is predominantly a rap comprising a mix of banal, absurd and generally unconnected sentences (including the song's title), each sentence being delivered twice in succession. Occasionally, a succeeding line provides the punch line to the preceding one. These rap passages are occasionally interrupted by short comic monologues or the consecutive repetition of the song's title for an extended period.
The UK single features four versions of the song spread across the 7- and 12-inch formats, and designated "Part I" through "Part IV". All versions feature the same pop/funk musical backdrop, but lyrically the versions are distinct from each other.
All versions of the song feature Cockney phrasing and slang, often heavily stylised for comic effect. Hence, in the song's title, "'ullo" is "hullo" with a dropped-H, "John" is a colloquial placeholder name (comparable to "mate"), and "motor" is shortened slang for "motor car".
Several London placenames are mentioned in the song, including Peckham, Bermondsey and Stanmore. Originally released in 1982, the song references several then topical themes, such as the ongoing construction of the Thames Barrier.
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