The Wurzels
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Oct 14, 2026
EwanPANELIST
Look, I simply said one thing, and this is gonna be my only comment on the music.
EwanPANELIST
I preferred the cover version done by The Wurzels than Dave Arch's cover of "Ooh Ah Just a Little Bit."
AJHOST
I mean, that's not hard, really.
AJHOST
I would rather listen to anybody cover [laughs] this song.
Duncan FletcherHOST
... uh, just to see if they're still paying attention.
Mark HinkleyHOST
To The Wurzels?
Duncan FletcherHOST
Change the music to The Wurzels.
Duncan FletcherHOST
Yeah.
Mark HinkleyHOST
Nice.
AndyPANELIST
It's a grower.
AndyPANELIST
It was like a record that never made the B-side for the Wurzels, wasn't it? You know what I mean?
JimboHOST
Brilliant.
JimboHOST
So the first one, so we're doing this twice today.
Andy DawsonHOST
Yeah.
Sam DelaneyHOST
It could be The fucking Wurzels or something.
Andy DawsonHOST
It could be The Wur- oh yeah, we...
Andy DawsonHOST
I hope it is The Wurzels.
Sam DelaneyHOST
Yeah.
Andy DawsonHOST
That'll teach them.
Chunky THOST
line-up of Goldie Looking Chain, Slayer and Chasing Status available.
Chunky THOST
I think the Wurzels were there as well, weren't they? Yeah, we watched some of the
Jack MagicHOST
Womp.
Jack MagicHOST
I only know one of their songs, but I was like, this will be fun.
David HepworthHOST
So why was '76 worse?
Jon SavageGUEST
Um, Brotherhood of Man, Ad Cutler & the Wurzels.
David HepworthHOST
[laughs]
Jon SavageGUEST
Elton and Kiki.
Mark EllenHOST
Wow.
David HepworthHOST
Okay.
David HepworthHOST
The Wurzels, The Combine Harvester, brackets, Brand New Key, close brackets.
Jon SavageGUEST
Just t- why? Why? [laughs] Why? Why?
ColinHOST
No.
PaulHOST
The Wurzels.
ColinHOST
Sure, whatty, whatty.
PaulHOST
Whatty, whatty, yeah.
speaker_0UNKNOWN
Number three
Ivan WardHOST
The Wurzels and I'm a Cider Drinker, Paloma Blanca.
speaker_8SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
[upbeat music] When the moon shines on the cowshed and we're rolling in the hay.
speaker_8SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
All the cows are out there grazing and the milk is on its way.
8 MINS LATER
Ivan WardHOST
Pussycat and Mississippi at five.
Ivan WardHOST
At four, it's the Bay City Rollers and I Only Want to be with You.
Ivan WardHOST
The Wurzels and I am a Cider Drinker, Paloma Blanca at three.
Ivan WardHOST
And at number two, it's the Real Thing and Can't Get by Without You.
Rick AinleyHOST
And if it was the original song by Melanie, you would be correct.
Rick AinleyHOST
But I'm playing the parody version by the Wurzels.
speaker_18SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Now someone's telling me that you're more white than me.
speaker_18SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Come on now, darling, you got...
6 MINS LATER
Rick AinleyHOST
So, it's not roller skates.
Rick AinleyHOST
The original brand new key by Melanie was, I've got a brand new pair of roller skates and I'll give you the key.
Rick AinleyHOST
But this was the Wurzels.
Rick AinleyHOST
Combine Harvester was what I was looking for.
Joe JukesHOST
So this kind of pirate or Bristolian accent features across the region and again is marked in a distinctly agricultural way.
Joe JukesHOST
One of the great examples of this is my favourite Somerset musical export is a band called The Wurzels.
Joe JukesHOST
They sort of pioneered this genre of music called scrumpy and western music.
Joe JukesHOST
So bringing a kind of cider-fueled, very English version of country music and foot stomping scenes.