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[td]"'''Chinese Laundry Blues'''" is a 1932 [[comic song]] written by Jack Cotterill (or Cottrell) and associated with the British comedian [[George Formby]]. Formby recorded it for [[Decca Records]] on 1 July 1932. The song takes place in [[Limehouse]] (a traditional [[Chinatown]]) where the owner of a [[laundry]] has fallen in love, and is no longer paying attention to his job. It subtly uses the [[Oriental riff]].[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]The song featured in the 1934 comedy ''[[Boots! Boots!]]''.<ref>St. Pierre p.169</ref> It became one of Formby's signature tunes, and introduced the character of "Mr Wu". who appeared in a succession of songs, such as "The Wedding Of Mr Wu," and most notably "Mr Wu's a Window Cleaner Now" which shares its subject matter with "[[When I'm Cleaning Windows]]".[/td]
[td]The song featured in the 1934 comedy ''[[Boots! Boots!]]''<ref>St. Pierre p. 169</ref> It became one of Formby's signature tunes, and introduced the character of "Mr Wu", who appeared in a succession of songs, such as "The Wedding Of Mr Wu", and most notably "Mr Wu's a Window Cleaner Now" which shares its subject matter with "[[When I'm Cleaning Windows]]".[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]==References==[/td]
[td]==References==[/td]
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[td]"'''Chinese Laundry Blues'''" is a 1932 [[comic song]] written by Jack Cotterill (or Cottrell) and associated with the British comedian [[George Formby]]. Formby recorded it for [[Decca Records]] on 1 July 1932. The song takes place in [[Limehouse]] (a traditional [[Chinatown]]) where the owner of a [[laundry]] has fallen in love, and is no longer paying attention to his job. It subtly uses the [[Oriental riff]].[/td]Revision as of 12:10, 30 August 2025
[/td][td]"'''Chinese Laundry Blues'''" is a 1932 [[comic song]] written by Jack Cotterill (or Cottrell) and associated with the British comedian [[George Formby]]. Formby recorded it for [[Decca Records]] on 1 July 1932. The song takes place in [[Limehouse]] (a traditional [[Chinatown]]) where the owner of a [[laundry]] has fallen in love, and is no longer paying attention to his job. It subtly uses the [[Oriental riff]].[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]The song featured in the 1934 comedy ''[[Boots! Boots!]]''.<ref>St. Pierre p.169</ref> It became one of Formby's signature tunes, and introduced the character of "Mr Wu". who appeared in a succession of songs, such as "The Wedding Of Mr Wu," and most notably "Mr Wu's a Window Cleaner Now" which shares its subject matter with "[[When I'm Cleaning Windows]]".[/td]
[td]The song featured in the 1934 comedy ''[[Boots! Boots!]]''<ref>St. Pierre p. 169</ref> It became one of Formby's signature tunes, and introduced the character of "Mr Wu", who appeared in a succession of songs, such as "The Wedding Of Mr Wu", and most notably "Mr Wu's a Window Cleaner Now" which shares its subject matter with "[[When I'm Cleaning Windows]]".[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]==References==[/td]
[td]==References==[/td]
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